8B Social Studies-2019-2020 (Period 5) Assignments

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I am looking forward to seeing you on Saturday during your Drive In and Drive Through Graduation. Hopefully, when the pandemic leaves, you will come back to SFS to drop in and see me. SFS has done its best to prepare you. Good luck to you as you venture off to high school. Enjoy yourself and do your best wherever your journey takes you.

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Attached please find the directions to your final essay for the 2020 school year in Social Studies. Read the directions, and include all paragraphs with specific examples and explanations. I am looking forward to reading your argumentative essay and the reasons that you used to support your claim. Your essay is due at 3:00 pm today.

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Here is your Google Meet code: https://meet.google.com/nfc-devx-ppc

Today, I will show you the draft schedule, a draft card and the major obstacles the U.S. soldiers faced when they fought in Vietnam including live video footage of the war.

After our Google Meet, please finish your notes from p. 849-852, beginning with the heading The Nixon Years, up to and including The Aftermath. The notes are due by 3:00 pm today.

We will have a Google Meet on Monday in preparation for your final five paragraph assessment on the Cold War on Tuesday.

Complete your Vietnam notes from p. 843-848, from the heading The Vietnam War Begins up to and including The Election of 1968. The notes are due today, Wednesday, at 3:00 pm.

We will have a Google Meet on Thursday morning during our regular class time. I will show you what draft numbers looked like. You can see if your birthday would have been one of the earliest draft numbers to be called up to go to war. I will also show you pictures of the particular dangers in fighting during the Vietnam War.

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Today, you will be reading about the growth of the superpowers and the incidents that occurred during Kennedy's and Johnson's presidencies. Please take notes on T15.5, p. 836-843, from the headings Kennedy, Johnson, and Vietnam up to but not including The Vietnam War Begins. Note: Kennedy's religious beliefs and what he needed to state to reassure the public about his beliefs; what medium helped Kennedy to win the election; what happened in Cuba, a country just south of Florida (include the type of gov't there, why people fled Cuba and how the Bay of Pigs ended poorly for America); state what happened in Cuba regarding input from the Soviets and why WWIII could have begun; what were the compromises that the U.S. and Soviets made as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis; whether Communism was contained; four programs started under Kennedy and their purposes; define Johnson's Great Society and why some people approved of Medicare and Medicaid, job-training programs, and loans to needy farmers and businesses in poor city sections, and why some did not.
Your notes are due by 3:00 pm.

We will have a Google Meet on Tuesday, reviewing pros and cons of Kennedy's & Johnson's administrations and I will set the scene for the Vietnam War.

You will take notes on the beginning of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, and on Thursday I will show you what draft numbers looked like. You can see if your birthday would have been one of the earliest draft numbers to be called up to go to war. I will also show you pictures of the particular dangers in fighting during the Vietnam War.

Next Monday, we will review the end of the Vietnam War and the outcomes, and review for your 5 paragraph essay on the Cold War. Your final assessment will be next Tuesday.

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Read the remainder of the T15.4 Civil Rights Movement, p.823-835, from the headings The Montgomery Bus Boycott up to and including the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement. Answer the questions on the attached Google Doc and turn it in by 3:00 pm.

We will have a Google Meet session on Friday.

Take brief notes from p.819-823. Note the definition of segregation, examples of how groups were experiencing discrimination; what association helped African Americans; describe two events in the 1940s that broke some segregation barriers; and explain the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case and the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Supreme Ct case; note whether most people wanted to desegregate schools willingly; state the name of the association that helped Mexican Americans fight for their civil rights; and note if Mexican Americans were allowed to sit on juries during this time.

Attached please find the map assessment on a Google Slide. Follow the directions at the top of the map and turn it into Google Classroom during your regularly scheduled class.

Then, log onto Pearson and complete the posted assignment fully. Do not click the check box until you have completed all the activities on all the slides.

Have a super weekend and enjoy the warm weather!

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Today you will be taking notes from T15.2 regarding the Soviet's and United States continued influence around the world and issues facing Americans at home. Please turn in your notes by 3:00 pm.

You will have a small assessment assignment tomorrow.

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Today you will be learning about an armed conflict that the United States became involved in during the Cold War. You will be completing notes on p, 804-808 from the Heading T15.2 Korea and Other Postwar Conflicts up to but not including A Cold War Around the Globe. Turn the notes in by 3:00 pm today.

Remember, on Tuesday you do not have class; it is an E-Learning Planning day.

On Wednesday, we will have an Google Meet. We will review a World Map and locate where many of these post WWII wars occurred. You will also complete a quick assignment.

On Thursday, we will continue to learn the effects that the Cold War had on our country and others. On Friday, you will complete a short assessment.

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Attached you will find your T15.1 Assessment regarding the events during the beginning of the Cold War.

There are three portions to this assessment. The first is matching, #1-7, the second is a paragraph answer, and the third is a map drawing. These assessments are on Google Slides so you may use text boxes to answer the first two portions. For the third portion, you may use the Google Slides scribble function next to the shapes icon to draw your map and use the text boxes to label OR you can print out the slide with the map directions, draw and label your map neatly according to the directions, take a picture, and turn it in. This assessment is due at the end of your class period.

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Start or continue working on your T15.1 notes on the Cold War, p. 798-802, from headings The Beginning of the Cold War up to, but not including Postwar Alliances. Turn in the notes by 3:00 pm.

