American Studies Homework: September 14-18

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For classes meeting Monday and Tuesday:

1) iTunes Podcast subscribing: Go to the iTunes Store podcast page to search for podcasts that interest you. Find at least one to subscribe to, listen and then write a blog post describing the podcast and what you learned from listening to it. 


2) More Resource Reading on Colonization: Continue to answer the following questions: “What were the positive effects of colonization of the Americas? Who benefited and how? What were the negative effects? Who felt the negative effects the most?” And add a new one... “Why do people migrate (forced or by choice) from one land to another? Remember to use ESPRAT+G to help you analyze information.  Use the following two sites to continue your learning. Take notes that connect to answering the questions.

Site 1

    Site 2


3) Mindmeister: Set up your account.

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For classes meeting Wednesday and Thursday:

1) Reading: Students with Pathways to Present book are to read pp. 24-30. Continue to add notes to your comparing and contrasting the New England, Mid-Atlantic and deep Southern colonies. Students with A History of the United States book are to read pp. 38-49. All students are to read the About.com article on the colonies.

2) Famous Student Bloggers: Read a newspaper article that lists students who have made it big through their blogs. Follow the links to read what they have to say.

3) Blog Post: Take your class warm up and write a blog post answering the following questions:


• What are different reasons why Moroccans migrate away from Morocco? 
• Using ESPRAT, what are possible different groups and what are their reasons? 
• Who is migrating to Morocco? Why?

Remember to use Labels to categorize the information in your post.

4) Write a blog post defining in depth the term “mercantilism”. Take notes in your laptop or notebook using the following sites.

Site 1    Site 2

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For classes meeting Friday and Wednesday Sept 23:

No specific homework over the holiday but you will have a test next Thursday or Friday depending on when your class meets and you do have additional reading to do for Thursday/Friday. Part of your homework for next Thursday is to read the 3 PDFs Mr. Carpenter emailed you. These readings offer rich details and background information to add to your notes as you prepare for the test. So definitely read carefully, take notes and then review them.

Review the videos and text as well as additional documents provided from today’s lesson site. You will find a great deal of information here as you compare and contrast the 13 colonies.

Make sure you have good notes and can answer all the questions presented in this unit.

See below:

• Why study history?
• What does ESPRAT+G stand for? How do you use it to study social studies?
• Why were several European nations in a good position to start exploring across the Atlantic ocean by the 1500s?
• What were the positive effects of European colonization of the Americas? 
• What were the negative effects? 
• Describe the need for slaves in America. What were they needed for most? Fully explain. Why did the colonists turn to Africa for slaves? 
• Where did the Spanish mainly conquer and colonize? What was the main form of wealth that they gained from their efforts? 
• Where did the English mainly conquer and colonize? What was the main form of wealth that they gained from their efforts?
• What was “mercantilism”?
• How were the three regions of the English colonies alike and different? 

Be very specific in your ability to answer these questions. You should be able to write full and multiple paragraphs for each question.