HW17: Read What Symbolizes Your Country’s Values? (see below). Imagine you are an artist in a nation that has just freed itself from foreign rule. Design a national symbol that will show what your nation stands for. Write a half-page explanation of how your symbol reflects the spirit and values of your nation. Due Thursday 12/10.
To assist you in your studying, here are the readings and PowerPoints we used in class for Unit 3.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B51mxLFJWZndZTE1NDQ5ZjctM2VlNC00YjMzLWFhMDItOTIwMWMwYjEzYjZl&usp=sharing Read textbook pages 734-740. Answer the following questions in complete sentences on loose leaf paper. Due Monday, 11/30. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) For each of the following thinkers, write one sentence that explains their ideas. Then write one sentence that explains what they all had in common: Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo. 3) In what way were Utilitarians, Utopians, and Socialists similar? How were they different from laissez-faire thinkers? 4) Who was Karl Marx? What were the main ideas of The Communist Manifesto? Did this book have an impact? Explain. 5) Answer Skillbuilder Question #1 on p. 737 using information from the chart, Capitalism vs. Socialism. 6) Answer Skillbuilder Question #2. 7) Using pages 738-740, make a list of 8 rights, laws, or reforms that addressed the problems of industrialization. 8) Creative Response: Read Industrialists and Reforms: A Decision-Making Model (file attached). Write a script for a movie scene where three guests at a dinner party (one capitalist; one Marxist; and one social reformer) get into an argument about how to solve the problems of the Industrial Revolution. Include an introduction that explains what will be happening in the scene. Then, write the script.
Complete the Essay Planning Worksheet for your upcoming Thematic Essay. The worksheet is attached to this post. Here is the essay task:
The Simon Bolivar assignment on last week's homework strip has been cancelled. Instead, HW13 is Study Guide #2, due Thursday, Nov. 5. This counts as a double assignment. In case you didn't get a hard copy, here's an electronic copy:
Dear Students:
In this post I have attempted to include everything you will need to complete your term project. On the due date, you will turn in the following, in this order: Cover, Business Letter, Position Paper, and Bibliography. Make sure you read the guidelines on your handout thoroughly. The first three of these links provide you with the contents of the Project Sheet in case you misplace your printed copy. I've also added a Sample Persuasive Letter. Project Guidelines: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndWi00T1dxSHE1cEE/view?usp=sharing The Top 100 Events List: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndNVRGVllwdzliLTQ Persuasive Letter Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndMFRBdVJyUlZHMmc Sample Persuasive Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndcWxmVE5neXdGZ00/edit?usp=sharing Use the following templates for the cover, business letter, and position paper. After you click the links, when the files appear in Google Drive, you will not be able to edit them. You will need to download the Word files to your computer. Then you can open the files in Word and type directly into the documents. Remember to save your work on a flash drive or your hard drive when you are finished, in case you need to edit it later. Cover Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndSFhkdWZYTTBPcGs/view?usp=sharing Business Letter Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B51mxLFJWZndekVoVGJlVkZ6a28/view?usp=sharing Position Paper Template: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B51mxLFJWZndMV9HNkdkemc0V1E Lastly, I've attached some links to help you with your bibliography. The first one provides a simple explanation of the MLA format for bibliographic information. The second link is for EasyBib.com, which allows you to easily create free MLA-formatted citations directly online. Remember, the sources in your bibliography must be in alphabetical order using the first letter of the citation! MLA Format Examples: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_mla_format_examples.shtml EasyBib Free Bibliography Maker: http://easybib.com/ I look forward to reading some wonderful term projects. -Mr. S |
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