Saturday, December 7, 2013

Lord of the Flies

William Golding's Lord of The Flies
The following links provided will help you as you research for this project.

William Golding and the Nobel Peace Prize:

Nobel Peace Prize - Official Website

William Golding

William Golding - Author Study:

Biography

Symbolism in LOTF:

Literary Symbolism

Themes:

Glossary of Literary Terms

Biography Resource Center
 

Monday, December 2, 2013

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/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

 
History of Flight

http://www.nasa.gov/

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Monday, November 25, 2013

IB Dance

IB Dance Project
At the completion of this research project you will create a poster or power point presentation to share what you have learned about your subject.
You must include:
Known origins/first uses

Geographical origins

Dancers - is this a dance traditionally performed by men, women, children,
adults, groups, soloists, or partners?

What kind of training does this dance form require?

Venues and Events - outdoors, in temples, at weddings, on a public stage or holidays etc

Context - What connections does this dance form have to the religious, social, political, and economic situations where it was developed?

Parts of the body that are the focus of the dance

Distinctive and definitive movements

Costumes - Significance, reflections of cuture, practicality, focus of attention, etc

Musical accompaniment - traditional instruments, tempo, etc

Laban Effort/Actions

Narrative elements, if any

Props, if any

You must include the following and at least 5 images::::
A map, indicating geographical origins
Stills of distinctive movements
Images of traditional costumes

The presentation should be about 15 minutes in length and include an experiential element.
The rest of the class must have a chance to experience the dance through instruction and demonstration. Please have a musical selection that exemplifies the traditional accompaniment for your dance. The instruction demonstration should include a minimum of 64 counts and should illustrate some of the most essential elements of movement for your dance. Please plan time for identifying, breaking down, and explaining these movements and discussing their significance in the dance tradition.

Use the following sources for your research:::::

Fine Arts and Music Collection
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=PPFA&u=nysl_li_lbhs&authCount=1
hundreds of full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection provides resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking

Gale Student Resources in Context

Biography Resource Center

History of Dance

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Different Types of dance

IB HOTA - Internal Assessment




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 allot 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
Web Source Evaluation




Worldcat - a catalogue of material in libraries around the world - create a free account to
use this site.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

The Dark Side of Humanity


You will use the following research to find information about historically infamous people and or events and list the most interesting facts you learned.

How does this event/person represent the unit you are currently studying? Choose at least one of the essential questions and relate it to your area of study.

Essential Questions:

What can readers learn about themselves and others when examining the flaws in characters?

What motivates characters to commit actions they may not usually commit?

How do the actions of an individual affect others around them?

Biography Resource Center   - database 

 
















Lizzie Borden

EVENTS

September 11                             Nanking Massacre

The Holocaust                            Trail of Tears

The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki   The Crusades

Oklahoma City Bombing          Jonestown Massacre

Salem Witch Trials
 

Preventable Diseases - Research Project

Preventable Diseases - Research Project
Directions: You will research and explore a preventable disease. The disease must be caused by unhealthy eating habits. You can use online and print sources to obtain your information. Once you have completed the research answer the questions listed below:

What are the warning signs of this disease?
What can cause this disease?
What are some foods that cause this disease?
What foods prevent the onset of this disease?
Please plan 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) and 1 snack that will prevent someone from developing this preventable disease.

The following diseases are linked to information:

High Blood Pressure
Hypertension

High Blood Cholesterol

Diabetes Type 2

Heart Disease

Stroke

Gout

Osteoarthritis

Tooth Decay

Endometrial Cancer

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colon Cancer

Depression


Gallstones

Gallbladder Disorders

Distorted Body Image

Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease

Asthma

Dyslipidemia

Osteoporosis

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Industrial Revolution

You must complete a total of 3 mini projects on Industrial Revolution

Use the Tic Tac Toe Board to choose your projects

Use the following links to do your research:


Facebook Instructions
Directions on how to create and post on Facebook Template

Fake_Facebook_Page.TEMPLATE
Facebook Template - download and save to your documents

Facebook Sample
Sample of a Facebook Page

The following links will provide you with information regarding the Industrial Revolution:

Industrial Revolution


British History

History Central

Industrial Revolution

ABC-Clio - Databases available through the high school

World Belief Systems/Religions Project


Objectives:

To understand the purpose and influence of the Belief Systems which existed from 600 BCE - 600 CE

To research at least one belief system in depth, interpreting and evaluating primary and secondary sources of information, and presenting the information to the class

To identify the beliefs and practices of the major belief systems

To evaluate the interaction and impact of the major belief systems

Essential Questions to be addressed:

How do religion and philosophy influence history?

