Black History
The outline for Part Two of the project can be found here: Socials Black History Project Part 2 2023
The (non-exhaustive) list of important and influential figures in Black history to select your research topic from can be found here: Socials Black History list of figures for research 2023
The outline for Part One of the project can be found here: Socials Black History project outline part 1 2023
The checklist for Part One of the project can be found here: SOCIALS Black History project Checklist Part One 2023
The vocab list be used to start the project can be found here: Black History Vocab Graphic Organizer
The Frontline special about Jane Elliot’s “Blue Eye/Brown Eye Experiment” can be re-watched here.
Transcripts for each episode of Eyes On the Prize can be found here.
U.S. Government and the Midterm Elections Final Web
The outline for this project can be found here: Social Studies American Midterms Final Web Outline 2022
The marking sheet for this project can be found here: Socials Studies American Midterms Final Web marking sheet 2022
Nov. 8: watching the midterms!
If you do not have access to these channel on a TV at home, use this link. On the right of the page, you’ll see links to MSNBC, Fox, and CNN. Also visit the NewsHour site and watch their live coverage. Spend time with each channel. What do you notice?
While you watch, have your comp book out and record your observations:
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- What’s happening?
- How are you feeling?
- What do you notice about how different sites/channels are reporting the election returns?
Remember to keep a close eye on our key races for control of the House and Senate and governorships.
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Nov. 4: As outlined on your Homework Sheet™, please watch and take notes on either:
- one (or more!) segment(s) related to the midterms (could be “Brooks and Capeheart”) on the Friday, November 4, episode of the NewsHour
or
- the Friday, November 4, episode of Washington Week
AND
Don’t forget your other Socials homework:
What are the key races that will determine control of the House and the Senate? Are there other important races we should follow (governors, secretaries of state, etc.)? Make a list of these races in your comp book for Monday. This will take a bit of time, so spread it out over several days—do not leave until Sunday!
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As outlined on your Homework Sheet™, please watch and take notes on the following segment:
“Politics Monday” – the final week of campaigning before the midterms
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As outlined on your Homework Sheet™, please choose at least one of the following segments to watch and take notes on:
Florida’s controversial voting rights law
Georgia’s new voting restrictions threaten midterm election
Concerns grow over increasing ties between Christianity and right-wing nationalism
Risks of political violence and voter intimidation loom over the midterms
The critical role secretaries of state will play in the midterm elections
Threat of political instability rises as candidates indicate they won’t concede defeat
The role mail-in voting could play in the midterms
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As outlined on your Homework Sheet™, please choose two of the following segments to watch and take notes on:
How campaign money is being spent
“Politics Monday” – midterm polls
“Brooks and Capeheart” – January 6 hearings and the midterms
Governor races in the midterms
Key House races in the midterms
U.S. Government and the Midterm Elections
The project outline and checklist for the American Political Figures 3-in-3 Mini-Research Project are here: Social Studies American Politicians 3 in 3 mini research project description 2022
The list of options for your quick research project can be found here: List of US politicians for research project 2022
The marking sheet for this project is here: Socials 3 in 3 research project marking sheet 2020
The rubric for assessment of oral language skills is here: Oral Language rubric 2022
Ancient Civilizations
Civilization V
The graphic organizer to use for preparing for your cabinet meeting is here: Civilization V Cabinet Meeting Prep
The marking sheet for your Cause and Effect written response can be found here: Civ V Cause and Effect Marking Sheet
The project outline for our Civilization V unit can be found here: Civilization V project outline 2021
The manual for the game can be found here: Civ_V_Manual_English_Updated
The tech tree for Civilization V can be found by clicking here.
The graphic organizer for starting the game can be found here: Civilization V starting the game
The session log for Archivists can be found here: Civilization V Log
PBS NewsHour Northwest Project
The criteria for the final project is here: Socials US Politics Final Project 2020
The calendar created by the Managing Editors is here: Socials project calendar
Socials Final Project Advice about Texts
PBS NewsHour Northwest Job Descriptions
The list of who’s doing what (container and content) is here: Socials PBS NewsHour Northwest content list
The PBS NewsHour home page is here.
U.S. Election
The project outline and checklist for the American politician mini-research project can be found here: Social Studies American Politicians 3 in 3 mini research project description 2020
The oral language rubric that will be used to assess the delivery of your presentations is here: Oral Language rubric 2020
The graphic organizer for recording thoughts while watching or reading the news can be found here: Current-Events-Graphic-Organizer 2020 Election
The marking sheet we’ll use for the Current Events graphic organizer is here: Current Events Marking Sheet 2020
Civilization V
Please remember that group work is at the core of this unit. Remind yourself of your group work goal before each work block. What can you do today to help achieve that goal? If you take one small step each day, you’ll be surprised how far you’ve travelled by the end of the term.
