Social Studies Toolbox

History Channel Civil War Interactive True or False? 180,000 African Americans fought for the Union. Over 10,000 Native Americans fought in the war on both sides. Over 400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the war. The average age of a Civil War soldier was 15-21. The average monthly salary of a Union private was $10. The average monthly salary for Black Union soldiers was $7. The Civil War is considered the deadliest conflict in American history. Two-thirds of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died of illness. Diarrhea was the deadliest illness for soldiers in the Civil War, resulting in over 34,000 deaths. 100,000 soldiers  died in prison camps during the Civil War. The deadliest battle of the Civil War was Gettysburg. Gettysburg lasted 5 days. Robert E. Lee lost a 1/3 of his army at Gettysburg. During Pickett's charge, the Confederates lost more than 6,500 men in less than one hour. The estimated cost of the Civil War was $6.19 ...

Working alone or with a partner, you will be assigned an organization to research. You will create a presentation reporting the following information: Name of your organization Brief history of your organization Mission of your organization What does your organization do? What is its approach? How does your organization involve supporters? What can people like you do to help? How effective is your organization in bringing about change? http://www.prezi.com Organizations: Thistle Farms End Demand Illinois Futures without Violence Polaris Project Girls Inc. Gems MensWork In the news: Teenagers Stand Up to Backpage

Which group was more likely to agree with this statement: "A child sometimes needs a good hard spanking." a) males with no high school diploma, b) males with some college education, c) females with a high school diploma, d) females with some college education Which racial group was least likely to agree with that statement? a) White women, b) Black males, c) Hispanic men, d) Pacific Islander/Asian women Who was more likely to agree with that statement? a) Christian b) Non-Christian Who was more likely to agree with that statement? a) Democrat b) Independent c) Republican What percentage of children are spanked before their first birthday? a) 1% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20% True or False? An analysis of 88 studies over a 62 year period of time found a 94% consensus that spanking has minimal negative effects on children. How many states allow spanking in schools? True or False? Wisconsin allows spanking in public schools. What region of the United States is most repre...

Day 1: Watch the video twice. The first time, just watch. The second time, take notes. Write down all the topics mentioned in the piece. 5-10 minute class discussion. What was the main message of the piece? What specific topics were mentioned in the piece? What was the tone? Do you agree or disagree with the message? Explain why or why not. Day 2: Everyone will be randomly assigned a topic from the piece. Your job is to research your topic, looking for examples of the topic in the media. Look for recent stories (nothing more than two years old). Find at least three stories in the news. Read the stories and be prepared to discuss the stories in class. Email me the links to your three stories. You may want to print your stories so you can refer to them during class discussion. Day 3: Share stories with the class. Discuss: How easy was it to find stories relating to the topics mentioned in this piece? How are these issues being covered by the news media? Fair? Unfair? Ex...

Use complete sentences in all of your responses. 1. Describe Junior (both his physical appearance and his personality). 2. Why does Junior draw cartoons? 3. What does Junior identify as the worst thing about being poor? 4. Describe Rowdy and Junior's relationship? 5. Describe a Spokane Powwow. 6. Who was Mr. P? 7. What was Mr. P's advice to Junior? 8. How did Rowdy react to Junior's decision to change schools? 9. Describe Junior's friendship with Gordy. 10. Why does Junior think it is funny that Indians celebrate Thanksgiving? 11. How does Junior pretend he's not poor? 12. How are Penelope and Junior using each other? 13. So far in the book, who have been Junior's role models and mentors? Briefly explain why Junior views them as mentors/role models. 14. Select your favorite cartoon from the book. What page is it on? Describe in two complete sentences what the cartoon is about. 15. Discuss two Native American stereotypes Sherman Alex...

Create a Holden Caulfield Poster or Pinterest Page What to include: Favorite quotes from the book (minimum ten) Adjectives describing Holden's personality and physical appearance. (minimum twenty) Holden's likes and dislikes. (minimum five) Personal information (for example: family, friends/relationships, education, etc.) (minimum ten) If you make a poster, I have tag-board and construction paper and other materials for you to use.

Create a prezi account if you don't already have one. It will only take about a minute. Choose a template.  Create your frames and paths (the order/structure of your presentation. You need to include this information in your presentation: *Wisconsin High School Graduation Requirements *River Valley High School Graduation Requirements *Information about career outlook and wages for high school graduates. *Statistics regarding career/wages for high school dropouts. *Information about GED/GEO2 *GED/GED02 successful completion rate *Tech school graduation rates *Wages/Salaries of tech school graduates *Student loan debt tech school graduates *4 year college graduation rates *Wages/Salaries college graduates *Student loan debt college graduates Not sure where to start? Look on the web for infographics, charts, graphs, pictures, videos, lists, links, etc. pertaining to the topics listed above. Include what you find in your presentation. Prezi Website ...

Room 167: 60 Minutes story on Darfur : Where is Darfur? What is happening in Darfur? Why? How long has this been going on? Who is Jacob? Why was "60 Minutes...

Is it ever okay to make jokes about, mock, trivialize, etc. historic events such as The Holocaust, slavery, Japanese internment, Indian removal, etc.? Is this just an issue of "freedom of speech" or is it something bigger? Explain your answer. What effect if any do jokes, trivialization, etc. of these events have on the individuals directly or indirectly affected by these events? Who benefits from the use of Native American mascots and logos? Your assignment is to look for examples on social media relating to the issue of Indian removal. We will share examples in class and discuss what if any impact these images, words, etc. have on individuals and society as a whole. Each person is expected to find two examples to share with the class. If you are unsure of how or where to start, one suggestion is to search "Trail of Tears" on Twitter. I did a quick search and in less than 30 seconds found multiple examples.   Some context on Florida State Universi...

Which side of the N.A. mascot and logo controversy does this ad represent? How do you know?

Read the following article and answer the questions. http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/what-grown-ups-are-missing-about-boys/?_r=0 True or False Relational aggression is defined as “harming others through damaging or manipulating peer relationships.” This study relied on data collected from surveys which asked students how often in the past 30 days they had done things like spreading false rumors, ostracizing people or making mean comments about someone to turn other kids against that person. One hundred students took the survey regularly from 6th grade through 12th grade.  The results of the study found significantly more girls than boys exhibited a pattern of high relational aggression in the early years of the study. Rosalind Wiseman, whose book “ Queen Bees and Wannabes ” gave rise to the movie “Mean Girls." The group of students reporting high aggression was 66.7 percent male. “People say, ‘well, boys are physically aggressive, but girls are ...

What are some of the different ways boys and girls are "mean"? When girls are mean at school, what kinds of things do they do? When girls are mean at school, how do teachers react? Are some girls secretive about their meanness? How? Can friends be mean to each other? How?