Define each word, list the part of speech and use in a sentence.
grievance
writ
guerilla
feudal
sporadic
thwart
fiasco
martial law
naturalized citizen
tumultuous
consensus
utopian/utopia
appendage
abet
incendiary
degradation
vehement
ardent
resolute
impudence
levity
commodity
wean
rhetoric
dissent
insubordinate
denounce
emancipate
affirm
rationalize
inundate
implication
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Homework Due Wednesday, Nov 4
Democratizing 20th Century, Civil War and Reconstruction
Homework, Due Nov 4
a) Look at the requirement for your next essay, particularly the guiding questions.
b) Start thinking about a thesis for your essay; write down (this will be a working thesis and it will be refined later)
c) List possible arguments that can be used as your thesis. The thesis should have 2-3 arguments.
d) For each argument, write three medium length quotes from the texts that can be used as evidence.
e) For each quote, explain the connection between your quote and argument. (Be prepared to share with a partner and the class)
***I will not be in tomorrow. Civil War should continue watching Queen. Democratizing should fill out secondary source sheets (they are on my desk) for Who Built America? pg 216-229 I will check on Wednesday.
Homework, Due Nov 4
a) Look at the requirement for your next essay, particularly the guiding questions.
b) Start thinking about a thesis for your essay; write down (this will be a working thesis and it will be refined later)
c) List possible arguments that can be used as your thesis. The thesis should have 2-3 arguments.
d) For each argument, write three medium length quotes from the texts that can be used as evidence.
e) For each quote, explain the connection between your quote and argument. (Be prepared to share with a partner and the class)
***I will not be in tomorrow. Civil War should continue watching Queen. Democratizing should fill out secondary source sheets (they are on my desk) for Who Built America? pg 216-229 I will check on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Civil War and Reconstruction Response Essay-How Can Economic Conflict Lead to War
Unit 1 EQ: How Can Economic Conflict Lead to War?
Essay, Due Monday, November 23
**Please keep in mind that we will spend some class time working on this project, but we will move on to our next unit before the final paper is due. Use your time wisely.
For the past several weeks we have been watching "Queen" and reading documents that expore the issues of race, gender and class in the antebellum South. In your next assignment you will weave these pieces together to provide your own analysis and interpretation of the pre-Civil War South. You will have a choice between two response questions:
a) How did slavery the lives impact black women, particulary in their roles as mothers? How did slavery impact African American families? Do you think the legacy of slavery is still evident today in this context?
b) How did the economic system of the South impact whites? How did the institution of slavery impact social class and economic opportunities among Southern whites? How did class distinctions impact whites' perceptions of each other?
Your paper must contain eveidence obtained from the following sources:
a) "Slavery and the Growth of the South"
b) "The Nature of Female Slavery"
c) "The Peculiar Institution"**
d) "The Old South"**
e) "Drawing the Color Line", "Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom"**
**These are class refernce texts. You must use class time to read and annotate these texts. They cannot be brought home)
You should submit an essay that:
a) Contains a clear point of view and explicitly uses evidence to defend your thesis.
b) Demonstrates your your understanding of the antebellum culture and economic system.
c) Includes at least 8 quotes from the documents you received in class, including primary sources and statistic/numeric evidence.
d) References one of the characters from "Queen" as part of your discussion about slavery or social class; includes quotes from the film
e) Is nuanced. Evidence should be mixed and not all come from the same document. You should have more than one argument.
f) Demonstrates critical thinking; raises and answers questions.
g) Conforms to grammar standards.
i) Is interesting to read and well written.
h) Is 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced 12 pt font
Essay, Due Monday, November 23
**Please keep in mind that we will spend some class time working on this project, but we will move on to our next unit before the final paper is due. Use your time wisely.
For the past several weeks we have been watching "Queen" and reading documents that expore the issues of race, gender and class in the antebellum South. In your next assignment you will weave these pieces together to provide your own analysis and interpretation of the pre-Civil War South. You will have a choice between two response questions:
a) How did slavery the lives impact black women, particulary in their roles as mothers? How did slavery impact African American families? Do you think the legacy of slavery is still evident today in this context?
b) How did the economic system of the South impact whites? How did the institution of slavery impact social class and economic opportunities among Southern whites? How did class distinctions impact whites' perceptions of each other?
