Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen a tragedy strike the island nation of Haiti and then an aftershock shake the Caribbean. The world expects the United States to step in and contribute to the relief efforts, and we have. You have government officials, celebrities, and athletes all asking people to donate. People like Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, and Dwyane Wade have gone as far as donating a million dollars of their own money. They have sponsored telethons like ‘Hope for Haiti,’ and many athletes have used their platform to push the cause for Haiti.
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Option 1: I want to know if you or your family has donated to the relief efforts for Haiti. Why or why not? Would you rather donate money to a cause like this, or would you be more willing to donate your time and physical capabilities? Who is more likely to convince you to donate; a celebrity, an athlete, a government official, or someone close to you?
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Option 2: The entire world expects the United States to lead the relief efforts in Haiti. They expect the United States to donate money, manpower, and supplies to the Haitians. How do you feel about this? The U.S. debt keeps rising, but we are expected to be a leader in this and other global crisis’. Should the United States worry about our own deficiencies, or should we be the global leader that everyone expects us to be?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy 2010!
Happy New Year! I hope you guys enjoyed your two weeks off. I know you all are probably not ready to come back, but those are the breaks. You have a nice, easy response this week and I hope you all take advantage and get a good start to the semester.
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1) I want you tell me about the best gift you received? Why was it so meaningful to you? Who gave it to you? Was it important because you received it from that specific person? If you have more than one, you can write about them.
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2) I want you to tell me about a family dinner, Christmas, New Years Eve party, or family trip for the holidays. Tell me where you went, what you did, who else was there, etc...
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As usual, 200 words, due at the beginning of class on Friday.
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1) I want you tell me about the best gift you received? Why was it so meaningful to you? Who gave it to you? Was it important because you received it from that specific person? If you have more than one, you can write about them.
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2) I want you to tell me about a family dinner, Christmas, New Years Eve party, or family trip for the holidays. Tell me where you went, what you did, who else was there, etc...
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As usual, 200 words, due at the beginning of class on Friday.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2nd 9 Weeks, 3rd Blog
This week you will be learning about yellow journalism (Page 559). I want you to create your own story using yellow journalism. This is a two part assignment. The first part is you telling me a story that is truthful. The 2nd part of the blog is you using yellow journalism to tell me one side of the story.
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Your story can be based on something in U.S. History (this is the preferred method), but you can use a personal story as well. Remember, I need both the original story, then the 'yellow' version of the story. This blog will be due on MONDAY, December 14th.
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Your story can be based on something in U.S. History (this is the preferred method), but you can use a personal story as well. Remember, I need both the original story, then the 'yellow' version of the story. This blog will be due on MONDAY, December 14th.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Blog November 30-December 4
This week we will be talking about the United States at the turn of the 20th Century and the events that occurred within our beautiful country. You will have Monday to work on these and your essay will be do first thing on Friday. You can also choose to work on your essay Thursday, but that time is going to be reserved to work on your study guide. 3 weeks until Christmas Break, let's make them count!
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Option 1: In this chapter, we will discuss immigrants and their experiences coming to the United States and landing in Ellis Island and Angel Island (If you want to know more, turn to Section 1 of Chapter 15 on page 488). I want you to tell me what you would do when you first landed in the United States as an immigrant.
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Option 2: Urban planning was a major concern for many city developers in the early 1900s. They wanted to keep certain areas beautified by building parks. I want you to design your own park. Your paper should describe to me (in writing!) your park. You have unlimited funds to build your park, so be creative.
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Option 1: In this chapter, we will discuss immigrants and their experiences coming to the United States and landing in Ellis Island and Angel Island (If you want to know more, turn to Section 1 of Chapter 15 on page 488). I want you to tell me what you would do when you first landed in the United States as an immigrant.
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Option 2: Urban planning was a major concern for many city developers in the early 1900s. They wanted to keep certain areas beautified by building parks. I want you to design your own park. Your paper should describe to me (in writing!) your park. You have unlimited funds to build your park, so be creative.
