World History

5-4 2011-12

2012-01-23T10:58:00.001-08:00

State Of The Union Address 2012: Obama Speech Scheduled For Jan. 24: Listen and discuss your reactions.

5-3 2011-12

2012-01-13T15:20:00.000-08:00

Do you understand that the American Revolution spread to other parts of the world, and continues to be significant to other nations? Give examples of your understanding.

5-2 2011-12

2012-01-09T09:31:00.001-08:00

Discuss the events of the Revolutions of 1848 that you believe should included in a time line. You may search the web for pictures and link them to your event.

My controbution to the time line would be the German Revolution-its significance-the black and gold colors of the flag still in use.

5-1 Mid Term Review Questions 2011-12

2012-01-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

Mid-term review questions: Here is your chance to study on-line together! You may have one page of handwritten notes to reference on the midterm.
Chapters 1-8

1. Give examples of some unique aspects of democracy.
2. What is a republic?
3. What are the "natural laws" that Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers believed the world was governed by?
4. Know Judeo- Christian traditions.
5. How would a tyrant be described in ancient Greece?
6. What important book did the philosopher Astistotle write concerning the structure and purpose of the state? What are some key points?
7. What was the European Enlightenment about?
8. Where does a governments authority come from according to the Declaration of Independence and why?
9. Compare the U.S. Bill of Rights to the Magna Carta.
10. Describe the purpose of a representative government according to the English Bill of Rights.
11. Where did the expectation for a representative government come from with the colonists?
12. What are the "natural rights" according to the French Declaration?
13. By guaranteeing individual freedoms, what is the Bill of Rights seeking to protect citizens from?
14. Why would unalienable rights be important to citizens?
15. Discuss the main causes of the French Revolution?
16. Discuss the social classes that existed in pre-Revolutionary

France

.
17. Who led the "Reign of Terror" in

France

? Could something like that happen today?
18. What did the National Assembly seek to achieve in revolutionary France?
19. What conditions led to Napoleon Bonaparte taking power?
20. Describe the impact of the Revolutions of 1848.
21. What are the concepts from Athens that is central to Western political though?

22. What are the governmental views of Aristotle?

23. What was Plato’s ideal society, and who should control?

24. How does Greco-Roman beliefs differ from Jewish and Christian?

25. Understand the concepts of the United States Constitution and Declaration of Independance:

a. separation of powers b. natural rightsm c. rights of the people

2011-12-13T13:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays! Follow the news, post on a current event of your choice.

4-2 2011-12

2011-12-05T10:07:00.000-08:00

In your opinion, which decisions of Charles I made his conflicts with Parliament worse? Explain/Discuss.

4-1 2010-11

2011-11-29T15:18:00.000-08:00

Discuss Peter the Great-what were his reforms and their impact on Russia?

3.4 2011-12

2011-11-17T16:45:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

3.3 2011-12

2011-11-10T14:02:00.000-08:00

Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France and Latin America, for example, John Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison

3.2 2011-12

2011-11-04T09:03:00.000-07:00

Compare the ideas of Judaism and Christianity shared that were crucial to the shaping of democracy.

3.1 2011-12

2011-10-28T13:55:00.000-07:00

Why does the Reformation matter now? Discuss political life, economic life, family life, towns and villages, and religious tolerance. What was the impact the Reformation had in relation to modern times and these issues?

2.4 2011-12

2011-10-21T12:47:00.000-07:00

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Kadafi is dead! Discuss the political, national, and internal effects his death will have on the world. You can use quotes from the media, be sure to give credit.

2-3 2011-12

2011-10-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

“Everyone had the right to take part in the government of his or her country.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations 1948 The rise of democratic ideas has taken thoughts of years, beginning with the ancient Greeks and with the rise of Judaism and Christianity. Today, democratic institutions continue to grow and spread throughout the world. Democracy did not spring fully formed as a method of government, but developed also with Western ideas about the importance of the individual.

By studying the major thinkers and religious figures who contributed to the rise of democracy who do you believe had the most positive impact on the ideas of democracy? Support your comments with examples.

