NWEH Blog 8: Revolutions on YouTube

November 1-6

Greetings class!  Welcome to the second quarter.  For this week's blog you'll have to find a YouTube video that deals with one of the many revolutions that is going on as we speak around the world, or a revolution from the past.  You could turn to Egypt, Libya, or your own backyard for the Occupy Wall Street movement in NY, Washington, DC or another American city (I highly recommend this last option).  If you turn to a revolution from the past, you could explore the Russian Revolution, the Hungarian Revolution (my choice), the French Revolution, or even the American Revolution.  There have been countless revolutions in the past, and there are many going on right now under our noses.  Just do a little research and before you know it, you'll find a revolution that you're interested in exploring.

Why are we doing this?  Well, the novel that we're about to read deals with a revolution (The Russian Revolution to be exact), and it explores what happens once a dictator has been ousted from power.  Unfortunately, dictators tend to spring up and replace the dictators knocked out of power.

Here's your assignment for this week's blog:

1. Locate a video on YouTube dealing with a revolution from the past or present.   Paste the link to your video in the comment section below.

2.  Write a short analysis (50-100 words) on what you learned about the revolution from the video.

It's really important that you do this because next week you'll have an assignment using VoiceThread, a website for having an online discussion using multimedia.  For those who are interested, you can already check out this activity by visiting the following link and registering for VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/share/2383631/.  When you create a name, make sure you use your first and last name followed by your class period.

Here's my example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdQ9PK9Q5o.  This is a video about the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956,

2. I'm interested in the Hungarian revolution because I lived in Hungary for many years and my wife is Hungarian.  In 1956 the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Russian communist regime that controlled the country after World War II.  They banded together to force the Soviet forces to leave Budapest.  Students and workers demanded free speech, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and freedom of speech.  People from all walks of life including children worked together to use force to force the Russians to leave.  They successfully ousted the Russians from the city, but after a few days they returned with backup and powerful tanks.  The revolution was squashed, and thousands upon thousands of Hungarian revolutionary fighters (called "Freedom Fighters") were executed and imprisoned.  This went down in history as a failed revolution.  Hungarians would not be free until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, which signified the end of the Soviet Union and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe.

Good Luck!  Due by Sunday, November 6 at midnight.

Week 11 Blog 3B: Revolutions on YouTube

November 1-6

Greetings class!  Welcome to the second quarter.  For this week's blog you'll have to find a YouTube video that deals with one of the many revolutions that is going on as we speak around the world, or a revolution from the past.  You could turn to Egypt, Libya, or your own backyard for the Occupy Wall Street movement in NY, Washington, DC or another American city (I highly recommend this last option).  If you turn to a revolution from the past, you could explore the Russian Revolution, the Hungarian Revolution (my choice), the French Revolution, or even the American Revolution.  There have been countless revolutions in the past, and there are many going on right now under our noses.  Just do a little research and before you know it, you'll find a revolution that you're interested in exploring.

Why are we doing this?  Well, the novel that we're about to read deals with a revolution (The Russian Revolution to be exact), and it explores what happens once a dictator has been ousted from power.  Unfortunately, dictators tend to spring up and replace the dictators knocked out of power.

Here's your assignment for this week's blog:

1. Locate a video on YouTube dealing with a revolution from the past or present.   Paste the link to your video in the comment section below.

2.  Write a short analysis (50-100 words) on what you learned about the revolution from the video.

It's really important that you do this because next week you'll have an assignment using VoiceThread, a website for having an online discussion using multimedia.  For those who are interested, you can already check out this activity by visiting the following link and registering for VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/share/2383631/.  When you create a name, make sure you use your first and last name followed by your class period.

Here's my example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdQ9PK9Q5o.  This is a video about the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956,

2. I'm interested in the Hungarian revolution because I lived in Hungary for many years and my wife is Hungarian.  In 1956 the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Russian communist regime that controlled the country after World War II.  They banded together to force the Soviet forces to leave Budapest.  Students and workers demanded free speech, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and freedom of speech.  People from all walks of life including children worked together to use force to force the Russians to leave.  They successfully ousted the Russians from the city, but after a few days they returned with backup and powerful tanks.  The revolution was squashed, and thousands upon thousands of Hungarian revolutionary fighters (called "Freedom Fighters") were executed and imprisoned.  This went down in history as a failed revolution.  Hungarians would not be free until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, which signified the end of the Soviet Union and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe.

