World War II (Chapter 27) Resources

1. The review packet should be completed and studied.

2. Then, click here for flash cards and crossword puzzles from the textbook to practice the vocab even more.

3. After that, play some review games. For world leaders there’s matching and hangman. There’s also an appropriately themed battleship game.

4. Finally, try your hand at the practice quiz.

Remember that all test questions are pulled from the review packet and there will be quite a bit of writing that is not reflected on the online review materials.

I’d wish you good luck, but if you study you shouldn’t need it.

World War I (Chapter 24) Resources

As we cover WWI, here are some resources to help you and things that you need to know.

Essential Questions

• What caused WWI to break out in Europe? (The MAIN reasons)
  
• Why did the U.S. intervene (join the war) on the side of the Allies?

Names & Terms to Know (not a complete list)

militarism

imperialism

nationalism

Central Powers

Allies

trench warfare

U-boat

Woodrow Wilson

neutrality

Zimmermann telegram

John J. Pershing

armistice

propaganda

flu epidemic of 1918

League of Nations

Fourteen Points

Treaty of Versailles

Think About:

The SPARK that caused the war

Why the war started

What the two sides were

Who’s side we were on

Why we tried to stay neutral

Why we joined

What WWI was called at the time

Resources
Click here for a Crossword Puzzle, flash cards and a short quiz.

The Ch 24, WWI Test is here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/2831374.html

Retakes can be taken using this link too.
Retakes:

• Are averaged
• Must be taken within 24 hours
• Enter name in all caps
• 12 minutes
• no exceptions
• see me for the password

Mid-term Election 2010 & Ch 26/1 Quiz

The election is almost here. We'll be reading this editorial in class Friday & Monday and voting.

1. Study for the quiz.

2. Take your Ch 26, section 1 quiz (click). Enter the password given to you in class and follow the instructions. The quiz is timed and you must show your score to me in class.

3. Use the posts below to finish your Election 2010 table in your notebook (if you need to).

4. Then, we'll be voting online here. Enter the password given to you in class. Happy voting!


5. Read Ch 26/2 and do the main idea questions a & b in your notebook. (finish as homework)

If you still have time, practice your Ch 25 terms or your Ch 26 terms. We'll be having a test on both chapters shortly.


10/29 & 11/1

1920s & 30s Fashions

20s & 30s Day is just around the corner: Wednesday, October 27th. You’ve read the handout, now check out some era fashions on the web.

You can use the search terms that we came up with in class. If you find good sites you can post them for us in comment section or let me know in class.

A good site that I found was Fashion Era



These sites are also good as well:
(The first two are actually pages of links to lots of sites. Especially check out the “Chicago Exhibition” listed under history on the 20s site.)
http://www.wtps.org/WTHS/imc/Teacher_Assignment/social_studies/mcfadden%20the%2020s.htm

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/Print/printindex.html

There's also some fun cultural items here:
http://www.crazyfads.com/20s.htm

This activity is from last year so if there are any broken links or new ones that I should use, let me know.

U.S. Senate Race: Mark Kirk & Alexi Giannoulias

We'll be looking at the heated Senate race in Illinois.

Mark Kirk's website


Alexi Giannoulias' website

RCP Polls
Check out the poll numbers. Have they changed since well looked at them?

Also, if you have time, take a look at PolitiFact to check the candidates statements. Kirk & Giannoulias. How'd they do?

Election 2010: Governor Race

We'll be discussing the Governor's race in class. One article we'll use is http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/elections/ct-met-governor-race-social-issues-20101015,0,2322534.story

We'll also check out Pat Quinn's and Bill Brady's websites.

We might check out some political ads and sights like these:

Quinn's youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/QuinnForIllinois

Brady's youtube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/bradyforillinois

Anti-Brady and Attack Ads
http://www.bradyforillinois.com/ and the "puppy-killer" ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nvBtioirsg&feature=player_embedded

Not sure if it's fact, opinion or somewhere inbetween? Check out PolitiFact to check the candidates statements.

Lastly, don't forget the poll numbers.

Mid-term Election 2010

In class we'll be concentrating on the Governor & US Senate races. In the meantime here's some interesting data from msnbc. It doesn't claim to predict the election outcome but has some useful data nevertheless. You can see CNN's take here.

Election 2010

Go to http://www.elections.il.gov/ and click on “District/Official Search by address.” Enter you address and it will tell you your current representatives (but not who’s running against them).

