WWII Memorial

You are to design and create a prototype (model) for a World War Two memorial honoring some aspect of the war. Some suggested areas are (but are not limited to):

Women in the war
African-Americans
Japanese-Americans
Hispanic-Americans
The Holocaust
D-Day
Merchant Marines
Spies
The Army Air Corps
A specific unit

A one page paper will accompany the prototype explaining the significance. Project is due on June 1st.

http://www.tompgalvin.com/lists/lists_20030501.htm

http://www.dday.org/

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/

http://www.rosietheriveter.org/memdes.htm

http://home.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/ww2ip/index.cfm

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225805&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673225805&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500817&bmLocale=en

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_War_Memorial_(Treptower_Park)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Motherland_Calls

Newer Deal Agencies

Some people say that we are experiencing difficult economic times today, just like in the Great Depression. You will play the role of President Obama and create a government agency to combat one aspect of the crisis. Through research and creative design, you will:

1. Identify one area of society or the economy that needs help.
2. Research how you would help fix this problem.
3. Create a government agency to combat the problem.
4. Design a poster to inform the public about your new agency.
5. On a separate piece of paper, you will:
a. Write a paragraph describing the problem.
b. Write a paragragh describing how your agency will help fix the problem
c. Write a paragraph that explains your poster.

Project is due on Friday, May 7th.

Virtual Time Capsule

You are going to create a virtual time capsule from the 1930s that will tell the people digging it up in 2010 what America was like during the Great Depression. You will:

Choose one from each of the following
Write an explanation for your choice in the comments section below
Provide a link for each section

This will count as a project grade and is due on Thursday, 4/29.

Song
Movie
Ticket stub to a sporting event
Article of clothing
Book
Poster of a famous person
Photograph of a famous event

1920's Magazine

You will create a magazine from the 1920s. Detailed instructions are located on the student shared drive to print out.

An example of the AD Analysis is located here: http://www.howhist.com/sample.htm

Any questions can be posted in the comments section below.

Project is due Wednesday, 4/14

1920s Poster Project

Due: Tuesday 4/6

Posterboard size

Rubric: Located in the student shared drive.

Projects

Sign up for your project here.
Period one: The Irish in America
Period two: Cinco de Mayo

Projects due 3/11

Study Guide for Imperialism Test on Thursday 2/18

Spanish American War
Yellow Journalism
USS Maine
Manila Bay
Rough Riders
Treaty of Paris
Imperialist America
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Guam
Samoa
Hawaii
Panama
Nicaragua
China
Japan
Theodore Roosevelt
Foreign Policy
Trust busting
Taft
Dollar Diplomacy
Mexican Revolution
Muckraking
Jacob Riis
Lewis Hine
Upton Sinclair