Room 167

New book...Population 485

2012-01-27T20:51:00.000-06:00

Keeping with my regional author fixation, I've started Population 485 by Michael Perry. The first chapter left me in tears. The topic was still a bit too close to home. Death. More specifically, death by car accident. In spite of the tears, I plan to continue.

Howard Zinn's words.

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Howard Zinn's words.

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Social Justice Quote

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Social Justice

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Map Work- Europe (Physical Map)

2012-01-27T10:07:00.001-06:00

Find and label:
Norwegian Sea
North Sea
Celtic Sea
Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Bay of Biscay
Strait of Gibraltar
Balearic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
Baltic Sea

Find and label:
Alps
Apennines
Balkan Mountains
Cambrian Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
Ural Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Pyrenees

Find and label:
Thames River
Seine River
Rhone River
Tagus River
Tiber River
Elbe River
Po River
Danube River

Find and label the following peninsulas: Iberian Peninsula, Scandinavian Peninsula, Jutland, Balkan Peninsula, Kola Peninsula

World Studies- European Map Work

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1. Find, outline, and label all European countries.
2. Find, and label all European capitals.
3. Draw a red circle around every capital.
4.Find and label the following micro countries/small countries:
Andorra
Vatican City
Monaco
San Marino
Liechtenstein
Malta
Cyprus
Luxembourg
5. Draw a green line representing the border between Europe and Asia.

Dead Poets Society- Trailer

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Quiz- Dead Poets Society (Chapters 1-4)

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Briefly describe the setting (both time and place).

List the main characters we've met so far in the story.

Briefly describe tension felt between some of the characters in the story.

What was unorthodox about Mr. Keating's teaching style?

United States Capitals Game

2012-01-26T12:00:00.003-06:00

Timed game, all fifty states and capitals:
http://dynamo.dictionary.com/games/48048/state-capitals-in-the-united-states/match/

Definition Game

2012-01-26T11:58:00.002-06:00

http://dynamo.dictionary.com/middle-school

Just be human.

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Good advice.

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Life Goes On.

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Human Stupidity

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Very true

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

Life's Truths

2012-01-24T09:07:00.010-06:00

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Dr. Seuss

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
― Mark Twain

“Experience has shown, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
― Gloria Steinem

"Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

Quotes about making the most out of life.

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Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
-Elbert Hubbard

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
-Abraham Lincoln

Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! break out now is the time! from, Dead Poets Society

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that’s all.
-Oscar Wilde

Following the herd is a sure way to mediocrity.
-Unknown

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

"It is not the length of life but the depth of life."
-Emerson

Wildcat Mountain

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Gather ye rose buds while ye may.

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Gather ye rose buds while ye may.

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Central America and Mexico Map Work

2012-01-23T12:40:00.001-06:00

Using the "Land Use and Resource", "Climate", "Vegetation", and "Environmental Issues" maps, answer the following questions:

1. The western coast of southern Mexico and most of Central America has what type of climate?

2. What type of vegetation grows best in this climate?

3. Name one other country that shares this climate.

4. Looking at the Land Use and Resources map, what major resources can be found in Central America?

5. In what part of Mexico do you find most of the land being used for livestock ranching?

6. Is oil a major resource in Mexico?

7. What is the major type of vegetation in Central America?

8. Which Mexican city has been designated as a city suffering from poor air quality?

9. Which Central American countries have experienced wide-spread deforestation?

10. Are there any areas in Mexico or Central America affected by acid rain? How can you tell?

Map Work- Mexico and Central America

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1. Outline and label Mexico and all Central American countries.
2. Locate and label all capitals in Mexico and Central American countries.
3. Locate, label, and shade brown the following land features: Isthmus of Panama, Mosquito Coast, Sierra Madre (Occidental, Oriental, del Sur), Yucatan Peninsula
4. Locate, label, and shade blue the following water features: Rio Grande, San Juan River, Lake Nicaragua, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Panama

Dead Poets Society- Graphic Organizer

2012-01-23T11:10:00.001-06:00

Complete your graphic organizer as you read the book. Plan to add information to your graphic organizer at least twice a week.

Setting (Time and Place)
Characters
Themes
Problem(s)
Solution(s)

Five points each, 25 points total

Chapter 10: The Other Civil War

2012-01-23T10:45:00.005-06:00

What was the "Myth of Jacksonian Democracy"?

Briefly discuss some of the issues the Labor Movement confronted in mid to late 19th Century America.

List three strategies the Labor Movement utilized to accomplish their goals.

Do you think the goals of the Labor Movement were reasonable? Explain your answer.

Briefly discuss what if any state and federal laws existed to protect workers.