Then, check out http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/voterprofile/Pages/default.aspx

You can see the offices that are up for election, which include:

· U.S. Senator

· U.S. Representatives

· Governor

· Lieutenant Governor

· Attorney General

· Secretary of State

· State Comptroller

· State Treasurer

· State Senators (not up for re-election this year)

· State Representatives (not up for re-election this year)

· Cook County Board President

· Cook County Commissioners

· Cook County Assessor

· Cook County Clerk

· Cook County Treasurer

· Cook County Sheriff

They’ll be two US Senate elections. We may discuss this in class but you can read more about it here: http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/elections/2010elections/Pages/SpecialSenateElectionNov22010.aspx

You can google the politicians by name to check out their websites. I’m still looking for a sample ballot and will keep you posted when I find one. If you find one, let me know.

You can also check out http://www.ilvote.gov/ILVote/Welcome.aspx

More info will be discussed in class and can be found through your own searches. Can wait to hear what you find out.

President Obama's 2010 Back to School Speech

Last year's speech was excellent. We will probably discuss and watch parts of the speech this year.

Link seems to be broken. . .

Video can be seen here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mediaresources/

Actually, that's last years.

Still looking for this years.

Okay, it's on youtube

Internet Map Activities

We’ve done some paper map activities this year but as you know internet-based geography is what most of us use. Try your hand at these activities (I'll tell you how many to try in class). Please record your answers in your notebook/binder.

Visit a friend.

You have just met a new friend from another town at an intramural sports event/movie theater/water park/concert, etc. They’ve invited you to their house for a party. Write down directions to guide your parents/chauffer/older sibling, etc. to get you there. (Your printer is broken, so you’ll have to write them down by hand!)

You’ll need to start at your own address (or use the school’s) and choose an address in a nearby town. For example:

A) 7607 W. Cortland St., Elmwood Park, IL, 60707 (start)

B) 4020 North Olcott Avenue, Norridge, IL‎ 60706 (end)

Win a free vacation!

If you go the following website, you can explore a new and exotic place for free – virtually.

Go to http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/

Choose from the menu of places along the left, and take some notes about your trip (or make a virtual postcard.)

Follow your favorite band.

Pick a band or musician you like who is either on tour or planning a tour. Choose three cities in three different states they’re playing. Plot a course using interstate highways and write down the cities and which highways you’ll be using.

For example: to see the Jonas Brothers in Omaha, Nebraska I would take I88W and I80W. It’s only 8 hours!

Eat at an international McDonalds.

How many McDonald’s restaurants can you find in foreign countries? Visit a few and take notes about where they are as well as anything remarkable about their look or menu. Try starting here: http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/country/map.html

Train for a bicycle tour.

You’ve recently set a goal to participate in a bicycle race as a fund-raiser for your favorite cause, but the most you’ve ever ridden is 10 miles. The race is 50 miles!

Find a local bike route that’s safe for cyclists on which you can ride up to 25 miles and back home (for a total of 50 to match the race route.) Write down how to get to the path and where you end up before turning around.

Be an entrepreneur.

You’ve decided to open a business. Don’t worry right now about resources; your first task is to choose a location.

Use the features of Google Maps to find an Elmwood Park or surrounding location where there are no other similar businesses as competition. Then see what real estate is available so you can move in. Write down the type of business and the address you choose.

Manhattan Mosque

There’s been a lot of controversy about the proposed cultural center and mosque near ground zero. Use google maps to look at the ground zero site and locate mosques that are in Manhattan (downtown New York) and also the proposed site of the Park51 Mosque/Cultural Center.

How close is it? Are there other mosques nearby? Why do some people appose it? Why do others support it?

India!

I’ll be going to India this winter and I need your help. What should I make sure to see and do while I’m there?

Here’s where I’ll be going: Delhi, Mussoorie (and the Woodstock School), Kochi (aka Cochin) and Mumbai.

Thanks to Ms. Hawes for these terrific activities.

Essential Questions 1880 -1920

Essential Questions
Chapter 20: An Industrial Society 1860-1914
• What factors (natural and technological) contributed to America’s industrial transformation?
• How did corporations change life in America?
• What steps did American workers take to improve working conditions?
Ch. 21: Changes in American Life 1880-1914
• What factors caused American urbanization?
• How did immigration change America at the turn of the 20th century?
• What kinds of segregation and discrimination permeated American society?
• What developments lead to the rise of mass culture?
Ch. 22: The Progressive Era 1890-1920
• What social, economic, and political reforms came about during the Progressive Era?
Ch. 23: Becoming a World Power 1880-1917
• What did the U.S. stand to gain by expanding militarily and economically?

