World War II Project

Requirements:

Title Page- 10pts- Must include a thesis, table of contents, and a description of each group member’s responsibilities and slides.

PowerPoint – 10pts- must be submitted one day prior to your presentation, must include work cited page, six slides per page

15 to 20 minute presentation – 80pts- include visuals such as graphs, photographs, and video clips (video clips should be no longer than 3 minutes).  Make sure you can discuss each slide without having to read word for word off the slide.

Avoid overloading the slides with text. 

Project Topics and their due dates:

Due Wednesday 4/24 – Propaganda (US vs. Nazi), Effects of World War II on African Americans

Due Thursday 4/25- Effects of World War II on Women, Changes in Family Life

Due Friday 4/26 – America’s Response to the Holocaust, Japanese Internment Camps

Other Possible Topics:

Japanese Internment Camps in Canada

Latin America’s Response to the Holocaust (pick a specific country)

United States and Latin American Relations during WWII

Possible Research Sources:

German Propoganda Guide

BBC Guide to World War II

WWII Europe Timeline

Holocaust Memorial Center

D-Day American Experience

Japanese Internment Camps

United States Response to Holocaust

Women at work

African Americans & WWII

Gale Student Resource Center (database)

US History (database)

War & Terrorism Collection (database)

Modern Genocide Activity

·     1)  Conduct research to find documents from the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.  Define Genocide in your own words.
      What is Genocide?

UN Convention

2)Conduct research to find information on the genocides in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, and Darfur, Sudan.  Complete the graphic organizer with the information you find.

The following links contain information on all the genocides listed above

Genocide is more than the Holocaust:

7 Historical Incidents of Genocide

Student Resources in Context this is a database - you can access information similar to using a search engine
Experiment with word searches - try "genocide and Darfur" or "Armenian Genocide" Think of different keyword searches that you can use.  Good current information given if you use "genocide" as a search.

United Human Rights Council

United States Holocaust Museum - Genocide Page - current information on conflicts

Oprah Winfrey - Real life accounts of Modern Genocide

United States Holocaust Museum - Genocide History (does not include Armenia)
Includes information regarding Raphael Lempkin

ABC CLIO - GENOCIDE PAGE ***** This is a great source!!!  Click on genocide tab on top of page to locate the event you are researching **************
This is a database - you may need to use the following username and password:  
GenocideAdmin
solutions

The following sources are separated by the events they are about.  Most of the videos are first hand accounts

Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide - Facts

Armenian Survivor Story - video

Armenian Genocide - First Hand Account

Turkish Soldier - First hand account of Armenian Genocide

Cambodia - The Killing Fields

Cambodia

Cambodian Survivor - Genocide Account

Cambodian Survivor - Short Video


Darfur

Genocide in Darfur - Houston Holocaust Museum

Darfur Genocide - National Geographic Video

Eyewitness Account to Darfur/Brief History of Conflict

Former Marine Gives Eyewitness Account of Darfur

Bosnia

Bosnia

Bosnia Genocide - BBC News includes timeline of events

The History Place - account of Bosnian Genocide

Bosnia - answers Who, What, Where, Why

Bosnia CBS - Video

Bosnia - eyewitness video

3)Conduct research to find at least two appropriate eyewitness accounts from atrocities in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia or Darfur, Sudan.  Take notes on the graphic organizer.  As you take notes, keep in mind that this information will be used for Part 4. 

4)Write an analytical paragraph in which you identify the similarities and/or differences of the accounts, using specific details from the eyewitness accounts. You should also consider using appropriate information from your chart in part 2.

Punkin Chunkin Lesson

Use the following links to build your catapult or trebuchet

Trebuchet Plans

Catapult Plans

Also you can use the following database and type in "Trebuchet" or "Catapult" as a search


Student Resources

For more information on the history of medieval weaponry:


History of Medieval Weapons

All The Broken Pieces - Introduction to Vietnam War

You will be reading All the broken pieces by Ann Burg
This book is a historical fiction novel about the Vietnam War

Use the following resources to answer the research questions:

Video- Vietnam War History

History of the Vietnam War

What was the cause of the Vietnam War?
What was The Draft?
Why did American's oppose the Vietnam War?
How were soldier's treated when they returned home?


