American History Assignment 1-25-11

Create a political propaganda poster encouraging or opposing a particular groups civil rights.

African Americans
Mexican Americans
American Indians
Women

Assignment options:
Word Project Gallery (flyer)
Poster Board (crayons, markers, colored pencils)

American History Assignment 1-24-11

The trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti concerned Americans during the 1920s. Sacco and Vanzetti were anarchists, or people opposed to organized government, and their radical politics became a focus of their trial. Research the history of the case and write a 500 word report about the outcome of the trial. Include information about the crime they were accused of, their defense and the evidence against them, the verdict, and the effect the trial had on the American public. 


The Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti



Sacco-Vanzetti Case

Current Events 1-14-11

Why is it news? Each day, newspaper editors around the world must make decisions about which stories they will publish. Stories make it into newspapers for many different reasons. Invite students to look at the stories that have made the front page of a local newspaper during the last few days and to talk about why each of those stories made headlines. Among the reasons students might come up with are these:

• Timeliness -- News that is happening right now, news of interest to readers right now.
• Relevance -- The story happened nearby or is about a concern of local interest.
• Magnitude -- The story is great in size or number; for example, a tornado that destroys a couple houses might not make the news but a story about a tornado that devastates a community would be very newsworthy.
• Unexpectedness -- Something unusual, or something that occurs without warning.
• Impact -- News that will affect a large number of readers.
• Reference to someone famous or important -- News about a prominent person or personality.
• Oddity -- A unique or unusual situation.
• Conflict -- A major struggle in the news.
• Reference to something negative -- Bad news often "sells" better than good news.
• Continuity -- A follow-up or continuation to a story that has been in the news or is familiar.
• Emotions -- Emotions (such as fear, jealousy, love, or hate) increase interest in a story.
• Progress -- News of new hope, new achievement, new improvements.

World History Assignment 12-06-11

Breakdown of Roman Society in Early Middle Ages

Write a one-page paper describing one of the following society’s existences.  The paper should include major rulers and their accomplishments, cultural influences, government structure and social classes.

1.     Vikings

2.     Saxons

3.     Franks

Current Events September

Students will create a newspaper about the news that took place over the last month.
September 2011,
Group #1-Front Page Headline News
Group #2-World News
Group #3-Midlands/Local
Group #4-Sports
Group #5-Finance/Technology
Group #6-Entertainment

Minimum of four articles per group