Your paper must contain eveidence obtained from the following sources:
a) "Slavery and the Growth of the South"
b) "The Nature of Female Slavery"
c) "The Peculiar Institution"**
d) "The Old South"**
e) "Drawing the Color Line", "Slavery Without Submission, Emancipation Without Freedom"**
**These are class refernce texts. You must use class time to read and annotate these texts. They cannot be brought home)
You should submit an essay that:
a) Contains a clear point of view and explicitly uses evidence to defend your thesis.
b) Demonstrates your your understanding of the antebellum culture and economic system.
c) Includes at least 8 quotes from the documents you received in class, including primary sources and statistic/numeric evidence.
d) References one of the characters from "Queen" as part of your discussion about slavery or social class; includes quotes from the film
e) Is nuanced. Evidence should be mixed and not all come from the same document. You should have more than one argument.
f) Demonstrates critical thinking; raises and answers questions.
g) Conforms to grammar standards.
i) Is interesting to read and well written.
h) Is 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced 12 pt font
Democratizing Twentieth Century Response Essay-Women's Suffrage
Response essay, due Friday, November 13.
For the past several weeks we have been studying the Industrial Revolution as a context for understanding how and why women got the right to vote when they did. In your next essay, you will discuss the Women's Suffrage Movement. You will demonstrate your understanding of this movement--its roots, its successes and its limitations. You will also demostrate your understanding of the historic context, including the rise of socialism and Progressivism.
In this essay you must include evidence obtained from the following sources:
a) Howard Zinn - "The Socialist Challenge" and "War is the Health of the State"
b) Kerber, De Hart - "Industrializing America"
c) Who Built America? - "Woman Suffrage", "Factory Reform and the Conditions of Labor", "The Garment Industry and Working Women's Activism", "Socialist, Marxists and Anarchists" **(this book is only available in class and yuo must use class time to take your notes)
d) Women's Suffrage Packet
Your essay should respond to the Essential Questions:
a) Why then? Why did the endeavor for this reform get underway when it did?
b) What gains were won? What gains were sought but not won?
c) If this reform was only partially achieved, what limited its attainment?
You must write an essay that:
a) Contains a clear point of view and explicitly uses evidence to defend your thesis.
b) Demonstrates your knowledge of the Women's Suffrage Movement and its historic context.
c) Demonstrates your understanding of political and economic systems.
d) Includes at least 8 quotes from the documents you received in class, including primary sources and statistic/numeric evidence.
e) Includes at least 2 quotes from an article you found that discusses Women's Suffrage
f) Is nuanced. Evidence should be mixed and not all come from the same document. You should have more than one argument.
g) Demonstrates critical thinking; raises and answers questions.
h) Conforms to grammar standards.
i) Is interesting to read and well written.
j) Is 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced 12 pt font
For the past several weeks we have been studying the Industrial Revolution as a context for understanding how and why women got the right to vote when they did. In your next essay, you will discuss the Women's Suffrage Movement. You will demonstrate your understanding of this movement--its roots, its successes and its limitations. You will also demostrate your understanding of the historic context, including the rise of socialism and Progressivism.
In this essay you must include evidence obtained from the following sources:
a) Howard Zinn - "The Socialist Challenge" and "War is the Health of the State"
b) Kerber, De Hart - "Industrializing America"
c) Who Built America? - "Woman Suffrage", "Factory Reform and the Conditions of Labor", "The Garment Industry and Working Women's Activism", "Socialist, Marxists and Anarchists" **(this book is only available in class and yuo must use class time to take your notes)
d) Women's Suffrage Packet
Your essay should respond to the Essential Questions:
a) Why then? Why did the endeavor for this reform get underway when it did?
b) What gains were won? What gains were sought but not won?
c) If this reform was only partially achieved, what limited its attainment?
You must write an essay that:
a) Contains a clear point of view and explicitly uses evidence to defend your thesis.
b) Demonstrates your knowledge of the Women's Suffrage Movement and its historic context.
c) Demonstrates your understanding of political and economic systems.
d) Includes at least 8 quotes from the documents you received in class, including primary sources and statistic/numeric evidence.
e) Includes at least 2 quotes from an article you found that discusses Women's Suffrage
f) Is nuanced. Evidence should be mixed and not all come from the same document. You should have more than one argument.
g) Demonstrates critical thinking; raises and answers questions.
h) Conforms to grammar standards.
i) Is interesting to read and well written.
j) Is 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced 12 pt font
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Homework Due Monday, October 26
Sorry this post is late folks (no computer). Please try to have this done for Monday, but I wont check until Tuesday.
Civil War and Reconstruction
Read: Slavery and the Growth of the South pgs 306 to 324
-fill out first analysis sheet for pg 306-16 (Agranian Society through Slaves and Conditions of Their Servitude)
-fill out second sheet for pg 316-324 (Slaves and Condotions of Their Servitude to Harmony and Tension in a Slave Society)
Democratizing Twentieth Century America
-Read the Battle for Suffrage Packet. Identify the following terms using a few sentences for each:
Seneca Falls Convention
women's education/college
Grover Cleveland
Anna Garlin Spencer
Carrie Chapmann Catt
Alice Paul
Woodrow Wilson/Women's Suffrage
Woodrow Wilson/WWI
CPI
Fourteen Points
Nineteenth Amendment
-construct a venn diagram to compare NASWA and NWP (National Woman's Party)
-Read Zinn pgs 56-the end, make notes and annotate.
