WJPS Summer Assignment 2010

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As 9th graders, you and the other members of our Freshman Learning Community (FLC) will be engaged in a rigorous course of study in US History and Government. It is an extremely challenging course. Some members of our learning community will be taking Advanced Placement (AP) US History. This is a college-level course, with a demanding exam that is taken in the beginning of May; students who are successful on this exam can earn up to six (6) college credits for their efforts!

In an effort to be prepared for the challenges that will face us next year, incoming 9th graders will successfully complete the following assignment, which is due on THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10th, 2009. Please note that this assignment will be graded, and there will be an exam shortly after the first day of school based on the information in this assignment.

Here is the assignment. There are FIVE things you need to do

1. Purchase a copy of A Quick Review of US History and Government. You can order the book by clicking here. The cost of the book is approximately Eight (8) dollars. It is the BEST review book for US History that I have seen published! Please bring this book with you on the first day of school, as well as every other day of school. This book should always be on your person when you come to US History class.

2. Purchase the supplies for this class. CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF SUPPLIES

3. CLICK HERE, print out the CLASS CONTRACT. Please read the contract and bring it with you on the first day of school. You, and your parents must sign the contract. The contract must be on your person every day that you are in this class!

4. Click HERE to set up your account with POWER MEDIA PLUS. You will need this account, as sometimes you will be asked to watch videos for this class at home. DON'T WORRY! IT'S FREE! Enter the following passcode (copy and paste works best) yPNvYtchCh

4. READ, and OUTLINE chapters 4 and 5 in the Review Book. It's approximately 25 pages worth of reading. Spread out over 10 weeks of summer, it's about 2 pages a week.

5. COMPLETE the "Checklist of Important Terms and Concepts" listed on p. 127 of the review book. Please complete the terms and concepts on index cards. CLICK HERE FOR THE CHECKLIST!!!

If you do a little bit of the assignment each week, it will not take you very long at all. Again, US History is a very tough, and demanding course, that requires a tremendous amount of work. Therefore, it is very important that this assignment is completed. It is my advice NOT TO WAIT TO THE LAST MINUTE!

The Big Review

Hello, Everyone:

Here is THE BIG REVIEW. It's a comprehensive set of Multiple Choice Questions, based on "the final countdown" sheet.

Carefully study the questions, and make your best choice. If there's something that you don't understand, feel free to email me and I will do your best to answer your questions.

Regents Review Links

Hello, Everyone:

Here's a list of links, containing the information found in the Regents Review Packet.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

SUPREME COURT CASES

THEMATIC/DBQ INDEX (SINCE 2007)

BUBBA BRAIN - FUN GAME WEBSITE

When you use this website, go to "select a junior subject." Pick US History. Then scroll around and pick the games to play.

REGENTS REVIEW MASTER LIST

OLD REGENTS EXAMS

REGENTS REVIEW BY TOPIC

REGENTS PREP - US HISTORY

BRAIN POP - login and p/w is ms2o2

January 2009 Regents

CLICK HERE for a link to the January 2009 Regents. We'll go over the exam in class Tuesday.

Tonight's HW 5/25/10

Hello, Everyone:

Tonight's HW.

CLICK HERE for the link to the "Big Review" Multiple Choice Practice Exam.

Please complete questions 1-23. You need only write the number and the answer choice. You do not have to copy the questions.

Tuesday Night's HW 5/18/2010

Hello, RUSH students:

I apologize for my absence. Nonetheless, you are expected to keep up with your assignments. There is not a lot of time before the Regents exams, so we really have to put our best efforts forward in these next couple of weeks.

Here's tonight's assignment: Due THURSDAY!

1. Read, Highlight and Outline the information contained in the following links. You may wish to print out the information contained in these links.

3 Branches

Federalism

Amendments

Unwritten

2. CLICK HERE for the Review Quiz Please complete the terms and concepts, as well as the multiple choice questions.

HW Assignments: Week of 5/17/2010

Hello, RUSHers:

Here are your HW assignments for this week. This week begins our review of the content to be covered on the Regents Exam. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF EXCELLENT WEBSITES TO HELP YOU STUDY!

