1. U.S. and China hope to slow climate change by big cuts in pollution

2. Writing Prompt 12-8

3. Seven Years to Civil War Quiz

4. Work on Civil War reading assignments and questions

Agenda for 12/1

1. Read this article about the problems in Ferguson, MO.

2. Black Friday video

3. 12/1 Writing Prompt - go to eBackpack to complete the writing prompt.

4. The Civil War

Agenda for 11/10

1. Tomorrow's holiday is: Veterans day!

• What is a VETERAN? 
• Thanking veterans for their service, U.S. holds parades and ceremonies
• Using your iPad, come up with a list of all wars fought in by the United States since 1900.

 2. 11/10 - Writing Prompt (go to eBackpack to complete the writing prompt)

• In the United States, most Americans believe that war is sometime necessary to solve problems with other countries, and some think it is not ok. What about your home country? Do most people think that war is sometimes ok? What about you? Do you think that it is sometimes ok for two countries to go to war against each other?

3. Mapping the Civil War

• Color and key the Union States
• Color and key to Confederacy states
• Color and key the border states
• List the Union states
• List the Confederacy states
• List the border states

4. Read the article "Seven Years to Civil War"

5. Complete the reading guide for "Seven Years to Civil War"

Agenda for 11/3

1. Current Event Article: A bear of a problem for Maine hunters

• Answer the questions about the article on the eBackpack assignment "Bear Hunting - Article Questions."

 2. Writing Prompt for 11/3

• open "11/3 - Writing Prompt" on eBackpack and answer the question on the document.

3. Finish - 12 Years a Slave

HW - Quiz on Civil War Paper

Agenda for 10/27

1. Article: Many Asian-Americans are moving to  the South

2. Writing Prompt: (answer each question in complete sentences.) - (on eBackpack)

• If you had to live in the United States, which city would you choose to live? Why would you choose that city?
• If I (Mr.Parise) was going to move to your country, what city would you recommend for me to live in?
• Do you plan on living in a foreign country (a country different from the one you were born in) as an adult? If yes, where and why? If no, why not?

3. Slavery Quiz II (on eBackpack)

4. Finish "12 Years a Slave."

HW (on eBackpack)

Write a paragraph (6-8 sentences) explaining your thoughts and opinions about slavery in America after watching "12 Years a Slave." 

In your answer please include information:

What part of the movie made you the most sad or angry?

Did this movie change what you know about American slavery?

After learning about slavery, do you think America should be able to call itself a country that supports freedom?

Agenda for 10/6

https://www.freetheslaves.net/SSLPage.aspx?pid=375

SEND ME YOU ADOBE VOICE PRESENTATIONS (send via email)

1. Modern slavery

• Using the link above go to the map of slavery in the world today.
• Click on the continent that you come from.
• Write down three facts about slavery in the region of the world you are from

2. Writing Prompt

• How would you feel if you were a slave? If you were forced to work a very hard and dangerous job without being paid? If you were owned by another person and not able to live a free life? If you were not allowed to get an education, or marry, have children, or live a happy life?

3. Slavery in America - reading #1

• Article - "Slavery in America"
• Write down 3 facts about Slavery in America that you learned from the reading
• Using the Flashcard app - make a flash card for the 5 vocabulary words at the end of the reading. Also, create a flashcard for the words: plantation, permanent
• Write down questions about anything you don't understand
• Read as a class and answer any student questions.
• Student fill out the "Slavery in America" idea-web

4. Transatlantic Slave Trade - Notes

• watch/listen/read PPT about the slave trade
• answer the questions on the slave trade note sheet  

5. The Transatlantic Slave Trade - reading #2

• add the vocab at the beginning of the reading to your "Slavery" flash card deck
• read and answer the questions

6. Quiz on Slavery vocab and notes NEXT CLASS - HW is to STUDY!

 

Agenda for 9/29

1. Protests in Hong Kong

2. Similar to "June 4th Incident" - Tiananmen Square protests?

• More info from CNN

 3. The Civil Rights Movement

4. Work on Autobiography - Adobe Voice Assignment