How do individuals influence society?


Use the following sources to complete your research:


BBC - Religions

Christianity - Encyclopedia Britannica

Judaism

Taoism

Islam

Sikhism

Hinduism

Buddhism

Plagues


"There were seven of them, all on cots, all barely conscious.  The villagers had moved then into their new communal meeting hall.  The walls and floor were bare cement.  The air was cold and damp. Of course they're sick, I thought.  I asked the villagers who had been taking care of these people. They said no one, it wasn't "safe".  I noticed that the door had been locked from the outside.  The villagers were clearly terrified.  They cringed and whispered. "
(Brooks, Max, World War Z)


Mother Nature


Use the following sources to research these plagues:

Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

Black Death - Middle Ages

Nat Geo - Black Deathhttp://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/plague-article/

BBC - Black Death

Black Death - Gwen Steffani


Ebola

Ebola

Ebola - World Health Organization

Ebola - CDC


Smallpox

Small Pox - CDC

Small Pox - Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/smallpox/DS00424

Small Pox





NOVA - Plague Fightershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sqfYPRrc2M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sqfYPRrc2M

Monday, October 28, 2013

Persuasive Speech Project

What is a Persuasive Speech?

The following are a list of possible topics for this subject:

Is imprionment an effective punishment?
Should body piercing/tattooing be banned?
Are chat rooms safe?
Ban on mobile phones in certain areas
Should paparazzi be banned?
Gender equality is a must in every nation
Use of arms is essential for personal security in high tension areas
Should casinos be banned?
Computers should be provided for free to students
Use of steroids allowed in sports and athletics
Juvenile criminals should be subjected to psychiatrist treatment
Juvenile criminals should be sentenced like adult criminals
Sex education should be mandatory in schools
Wrestling/boxing should be banned
Immigration laws should be severed/relaxed
Use of animals for any form of entertainment should be banned
Voting should be mandatory
Life without Internet is impossible
Teachers should be paid according to performance
Fad diets can be life-threatening
Tipping for service should be banned
Charity/community service should be made compulsory
Is internet dating harmful?
Finance education should be compulsory in high school
Beauty pageants set false rules on beauty

Use the following links to conduct your research:

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Centerhttp://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/start.do?prodId=OVRC&userGroupName=nysl_li_lbhs

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

GREENR

Global Issues in Context

If you get a NOVEL NY screen requiring a password - the password is "empirelink"

Friday, October 11, 2013

Poverty In America - Research Project


Your task:

1.      Please select one task in order to construct a documented two-page critical analysis of poverty in America. 

2.      Your two-page paper must be typed in M.L.A. format. 

3.      The body of your paper must include textual evidence from the film documentary 30 Days Minimum Wage, the article Poverty and The Effects on Children and Parents, and two other reliable/ reputable source and personal accounts.

4.      Late papers are unacceptable.  Each day the paper is late; a minimum of five points will be deducted. 


Your choices:

1.      Research the current minimum wage in our country.  Explain when and why the minimum wage was created.  Find out what the current NYS and federal minimum wage is.  Do you think that the minimum wage is high enough? Explain and justify your position by providing textual evidence from two reputable sources.  Discuss a solution one could take to avoid having to accept minimum wage jobs and support your position with current facts, statistics, and/or anecdotes.

 

2.      Define and research the working poor.  Through your research, illustrate what this expression means for people in America.  Find statistics from two reliable sources about the current working poor.   Discuss why people are stuck in this cycle, and offer at least one solution people could take to avoid this problem and be sure to support your position by providing reputable and current facts, statistics and/ or anecdotes.

 
Define poverty.  Illustrate the current poverty epidemic in our country.  Cite examples and statistics from two reliable sources that illustrate poverty as a current American problem.  Detail the effects of poverty on children, parents, and our society as a whole.  Make sure to include the socioeconomic effects, in addition to the psychological effects of poverty.  What steps can people take to get out of poverty? Identify two solutions one could take to avoid poverty.  Be sure your solutions are supported by various reliable sources via facts, statistics, and/ or anecdotes

Use the following sources for your research:

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Global Issues in Context

GREENR

CDC

The Census Bureau

World Hunger




Saturday, October 5, 2013

Latin American Revolutions Project 10H

By the late 1700's, the revolutionary spirit that engrossed the United States and Europe spread to Latin America. People were dissatisfied with their social and political limitations and began to demand change.