Wednesday, we will have a Google Meet session during your regularly scheduled 3rd Period Class, and I will share some videos of the Cold War era and we will be drawing a map together. This will be helpful for an assessment that you will have on Friday.

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Please complete these two WWII Map Assessments and turn them in by 3:00 pm. You can either print them and take pictures or write on them with textboxes, and turn them in.

Then, you can start working on your T15.1 notes on the Cold War, p. 798-802, from headings The Beginning of the Cold War up to, but not including Postwar Alliances. The notes will be due tomorrow by 3:00 pm. I will post a Google Classroom turn in on Tuesday for your notes. On Wednesday, we will have a Google Meet session to view two videos and to create a map together. Thursday, you will finish your notes, p. 802-803, under Postwar Alliances. You will have an assessment on Friday.

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Attached, please find the outline for your five paragraph assessment. Please review the videos below and start organizing your thoughts to complete your five paragraph essay. The videos/article feature examples for the WWII paragraph. You may need to research other people through videos/articles that may help in formulating your paragraph regarding another historic event. You have learned about many historical events throughout the years at SFS. You will have two days to complete your five paragraph essay that will be due on Friday at 3:00 pm. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

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I hope that you had a wonderful Easter and that you enjoyed your four days off of school.

Today, please finish your WWII notes, from p. 788-793. Begin with the heading Japan Surrenders and finish through Postwar Challenges. Review your maps and notes understanding which countries were affiliated with which side, either Allied or Axis Powers. Note that the Soviet Union primarily fought with the Allied Side once Germany turned on them early in the war. When you have completed your notes, turn them in. The notes are due by 3:00 pm.

Your five paragraph essay and map on WWII will be due on Friday, April 17th. I will post more information and resources regarding the assessment on Thursday morning.

Complete notes on p. 782-788, from the heading Winning a Deadly War up to but not including Japan Surrenders using the guiding questions below:
Did the Allies suffer early losses in the war? Explain.
Which Axis power turned on another Axis power? What happened to the people in the invasion during and after the attack?
Which Axis power took over Guam, Wake Island, Hong Kong, and Singapore?
What happened to the Filipino and American troops on the Philippine Islands? Who led the Amer. forces?
Why was the Battle of Midway such a significant win for the Allies?
The British troops and American troops made which German commander surrender in Africa?
Which Axis power's capital was the first to fall to the Allies?
Did the Soviet Union soldiers push Germany into Eastern Europe? Approximately how many Soviet soldiers died?
What was Operation Overlord?
How many beaches were under siege during D-Day in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944? What was "Bloody Omaha"?
How long did it take Allied forces to reach Paris from the beaches in Normandy, France?
From Dec. 1944-April 1945, what fierce battle raged on pitting the Allied soldiers against German forces?
When did Germany surrender? What happened to Adolf Hitler?

Turn in your notes when you have completed them.

Think: Can an individual's actions have a positive impact on others' lives?; OR, put another way: Can an individual's decisions make a positive difference in other people's lives?
This is your 5 paragraph essay question on the WWII test. In your essay, you must give three specific examples: one must be about WWII; one must be from another event in history; and the final must be about you-how can/did you make a difference in someone's/others' life/lives? The first paragraph is your introductory paragraph, the next three paragraphs deal with the specific examples (one paragraph each), and the final or fifth paragraph is your concluding paragraph. I will attach articles/videos to help you with WWII on Wednesday.

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Here is the Google Meet code:

https://meet.google.com/bgo-vzcm-dye

After we meet, please read the World History Play regarding Irena Sendler, based on a true story of events during WWII. Then answer this question: How did Irena Sendler stand up for other peoples' rights? Provide text evidence.

Then, read the first hand account from Aaron Elster during his incarceration in a Polish ghetto during WWII. After reading, answer this question: How does Aaron's feelings change from his first entry to his second written entry/account of what was happening?

You will be reading T14.3, p. 775-781, from the heading The Home Front up to and including the heading Problems for Other Americans at Home, and responding to the attached questions. You may use bullet points instead of writing with complete sentences. Please turn it in when you have finished. It is due by 3:00 pm today.

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Today, you will have two assignments.

The first assignment is on ixl. Please complete the Social Studies 4th Grade WWII assignment, E8. Make sure you take your time and answer to the best of your ability as it will be taken as an assessment grade. It is similar to the information that you had during the 1st and 2nd lessons in Topic 14.

The second assignment, requires you to read the attached article and then respond to the following questions:
1. How and why did Nazis control information?
2. How and why did Karl, Helmuth and Rudi use information to fight the Nazis?
Use text evidence from the article to support your answers and write with complete sentences.

Turn in the second assignment on a Google Doc when you have finished. It is due by 3:00 pm.

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Read about Anne Frank's life leading up to World War II and list the rights taken away from Jewish people as described in this article regarding Anne Frank.
Then, take a 360 degree tour of the preserved Anne Frank house. Write what it is currently used for now and an additional sentence about something in the rooms that surprised you.

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Please complete your map that I sent yesterday and turn in a picture to me by 3:00 pm.

Turn in your Google Doc at the end of class on Wednesday.
Make sure your title of the topic is centered with your name(s) underneath.
Review your rubric to ensure your song includes your six color coded vocab terms and explanations/definitions.

Turn in your completed Passion Project Presentation here.