The American Experience

November 30/December 1: Washington Irving

1. Watch the student made video about 19th century American author Washington Irving. Download Washington irving student film

2. If a person was to fall asleep in 1990 and wake up today, what would he not know, be surprised to find, or be shocked to see? (List 10 things)

3. What contemporary stories use this same concept of waking up and having to re-acclimate oneself? (list at least 3 examples)

4. Read the summary of Rip Van Winkle. Write 7 level-one questions and 3 level-two question.

Download Plot Summary of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

5. When you've finished, complete the 1st two pages of the Rip Van Winkle vocabulary exercises.

Download Rip van winkle vocab

6. Reflection: How will the world will be different in 20 years? What will we need to know or be able to do so that we are successful?

   

November 20: Blog Quiz and Emailing Your URL

This explains how to email me your URL. We will also take a short oral quiz.

November 18: Creating Your Blog

1. Log in to gaggle.net to see if your email works (it should be your lastname.woodrow@gaggle.net and your password is your student id) Gaggle.net

2. Go to the Blogger page. Click on create a blog and fill in all the information. Use your Gaggle email.

3. Title your blog with the topic of your research.

4. Your URL should be firstname1800s.blogspot.com

5. Use the library link or Google Scholar to find relevant information for your posts. 

6. Title your post with the title of the article.

7. Paste a selection of the text (highlight, control+c, control+v)

8. Link to the place you found the article.

9. Add a picture to each post. Pics can be found through Google Image or Google Image Swirl

10. Send me an email (mike.james.moran@gmail.com) from your gaggle email:

Subject: Put your name and class period

Message: Paste your url and make it a link I can click.

November 16/17: First Day of the 3rd Six Weeks

1. Examining a blog. What is it and how can we use it for research?

2. Watching movie trailers and informational videos about the 19th century. Discussion of the importance of embedding visual and dynamic content on your blog.

3. Creating a class site using Blogger. Students will use the laptops to look for links, pictures, videos, and sound that we can embed on our class generated practice page.

4. Next class each student will use his gaggle.net email to construct his own blog using Blogger.

Additional help: Creating a Blog Using Blogger - Tutorial

GEDCC Award: Teachers of the Year

This was great. Check out the Black, White, Read story about the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce Teachers of the Year. 

Library Link

Library Link

November 11/12: Picking a Topic

1. Create a Gmail account

2. I want email address to be your lastname.woodrow @ gmail.com (moran.woodrow@gmail.com)

3. Look at the timelines listed below. Decide on three topics you'd like to learn more about with your top choice as number one.

You may choose a person, event, movement, text, invention, discovery, trend, aspect of entertainment/culture/lifestyle, law/policy, or other approved topic. 

4. Send me an email (mike.james.moran@gmail.com) using the following format:

Subject: (Name) - (Period) - 3rd Six Weeks Topics

Message: 1. The spread of news information using the Pony Express

               2. The life of P.T. Barnum

               3. American belief in Manifest Destiny 

19th Century Timelines

Wikipedia History of the United States

National Constitution Center

19th Century Multimedia

19th Century Digital History

Smithsonian Institution Timeline

List of American History Timelines

American History Links 1800-1899

19th Century American Literary, Historical, and Cultural Studies 

Questia 19th Century Timelines (1800-1900)

Questia 19th Century Timelines (1861-1900)

19th Century People

Food of the 19th Century

Food Timeline

Timeline of Education in America

19th Century American Jewelry

19th Century Social Dance

19th Century American Music

American Civil Rights Timeline

Emergence of Advertising in America (1850-1920)

Journalism in America - Timeline

19th Century Inventions

American Literature and Events

Authors and Their Works  (1800-1850)

Authors and Their Works (1851-1900)

History of American Football

Entertainment and Sport in the 19th Century

19th Century Baseball

November 9/10

1. What do you know about the slave trade?

2. React to the information on page 42. "Atlantic Slave Trade Routes" and Equiano "Guide for Interpreting." His responsibility to act.

3. Look at the NYTimes graph about the recession and its impact on different cultural groups.

4. Read the text Download The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

5. Fill out the sheet Download Equiano tpcastt analysis template

How Has the Recession Hit You?

Click on your info and see what the unemployment rate is for your group.

NYTimes Interactive Graph