Good Luck!  Due by Sunday, November 6 at midnight.

Week 11 Blog 2B: Revolutions on YouTube

November 1-6

Greetings class!  Welcome to the second quarter.  For this week's blog you'll have to find a YouTube video that deals with one of the many revolutions that is going on as we speak around the world, or a revolution from the past.  You could turn to Egypt, Libya, or your own backyard for the Occupy Wall Street movement in NY, Washington, DC or another American city (I highly recommend this last option).  If you turn to a revolution from the past, you could explore the Russian Revolution, the Hungarian Revolution (my choice), the French Revolution, or even the American Revolution.  There have been countless revolutions in the past, and there are many going on right now under our noses.  Just do a little research and before you know it, you'll find a revolution that you're interested in exploring.

Why are we doing this?  Well, the novel that we're about to read deals with a revolution (The Russian Revolution to be exact), and it explores what happens once a dictator has been ousted from power.  Unfortunately, dictators tend to spring up and replace the dictators knocked out of power.

Here's your assignment for this week's blog:

1. Locate a video on YouTube dealing with a revolution from the past or present.   Paste the link to your video in the comment section below.

2.  Write a short analysis (50-100 words) on what you learned about the revolution from the video.

It's really important that you do this because next week you'll have an assignment using VoiceThread, a website for having an online discussion using multimedia. For those who are interested, you can already check out this activity by visiting the following link and registering for VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/share/2383631/.  When you create a name, make sure you use your first and last name followed by your class period.

Here's my example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdQ9PK9Q5o.  This is a video about the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956,

2. I'm interested in the Hungarian revolution because I lived in Hungary for many years and my wife is Hungarian.  In 1956 the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Russian communist regime that controlled the country after World War II.  They banded together to force the Soviet forces to leave Budapest.  Students and workers demanded free speech, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and freedom of speech.  People from all walks of life including children worked together to use force to force the Russians to leave.  They successfully ousted the Russians from the city, but after a few days they returned with backup and powerful tanks.  The revolution was squashed, and thousands upon thousands of Hungarian revolutionary fighters (called "Freedom Fighters") were executed and imprisoned.  This went down in history as a failed revolution.  Hungarians would not be free until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, which signified the end of the Soviet Union and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe.

Good Luck!  Due by Sunday, November 6 at midnight.

Week 11 Blog 3A: Revolutions on YouTube

November 1-6

Greetings class!  Welcome to the second quarter.  For this week's blog you'll have to find a YouTube video that deals with one of the many revolutions that is going on as we speak around the world, or a revolution from the past.  You could turn to Egypt, Libya, or your own backyard for the Occupy Wall Street movement in NY, Washington, DC or another American city (I highly recommend this last option).  If you turn to a revolution from the past, you could explore the Russian Revolution, the Hungarian Revolution (my choice), the French Revolution, or even the American Revolution.  There have been countless revolutions in the past, and there are many going on right now under our noses.  Just do a little research and before you know it, you'll find a revolution that you're interested in exploring.

Why are we doing this?  Well, the novel that we're about to read deals with a revolution (The Russian Revolution to be exact), and it explores what happens once a dictator has been ousted from power.  Unfortunately, dictators tend to spring up and replace the dictators knocked out of power.

Here's your assignment for this week's blog:

1. Locate a video on YouTube dealing with a revolution from the past or present.   Paste the link to your video in the comment section below.

2.  Write a short analysis (50-100 words) on what you learned about the revolution from the video.

It's really important that you do this because next week you'll have an assignment using VoiceThread, a website for having an online discussion using multimedia.  For those who are interested, you can already check out this activity by visiting the following link and registering for VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/share/2383631/.  When you create a name, make sure you use your first and last name followed by your class period.