2.2 2011-12

2011-10-07T15:18:00.000-07:00

In modern political cartooning two styles have begun to emerge. The traditional style, involving visual metaphors and symbols like Uncle Sam, the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant, and labels is described as the "nast-y" style (named after Thomas Nast), and the more text-heavy "altie" style that tells a linear story, usually in comic strip format.[original research?] Although their style, technique or viewpoints may differ, editorial cartoonists draw attention to important social and political issues. Political cartoons are an effective way for artists to express their thoughts about the events in a certain period in a comical manner. Cartoons can be very diverse, but there is a certain established style among most of them. Most use visual metaphors and caricatures to address complicated political situations, and thus sum up a current event with a humorous or emotional picture. Often, their content includes stereotypical, biased and/or demonizing portrayals of people and events.
Once you have identified the persuasive techniques that the cartoonist used, DISCUSS:

What issue is this political cartoon about?
What is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?
What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?
Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?
What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?

2.1 2011-12

2011-09-29T09:19:00.000-07:00

After reading the quote, discuss with your peers your reflections, questions, statements about your reaction to the quote. Encourage others to respond to your thinking.

One of the most admirable things about history is, that almost as a rule we get as much information out of what it does not say as we get out of what it does say. And so, one may truly and axiomatically (fundamentaly) aver this, to-wit: that history consists of two equal parts; one of these halves is statements of fact, the other half is inference, drawn from the facts. To the experienced student of history there are no difficulties about this; to him the half which is unwritten is as clearly and surely visible, by the help of scientific inference, as if it flashed and flamed in letters of fire before his eyes. When the practised eye of the simple peasant sees t2he half of a frog projecting above the water, he unerringly infers the half of the frog which he does not see. To the expert student in our great science, history is a frog; half of it is submerged, but he knows it is there, and he knows the shape of it. -(The Secret History of Eddypus)

10-3

2011-06-02T13:14:00.000-07:00

This is it! Final discusssion...I'd like this to be a reflection on the semester's learning. Your choices are: look back on the blogs make a new comment based on what you know now, ask your peers a question to discuss, give me some feed back on DB's or the final, or what you would like to see in World History next year. Thank you all for your participation, I enjoyed reading your comments, your insights were very interesting and informative.

10-2

2011-05-26T11:14:00.002-07:00

Enjoy your weekend.

10-1

2011-05-20T12:43:00.000-07:00

What impact do events in different countries have on your life?

WORLD HISTORY Final Study Guide

2011-05-17T15:20:00.000-07:00

World History Final Study Guide-Chapters 12-20
Know definitions, significance, goals, purpose, causes, and contributions.

Terms:
• Revolution
• Militarism
• Ethnic cleansing
• Communism
• Third World Countries
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Apartheid
• Popular Culture
• Open Door Policy
• Imperialism
• Total War

Events:
• Nazi extermination camps
• Building of the Panama Canal
• Battle of Midway
• Opium War
• Boxer Rebellion
• Stock Market Crash of 1929
• Great Depression
• Holocaust
• Fourteen Points
• Nuremburg Trials
• Popular Movement
• War on Germany
• New Deal

People:
• Bolsheviks
• Sigmund Freud
• Albert Einstein
• Charles Lindbergh
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Marxist revolutionaries
• Reza Shah Pahlavi
• Khrushchev
• Gorbachev
• Vietcong
• Douglas MacArthur

9-4

2011-05-13T13:27:00.000-07:00

Unresolved Problems of the Modern World. Look at page 586 in your text, examine the issues that we face in the next century. Your discussion for this month is to list questions to ask one another about their hopes and frears for the future.

9-3

2011-05-06T12:26:00.001-07:00

Was Justice Served? Now What?

9-2

2011-04-29T11:03:00.000-07:00

Discuss the international developments in the post-World War II world?

9-1

2011-04-15T10:32:00.000-07:00

http://http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp Strategies to help you choose the correct answer to a multiple choice question.

1. Read and think about each question carefully before looking at the answers. 2. Pay attention to key words in the question. (not) 3. Read ALL of the possible answers before making your choice. 4. Reduce the number of choices by eliminating any answers you know are incorrect. Multiple choice questions: Why some of the remaining choices might also be incorrect.

