HW Assignments Week of 4/23/2012

Hello, RUSH students: 

Here are your HW assignments for the week of 4/23/2012.   As previously stated, effective 1/31/2012, all HW assignments must be accompanied by a parent's signature.  Unless otherwise noted, all HW assignments are due the following class period.  


***DBQ ASSESSMENT***
Topic: Vietnam War
Due Date: Monday April 30, 2012


MONDAY: 
1. Listen to the song "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel. A link to the song, and a really cool photo presentation can be found HERE. 

2. Click HERE for the lyrics to the song

http://www.lyricsdomain.com/2/billy_joel/goodnight_saigon.html


3. WRITE A REFLECTION on the song. When writing the reflection, use the following questions to guide you:

• In your own words, describe what thoughts or feelings the song created for you?
• Why do you think the song was written? What was the composer trying to communicate?
• What can you tell from the song about the culture in which the song was written?
• Was there a particular verse, or lyric that impacted you the most?  Why?  
• What questions does the song raise in your mind?  

TUESDAY: 

READ Chapter 30 Sections 4 and 5

Complete Guided Reading Worksheets
Section 4
Section 5

CLICK HERE and print out the DBQ on the Vietnam War.
Complete the short answer questions that we didn't finish today. You may print the whole exam if you would like, but you only NEED to print pages 11-21.


WEDNESDAY:
Complete a First Draft of Your DBQ ESSAY on the Vietnam War 


THURSDAY:
Complete a second draft of your DBQ ESSAY 


FRIDAY:
FINAL DRAFT


Listed below are the requirements for the DBQ Essay.  
1.   TYPED and COMPUTER PRINTED, or EMAILED, via GOOGLE DOCS.  DOCUMENTS PASTED TO AN EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL ESSAYS MUST HAVE PARENTAL SIGNATURE!  If you are emailing, please have your parents email me from their email address, indicating that they have gone over the essay with you.  NO PARENT SIGNATURE = NO GRADE, PERIOD! 
2.  PRINTED, OR DIGITAL COPY OF RUBRIC.  NO RUBRIC = 1/2 grade point reduction (A becomes a B+, C becomes a C-).  
3.  COPY OF DBQ WITH ALL QUESTIONS COMPLETED.  NO DBQ's=1/2 grade point grade reduction.  
4.  DRAFTS, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF REVISION.  No drafts=1/2 grade point reduction. YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR DRAFT REVIEWED BY A PEER OR TEACHER! 
5.  Stapled, paper clipped, or binder clipped- NO STAPLE, PAPER or BINDER CLIP =1/2 grade point reduction.  

EXTRA CREDIT DBQ ESSAY!

Based on the DBQ assignment we did in class today,

1.  Complete the rest of the DBQ's
2.  Write the Essay!
***DUE FRIDAY***


CLICK HERE FOR THE DBQ LINK!


Listed below are the requirements for the DBQ Essay.  

1.   TYPED and COMPUTER PRINTED, or EMAILED, via GOOGLE DOCS.  DOCUMENTS PASTED TO AN EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL ESSAYS MUST HAVE PARENTAL SIGNATURE!  If you are emailing, please have your parents email me from their email address, indicating that they have gone over the essay with you.  NO PARENT SIGNATURE = NO GRADE, PERIOD! 
2.  PRINTED, OR DIGITAL COPY OF RUBRIC.  NO RUBRIC = 1/2 grade point reduction (A becomes a B+, C becomes a C-).  
3.  COPY OF DBQ WITH ALL QUESTIONS COMPLETED.  NO DBQ's=1/2 grade point grade reduction.  
4.  DRAFTS, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF REVISION.  No drafts=1/2 grade point reduction. YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR DRAFT REVIEWED BY A PEER OR TEACHER! 
5.  Stapled, paper clipped, or binder clipped- NO STAPLE, PAPER or BINDER CLIP =1/2 grade point reduction.  

RUSH HW Assignments Week of April 16 2012

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for the week of  4/16. Unless indicated otherwise, assignments are due the next class day.  Please note that as of 1/31/2012, all HW Assignments must be accompanied by a parent (or guardian's) signature. 

