IB HOTA Great Depression Project

Task:  With your group, choose one of the countries below and create a "mini newspaper" about the causes and effects of the depression on your chosen country.

Requirements for Presentation:

Create a 1 page fast facts information sheet about the depression in your country.  Include the following:

Describe the government structure of your country

Describe the economy

Relations with the United States

Causes of the Great Depression (in your country)

Effects of the Great Depression in your country

Create two news stories about the Great Depression in your country:  One with a political/economic edge and one with a social/human interest edge

Create one editorial about the effects of the Depression on your country

Create two Political Cartoons about the Depression in your country

FINDIT - link to databases

HistoryToday

IB Dance

IB Dance Research

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:

Kabuki/Noh Theater

Tokyo - teatro Kabuki

Noh Theater: Tamura (Dance of the Ghost)

Mahabharati (Kathakali)

Swan Lake First Act Pas de Deux

Omaggio a Balanchine

George Balanchine's Jewels (Opus Arte)

Paris Opera Ballet Shades Variation

La Belle au Bois Dormant (Jonas, p. 134)

Grand Pas de Deux La Fille Mal Gardee (Jonas, p. 155)

Interview with Tamasaburo (Jonas p. 136)

Interview with Tamasaburo about being an onnagata (Jonas, p. 136)

Commedia Dell' Arte (Jonas, p. 155)

Pas de Quatre (Jonas, p. 158)

Wodaabe Beauty Festival

Traditional Moroccan Women Dancing

Tahitian Couples' Dance

Cook Islands Group Dance

Cook Islands Soloist

Josephine Baker Plantation Dance (Jonas, p. 166)

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

Research Sources:::

Fine Arts and Music Database

FindIt - user name lbhs  password library

Industrial Revolution - Ms. Gonzalez

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

Find It!  - using this link find the databases US History and World History in Context - search "Industrial Revolution" 

 

Global HIstory 9H - Pace

How did geography impact the development of civilizations in Ancient India & China?

FINDIT



CHINA

Gobi Desert

Himalaya Mountains

Altai Mountains

Xizang (Tibet)

Yangzi River

Huang He River (Yellow River)

Wei River

Yellow Sea

Shang Civilization

Ethnocentrism

INDIA

Himalaya Mountains

Indus River

Ganges River

Narmada River

Deccan Plateau

Mohenjo Daro

Harappa

Harappa Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization

Treaty of Versailles

Please find the following resources compiled to help you research this topic.

If you need other sources please ask the library staff for assistance





Encyclopedia Britannica

League of Nations

WWIResultsforGermany

Causes of WorldWar II

World History in Context

US History in Context

Child Development - Birth Defects Assignment

Working together with a partner you will research one of the following birth defects and answer the following questions:


What is the birth defect?
How does a person get it?
Who can get it?
Characteristics and symptoms of the birth defect
When is the birth defect detected?
What can be done for the child once he/she is born?
Is there a cure for this birth defect?
What are the long term effects of the birth defect on this child?
What community resources are available to help parents to be prepare for a baby with special needs?
Prevention?  How?




Guidelines


Make certain you answer each question
Include relevant pictures/graphics
Do not copy and paste
Proofread
You may include music/sound
Hand in hard copy of your project


Create a student activity for help your classmates learn about the birth defect


Create guided notes to assist your classmates with note taking
All students are responsible for note-taking the main points of each presentation
A final written exam will be generated from the guide notes used in each of the presentations


Create a Works Cited page


Noodle tools
Use this database to create a works cited page


Health Reference Center   (database)


Health and Wellness Resource Center  (database)


National Library of Medicine


Center for Disease Control  (birth defects page)


March of Dimes




List of Birth Defects


CEREBRAL PALSY


CYSTIC FIBROSIS


DOWN SYNDROME


MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY


PKU


SICKLE CELL ANEMIA


ALBINISM


SPINA BIFIDA


TAYSACHS DISEASE

Latin America Project - 10H

Latin America Research Project - 10H

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

World History Collection

Worldbookonline

World History in Context
password:  long_log

Websites::

Latin American History - Revolutions

Encyclopedia.com - Revolutions