Vocabulary:
tenements
monopoly
trade union
tariff

Extra Credit: What do you think "working-class consciousness" means?

Wednesday: Begin Dead Poets Society

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Read from "Dead Poets Society"

Journal assignment: What does "carpe diem" mean to you?

Project: Create a collage illustrating what "carpe diem" means to you.

Step 1: Review your journal entry from yesterday.

Step 2: What images come to mind after reviewing your journal.

Step 3: Look for images in magazines representing these images.

Step 4: Cut out pictures.

Step 5: Arrange your pictures on a piece of construction paper.

Step 6: Type and print (using a large font) the words "Seize the day" or "carpe diem."

Step 7. Cut and glue these words to your poster.

Ideas:
http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2012/01/quotes-about-seizing-day.html

"The Road Not Taken"

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15717

United States History....1968 with Tom Brokaw

2012-01-22T13:23:00.000-06:00

Watch "1968 with Tom Brokaw."
On the white board, complete the five Ws and an H graphic organizer. (Everyone will be assigned a "W" or "H".) Each person is required to list a minimum of three examples from the documentary.

Add to other people's contributions. Each additional example you provide will earn you one extra credit point.

Discuss.

What? List the significant events of 1968. (for example, assassination of Martin Luther King)
Why? List reasons why these events occurred.
How? List how these events occurred.
Who? List the names of significant individuals mentioned in the documentary. (for example, Nixon)
When? List months and days of significant events.
Where? List the names of locations mentioned in the documentary? (for example, Haight-Ashbury)

Harriet Tubman Quote

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From my childhood.

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Take the State Capital Quiz

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http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/state-capitals-quiz.htm

True Happiness

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"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."

Helen Keller

Most and Least Stressful Jobs of 2012

2012-01-18T10:11:00.002-06:00

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/10-most-stressful-jobs-2012

http://www.careercast.com/jobs-rated/10-least-stressful-jobs-2012

United States History Exam

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The purpose of Columbus's voyage(s) was...

The result of Columbus's voyage(s) was...

In 1606, some 105 adventurers set off from England to try and establish the first permanent English colony in the New World. They settled in what is now the state of Virginia and called their colony first James Fort, and then J __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, in honor of James I, the King of England. The early years of the colony were nearly a total disaster. Almost half of the settlers died due to poor choices in settlement location, management of resources, and quarrels with the indigenous Powhatan Indians.The winter of 1609-10, known as the "STARVING TIME," may have been the worst of all. Disease and hunger ravaged J __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. Two desperate colonists were tied to posts and left to starve as punishment for raiding the colonies' stores. One colonist even took to cannibalism, eating his own wife.

Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the New World, set sail from England on the Mayflower in September 1620. That November, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts. A scouting party was sent out, and in late December the group landed at Plymouth Harbor, where they would form the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England. These original settlers of Plymouth Colony are known as the
P __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Taxation and other issues continued to build tension between Britain and the colonies. The tension between the colonists and the British soldiers peaked in Boston. The townspeople resented the soldiers and treated them poorly, often harassing them verbally and physically. On the night of March 5, 1770, tensions burst. This event is known as the
B __ __ __ __ __ M __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Angry and frustrated at a new tax on t __ __ , American colonists calling themselves the S __ __ __ of Liberty and disguised as
Mohawk Native Americans boarded three British ships (the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the Beaver) and dumped 342 whole crates of British tea into B __ __ __ __ __ harbor on December 16, 1773.

C __ __ __ __ __ Sense, written by Thomas Paine was the most popular pamphlet in colonial America. It was the first pamphlet to make the bold claim that the colonies should separate themselves from British control.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the
D __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of
I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ . The opening words were: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are _______________, ______________, and the pursuit of _______________.

The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to announce the colonies separation from _________________. It also stated the principles that were the foundation for seeking independence.

The Structure of the Constitution:
P__ __ __ __ __ __ __
A__ __ __ __ __ __ __ (7)
B__ __ __ of R__ __ __ __ __ (1-10)
A__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (11-27)

Civil War Amendments: 13, ____, ____
Voting Amendments: 15, ____, ____

Life for slaves was filled with many hardships. List three ways slaves resisted their treatment.

What was the greatest fear of southern plantation owners?

True or False? Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States.

True or False? The Lewis and Clark expedition began in May, 1804.

What were two goals of the expedition?

What would you take with you on your voyage? (enough food for the two year trip or plenty of paper?)

Who was Charbonneau's teenage bride who undertook most of the voyage?

How did various Native American tribes help along the way?

M __ __ __ __ __ __ t Destiny - fate or purpose in settling all of North America, became a slogan for expansionists.

