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Seven Poems to Read for Black History Month
Fact Check: What Trump Got Wrong at His Rally
"The Choice 2016" --PBS documentary about the 2016 election and the making of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
HW#6: Due Monday, Feb. 27
Follow new developments in the current events story you chose for HW#4. If you don't find anything new that has happened, deepen your knowledge of the subject using further research. Be sure to use a variety sources that give you different political perspectives (especially ones you haven't used yet) and write at least one page:
--Summarizing the new developments in the case AND
--Giving your own reactions, analysis, and further questions.
Be sure to identify your source in parentheses after each piece of information.
Be sure to identify your source in parentheses after each piece of information.
HW#5 Due: Wednesday, Feb. 15
Analyze Soviet propaganda poster using questions I shared with you on google doc here. Be sure to print out your answers!
Sunday, February 12, 2017
HW#4: Current events assignment: Due Friday, Feb. 17
Using the media resources here and your own internet search of reliable sources, choose a current news development that interests you related to the political situation in the US. Read articles and watch videos from several news and opinion sources, and answer the following questions:
1) Summarize the basic outlines of the issue, debate, or news story in at least half a page. What are the most important facts that a reader needs to know to understand this issue/debate/story?
Write out the summary in your own words. You may use short quotes from a speaker, but do not copy the words of the journalist writing the article. For example, if Trump says (or tweets) something, you may include his exact words (inside quotation marks!) but you should not directly quote the journalists' analysis or explanation of the facts. For both direct quotes and for facts or ideas that your summarized, cite your sources by source, title, author, and date. For example:
Donald Trump tweeted, "I am so proud of my daughter Ivanka. To be abused and treated so badly by the media, and to still hold her head so high, is truly wonderful!" (cnn.com, "All the President's tweets," Amanda Wills and Alysha Love, Feb. 12, 2007)
2) Explain at least two different views on the issue at hand. Again, be sure to cite your sources by source, title, author, and date. By reading a variety of sources, seek out the points of views of both supporters and critics of the President's policies. (At least one half page)
3) What questions did your initial research raise in your mind that you would like to answer? Give at least three.
4) Choose at least one of your questions and provide the answers you found from further research . (At least one half page). Be sure to cite your sources.
5) What connections can you make between what is happening today and what we have studied this year in Humanities class, or other historical events you have learned about or fiction books you have read? (At least one half page)
1) Summarize the basic outlines of the issue, debate, or news story in at least half a page. What are the most important facts that a reader needs to know to understand this issue/debate/story?
Write out the summary in your own words. You may use short quotes from a speaker, but do not copy the words of the journalist writing the article. For example, if Trump says (or tweets) something, you may include his exact words (inside quotation marks!) but you should not directly quote the journalists' analysis or explanation of the facts. For both direct quotes and for facts or ideas that your summarized, cite your sources by source, title, author, and date. For example:
Donald Trump tweeted, "I am so proud of my daughter Ivanka. To be abused and treated so badly by the media, and to still hold her head so high, is truly wonderful!" (cnn.com, "All the President's tweets," Amanda Wills and Alysha Love, Feb. 12, 2007)
2) Explain at least two different views on the issue at hand. Again, be sure to cite your sources by source, title, author, and date. By reading a variety of sources, seek out the points of views of both supporters and critics of the President's policies. (At least one half page)
3) What questions did your initial research raise in your mind that you would like to answer? Give at least three.
4) Choose at least one of your questions and provide the answers you found from further research . (At least one half page). Be sure to cite your sources.
5) What connections can you make between what is happening today and what we have studied this year in Humanities class, or other historical events you have learned about or fiction books you have read? (At least one half page)
HW#3: due for 701 on Feb. 10
Research the origin of Black History Month
and/or
Propose topics you would like us to learn about during Black History Month
and/or
Propose topics you would like us to learn about during Black History Month
HW#1: Due Feb. 6
701: Complete first four rows of Communist Manifesto/Old Major speech chart
702: Answer questions 1-5 in Communist Manifesto/Old Major speech packet
702: Answer questions 1-5 in Communist Manifesto/Old Major speech packet
Thursday, January 26, 2017
HW#29
Find the most reliable sources to answer these questions. For each question, describe why you trust those sources for the answer.
1) How many people went to Trump's inauguration on January 20?
2) How many people went to past presidential inaugurations?
3) How many people went to the Women's March in Washington D.C. on January 21?
Why might other people not trust your sources and trust other sources instead?
1) How many people went to Trump's inauguration on January 20?
2) How many people went to past presidential inaugurations?
3) How many people went to the Women's March in Washington D.C. on January 21?
Why might other people not trust your sources and trust other sources instead?
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Cycle Project: Expand on your answer to one or two of the questions in Reader's Reflection packet
Your final draft should be at least three typed double spaced pages.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
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