Social Studies–2008/2009

Define subtle and overt as they relate to racism. Explain what you think the difference would be between overt racism as practiced in the South and subtle rasicm as evidenced in the North.
Immigration Test–Thursday, 12/4/2008(ACE classes), 12/5/08(BDF)
Test will include information from the Golden Door movie notes and questions, Immigration vocabulary from Golden Door [...]

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Immigration Projects due this week.
Golden Door worksheet on Immigration–complete-
Draw a political cartoon dealing with immigration.

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Word of the Day#19–stereotype
Mayan papers–Final copy due on Friday, Nov. 21.
Find out why Nov. 22 is an important date in US History(ask your family if they were alive and remember where they were).

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WOD # 18–polytheism
Continue working on the paragraphs for the Mayan Research paper.
The due date has been extended to Friday, Nov. 21. For the next time in class( Wed. Nov. 19) have your notes and paragraphs in rough draft in class.

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Here are 2 web addresses from ask.com that have some good information on the immigration research:
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/introduction.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/index.html
For other immigrant groups that are not found on these sites , try going to google or ask.com and ask for a specific group–such as Portuguese or Spanish immigration to the USA

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Immigration vocabulary worksheet. Define each word without using a reference book, but your general knowldge about the word. Additionally as you define them do so in the context of how it applies to immigration.
Immigration Exploration –pick an ethnic group and research the topics that were discussed in class. Notes and rough draft due [...]

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Notebooks due for 1st quarter check.
The Golden Door movie questions to be completed for next class period.

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Continue with the notetaking on the Mayan project. In addition, you will hav a notebook check on Wednesday of this week.
Word of the day–#16– demagogue

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Mayan research project. Continue doing research on your Mayan city.

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Notebook Check due all week. BDF classes will get notebook sheet on
11/10/08. Have electoral college maps completed with the popular vote included.

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