Directions::::  As a group, you will research one of the assigned Latin American countries and become experts about its revolution.  You will then create a presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, I-Movie etc)  and teach the class about your assigned country.  

Below is a list of the countries to be researched: 

Mexico

Brazil

Haiti 

Venezuela

Argentina 

El Salvador

Dominican Republic  

If there is a Latin American country your group would like to study that is NOT on the list, please let me know and we can discuss it.

In your presentation you must include: 

- A brief biography and a picture of the revolutionary leader(s)
How did he rise to power/position of leadership? In what way did he lead the revolt? How was he a successful leader? How was he an unsuccessful leader?  

- Evaluation of the Revolution
What were the causes (think about social, political, and economic reasons) of the Revolution? How did it begin? What social classes were involved and why? What were some important battles?

- Results of the Revolution
Who became leader, What were the social, political, and econmic results of the Revolution? Explain if you believe the Revolution was successful or not. Please include two maps of your country: one before the Revolution and one after the Revolution.

Individual
Each individual in the group will be responsible for handing in two individual assessments: 
Self Evaluation/Reflection using the project rubric 
1 page written response  to this statement in regard to Latin America
Revolutions:  Do the ends justify the means? Please use specific examples from your research and your class notes from the presentations.   

Biography Resource Center

ABC CLIO History Databases




Tuesday, September 24, 2013

IB HOTA Colonial Revolutions


IB HOTA:  Colonial Revolutions

Please keep in mind that you are in college-level course and your work must reflect that in order to earn a high mark.

Required Slides:  (You are not limited to these)

Background – make sure there is enough detail to provide a deep understanding of the revolution. 

Causes (short and long term)

Effects (short and long term)

Key historical figures

Minimum of two maps

Art, folklore, music, poetry, etc… which represents the revolution movement.  Please try to find iconic examples.  This enriches the project so try to use multiple examples.

Works-cited slide (all work must be properly cited)

Options:  Your group on must pick one of the following topics

American

Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama)

Haiti

Argentina

United Provinces of Central America (El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras)

Other info:  Your group must be ready to present on the assigned day.  If you are not ready on your assigned day, the entire group will lose 10 points!

You project will receive a group grade unless other arrangements have been made.

Project will count as a test grade.

Make sure to choose your font sizes and colors wisely!  The entire class needs to be able to see the slides! 

Avoid using too much text on one slide!  Be sure to break up text using bullets.

Get along with your group members by being considerate and completing your portion on time.

PPT must be saved on a flash drive and email.
 
The following links will provide you with research information for the above mentioned topics:
In addition to these sources please see the websites collected under the heading "Good Research Sources" on the library website
 
 
 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

IB Research - Extended Essay

1. General Topic of InvestigationUse 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

GREENR
Excellent source of information pertaining to our global resources and how we use them


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

Saturday, September 14, 2013

IB Dance - Research

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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

FACEBOOK Social Studies Project

Facebook Template - you can find this on the Social Studies page on the school website

Example

Rubric

Biography Center - database - use search bar to enter your person's name and find info

Student Resources - database - use search bar to enter your person's name and find info

Renaissance: ******************* Reformation:

Lorenzo de Medici ************* Martin Luther
Baldassare Castiglione ************* William Tyndale
Isabella D'este ************* Pope Leo X
Raphael Sanzio ***************** Charles V
Leonardo da Vinci ********Prince Frederick the Wise of Saxony
Michaelangelo Buonarroti ******** Henry VIII
Sofonisba Anguissola ********* Catherine of Aragon
Artemisia Gentileschi ********** Anne Boleyn
Francesco Petrarch ********** Queen Elizabeth I
Giovanni Boccaccio *********** Huldrych Zwingli
Niccolo Machiavelli *********** John Calvin
Vittoria Colonna ************** Katherine Zell
Albert Durer ***************** Ignatious of Loyola
Jan van Eyck ******************* Pope Paul III
Pieter Bruegel ********************* Pope Paul IV
Dante Alighieri *****************Queen Mary (Mary Tudor)
Desiderious Erasmus ************Filippo Brunelleschi
Thomas More ***************Montezuma II (15th-16th Century)
Christine de Pizan ************Christopher Columbus
William Shakespeare ********Hernan Cortes
Johann Gutenberg ***********Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama *************Bartolme de las Casas