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Assignment:

Produce a briefing on the current events unfolding in Egypt.

Audience:

§ President Barack Obama

§ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

§ Department of State

Briefing Must Include:

1) Cover Report – Summarize the issue and your advice in a one page letter addressed to the President (10 points)

2) Egypt Map – Must include the locations of riots, major cities, and resources (10 points)

3) New Clips – At least one newspaper article from each member of your group. Simply print this off the internet and write a one paragraph summary of its contents. (40 points)

4) Timeline – On one side, show the government’s actions. On the other, show the reaction of the people. (20 points)

5) Biography – A one-page biography of the Egyptian president (as of 2/2/11) (10 points)

6) Fact Sheet – Use the CIA World Factbook to produce a one page report on all major points Egypt (Economy, Government, Resources, Etc.) (10 points)

7) Options for Action – What should the United States do? Include possible consequences of each action. You must have at least 3 options. (30 points)

8) Supplemental Documents – AT LEAST two documents of your own choosing. What do you think should be included in this report? (20 points)

YOU MUST LABEL EACH SECTION SO I KNOW WHERE TO COUNT THE POINTS.

USE THE BOLD TERMS LISTED ABOVE AS THE LABELS.

We will work on this mostly in-class, however, you want to do any printing at home.

Due Date TBD – Within the next two weeks.

Television Project

Some of the most important events of the twentieth-century unfolded in front of the world in living color on the television sets of millions. For the next several days you will design and produce a television show covering three of the most important events of the late-twentieth-century.

Tiananmen Square BC BC SS TJ ZN CT

Election of Nelson Mandela BB DD ZM SF HD

Fall of the Berlin Wall DC JC HR WM RP TS

Assignment: Produce a 15-20 minute production in the format of a television show. This can be a news broadcast, talk show, or dramatic interpretation.

Grade: This will count as a TEST GRADE. You will be graded according to the following rubric. I reserve the right to adjust your individual grade based on contributions to the group.

Criteria	Points Possible	Your Score
Information – This is the most crucial part of your presentation. You must present more information on your topic than given in the notes for the class. This requires research in class as well as work on the part of each individual in your group. Each student is responsible for mastering ALL the material for the presentation. Individuals should be prepared to discuss every decision their group makes.	40
Setting / Props / Costumes – There should be some sort of preparation for this project other than reading a script. You may adjust the classroom as necessary. Bring in props. Build them. You must have some props. Costumes are completely optional.	20
Script – Must be typed and include all dialogue. A copy must be turned in prior to your group’s performance.	20
Use of Time In Class – Stay on topic. Work hard. Everyone in the group must be working on something for the project AT ALL TIMES during class.	10
Performance – Performance must show preparation and not simply showing up to present a script prepared by one of the more diligent members of your group.	10

Schedule

• Tuesday, November 16th – Project Workday
• Wednesday, November 17th – Regular Class
• Thursday, November 18th – Project Workday
• Friday, November 19th – Project Workday
• Monday, November 22nd – All groups must turn in scripts - Presentations – Tiananmen Square, Berlin Wall
• Tuesday, November 23rd – Presentation – Election of Nelson Mandela

Needed for Class

I am working on several projects for classes and was curious if you parents could help me obtain any of the following:

• Enough boxes to build a temporary wall in my classroom. (We're studying 1989 in World History.)
• A digital video camera - to record student presentations, November 22nd and 23rd.
• A DVD or VHS copy of How the West Was Won
  

Any help is appreciated.

The World Since the 1960s TEST

10 - True / False
10 - Matching
10 - Multiple Choice
1 - Essay

Key Terms, Places, People

Fulgencio Batista
Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro
Hamas
Argentina
Juan Peron
Eva Peron
Al Qaeda
Golda Meir
US Intervention
Genocide
USSR
Margaret Thatcher
Augusto Pinochet
Indira Gandhi
Red Brigade
"Dirty War"
Pan-Arabism
Pan-Africanism
Shining Path
Changing Warfare in the 20th Century
Terrorism
Guerilla Warfare
Egypt's Nasser
Yuogslavia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
United Arab Republic
"nationalize"
nationalism
communism

7th Grade - Project DUE Tomorrow

Assignment – You are to teach the class about a famous twentieth-century leader. You are to do this by producing a poster with certain elements and explaining that poster to the class. You will be graded on preparation, presentation, and poster design.

Your poster must include a list of sources, all information relevant to the topic, and a creative design. Focus on CONTENT rather than design, though.

This project is due Tuesday, October 5th. You will present to the class on that day.

You will be given Friday, September 24^th and Friday, October 1^st to work during class.

Fidel Castro

Nelson Mandela

Saddam Hussein

Mobutu Sese Seko

Idi Amin

David Ben-Gurion

Juan and Eva Peron

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Osama bin-Laden

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Ayatollah Khomeini

Jawaharai Nehru

Yasir Arafat

Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Muammar Qaddafi

Augusto Pinochet

Kwame Nkrumah

Fulgencio Batista

Jomo Kenyatta

Che Guevara

Slobodan Milosevic

You may use pictures from the internet, but the words on each poster should be your own.

	Points Possible	“I think I got…”	Your Score
Preparation – Student uses their time outside of class well, as evidenced by the complexity of both information and presentation, in addition to their readiness to answer questions.	20
Poster – Poster is colorful, and informative. Poster catches the eye of the casual observer and then teaches them about your topic.	20
Pictures – Your poster MUST contain at least 3 pictures. (5 points each)	15
List of Sources – You must list all sources used for research on your poster.	5
Presentation – Students convey all appropriate information without making any noises like barnyard animals. Students are poised and keep the attention of their classmates.	20
Other People’s Presentations – Student pays attention during the presentations of other students, asking questions when necessary and giving them the proper respect deserved.	20
On Time – 10 points off for each day late!	-10
THIS IS A TEST GRADE ! ! !	100

7th Grade - Civil War Study Guide

Test Format

10-10-10-1

Key Terms, Etc.

Order of Secession

Why?

SC?

1860 Election

Major candidates

Joseph Johnston

600,000

Andersonville

First Bull Run

Henry Wirz

Elizabeth Blackwell

Emancipation Proclamation

Anaconda Plan

Antietam

Lincoln’s Assassination

Appomattox Courthouse

54^th Massachusetts

Gettysburg

Border States

Chancellorsville

European Support?

Fort Sumter

13^th Amendment

Prisoner Exchange?

Vicksburg

Ulysses S. Grant

William T. Sherman

Battle of Atlanta

Capitals

Northern Advantages

Southern Advantages

Date of Lee’s Surrender

Slavery?

Worst Battle?

Turning Point?

West or East?

Fist Battle? Last?

Insurrection or War?