1. If two of the choices are pretty much the same, both are probably wrong. 2. “Answers that contain any of the following words are usually incorrect: always, never, none, all, and only If you are still not sure…it may be correct if…

1. When one is longer and more detailed than the others. 2. When a choice repeats a word that is in the question. 3. When two choices are direct opposites, one of them is likely the choice. 4. When one choice includes one or more of the other choices. 5. When a choice includes the word some or often. Try it out go to link for CST released questions- and mix your skills with knowledge to prepare for the CST tests May 2-5.

8-3

2011-04-08T15:47:00.001-07:00

Determining Cause and Effect: Many times in Social Studies we find ourselves memorizing facts, dates, and events which may only help on tests or being a contestant on Jeopardy. What is really important is finding out WHY events happened and understand specific events that have occurred in history. A cause is an event or action that brings about an effect. The cause must happen first. Reflect on what you have been studying in history, government, and economics this year and discuss some causes and effects.

8-2

2011-04-07T12:01:00.000-07:00

Read the comments/questions posted by your peers and add your thoughts. You can also discuss current events. There is quite a bit going on in the east...

8-1

2011-04-04T09:48:00.000-07:00

The questions for discussion have been created by your peers, thank you. How and why did Hitlter and other leaders come into power during this time? And, why was Africa and Asia looked at for expansion? As you continue to read your text, and watch the news or read about current events, post your questions for discussion.

7-4

2011-03-21T09:57:00.001-07:00

Where you are. As you complete the readings for this month I would like you to post a question to the discussion board.

7-3

2011-03-15T12:22:00.000-07:00

"No Pain High Gain" a high school workshop running three weeks in April. Wednesdays 1:30-3:30. Want to ace your next exams? Do better on your CST's? Lean: what your learning style is, to tame test anxiety, common text phareases, do's and don'ts, test taking strategies, types of questions, ways to take notes and MUCH more. Discuss what is difficult for you? Where do you need help? Is studying, getting started and staying organized your difficulty? Help me know what you need.

7-2

2011-03-04T14:37:00.000-08:00

Discuss the terms and influence of the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points.

7-1

2011-02-25T16:52:00.000-08:00

Discuss the rise of industrial economics and its link to imperialism and colonialism.

6-4

2011-02-18T14:40:00.000-08:00

Discuss imperialism from the perspective of the colonizers

and the colonized and the varied immediate and long-term

responses by the people under colonial rule.

6-3

2011-02-11T13:53:00.000-08:00

Discuss the rise of industrial economics and its link to imperialism and colonialism.

6-2

2011-02-07T12:03:00.000-08:00

Discuss the inventions of the late 19th century and their impact on daily life.

6-1

2011-01-31T14:39:00.000-08:00

Discuss who did China's peasants align themselves with in the 1920's and why

5-4

2011-01-24T16:47:00.000-08:00

Watch or review the President's State of the Union Address, give your thoughts and opinions.

5-3

2011-01-13T10:23:00.000-08:00

Was the U.S. right in entering WWI? Support your opinion.

5-2

2011-01-07T16:11:00.000-08:00

Do you understand that the American Revolution spread to other parts of the world, and continues to be significant to other nations? Give examples of your understanding.

5-1

2011-01-03T12:48:00.000-08:00

Discuss the events of the Revolutions of 1848 that you believe should included in a time line. You may search the web for pictures and link them to your event.

My controbution to the time line would be the German Revolution-its significance-the black and gold colors of the flag still in use.

4-3

2010-12-13T10:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays! Here is a study guide for mid terms. The test will be multiple choice, you are allowed one "crib" sheet, single sided. If you have any questions please post, and we can discuss.

KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. What type of political system is a republic?

2. Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers believed that the world was governed bywhat natural laws?
3. In ancient Greece, a tyrant was a leader who?
Greek philosophers believed tyranny was a problem because a tyrant shared power with who?