On October 1, 1838, the first group of C h __ __ __ __ __ __ __
set out on what came to be called the
T __ __ __ __ of T __ __ __ __.
Four thousand died of hunger, thirst, sickness, or exposure to the elements in the stockades or on the brutal march westward.

In 19th and early 20th century America, women had very few rights. For example, women couldn't ____________________ or _____________________ or _____________________.

List four examples of how some courageous women tried to improve the condition of women in the United States.

True or False? Women's work in the abolitionist movement helped inspire a movement for women's equality.

The first women's rights convention in history took place in S __ __ __ __ __ Falls, New York in 1848. The two organizers of the convention were Elizabeth Cady S__ __ __ __ __ n and Lucretia Mott.

In February 1848, Mexico and the United States signed the Treaty of G__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Hidalgo. In the treaty, Mexico gave the entire Southwest and California to the United States. It also agreed that the border between the United States and Mexico would be the
R __ __ G__ __ __ __ __. The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million in return.

Harriet Tubman made nineteen dangerous trips back into slave territory,
helping slaves escape on the U __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Railroad.

True or False? The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made it easier for slave owners to recapture runaway slaves even after they had fled to the Northern states.

Briefly discuss the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. (1852)

True or False? The Supreme Court declared in 1857 that the slave Dred Scott, even though he had lived for some time in free territories, could not sue for his freedom because he was property, not a person.

What happened at Harper's Ferry? (1859)

True or False? When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, seven Southern states seceded, or left the Union.

On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the
E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Proclamation,
freeing slaves in areas that were fighting against the Union.

True or False? The Civil War was one of the bloodiest conflicts in history up to that time. It killed 600,000 people out of a population of 30 million.

Life

2012-01-16T13:43:00.000-06:00

Be open-minded...but not too open-minded.

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Robert Frost's Words...

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Constitution Posters (Examples)

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State Park Bulletin Board

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Personal Timeline

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Complete the "Graphic Life Planning Sheet." Staple the Graphic Life Planning worksheet to your timeline when it is ready to turn in to me. (20 points)
Create a personal "Positive-Negative Timeline" using graph paper or construction paper.(30 points)

Your grade will be based on the following:
All information is clearly presented.
You have included both text and visuals (pictures, illustrations)
Spelling accurate.
Well-organized.
Attractive appearance/creative.

Threaded Discussion- Events leading up to the Civil War

2012-01-16T09:46:00.000-06:00

Read: "Did a Novel Start the Civil War?" from Upfront Magazine

Answer the following questions on the white board in a "threaded discussion."

What was the Fugitive Slave Act? (1850)

Briefly discuss the impact of Harriet Beacher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. (1852)

Briefly discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case. (1857)

What happened at Harper's Ferry? (1859)

Be open-minded...but not too open-minded.

2012-01-16T08:12:00.000-06:00

Interesting Quote

2012-01-13T19:32:00.002-06:00

"Every society honors its live conformists, and its dead troublemakers. "

~Mignon McLaughlin,
The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Teen Drug Use Infographic

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By: HomeHealthTesting.com

Addiction by Region

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Source: Drug Addiction By Region

Howard Zinn's words.

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Drug and Alcohol Unit- Tobacco

2012-01-10T08:21:00.003-06:00

First, take the "quiz":

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/3479/preview/

Go to the Health Moodle Page http://rivervalley.mrooms2.net/course/view.php?id=32 and look for Alcohol/Drug Unit Powerpoint-Tobacco for the correct answers (very bottom).

True or False? Cyanide (chemicals used to make numerous products like plastics, also used in pesticides), Formaldehyde (a colorless, flammable chemical, used in building materials and to produce many household products) and Arsenic (poison in pesticides, herbicides, insecticides) are ingredients in most cigarettes.

Now complete this chart (using resources below the chart to answer your questions):

What is in a cigarette?	Where else is this chemical found?
Tar
Formaldehyde
Cyanide
Benzene
Acetone
Ammonia
Carbon monoxide
Butane
Nicotine

http://www.stop-smoking-programs.org/chemicals-in-cigarettes.html

List five common physical effects of smoking.

List three diseases of the respiratory and three diseases of the circulatory system that are results of smoking.

List 9 risks associated with smoking while pregnant.

True or False? Smokeless tobacco is much safer than smoking cigarettes.

True or False? Nicotine is more addictive than heroin or cocaine.

(Use the infographics below to answer the following questions:)

______ out of every _______ people in the world smoke. _____ million people in the world die every year from cigarette smoking.

Tobacco is responsible for approximately ____ in _____ deaths in the United States every year, more than ________, ________, ________, ________, _________ and ________ combined.