Monday, November 2, 2009
2nd Nine Weeks 5 Paragraph Essay
Short Civil War Essay
Your Assignment:
Write a five paragraph essay on what you think was the greatest cause of the Civil War. Your paper will have an introduction, a three paragraph body, and a conclusion. Each paragraph of your body should discuss a different point of persuasion. Your typed short essay will be due on Tuesday (November 17th)
You must use outside sources for the basis of your essay. You must use a minimum of one source, but the more sources you use, the easier your paper will be to write. This is not an opinion paper, you must use facts as your method of persuasion. Your opinion can be one of your persuasive paragraphs. You can either use footnotes at the bottom of each page of your essay or you can make a works cited page.
Possible Topics:
- Expansion of Slavery into Territories
- States Rights vs. Federal Rights
- Tariff issues
- Sectionalism
- Expansionism
- Economics
- Party Politics
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Blog Response: Oct. 19-23
John Brown’s capture of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia,
electrified the nation. Many southerners viewed Brown’s actions as an act
of terrorism that revealed how far northerners would go to end slavery.
Many northerners saw Brown’s attack as a violent but necessary step in the
process of ending slavery. Both sides saw the raid as another step towards war. Looking back at John Brown's raid, I want you to write about...
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Option 1: Was Brown’s attack an act of terrorism, or a reasonable attempt to end
slavery?
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Option 2: What was the role of sectionalism in the growing antagonism between the North and South during the years before the Civil War?
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As usual, write around 2/3 of a page (200 words). It is due at the beginning of class on Friday. Good luck!
electrified the nation. Many southerners viewed Brown’s actions as an act
of terrorism that revealed how far northerners would go to end slavery.
Many northerners saw Brown’s attack as a violent but necessary step in the
process of ending slavery. Both sides saw the raid as another step towards war. Looking back at John Brown's raid, I want you to write about...
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Option 1: Was Brown’s attack an act of terrorism, or a reasonable attempt to end
slavery?
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Option 2: What was the role of sectionalism in the growing antagonism between the North and South during the years before the Civil War?
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As usual, write around 2/3 of a page (200 words). It is due at the beginning of class on Friday. Good luck!
Monday, October 5, 2009
1st Nine Weeks Essay (Due Oct. 15th)
Your Essay is going to be about yourself. You are going to write about the 'history' of yourself. You will be writing a 5 paragraph essay discussing a day in your life over the past 2 weeks. You will pick one day and discuss 3 important aspects of that day. Each aspect will be one of your 3 body paragraphs.
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1st Paragraph: Introduction
2nd Paragraph: 1st Aspect
3rd Paragraph: 2nd Aspect
4th Paragraph: 3rd Aspect
5th Paragraph: Conclusion
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Your introduction should include information about yourself. This information should come from your experience in high school. (I do not want to know where you live, where you were born, how old you are... etc). I am more interested in information like, "How your school year is going? How does this day compare to others this year? Was it a good day? A bad day?"
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Make sure you have a strong thesis statement.
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Each aspect should be its own paragraph. Make sure to use transition sentences to make your paragraphs flow.
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Your conclusion should add no new information. It should summarize/evaluate/give a different take as if you were looking back on your day. You will have an opportunity to type these in the computer lab on Tuesday, October 13th. They are due at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 15th. I will not accept papers that are not typed. Good luck!!!
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1st Paragraph: Introduction
2nd Paragraph: 1st Aspect
3rd Paragraph: 2nd Aspect
4th Paragraph: 3rd Aspect
5th Paragraph: Conclusion
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Your introduction should include information about yourself. This information should come from your experience in high school. (I do not want to know where you live, where you were born, how old you are... etc). I am more interested in information like, "How your school year is going? How does this day compare to others this year? Was it a good day? A bad day?"
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Make sure you have a strong thesis statement.
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Each aspect should be its own paragraph. Make sure to use transition sentences to make your paragraphs flow.
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Your conclusion should add no new information. It should summarize/evaluate/give a different take as if you were looking back on your day. You will have an opportunity to type these in the computer lab on Tuesday, October 13th. They are due at the beginning of class on Thursday, October 15th. I will not accept papers that are not typed. Good luck!!!
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