History and My Story

You all worked very hard last week on your Glogster poster projects. While many of you had beautiful and creative posters the following presentations contain the most helpful information:
Caste System:

Economy, Flow of Money:

Economy, Famine:

Changes in the Government of Spain:

Father Miguel Hidalgo:

Father Jose Morelos:

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This week we are thinking about thinking.  After experimenting  with the 6 thinking hats technique what do you think?  Is this method helpful?  Are you in favor of practicing this technique again?  Why or why not?

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Last year Susan Boyle won over international audiences with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream….in the musical this is sung by Fantine after she is fired from her factory job, but before things get really rough.

 
Last year a student sent me this link (hint, hint). The clip is from the 10th anniversary celebration—so from [...]

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I have noticed several students sneaking a little cell phone use during class. While there may at some point be an appropriate use for cell phone use during class–ask my Culture and Conflict students about our polls–in general texting in class cannot be tolerated. We have already discussed several reasons…here are a few [...]

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As we learn about the major ideologies of the 1800s I would like you to think about how similar or different they are to the ideological battles being fought in the United States in 2009. Watch this clip from today’s Meet The Press where the panelists discuss the right vs. left in America today. [...]

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