4. From "The Republic, what does Plato suggest of a tyrant?
5. What contribution of ancient Greek philosophers most aided the development of democracy?
6. Which ancient Greek philosopher wrote Politics, a book that describes the structure and purpose of the state?
7. What might be a characteristic of a new national political system that was founded on the principle of federalism?

8. How does the U.S. Constitution reflects the principle of popular sovereignty?
9. The division of South Africa's government into executive, judicial, and legislative branches is based on which principle?
10. Which document ensures freedom of speech for U.S. citizens?
11. What aspect of Canada's government expresses the principle of federalism?
12. The European philosophical movement that emphasized natural rights and the value of reason?
13. Which philosopher proposed that the role of government is to ensure the natural rights?
14.What is the philosophical idea that people are willing to give up some individual freedoms in the interests of law and order?

15. According to the Declaration of Independence where does the idea of government's authority comes from?

16. Which ancient Greek philosopher wrote Politics?

17. Who were Locke and Rousseau,
18. Which right named in the U.S. Bill of Rights was first affirmed in the Magna Carta?
19. According to the English Bill of Rights, the purpose of representative government is to
nteeing individual freedoms, the U.S. Bill of Rights sought to protect citizens in the event
that they faced
20. In the American Declaration of Independence, "unalienable rights" refers to what rights?
21. What was the impact of the Revolutions of 1848?
22. What are the three social classes of pre-Revolutionary France?

23. Who led the "Reign of Terror" in revolutionary France?
24. What sparked the French Revolution?

25. Who proposed the role of government to ensure the natural rights of the people?

4-2

2010-12-03T14:48:00.000-08:00

In your opinion, which decisions of Charles I made his conflicts with Parliament worse? Explain.

4-1

2010-11-30T09:42:00.000-08:00

Discuss Peter the Great-what were his reforms and their impact on Russia?

3-4

2010-11-17T17:19:00.000-08:00

Take the week off!

3-3

2010-11-10T16:18:00.000-08:00

3-2

2010-11-09T10:32:00.000-08:00

Opps! Forgot this was a short week. Compare the ideas of Judaism and Christianity sharedthat were crucial to the shaping of democracy.

3-1

2010-10-29T10:04:00.001-07:00

November 2, 2010, Election Day. Watch the news this week pay close attention to the advertisements for the election (frequency, special interest groups, times they run, patterns). Watch the results; discuss your reactions to the propositions and candidates that win. How will this election affect you?

2-4

2010-10-25T12:00:00.000-07:00

2-3

2010-10-18T12:46:00.000-07:00

Renaissance artists’ re-recreated lifelike depictions of people. Michelangelo explored the Renaissance theme of human potential. Study the portrait of “Daniel”, explain what you learn about Renaissance or Reformation society from this piece of art. It may be helpful to review page 36, “What do we learn from art?”

2-3

2010-10-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

“Everyone had the right to take part in the government of his or her country.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations 1948 The rise of democratic ideas has taken thoughts of years, beginning with the ancient Greeks and with the rise of Judaism and Christianity. Today, democratic institutions continue to grow and spread throughout the world. Democracy did not spring fully formed as a method of government, but developed also with Western ideas about the importance of the individual.

By studying the major thinkers and religious figures who contributed to the rise of democracy who do you believe had the most positive impact on the ideas of democracy? Support your comments with examples.

2-2

2010-10-11T14:29:00.000-07:00

What issue is this political cartoon about?

What is the cartoonist’s opinion on this issue?

What other opinion can you imagine another person having on this issue?

Did you find this cartoon persuasive? Why or why not?

What other techniques could the cartoonist have used to make this cartoon more persuasive?

