Social Studies Friday April 13, 2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade- ALL classes: 
Vocabulary and Reading Activities pp. 28 and 33
7th Grade- Emory: 
Textbk. read pp. 184 to 186 answer # 1 to 3 pp. 191

Mr. Dayan:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins: 
Take Home Assessment:

1. Watch the 60 Minutes Clip (Link Attached) "Inside the memorial to victims of lynching."
2. Include a one paragraph description of the piece.
3. Include a one paragraph personal response to the issues raised in the story
4. Choose an interesting quote and explain how it relates to the meaning of the clip.
5. Why did Oprah choose to tell this story now? What recent events, changes, or motivations triggered the need to tell this story.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/inside-the-memorial-to-victims-of-lynching-60-minutes-oprah-winfrey/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=50200906


Cambridge/Duke: 
Take Home Assessment:

1. Read the article, "The Nation Expands."
2. Annotate the answers to the following Big Questions

• Explain why the purchase of the Louisiana territory was especially controversial since it was Thomas Jefferson who executed the transaction?
• Identify the country the Louisiana territory was purchased from?
• Why was France willing to part with the territory for such an inexpensive police?
• Describe/Explain the geographic significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
• Why was U.S. control over New Orleans and the Mississippi River so vital (important?)