The average life expectancy for a U.S. adult is _____. The average life expectancy for a U.S. smoker is ______.

If someone wanted to quit smoking, where could you direct him or her for help?

Click on the infographic to make it larger.

or click the link below for a MUCH larger view of the infographic:

http://www.healthwatchcenter.com/2011/12/facts-about-smoking/

Extra Credit:

http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/smoking-cost-calculator

If you smoked one pack a day, how much would you spend in a week, a month, a year?

What could you buy with the money spent on a year's worth of cigarettes?

http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1911060,00.html

Drug and Alcohol Unit- Alcohol

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1. True or False? Alcohol is a depressant. (Powerpoint)

2. How would you define "binge drinking"? (Powerpoint)

3. Is binge drinking a problem in Wisconsin?
http://www.channel3000.com/news/14135762/detail.html
or look at the map of the United States at the very bottom of this blog post.

Click on this link:
http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2012/01/alcoholism-effects-on-body.html
and answer all three questions.
4.
5.
6.
Long-Term Effects of Alcoholism:
View the slide-show or view the powerpoint on the Moodle page. List 4 long-term effects of alcoholism.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slideshow_pictures_alcohol_abuse_health_risks/article_em.htm
7.
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10.

Briefly describe the three stages of alcoholism. (Answers in the powerpoint)

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12.
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How to Spot a Problem Drinker (answers can be found either in the powerpoint or links below):
14. What is "CAGE"?
http://www.alcohol-and-drug-guide.com/signs-of-alcoholism-CAGE.html

15. What is "TWEAK"? (Powerpoint or link)
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/tests/a/tweak.htm

16. How many people on average die every day as a result of drinking and driving? (Look at "The Real Effects of Drinking and Driving" infographic.

17. True or False? Early to mid-teens are more likely to develop alcohol dependency than people who start drinking at age 21 or older. (Powerpoint)

List three medications you should NEVER mix with alcohol. The combination could be deadly. (Powerpoint)
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Click to enlarge this image

Drunk Driving by Car Insurance Comparison.org

Infographic by Criminal Justice Degree Schools

The Impact of Alcohol on your Body - Data Visualization Encyclopedia, Information Technology, Symbols, Posters, Infographic

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The Impact of Alcohol on your Body - Data Visualization Encyclopedia, Information Technology, Symbols, Posters, Infographic

Blood Alcohol Content

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(For a 170 pound man consuming a drink every 20 minutes)

Using the infographic and powerpoints, explain the physical and mental impairments from 2 drinks, 5 drinks, and 10 drinks.

Now explain the changes in feelings/personality after 2, 5, and 10 drinks.

Finally, discuss the impact 2, 5, and 10 drinks have on driving.

via

Alcohol use in America [infographic]

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Alcohol use in America [infographic]

Interactive Resource- The Science of Addiction

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http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1640235,00.html

Wisconsin State Park Project

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Poster/Brochure
Create a tourism brochure or poster highlighting one Wisconsin State Park.

Resources:

Find a Park:

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/findapark.html
Looking for the best of the best?
http://www.travelwisconsin.com/article_detail.aspx?articleid=90
Wisconsin State Parks Guide:
http://www.travelwisconsin.com/PDF/2011%20STATE%20PARKS.pdf

Criteria:
Title (Must not be written) 5 points

Minimum of five facts about your park. One fact must be the location of the park. (Must not be written) 10 points

Minimum of two pictures. (One could be a map.) 5 points

Creativity/Neatness 5 points

25 points total

Examples:

Chapter 9: Slavery and Emancipation (pages 135-142)

2012-01-09T08:00:00.003-06:00

Give one example of how the North benefited from the slave trade.

True or False? In 1808, slavery in the United States was abolished.

List three ways slaves resisted their condition.

In 1831 a slave named __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ led a violent revolt murdering 55 men, women, and children.

Harriet Tubman made 19 dangerous trips back into slave territory, helping slaves escape on the
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

Who were abolitionists?

What was Walker's Appeal?

Who was the most famous Black man of his time? __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Briefly describe the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act.

True or False? The Supreme Court in 1857 declared that the slave Dred Scott, even though he has lived in the free territories for quite some time, could not sue for his freedom because he was property, not a person.

True or False? When Lincoln was first elected, his belief about slavery was it was unjust. He thought the best thing for the slaves was to send them back to Africa.

