Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Week 2- Sept 8-11 SENIOR HISTORY

MONDAY
Due--turn in the following
1) "Unhappy America" by The Economist--close read article
2) quotes

Go over some quotes/ classroom rules (turn in Q&A Sheet)

TUESDAY
go over some more quotes (presentations by students)

Due Thursday
1) Handout: Democracy of Human Rights Packet (read by Thurs. highlight the answers to the 3 Key questions

2) Go to my website: http://teacher.edmonds.wednet.edu/lhs/sshaull
Click on Discussion and post your response to the question (one paragraph)

WEDNESDAY-Picture Day! ;-)
Independent -Reading in class (have highlighters ready)

Article:Kim Jung Il

THURSDAY
9-11 Anniversary--videos in class (
Underlined are LINKS---Click on them)
3 Videos -
1)9-11 Fox News
2) Enya Video of 9-11 (look up on You Tube: Enya WTc Tribute)
3) I Believe 9-1 Tribute

Watch the following in class---write down what strikes you & interpret the media bias and portrayal of the images---contribute to class discussion


FRIDAY
Back-to-School Assembly

Due Monday: Article"Battlefield breakdown: The full price of war in Iraq" by John King at cnn.com Highlight KEY facts

EC Due Tuesday: extended learning on Iraq War
Go to www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/Iraq.Transitions
Find a section and write down what you learned


Continued activity--Notes turned in at end of class
3 Videos--
1) Patriotic Video Soldiers
2) Iraq Then and Now (news report: must come in to see in classroom)
3) Iraq Election

same format as Thursday