Citizenship and Selma

 Listen and react to the audio clip.  What did you hear? What did you think of what you heard?  What is civil disobedience?  What does this tell us about citizenship and what a citizen is?  Write 9 lines about what you heard.

History of Terrorism

Task:  You will study history & types of terrorism.  Then you will write a paragraph answering the essesntial question of the lesson followed by reacting to other student's work.

Grading: 
10 points - paragraph answering essential question
 5 points - listing a relevant website
15 points - reacting to two fellow students work
= 30 points

Due Date:  Wednesday 5 pm

Goal:  Understand the history of Terrorism

How to Youtube Video

In this lesson, you will study the lesson I teach on the types of terrorism.  Go to the google drive and look at the power point, also watch the corresponding videos.  Feel free to find additional information on the web. 

You can find the link here:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5HwXET2q5HbaWVoZWJ6VTlkNlk&usp=sharing

1. There are different types of terrorism.  My hope is you will understand the different types.  I am trying to organize a complex topic, but in this lesson I want you to think about terrorism as organized into these types:

• People terrorizing the government
• National Terror Groups
• International Terror Groups
• State Sponsored Terrorism
• Terror By the State Against It's Own People
• Modern Terror 

     2.  After studying the PowerPoint, watching the videos, and researching on the web.  Write a
          paragraph or more answering the essential question of the lesson:  

What are the types and history of terrorism and how has terrorism evolved over time?  

Post your answer by commenting in this blog.  Also, you need to post a useful website (or more) that will help your fellow classmates.  No inappropriate sites (This means no beheading videos, no pro terrorism sites,- you need to find informative educational sites from reliable, reputable sources).

     
      3.  Read other's posts and react to two other posts by your classmates.  I've linked a google doc which will allow you to view expectations for posting your blog responses here:  

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/110rnnhr9kGzGfPF2Z3EtwJCF8ozC7d65BQizJvx6w1w/edit?usp=sharing


Have fun and let me know what I can do to help!


Mr. Del Priore

YGYW FALL 2014 - SEARCHING FOR BEN FRANKLIN AND OUR TRIP TO THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.

George Washington used this chair for nearly three months of the Federal Convention's continuous sessions. James Madison reported Benjamin Franklin saying, "I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I... know that it is a rising...sun."

Made by John Folwell in 1779
Mahogany, height: 153.5 cm, width: 77.5 cm, depth: 58.2 cm
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA

Write a paragraph or more explaining how our trip to Philadelphia to see the National Constitution Center, Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, helped you gain a better understanding of our democracy and/or our country. 

REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME AND PERIOD AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST! 

Roots of Democracy in Philadelphia

During the halftime show on the evening 9/11/11 ESPN commentator Chris Berman was reviewing the day's NFL scores. He concluded his report by saying, "Of course there is one team we all root for and it's the greatest team ever assembled".  He was speaking about the USA.

Our experiment in democracy was never tried the same way before nor has it ever been accurately replicated. What makes our country great? How is Philadelphia part of our greatness?

Write a paragraph or more explaining how our trip to Philadelphia to see the National Constitution Center, Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, helped you gain a better understanding of our democracy and/or our country. 

REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME AND PERIOD AT THE TOP OF YOUR POST! 

Student Input: What would you like to learn about 9/11?

As we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, one wonders what we can learn from it.   What can we gain from revisiting this horrific day?  Your teacher is unsure so he's tapping the brains of you, his students.  What do you think we can focus on that will allow us to learn from the event of 9/11?  Write a five sentence paragraph here expressing your thoughts on this topic. 
Before typing your response, put your name and period in parenthesis i.e. (Paul Del Priore, Period 1).

And So It Begins

Write your name and list your period.

Then write seven lines or more about the following:


What is something that interests you or that you like about history or social studies?