"History teaches everything including the future." Lamartine

2010-10-04T14:56:00.000-07:00

History teachs everything included in the future. Lamertine The study of history; whether it be World, American, Government, or Economics is all in how you look at it. After reading the quote from Mark Twain, discuss with your peers your reflections, questions, statements about your reaction to the quote. Encourage others to respond to your thinking.One of the most admirable things about history is, that almost as a rule we get as much information out of what it does not say as we get out of what it does say. And so, one may truly and axiomatically (fundamentaly) aver this, to-wit: that history consists of two equal parts; one of these halves is statements of fact, the other half is inference, drawn from the facts. To the experienced student of history there are no difficulties about this; to him the half which is unwritten is as clearly and surely visible, by the help of scientific inference, as if it flashed and flamed in letters of fire before his eyes. When the practised eye of the simple peasant sees the half of a frog projecting above the water, he unerringly infers the half of the frog which he does not see. To the expert student in our great science, history is a frog; half of it is submerged, but he knows it is there, and he knows the shape of it. - "The Secret History of Eddypus"
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Week 34 Final Review

2010-05-19T22:56:00.001-07:00

Comment on where in the textbook the information needed to answer the question can be found.

20. Which of the following was influenced by communism?

21. What was apartheid?

22. What was it called when Bosnian Serbs used violence to rid Bosnia of its Muslims?

23. What was the original purpose of the Internet?

24. Which document states that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. . . . Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person"?

25. What is meant by popular culture?

Week 33 Final Review

2010-05-19T22:55:00.002-07:00

Comment on where in the textbook the information needed to answer the question can be found.

16. What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

17. What were Third World countries?

18. Who were most of the Vietcong?

19. How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?

Week 32 Final Review

2010-05-19T22:55:00.001-07:00

Comment on where in the textbook the information needed to answer the question can be found.

10. What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

11. What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression?

12. What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

13. What was significant about the Battle of Midway?

14. Which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?

15. Which of the following was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?

World Histroy Study Guide Week 31

2010-05-19T22:54:00.000-07:00

Comment on where in the textbook the information needed to answer the question can be found.

5. What gamble did Germany make before the United States entered the war?

6. What were the Fourteen Points?

7. Who were the Bolsheviks?

8. Who seized power from Persia's shah and changed the name of his country to Iran?

9. Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton's comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion and gravity?

World History Study Week 30

2010-05-17T17:19:00.001-07:00

Comment on where in the textbook the information needed to answer the question can be found.

1. Where did the British Empire control an entire continent?

2. On which of these continents did Britain control the smallest land area?

Choose the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)

3. What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
.

4. What action did the United States take to gain the right to build the Panama Canal?

Week 29

2010-04-14T12:28:00.000-07:00

Compare and contrast two important figures from this week's chapter. Post your findings and then comment on a classmates post.

Week 28

2010-03-26T16:29:00.001-07:00

Pretend you are a soldier in the “Battle of the Bulge.” Write a journal entry.

Week 27

2010-03-23T17:41:00.000-07:00

Current Affairs: What are some of the key point to the Health Care reform? I am not asking for opinions yet, just take a look at the key points and report.

Week 26

2010-03-12T10:29:00.000-08:00

Chapter 15

Summarize the events leading to all out war in Europe. Post your findings

Week 25

2010-03-05T09:07:00.001-08:00

Please attend the WASC Committee Student Meeting from 1:00-2:00 Monday. You may post a feedback comment.

Week 24

2010-02-28T20:41:00.001-08:00

This week we will play an interactive review game. Each student will write two questions based on this weeks' chapter. Avoid asking basic recall questions. Check back in a few days and choose another student's questions to answer. Post your responses. You must choose questions that have not already been answered.

Week 23

2010-02-19T11:15:00.001-08:00

This is a short week and so I have a special assignment for you.
1. Go to the Parkview Website at www.parkviewpylusd.org
2.Click on Forms
3. Select WASC
4. Read Chapters 4 and 5
5. Comment back on 3 things that you think are particular strengths of our program.

Week 23

2010-02-19T11:13:00.000-08:00

Week 22

2010-02-16T08:42:00.000-08:00

Search through your text and online. Provide three examples of women who have contributed in politics and /or government functions. What was their contribution?

Week 21

2010-02-03T21:47:00.001-08:00

Describe the scramble to control Africa during the Age of Imperialism. Which event do you think influenced this "scramble" the most and why?

Week 20

2010-01-28T16:03:00.001-08:00

As we start this new semester it is time to reflect and take another look at our schoolwide learning goals, aka ESLRs, and make some goals.
Please review our goals and think of how you can meet those goals this semester. Remember to leave a comment.