Found Poems Lesson (USA Today)

2012-01-05T08:46:00.002-06:00

Found Poems Lesson Plan:
http://usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Lesson_4.pdf

United States Geography Games

2012-01-04T10:52:00.007-06:00

3 Player Game (Name the States)
http://www.toonuniversity.com/5s_usgeo_d.html

Timed United States Capital Game:
http://funschool.kaboose.com/globe-rider/celebrate-usa/games/game_capital_field_trip.html

State Capital Game:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_1b_Caps_1024_768.html

Matching Game:
http://dynamo.dictionary.com/games/48048/state-capitals-in-the-united-states/match/

State Nicknames Matching Game:
http://dynamo.dictionary.com/games/70605/nicknames-for-the-50-u.s.-states/match/tate

Drug/Alcohol Unit- Tobacco

2012-01-03T07:57:00.030-06:00

First, take the "quiz":
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/3479/preview/

Go to the Health Moodle Page http://rivervalley.mrooms2.net/course/view.php?id=32 and look for Alcohol/Drug Unit Powerpoint-Tobacco for the correct answers (very bottom).

True or False? Cyanide (chemicals used to make numerous products like plastics, also used in pesticides), Formaldehyde (a colorless, flammable chemical, used in building materials and to produce many household products) and Arsenic (poison in pesticides, herbicides, insecticides) are ingredients in most cigarettes.

Now complete this chart (using resources below the chart to answer your questions):

What is in a cigarette?	Where else is this chemical found?
Tar
Formaldehyde
Cyanide
Benzene
Acetone
Ammonia
Carbon monoxide
Butane
Nicotine

http://www.stop-smoking-programs.org/chemicals-in-cigarettes.html

Look at the powerpoint and http://www.mydr.com.au/addictions/animation-effects-of-smoking# or http://www.thetruth.com/facts/?fact=3 for information to help answer the following questions:

List five common physical effects of smoking.

List three diseases of the respiratory and three diseases of the circulatory system that are results of smoking.

List 9 risks associated with smoking while pregnant.

True or False? Smokeless tobacco is much safer than smoking cigarettes.

True or False? Nicotine is more addictive than heroin or cocaine.

(Use the infographics below to answer the following questions:)

______ out of every _______ people in the world smoke. _____ million people in the world die every year from cigarette smoking.

Tobacco is responsible for approximately ____ in _____ deaths in the United States every year, more than ________, ________, ________, ________, _________ and ________ combined.

The average life expectancy for a U.S. adult is _____. The average life expectancy for a U.S. smoker is ______.

If someone wanted to quit smoking, where could you direct him or her for help?

Click on the infographic to make it larger.

or click the link below for a MUCH larger view of the infographic:

http://www.healthwatchcenter.com/2011/12/facts-about-smoking/

Extra Credit:

http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/smoking-cost-calculator

If you smoked one pack a day, how much would you spend in a week, a month, a year?

What could you buy with the money spent on a year's worth of cigarettes?

A Kit Lego Should Make

2011-12-22T10:53:00.001-06:00

It's OK to be Takei

2011-12-21T10:18:00.001-06:00

Race: The Power of an Illusion (PBS)

2011-12-20T15:06:00.001-06:00

Interactive activities, resources, multimedia...
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm

Hadley's Christmas Concert

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Hadley's Christmas Concert

2011-12-19T19:03:00.000-06:00

United States History Lewis and Clark Activity

2011-12-15T10:08:00.005-06:00

First, take this short online quiz:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/quiz/index.asp

Now, take the expedition!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html

Complete this online assignment:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/lewisandclark.htm

Driftless, by David Rhodes

2011-12-14T11:55:00.001-06:00

NPR Interview with David Rhodes (author of Driftless)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98657406

Constitution Infographic

2011-12-14T11:17:00.003-06:00

Marley Extras

2011-12-14T10:28:00.007-06:00

video platform video management video solutions video player
Podcast:
Marley Goes to School:
http://www.johngroganbooks.com/audio/johngroganfinpod.mp3
Browse inside Marley Goes to School:
http://browseinside.harpercollinschildrens.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061561511
John Grogan discusses Marley and Me:
http://authorsontourlive.com/john-grogan-podcasts-marley-and-me/

Virtual Field Trip- Wisconsin State Parks

2011-12-14T08:02:00.005-06:00

Create a tourism brochure highlighting the top five state parks in Wisconsin.

Resources:

Find a Park:

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/findapark.html

Looking for the best of the best?
http://www.travelwisconsin.com/article_detail.aspx?articleid=90

Wisconsin State Parks Guide:
http://www.travelwisconsin.com/PDF/2011%20STATE%20PARKS.pdf

Hadley George, Wildcat Mountain State Park, Wisconsin

Trail of Tears Assignment

2011-12-13T11:33:00.006-06:00

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/multimedia/videos/116760144.html

Visit the link above and answer the questions below:
How many Cherokees were forcefully removed from their homes in 1838.
How many soldiers were used to round up the Cherokees before they were removed?
Before they were removed, they were placed in stockades. What is a stockade?
What diseases did many Cherokee succumb to before being removed?
How many died in the "camps"?
List the states the Cherokees had to cross to reach their final destination.
How many miles were the Cherokees forced to walk to their final destination?
Briefly describe some of the hardships encountered along the way?
When did the last group of Cherokees reach Oklahoma?
In total, how many Cherokees died along the Trail of Tears?

