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FIVE REGIONS GEORGIA HISTORY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WORLD CULTURES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BLACK HISTORY PROJECT WEBSITE GEORGIA STATE CAPITOL
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Welcome to Mr. Woods Class
Welcome to Mr. Woods website. Stay tuned for exciting changes every week. As you read below please note that I will constantly be updating the assignment sheet for both grade levels. My planning period is from 11:00-11:45 daily. The assignment sheet will be updated each nine weeks. If you have any questions or comments please let me know. Currently we are in the third nine weeks.
If you would like to contact me, feel free to call (706) 569-3709 or you can e-mail me using this website. I look forward to working with both the students and parents this year. My grading policy is as follows
33% Warm-up/Participation
33% Classwork & Homework
34 % Test & Projects.
World Cultures third nine weeks assignment sheet--Week One Warm Up’s Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010—Teotihuacan • Use page 168 to describe the city of Teotihuacan & the accomplishments of this city. Why was the city important? Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010--The Mayan People • Use pages 169 & 170 to describe the Mayan people. Include the location where the Mayan people lived & include some of the accomplishments. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010--Maya Trade • Use page 171 to describe the Maya trading & culture. What types of products were made & traded? Friday, Jan. 8, 2010--Aztec Life • Use pages 171 & 173 to describe Aztec life. What were some contributions that the Aztec made that still exist today? Week Two Warm Up’s Monday, Jan. 11, 2010--The Inca Empire • Use page 175 & 176 to describe the Inca Empire, pay close attention to the picture on page 176. What does this picture tell you about the Inca’s? Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010--Spanish Conquest in the Americas • Use pages 180 & 181 in your book to describe the Spanish conquest of the Aztec. Who was the Spanish leader & why did they conquer the Aztec? Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010--The Inca Empire is conquered • Use page 181 in your book to describe the defeat of the Inca Empire at the hands of Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Thursday, January 14, 2010--Spanish Colonizing of the Americas • Use page 181 to describe the Spanish colonization of the Americas. How were those captured by the Spanish treated & what evidence is there that the Spanish took control? Friday, January 15, 2010--Simon Bolivar • Use page 182 in your book, & your internet research to describe the contributions of Simon Bolivar. What were his major accomplishments & why is a country named in his honor? Week Three Warm Up’s Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010--The Mexican Revolution • Use page 183 to describe why Mexico was not happy with Spain & revolted. Also explain how the country of Mexico would change after the revolution. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010--Spanish Influence • Use pages 180-183 to describe how the country of Spain changed Mexico. Think about religion, food, language, sports, and laws. (page 182) Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010--Mexico’s Culture & Customs • Use page 195 in your book to describe Mexico’s culture & customs to include the type of language spoken & Mexico's official religion. Friday, January 22, 2010--Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla • Use page 194 to describe the role of Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico’s attempt to become independent from Spain. Why do you think Mexico revolted after Hidalgo’s death? Classwork Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010—First Semester Review • 25 questions • Use your own paper. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010--Chapter 7, Section I Review-pg 173 • 8 terms in the define/identify section • Write all questions • Complete questions 1-5, including the chart which is # 5 Monday, Jan. 11, 2010--Chapter 7, Section 2 Review • Page 179 • Use pages 174-179 • 7 define/identify • Write questions 1-4 • Complete questions 1-5 Friday, January 22, 2010--Chapter 7, Section 3 Review, Pg 183 • Complete all 8 Define & Explain use pages 180-183 • Complete questions 1-5 • Write the questions • Label your paper Test/Projects Scoring rubric for European Influence on the America’s A Powerpoint Presentation 1.) No plagiarism (put all slides in your own words) 4 points per slide =100 points 2.) A total of 25 slides with each topic covering two slides 4 points per slide =100 points 3.) Presentation of project (Answering a minimum of three questions) =100 points =300 points (Detailed information is listed in the 6th grade section at the bottom of the page).
Georgia Studies Third Nine Weeks Assignment Sheet Week One Warm Up’s Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010--Henry Grady • Use pages 317-319 to describe the ideas & contributions of Henry Grady to the state of Georgia. Why were his ideas so important? Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010--Jim Crow Laws • Use pages 351 & 352 along with your notes to describe the Jim Crow Laws. What were these laws designed to do? Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010--The Farmers Alliance • Use pages 326 & 328 to describe the Farmers Alliance, the goal of this alliance & how co-ops helped farmers. Friday, Jan. 8, 2010--Juliette Gordon Low • Use page 341 to describe the accomplishments of Juliette Gordon Low. What did she create & why is this organization still valuable today? Week Two Warm Up’s Monday, Jan. 11, 2010--The County Unit System • Use pages 349 & 350 to describe the county unit system. You may use figure 35 on page 349 to describe the county unit system. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010--Georgia’s role during WWI • Use pages 371 & 372 to describe Georgia’s role during World War I, What bases or forts were opened in Georgia & do these military bases still have an effect on Georgia today? Wednesday, January 13, 2010--Tom Watson • Use pages 346-348 to describe Tom Watson & his contributions to the poor of Georgia, especially the farmers. What did Watson do (p347) to help the poor? Thursday, January 14, 2010--Booker T. Washington • Use your PowerPoint notes, & pages 353 & 354 in your book to describe the work of Booker T. Washington & his beliefs on equality (both socially & economic). Friday, January 15, 2010—John Hope & Lugenia Burns Hope • Use your PowerPoint notes & pages 356 & 357 in your book to describe the contributions of John & Lugenia Burns Hope to the state of Georgia. Week Three Warm Up’s Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010--W.E.B. Dubois • Use page 355 in your book & your PowerPoint notes to describe the accomplishments of W.E.B. Dubois & how his views & opinions were different than Booker T. Washington’s. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010--Voting Rights • Use pages 357 & 358 to describe how & why blacks began to lose their voting rights in the south. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010--Leo Frank • Use page 359 & 360 in your book & your PowerPoint notes to describe the trial & eventual murder by hanging of Leo Frank. Friday, Jan. 22, 2010--Atlanta Race Riot • Use pages 358 & 359 in your book along with your PowerPoint notes to describe the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. Classwork Thursday, Jan 7, 2010--Chapter 10 Timeline • Sign of the Times • Pages 334 & 335 • Copy all information • Copy the timeline • Draw one picture from the timeline on page 335 • Friday, Jan. 8, 2010--“Separate but Equal” • Use pages 350-357 • Use your powerpoint notes • Draw one picture that gives an example of the “Jim Crow” laws • Write a one page essay (front & back) to the Supreme Court describing why you believe “Separate but Equal” is not fair & should not be allowed. Tests/Projects: Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 "The New South" Powerpoint Presentation: Using your PowerPoint notes, the textbook, & approved internet sites, create a PowerPoint slideshow that correctly identifies how each person or event in the standard had an effect on Georgia’s history. Also be prepared to answer questions about each person or event. (Minimum 37 slides) www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org http://academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/jcrow02.htm http://www.1906atlantaraceriot.org/ http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/02/leo.frank/index.html http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1381 (Slide 1) Introduction-Welcome to the New South **All of the remaining slides can be put in any order; however chronological order would be the easiest to follow when presenting your project. Bourbon Triumvirate (At least one slide) Disenfranchisement & racial violence (four slides, two pictures, example 1906 Atlanta Race Riot) Jim Crow Laws (four slides, two must be pictures) W.E.B. DuBois (two slides, one must be a picture) Leo Frank Case (two slides, one must be a picture) Henry Grady (two slides) Alonzo Herndon (two slides) John & Lugenia Burns Hope (two slides) International Cotton Exposition (two slides, one picture) Rebecca Latimer Felton (two slides) Plessy v. Ferguson (three slides, one must be a picture) Booker T. Washington (two slides, one must be a picture) Tom Watson & the Populists (two slides, one must be a picture) The County Unit System (two slides, one picture or diagram on how the system worked) World War I & Georgia (two slides) **Remember to document all your work & paraphrase (condense, put information in your own words) your slides** One member should be using the web while the other looks in the book to work on the chronological order, wording of slides, layout, & documentation. Friday, Jan. 22, 2010—Chapter 9 & 10 Pop Quiz • Use your PowerPoint notes • Complete questions 1-33
Standards for Jan. 5th-Jan. 29th. SS6G4 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean. a. Describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. b. Explain why Latin America is a region based on the languages of Portuguese and Spanish. SS6E4. The student will explain personal money management choices in terms of income, spending, credit, saving, and investing. Historical Understandings SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America. a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa. b. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse. SS6H2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations. a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas. b. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America. c. Explain the Latin American independence movement; include the importance of Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo.
Standards for Jan. 5th-Jan. 22nd. SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918. a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists, Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this period. b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence. c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon. d. Give reasons for World War I and describe Georgia’s contributions.
This week in World Cultures (6th Grade)
This week students will be working on the Spanish Conquistador project. Students will use individual computers & paired with another student while working on the project. Students will be expected to have pictures & informational slides that detail the Spanish conquest of the Americas in the early 1500's. A detailed scoring rubric will be handed out on Wednesday, Jan. 13th. European Influence on the America’s
Standards included: SS6G4 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of people who live in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Describe the results of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
b. Explain why Latin America is a region based on the languages of Portuguese and Spanish.
SS6E4. The student will explain personal money management choices in terms of income, spending, credit, saving, and investing. Historical Understandings SS6H1 The student will describe the impact of European contact on Latin America.
a. Describe the encounter and consequences of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa.
b. Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse.
SS6H2 The student will explain the development of Latin America and the Caribbean from European colonies to independent nations.
a. Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
b. Describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.
c. Explain the Latin American independence movement; include the importance of Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo.
Resources you will use: Chapter 7 in your textbook, laptop computers, approved websites
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/72067/Simon-Bolivar
http://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=Toussaint_Louverture
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mexicanrev.htm#hidalgo
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/spanish-conquistadors.htm
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/pizarro/pizarro_flat.html
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/cortes/cortes_flat.html http://www.historynow.org/06_2007/historian2.html (Columbian Exchange)
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/comp/cw27colonizationeffects.htm
The First slide should be an introduction & title (European Influence on America)
(Slides 2-8) Describe the encounter (meeting) and consequences (results) of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs and Incas and the roles of Cortes, Montezuma, Pizarro, and Atahualpa, Include a picture of the Spanish Conquistadors Cortes & Pizarro.
(Slides 9-11) Explain the impact of the Columbian Exchange on Latin America and Europe in terms of the decline of the indigenous population, agricultural change, and the introduction of the horse. Include one picture of the Columbian Exchange.
(Slides 12-15) Describe what happened (the results) of blending of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Explain why Latin America is a region based on the languages of Portuguese and Spanish. Remember to use your own words & be brief in your description.
(Slides 16-21) The Latin American independence movement included Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, & Miguel Hidalgo, explain their role & provide at least one picture of the person or a region that was freed due to their efforts. (Example: Hidalgo was given credit for Mexico’s independence).
(Slides 22-25) Describe the influence of African slavery on the development of the Americas.
& describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on the language and religions of Latin America.