Monday Night 5/17/2010:

1. Click on the following links, and review the content posted there.

• Introduction to the US Gov't
• Foundations of US Gov't
• Convention

You may wish to print out these web-pages, highlight, and outline the content presented.

2. Complete the following vocab terms. For each term (or concept), you must:

1. Identify its meaning (what is it?)
2. Explain its purpose (why was it done/what did it do?)
3. Identify its importance (the "so what" question)

Terms/Concepts:

1. American Revolution
2. Articles of Confederation
3. Bill of Rights
4. Checks and Balances
5. Declaration of Independence
6. Elastic Clause
7. Electoral College
8. Federalist Papers
9. Great Compromise
10. Marbury v. Madison
11. Mercantalism
12. Popular Sovereignty
13. Separation of Powers
14. Unwritten Constitution

Poster Assessment - Credit Repair or Extra Credit

Hello, Everyone:

Listed below is a link to a credit repair/extra credit assignment.

Please click here for a link with all of the information.

Test Friday - Review Sheet

Hello, Everyone:

Here's some info for your test on Friday. The test will cover our study of World War I.

World War I Study Guide:

Multiple Choice and Thematic Essay

Multiple Choice: approximately 10 vocab questions, 20 m/c (A, B, C, D) questions

Thematic Essay Topic: Supreme Court Cases Concerning Constitutional Civil Liberties 


Task: Using the case of Schenck vs. United States,

• Discuss the facts of the case (what do you know about it?) 


• Identify a specific constitutional civil liberty issue addressed by the Supreme Court (what rights were in question) 


• Discuss how the decision of the Supreme Court either expanded or limited a specific constitutional civil liberty in the United States (how did the decision affect how people were able to use that right?)

Vocab	Multiple Choice	Thematic
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Lusitania Zimmerman Note Espionage/Sedition Acts 14 points	The effects of the “clear and present danger” test from Schenck vs. US The US policy at the start of WWI. Can the government limit your civil rights during wartime? What was the purpose of the 14 points? Why did the US Senate object to the Treaty of Versailles What was the IMMEDIATE cause (“trigger) of WWI? How did President Wilson persuade Congress to enter WWI? What was the purpose of the League of Nations? WHEN did the US enter the War? WHO were the members of the Allies/Central Powers?	Schenck vs. US (1919) Supreme Court Case Information can be found on pages 602-603 of your textbook.

Tonight's HW 4/30/2010

• READ pp. 604-609 in your RED TB
• Complete "Terms and Names" p. 609
• Complete questions 3&4 on p. 609

World War I Webquest - HW For This Weekend

Hello, Everyone:

We are beginning our next major assessment piece. The webquest is due MONDAY MAY 3rd (Mr. Tesler Day). Anyone who chooses not to complete the assignment will receive a grade of zero; sorry, no exceptions. This is an intensive assignment. DO NOT wait until the last minute to complete the assignment, or email me that you don't understand what to do, on the Sunday night before the project is due!

Here is a link to the project website.

Here is a link to the questions you must answer.

Here is the power point.

Click on the links above, and download the appropriate information. Please be PATIENT. These files are very large.

Directions: Using the video clips, and the slideshow, answer the questions that accompany each section. This is a very long, and very intensive project, so please make sure that you are working on it, in a timely manner.

Questions? Concerns? I'm in 353 every day till 3PM. Thanks!

Tonight's HW

For Thursday:

VIEW LECTURE 57 - Peace Conferences Please complete the PODCAST form that you used for last night's HW assignment.

On page 612 of your textbook.

COPY - VISUAL SUMMARY
Complete: "Main Ideas" #1-8

Online Quiz

Goin' HI-TECH!

CLICK HERE FOR THE QUIZ - Go old school with the answers, and write them on looseleaf, please. You are allowed to SKIP 5 questions. Please write the word "OMIT" next to the ones that you want to skip

HW Assignments Week of 4/19/2010

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week.

