Mr. Thomas Worthington--Social Studies Department--8th Grade Research Project--Women's Rights Movement

    

 

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In 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, the road to women's suffrage was put into motion. It reached its culmination in 1920 when the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution became law. But, unlike African American males earlier, the right  to vote did not bring with it the guarantee of equality among the sexes. In the 1960s there as a reemergence and push for equality for all.

Task:  In groups of 4-5 students, you are to research on of the topics below. You are to create a 5minuite presentation that highlights the key points for your topic. Think of the political, economic & social impacts of your topic on American society. You will need to include 6-10 documents in support of your presentation. These can include pictures, political cartoons, excerpts from speeches and other primary source material.

Topics

1. Women's Rights Convention, Senecca Falls, N.Y. and "Declaration

of Sentiments and Resolutions".

2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.

3. Susan B. Anthony.

4. Alice Paul & the Nineteenth Amendment.

5. Flappers and Women in the 1920s.

6. The Equal Rights Amendment (1960s-1970s).

Assessment: You will receive a group grade, based on the presentation, and an individual grade, based on work submitted. Students are required to use at least two library sources and have at least one citation and one notecard using NoodleTools.

Good Luck & Have Fun!

Bibliography 

Sorted by Call Number / Author. 

305.42 KEN

Kendall, Martha E., 1947-. Failure is impossible! : the history of American women's rights. Minneapolis : Lerner, c2001.

God's hand is seen -- Remember the ladies -- A chain of oppressions -- Setting the ball in motion -- Never give in, never give up -- From aprons to overalls--and back -- Sisterhood is powerful -- Remarkable women. Traces women's struggle for rights in America from the colonial period to the 1990s. 

324.6 BUR

Burgan, Michael. The 19th Amendment. Minneapolis : Compass Point, c2006.

A long struggle ends -- Expected to obey -- Abolition and equality -- Slow progress -- Success in the West -- On the streets -- Key battles -- Victory at last. Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote, and discusses the 1869 passage making Wyoming the first state to permit women to vote, and more. 

920 RAU

Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-. Great women of the suffrage movement. Minneapolis : Compass Point, c2006.

Questioning women's roles -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton : mother of the movement -- Susan B. Anthony : independent and steadfast -- Lucy Stone : speaking state by state -- Sojourner Truth : woman of God -- Ida Wells-Barnett : proud to march -- Carrie Chapman Catt : a winning planner -- Alice Paul : a tireless fighter -- Achieving their goal. Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement, and examines the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, suffrage leaders including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and others, and the nineteenth amendment which gave women the right to vote. 

921 STA

Burgan, Michael. Elizabeth Cady Stanton : social reformer. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2006.

Fighting for voting rights -- A privileged youth -- The abolitionist cause -- The road to Seneca Falls -- Rights for all -- Civil War and suffrage -- The fight goes on -- Reformer to the end. Presents a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, social reformer, abolitionist, and woman's suffrage advocate, providing information on her childhood, her passion for woman's rights, and her achievements.

973.91 KYV

Kyvig, David E. Daily life in the United States, 1920-1939 : decades of promise and pain. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Examines what daily life was like for ordinary people in the U. S. in the 1920s and the 1930s, discussing the impact of automobiles, electricity, radio, cinema, conflict and crime, the standardization of culture, the Great Depression, and the New Deal on the lives of American citizens. 

REF 305.42 WOM

Women's rights in the United States : a documentary history. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.

Presents historical writings on women's rights in the context of the period in which they were written.

Ms. Debbie Meek--English Department-- Creating and Using a Collaborative Works Cited on Noodle Tools

1.  Log OntoYour Noodle Tools Account:

Find it on the Gelinas Library Blog

If you have created a Project/Works Cited Before, you know how

If this is your first time, read the other instruction page. 

2.  Create a Project.

MLA Advanced

Use a title that relates to your research. 

3.  Choose a Group Leader for your Research Project 

4.  The Group Leader will create another project which includes  the Class Period: 

MLA Advanced

Example: Period 1 Boxing Clubs and Training 

5.  The Group Leader will now select:

“Student Collaboration” 

“add/remove students”

Add Collaborator    Select “Full Collaborator” 

6.  Each research group member will now, on that leader’s computer:

Type in your Username for Noodle Tools

Hit “Save”

Do this until all members are added

The Group Project will now show up on everyone’s Noodle Tools Account 

Sharing  

1. You can put Citations directly into the group project

2. To transfer a Citation from Individual Project to Group Project

Open the Project

Click on the Citation

On the right side, select “Copy”

Select “Copy to Another Project”

In the drop down box, select the name of the other project

Mr. Thomas Worthington--Social Studies Department-- 8th Grade Research Paper--The Qualities of a Great President

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8^th Grade Research Project

The Qualities of a Great President

Overview: President Theodore Roosevelt is considered, by many

historians, one of the greatest presidents the United States has 
ever had.For this assignment, you will compare and contrast
Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency with that of another prominent
president assigned to your group.

