Thursday, September 20, 2012

IB HOTA - Research

1. General Topic of Investigation
Use the following databases to search for topics appropriate for this project.  You will want to choose a topic that has alot of available and relevant resources. 

Global Issues in Context - Global issues with different perspectives
remote password - empirelink

Military and Intelligence
covers all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Key subjects covered include: socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces

US History Collection
provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field

War and Terrorism Collection
A definitive periodical collection of hand selected titles for analysts, risk management professionals and students of military science, history, social science

World History Collection
current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field

Diversity Studies Collection
this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community

Student Resources in Context
news articles, social issues, biographical information, science, history and literature

Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

2.Possible Thesis Question

Purdue Writing Center - information of thesis statements

3.Relevant People, Concepts, Events, or Situations

4.Eight Appropriate Sources

Criteria For Evaluating Web Sources

Defining Primary Sources

Primary & Secondary Sources- examples

NoodleTools




Wednesday, September 19, 2012

History of Aviation - Mr. Heck

You will complete a newsletter assignment using MS Publisher

To complete this assignment you will choose any person, moment or machine from Aviation History and recreate a front page of an imaginary newspaper from that specific date.

Requirements::

Your newsletter must contain the following:
One page long
Historically accurate date
Lead story
Secondary story
One photo per story
Two other graphics throughout the newsletter
Table of contents

Your newsletter should be formatted using the following guidelines:Times New Roman, 12 point font
Single spaced paragraph
Spelling and grammar count
Your name will appear only at the top of each story as the author of the story


Use the following sources to help complete your project:

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/?userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs
Gale Student Resources in Context

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1?userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs
Biography Resource Center

http://aviation-history.com/

http://www.century-of-flight.net/

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-timeline.html


http://www.nasa.gov/

Friday, September 7, 2012

IB Dance: World Dance Investigation Paper

History Origin & Current Context

- Describe how your dances came to be and how they evolved into modern day society.
- Clearly explain who created them, where and when they were created, why they were created and how  they were created.
- Discuss the evolution of the styles from inception to its current context.
- When discussing the current context, explain how these dances function today, in present day society.  For example, what purpose do they serve: social, political, spiritual/religious?  How does this evolved state compare to its original purpose?

Dance Elements

In a paragraph or two, discuss both dance styles' distinguishing elements, including:
- Dominant Dynamics - The dominant Laban Effort Actions include......
- Main Body Initiations
- Outstanding Movement
- Levels
- Musicality/Music
- Typical length of a piece
- Costumes, Make Up

The Critique

Complete a well developed analysis of a video clip or live performance of your second dance style.

The Interview

Investigate your unfamiliar dance style by interviewing a dance, dance teacher, dance researcher, dance historian or choreographer in the unfamiliar dance style. 
Your first assignment is to contact a person to interview.

Organization

Start with a strong topic sentence, linking the two styles together.
Write the body of your paragraph - include the following:
- who began the dance
- when it began
- who watched it
- purpose it served, how it was evolved  and what purpose it now serves
Include MLA cited sentences
Current context
Conclusive sentence

Finding an Unfamiliar Style - Videos:

La Belle au Bois Dormant (Jonas, p. 134)
Commedia Dell' Arte (Jonas, p. 155)
Pas de Quatre (Jonas, p. 158)

List of Choreographers:

  1. Alvin Ailey, modern
  2. Fred Astaire, Broadway, tap
  3. Josephine Baker, burlesque, theatre
  4. George Balanchine, ballet
  5. Don Campbell, locking
  6. Jack Cole, theatrical jazz
  7. Dean Collins, swing
  8. Merce Cunningham, modern
  9. Ruth St. Denis, modern
  10. Charles Louis Didelot, ballet
  11. Isadora Duncan, modern
  12. Agnes de Mille, ballet, theatre
  13. Jacques d’Amboise, ballet
  14. Katherine Dunham, modern
  15. Norberto Esprez, Tango
  16. Bob Fosse, musical theatre, jazz
  17. Lois Fuller, modern, lighting
  18. Antonio Gades, Spanish Flamenco
  19. Gus Giordano, jazz
  20. Martha Graham, modern
  21. Savion Glover, tap
  22. Tatsumi Hijikata, Butoh, Japanese dance
  23. Gregory Hines, tap, theatre
  24. Lester Horton, modern, Native American, jazz
  25. Doris Humphrey, modern
  26. Judith Jamison, modern, ballet
  27. Bill T. Jones, modern, ballet
  28. Rudolph Laban, Laban
  29. Jose Limon, modern
  30. Frankie Martinez, salsa
  31. Mario Maya, Flamenco
  32. Mia Michaels, jazz, contemporary dance
  33. Alex Moore, ballroom
  34. Mark Morris, modern, ballet
  35. Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky, ballet
  36. Christian Oviedo, Latin
  37. Pearl Primus, modern
  38. Kimia Ravangar, Iranian dance
  39. Gerome Robbins, classical ballet, contemporary musical theatre
  40. Bill Robinson, tap
  41. 41.  Jimmy Slyde, tap, jazz
  42. 42.  Sylvia Sykes, swing
    43.  Paul Taylor, modern
    44.  Hong Ten, breakdancing
    45.  Twyla Tharp, modern, theatre
    46.  Eddie Torres, salsa
    47.  John Weaver, pantomime
    48.  Mary Wigman, modern