Monday Night - Please view, and listen to Lecture 56 - US Entry into WWI. Plese take notes, and complete the podcast sheet.

After listening to the lecture, and taking notes, on a separate paper, please complete the following terms.

• Central Powers
• Allied Powers
• Espionage Act
• Neutrality
• Propaganda
• Zimmerman telegram
• Sedition Act
• Red Scare
• Palmer raids
• Schenck v. United States
• George Creel
• Lusitania
• Bolsheviks
• Fourteen Points
• League of Nations
• Henry Cabot Lodge
• Big Four
• U-boats
• National War Labor Board
• Treaty of Versailles

Extra Credit Assignments

Assignment #1 - DBQ Essay CLICK HERE

Assignment #1A - DBQ Essay II CLICK HERE

Assignment #2 - "America in the 20th Century Film Festival"

1. CLICK HERE. PRINT the QUESTIONS.
2. CLICK HERE. You will be directed to a link for all EIGHT of the "America in the 20th Century" Videos. Again, for those of you who do not have a POWER MEDIA PLUS account, you must get one right away!
3. WATCH each of the videos. As with any lecture, or video, it's a great idea to take notes while you're watching.
4. Answer the questions, either on looseleaf, or type them up.

It is suggested that you work with a partner to do these. Why not make it a social event? Invite some friends over, get some pizzas, watch the videos together, and answer the questions together. Additionally, if enough people would like to do so, we can do screenings of the videos at lunch-time, or after-school.

Tonight's HW 4/16/2010

Here's tonight's HW.

1. Please watch the video America in the 20th Century - America Becomes a World Power. Remember, you need to have a PMP password in order to access the video.

2. After you finish the video, please answer the questions below. You may, if you are so inclined to do so, post the answers online.

America Becomes a World Power
1. Discuss how the United States tried to become a world power.
2. Compare and contrast the views of Imperialists and Anti-Imperialists.
3. How could the acquisition of Alaska benefit the United States?
4. Discuss some of the causes of the Spanish-American War.
5. Discuss the obstacles the Unites States had to face in order to gain control of the Caribbean and
Pacific regions.
6. Discuss the United States motivation to become involved in China with the Open Door Policy
and its effects on China.
7. Discuss the significance of Roosevelt's Great White Fleet.
8. Discuss the benefits the Panama Canal brought to the United States.
9. How does the Monroe Doctrine, created in 1823, emerge again in 1905?
10. Compare and contrast the foreign policies of the Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson administration.

HW Assignments Week of 4/12/2010

Hello RUSHers:

Here are HW assignments for the week. Expect a quiz/test shortly on Foreign Policy. Details to Follow

MONDAY NIGHT: Due Wednesday

Using your textbook, review book, the internet, and/or other sources, please look up the following terms. Please note that this is not just defining the words. One-Sentence answers will not be accepted. For each term, you must

1. Identify what it is (or was)

2. Its purpose (what was the point of it)

3. Causes and Effects

4. Its importance

1. Louisiana Purchase
2. Monroe Doctrine
3. Manifest Destiny
4. Spanish American War
5. Imperialism
6. Open Door Policy
7. Good Neighbor Policy
8. Organization of American States
9. Nationalism
10. Freedom of the Seas
11. Submarine Warfare
12. Fourteen Points
13. Treaty of Versailles
14. League of Nations
15. Isolationism

Tuesday Night - Due Thursday

Complete Lecture 54 and Lecture 55. Remember, you must complete a PODCAST sheet for each lecture

Thursday - TBA (to be announced)

HW Assignments Week of 3/22/2010

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your assignments for the week. FYI, We are tentatively looking at a quiz/mini-test on Friday, on PROGRESSIVISM. Progressivism is covered in CHAPTER 17 of your textbook. CLICK HERE for a Presentation with all of the info that you will need about Progressivism (certainly enough to pass the exam).

The assignments...

Monday Night: Due Tuesday!

