US History DBQ
Please answer the question for Document #3A in the January ‘08 US History Exam using the comment feature below for tomorrow’s homework.
US History DBQ/Writing RCT
Today we began looking at the US History DBQ. In class we worked through the Historical Context, the Task, and Document One. DBQ students should have an answer submitted using the comment feature below for the first Document and its question for tomorrow.
US History Regents Thematic Essay
You will have the next two classes (Monday and Tuesday) to work on the August 07 Thematic Essay. We will look at them as a class on Wednesday.
Thematic Essay
When looking at the Thematic Essay, remember to:
Your intro and conclusion should include the thesis, the topic sentences (reworded) from each body paragraph, any info needed to address the task as a whole.
Be sure to use paragraphs
Be sure to use a tree map to plan out the essay.
Use complete sentences (write them in the [...]
US History Regents Thematic Essay
You have the thematic essay from the January 2008 Regents test due at the end of the class on Monday. You have three class periods to work on them. We have tree mapped the material for the body paragraphs and are available in Thinking Map form in your network folders and [...]
US History Thematic Essay Prep
Please read the following Wikipedia short bio on Senator Daniel Inouye. How does his story help us to answer the question about the impact of World War II on Japanese Americans?
Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United [...]
WRITING RCT and AMERICAN HISTORY REGENTS EXAM
During the last marking period in Writing we will be preparing for the US History Regents and the RCTs in Writing and Reading. You can find copies of the US History Regents Exams here. Copies of the Writing and Reading RCTs can be found by clicking the Writing RCT [...]
US History Regents and Reading and Writing RCT Prep
Please visit the NYSED website tonight by clicking the previous hyperlink. On the website, see if you can navigate to the June 2008 Regents Exam schedule and find the date and time of your exams. Use the comment window below to send me a comment that includes [...]
Petitioning the Government
We worked on dialogue today for the video project. The scene is the Petitioner, Kory, and Alex at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. They are having a short (30 sec) conversation about petitioning the government. They need to make the following points in that conversation:
At its heart the right to petition [...]
Petitioning the Government
Today, we worked at generating ideas for creating dialogue to incorporate our five concepts into our plot idea, The Petitioner goes to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Petitioner is a superhero who teaches about and defends the First Amendment right of petitioning the government for the redress of grievances. Kory and Alex [...]