The project outline for our Civilization V unit can be found here: Civilization V project outline 2019
The manual for the game can be found here: Civ_V_Manual_English_Updated
The tech tree for Civilization V can be found by clicking here.
The graphic organizer for starting the game can be found here: Civilization V starting the game 2019
The session log for Archivists can be found here: Civilization V Log
The “cause and effect” graphic organizer for planning your reflections can be found here: Civilization V Cause and Effect graphic organizer
A graphic organizer for your Cause and Effect reflections can be found here: Civilization V Cause and Effect graphic organizer
Here’s a cool version of the tech tree, which shows the actual discover dates of the various technologies, including which civilization discovered each tech and what other advancements were possible due to that initial discovery.
The criteria for your research notes can be found here: Research notes
The criteria for your civilization leader research notes can be found here: Research notes
Rise or Fall Final Projects
The project outline for your final Socials/Science projects can be found here: Civilization Rise or Fall final project outline
The rubric for your final projects can be found here: Social Studies Science Final Project Rubric
Current Events
The graphic organizer to be used to record information while watching or reading Current Events materials is here: Current Events Graphic Organizer
The criteria for recording information is here: Current Events Criteria
The marking sheet for assessment is here: Current Events Marking Sheet 2020
Ancient Civilizations Games Project
Project outline: Ancient Civilizations Games Project Outline
Checklist: Ancient Civilizations Games checklist
Focus and Key Question graphic organizer: Ancient Civilizations Games Focus and Key Question
Research marking sheet: Ancient Civilizations Games Research Marking Sheet
Rubric: Ancient Civilizations Games Rubric
Wales in the Middle Ages
The project outline for our Ancient Wales mini-research project can be found here: Social Studies Ancient Wales research project
The checklist for the Ancient Wales mini-research project can be found here: Social Studies Ancient Wales checklist
The marking sheet I will use to assess your project can be found here: Social Studies Ancient Wales Marking Sheet
The rubric we will use to assess the Oral Language aspect of your presentation can be found here: Oral Language rubric
First Nations Studies
Project outline: First Nations Studies project outline
Generational Roles assignment: First Nations Studies Generational Roles Writing
Group Work planning checklist: First Nations Studies First Day Group Checklist
The first chapters of the BC First Nations Studies 12 textbook can be found by clicking here.
Links to maps of the traditional territories of BC First Nations can be found here and here.
A great map of North American tribal nations can be found here, and is explained in an article here.
African-American History
Project outline: SOCIALS African American History project
Checklist: SOCIALS Black History project Checklist
Rubric: african-american history altered book rubric
Who’s doing what: SOCIALS black history who is doing whom
A good website for APA referencing format, for your bibliographies, can be found here. The tabs on the left will show you formats for specific types of sources (books, websites, movies, etc.).
The list of influential African-Americans to choose from for your research project can be found here: Socials Black History list of figures for research
Remember that this is not – of course! – a definitive list. If you have strong feelings about getting to know someone who is not on this list, make your case to me.
The Campaign for MACC Mini-Brain
The project description for the Mini-Brain Campaign can be found here: mini-brain-job-description
The package from President Obama in response to students’ questions, and the inspiration for our project, can be found by clicking here.
The criteria for the interview portion of the project can be found here: mini-brain-interview-marking-sheet.
The criteria for the campaign poster of the project can be found here: mini-brain-poster-marking-sheet
Examples of campaign posters can be found here: Clinton, Trump, Obama, Trudeau
The criteria for the creative choice portion of the project can be found here: mini-brain-creative-choice-criteria-sheet
The criteria for the persuasive essay/campaign speech portion of the project can be found here: mini-brain-campaign-persuasive-essay-outline
Campaign speeches will be assessed according to the Performance Standards for Personal Writing, and with our class Oral Language rubric.
The link to the Owl Purdue APA referencing site is here.
Black History
The project outline for the African-American History Altered Book Project can be found here: SOCIALS African American History project Outline
The checklist for the African-American History Altered Book Project can be found here: SOCIALS Black History project Checklist
The rubric for the African-American History Altered Book Project can be found here: african-american history altered book rubric 2019
The (non-definitive) list of important figures from African-American history to chooses from for your research project can be found here: Socials Black History list of figures for research
(Remember, if you find someone who you would be excited to spend a lot of time getting to know who isn’t on the list, just let me know.)
American Politics
The criteria for your final web about the U.S. midterms is here: Social Studies American Midterms Final Web Criteria
The links for your October 19 weekend web-making are here and here.
The link for your October 17 homework can be found by clicking here.
The project outline for the 3-in-3 American Politician Quick Research Project can be found here: Social Studies American Politicians 3 in 3 mini research project description
The rubric used for assessment of the Oral Language portion of the project can be found here: Oral Language rubric 2018