If you haven't set up your account, please click HERE to set up your account with POWER MEDIA PLUS. You will need this account, as sometimes you will be asked to watch videos for this class at home. DON'T WORRY! IT'S FREE! Enter the following passcode (copy and paste works best) yPNvYtchCh - If for some reason, you can't set it up, please come see me during afterschool, and we can set up your account.

2. Once you've signed into your account, click here to watch the video "America in the 20th Century: The Progressive Era."

3. After you've watched the video, click here and print out the PODCAST SHEET. Don't worry about the "AP US History" heading. I use this sheet for all of my classes. Watch the video again, but this time, fill out the sheet as you're watching it.

Tuesday: Due Wednesday

1. CLICK HERE. Please watch, and listen to the lecture entitled "The Progressive Impulse."

2. Watch the lecture again. This time, while you're watching the lecture, complete the PODCAST SHEET (the same one you used for the movie!)

3. Using what you've learned from the lecture, the video, and other resources you might find helpful, please identify the following KEY TERMS (vocab) and NAMES (ppl)

1. Progressive Movement (Or "progressivism")
2. Muckraker
3. Suffrage
4. Susan B. Anthony
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. The Jungle
7. NAACP
8. Woodrow Wilson
9. Clayton Anti-Trust Act
10. Federal Reserve System
11. Square Deal
12. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Wednesday: DUE THURSDAY

1. Using the lecture that you viewed last night for HW, your notes, and your knowledge of US History, answer the questions below. Each answer should contain some facts, and details, and should be between three (3) to five (5) sentences each. Please complete your assignments on looseleaf paper (in ink), or type on the computer.

1. What were the problems the Progressives tried to fix?
2. According to the Progressives, what caused these problems?
3. Who were the MUCKRAKERS? What reasons might explain why they are so important?
4. In your own words, describe a "political machine."
5. Briefly explain how the "city manager" system worked?
6. How did companies try to get around laws set up to protect workers?
7. What was so important about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

Thursday: Review for a QUIZ on Chapter 17 (Progressivism)

Friday: Begin working on your spring break assignment.

SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE MONDAY!!! MONDAY!!! MONDAY!!!

Choose one of the following, or BOTH, if you need to make up assignments.

1. Progressive Era Web Quest Click the link for a GOOGLE DOCS folder with all of the stuff that you need for the assignment!

2. Progressivism DBQ Essay

HW 3/17/2010

Hello, Everyone:

Here's tonight's HW assignment

THEMATIC ESSAY - DUE DATE 3/22/2010 - Will be graded as a 2.0 weighted quiz.

Theme: Change — Industrialization

During the 19th century, the United States experienced tremendous industrial

growth. This industrial growth resulted in many changes in American life.

Task:

Identify two changes in American life that resulted from industrial growth in the

United States and for each change

• Explain how industrialization contributed to this change

• Discuss one positive or one negative effect of this change on American life

You may use any appropriate change in American life that resulted from industrial growth.

Some suggestions you might wish to consider include increased immigration, new inventions

or technologies, growth of labor unions, growth of monopolies, growth of reform movements,

and increased urbanization.

You are not limited to these suggestions.

Guidelines:

In your essay, be sure to:

• Develop all aspects of the task

• Support the theme with relevant facts, examples, and details

• Use a logical and clear plan of organization, including an introduction and a conclusion that

are beyond a restatement of the theme

Rules:
1. Essays will be collected at the start of class on March 22.

2. Essays must be computer-printed, or neatly handwritten IN INK on looseleaf paper. Anything less will not be accepted; i.e. pencil, pages ripped from a composition notebook, spiral notebook pages.

3. Essays must be FINAL DRAFTS; spell-checked. In short, your absolute best work.

Test Review Questions

Use these questions to help you review for the quiz!

