As we embark on the remaining weeks of 7th Grade Social Studies, it is good to review how far we have traveled and how much we have explored. Click on the Fact Monster link, http://sf.factmonster.com/quizzes/worldhist2/1.html, and take the World History II quiz. Then, return to the blog and respond to the following questions:
1. What was your score?
2. Was is easy or difficult to recall some of the facts we've studied? Explain.
3. What has been your favorite topic so far this year? Explain.
4. What was your least favorite topic? Explain.
Weekly History and Geography - 31
Study the following political cartoons to form an overall impression. Then, answer the writing prompts for each on the blog.
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| 1. What three people/groups are represented in this picture? |
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| 2. Who is on the left side of the picture and what/who are they trying to stop? |
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| 3. You saw this cartoon in WHAG 26. What historical event has occurred and who is pictured spanning Africa? |
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| 4. What clues help you understand this cartoon deals with Great Britain and Australia? |
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| 5. What event has occurred between China and Great Britain? Explain. |
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| 6. Whose point of view is being illustrated in this cartoon? Explain. |
Social Studies Lab - The Irish Potato Famine
Allow Splat to give you a tour through a rural Irish village, a work house, a school, and the docks during the Irish Potato Famine. Click on the link, http://www.irishpotatofamine.org/flash.html, and navigate through the tour. Then, return to the blog and write a reflection on what was most memorable to you and why. Please use complete sentences and proofread your work before posting!
Social Studies Lab - Nollaig: Irish Christmas
Click on the Halo Christmas link, http://www.iol.ie/~marist/halo/halochristmas.htm, and navigate through while reading about decorations, food, traditions, and folklore. Then return to the blog and compare/contrast your holiday celebrations with the Irish. You must write in complete sentences and have a minimum of 5 topics to compare/contrast.
Social Studies Lab - No Irish Need Apply
Click on the Big Apple History link, http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/immigration/topic2.html, and read the article "No Irish Need Apply." Then, watch the video in windows media. Lastly, enlarge the "family eviction" photo and return to the blog to complete the following photo analysis and cartoon analysis.
1. Study the photograph to form an overall impression of the photograph as well as examine individual items.
2. Based on what you have observed, list 1 or 2 things you might infer/guess from this photograph.
3. What question(s) does this photograph raise in your mind?
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| 4. How did Americans view Irish immigrants in the late 1800s/early 1900s? |
Social Sudies Lab - Irish Dance
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