The Iroquois Creation Story

   You will complete and submit a multimedia project using PowerPoint based on one of the assigned readings below: The Iroquois Creation Story The General History of Virginia, New England, and The Summer Isles (John Smith) Of Plymouth Plantation (William Bradford) A Model of Christian Charity (John Winthrop) Contemplations (Anne Bradstreet) Sinners in the Hands … Read more

Felony disenfranchisement

   In an Ancient Rome and Greece, an offender guilty of a serious offense against society was subject to the forfeiture of property and civil death—the loss of all rights and privileges. In the early common law, certain categories of offenders were subject to banishment and the loss of all property and civil rights. The … Read more

HISTORY

Step 1: Listen to the podcast. Trail of Tears https://www.thisamericanlife.org/107/trail-of-tears-1998 Step 2: Answer the following questions: What part of the story struck you the most? Why? Why do you think we ignore the human aspect of the Trail of Tears? Why do we focus only on the facts?

HISTORY

Questions to answer: 1. Summarize your sources into 3 sentences. 2 In two sentences answer: How do your sources relate back to the lecture? 3.  How does your primary source help you better understand the lives of the people who lived during the Early Republic?

HISTORY

please watch season 4 episode 10 of Drunk History. Answer the following questions: 1. Why do we focus only on big names (like politicians or military leaders) in US History? Is this a good or a bad thing? 2. In what ways does popular culture inform our understanding of US History? 3.  Is it a good or a … Read more

history

Step 1: Listen to the podcast. Trail of Tears https://www.thisamericanlife.org/107/trail-of-tears-1998 Step 2: Answer the following questions: What part of the story struck you the most? Why? Why do you think we ignore the human aspect of the Trail of Tears? Why do we focus only on the facts?

HISTORY

Questions to answer: 1. Summarize your sources into 3 sentences. 2 In two sentences answer: How do your sources relate back to the lecture? 3.  How does your primary source help you better understand the lives of the people who lived during the Early Republic?

HISTORY

Primary Source Assignment 8  please watch season 4 episode 10 of Drunk History   Answer the following questions: 1. Why do we focus only on big names (like politicians or military leaders) in US History? Is this a good or a bad thing? 2. In what ways does popular culture inform our understanding of US History? 3.  Is it … Read more

1 Page Asian History Reflection

These will be one page in length. The student will choose a selection from each of the 5 periods outlined in the link below (for example, Man’yōshu for 1). These are designed to sensitize students to multi-perspectives. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.184715/page/n37/mode/2up

History

Read The Communist Manifesto and respond using the readings, the text, the lectures, and most importantly, your critical thinking skills and interpretive abilities. Base your discussion on the themes and concepts from the readings and lectures.  Must be 500 words or more.