Trail of Tears

2011-12-07T09:25:00.002-06:00

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/the_films/episode_3_trailer

Women's Suffrage Around the World

2011-12-06T10:11:00.008-06:00

Women's Suffrage Posters in History:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/interactive/2011/jul/06/un-women-vote-timeline-interactive
Were women allowed to vote before 1900 anywhere in the world?
List the first two countries where women won the right to vote in the 20th Century.
Explain why one country has two dates listed after it.
When did women in the United States win the vote?
When did women in Canada win the vote?
When did women in Mexico win the vote?
In the 1950s, which continent had the most countries which still prohibited women from voting?
As of 2000, name one country where women are still forbidden to vote.

Marley: A Dog Like No Other

2011-12-03T13:26:00.001-06:00

Teacher's Guide:
http://files.harpercollins.com/PDF/TeachingGuides/0061240354.pdf

World Studies....U.S. Cities and Notable Features

2011-12-02T15:00:00.009-06:00

Willis Tower (Sears Tower), Empire State Building and Twin Towers compared to the world's other tallest buildings.

World Trade Center Interactive Exhibit:

http://www.history.com/interactives/world-trade-center-reborn

How the Towers Collapsed:

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

New Orleans

Trailer for "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"

http://www.teachingthelevees.org/?page_id=51&video=trailer

History....told in Lego

2011-12-02T12:25:00.001-06:00

Awesome Family Photos

2011-12-02T11:14:00.001-06:00

Read Online....The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair

2011-12-02T10:19:00.004-06:00

http://www.online-literature.com/upton_sinclair/jungle/

Chapter 14:

The People Speak

2011-12-02T09:56:00.004-06:00

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

2011-12-01T11:11:00.018-06:00

Take the Quiz:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/quiz.html
Watch:

What Would You Do?

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Discussion Questions:
Would you have intervened? Why or why not?
If you would have intervened, what would you have said to the pregnant mother and/or the bartender?
Do you think drinking and/or smoking is a form of neglect/abuse (to the fetus)?
Do you think there should be laws prohibiting expectant mothers from smoking and/or drinking while pregnant? Why or why not?

8 week old "normal" brain and 8 week old Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Brain:

Resources for Teachers and Students:

Fact Sheet:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/documents/fasd_english_spanish.pdf

Fact Sheet (Prevention)

http://www.nofas.org/MediaFiles/PDFs/factsheets/prevention.pdf

Fact Sheet (What Everyone Should Know)

http://www.nofas.org/MediaFiles/PDFs/factsheets/everyone.pdf

Fact Sheet (What Young People Should Know)

http://www.nofas.org/MediaFiles/PDFs/factsheets/youth.pdf

Drinking and Reproductive Health

http://www.acog.org/departments/healthIssues/StandardDrinkCard.pdf

View Video:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/videos/Iyal/short/Iyal_short.html#

Minnesota Public Radio Resources (Audio)

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/standard/display/project_display.php?proj_identifier=2007/09/05/fasd

Time Magazine:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1198923,00.html

John Brown's Raid

2011-12-01T08:06:00.003-06:00

History Channel-"Chalk Talk" Series-John Brown's Raid from Colin Evoy Sebestyen on Vimeo.

Gettysburg Address

2011-12-01T08:00:00.003-06:00

Gettysburg Address from Adam Gault on Vimeo.

Unique Physical Features of the United States Worksheet

2011-11-30T10:13:00.023-06:00

Unique Physical Features of the United States

Grand Canyon)
http://explorethecanyon.com/explore-learn/grand-canyon-facts/

Location:

Fact)

Fact)

Cineflex- Grand Canyon from Aerial Filmworks on Vimeo.