Factors to Consider:

1. Role of the United States in the world during the individual’s

Presidency

2. Leadership qualities of the person

3. Domestic Initiatives

4. Economic climate of the country

5. General Outlook of the county

6. Intangibles

Presidents:             

A. Woodrow Wilson

B. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

C. Dwight D. Eisenhower

D. John F. Kennedy

E. Lyndon B. Johnson

F. Ronald Reagan

Task:   You are to create a 5 minute presentation that compares 
and contrasts the achievements of the two presidents you were
assigned. You will need to find Six – Ten Documents that match 
up to the sixfactors to consider categories. These documents 
should be used as evidence to help support your thesis.

***After you make your comparisons, you should take a position 
as to which Individual you think was the better president.

Assessment:  You will receive both a group grade, based on the

presentation, and an individual grade, based on work submitted.

At least one library source must be used and cited in
NoodleTools along with a note card entry.

Good Luck and Have Fun!

Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
323.1196 MCW	McWhorter, Diane. A dream of freedom : the Civil Rights movement from 1954 to 1968. New York : Scholastic Nonfiction, c2004. Examines the rise of the Civil Rights movement in America, the men and women whose lives made an impact in the pursuit of social and political equality, and landmark Supreme Court cases that changed the fabric of American society in the mid-to-late twentieth century.
324.6 BUR	Burgan, Michael. The 19th Amendment. Minneapolis : Compass Point, c2006. A long struggle ends -- Expected to obey -- Abolition and equality -- Slow progress -- Success in the West -- On the streets -- Key battles -- Victory at last. Presents a history of the women's suffrage movement and the passage of the nineteenth amendment giving women the right to vote, and discusses the 1869 passage making Wyoming the first state to permit women to vote, and more.
921 JOH	Falkof, Lucille, 1924-. Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States. Ada, Okla. : Garrett Educational Corp., c1989. Traces the childhood, education, employment, and political career of the thirty-sixth president of the United States.
921 KEN	Anderson, Catherine Corley. John F. Kennedy. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Co., c2004. Growing up rich -- Is it our war? -- This is how it feels -- Hitting the campaign trail -- On his way -- "Ask what you can do ..." -- The New Frontier -- Foreign policy -- Reaching for peace and freedom -- A tragic end. A biography of the dynamic leader who served as the thirty-fifth president of the United States until his assassination in 1963.
921 KEN	Aronson, Marc. Robert F. Kennedy : a twentieth-century life. New York : Puffin Books, 2008, c2007. Presents a comprehensive biography of Senator Robert F. Kennedy that chronicles his personal life, political career, and assassination.
921 REA	Sutherland, James, 1974-. Ronald Reagan : a twentieth-century life. New York : Viking, 2008. A biography of Ronald Reagan that chronicles his childhood, education, and the events that lead to him being elected as the fortieth President of the United States.
921 ROO	Freedman, Russell. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. New York : Clarion Books, c1990. Photographs and text trace the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency, to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945.
921 WIL	Dommermuth-Costa, Carol. Woodrow Wilson. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Co., c2003. Profiles the United States president who grew up during the Civil War and brought the nation into the first World War, yet was called the "president of peace.".
940.3 ALL	Allan, Tony, 1946-. The causes of World War I. Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003. Explores key topics involving World War I and shows the causes that led up to the outbreak of war, including France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Germany's attack on France.
940.3 GIL	Gilbert, Adrian. Going to war in World War I. 1st American ed. New York : F. Watts, 2001. Examines how armies, navies, and air forces from different countries lived and fought together during World War I.
940.54 TAM	Tames, Richard. Pearl Harbor : the U.S. enters World War II. New ed. Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006. Traces the rise of Japan as a military power and the emergence of the United States as a world superpower that found itself drawn into World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
947.085 LAN	Langley, Andrew. The collapse of the Soviet Union : the end of an empire. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2007. The coup that failed -- The communist triumph -- Behind the Iron Curtain -- Enter Gorbachev -- The fall of the Iron Curtain -- Breaking up -- Russia after communism -- The Soviet collapse and the world. Presents the history of the Soviet Union, focusing on the rise and fall of communism and how the country's changing government affected global politics.
973 OPP PB	Opposing viewpoints in American history. Detroit : Greenhaven Press :, c2007. Presents a collection of controversial essays that debate various issues in American history from the Reconstruction period to the present including the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan, labor unions, social Darwinism, Prohibition, and national security.
973.09 Coo	Cooke, Donald Ewin, 1916-. Atlas of the Presidents. Rev. ed. Maplewood, N.J. : Hammond, c1977. Brief biographies of the thirty-nine United States presidents. Includes a brief essay by John Kennedy about preparing for the presidency.
973.91 COL	Collier, Christopher, 1930-. Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal, 1901-1941. New York : Benchmark Books, c2001. Emphasizes economic trends and the role of the government in regard to the economy from the beginning of the twentieth century to America's entry into World War II.
973.91 KYV	Kyvig, David E. Daily life in the United States, 1920-1939 : decades of promise and pain. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002. Examines what daily life was like for ordinary people in the U. S. in the 1920s and the 1930s, discussing the impact of automobiles, electricity, radio, cinema, conflict and crime, the standardization of culture, the Great Depression, and the New Deal on the lives of American citizens.
973.91 MCE	McElvaine, Robert S., 1947-. The Depression and New Deal : a history in documents. New York : Oxford University Press, c2000. A collection of documents that provide insight into the realities of American life during the Great Depression, including song lyrics, magazine articles, murals and posters, excerpts from literary works, political cartoons, news stories, photographs, interviews, and letters.
973.91 SCH	Schultz, Stanley. The Great Depression : a primary source history. North American ed., U.S. ed. Milwaukee : Gareth Stevens, 2006. Early history : from boom to bust -- Build up : the Depression bites -- The crisis deepens : action is taken -- Climax & aftermath : a wartime economy -- Popular culture : the Depression in the media -- Looking back : the Depression in context -- Major figures : men of the Depression. Presents a short history of the Great Depression, and discusses the stock market crash of 1929, unemployment, pre-war and war years, and more.
973.91 STO	Stone, Tanya Lee. The progressive era and World War I. Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c2001. A history of the Progressive Era and World War I, covering a period that ranges from the 1890s through the 1920s, discussing the emergence of labor unions and social reformers, technological advancements, U.S. participation in the international conflict, and other topics; and featuring profiles of notable people of the time.
973.92 HOL	Holland, Gini. The 1960s. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, [1998], c1999. Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1960s, including the space race, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the counterculture as reflected in music and the arts.
973.92 KAL	Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-. The 1980s. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c1999. Discusses the political, historical, and cultural life of the United States in the 1980s, including the end of communism, the Iran-Contra affair, and pop culture of the time.
973.921 KAL	Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-. The 1950s. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c1999. Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1950s, including the effects of the Cold War, the civil rights movement, television, music, art, science, and technology.
REF 909.82 Dow	The twentieth century. New York : Macmillan, c1992. v. 1. The Progressive Era and the First World War, 1900-1918 -- v. 2. The Roaring Twenties and unsettled peace, 1919-1929 -- v. 3. The Great Depression and World War II, 1930-1945 -- v. 4. Post-war prosperity and the Cold War, 1946-1963 -- v. 5. The Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam Era, 1964-1975 -- v. 6. Baby boomers and the New Conservatism, 1976-1991. Discusses in a news magazine-like format the important events, people, and trends of the twentieth century; divided into six different units, including the nation, the world, business and economy, science and technology, arts and entertainment, and sports and leisure.
REF 973.099 Rub	Rubel, David. The Scholastic encyclopedia of the presidents and their times. New York : Scholastic, 1994. The story of the United States through its presidents, with one page for each year there was a president.

