VOCABULARY - PROGRESSIVE ERA

HAPPY TUESDAY, SS8!

Today, we will begin studying the Progressive Era.

Using your notebooks, please define the Key Terms on p. 157 and Key People on p. 158. Use the glossary and the reading, pp. 157 - 172.

 A completed assignment = 100%. Do not go on games or any other website until you are finished.

BLACK FRIDAY

Happy Nov. 29, AIS!

Click on the link below. Answer the questions on the 5W's sheet. Be sure to watch the video of what happened.

BUFFALO, NY TARGET

Did you go shopping last Friday? Describe your experience if you did on the back of your sheet.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

ANALYZE HOW THANKSGIVING BECAME A PART OF OUR NATION'S CULTURE.

Construct a Powerpoint of 5 slides that illustrates how Thanksgiving developed, why it is celebrated and how we celebrate the holiday today.

This link will assist you: THANKSGIVING HISTORY

THE SILK ROAD

What goods were traded along the SILK ROAD?

Construct a Power point presentation that:

1. Shows an image of the INDIAN OCEAN (SLIDE 1).

2. Shows an image of the MEDITERRANEAN SEA (SLIDE 2).

3. Shows an image of CHINA (SLIDE 3).

4. Shows an image of JAVA (SLIDE 4).

5. Shows an image of INDIA (SLIDE 5).

6. Shows an image of CENTRAL ASIA (SLIDE 6).

7. Slides 7 - 10 will show 4 products that were traded along the SILK ROAD.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR PRODUCTS, SCROLL DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE ARTICLE, "MORE THAN SILK". MORE THAN SILK (CLICK)

Bubonic Plague v. AIDS

How does Bubonic Plague compare to AIDS in symptoms and stigma (attitude towards the disease)?

Construct a comparison chart with the Bubonic Plague and AIDS. Think about the causes, symptoms and people's attitude towards the diseases.

Click on the links:

BUBONIC PLAGUE
AIDS

ANSWER: What are your thoughts about the people who have had these diseases?

JIM CROW LAWS

HAPPY FRIDAY, SS8!

How did Jim Crow laws affect the daily lives of African - Americans in the South? (1870 - 1965)

Construct a Power point presentation of at least 6 slides that show the images of the South during the Jim Crow era. I am looking for images, images, images!!! You may use Google Images - Jim Crow

Answer in slide #7: If you lived in the South during Jim Crow, how would have you put up with these laws?

SPOTCRIME.COM

HAPPY THURSDAY, AIS!!!

Please click on the link below:
SPOTCRIME.COM

Find your neighborhood in the City of Rochester crime map.

Write down any crimes that have occurred. They are indicated with the symbol shown. If none have occurred, write down five that have occurred in Monroe County, which is any crime shown on the map.

What leads people to commit these crimes? (Write down your answer.)

Also, CLICK ON:

BURGER KING RECEIPT   What should happen now?

Finally, CHECK OUT:

JAVIER ORTIZ, RIP

This man was a former student of Mr. Amico at Edison.

THE CRUSADES (1095 AD - 1291 AD)

WHAT WERE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES?

Construct a Power Point presentation of 5 slides that answers this question. Be sure to include images.

You may use:

The review book pp. 97 - 100. There is an excellent diagram on p. 100.

Also, you may continue to watch the video from yesterday:

THE CRUSADES: THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS

RED LIGHT CAMERAS - ROCHESTER, NY

HAPPY TUESDAY, AIS!

Do RED LIGHT CAMERAS add to our safety?

Please click on the links below to find out:

Drunk Driver on camera
RED LIGHT CAMERAS

Please construct a 3 - slide Power point to answer the question above. Use the link to answer the question.

How do Native Americans live on Indian Reservations today?

HAPPY NOVEMBER 15, SS8!!!

Today, we will be studying how Native Americans live on a reservation (land granted to the Indians to preserve their culture) as a result of the Dawes Act of 1887.

Please click on the link below and write 5 factual sentences about the video about Native American teens:

Native American teenagers

ANSWER: How are their lives different from yours? How are the they the same?

Following the video, construct a power point presentation that illustrates how the Native Americans live on the reservation today. You may use your answers from the above questions in your power point. Also, use the information provided in the link below:

Native Americans today

THIS IS DUE BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY FOR A GRADE. GOOD LUCK!     

- MR. AMICO

Veteran's Day

HAPPY FRIDAY, AIS!

Today, you will be studying about the History of Veteran's Day in the USA.

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, US MARINES!!!

Also, click on this link below Use both links to fill out the 5 W's worksheet. Veteran's Day

Next, answer on the back of the sheet:

How did you spend your Veteran's Day Holiday?

Turn in your sheet when you are finished for a pride buck.

Also, check this video out - WHOOPS!!!

- Mr. Amico.

Middle Ages Writing Assignment

The image below is an illustration of a medieval manor. Study the image and think about life the year 1010 AD.


ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
1. State two economic (dealing with money) characteristics of the feudal manor.
2. State one religious characteristic of the feudal manor.
3. Define FEUDALISM and MANORIALISM. Use the review book pp. 92 - 93.
4. Identify the role of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH during the Middle Ages.
    Refer to p. 93 in the review book, under "KEY THEMES AND CONCEPTS -    BELIEF SYSTEMS".

WRITING ASSIGNMENT:

You will comparing life in 2010 AD in the USA to life in 1010 AD on a feudal manor in Western Europe. In your creative writing assignment, you will compare/contrast:

1. GOVERNMENT/POLITICAL SYSTEM.
2. MILITARY/CONFLICT.
3. ROLE OF WOMEN/DIVERSITY.
4. HEALTH CARE/MEDICINE/SCIENCE.
5. COMMUNICATION/MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY.
6. ROLE OF RELIGION/BELIEF SYSTEMS.
7. MONEY MATTERS/ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.
8. THE LIVES OF THE COMMON PEOPLE/CULTURE AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE.

Your paper must be typed.

As you type, think about your life today vs. a teen - ager's life back in 1010 AD. Refer to the review book, the diagram of the feudal manor above, your feudal pyramid diagram and your answers to the questions above.

You may also refer to the link below on the Middle Ages - it's an excellent site!

Middle Ages

HAPPY WRITING!

- Mr. Amico.

Crime in Rochester

Happy Friday, AIS!

Please click on the links below:Crime in Rochester 110310 

Please answer the questions below about the crime:

Where did it happen?
Who was the victim?
How was the crime carried out?
What happened at the scene of the crime?
When did the crime occur?

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON YOUR SHEET IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

On the back of your sheet, write your opinion and reaction to the crime.

AGAIN, YOU MUST WRITE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!
IF YOU TURN IN THE QUESTIONS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD, YOU GET A PRIDE BUCK AND A 100%!!!!

- Mr. Amico.

Middle Ages

Please click on the link to find out information about the Middle Ages.

This is a map of the Byzantine Empire, 1300 AD.