Today was a workday for our presidents project. I also put in some notes about semester test questions, presdient project requirements, etc. For my semester test I am doing a video.
PRESIDENT PROJECT
The goal of this project is to learn about the accomplishment of the post WWII presidents from Harry Truman to Barack Obama. You will expected to include the following information:
1. Background
2. Elections involved in
- include electoral maps
- include picture of opponent
3. The top ten accomplishments, laws, amendments, events, scandals, etc. that happened during their presidency that impacted the US/world.
4. Popularity rating throughout presidency-highest and lowest
5. Summary of their legacy
Expectations:
- You have two options for this project. You can make a video documentary or create a Powerpoint style presentation.
- Include many visuals-pictures, charts, graphs, cartoons, maps, etc
- Include informational slides as well
- Know your information well
- Include at least two sources
EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES
1. Video Interview or Story(Anytime)
A. -you can do a video interview of someone about some aspect of history.
-an example of this would be to interview your grandfather about the
Korean War(assuming he served in it).
-this extra credit option is worth up to 15 points.
B. -you can also do a video documentary on some aspect of history.
-an example of this would to do a video documentary on the history of
Harlan.
-this extra credit option is worth up to 25 points.
2. Make the top twenty in Leaderboards. Top ten gets you three points, 11-20 gets you two points. You achieve this by being active on the forum.(Every Friday)
3. Taking pictures of historic events or current events. Up to two points extra credit if picture is history/current events related but not related to the "driving idea" or current topic. Up to four points extra if the pictures relate to the "driving idea" or current topic. **Pictures must be taken by you!(Anytime)
4. ITED Incentives(2nd Quarter Only)-You can earn up to 20 extra credit points for improving your ITED Social Studies score from last year or be in the 60th-90th percentile.
Improvement Bonus points
1 percentile 10 points
2 percentile 12 points
3 percentile 14 points
4 percentile 16 points
5 percentile 18 points
6+ percentile 20 points
60-69 percentile 5 points
70-79 percentile 10 points
80-89 percentile 15 points
90-99 percentile 20 points
SEMESTER TEST TOPICS, QUESTIONS, ETC.
This test will be worth 16% of your semester grade(100 points). You have the option to take the test orally, written(essay) or create a video documentary. You are also required to do a semester test blog over all the below topics.
Questions 1-3: One of the three-10 points
Questions 4-5: One of the two-10 points
Question 6: Required-10 points
Question 7: Two of the topics-10 points
Questions 8 and 9: Both required: 20 points
Question 10: Three of the topics-30 points
Semester Test Blog-10 points
Use the Streaming Powerpoints from the US History page, your daily blogs, and the podcasts below to study for these topics.
Driving Ideas for Semester Two:
1. What were the causes of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression?
Sorry for the bad quality of the audio!
2. What impact did the stock market crash and Great Depression have on the lives of people in the United States?
3. What did the United States government do to help alleviate the problems the Great Depression brought to our country?
New Deal Podcast 1
4. What were the causes of WWII?
5. What impact did the United States have on WWII?
6. What were the goals for the US during the Cold War?
7. What were some of the major events that took place during the Cold War?
-Berlin Blockade/airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis, Red Scare/McCarthyism, Space Race, Bay of Pigs, Berlin Wall, End of the Cold War
Cold war Podcast 1917-1948:
Cold War Podcast 1949-1962:
8. Why did the US go to war in Korea and Vietnam and what were outcome of those wars?
Korean War Podcast:
9. How did the Cold War come to an end?
10. Know these major major post-Cold War Events:
-JFK Assassination
-Civil Rights
-Watergate
-Iran Hostage Crisis
-Persian Gulf War(1991)
-9-11
-War in Afghanistan
-War in Iraq
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