How well do you think your group worked together?
Did completing the webquest help you feel more prepared for this exam? Why or why not?
Is there anything you would have changed about this process?
Post your reflective comments below.
Miss Lilek: 7th and 8th Grade Social Studies |
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Now that you've completed this group assignment and worked collaboratively to prepare for your last exam in 8th grade, I would like you to reflect on this process by answering the following questions.
How well do you think your group worked together? Did completing the webquest help you feel more prepared for this exam? Why or why not? Is there anything you would have changed about this process? Post your reflective comments below.
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Dear 7th Graders,
Now that we've watched Facing Sudan, please complete the following questions on loose-leaf, or type it and print it out. This is due tomorrow 12/11/2015. 1. Write down FIVE new things you learned about Sudan. 2. The theme of this documentary is "Making a Difference." List FIVE the things “ordinary people” can do to make a difference in Sudan 3. Think about the people in this documentary, who do you think made the most difference in the film? Why? 4. What was the most surprising thing you learned about Sudan? Why? Feel free to add a comment that summarizes your thoughts of the documentary, but remember these questions need to be answered on a separate sheet of paper and turned in tomorrow. Visit pbs.org/jazz and look around the website. Post a one sentence comment about one new thing you learned from this website.
Happy posting! What did your group accomplish at the Treaty of Versailles? Post it here with each team member's first and last and earn 1 extra credit point on the test.
Post a comment about one new fact you learned about the Zimmerman Telegram today in class. Check back later on to read what your classmates learned!
Happy posting! Hello 7th graders!
This post is for the activity begun on October 9th, and finished on October 13th. Now that you've read about some major Supreme Court cases, I'd like you to write the following questions and answers about your assigned case in your notebook. 1. What is the name of the court case? 2. What led to the suit? 3. What are some important details about the case? 4. What was the Supreme Court's decision? 5. Do you agree with the decision discussed in question 4? Finished? Now it's time for you to comment below! After you answer the questions in your notebook. Post a one sentence reply to the following question: How does the court case you read affect your life today? Remember, you're limited to one sentence! Happy posting! Good day, 8th graders! The post below is a small portion of an article from Junior Scholastic Magazine; read it and be prepared for a classroom activity about it tomorrow.
World War I Why It Still Matters In 1919, the 'war to end all wars' formally ended with the Treaty of Versailles. but 90 years later, we're still living with the consequences By Craig R. Whitney World War I, the most murderous conflict in history up to that time, came to a halt with a cease-fire at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. In four years, 16 million people had died, centuries-old empires and dynasties had come crashing to the ground, and economic and political chaos had overtaken much of the globe.Sadder still, the "War to End All Wars" proved anything but. The Treaty of Versailles may have formally ended the war in June 1919, but 90 years later, the war's consequences are still being felt around the globe: The war in Iraq, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, and tensions with Russia are just a few of the foreign-policy challenges on President Obama's plate whose roots go back to World War I and its aftermath. The war began in 1914 with the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which drew the great powers of Europe, entangled by all sorts of complex alliances, onto the battlefield. After staying neutral for three years, the United States entered the war in 1917 to "make the world safe for democracy," as President Woodrow Wilson put it, and to come to the aid of Britain and France in their struggle against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Turks. When it was over, the victorious Allies set about trying to prevent future global conflicts, to punish their enemies, and, with the demise of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, to redraw the maps of Europe, the Middle East, and even Asia. You've probably read in your history textbooks about the war's most immediate consequences: Wilson advocated for his "Fourteen Points," which called for, among other things, an end to colonialism (which the British and French mostly ignored), and a League of Nations, the first international body dedicated to keeping the peace. Another World War But Wilson was incapacitated after suffering a stroke, and the U.S. Senate refused to approve American participation in the League, which rendered it toothless. It was replaced in 1945 with the United Nations. The harsh terms that Versailles imposed on Germany after the war, including billions of dollars in reparations to make it pay the cost of the conflict, decimated the nation's economy. In the 1920s and '30s Adolph Hitler capitalized on Germany's humiliation to bring the Nazi party to power. The result was World War II, which began in 1939, and the systematic murder of millions of innocent Europeans, including 6 million Jews, who Hitler blamed for many of Germany's problems. Here's a look at some of the other consequences of World War I that you may be less familiar with, and that lie behind many of the headlines we see today. IRAQ Before World War I, the Ottoman Empire spanned southeastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war, the League of Nations gave "mandates" over parts of the Mideast to France and Great Britain that suited the interests of Paris and London, but ignored the wishes of most of the people who actually lived there. In Mesopotamia, the Ottoman territory that became Iraq, the British cobbled together the provinces of Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul, whose people—Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds, respectively—were as much at odds with each other in 1919 as they are today. (The Shiite and Sunni sects of Islam had split centuries earlier over who would succeed Muhammad as Islam's leader.) "In 1919," according to historian Margaret MacMillan, "there was no Iraqi people: History, religion, geography pulled the people apart, not together." The British installed Feisal, the son of the ruler of the Muslim holy city of Mecca (in present-day Saudi Arabia), as King. The monarchy lasted until it was overthrown in 1958. After several military coups, Saddam Hussein seized power in 1968 and ruled until the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Without a strongman like Saddam holding it together, the seams knitted together in 1919 came apart and Iraq descended into civil war, despite the efforts of American and other Allied troops to stabilize the country. Now, with the situation somewhat improved, President Obama has pledged to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010. But it's still an open question whether Iraq's Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds can live together peacefully. To read the full article click here: http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/features/index.asp?article=f050409_WW1 Today is the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/01. Read the quote below; what is ONE word that comes to mind when you read this quote? Think about it; then share your comment below. Be prepared to explain WHY you chose that word.
"September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for." - Sen. Lamar Alexander |
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