Death Valley)
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/death_valley/index.html
Location:

Fact)

Mt. Rushmore)

http://www.nps.gov/moru/index.htm

Location:

Fact)

Old Faithful)

http://www.yellowstone.net/geysers/oldfaithful.htm
Location:

Fact)

Niagara Falls)

http://www.niagarafallslive.com/Facts_about_Niagara_Falls.htm
Daredevils who have tried to survive Niagara Falls:
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/niagara4.htm

Location:

Fact)

General Sherman Tree)

http://www.examiner.com/outdoor-recreation-in-los-angeles/visiting-the-general-sherman-tree-the-world-s-largest
Location:

Fact)

Devil’s Tower)

http://blackhillstravelblog.com/10-fast-facts-about-devils-tower
Location:

Fact)

Mt. Danali (Mt. McKinley)

Location:

Fact)

Mt. Kilauea)
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/

Location:

Fact)

Barringer Crater)
http://www.barringercrater.com/

Location:

Fact)

What's the data behind the Occupy Movement? Discussion Questions

2011-11-20T16:50:00.011-06:00

The richest 1% in America own what fraction of its net worth?
How many millionaires are there in the United States?
How many billionaires are there in the United States?
Who are the three wealthiest individuals in the United States?
What was the average yearly income in 2010?
Where is most of the average American's wealth invested?
Where is most of the richest 1% of American's wealth invested?
Today, how many Americans are at or below the poverty line?
How many Americans do not have health insurance?
What is the current minimum wage in America?
What does it mean to be "food insecure"?

Occupy Legoland

2011-11-20T08:51:00.002-06:00

The Pentagon Papers...a primer

2011-11-18T09:00:00.003-06:00

Toolbox for Change

2011-11-14T11:10:00.002-06:00

Toolbox for Change Activity:

Toolbox for change: Everyone will receive a photo copy of a toolbox. Fill your toolboxes with "tools" for change (things used by Civil Rights leaders that proved successful in the struggle for civil rights). We will brainstorm a list of five things as a class. Each individual must come up with ten additional "tools". You will need to find pictures of these things (or pictures of things that symbolize your "tools"), or words from magazines. Cut out your pictures/words and glue them in your "toolbox". Write a brief explanation of why you selected each tool on the back of your "toolbox".

For extra credit, use google images to find pictures of famous Civil Rights activists. Print, cut, and paste the pictures in the margins of your poster.

My letter to the editor...

2011-11-14T09:55:00.002-06:00

My letter to the editor (domestic violence awareness):
http://lacrossetribune.com/vernonbroadcaster/news/opinion/letter-raising-awareness-of-domestic-violence-supporting-victims-are-ways/article_cd0a987c-0b0c-11e1-9be8-001cc4c03286.html

World Studies Assignment (Examining Poverty and Health Care)

2011-11-13T12:18:00.015-06:00

1. Spend 10 minutes playing this budget simulation "game". Write a paragraph reflection of your experience.
http://www.playspent.org/

Causes of Poverty

Spend a few minutes looking over the results of this npr online poll on public attitudes about poverty:

http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/poverty/

2. When was this online poll conducted? (Hint: look at the copyright at the bottom of the page.)

3. Why do you think it is important to know when the poll was conducted?

4. Do you think public attitudes about poverty have changed since this poll was conducted? Why or why not?

5. According to the results of this poll, what do most Americans perceive as the causes of poverty?

6. According to the results of the poll, how do black and white Americans differ in their perceptions of poverty. Four examples are given. Please list two of them (include percentages).

Later, you may participate in this online poll:

http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/poverty/poll.html

Food Stamp Usage Across the United States on the Rise (Discussion Questions)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html

7. Find Crawford, Iowa, Richland, and Sauk counties in Wisconsin. What percentage of children are receiving food assistance in these counties?

8. Of these four counties, which county has the highest percentage of children on food assistance?

9. Still looking in Wisconsin, find the county with the highest percentage of children receiving food assistance. What county is it?

10. What county and state has the highest percentage of people receiving food assistance?

11. What county and state has the highest percentage of children receiving food assistance?

Read the full story here (not required):
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html

Make your voice heard here (not required):
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html

Spend some time comparing medical bills by country:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997469

12. Briefly describe what kind of health care system the United States has (system type).

13. Briefly describe what kind of health care system Great Britain has (system type).

14. Briefly describe what kind of health care system Japan has (system type).

List two notable features and two challenges for the health care systems in:

15. United States

16. Great Britain

17. Germany

18. Japan

19. Which system do you find most appealing?

20. Why?

Learn more about health care systems around the world (not required):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8201711.stm

Causes of Poverty

2011-11-11T11:52:00.003-06:00

Participate in the online poll, see your results:

http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/poverty/poll.html

Summary of the online NPR poll:
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/poverty/

The Distribution of Wealth in America (Infographics)

2011-11-10T13:10:00.004-06:00

New York Times Multimedia:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/30/nyregion/where-the-one-percent-fit-in-the-hierarchy-of-income.html?ref=incomeinequality

Charts/Graphs Income Inequality

2011-11-10T13:03:00.002-06:00

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/income-inequality-in-america-chart-graph

Poverty in America

2011-11-10T12:45:00.005-06:00

Watch Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty? on PBS. See more from PBS NEWSHOUR.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57317400/1-in-15-americans-now-rank-as-poorest-poor/?tag=contentMain;contentBody

Bill of Rights Hunt

2011-11-10T10:23:00.002-06:00

Time Magazine Special Coverage:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2080345,00.html

Best and Worst Places for Babies

2011-11-10T07:36:00.002-06:00

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/multimedia/babies/12.html

Who is the most "free"?