Ms. Debbie Meek--English Department--The 1960s: Boxing, Civil Rights, Political Movements and Technology

 

 

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Background to The Contender:

Group Research and Power Point

Group Members

Group Research Topics: (Keep other topics in mind.

Consult with other groups

if you might overlap).

Boxing Clubs and the Training of a Boxer

Famous Boxers of the 1950’s and 1960’s

Boxing Match: People and Boxing Moves

Civil Rights Movements in the 1960’s

Harlem in the 1960’s

Technology in the 1960’s (phones, music

Life in the 1960’s (clothes, music, popular culture)

Title Slide: topic & group members

2 visuals Goal/Task: Create a Power Point Educational Presentation

 (5 min.).

 This must include:

of person, situation, place, object, gathering, tournament (minimum)

3 bulleted information slides: Organize in a logical fashion (minimum)

 (May include visuals)

Other slides you deem relevant

Last Slide: Works Cited for the Power Point Information

 (Compile/share all individual cites)

Web sites, photos, film, music, books, magazines, Database (1 is required)

 

For People ·          Date of birth/Death ·          Where they grew up ·          Who they became ·          Biographical Notes ·          Formative Experiences ·          Influences ·          Legacy ·          Titles

For Historical Period, Location, Technology, Boxing Match/moves ·          Identify period/ place/items ·          Indicate Dates ·          Explain the History/Purpose ·          Facts that seem important ·          Images/Examples/Makes ·          Connections to teenagers ·          People involved/jobs ·          Execution of boxing moves

Clubs, Social Movements, Political Movements ·          Names, titles ·          Define any terms ·          Dates that apply ·          Founders ·          Reason for formation/goals ·          Members ·          Practices ·          Social/legal results

 

Timetable:     Begin research Friday, Nov. 22

Set up “Individual” and  Collaborative “Works cited”

Individual and Group Work in Library/lab

Individual Works Cited Due Date

Group Power Point Due Date:)

Printed copy of Power Point to Ms. Meek ****The Slides provide the Key Points:

You must digest the knowledge of the topic, and fill in the details as you present.

Hint: Let different group members become the experts on particular slides.