Here's my example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdQ9PK9Q5o.  This is a video about the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956,

2. I'm interested in the Hungarian revolution because I lived in Hungary for many years and my wife is Hungarian.  In 1956 the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Russian communist regime that controlled the country after World War II.  They banded together to force the Soviet forces to leave Budapest.  Students and workers demanded free speech, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and freedom of speech.  People from all walks of life including children worked together to use force to force the Russians to leave.  They successfully ousted the Russians from the city, but after a few days they returned with backup and powerful tanks.  The revolution was squashed, and thousands upon thousands of Hungarian revolutionary fighters (called "Freedom Fighters") were executed and imprisoned.  This went down in history as a failed revolution.  Hungarians would not be free until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, which signified the end of the Soviet Union and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe.

Good Luck!  Due by Sunday, November 6 at midnight.

Week 11 Blog 2A: Revolutions on YouTube

November 1-6

Greetings class!  Welcome to the second quarter.  For this week's blog you'll have to find a YouTube video that deals with one of the many revolutions that is going on as we speak around the world, or a revolution from the past.  You could turn to Egypt, Libya, or your own backyard for the Occupy Wall Street movement in NY, Washington, DC or another American city (I highly recommend this last option).  If you turn to a revolution from the past, you could explore the Russian Revolution, the Hungarian Revolution (my choice), the French Revolution, or even the American Revolution.  There have been countless revolutions in the past, and there are many going on right now under our noses.  Just do a little research and before you know it, you'll find a revolution that you're interested in exploring.

Why are we doing this?  Well, the novel that we're about to read deals with a revolution (The Russian Revolution to be exact), and it explores what happens once a dictator has been ousted from power.  Unfortunately, dictators tend to spring up and replace the dictators knocked out of power.

Here's your assignment for this week's blog:

1. Locate a video on YouTube dealing with a revolution from the past or present.   Paste the link to your video in the comment section below.

2.  Write a short analysis (50-100 words) on what you learned about the revolution from the video.

It's really important that you do this because next week you'll have an assignment using VoiceThread, a website for having an online discussion using multimedia.  For those who are interested, you can already check out this activity by visiting the following link and registering for VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/share/2383631/.  When you create a name, make sure you use your first and last name followed by your class period.

Here's my example:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdQ9PK9Q5o.  This is a video about the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956,

2. I'm interested in the Hungarian revolution because I lived in Hungary for many years and my wife is Hungarian.  In 1956 the Hungarian people tried to revolt against the Russian communist regime that controlled the country after World War II.  They banded together to force the Soviet forces to leave Budapest.  Students and workers demanded free speech, the withdrawal of Soviet troops, and freedom of speech.  People from all walks of life including children worked together to use force to force the Russians to leave.  They successfully ousted the Russians from the city, but after a few days they returned with backup and powerful tanks.  The revolution was squashed, and thousands upon thousands of Hungarian revolutionary fighters (called "Freedom Fighters") were executed and imprisoned.  This went down in history as a failed revolution.  Hungarians would not be free until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, which signified the end of the Soviet Union and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe.

Good Luck!  Due by Sunday, November 6 at midnight.

Week 10 Blog 3B: Essay Reflection

Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of 5-10 sentences:

1. What was it like for you to write your research essay?

2. What was the most difficult aspect of writing your essay?  What went well?

3. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your research?

4. What will you do similarly/differently when you write your second quarter research essay?

As always, post your response in the comments section below.  Due this Friday (10/28) by midnight.

Over and out,

Mr. S

Week 10 Blog 2B: Essay Reflection

Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of 5-10 sentences:

1. What was it like for you to write your research essay?

2. What was the most difficult aspect of writing your essay?  What went well?

3. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your research?

4. What will you do similarly/differently when you write your second quarter research essay?

As always, post your response in the comments section below.  Due this Friday (10/28) by midnight.

Over and out,

Mr. S

Week 10 Blog 3A: Essay Reflection

Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of 5-10 sentences:

1. What was it like for you to write your research essay?

2. What was the most difficult aspect of writing your essay?  What went well?

3. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your research?