Answer the following questions:
1. Discuss the Progressive Era. List the pieces of Progressive legislation. What does Zinn seem to be saying about the intentions of Progressives like Theodore Roosevelt. Compare Progressivism with socialism.
2. Discuss the Ludow Massacre.
3. What was the National Civil Federation. How did it undermine the goals of socialists and radicals?
Civil War and Reconstruction
Read: Slavery and the Growth of the South pgs 306 to 324
-fill out first analysis sheet for pg 306-16 (Agranian Society through Slaves and Conditions of Their Servitude)
-fill out second sheet for pg 316-324 (Slaves and Condotions of Their Servitude to Harmony and Tension in a Slave Society)
Democratizing Twentieth Century America
-Read the Battle for Suffrage Packet. Identify the following terms using a few sentences for each:
Seneca Falls Convention
women's education/college
Grover Cleveland
Anna Garlin Spencer
Carrie Chapmann Catt
Alice Paul
Woodrow Wilson/Women's Suffrage
Woodrow Wilson/WWI
CPI
Fourteen Points
Nineteenth Amendment
-construct a venn diagram to compare NASWA and NWP (National Woman's Party)
-Read Zinn pgs 56-the end, make notes and annotate.
Answer the following questions:
1. Discuss the Progressive Era. List the pieces of Progressive legislation. What does Zinn seem to be saying about the intentions of Progressives like Theodore Roosevelt. Compare Progressivism with socialism.
2. Discuss the Ludow Massacre.
3. What was the National Civil Federation. How did it undermine the goals of socialists and radicals?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Civil War and Reconstruction Homework, Due Oct 22
Finish Reading the Nature of Female Slavery (pgs 110-115)
1. Discuss truancy among female slaves. Why were female slaves less likely to have survival skills than male slaves?
2. What was an abroad marriage? How did the abroad marriage impact the male or female slave's ability to escape? Discuss.
3. Discuss the slave women Alcey and Lucy. What tactics did they use to resist involuntary servitude?
4. Discuss the story of Dr. Keitt as told by Mary Chesnut. What do you think of his slave's actions?
5. Discuss the use of illness to resist involuntary servitude. Why was this strategy more frequently employed by women?
6. Discuss President James Polk's slave Maria.
7. Discuss health care on plantations.
8. Discuss abortion and infanticide on the plantation. What is your personal view about what you've read about these issues?
1. Discuss truancy among female slaves. Why were female slaves less likely to have survival skills than male slaves?
2. What was an abroad marriage? How did the abroad marriage impact the male or female slave's ability to escape? Discuss.
3. Discuss the slave women Alcey and Lucy. What tactics did they use to resist involuntary servitude?
4. Discuss the story of Dr. Keitt as told by Mary Chesnut. What do you think of his slave's actions?
5. Discuss the use of illness to resist involuntary servitude. Why was this strategy more frequently employed by women?
6. Discuss President James Polk's slave Maria.
7. Discuss health care on plantations.
8. Discuss abortion and infanticide on the plantation. What is your personal view about what you've read about these issues?
Democratizing 20th Century America, Homework Due Oct. 22
Read Zinn pages 44-56
1) Create a three column chart. Label the columns as follows:
Column A - Term/Concept/Person
(For this column discuss the item. What does Zinn want you to know, thing and believe about this item.)
Column B - Quote
(Select a quote or quotes from the text about this item.)
Column C - Connections
(How does this connect to industrialization, women's suffrage, immigration or another unit topic)
Terms:
**means two quotes are needed
anarcho-syndicalism
IWW (I know you did this term before, you must do it again)
free speech fights
The Preacher and the Slave
Joe Hill
Lawrence, MA (I expect a detailed discussion of these events)**
difference between the AFL and IWW
"One Big Union"
Rules for Female Teachers
2)How did immigration impact the labor movement during the early Twentieth Century? (Include at least two quotes in your answer)
1) Create a three column chart. Label the columns as follows:
Column A - Term/Concept/Person
(For this column discuss the item. What does Zinn want you to know, thing and believe about this item.)
Column B - Quote
(Select a quote or quotes from the text about this item.)
Column C - Connections
(How does this connect to industrialization, women's suffrage, immigration or another unit topic)
Terms:
**means two quotes are needed
anarcho-syndicalism
IWW (I know you did this term before, you must do it again)
free speech fights
The Preacher and the Slave
Joe Hill
Lawrence, MA (I expect a detailed discussion of these events)**
difference between the AFL and IWW
"One Big Union"
Rules for Female Teachers
2)How did immigration impact the labor movement during the early Twentieth Century? (Include at least two quotes in your answer)
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