EXPECTED SCHOOL WIDE LEARNING RESULTS (ESLR’s)
Panther’s set the P.A.C.E.
Panthers are…..
1. Partners in Education who:
• Team with parents and teachers in order to reach their full
potential
• Achieve through a personalized learning program
2. Academic Achievers who:
• Self evaluate and reflect as life long learners
• Utilize technological skills to master content and efficiently
produce and publish assignments
• Collect, organize, interpret, analyze, and supply information to
make decisions and solve problems
3. Compliant with State and District Standards
• Complete assignments based on best practices
• Demonstrate mastery of grade level skills and concepts
4. Effective Communicators who:
• Organize, analyze, evaluate and deliver presentations
• Write and speak with a command of Standard English
conventions appropriate to their grade level

Week 19 1/25/10

2010-01-13T10:06:00.001-08:00

Midterms are this Monday 1/25 from 10:00- 12:00 and 1:00-3:00. Please contact your teacher with any questions. You may bring one page of notes, front and back, for each midterm you are taking.

Week 18

2010-01-08T14:09:00.000-08:00

14. Why would unalienable rights be important to citizens?

15. Discuss the main causes of the French Revolution?

16. Discuss the social classes that existed in pre-Revolutionary France.

17. Who led the "Reign of Terror" in France? Could something like that happen today?

18. What did the National Assembly seek to achieve in revolutionary France?

19. What conditions led to Napoleon Bonaparte taking power?

20. Describe the impact of the Revolutions of 1848.

Week 17

2010-01-08T13:54:00.000-08:00

Mid term study guide continued...

5. How would a tyrant be described in ancient Greece?

6. What important book did the philosopher Astistotle write concerning the structure and purpose of the state? What are some key points?

7. What was the European Enlightenment about?

8. Were does a governments authority come from according to the Declaration of Independence and why?

9. Compare the U.S. Bill of Rights to the Magna Carta.

10. Describe the purpose of a representative government according to the English Bill of Rights.

11. Where did the expectation for a representative government come from with the colonists?

12. What are the "natural rights" according to the French Declaration?

13. By guaranteeing individual freedoms, what is the Bill of Rights seeking to protect citizens from?

Week 16

2010-01-04T14:49:00.000-08:00

Mid-term review questions: Here is your chance to study on-line together!

1. Give examples of some unique aspects of democracy.

2. What is a republic?

3. What are the "natural laws" that Ancient Greek and Roman philosphers believed the world was governed by?

4. Know Judeo- Christian traditions.

Week 15

2009-12-13T16:40:00.001-08:00

Take this week to catch up on your studies so that you can enjoy your two week break!

Week 14

2009-12-06T11:07:00.000-08:00

What was the result of the Glorious Revolution?

Week 13

2009-11-30T16:29:00.001-08:00

Your textbook has a companion website with activities and quizzes to help you master your assignments. Use the "links" section of our school webpage at www.parkviewpylusd.org to find the companion website and try at least two different activities. Leave a comment stating what you did and how beneficial it was to your learning.

Week 12

2009-11-17T19:22:00.001-08:00

We are one third of the way through the school year. Now is a good time to reflect on what you have been learning and how it relates to our school's learning goals. Below you will find our school-wide learning goals. Choose two and connect them to your learning for this subject area. Comment on one classmate's comment.

Panthers are…..
1. Partners in Education who:
• Team with parents and teachers in order to reach their full
potential
• Achieve through a personalized learning program
2. Academic Achievers who:
• Self evaluate and reflect as life long learners
• Utilize technological skills to master content and efficiently
produce and publish assignments
• Collect, organize, interpret, analyze, and supply information to
make decisions and solve problems
3. Compliant with State and District Standards
• Complete assignments based on best practices
• Demonstrate mastery of grade level skills and concepts
4. Effective Communicators who:
• Organize, analyze, evaluate and deliver presentations
• Write and speak with a command of Standard English
conventions appropriate to their grade level

Weel 11

2009-11-13T19:26:00.000-08:00

Chapter 7: The French Revolution and Napoleon

Distribution of Wealth in the United States

Chapter 7

One major cause of the French Revolution was the extreme contrast between the few rich and the many poor. Some people feel that the gap between the rich and poor in the United States is similar.What do you think and why?

