Social Studies Tuesday October 16, 2018

Ms. Victor:
6th Grade:  Complete Primary Source Activity - The White House Renovation

Mr. Bruning:
7th Grade:
Create a Native American Time Capsule Brochure!
Task:
1)Pick a Native American group that you would like to research.
2)Create a "time capsule brochure" that would interest someone living in 2018 in traveling back in time hundreds (or thousands) of years ago to visit that Native American civilization.
3)The brochure must be well-researched and contain important facts about the Native American group.
4)The brochure should contain pictures or drawings that represent the Native American group.
5)Make sure the presentation is neat and creative, with correct spelling and grammar.
**This assignment is due on October 18.

Mr. Dayan:
8th Grade:
Brandeis/Caltech/Johns Hopkins:

1. Read and Complete "Nat Turner" Guiding Questions A-C
2. Was Nat Turner a hero or a madman?
3. How does the passage of time affect how people view an event?
4. How do you think most people today would characterize Turner?

-Get to know the following Web links in preparation for group work tomorrow.The Creole Slave Revolt: 
http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56663-493-9 

John Brown’s Raid: 
http://www.history.com/topics/john-brown 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2941.html 

Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html 
http://www.americanyawp.com/text/11-the-old-south/ 
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery-iv-slave-rebellions 

Stono Rebellion: 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p284.html 

Rebellion Profiles: 
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/didafrican-american-slaves-rebel/