11th Grade MP2 33 Minute Projectsoption1 (1)

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Thirty-Three Minutes at a time Project: MARKING PERIOD 2 OPTION 1

Directions

PICK 6ASSIGNMENTS FROM THIS LIST TO

COMPLETE BY FRIDAY APRIL 25TH

NOTES:

1. YOU MUST INCLUDE THE URLS YOU CONSULTED WITH EVERYASSIGNMENT

2. NO ASSIGNMENT CAN BE CUT AND PASTED FROM THEINTERNET

The goal is to make each assignment response an original,substantive and memorable study guide on that topic.

YOU MUST LABEL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS WITH YOUR NAME, THE #, DAY,DATE BELOW AND TITLE; ALSO, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 BACKUP

COPY OF EACH AND EVERY assignment you submit. You must turn in all

text to Turnitin.

Ideas for variationsDOCUMENTARY WRITE-UPS, poems, list of twenty clues,

fill-in-the-blanks, film/video scripts, matching charts, songs, bookmarks, t-shirtlabels, puppet show scripts, fairy tales, symbolic photographs with explanations,

dioramas, labels for water bottles, Powerpoints (NO CUTTING AND PASTING),

comic strips, skits, interpretive dance scripts, short screen plays, two-dimensional

masks with explanations, scrap booklets on 81/2 paper, flip books, jewelry withfacts, surveys, Ims, tweets, texts in character, blogs (offline), thematic or DBQ

essay responses; outl ines for DBQ or thematic essay questions.

1. Geography

2. The Constitution (the text before the Amendments)

3. The Amendments

4. FIVE PRESIDENTS


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5. Slavery

6. The Civil War (the economics behind it)

7. Trustbusting

8. The Tenements and Industrialization

9. Populism and The Progressive Era

10. WWI

11. Great Depression and the New Deal

12. WWII

13. The Korean and Vietnam Wars

14. Civil Rights and the American Disabilities Act

15. Cold War

16. Immigration

17. Three Economic Policies

18. 10 Supreme Court Cases

19. 5 Inventions

See the Attached Rubric for Grading Details


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THE DETAILS:

1. Exploring the Map

1.Print out a map of the United States that has the states on it.2.Color code it to show different regions (E.g. Northwest,etc.).3.Look up where different natural resources are on the map and mark

them in the appropriate spots on the map.4.Explain the significance of at least two of the resources.

5.Look up natural boundariesmountains/rivers etc.6.Mark and explain the significance of at least 2 of them on the map.

2. The Constitution Unrolled1. Look up and define ALL of the following terms in your own

words. Add drawings or symbolic pictures to accompany each

definition:Preamble, Unwritten Constitution, Judicial Review

Anti-Federalist/Federalist, Strict/Loose Constructionist,

Amendment, Due Process Clause, Elastic Clause,

Concurrent Powers, Reserved Powers, Delegated Powers,

Supremacy Clause

2. Read the Constitution and Answer:--What does the Preamble stress? Why is the Preamble important?

--What are some of the checks and balances that exist in the

Constitution?--What qualifications does the Constitution say different

government officials need to have?--Why was the Constitution an improvement over the Articles of

Confederation?

--How has the Constitution changed over time?

--What is the most interesting part of the Constitution to you?


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3. The Amendments1. Research the twenty-seven Amendments to the Constitution

thoroughly.2. Create a clue and/or image that would help someone memorize the

important elements of each Amendment along with its number.Suggestion: Look at the following website for ideas about how to

do this:http://www.open.edu/openlearn/body-

mind/psychology/brainstretcher;Roll over improve and click on

visualization.3. Pick an Amendment on which to focus. Find or draw a picture of a

road. On the road, place a car. Using every aspect of the car andthe road as a symbol for the Amendment, label your picture. For

example, the road behind the car would stand for the events thatoccurred before the Amendment was passed. The driver could

stand for the people who got the Amendment to be passed. Theignition key could stand for what caused the Amendment to be

passed. The road ahead could stand for what happened as a result;other parts of the image can stand for whatever else you dream up

related to the Amendment : )

4. A Worried and Hopeful NationFIVE PRESIDENTS1. Look up five Presidents on whitehouse.gov.2. Identify at least one worry and one dream each President had.

