Hello, Everyone:
Here are your assignments for the upcoming Regents Week. Please use this time wisely, to make up assignments, do credit repair, and re-organize.
1. Read Chapter 19 In your Textbook
2 . Complete the Chapter 19 Guided Reading Questions/ID's
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON CHAPTER 19 when you return on the 31st!
For Extra Credit:
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT(S) - Click HERE
For Credit Repair:
CLICK HERE
Monday, January 23, 2012
Extra Credit Assignment - The Panama Canal
Watch The Panama Canal on PBS. See more from American Experience.
1. Watch the video
2. Complete the video/podcast sheet, and turn in.
3. Click HERE. Go to page 7. Carefully study the cartoons, and answer the questions below.
1. How is Teddy Roosevelt portrayed in each of these cartoons? Which depiction is the
most favorable? The most negative? Point to specific symbols and details in each image
to support your answer.
2. What comment is each cartoonist making about Roosevelt's involvement in the Panama
Canal project?
3. How is Panama portrayed in the Coup d'Etat cartoon? Does this cartoonist appear to
support or oppose the "Roosevelt Doctrine"? Explain.Page 10
4. What images of America and its role in global affairs are presented in these cartoons?
Is there a variety of viewpoints about America as a global power or a consistent point
of view among the cartoonists? Discuss
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