MHDW First Semester Final

Today in class, we will be going over the MHDW First Semester Final.

Final Exam Note-Taker

Review and Activity Points Option

In class today, we reviewed for the Latin America test on Wed.

Tomorrow in class, you will complete the assignment: Guatemala and Counter-Terror (168-175).

On Monday, December 11, there will an exciting activity points option. Steve Jackson, a Deerfield resident who has lived and worked all over the world, will be presenting on living a global life and the excitement and challenges of cross-cultural experiences. He will present, discuss, and answer questions from 3:15-4:15 in Q104. This activity and reflection will count for 2 activity point units.

Guatemala

Today in class, we looked at American actions in Guatemala in the 20th Century, and the impact those actions had.

We read, annotated, and discussed the significance of the following

1. The United Fruit Company in Guatemala (p.160)
2. Bananas – How United Fruit Shaped the World (p.162-163)
3. La United Fruit Co. (p.166-167)
4. Guatemala 1954 (p.164-165)

The unit test will be on Wed. Because I will not be in class on Tues., we will review for the test in class on Monday.

Review Guide for Latin America Test

Politics and Democracy in Latin America

Today in class, we read "Politics and Democracy" (p.142-147) and completed the first two parts of this assignment: Latin American Political Pendulum

Complete the section on "Challenges to Latin American Democracies" for homework.

The building of the Panama Canal

Today in class, we studied four different accounts of the building of the Panama Canal:

1. Modern Marvels - The Panama Canal (questions on p.134-135) We watched through question 8, about 15 min.
2. Panama Canal - Make Dirt Fly
3. Powerpoint: Panama Canal cartoons
4. "How Wall Street Created a Nation" (p.136)

How can the same story be told in so many different ways? How does your understanding the history depend on which version you know?

For homework, write or type one paragraph comparing and contrasting the 4 different accounts. 

We, the Filipinos

Today we will be reading "We, the Filipinos" (CP p. 138-140) to understand the experience of America Imperialism from the perspective of the people who were conquered. You will individually read, highlight and annotate the letter. In the groups, you will complete 3 tasks:
1. What questions do you have about the letter? (ask me these questions before you move on)
2. What are the key points of the letters?
3. Compose an American letter in reply to the Filipinos.

Here are the groups for today:

Period 2

Group #1 Paige K. Adam S Maggie G	Group #2 Ko V. Russell H Lexi S	Group #3 Samantha S Kyle N Warner V.	Group #4 Seth C. Lauren B. Eliza M	Group #5 Ari W. Josh W. Vlada W
Group #6 Ally G Grace S Annabelle G	Group #7 Tommy H. Julia D. Andy H

Period 4

Group #1 Blake S Emily C Pam I	Group #2 Jimmy C Abbie W Isaac K	Group #3 Shira B Brendan B Brianna K	Group #4 Ellie K, Abby G Andrew K Trevor J	Group #5 Emma S Jessica A Frankie M
Group #6 Chloe F Bree K Mickey S	Group #7 Hannah D Joey K Megan D

Ancient Latin American Civilization

Use this notetaker for your research:

MHDW Student Notetaker

Editing your paper

No excuse list

Most common errors on Africa Paper

Rubric for the Africa Research Paper

Rubric for the Africa Research Paper

Outline

Outline for Africa Research Paper

Africa Research Paper

Schedules / Upcoming due dates

M  10/9 NS	xxxxx
T  10/10 NS	xxxxx
W  10/11 No class	xxxxxx
Th 10/12 100	Continue Research	2 Notetakers Complete
F 10/13 100	Introduce Outline	Continue Research
M 10/16 100	Outline	Research completed; work on outline ACTIVITY POINTS DUE  on Turnitin.com and hand in necessay handwritten notes
T 10/17 78	Outline/Works Cited	Work on outline
W 10/18 56	Rough Draft Work	Outline and Annotated Works Cited Due on Turnitin.com
Th 10/19 34 OR F 10/20 12	Paper	Rough Draft Due
M 10/23 100	TBA	Paper DUE on Turnitin.com by class time

Additional Activity Points Option

If you are available after school Monday and interested in issues related to immigration, check out the option below:

DACA Activity Points Option

Songhay Blues

1. Songhoy Blues: One of Rolling Stone’s “10 New Artists You Need to Know: May 2015”

1. Sounds Like: A churning, loose-limbed garage-rock take on traditional Malian music

2. For Fans of: Tinariwen, the Black Keys, Amadou & Mariam

3. Why You Should Pay Attention: The group half-joke that they'd never have started a band if three of them hadn't been driven out of their northern Mali hometowns by militant jihadists vehemently opposed to non-religious music. "It's not safe at all to play music," Garba Touré says. "It's quite dangerous."

4. They Say: "The world has known our country as Mali since independence in 1959," says Touré. "Before that, the Songhai empire extended across Mali, from north to south and east to west. That empire included many different ethnicities, and the Songhai musical tradition includes many different things. We take different parts of that tradition, rhythmically and melodically, and play them on modern instruments like the drum set and electric guitar. But it all comes from traditional Songhai music."

5. Hear for Yourself: "Al Hassidi Terei" (official video - 4 min) is a grooving critique of selfishness.

Welcome to Modern History!

Lisa Allen

Email: lallen@dist113.org
Phone: 224-632-3297
Office: Q101

Modern History Course Expectations

Modern History of Developing World Course Outline