Coney Island Advertisements

View the link on the History of Coney Island, the first amusement park in the world. It is in New york City and was very popular in the 1800s and 1900s. Read the article and then use Publisher to to create an advertisement attracting people to come to Coney Island in the year 1927. It should include all of the main attractions and many reasons why people should come as well as pictures. Print your one page ad and turn it in.

Coney Island History

Discrimination and Segregation

Click on and Read the links below:

From www.classzone.com , click on the links for chapter 21 section 3 and read about segregation in American History.

Use Publisher to create a one page newsletter or newspaper that explains some of the difficulties that some Americans faced during this unfortunate time period in history. Create a newspaper title, headline to your story and a short news article summarizing segregation. Add a picture as well. Save your finished copy to the Mr. Mountain folder on the network.

Immigrant Experience presentation

You are going to be making a PowerPoint slideshow that accurately portrays the experiences of most immigrants that came to the United States through Ellis Island. Use the links given to you at the following website under section 2. Your presentation should consist of 4 slides with at least one picture on each and include special effects such as background colors, slide transitions and more.

Declaration of Independence (7th grade)

In July of 1776 the colonists passed the Declaration of Independence declaring independence from Britain. It was an act of treason that meant certain death if they were caught. Follow the link below and complete the questions. Print your answers and turn them in. Then post a paragraph response answering whether or not you would vote for independence as a comment to this blog.

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078743893/student_view0/unit3/chapter5/student_web_activities.html

INDUSTRIALISTS

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller were two industrialists who earned tremendous amounts of money in the late 1800s. You are going to pick one of the two men to research and then determine whether they should be commended for their philanthropy and good deeds or vilified for their treatment of their workers. For Information view the Chapter 20 section 3 links from http://www.classzone.com/. Make a PowerPoint with 4 slides and at least 3 pictures to prove your point and save it in the folder titled "Mr. Mountain" in your period under the teachers folder.

ELECTION 2008

Read the website at scholastic.com about the two candidates very carefully. Try to imagine you are reading as you don't know much about these two candidates and see which one you agree with on each issue. You will then have to write a paragraph in support of either Senator McCain or Senator Obama for president. Your paragraph should have three reasons why your choice will be a good president and absolutely nothing regarding the other candidate. Pick reasons based on the issues that are most important to you and post your answers as a comment to this blog.

Sharecropping

www.classzone.com is the website for our history text. At this website you can find a tremendous amount of study aids, resources and additional activities for every subject that we study throughout the year. Here you can post your slideshow about sharecropping based on the assessment activity from chapter 18.

RENAISSANCE?

The Renaissance in Europe helped lead to a tremendous amount of exploration, ultimately leading to exploration and settlement in America. Your question is, "are we in a period of renaissance now? Why or why not?" Please post your answer as a comment to this post and make sure you put your name.

!!!!! NEW YEAR !!!!

Welcome to the blog web site for Mr. Mountain's history classes. Students will have many assignments throughout the year where they will post their responses to this web site and have the opportunity to share ideas and comment on each others ideas. Have a great year!

John Brown answers for period 4

JOHN BROWN

John Brown was responsible for attacks in Kansas and In Harper’s Ferry. He was responsible for the deaths of many American citizens yet some people consider him a hero. Is John Brown a hero or a criminal? Explain your answer with three reasons in a Paragraph following the PSSA model that you have been practicing all year.

News Reports

Post news reports here...

Sectionalism

Sectionalism began to occur in the United States around the 1820s. Sectionalism is defined as loyalty to a region rather thatn the country as a whole. The two "sections" in the United States were the North and the South. Some also consider teh western frontier a seperate section as well. You are going to research differences between the North and the South and present them in the form of a slideshow presentation with information and pictures. You must have 5 slides and they should include

1. Title page with names of group members

2. 2 slides about the North

3. 2 slides about the South

potential sites:

www.socialstudieshelp.com/Lesson_29_Notes_SEC_HO.htm

teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/

www.britannica.com/eb/article-77746/United-States

www.civilwarhome.com/sectionalism.htm

and many others on the North and the South...

post completed project to Google Docs!

Blog posts

Great Job so far to all 7th and 8th grade students that have been posting on this site. I've read many thoughtul and meaningful responses to both official assignments and bonus assignments. You must continue to remember three things when posting to this site, first your post must be related to class and to the topic (I can reject any other type of comment anyway and it will never be seen), second you must always leave your name and third, a blog is a way to publish written work so you must always use your best punctuation and spelling and refrain from using your text and instant message shortcuts or style of writing. We'll do other assignments where you may submit them in that way. Keep paying attention because bonus assignments may pop up unannounced! Best of luck in the final weeks of the school year!

-Mr. Mountain

http://mudpuppy.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/blog-etiquette/

!!BONUS ASSIGNMENT!!

Write a paragraph response to this question. In your opinion, what major innovation (canals, machine inventions for factories, etc) had the biggest impact on american society. Post your answer as a comment to the blog for five bonus points (if its good enough) and school appropriate comments to each other can count as 1 point each. Have fun!

Erie Canal assignment

Answer the following questions on a sperate piece of paper regarding the erie canal:

What state did it pass through?

What was the beginning and end location?

What was its purpose?

Why aren't canals used anymore?

Go to taj.glencoe.com and do the review exercises for chapter 10.

Great depression assignment for period 9

Period 9 students post your comments to the Great Depression assignment as a response to this post.

Great depression assignment - Period 8

Period 8 post comments as answers to the great depression assignment as a response to this post.

Great Depression assignment

For all 8th graders, follow the link and research the following website and links from pbs.org . Answer the following questions as a comment to this post. When you leave a comment, you have the option to put your name and please do so.

Questions:

1. In what states did the dust bowl occur?

2. Describe a major hardship of farmers during the depression.

3. Describe a major hardship of people in cities during the depression.

4. Imagine you were alive during the depression, write an eyewitness account that explains the problems in daily life. Your entry should be at least a paragraph of 8 sentences.

LEWIS AND CLARK

We know so much about Lewis and Clark because of the journals that they wrote. Click and read over the following site about Lewis and Clark. After familiariazing yourself with the information, click on "Begin Journey" and read the site then click "Begin Journey again. Read the information about each (12) journey leg, Then write a journal entry as if you were Meriwether Lewis and describe a typical day on the journey.
Your Journal entry should be at least 5 sentences long and be posted below as a comment. Be sure to leave your name.

LEWIS AND CLARK for period 4 post comments here

BONUS for end of 3rd nine weeks

For those students who took an essay test either Friday 3/28 or Monday 3/31, feel free to take it home, type it, and post it below as a comment to this blog. For each post, you will receive 5 bonus points and for each meaningful comment left about another essay, you can receive 10 bonus points.

Good luck!

-Mr. Mountain

Constitutional Convention assignment

Go to the following website based on the constitutional convention. You will need to pick either the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, Three-fifths compromise and answer the following questions about it.
1. Who came up with the idea?
2. What specifically did it accomplish?
3. Is it currently involved in our constitution or in the governent in some way?
Answer as a comment posted below with all of your names.

!!!bonus work for everybody!!!

Students,

Read the short passage on the following website about why we learn history. React to it in a paragraph that explains whether you agree, disagree, don't care, etc and WHY. Feel free to ask parents or others what some of the terms mean and ask for help if needed. You may post your response as a comment (make sure your name is given) or email to daniel_mountain@butler.k12.pa.us if you don't want others to read it.

Remember, Learning history determines your future...

- Mr. Mountain