Babylift- Video


Operation Babylift - Overview

Vietnanm Babylift Legacy Page

PBS: Babylift

What was Operation Babylift?

Goodnight Saigon

Video: Vietnam Wall

After watching this video please write about the significance of this memorial. 

UnKnown Soldier - John Hulme

Marco Polo Project

The following elements must be included in your research project:

Biographical Information of Marco Polo
- whatever you think is important
- what people should know about him

Timeline of his journey
- Original time line - do not cut and paste
- 5 to 10 events that indicate significant events and or the importance of his journey

Map of journey
- indicate entire route
- indicate significant points from timeline

Impact of Marco Polo's journey
- your analysis of the impact on Europe and Asia
- support your ideas with specific examples

Evaluation of Marco Polo
- Why is he an important historical figure or why is he overrated? (Opinion)
- support your ideas with specific examples

Optional formats for presentation
Slideshow
Flyer
Multi-Media Presentation
Poster

Use the following resources for your research:

Websites

New World Encylopedia

About: Marco Polo

Absolute Astronomy: Marco Polo

National Geographic - use headphones to listen to presentation

Interactive Map of Marco Polo Journey

Another Map of Marco Polo Journey

In The Footsteps of Marco Polo

Databases

Biography Resource Center

Global Issues in Context

World History Collection

Student Resource Center

Literature Resource Center

Biography SUPA Project

BIOGRAPHY PROJECT - SUPA

For this assignment, each student will receive the name of an individual who made a significant contribution to American society.

Assignment Purposes:
To come to understand how a particular person's experiences can illuminate our understanding of the period or circumstances in which he/she lived.
To learn to do research of the sort professional historians do; locating, examining, and using appropriate source materials, and presenting one's findings to readers.

Assignment:
Biographical Sketch:
a) A factual account of the person's life, emphasizing aspects that are of historical significance.
b) Provide evidence and explanation of the person's historical contribution(s) and significance.
Evidence must be documented with references and citations to sources.
How and why is this person considered to be important?
What does her or his life tell us about the times in which he/she lived; about important social, scientific, cultural, economic, or politicaldevelopments; about the United States at the time?
Anotated Bibliography:
You are to create a list of reliable and relevant sources that illuminate your person's life and contributions. This list should include the sources that you used for this project as well as others that you can identifiy that may be available for research.

To get started with your research - you will find the following helpful:

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

Library of Congress - search materials of your person - clicking the links provided will give you info you need for your anotated bibliography.

Smithsonian - History & Culture

United States Holocaust Museum

National Archives - follow the link for general public access

Student Resource Center - remote password - empirelink

Biography Resource Center - remore password - empirelink

Use the following links to access the library @Syracuse
You will need your Syracuse ID

Syracuse Library

Noodletools

Your paper should be 5to6 pages in length - consisting of the 2 parts explained above

Senior English Documented Argument Paper - Mr. Jeremias

As a class we have read a mumber or articles that have raised issues related to the Millennial Generation and its place in our world.  You will identify a topic from the reading that is current and discussed in a variety of media.  The following are examples of general areas from our reading that you might consider as you decide your topic:
Marriage
Expectations of employment
General perceptions
Reliance upon technology
Entitlement Generation
Millenial Generation and Religion
Political involvement
Millenial Generation and morality
Millenial Generation and civic action
Marketing to Millenial Generation

Your Task:  Use a close analysis of an article covered in class and what it suggests about a topic only as a point of entry to your own documented argument about an aspect of one of the topics.

Guidelines: You must use at least 3 credible outside sources - 1 must be a scholarly journal article

Requirements: Yours essay must be 3-5 pages, edited, double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. It must include an original title, in-text citations, and a Works Cited page following MLA format.

The following links will provide you will sources and information you need for your research:

Vocation and Careers Collection 

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Student Resources in Context

Noodletools

USAToday-article

60Minutes

LATimes