History's Mysteries

WWI Webquest

2009-12-14T05:54:00.000-08:00

8-2

Your class will work on this webquest and complete it by Friday, December 18th.
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/Lafayette/socialstudies/Main%20Dept%20Folder/Class%20Hotlinks/WWIwebquest.htm

WWI Project and Topics

2009-12-14T02:39:00.000-08:00

Good morning,
World War I was known as "the Great War" or "the war to end all wars." It involved a dozen countries around the world and caused many problems for future generations. You have learned about how it began (MAIN.) Now you will complete a group project that explains how the war was fought and won. Follow the links below or use the available books to research your group's topic and contribute to the project.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/

Click on the link below to see the project rubric and requirements!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AeAx5flVfzwMZGRtajJjcXFfNzcxZzNibjdjZDQ&hl=en

Remember this project is Due in one week: December 21st!!!

American Imperialism

2009-12-09T02:08:00.000-08:00

Hawaii

http://www.hawaii-nation.org/ (watch the video)
http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/US-Imperialism.html
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/gp/17661.htm

Philippines

http://www.hawaii.edu/cps/US-Imperialism.html
http://asms.k12.ar.us/classes/humanities/worldstud/97-98/imper/Philippines/USA.HTM
http://www.historywiz.com/philippines.htm
http://unitedstatesimperialism.wordpress.com/the-philippines/ (video)
http://www.spanamwar.com/warinPhil.htm

Spanish-American War

http://www.spanamwar.com/basics.htm
http://www.pbs.org/crucible/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/gp/90609.htm

Progressive Age Timeline Events

2009-12-02T02:27:00.000-08:00

* 1882 Thomas Edison built the first electrical power station to light homes and businesses.
* 1915 Over nine million phones were being used to communicate. The inventor was Alexander Graham Bell.
* 1909 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed over 100 people and helped convince people to make laws forcing factory safety.
* 1880 John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil Company owned 95% of the countries oil refineries creating a monopoly.
* By 1900 over four million immigrants had moved to America.
* 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act banning all Chinese people from immigrating to the US.
* By 1903 43 states had passed laws outlawing child labor.
* 1909 The NAACP was formed to work toward equal rights and opportunities for all African Americans.
* 1913 the 16th Amendment was passed, allowing the government to create an income tax
* 1919 the 19th Amendment passed giving women the right to vote.
* 1913 the 17th Amendment passed allowing direct election of Senators.
* 1919 the 18th Amendment passed prohibiting the sale of alcohol.

2009-11-25T07:37:00.000-08:00

Progressive Essay Information Click on me!

This is a 4 paragraph essay.
I- Introduction paragraph: Explain what the Progressive Era was.
II- First problem and solution
a- Explain the problem
i- give examples
b- Explain the solution
i- give examples
III- Second problem and solution
a- Explain the problem
i- give examples
b- Explain the solution
i- give examples
IV- Conclusion: Wrap it up. Restate your main idea.

Thanksgiving!

2009-11-23T07:43:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you will have a wonderful vacation and enjoy your family and friends this weekend. I just wanted to remind everyone that students do have an assignment to work on over the break.

In the Social Studies Coach books, read and answer ALL questions from page 156- 160. Also remember to study for your exam scheduled for Thursday December 3rd, the first week we get back.

Scrapbook

2009-11-16T07:57:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of items you need to include in your scrapbook project. Should you include extras it will only help your grade.

-Cover with title and Name
-Map
-Journals 1-3
-Reasons to leave Worksheet
-Concluding Poem/Collage/Essay

Scrapbook Expectations

2009-11-13T03:21:00.001-08:00

Task:

Journal Entry #1:
You are beginning your journey to America soon. As you prepare to leave, you want to write in your journal about the reasons behind leaving your home. Explain with whom you are traveling and what you will bring on your trip.

Journal Entry #2:
Your second journal entry is written on board the ship to America. You need to write about your voyage. What is your day like on board? Are you running into any problems? How is your family/traveling companion?

Journal Entry #3:
Your third journal entry is written right after you arrive in America. You have just found a job and are excited to be a new citizen. Where are you living (city and home)? What job do you have? What is your daily life like?

Exit poem/essay
Create a poem or write an essay or collage of pictures that explains: how immigration contributed to the growth of industry OR demonstrates what the immigrant experience was like.

Essay Outline Example

2009-11-04T17:41:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone, Posting the outline to copy/look at. Again, it is essential that you all learn how to write an essay to the best of your ability. It is something that we will develop over the next several months. The first thing you need to master is the outline. Below is a link to the example we did in class. Please look it over to refresh your memories.

Outline Example

Scrapbook Project

2009-10-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

You have chosen your country of origin, names and are well on your way to America, the land of opportunity. The websites below will be valuable resources for your research. Read through the websites that pertain to your immigrant's history and answer the accompanying questions or journal entries.

http://www.angelfire.com/ns/immigration/

http://westirondequoit.org/ihs/library/indust.htm

http://brownvboard.org/brwnqurt/04-1/04-1a.htm

http://memory.loc.gov/learn//features/timeline/riseind/immgnts/immgrnts.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html

http://usa.usembassy.de/garelations8300.htm

http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/riseind/chinimms/chinimms.html

http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/youth/jcssimmigration.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html

http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/index-flash.html

Ellis Island Exploration

2009-10-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

Ellis Island Immigrant Tour

Click on the link above to explore Ellis Island from an immigrant's point of view. Answer the questions listed on the board (and below) in your notebook. Do NOT copy the questions!

Ellis Island Webquest Questions:

1. When did Ellis Island first open and how did people arrive there?
2. What was their first stop on Ellis Island?
3. Immigrants had to pass many tests in order to become citizens, what was the first test on the island and what was its purpose?
4. Do you think the medical exams were fair? What would you do if your parents were sick and had to go back to your homeland but you were heathy and could enter the US?
5. How did treatment of immigrants improve over the years on Ellis Island?
6. What was a literacy test? How could it have discriminated against some immigrants?
7. Why would immigrants be required to have at least $20.00?
8. After people passed through Ellis Island, where could they have gone? What do you think their new lives would be like?

Industrial Revolution Rubric

2009-10-15T07:01:00.000-07:00

Rubric

Web Search

2009-10-15T06:35:00.000-07:00

Cut and paste these web addresses into new tabs:

If you have to research a person, fill in this form:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG4tb2tTMloyUFBnaVd1X2R4RmNEa0E6MA

If you have to research an invention, fill in this form:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDhsam5yMUxyT29UaTFIUHV0NFVueGc6MA

Here are a few websites that might help you fill in the questions:

Google.com

invent.org

http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm

http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/industrial_revolution.html