Child Labor Assignment

Today we are going to look into child labor during the Industrial Revolution. The stories all take place in England and depict the ugly seen of life in the factories. You will go to this website to look at the issues of the Industrial Revolution. Here is your assignment:

*Look for the section titled "Life in the Factory". There are 10 links there with short discriptions on how work-life was for the people of England. Write down 2-3 interesting facts that you learned from each link.

*Next, scroll down to the section titled "Factory Workers". Select 3 of the workers and briefly (one paragraph) describe their testimony to Parliament. It should summarize their trails and tribulations that they endured while working in the factories.

Assignment is due tomorrow!

Galileo Experiments/Scientists

Go to the following website: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/galileo/experiments.html

On the right side of the website it says 'Galileo's Experiments'.........click on that and go right through the experiments. There are four experiments:

-Falling objects
-Projectiles
-Inclined Planes
-Pendulums

*Write up a short summary (2-3 sentences) of what you learned on each experiment. Please type it out for me as well.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS............

Pick 3 of the following scientists and include:

1. Name of the individual

2.The major contribution they made to the scientific revolution

3.A picture that is relevant to the inventor. Ex: Galileo's telescope

List of Scientists

-Galileo

-Zacharias Janssen

-Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

-Evangelista Torricelli

-Andreas Vesalius

-Edward Jenner

Middle Passage Assignment

Go to the following website: Middle Passage

I would like you to type out 4-5 things that you learned on each of the topics listed below. You can either put 4-5 bullet points on each OR you can write a short paragraph.

*Spain vs. England: The Early History of Slave Trade

*The Bottom of the Triangle: The Economic Role of the Middle Passage

*Hell Below Deck: Life on the Slave Ships

*Brutal Voyage: The Daily Routine on the Slave Ships

*Fighting Back: Revolt on the Slave Ships

*The Toll of the Trip: Death on the Slave Ships

*A Great Sin of Humanity: The Legacy of the Middle Passage

Aztec/Incan PowerPoint

Go to the following website: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/mexico/mexico.htm

You will be making a PowerPoint over the daily life of either the Aztecs AND/OR Incas. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for these cultures. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 8 pictures.

*After you get done with your PowerPoint, to go to this website and play the game: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

Assignment for Thursday

p.101

Questions 3-8 & Letters A,B,D,E

Have a great day!

Europe Map Quiz

Here is a great like for student to study from for our Europe Map Quiz. The quiz will be in two weeks:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/europenew.html

Computer Lab Assignment for Monday

Today we are going to look at many different facets of the Renaissance Era. There will be several websites that you will visit throughout the hour.

Part A

For the first part of this go to this website. You will be looking at different aspects of life during the Middle Ages. Using the different icons on the right side of the website, (such as religion, homes, clothing, etc.) I would like you to write down 2-3 facts that stood out to you for each topic (7 total). You can use PowerPoint or Word, whatever you would like.

Part B

For this part you will look at three of the most famous artists during the Renaissance: DaVinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Find two famous works from each person and have the following:

1. The picture/painting
2. What is it called?
3. How is it reflective of the style of art during the Renaissance Era? (This can be summed up in a sentence or two, but be specific!)

Part C

DaVinci actually enjoyed his sketches of different inventions more than he did painting. Sketching was his true passion. For this section you will take a look at this DaVinci invention website and simply do the following:

* Choosing the inventions on the left side of the website, pick 4 inventions that you read about and write a brief summary of the interesting facts that you read about. Have a picture (just take the one right off the webpage) that goes along with your explanation as well.

When you are done, here are a couple of websites you can go to:

DaVinci's Studio

Patron of the Arts Game

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Assignment for Friday

For tomorrow students need to read Chapter 1.1, which starts on p.37. It is important NOT to read the prologue as we skip that portion of the book.

