A) Arms and space race

The space race – Was the competition to increase weapon or space technology a cause or effect of the Cold War between the US and USSR?

Directions: follow the links through the website posted below and create a FACT OR FICTION chart or game highlighting THREE aspects of the space and arms race (see my sample) You will be presenting this chart/ game art

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/technology/


B) Cold War Culture: Literature

Read and illustrate a chapter or two from the CNN Cold War novel in a four panel comic strip. Be sure to identify frames that reflect the culture of the Cold War.

Your assessment should answer the question: How could literature be used to spread anti-Soviet or anti-American propaganda in the Cold War?


C) Cold War Culture: Film
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/culture/

Read the article at the link below and create a poster or film review responding to the follwing question:

How was Hollywood affected by the politics of the Cold War?

Watch pieces of these films on You Tube and answer the question


D) Cold War Espionage and spying: Threat or Propaganda?

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experience/spies/

Explore the resources on the website below and create a chart or four minute debate responding to the question above. Be sure to refer to at least four specific historical details in response to the question.

Swinging Sixties and Seventies mini-project introduction

For your final project of the year you will be composing a two page achievement-focused biography on a prominent figure from the 1960s or 1970s.

In order to get you ready for writing the paper, prepare a blog or creative assessment answering TWO of the questions that you must prep for the interview (answer them in first person in a blog, diary entry, video interview or any creative format you like, must be 200 words):

1. What achievements in your life are you most proud of?
2. Identify one decision or experience from your life that you truly regret.
3. If you could meet anyone from history (fact or fiction), who would it be and why?
(Ms. Francis)
4. What are your views on the a) civil rights b) feminist c) anti-war movement?

CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!

Blog due Saturday, 5/31

Paper/ Project Due Tuesday, 6/3

Paper/ Project Requirements:
A biographical blog, paper or creative assessment (poster, scrapbook, powerpoint, etc.) identifying the key achievements and enduring impact of the person you selected - at least 300 words PLUS three works cited in MLA format. (One must be a primary source.)

Additional notes for speed dating are fine.

This will be a project grade so dress the part. (+10!)

Rubric:
Paper will be worth 40%, graphic organizer 30% and blog/ notes for the dates 30%


Choices for your leader include: (YOU MUST SIGN UP ON MY DOOR SO WE DON'T HAVE DOUBLES)

Civil Rights - Martin Luther King, Jr. Ella Baker, Jim Zwerg, Medgar Evers, John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer, Angela Davis, Malcolm X, Jo Ann Gibson Robinson, Rosa Parks

Women's Rights - Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Rachel Carson, Margaret Chase Smith

Political Leaders - John F. Kennedy, Robert "Bobby" Kennedy, "Bull" Connor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, George Wallace, Richard Daley

Latin American and Chicano Rights - Feliepe Luciano, Denise Oliver, Cesar Chavez, David Sanchez

American Indian Movement Leaders- Leonard Peltier, Maxine Hong Kingston

Black Power Leaders- Stokley Carmichael, Hewey P. Newton, Elaine Brown

Counter culture leaders - Abbie Hoffman, Patty Hearst, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell,
Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, Tim Leary

Gay Rights Activists - Harvey Milk, Craig Rodwell, Brenda Howard

WWII and modern controversey debate reflection

This week we debated three ethical questions in relationship to their historical context as well as modern current events:

a) Should nuclear weapons be proliferated (destroyed)? Is the use of weapons of mass destruction ever justified?

b) Should the US boycott Olympic games held in nations associated with human rights abuses?

c) Is the detention/ internment of cultural minorities in the interest of national security constitutional?

Your blog assignment OR creative assessment is to respond to one of these questions but NOT the topic you were assigned in class.

Be sure to explain how this topic relates to WWII and modern society. Your assessment must be at least 200 words and include specific historical details and modern-day examples.

Cite any outside research you conduct in MLA format OR provide hyperlinks.

You must respond to at least one other post if you blog.

Regents Practice Essay instead of blog/ creative assessment this week!

Directions: You will write or type a draft of this essay by Monday 5/19 . The draft will be peer edited in Ms. Provosti's class on Monday - students who have Journalism will submit their drafts to me for editing. Revisions will be due next Wednesday, 5/21.

The draft will count as a homework in US History and Lit or Journalism. The revision will be graded on the 5 point Regents rubric and that essay grade (E-F) will count as a major assignment in both US History and English (Lit or Journalism) for the final marking period.

Please bring two printed copies of your work to Lit (or History if you are in Journalism) class on monday. If you handwrite your essay, try to make a photocopy of it before coming to class.

THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION

Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.

Theme: Equality

Task: You may use any geographic feature from your study of United States history.Some suggestions you might wish to consider include: African Americans, AsianAmericans, Native Americans, Indians, women, and persons with disabilities.You are not limited to these suggestions.In United States history, the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness,” as stated in the Declaration of Independence, have oftenbeen denied to certain groups of Americans.

• Identify one group from your study of United States history.
  
• Use two historical examples to show how the group has beendenied the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
  
• Identify and discuss two efforts that have been made to help thegroup attain “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
  
• Evaluate the extent to which the group has achieved equality today.
  

THEMATIC ESSAYGENERIC SCORING RUBRIC

Score of 5:-
Shows a thorough understanding of the theme
-Addresses all aspects of the task
-Shows an ability to analyze, evaluate, compare, and/or contrast issues and events
-Richly supports essay with relevant facts, examples, and details
-Is a well-developed essay, consistently demonstrating a logical andclear plan of organization
-Introduces the theme or problem by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement of the task and concludes with a summation of the theme or problem

Score of 4:
-Shows a good understanding of the theme
-Addresses all aspects of the task
-Shows an ability to analyze, evaluate, compare, and/or contrast issues and events
-Includes relevant examples and details, but may not support all aspects of the task evenly
-Is a well-developed essay, demonstrating a logical and clear plan of organization
-Introduces the theme or problem by establishing a framework that is beyond a simple restatement of the task and concludes with a summation of the theme or problem

Score of 3:
-Shows a satisfactory understanding of the theme or problem-Addresses most aspects of the task or addresses all aspects in a limited way
-Shows an ability to analyze or evaluate issues and events, but not in any depth
-Includes some facts, examples, and details
-Is a satisfactorily developed essay, demonstrating a general plan of organization
-Introduces the theme or problem by repeating the task and concludes by repeating the theme or problem

Score of 2:
-Shows limited understanding of the theme or problem
-Attempts to address the task-Develops a faulty analysis or evaluation of issues and events
-Includes few facts, examples, and details, and may include information that containsinaccuracies
-Is a poorly organized essay lacking focus
-Fails to introduce or summarize the theme or problem

Score of 1:
-Shows limited understanding of the theme or problem
-Lacks an analysis or evaluation of the issues and events
-Includes little or no accurate or relevant facts, examples, or details
-Attempts to complete the task, but demonstrates a major weakness in organization
-Fails to introduce or summarize the theme or problem

Is it time for a New New Deal? (blog or creative assessment challenge)

Keynesian economics (pronounced /ˈkeɪnziən/, "kane-zeean"), is an economic theory based on the ideas of twentieth-century British economist John Maynard Keynes. This theory became popular in the United States during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under his New Deal programs that were aimed at helping the nation recover from the Great Depression (1929-1936.) The state, according to Keynesian economics, can help maintain economic growth and stability in a mixed economy, in which both the public and private sectors play important roles. In the United States, this theory became popular during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal regform programs that required vast government spending in order to restore the economy and help the nation recover from the Great Depression (1929-1936.)

1) Consider what you have learned about the New Deal as well as the positive and negative aspects of government spending to relieve poverty and social programs. Then read the following article:http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/02/01/8398768/index.htm

2) Respond to the author's question "Is it Time for a New New Deal"? Be sure to support your position with facts from class and the article itself.

Your response should be 200 words and must include a response to another post.

CREATIVE ASSESSMENT OPTION
If you prefer, you may create a poster or power point on the New Deal instead.

Your poster or power point must include ALL of the following:

a) a 150 word summary (in your own words, of course) of the New Deal program and how it relates to modern US society.

b) Written analysis and inclusion of TWO primary sources (photos, political cartoons, quotes, etc.) related to the topic. Include at least one visual source. (at least 50 words more of your own analysis, for a total of at least 200 words.)

c) an MLA works cited list of works beyond class materials that helped you create this project.

DUE MONDAY 5/12 AT THE BEGINING OF CLASS

Remember to do something nice for your mom or someone who is like a mom to you on Sunday, which is Mother's Day!

What was life like in the Great Depression?

Using a variety of resources, your group will create a poster reflecting life in the Great Depression. Your poster must include:

A) - quotes from oral histories and a reflection on what they tell you about individual's experiences in this period

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53511--,00.html

B) - economic statistics on prices, wages, employment, etc. Explain how these figures compare to tghe standard of living in the U.S. today

http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html

C) - a summary of how the depression affected different social and economic groups (consider farmers, teenagers, women, immigrants and migrant workers, business owners, labor unions, politicians, etc.)

Please base your summary on photographs http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyindexdepression.htm

http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/whs2/MJENSEN/www.jensen/webquest.htm

and anecdotal evidence (you may run your own searches on specific social groups)

D) a detailed one-paragraph summary of at least one primary source that is NOT a photograph that helps you respond to the framing question

(you can find your own or use the hyperlinks at the following sites: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/great_depression/links.cfm

http://www.oconee.k12.sc.us/whs2/MJENSEN/www.jensen/webquest.htm)

Include images, symbols and other embelishments to make your poster visually interesting. Remember that the symbols you include should reflect the spirit and context of the era.

We will be presenting these posters in the second half of class tomorrow. Be sure each member of the group takes part in this assessment.

Exploring the Harlem Renaissance: Understaning history though literature, art and music

The Harlem Renaissance refers to an era of written and artistic creativity among African-Americans that occurred after World War I and lasted until the middle of the 1930s Depression.A major factor leading to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the migration of African-Americans to the northern cities.

Between 1919 and 1926, large numbers of black Americans left their rural southern states homes to move to urban centers such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, DC.This black urban migration combined with the experimental trends occurring throughout 1920s American society and the rise of a group of radical black intellectuals all contributed to the particular styles and unprecedented success of black artists. What began as a series of literary discussions in lower Manhattan (Greenwich Village) and upper Manhattan (Harlem) was first known as the 'New Negro Movement.' Later termed the Harlem Renaissance, this movement brought unprecedented creative activity in writing, art, and music and redefined expressions of African-Americans and their heritage.

This week's blog requires that you explore the major works of several figures of the Harlem Reniassance ans consider their achievements in a historical context:

1. Identify two key figures of the Harlem Renaissance and use the research links provided by the libary of congress' website at:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html

2. For each artist/ musician/ writer whose work you explore, identify:
a) his/her major contributions to the period
b) why his/ her work is celebrated and considered signifigant in American history.

3) Then discuss the similarites and differences of each figures' work.

In what ways do their written/musical/ artistic expressions reflect the political, economic and cultural aspects of life in Harlem in the 1920's and 30s? Use historical evidence to support your answer.

Additional sources may be found at: http://www.42explore2.com/harlem.htm

Your blog must be at least 200 words. You may incorporate images, links to music, etc. in your post. Be sure to respond to the work of one of your peers.

Image Credit: "Drawing in Two Colors" Winold Reiss, 1920.