2011-11-09T12:36:00.003-06:00

Go to the Freedom House FAQ Page:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=265
1. What is Freedom House?
2. List three things Freedom House does.
3. Freedom House measures two types of freedom. What are they?

Now go to the 2011 Freedom Around the World report:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=594
First look at the map of the Americas.
http://www.freedomhouse.org/images/File/fiw/FIW2011_AmericasMap_1st%20draft.pdf

4. How free is the United States?
5. How free is Mexico?
6. How free is Cuba?

Now look at the map of North Africa/Middle East
http://www.freedomhouse.org/images/File/fiw/FIW2011_MENA_Map_1st%20draft.pdf
7. Find one country identified as "free."
8. How many countries on this map have been identified as partly-free?
9. How many countries on this map have been identified as not-free?

Happy birthday to me.

2011-11-08T11:07:00.003-06:00

"Inside every older person is a younger person – wondering what the hell happened." - Unknown

Constitution Graphic Organizer Project

2011-11-07T10:22:00.006-06:00

Working as a team (teams may consist of up to five people maximum), create a graphic organizer including the following components:

Preamble (One person)

Text:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Articles 1-7 (One person)

Each article covers a general topic, divided into sections which are more specific. For example, Article I is the longest. It has ten sections.

Bill of Rights (One person)

Bill of Rights added in 1791 to convince the state legislatures to ratify the Constitution.

Time Magazine Special Coverage:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2080345,00.html

Amendments 11-27 (One or two people)
(You must include information about the Civil War Amendments and Voting Amendments)
Amendments 11-27 were added between 1798 and 1992.

Civil War Amendments: 13, 14, 15

Voting Amendments: 15, 19, 26

Please include information (visual and written) explaining each of the four components.

Please present your information clearly. Do not clutter your poster with too much information/pictures.

Resources:

1. http://ratify.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/details_explanation.php

2. http://www.shmoop.com/constitution/summary.html

3. http://www2.waketech.edu/blogs/elcivics/files/2011/03/summary-of-the-US-Constitution.pdf

Examples of graphic organizers:

Types of Government Structures (Visuals)

2011-11-07T09:48:00.004-06:00

Unitary

Federal

Confederation

Further explanation of Unitary, Federal, and Confederation government structures and advantages and disadvantages of each:

http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/users/scottsh/Govt/Advantagesdisadvantages%20federal.htm

Quotes about Poverty

2011-11-06T13:58:00.009-06:00

"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe."
Frederick Douglass

“The mother of revolution and crime is poverty”
Aristotle

“If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.”

― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath: The Play

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”

― Franklin D. Roosevelt

Extreme Poverty in America on the Rise

2011-11-03T12:34:00.003-05:00

Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/increase-in-extreme-poverty_n_1072505.html

Share your perspective on the the state of the economy (online activity):
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html

Food Stamp Usage Across the United States on the Rise (Discussion Questions)

2011-11-03T11:34:00.010-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html

Find Crawford, Iowa, Richland, and Sauk counties in Wisconsin.
What percentage of children are receiving food assistance in these counties? Of these four counties, which county has the highest percentage of children on food assistance?
Staying in Wisconsin, find the county with the highest percentage of children receiving food assistance. What county is it?

What county and state has the highest percentage of people receiving food assistance?
What county and state has the highest percentage of children receiving food assistance?

According to the headline, what percentage of people are receiving food assistance in the United States? What percentage of children are receiving food assistance in the United States?
Read the full story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html

Make your voice heard here:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/03/30/business/economy/2009-economy-words.html

World Studies Demographics Research Project (World Religion)

2011-11-03T10:08:00.005-05:00

World Religions:

Source:LiveScience

What are the four largest religions in the world?
What percentage of Christians are Catholic?
What is the second largest Christian sect?
What percentage of the world identify themselves as atheist?
What percentage of the the world consider themselves "non-religious"?
What are the four largest religions in the United States?
What is the largest Christian sect in the United States?
What percentage of Americans identify as Mormon?

CIA Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

Constitution Infographic

2011-11-02T12:24:00.001-05:00