Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Week 19 Janurary 25 - 29 SENIOR HISTORY

MONDAY FINALS WEEK (LOOK AT LAST FRIDAY FOR THE STUDY GUIDE)

1) Handouts were given for extra credit: Due on the day of the FINAL or
you could choose for the below sources.
2) Go over the Flow Chart for the appropriations process: http://budget.senate.gov/republican/analysis/budgetprocess.pdf
3) Worked on Thesis Statement for the Essay (Final)

RESOURCES TO LOOK AT:
FIGHTING TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN MEANS COMBATING DRUG TRADE May 23, 2007
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june07/afghanistan_5-23.pdf

GENERAL OVERVIEW
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/afghanistan/
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/afghanistan_war
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5380.htm


THE TALIBAN October 3, 2006
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/afghanistan/keyplayers/taliban.html


CURRENT INFO ON AFGHANISTAN (WITH VIDEOS)
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/428/index.html


THE FIVE AGES OF AL-QAIDA (INTERACTIVE)
From low-key beginnings in the late 1980s to a worldwide ideology that has inspired countless terrorist attacks, the idea of al-Qaida has passed through five distinct phases
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2009/sep/10/al-qaida-five-ages-terror-attacks

WOMEN’S VIEW
http://www.womenforwomen.org/global-initiatives-helping-women/help-women-afghanistan.php

VIDEOS/PHOTOS
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34238414#34238414
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/09/10/slideshow.afghanistan/index.html


INTERNET RESOURCES
http://www.ecu.edu/lib/govdoc/afghanistan.cfm


TUESDAY FINAL 2 & 6
Watch videos to prepare for the FINAL
A variety of videos have been uploaded in the DOCUMENT section: this is info that can help with your essay and understanding the situation in Afghanistan
LOOK at AFGHANISTAN VIDEO WITH VARIOUS TITLES--GO TO DOCUMENT

WEDNESDAY FINAL 1 & 5

PERIOD 2: POINTS ON THIS SEMESTER GRADE: DEBATE QUESTION #1 IN CLASS-
IF YOU DIDN'T SPEAK PLEASE GET AN ESSAY TO ME FOR POINTS: 5 PARAGRAPHS
THESIS--3 BODY PARAGRAPHS--CONCLUSION

THURSDAY FINAL 3 & 4

FRIDAY NO SCHOOL