Back to School Night: Welcome Class of 2017

Back to School Night: Welcome Class of 2017

Art History is divided between two classes/teachers, with more traditional arts and art history covered in Mr. Boyle's class, and graphic design and National History Day support in Ms. Thompson's class.

Contacts:

Miranda Thompson (Tu/Th) : mirandagt@gmail.com ; mthompson@philasd.org
Lessons Posted to http://conhigh2013.blogspot.com

Greg Boyle (M,W,F): gboyle@philasd.org

Very Important: Parents: Art is set up this way because of the budget cuts. We have a counselor TWICE a month because of cuts. Our kids have been great despite the cuts, but they deserve better. PLEASE contact Gov. Corbett (governor@pa.gov / 717-787-2500)

Getting Started on NHD- Tues Sept 17

NHD 2014: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY  

Do Now: Read over "Getting Started: http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/GettingStarted.htm

Classwork: Review http://www.nhd.org/images/uploads/397079_2014_NHD_ThemeSheet_FNL.PDF

as well as any handouts from Ms Gold about NHD.

Use Google.com to do a preliminary search of CAUSES/GENERAL TIME PERIOD for your Right/Responsibility. 
Other useful sites to start are:

• http://cffsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/government
• http://cffsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/africanamerican 
• http://cffsocialstudies.wikispaces.com/ushistory

EMAIL mirandagt2013@gmail.com with your findings- at least 3 things you have learned so far about a RIGHT and/or RESPONSIBILITY in HISTORY

FAST FINISHERS: Check out some activities for CONSTITUTION DAY

• http://www.constitutionday.com/ 
• http://new.civiced.org/framers
• http://new.civiced.org/911-and-the-constitution

HW: Complete any classwork from Tues for THURSDAY  Sept 19

Con High on CBS Evening News

Check out your classmates and teachers fighting for public education: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50154957n

The link should be viewed from your home network, video is blocked by school network.

THURSDAY SEPT 12-NHD

Do Now: Make sure you sent me your email due for HW (1st period also registered for schoolnet).

Classwork:  Spend 5-10 minutes on http://www.nationalgeographic.com/remembering-9-11/ 
Discuss with person to your left (5 min): What rights and responsibilities  of being an American citizen were given or revoked after 9/11 due to the war on terror?

Classwork:

1. Read over NHD GETTING STARTED: http://www.nhd.org/GettingStarted.htm 
2. WEBQUEST: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-1/from-concept.htm 
1. Read A What are Human Rights and B Short History of Human Rights to become familiar with this year's NHD theme in context. 
2. Begin to research a topic of your choosing related to the theme.

BY THURS SEPT 19: Email mirandagt2013@gmail.com with at least the area you want to research (Women's rights, labor rights, civil rights, privacy, immigrant rights, lack of rights, etc).

Welcome Class of 2017!

Do Now: Create a gmail address if you do not have one. You must use gmail and Google Docs for this class.

Classwork: Class discussion about summer assignments and National History Day: Rights and Responsibilities
http://chs2013.blogspot.com/2013/06/history-9th-grade-summer-assignments.html
Theme Sheet and Examples: http://www.nhd.org/annualtheme.htm

Homework: Due by Thurs Sept 12: Email mirandagt2013@gmail.com with THREE interesting facts about you (what makes you unique) as well as the ONE thing about which you are most passionate/obsessive.

Do Now: For those of you upset about the cuts to schools next year, check out this link for REAL WORLD things you can do to help:

http://www.paschoolfunding.org/

Classwork: Continue working on your chosen research/design project that is posted below.

HW: Talk about the cuts with your family- 6 teachers cut, no after school activities, no sports, no new books, no new computers, possibly no transpasses, no paper for copies, etc.

MONDAY- Class Assignment

Research the Bill of Rights through the links provided:

NCC Interactive Bill of Rights/Constitution

Bill of Rights


1. What is the Bill of Rights?

2. Which 3 of the 10 are most important to you and why?

3. How have our rights changed over the past 200 years?

4. What rights are missing from the Bill of Rights? What would you add and why?

5. Are there rights that we don't need or that you don't agree with? Which would you take away and why?

6. Class Activity- Create a Class Bill of Rights

Do Now- Friday

Create a Class Bill of Rights

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Do Now

1. Review personality. What were 3 descriptive words people used when you asked?

2. Service Action- Contact your representative via email.
Teacher demonstration - follow http://www.library.phila.gov/about/actionnow.htm

to begin.

Class Activity

Research the Bill of Rights through the links provided:

NCC Interactive Bill of Rights/Constitution

Bill of Rights


1. What is the Bill of Rights?

2. Which 3 of the 10 are most important to you and why?

3. How have our rights changed over the past 200 years?

4. What rights are missing from the Bill of Rights? What would you add and why?

5. Are there rights that we don't need or that you don't agree with? Which would you take away and why?

6. Class Activity- Create a Class Bill of Rights