1. How did industrialization affect the population of the US in the late 1800's?

2. What did the PROGRESSIVES want to achieve?

3. How did a) the Civil War, and b) the Railroads help lead to the industrial boom of the late 1800's?

4. Why did most immigrants settle in cities during the late 19th Century?

5. Who were Upton Sinclair, and Jacob Riis, and why are they important?

6. What were the goals of labor unions during the late 1800's, and why weren't they successful?

7. In your own words explain what a "monopoly" is.

8. Why were many of the business leaders of the late 19th Century called "Robber Barons?"

9. What were "pools" and how were they used by business leaders in the late 1800's?

10. What were "trusts" and how were they used by business leaders in the late 1800's?

HW Assignments Week of 3/8/2010

Hello, Everyone:

Here are the assignments for this upcoming week.

Monday Night - Movie Night

1. Choose ONE of the movies to watch, or if you want to GO THE EXTRA MILE, watch both. Complete the PODCAST VIDEO Review Sheet. Click on the link, and print it out. If you intend to do both, please print two review sheets.

The Unfinished Nation: A New Corporate Order

Investigates the major causes and implications for the Industrial Revolution. Set against the backdrop of social change and political dispute, the program discusses Thomas Edison, the light bulb, Eli Whitney, the cotton gin, J. P. Morgan, John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, the railroad strike, the Knights of Labor Union, and the American Federation of Labor. Wrapping up with a look at the tremendous transformations in the quality of life for both skilled and unskilled workers during the revolution, the informative presentation addresses wage disputes, poverty, the creation of the working class, and child labor.

The Unfinished Nation: The Age of the City

Chronicles the rapid population growth in major cities in the United States during the late 1800s due to rapid immigration from Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Russia. The program examines immigrants’ assimilation into the United States and the public pressures they faced to abandon any sense of their “Old World identity.” Segments on the gender roles of immigrant men and women and growing differentiation between the upper and middle classes emphasizes immigration's ruffling of the American social fabric. Urban life--focusing specifically on tenement apartments in Chicago and Milwaukee, unemployment, and pollution--is compared to homes in the outlying suburbs, revealing the catalysts behind the development of departments of public health and such capitalistic enterprises as Sears and Roebuck. Play

Tuesday Night: Due Thursday

1. Read Chapter 15 in the Textbook

2. Copy Visual Summary on p. 478.

3. Answer "Terms and Names" on p. 478

4. Answer "Main Ideas" on p. 478

Thursday Night: Prepare for a QUIZ on Chapters 14 and 15 on Friday. A list of possible question topics to follow.

HW Friday 3/4/2010

R.U.S.H. Students:

HW this weekend:

1. REVIEW Chapter 14 in your textbook.

2. Listen to the following Lectures

Lesson 47 - Consumer Culture

Lesson 48 - Rise of Unions

Lesson 49 - Growth of Cities

Lesson 50 - Life in the City

Please take notes on the lectures on the following worksheet. CLICK HERE for the worksheet. You must complete ONE worksheet per lecture.

Note Taking Template for Project

CLICK HERE for the note-taking template for your project. Organize everything here!

Vacation Assignment

Hello, RUSH Students:

Here are your assignments for February Break.

Textbook Assignments:

a. READ CHAPTER 14 (pp. 434-455 in the RED TB). For those of you who would like to download AUDIO SUMMARIES of each section of the chapter, click the links below.

Chapter 14 Section 1

Chapter 14 Section 2

Chapter 14 Section 3

b. Complete the Vocab "Terms and Names" on pp. 439, 446, 455

c. Complete "Main Ideas" on p. 456

d. Copy the Visual Summary on p. 456

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON THIS INFORMATION UPON YOUR RETURN FROM VACATION on MONDAY the 22nd!

2. DOWNLOAD, and PRINT the "Inventor Hall of Fame" Worksheet. Please sign, and have your parents sign the project requirement sheet, and bring it with you to school on Monday. Begin working on the project as soon as possible. Please note that the project is due on FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010. Please note that this will be your third major assessment piece of the semester. Failure to complete the project will result in a ZERO grade. Please make sure that you complete all steps of the project for maximum credit.

DBQ Assignment Due MONDAY!

