Week 25: Feb. 28 - March. 4, 2k22

Day 1 & 2

In Class:  Welcome to the European Union! 

European Union Reading!

European Union T-Chart Assignment

T-Chart is due Day 2 so we can go over the answers...

Day 3 & 4 In Class:

Ukraine/Russia Document

Globalization HW - Due Monday, March 7!

Week 24: Feb.21-25. 2k22

Feb 15 - President's Day -- No School!

In Class:   Continue Civil & Human Rights discussions

• March on Washington and MLK Jr.
• Crossing the Petrus Bridge
• Horrific End to Civil Rights Movement
• The 1968 Olympic games

Jesse Owens 1936 Olympics

The following Q’s are a TEST Grade. Choose three of the four Q’s below. These are to be typed, MLA format, Times New Roman, one-inch margins. Each Q is worth 10 points. You must provide a minimum of five sentences in each of your answers and you must answer all parts of the Q’s.

These Q's are due Friday, Feb 25, by the end of class!

• You have all heard about Jim Crow laws from readings in Language Arts, To Kill a Mockingbird, and in 5th grade when learning about the 16th St. Church bombing. Schools were some of the most affected areas of Jim Crow laws. YOU go to school! Why would the government want schools to be places where segregation laws were applied? How could schools further separate whites and blacks? How could schools be a good place to reinforce segregationist ideas? Do you think segregation still exists today in the United States in some form or fashion?

• Civil and Human Rights go far beyond the United States of America. These rights apply to the world! What do you think are the three most important human rights from the Declaration of Human Rights? Why did you choose these human rights? Explain in significant detail what this human right means to you and how it impacts your life and others.

• Sports have always been a place where barriers have been broken. Explain how athletes have had an impact on Civil Rights. You must use Jesse Owens and Tommie Smith & John Carlos’ example in your explanation. You may use other athletes as well. Do you think Smith and Carlos should have made a political statement during the Olympic Games? Do you think they should have made their statements during the national anthem? Explain your answers.

• Human rights violations have been in the news quite a lot in recent years. China, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Uganda, & yes, in the United States. How should nations be punished for violating human rights? Should international organizations be banned or encouraged not to do business in these nations? Should these nations be allowed to host/participate in international sporting events?

Week 23: Feb, 14-18, 2k22

In Class:  Continue the United Nations!

• What are the different "organs" of the United Nations?
• What are the goals of the United Nations?  Are these goals attainable?
• What are some global issues the United Nations face today?
• Declaration of Human Rights -- What are these rights?  Which rights are the most important?

• What are some violations of human rights today?  Why are these violations happening and why isn't anyone punishing these nations?
• Ethical footprint and human rights -- Do we have an ethical footprint that treads on others' human rights?
• What are civil rights?  What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement in America?

HW:  Civil and Human Rights Writing Assignment due Friday, Feb 18.  

Week 22: Feb 7-11, 2k22

Day 1 & 2

In Class:  World War II Guided Notes!

HW:  World Wars Quiz on Friday, Feb. 11

Day 3 & 4

In Class:  

• Finish World War II  -- The United Nations & Civil & Human Rights

HW:   None!  Shabbat Shalom!