Have you been watching your stocks? The market just had a 10-day up-swing with
many stocks hitting all-time highs. This is a perfect time for you to consider signing
up for Economics next year as it is a half year course which will make you
smarter about money – and the sooner you learn how to make money work for you
the better off you will be!
Modern America
This week we continued looking at World War II and how this
war affected women. We viewed a power point that showed life of women before the war. You had a graphic organizer and working with a partner you could see how the war changed the lives
and aspirations of women. You also had a
graphic organizer and two readings focused on how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
have changed the role of women in our armed forces. You
had the opportunity to think more deeply about how these changes affect the
role woman may play in the future of our country. When Senator Hillary Clinton was running for
president, one of the major criticisms was her lack of military experience. Would she be tough enough to make the difficult
choice to lead our country into war? If
we have more women in high positions in the military that should become a moot
point. (On the other hand, some people
believe if we had more women in positions of leadership, there would be fewer
wars altogether.)
We also had a graphic organizer on civic
responsibility. Just as we all have
rights as American citizens, do we also have certain responsibilities? During World War II the entire country was mobilized
to assist in the war effort…there was a role for one and all. You looked at several posters and read
excerpts on how children, women and men were assisting in the effort by
conserving goods for the soldiers, recycling items, and taking on jobs that
needed to be done. You then had the
opportunity to design your own poster with a partner on a current problem that
needs civic involvement.
You also had an announced quiz this week on events leading
up to World War II…if you missed it please come by after school or during
advisory to make up the work. We should
be completing our study of the war next week and we will be moving on to the
Cold War.
Task
Congratulations on completing your technology task focused
on World War II posters. Students met
the standard if they posted their comments and analysis on Voice Thread and if
the analysis answered the questions found on the poster analysis sheet. Look for a special blog post that will have a
link to Voice Thread.
World History
This week we focused on imperialism. You had the opportunity to do another APPARTS
document analysis sheet using an excerpt from Rudyard Kipling’s “White Man’s
Burden” and an advertisement from the same period for Pears soap. You also read excerpts from several documents
on the reasons why countries became imperialistic. All of this background will help you write
your 5 paragraph essay for your portfolio task.
Use the graphic organizer to help you organize your thoughts…make sure
to reference or quote from the documents…and make sure to write effective
paragraphs. We have practiced all of the
elements of a good essay. Now is your
chance to pull it all together. You have had one day in the computer lab to
start the essay and you will have one more on Monday to complete the
essay. Good luck!
Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences
We have a few openings for conferences, which are scheduled
for March 20 from 4 to 7. Please let us
know if you would like to come by and talk about your plans for the rest of the
year. Everyone needs a plan if they want
to be successful.
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