Social Studies Toolbox

PBS Link: http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/5683/preview/

100 ways teachers can use facebook in the classroom: http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/

Lesson: http://www.cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2001/fyi/lesson.plans/05/24/pearl.harbor/index.html Time Magazine Photos http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2052497,00.html Fact vs. Fiction (Time Magazine) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,128107,00.html Other Resources (Time Magazine) http://www.time.com/time/2001/pearlharbor/ National Geographic: Beyond the Movie: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/ngbeyond/

Discussion Questions http://www.history.com/images/media/pdf/Century5.pdf

Brief Review: Be the Change: http://www2.facinghistory.org/Campus/bethechange.nsf/home?OpenForm Do you remember what Arn Chorn Pond would put in his "Toolbox for Change"? Click on "Toolbox." What would Arn Chorn Pond put in his "Toolbox for Change"? Create your own "Toolbox for Change." Toolbox for change: Everyone will receive a photo copy of a toolbox. Fill your toolboxes with "tools" for change (things used by Civil Rights/Human Rights leaders that proved successful in the struggle for civil/human rights). We will brainstorm a list of 5-10 things as a class . Each individual must come up with  five additional "tools". You will need to find pictures of these things/words from magazines. Cut out your pictures and glue them in your "toolbox". Write a brief explanation of why you selected each tool on the back of your "toolbox". Helpful: Think about these questions as you complete this project: ...

Be prepared to answer these questions from the PBS video: When was the CCC created? What was the purpose behind the CCC? Who were the primary beneficiaries of the CCC? Describe a typical day working for the CCC. What were some of the more well known projects of the CCC? How many CCC camps did Wisconsin have? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/image/ccc-camps-across-america/ How many men worked in these camps? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/image/ccc-camps-across-america/ National Forest work: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/image/ccc-camps-across-america/ State Forest work: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/image/ccc-camps-across-america/ State Park work: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/image/ccc-camps-across-america/ Name one CCC camp in Wisconsin. What type of work was performed here? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/map-widget/ccc-map/ When did the CC...

Open book exam (Thursday and Friday) 1. Where does this story take place? 2. Who is Morrie? Describe him. 3. Who is Mitch? Describe him. 4. What is wrong with Morrie? 5. What is "wrong" with Mitch? 6. Draw a Venn diagram. Compare Mitch and Morrie. 7. What do you think makes Morrie such a likeable person? 8. Is Mitch a "likeable" person? 9. In the book Morrie describes his perfect day. How would yours be different? 10. How does Mitch change as a result of his "Tuesdays with Morrie"? 11. What was your favorite part of the book? Why? 12. Who is more like you, Mitch or Morrie? Explain. 13. What did Morrie teach Mitch about life? 14. How has this book changed you as a person?

United States History: Watch PBS video Threaded discussion on the white board: What does CCC stand for? When was the CCC created? What were the qualifications to join? What was the purpose of the CCC? Who benefited from the CCC? Briefly discuss segregation in the CCC. What were some of the more well known CCC projects? The Century America's Time http://www.history.com/images/media/pdf/Century5.pdf English: Finish Tuesday's with Morrie Open book exam (Thursday and Friday) Where does this story take place? Who is Morrie? Describe him. Who is Mitch? Describe him. What is wrong with Morrie? What is "wrong" with Mitch? Draw a Venn diagram. Compare Mitch and Morrie. What do you think makes Morrie such a likeable person? Is Mitch a "likeable" person? In the book Morrie describes his perfect day. How would yours be different? How does Mitch change as a result of his "Tuesdays with Morrie"? What was your favorite part of the b...

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I found this on the Zinn Education Project site: http://zinnedproject.org/posts/9887

United States History The Century America's Time: Boom to Bust Video Guide Create a Board Game (Two examples/Assignment and Rubrics): http://vms.vale.k12.or.us/sites/vms.vale.k12.or.us/files/u13/Game%20Board%20Project.pdf http://southcobbhs.typepad.com/files/board-game-rubric.pdf Tips and Templates: http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/memories-and-crafts/articles/all-a-board-create-a-personalized-board-game.aspx http://donnayoung.org/f11/homeschooling-f/boards/sf-03.pdf Printable Money: http://www.esl-lounge.com/phprint.php English: Tuesday's with Morrie Discussion Prompts: http://s4hpmorrie.wikispaces.com/file/view/student_questions_PDF.pdf World Studies "The Killing Fields" Watch "In Pol Pot's Shadow" Discussion questions in the link below: http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2010/04/world-studies-cambodia.html Pol Pot's Shadow: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/cambodia/ Listen/Watch the podcast/ Answer the followin...

http://www.nwhp.org/whm/test.php

Zinn Education Project: Teaching Labor History http://www.greenbayprogressive.com/progressive/story.asp?storyid=2838

NYT Learning Network Lesson: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/the-basics-understanding-the-upheaval-in-the-middle-east/ Special Coverage from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/middleeast/2011-spreading-revolutions.html#intro View Video, discuss Share special interactive on NYT page. Twitter (share and discuss) Activity: Working in small groups, complete the 5 Ws and and H worksheet. Groups: Bahrain Libya Yemen Iran Egypt Algeria Iraq Jordan Tunisia Source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/21/world/middleeast/update-mideast-countries.html

http://hansengeorge.blogspot.com/2011/03/take-stand-against-hate-webquest.html

Overview of the assignment (includes template, instructions, and rubric.) http://techtoolsforschools.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-project-template.html Choose which person you are going to create a facebook page for....Mitch or Morrie. Do a google image search for either Morrie Schwartz or Mitch Albom for your profile picture. Find an appropriate picture. Save the picture. Do the same when searching for pictures of "friends." Create at least one status update for each chapter of the book. Before you create your fake facebook page on http://www.myfakewall.com/ , complete the template I handed out in class.

Very Useful Resource (Downloadable Template, Instruction Sheet, and Rubric) http://techtoolsforschools.blogspot.com/2010/01/facebook-project-template.html Examples http://historytech.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/abe-lincoln-facebook-twitter-and-teaching-history/ My Fake Wall http://www.myfakewall.com/

From Zinn Education Project: http://zinnedproject.org/posts/9543 CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/08/wisconsin.smithsonian/index.html  

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Official Website: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Word List: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/wordlists/40460

Teaching Tolerance Lesson "What Counts as History?" http://www.tolerance.org/activity/what-counts-history "Why The People Speak"

Discussion Questions: How do people really make a difference? What is their approach? Their vision? What are the steps or process to making a difference? What kinds of people are good at this? Are there common characteristics and/or personal attributes that visionary problem-solvers have? What do you care about?  What are you going to do to make a difference? Person of the Week: Three Cups of Tea (Official Website) http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." Rebecca West, The Clarion Links: http://womenshistorymonth.gov/ http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php   http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-28/us/womens.history.discussion_1_suffrage-voting-rights-students?_s=PM:US http://www.biography.com/womens-history/index.jsp