Computer Lab Assignment

Here are some things you can put about yourself on the PowerPoint:

*Family Life (parents, brothers, sisters, what they do)
*Hobbies (sports you play, activities, etc)
*Favorite of anything (music, TV, friends, food)
*Least favorite things
*Favorite Teachers
*Schools you have attended
*Trips you have gone on
*Best thing that has ever happened to you
*Worst thing that has happened to you
*What you like to do in your free time
*Awards you have won
*Goals? Dreams? Ambitions? What do you want out of life?
*ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO PUT DOWN ABOUT YOURSELF!!!!!!!!

Start of the School Year

Hope everyone is enjoying the end of their summer! We'll see you Wednesday!

Lineup for Presentations on Tuesday

3rd Hour: Hitler, FDR, Leningrad
4th Hour: Churchill, Women's Role in WW II, SS
5th Hour: Hitler, FDR, Womens Role
6th Hour: Hitler, Auschwitz, Mengele
7th Hour: War in the Pacific, Midway, Atomic Bomb

Random Thoughts for Group Project

Some students have asked if they can build a model of their topic. For example there are groups that want to build models of Auschwitz and of the D-Day invasion. I think that would be a terrific addition to the project and I have had groups in the past do a tremendous job with models of the courtroom in the Nuremberg Trials (made in a shoebox), the invasion of Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and Auschwitz to name a few.



Here are some random thoughts/ideas:



*Organize your paper before you write it. For instance, have an outline of the topics you want to write about. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE POWERPOINT AND PAPER DO NOT HAVE TO GO TOGETHER. Your paper can just hit on the main points of your presentation while you can expand on those points in your presentation.



*If you don't know your topic, you won't do well on the presentation. Right now is the time to dig into your topic and learn as much about the information as possible.



*The more animations (sounds, transitions, etc) on your PowerPoint, the better. If you don't know how to use them, then experiment a little with your PowerPoint in the 'animations' section.



*Make sure your PowerPoint is organized!



*At some point each group member will be asked to write a group summary which discusses everyone's role in the group. Each person will briefly write what he or she did along with his or her group members. I am stressing accountability so I would like to think people are taking some pride in doing a good job.



*IF YOU AREN'T WORKING DURING YOUR CLASS TIME, YOU WILL BE DEDUCTED POINTS. NO QUESTIONS

Assignment Due Monday

16.2-16.5 Worksheet

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Oskar Schindler

Here are some very good websites where you can find out general information on Oskar Schindler:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oskar_Schindler

http://www.oskarschindler.com/

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/schindler.html

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005787

http://www.auschwitz.dk/Schindler2.htm

After you are done, here are some very good websites on various aspects of the Holocaust:

Holocaust Memorial Website

Auschwitz Virtual Tour

Jewish Virtual Library

Assignment Due April 8th

p.496
Questions 3-8
ID's

We are starting our World War II unit. Looking forward to finishing the year out strong. Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

This Week...

The rest of this week we will take a look at the times of Joseph Stalin and Mohandis Gandhi, while talking about the way they treated others and hurt/helped their countries. There will be an assignment on Friday, I will post this later

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment due tomorrow

p.439 3-8 Questions & ID's

Have a good day!

-Mr. Cooley

Test on Friday

We will have our Chapter 13 Test coming this Friday. There will be two days of reviewing to prepare for the test.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Newspaper Assignment

Just a reminder that the World War I newspapers are due on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

-Mr. Cooley

Newspaper Assignment

Students are currently working on a World War I newspaper assignment where they are to write articles on the War.

This is an in class assignment so students will be working on these for the next two days.

Have a good day!

-Mr. Cooley

Today's Assignment

13.3 Questions 3-8 & ID's

-Have a good day!

Computer Lab- Trench Warfare

Go to the following link:

Spartacus-Trench Warfare

Assignment for Today

13.2 Questions 3,5-8 & ID's

Make sure to read over sections 13.1/13.2

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Test on Thursday

Today and tomorrow we will be reviewing for our Chapter 11 Test on Thursday.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for Monday

11.4 Questions & ID's

Due Tuesday

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for Monday

11.1-11.3 Worksheet- Due Wednesday

CH 10 Test Friday

Chapter 10 Test coming up on Friday. Students have the study guides and reviews to help them prepare

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment due today

p.316 Questions & ID's

Hope everyone's break went well. Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley