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Process→ Through video, class discussion, articles, biographies, timelines and photos we will explore cause/effect, major impacts, historical significance and the connection between The Great Depression and New Deal to today.

Activities
•    Pre-Test
•    Biography: FDR
•    News Articles
o    Black Sunday
o    The Great Depression
o    The New Deal
•    An Eye Witness Account: Photographs
•    Movie: Surviving the Dustbowl
o    Discussion Questions

Click here for the project outline seus407

Click here for the greatdepressionnewdeal

Community Service Project

• Litter clean-up at Russian Jack Park
• April 21st, 2010
• 12:30-2:25
• Ms. Jones, Ms. Gilliam, and Ms. Mahoney’s Advisories

Directions for Lines and Patterns Project

1.    Videoconference Pre-Activity
2.    Examples of Lines and Patterns

• Click here for examples provided by students participating in Kigluiat Adventures Lines and Patterns project last year. linesandpatterns

3.    Look through pictures in nature

4.    Photo Composition Tutorial

• http://www.kigluaitadventures.com/files/movies/photoslesson.mov

5.    Form groups of 2-3
6.    Introduce your group on the discussion board

• Group Members
• Group Name
• Short description of your goals with your picture
• Group Roles

7.    Take pictures in the HTH environment

• Use your favorite picture and upload it to your computer
• You may use your original picture or you can photoshop

8.    Use the directions to upload your image onto moodle.
9.    Reminder of VTC Etiquette
10.    VTC

Don’t forget your items for the Potluck on Wednesday!  See ya then!

SE.WH 3.09—Global Society

Proficient: Define decisions that affect global interactions and critical issues, such as peace, human rights, trade, and global ecology.   Describe what societies wear, where they work, what types of transportation they use, and how these are consequences of events globally.

Process: We will uses a variety of tools including partner work, discussion, videos, readings, simulations, etc. to understand how societies interact at a global level.

Final Project–students will work in pairs to create a project (poster, video, brochure, PowerPoint, foldable, etc.) about a society or country of choice.

For a complete outline and calendar click heresewh-309

SE.US 4.01 Expansion

Proficient=*Describes major national events between 1789 and 1860, include a timeline. *Analyzes the Monroe Doctrine and the belief in Manifest Destiny. *Describes the impact of the Louisiana Purchase, Battle of the Alamo and the Mexican War. *Analyzes the interactions of various cultural groups during this time period.

SE.US 4.04  Westward Expansion

Proficient=*Summarize why people began to settle the west. *Describe important events in westward expansion. *Analyze the impact of westerners on native inhabitants. *Researches a famous individual during this time period.

Project–>Create a multimedia video using still pictures, narration and music to present your understanding of westward expansion.

Click here for full outline of the project expansion-kit

Additional information will be covered in class-click here for the PowerPoint seus401

Graphic Organizer expansionorganizer

Directions–>

1. Recreate the document provided in excel.

• Do not forgot to adjust the page set-up
• Use cell format to change the font, merge cells, wrap text, align text, outline cells, etc.
• If you are confused or don’t know how to do something ask your peers:)

1. Use the internet to fill in the missing information.
2. E-mail your final document to jones_nicole@asdk12.org

• Your final draft should look exactly like mine–except all of the cells should be complete with information you found on the internet.

Click here for the document you are recreating mediatimeline-sheet1

Here is the link to instructions for making traditional dream catchers.

http://www.nativetech.org/dreamcat/dreminst.html

We will be using different materials than this site recommends for dream catchers.  We will be using the follow the materials..

•    One 5 inch ring
•    Leather or thin cloth
•    String that is three arm lengths
•    Beads
•    Feathers

Traditional Western Indian Masks

masks

Modern Eskimo Ice Cream

1 cup solid vegetable shortening*
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water, berry juice, or 2 cups loose snow (optional)
4 cups fresh berries, (blueberries, cloudberries, cranberries, salmon berries, or blackberries)

* Crisco solid vegetable shortening is preferred

In a large bowl, cream vegetable shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add water, berry juice, or snow and beat until well combined.

Fold in berries, 1 cup at a time, until blended.

Place in freezer to firm up before serving.

Standards–>

• SE.WH 3.04 Enlightenment and Revolutions
• Proficient=• Describes enlightenment and revolutions that took place between 1550-1800 worldwide. • Connects anthropology (human behavior) of beliefs in society then and now. • Explains how ideas from this era influence how students relate to one another today.

• SE.WH 3.08 Scientific Revolution
• Proficient=• Chooses one topic to report in-depth that relates to scientific revolution (1550 AD - present). • Describes what events during this period influenced technology advances and how these new changes affected society. • Explores ways that we can learn today from mistakes made in the past during this time period.

Create a Class Jigsaw Puzzle
Directions→
•    Sign-up for a topic

•    Research the details of your topics (know the who, what, where, when, WHY, HOW, significance, and        cause/effect)
•    Create your puzzle piece  (materials provided by Ms. Jones)
o         Must use pictures to represent your topics
•    Drawings are preferred to pictures from the internet
•    Show your understanding with visual aides
o         Only 1/3 of the puzzle piece may be words
•    Students will share their pieces with the class as we put the final puzzle