Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Week 2- Sept 8 - 12 US HIstory

MONDAY
Why study History? Handout--Groups start presentations Group 1
the rest of the students label each section (7 total) and take notes on the key facts

TUESDAY
Continue presentations by students-Group 2 & ...

Due Thursday
1) Handout: What is Dissent? (read by Thurs. highlight the answers to 1-5)

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! ;-)
Continue Presentations

At end of Class-Reading in class (have highlighters ready)

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 (turn in notes)