Terms & Names to Know (not a complete list)

• Andrew Carnegie
• business cycle
• capital
• corporation
• department store
• discrimination
• Ellis Island
• Hull House
• Ida B. Wells
• imperialism
• industrialization
• Jane Addams
• Jim Crow
• John D. Rockefeller
• monopoly
• muckrakers
• new immigrants
• Nineteenth Amendment
• Panama Canal
• philanthropist
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• progressivism
• segregation
• Spanish-American War
• suffrage
• Susan B. Anthony
• sweatshop
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Thomas Edison
• U.S.S. Maine
• urbanization
• Wright Brothers
• yellow journalism

Welcome Back!

Looking forward to another interesting year. I will be at the Tuesday Elm Family Picnic until 3:30 or so. See you there?

http://www.epcusd401.org/node/1273

End of the Year Survey 2010

The URL of your survey is:
http://www.quia.com/sv/410927.html

Please take time to fill out this short survey to help me improve the class for next year. See me in class for the "secret" word required to take the survey.

SURVEY IS CLOSED.

50 State Geography Games & Review

We'll be working on the geography of the 50 states in class this week and next. Use these sites to help you study.

An easier game and a good place to start if you don't know your states well:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/unitedstates.html

A fairly tough game where you need to type in the names of all 50 states while looking at an outline map:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/states.php

Challenging game using a satellite map that you drag the outline of the states onto:

http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/fiftystates2.jsp

Click and drag the name of the lower 48 states to their place on an outline map:

http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

History Channel site about all the states. Lots of info and hunt around for some fun and challenging games.

http://www.history.com/topics/states

If you’re not at school, you can play the computer based geo game (that you remember from last year) online at:

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

Good luck!
Which one is your favorite? What's your best score. Be prepared to share your thoughts and scores in class.

Illinois Constitution Practice Games

Check these out to help you on the Illinois Constitution Test.

Review Games:
Illinois Constitution Battleship
http://www.quia.com/ba/400512.html

Illinois Constitution Rags to Riches
http://www.quia.com/rr/626699.html

Illinois Constitution Hangman
http://www.quia.com/hm/655488.html


And there are flashcards up at flashcardexchange.com

Practice Quiz if you want a challenge and have some extra time:
Illinois Constitution Practice Quiz
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2405981.html
Note: this quiz has some info that isn't on the test and not everything on the test is on this quiz. It's meant to be fun but is not a substitute for studying for the test.

America: The Story if Us

Check out the website and watch the show (premiers Sunday, April 25).

Also, they've got a cool quiz up here. How many points can you get?

U.S. Constitution

While you're studying, don't forget to use http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/344858 and click on study.

Please just study on your browser. Don't pay for any of the other services.

Good Luck!

U.S. Constitution WebQuest: Government Officials and Other Activities

If you've finished your WebQuest work in class, you should be looking up the names of the politicians on page 73 on the back, inside cover of your Constitution workbook. Who is the Senate Majority Leader? Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

1. Fill in all of the Federal Government officials.

2. For the Cabinet: fill-in the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Homeland Security. (You don’t need to fill out the other Cabinet positions.)

3. Finally, fill-in the Senators from our state, and the Representative from your district (your district is the 5th—make sure that it is the federal Representative).

Mix It Up
If you have extra time. . .

• Take a look at the Deceleration of Independence by clicking here, then the Constitution here (same site), and the Bill of Rights. You can also check out an interactive Constitution here.
  

• Check out this Civics Quiz. I'm a little skeptical of some of the questions and their correct gauging of civics, and some of their conclusions about the data are rather dubious, but you should do fairly well since most of the questions are on the Constitution and last 100 years of US history.

• Try your hand at your American IQ by going to the channel one site (click here) and trying the quiz.

1950s & 1960s Trivia WebQuest

We’re looking for questions and answers about all things 50s & 60s. Your job is to rummage around the Internet and look through books in search of interesting facts about the 50s & 60s that you can use to write trivia questions. Use your 1950s video sheet as a guideline.







Find the info, write the questions.

Beware of Wikipedia. I'm not saying that you can't use it, just remember, it is written by anyone and is not always reliable. Be smart when choosing your sources.
World Book is another good resource. Remember what Ms. Fillipitch showed us in class.



Also, check out classzone.com too. Click here and then check out the resources for Ch 28, 29 & 30. There are crosswords, quizzes and other resources.


Once your trivia is finished and you've written down your really good questions on note cards, do some fashion research to assist you in dressing up for 50s & 60s Day.