Tuesday Night: 

1. Read Chapter 28, Section 1 in your Textbook (The Americans).

2. Complete the following Vocab Terms/Names:

* Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	* Fidel Castro
* flexible response	* Dean Rusk
* "military-industrial complex"	* We are eyeball to eyeball, and the other fellow just blinked!
* Green Berets	* Berlin Wall
* Bay of Pigs Invasion	* "hot line"
* Cuban Missile Crisis	* Limited Test Ban Treaty [1963]
* the "Missiles of October" 3. Read, and complete Chapter 28 Guided Reading Worksheet. Wednesday Night: READ Chapter 30 Section 1 Complete Vocab Terms: * Ho Chi Minh * Hanoi * Vietnimh * Saigon * "Domino Theory" * Vietcong * Dien Bien Phu * 17th parallel * General Vo Nguyen Giap * Ho Chi Minh Trail * Geneva Accords [1954] * Tonkin Gulf Resolution [1964] Complete Chapter 30 Section 1 Worksheet Thursday Night: 1. Read Chapter 30 Sections 2 2. Complete the following terms:   *  Robert McNamara    *  Agent Orange   *  Dean Rusk    *  We had to destroy the town in order       to save it!   *  George Ball    *  "Living-Room War"   *  General William Westmoreland    *  credibility gap   *  "War of Attrition"    *  search-and-destroy missions   *  Green Berets    *  Sen. J. William Fulbright [AR]   *  napalm    *  Operation Rolling Thunder Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet below Section 2  Thursday:  1. Read Chapter 30 Section 3.   2. Complete the terms below.    *  deferments    *  Free Speech Movement [FSM]   *  "grunts"    *  Reserved Officer Training Corps       [ROTC]   *  "New Left"    *  Hell no, we won't go!   *  Students for a Democratic Society      [SDS]    *  "doves"   *  Tom Hayden    *  'hawks"   *  Port Huron Statement    *  America--love it or leave it 3. Complete the Guided Reading Worksheet below.  Section 3 Friday: Prepare for a Quiz Monday on the Spring Break Assignment!

Spring Break Assignment 2012

Due Date: April 17, 2012

Target: To create a list of terms, and concepts necessary for mastery of the US History Regents Exam.

Point Value - 2.0 Grade Points


Hello, RUSHers:

Here is your Spring Break Assignment 
1. Obtain a set of Spiral-Bound Index Cards, like the ones shown here.

2. CLICK on the List of Important terms and concepts for the Regents Exam.  Print out the List.

3.  Complete the terms and concepts on the left side of the page; from the "Articles of Confederation" to "Marbury vs. Madison." If you have the small, blue Regents review book that you were asked to purchase at the beginning of the school year, the numbers in parentheses indicate where you can find that information.  If you haven't purchased the book yet, I've seen some used copies .  

4. For EACH term,  you will create an index card.  On the index card you will...

• Identify its meaning
• Time and Place it took place
• Why it's important
• Create a non-verbal image (drawing) to help you remember it

Please note that this assignment is worth 2.0 grade points.   There will also be a quiz on the terms, and concepts in this assignment on the Friday when we return from break.   Students who choose not to complete the assignment, will receive a grade of ZERO.  

While this may seem like a large assignment, if you break it down, and do a few each day, or work with a partner, it will not take very long.  

GOOD LUCK! 

HW Assignments Week of 4/1/12

Hello, RUSH Students:  


Here are your HW Assignments for the week of 4/1/12.   Please note that as of 1/31/12, all HW assignments must be accompanied by a parent's signature in order for a student to receive credit for completing the assignment.

***SPRING BREAK INCENTIVE!  IF ALL REGENTS US H/G STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR HW ASSIGNMENTS THIS WEEK, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENT!***


MONDAY NIGHT - Complete a Second Draft of your DBQ Essay (please see previous posts for more info)


TUESDAY NIGHT - Complete a third draft of your DBQ Essay. 


WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Complete a FINAL DRAFT.  Carefully view the essay requirements, and make sure that you meet all of them! 

YOUR ESSAY...

1.   TYPED and COMPUTER PRINTED, or EMAILED, via GOOGLE DOCS.  DOCUMENTS PASTED TO AN EMAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL ESSAYS MUST HAVE PARENTAL SIGNATURE!  If you are emailing, please have your parents email me from their email address, indicating that they have gone over the essay with you.  NO PARENT SIGNATURE = NO GRADE, PERIOD! 
2.  PRINTED, OR DIGITAL COPY OF RUBRIC.  NO RUBRIC = 1/2 grade point reduction (A becomes a B+, C becomes a C-).  
3.  COPY OF DBQ WITH ALL QUESTIONS COMPLETED.  NO DBQ's=1/2 grade point grade reduction.  
4.  DRAFTS, SHOWING EVIDENCE OF REVISION.  No drafts=1/2 grade point reduction. 
5.  Stapled, paper clipped, or binder clipped- NO STAPLE, PAPER or BINDER CLIP =1/2 grade point reduction.