Week 10

2009-11-01T18:12:00.000-08:00

Last week we read an op-ed column by Thomas Sowell. This week I would like you to examine the forms of rhetoric Mr. Sowell used to persuade the reader.Please cite at least two examples and state what form of rhetoric he used. What form of rhetoric did you use in your response?

Rhetoric (n) - the art of speaking or writing effectively. (Webster's Definition)

According to Aristotle, rhetoric is "the ability, in each particular case, to see the available means of persuasion." He described three main forms of rhetoric: Ethos, Logos, and Pathos.

Go to : http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/webclass/web/project1/group4/index.html

In order to be a more effective writer, you must understand these three terms.
Ethos
Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven document relies on the reputation of the author.

Logos
Logos is appeal based on logic or reason. Documents distributed by companies or corporations are logos-driven. Scholarly documents are also often logos-driven.

Pathos
Pathos is appeal based on emotion. Advertisements tend to be pathos-driven.

Week 9

2009-11-01T18:07:00.001-08:00

Thomas Sowell wrote an interesting column in the op-ed section of the newspaper. Please read the article and then tell me why you agree or disagree with his point of view.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
When will we wake up?
Bit by bit, Obama's changes are dismantling America as we've known it.
Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell
Syndicated columnist

Just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the president, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?

Did you think that another "czar" would be talking about restricting talk radio? That there would be plans afloat to subsidize newspapers – that is, to create a situation where some newspapers' survival would depend on the government liking what they publish?

Did you imagine that anyone would even be talking about having a panel of so-called "experts" deciding who could and could not get life-saving medical treatments?

Scary as that is from a medical standpoint, it is also chilling from the standpoint of freedom. If you have a mother who needs a heart operation or a child with some dire medical condition, how free would you feel to speak out against an administration that has the power to make life-and-death decisions about your loved ones?

Does any of this sound like America?

How about a federal agency giving school children material to enlist them on the side of the president? Merely being assigned to sing his praises in class is apparently not enough.

How much of America would be left if the federal government continued on this path? President Obama has already floated the idea of a national police force, something we have done without for more than two centuries.

We already have local police forces all across the country and military forces for national defense, as well as the FBI for federal crimes and the National Guard for local emergencies. What would be the role of a national police force created by Barack Obama, with all its leaders appointed by him? It would seem more like the brown shirts of dictators than like anything American.

How far the president will go depends of course on how much resistance he meets. But the direction in which he is trying to go tells us more than all his rhetoric or media spin.

Barack Obama has not only said that he is out to "change the United States of America," the people he has been associated with for years have expressed in words and deeds their hostility to the values, the principles and the people of this country.

Jeremiah Wright said it with words: "G** damn America!" Bill Ayers said it with bombs that he planted. Community activist goons have said it with their contempt for the rights of other people.

Among the people appointed as czars by President Obama have been people who have praised enemy dictators like Mao, who have seen the public schools as places to promote sexual practices contrary to the values of most Americans, to a captive audience of children.

Those who say that the Obama administration should have investigated those people more thoroughly before appointing them are missing the point completely. Why should we assume that Barack Obama didn't know what such people were like, when he has been associating with precisely these kinds of people for decades before he reached the White House?

Nothing is more consistent with his lifelong patterns than putting such people in government – people who reject American values, resent Americans in general and successful Americans in particular, as well as resenting America's influence in the world.

Any miscalculation on his part would be in not thinking that others would discover what these stealth appointees were like. Had it not been for the Fox News Channel, these stealth appointees might have remained unexposed for what they are. Fox News is now high on the administration's enemies list.

Nothing so epitomizes President Obama's own contempt for American values and traditions like trying to ram two bills through Congress in his first year – each bill more than a thousand pages long – too fast for either of them to be read, much less discussed. That he succeeded only the first time says that some people are starting to wake up. Whether enough people will wake up in time to keep America from being dismantled, piece by piece, is another question – and the biggest question for this generation.

