Due Thursday April 28th

Find an example of WWI propaganda. Make sure to print it out or email me a link so I can show it in class. Please research your propaganda enough to have an understanding of its meaning.

When and where was this piece of propaganda created?
Who comprised its target audience?
What type of emotion was it intended to incite?

Due Wednesday April 27th

Complete this recitation for Wednesday and be working on your papers...final drafts due Friday!

Happy Easter!

Due Friday April 22nd

Bring your computers/papers to class tomorrow. Block C will be completing their tests, but aside from that I would like to meet with as many of you as possible to give you some feedback on how your papers look. I did this with the freshmen earlier this week and it was a big success- I want you to have the opportunity as well!

See you in the AM!

Due Wednesday April 20th

Block C: The last group (Wilson) will be presenting tomorrow morning. Then, you will take (probably a portion of) the test.

Block E: See previous post. Email me your GoogleDoc links asap! Study for test on Thursday.

Roosevelt & Trustbusting
Hepburn Act & Pure Food and Drug Act
Environmentalism
Election of 1912
Wilson's Presidency

Due Next Class

Working in your group, please prepare the topic assigned to you with a transparency or GoogleDoc. You are responsible for presenting the information to your classmates in a way that will help them learn it, so strategize an interesting way of going about it.

Roosevelt, Trustbusting & the Sherman Anti-Trust Act: Tory, Haley & Ellie
Hepburn Act & Pure Food and Drug Act: Ryan, Annie & Wit
Birth of Environmentalism & John Muir: Mitch, Lauren & Elijah
The Election of 1912: Jessie, Mercer & Abby
The Presidency of Woodrow Wilson: Diana, Colie & Jackie

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY- Let me know if you're interested ASAP via email!

Boston City Archaeology Laboratory, Education and Curation Center

The History Department is pleased to announce an internship opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Brooks School history student from the Class of 2012. The student will spend about 6 weeks this summer working with Ellen Berkland, Boston’s City Archaeologist. As a part of the Boston Environment Department, Berkland manages the archaeological remains located on public land in Boston, and over 27 collections of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts held by the City. Over one million artifacts were uncovered during the “Big Dig,” some dating back 12,000 years.

The intern’s role will be to assist the archaeologist with on-going digs, washing, processing, and cataloguing artifacts, helping to run archaeological workshops, and assisting in the management of volunteer programs. The student will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of urban archaeology. There is some flexibility in scheduling the internship; the chosen candidate can work out the details with Ellen Berkland.

The intern’s work in the program continues next fall with a formal presentation to interested members of the community and it will culminate with their inclusion as members of the selection committee for next year’s intern.

Due Friday April 15th

Block C: Actively read the DuBois document and consider the discussion questions. Do background research on your assigned guy in preparation for tomorrow's debate.

Please bring your computers and text books to class tomorrow!

DuBois: Wehrle, Demoulas, Lawson, Cabot, Anderson, Maley, Aboitiz

Washington: Smith, Hackler, Lawton, Meyer, Gomez, Dolben, Flores*

Block E: Work on your papers and/or family trees!

Due Thursday April 14th

Block E: Actively read the DuBois document and consider the discussion questions. Do background research on your assigned guy in preparation for tomorrow's debate.

Please bring your computers and text books to class tomorrow!

DuBois: Morelos, Egertson, Gardiner, Gan, Kwon, Knott, McClelland

Washington: Barker, Farmer, Kelleher, Nylen, Hooper, Soko, Sternin, Bishop

Due Wednesday April 13th

Make sure you get an edited draft back to the author and actively read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

Due Monday April 11th

ROUGH DRAFTS OF PAPERS DUE! 

You must bring your draft printed out to class. We will participate in a peer editing workshop during class so it is imperative you have your work ready to go!

Due Friday April 8

Block E: Just focus on your family tree and draft (due Monday). I'll make up for what you aren't reading tonight during class tomorrow because I am just that awesome.

Due Thursday April 7th

Both blocks: (Block C you meet me 9th!) Continue to expand and revise your family trees. It must:

1. Use GoogleDocs, preferably the drawing form so that you can create a tree.
2. It should end with you (either place yourself at the top or bottom and branch out).
3. It should trace back (directly, you don't need every cousin/aunt/uncle) to your ancestors who made the move to where you live now (in America, Zimbabwe, Thailand, S. Korea).
4. You must provide full names, dates of birth & death, when and why they emi/immigrated.

If you are missing info, get on the phone/computer and start digging! Envision the template Lauren provided us with today. Email with any questions!

PS. Remember, draft of research paper due Monday.

CHECK THIS OUT!

Maybe one of my little Civil War buffs wants to win a college scholarship?? Play the practice game and see if you could hack it!

Due Wednesday April 6th

Both blocks: We are moving on to Chapter 20! Read and take notes on pg. 569 through pg. 577 stopping before "Running and Reforming the City."

Next, call your parents and/or grandparents and find out from where your ancestors immigrated. You may want to ask when they immigrated, why, and where they settled. Do both sides of your family!

If you are an international student, find out if your family has always lived where they have...you might have immigration stories in your background too! If you are adopted, you may do your biological family if you have information or your adoptive family, your choice!

Create a rough family tree using GoogleDoc (either a drawing or document template) and email me the link before the start of class Wednesday. Make sure to change the sharing settings so I can access it! Try to get as much info as possible but it's ok for it to be a work in progress.

Drafts will be due Monday (I decided to give you another weekend). If you want to move along and wish for me to take a look at it, schedule an appointment with me!

Due Monday April 4th

Block C: Skim Chapter 19 and for "notes" define these key terms: robber barons, corporations, pooling, horizontal combination, and vertical integration. You should build on your understanding of the rises to success of Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Gould and Morgan. Lastly, brief yourself on the experience of laborers.

We will discuss those, and other concepts, in class tomorrow in addition to reviewing the political cartoons!

Block E: Review Chapter 19 paying special attention to Knight of Labor, American Federation of labor, and strikes, as they will be a focus of discussion tomorrow. Be working on your papers!