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Mrs. Jennifer Ernest |
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7-12th
Grade Social Studies Isle
High School |
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American History |
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Large Webquests and
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Lewis and Clark In February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson won
approval from Congress for a visionary project, an endeavor that would become
one of America’s greatest stories of adventure. You will be researching their
supply list, the individuals that made the journey, as well as the locations
that they visited. |
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Build Your Own
Colony Know ye that His
Royal Highness, the King of England, has hereby offered his approval to a
venture establishing a colony across the seas on the shores of North America.
This privilege has been extended to thy group contingent upon thou providing
plans for such a colony. Such plans will, to the best available knowledge,
insure the success of the colony and the health and welfare of the King's
subjects. |
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Civil War Scrapbook Since President Lincoln announced in 1861 that the Union had to be
preserved, people in the North and the South rallied to fight for their
beliefs. Your task will be to choose an individual who lived during the war
(women, soldier, African American, surgeon, etc.) and create a scrapbook of
their time during this tragic period in American history. |
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Immigration Exploration America is both "a melting pot" and a “tossed
salad”. Like a soup whose ingredients all blend together to make a
deliciously warm meal, individuals from all around the world came to America
and created a country rich in ideas, traditions and customs. However, because
many groups were able to keep their identity separate, the image of a tossed
salad is also used to describe American multiculturalism and immigration.
You’ll have the opportunity to look at images from Ellis Island, read first
hand accounts and research immigration for a specific group of people. |
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Understanding WWI Through Photographs What
stories do historical photographs tell? How can we learn about the past by studying
old photographs? In this project, you will study historical photographs and
examine them according to basic elements of photography. You will then select
photographs that meet certain requirements and assemble them in a
photographic portfolio. |
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Brother Can you Spare a Dime It
is early 1930's. The Great Depression has hit your town hard. You and your
family have been affected by many of the same problems that affected families
all across America. Many families have been forced from their homes, parents
have lost their jobs, and the basic necessities you took for granted a few
years ago are now just a wishful memory. |
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Jacob Riis: How
the Other Half Lives Jacob August Riis
(May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist,
photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe,
Denmark. He is known for his dedication to using his photographic and
journalistic talents to help the less fortunate in New York City, which was
the subject of most of his prolific writings and photographic essays. As one
of the first photographers to use flash, he is considered a pioneer in
photography. |
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Final
Documentary Film Project Working in a group, interview and create a documentary film about
someone who witnessed a certain event in American history between the dates
of 1960 and the present |
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