Week 8

2009-10-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Last week you posted possible questions for our midterm exam. This week I would like you to answer up to three questions posted by your classmates. You will receive receive one point of extra credit for correctly answering questions posted by classmates. You may earn up to 3 extra credit points.

Week 7

2009-10-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

Throughout the semester I will be requesting that students submit possible questions for our midterm exam. Please review your studies in World History to date. Form three questions that you would like to see on the midterm that are reflective of the content covered thus far.

Week 6- Chapter 5 Absolute Monarchs in Europe

2009-10-10T07:06:00.000-07:00

Choose one of the monarchs in chapter 5. Describe then monarch for your classmates.

Week 5

2009-10-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

Listen to one of the chapter 3 reviews from the link below and summarize the section for your classmates.

http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_modern05/page_build.htm?id=resources/jsp/audio_down/audio_downloads_ch3

Week 4

2009-09-22T20:54:00.001-07:00

Take this week to reflect on what you have learned this month. Has anything influenced you strongly? What topics or subjects would you like to see on this discussion board?

Week 3

2009-09-18T17:59:00.000-07:00

In your own words describe what you think democracy means today. Give examples. Does democracy work? Why or why not?

How to view the videos

2009-09-14T19:14:00.001-07:00

Windows Media Player or comparable is required to view the video.

Week 2 The Rise of Democratic Ideas

2009-09-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

Prologue: The Rise of Democratic Ideas

Chapter Objective

Study the evolution of democracy, analyzing how it has changed since

it began in ancient Greece.

SECTION 1 The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome

What sacrifices have people have made for democracy?
Post your comments.

Week 1 9/08/09

2009-08-26T23:16:00.000-07:00

Watch the following video:

http://www.laentrada.pylusd.org/World%20Hist/World_History__Ancient_Civilizations.asf

1. Please summarize the main points of the video.

Finals

2009-05-07T07:24:00.000-07:00

Finals will be held June 1st from 10:00-3:00 with an hour lunch from 12-1:00. Please be sure all discussion board assignments for this semester have been completed by June 1st. No new posting will be made as STAR Testing and finals will satisfy your interaction requirements.

1987-1999 3/30/09

2009-03-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.laentrada.pylusd.org/World%20Hist/1987-1999.asf

Watch the video post above. Summarize and post the main points. Read and comment on your classmates' postings.

3/23/09 The Cold War

2009-03-19T22:35:00.000-07:00

Watch the video link below and then answer the following questions:

1) What kind of war was the Cold War?
2) What caused the Cold War to heat up and cool down?

http://www.laentrada.pylusd.org/World%20Hist/Cold%20War%20to%20Guerilla%20War.asf

Road to War 3/16/09

2009-03-13T09:39:00.000-07:00

Watch the following video and outline the main points and post under comments.

http://www.laentrada.pylusd.org/World%20Hist/WW%20II%20Road%20to%20War.asf

Week of 3/9/09

2009-03-06T20:57:00.000-08:00

Week of 3/9/09

To receive full participation credit for this week, complete the following:

1) Watch the following video:

http://www.laentrada.pylusd.org/World%20Hist/Lenin.asf

2) Post 2 questions concerning the video

3) Check back later in the week and answer or comment on a classmates posting

Obama Speech

2009-01-26T07:55:00.000-08:00

Read President Obama's inaugural address and post one comment and one question concerning the content of the speech. Follow up by responding to two posted questions from your fellow classmates.

OBAMA: My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control — and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers ... our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

Election

2008-11-11T16:12:00.001-08:00

What effective do you think our recent presidential election will have on world politics?

Please answer and check back later in order to comment on two of your classmates' comments.

Women in Politics and Govenment

2008-10-11T10:14:00.000-07:00

Search through your text and online. Provide three examples of women who have contributed in politics and /or government functions. What was their contribution?

2008-09-08T13:10:00.000-07:00

Which one of Greece's contributions to democracy do you think has had the greatest impact on the modern world? Explain.