Please remember that your Civil War DBQ is due on Monday February 8th.

Here is the link- DBQ Civil War -

Please complete all of the short answer questions for MONDAY!

THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE ESSAY IS DUE ON FRIDAY Feb. 12th.

Along the way...

1st Draft - Due Tuesday
2nd Draft - Due Thursday
FINAL DRAFT - DUE FRIDAY, along with SHORT ANSWER DBQs!

This DBQ is worth a FULL TEST (4.0 points). Failure to meet deadlines will have the following consequences.

No 1st draft - Reduction of 10%
No 2nd draft - Reduction of 20%
No short answers - Reduction of 10%
No Final Draft - ZERO

Wednesday Assignment 2/2/10

Hello, RUSHers:

For those of you whom I see for the new Wednesday class, here is your assignment.

1. Review the lectures from last night's HW assignment. CLICK HERE for the link.

2. Complete the Multiple Choice Questions Below.

Civil War - Do ALL
Reconstruction - COMPLETE ONLY THE EVEN NUMBERED Questions!

You are to copy any questions (and answers) that you do not answer correctly.

Assignments 2/2/2010

Hello Regents US History (RUSH) students (AKA RUSHers):

Here are your assignments for the week of 2/2/10. Please remember that your Civil War DBQ is due on Monday February 8th. Here is the link- DBQ Civil War - Hard Copies (computer printed) must be turned in. Handwritten/Electronic copies not acceptable for submission!

1. All students are responsible for reading Chapter 12 (Reconstruction) in their RED textbooks. You can click HERE for audio links to the chapter.

2. ALL students are responsible for participating in the following lecture. It is expected that you will lesson to the lecture, and take notes.

Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction

The End of Reconstruction

2. All students are responsible for completing the following exercise(s):

On page 402:

a. Copy the VISUAL SUMMARY

b. Complete the "Terms and Names"

c. Answer the "Main Idea" questions (ALL)

You must turn this assignment into me by NO LATER THAN FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5th.

Regents Week Assignments 1/25/10

Hello, Everyone:

Here are your HW assignments for the week. Please note that all work is due on the day that you return once Regents exams are completed. Additionally, I have listed all of the resources below.

Please note that there will be a quiz on the material covered in these assignments on the first day after Regents week has concluded.

Assignment #1 - Click on the Lectures below. Watch, and listen to them carefully. It's suggested that you take notes on the lectures.

• Lesson 35 - Secessionfile
• Lesson 36 - The Civil Warfile
• Lesson 37 - Abolition of Slaveryfile
• Lesson 38 - Ramifications of the Civil War

Assignment #2 READ Chapters 10 and 11 in your textbook The Americans (pp. 304-371).

Assignment #3 COMPLETE the "Terms and Names," and "Main Ideas" on p. 334 and p. 372.

CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO VERSIONS OF CHAPTER 10, and CHAPTER 11.

Please note that all work is due when you return from Regents Week. Late work will not be accepted during the second semester.

Assessment DUE February 8th - DBQ Civil War - Hard Copies (computer printed) must be turned in. Handwritten/Electronic copies not acceptable for submission!

Webquest Day 2

Hi, Everyone..

Just to recap, and avoid some confusion.

1. Download The Webquest, The Rubric, and The Presentation to the computer you are using.

2. After logging into to your WJPS account, please upload The Webquest, The Rubric, and The Presentation into your google docs account.

3. Using the presentation, and the webquest worksheet, answer the questions ON THE WEBQUEST worksheet. You do not have to re-write the questions.

For the questions that require video links, clicking the links below should work.

Questions 4, 5, 6 - CLICK HERE

Questions 15, 16, 17

Questions 18, 19, 20

Questions 24, 25, 26

Question 33

Question 42 & 43

Please note that you must hand in a copy of the WebQuest, with a Rubric attached to it. The assignment will not be accepted in any other way!

DUE DATE: 1/25/10 - NO EXCEPTIONS!!! ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SUBMIT THE PROJECT ON 1/25 WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF ZERO!!!