3. Cut out two pictures of the face of each President and label them_______s Worry and _________s Hope with the blank being

each Presidents last name4. Below each President, describe in your own words a worry and a

hope each President had. Explain the importance of each worry

and hope, too.5. Write below that one domestic and one foreign policy of the

President

6. Explain the powers that a President has and why the President hasbeen so important through time.
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5. A Timeline of the Path from Slavery to Freedom1. Create an illustrative timeline of the path from slavery to the 15

th

Amendment2. Include the following terms and people: Popular Sovereignty, Free

States vs. Slave States, The American Colonization Society, theMissouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, William Lloyd Garrison,Harriet Tubman, Dred Scott v. Sanford, Abolitionists, the Confederacyvs. the Union, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln and JohnsonsPlan for Reconstruction, the 13th, 14thand 15thAmendments,sharecropping, the Black Codes, the poll tax, literacy test andGrandfather Clause, the KKK, the end of Reconstruction

6. The Civil Wara STUDY OF $1. Make a chart of the Economic Reasons the North wanted to go to war2. Make a chart of the Economic Reasons the South wanted to go to War

3. Briefly explain how and where the war started, was fought and ended4. Explain the economic effects of the war on the North and South after

its end.

7. Breaking Trusts1. Look up Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and Trusts.2. Then look up Teddy Roosevelts opinions on trusts.3. Find five political cartoons about those topics and write captions

for each that explain why that topic is important in History.4. Define the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Clayton Anti-Trust Act in

your own words and date them

8. Looking into The Tenements1. Look up the tenements in the 1900s.2. Read about Jacob Riiss book The Other Half Lives and the

tenements.

3. Then write a diary entry in the voice of a character explainingworking and living conditions at the turn of the century that

integrates thirty historical details, discusses the effects of

industrialization on cities and mentions a law from the time period.


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9. Moving to Populism & the Progressive Era1. Research the Populist/Free Silver movement. As a farmer, write a

newspaper op-ed urging the country to introduce silver into theeconomy.

2. Write a poem that explains three different movements for reformduring the Progressive Era and at least one law from the time,

integrating thirty historical details.

10. WWI1. Create a Who, What, When, Where, Why & Significance chart on WWI2. List three characteristics of the Treaty of Versailles3. Write a journal entry in the voice of a soldier after WWI describing the

causes and effects of the War4. Write a letter in the voice of Wilson describing his views about the

League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles; integrate historical details.

11. Great Depression and the New Deal1. Create a photo essay of 5 images and captions on the Great Depression.2. Write a dedication to victims by someone angry at Hoover explaining

how the country got into the Great Depression.3. Find three political cartoons on F.D.R. and the New Deal, writing

explanations of each.

12. Plunging into WWII1. Make a chart on the causes and effects of World War II for both parts of

the War (Japan and Germany )2. Write a letter in the voice of a Japanese American expressing anger about

Executive Order 9066 and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

13. The Korean and Vietnam Wars1. Make a collage on each wars start, middle and end and with a caption

for each part2. Make a Who, What, When, How, Where and Why chart for each war

14. Civil Rights Crossword1. Find 20 terms and people associated with the Civil Rights Movement2. Make a crossword and answer key based on those terms3. Look up the American Disabilities Act. Explain how it has deeply

affected different groups in America.


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15. Cold WarCreate a photo essay of photos and captions showing and describing thekey moments of the Cold War. Include: the Marshall Plan, the TrumanDoctrine, the Eisenhower Doctrine, the Berlin Airlift, Sputnick, the Bay ofPigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

16. An Immigration MuseumCreate your vision of a museum to commemorate the hardships ofimmigrants in the United States. Describe and create visuals to show eachfloor of your museum and its exhibitions. Include useful study terms forimmigration found on Regentsprep.org (Mandatory terms to Include:Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemans Agreement, National Origins Act,Social Darwinism, Old and New Immigrants).

17. Three Economic Policies

Look up 3 different PresidentsEconomic Programs for the country. Writea fake campaign advertisement about the successes and/or failures ofeach one. Two of the three Presidents must be Lyndon B. Johnson andRonald Reagan

18. 10 Supreme Court CasesWrite brief summaries of the significance of ten different Supreme CourtCases with dates labeled and include a picture for each one to help areader remember it.

19. 5 InventionsWrite brief summaries of the significance of five different Americaninventions with dates labeled and include a picture for each one to help areader remember it.


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Unsatisfactory

0 Points

NeedsImprovement3 Points

Good

4 Points

Excellent

5 Points

COMPLETION

OF CONTENT

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description of thetopic which is full ofinaccuracies orway too general toreflect anyresearch orlearning.

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studying for theRegents, butsome of theinformation isnot helpful forthat or thesubmission isRegents-reflective but isnot designed ina way thatwould be easy

to use forstudying.

Your submissionshows clearevidence thatyou have made

is useful forstudying for theRegents throughits richsubstance andits reflection ofRegentsquestions.

ORIGINALITYYour submissionhas informationthat is clearly cutand pasted orcopied from othersources

Your submission isnot cut and pastebut still does notshow muchevidence ofelaboration orcreativity

Yoursubmission hasone smallcreative twist

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