4. What will you do similarly/differently when you write your second quarter research essay?

As always, post your response in the comments section below.  Due this Friday (10/28) by midnight.

Over and out,

Mr. S

Week 10 Blog 2A: Essay Reflection

Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of 5-10 sentences:

1. What was it like for you to write your research essay?
2. What was the most difficult aspect of writing your essay?  What went well?
3. What was the most interesting thing you learned in your research?
4. What will you do similarly/differently when you write your second quarter research essay?

As always, post your response in the comments section below.  Due this Friday (10/28) by midnight.

Over and out,
Mr. S

NWEH Blog 7: Essay Prep

For this week's blog you have to do two things (due by next Thursday 10/27 at midnight):

1. Tell me about the two books and Internet sources you've found.

For each book, list the citation:

      Citing a book. Author. Title of Book (underlined). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. For example: Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. New York: Random House, 2003.

Example:

Depastino, Todd. Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.

For each Internet site, list the full citation:

      For citing an individual work on the Internet: Author. Title. Date on page (if given). Name of  Associated Institution (if given; underlined). Date of access < web address>. For example: Downer, Jillian. In Her Shoes. 18 May 2008. The Shoe Dish. 24 May 2008 <http://theshoedish.com>.

Example:

Homelessness and Poverty in America. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. 11 October 2011. < http://www.nlchp.org/hapia.cfm>

2. Post your essay outline

Example: 

Paragraph 1 – state problem and give statistics; give opinion about why this is a problem

Paragraph 2 – discuss research; what I learned from the books/Internet sources about the causes of homelessness

Paragraph 3 and 4 – discuss personal experience around the problem of homelessness; discuss my own thoughts and ideas about this issue

Paragraph 5 – discuss research; what I from the books/Internet sources about how to solve homelessness

Good luck,

Mr. Sabath

NWEH Blog 6 HSA Practice Continued

This week's HSA INDICATORS: October 17-24 (Due next Monday 10/24 by midnight)

1.2.3 and 2.1.1 (missing)

2.1.4 (missing) and 2.2.1

3.1.3 and 3.1.4

Online HSA Practice Schedule:

This week you'll CONTINUE your online HSA review course. The instructions for completing this are REPEATED below.   They are the same from last week.  If you already know how to do this, you can ignore them!  If you still need the instructions, follow the steps and you'll get your weekly homework credit. It's that simple! It will take you about fifteen minutes or so to complete each indicator review.

For this homework assignment you'll get to practice answering HSA-style questions. The sytem will tell you what you get right and wrong, and you'll have a chance to correct yourself and learn from your mistakes. We'll go over all of this material in class, but this give you an opportunity to get more practice in at home!

Each week leading up to the HSA Benchmark in late October you'll have to complete test questions for two separate indicators. The schedule is spelled out below. Additionally, your blog reponse for the next five weeks will be centered around your work on this HSA review website.

Here are the three questions you'll have to answer every week in the comments section of this blog:

1. What concepts/ideas did you learn about when you studied the two HSA indicators for this week's homework?

Example Response: This week I worked on questions that dealt with ___________________________ (indicators _______ and _________). In these questions I learned how to...

2. What was easy/difficult for you in these questions? How did you do on each indictor? Did you score over or under 50% (i.e. 5/10)? Be specific!

Example Response: I found these questions very easy because I am a strong reader. I was able to use the reading strategies I learned in ninth grade and the strategies we're working on with Mr. Sabath to answer all of these questions. Some of the passages were a bit long, but I know I have to get used to reading on these tests. The poetry was also a bit tricky, so I'd like to get more practice reading poetry in this class with you, Mr. Sabath! Despite this, I got 90% of all the questions right for each indicator, so I think I'm ready for these kind of questions. (Or, I got less than 50% right on these questions, so I need extra practice with these kinds of questions that will appear on the HSA).

3. What is your opinion of this online test prep site? Why do you like it? Why don't you like it? Be specific!

Example Reponse: I love this site because it gives me a chance to practice my test-taking strategies.

Homework Schedule for First Quarter indicators:

September 12-18: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.1.1 and 1.1.2

September 19-25: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.1.4 and 1.2.2

September 26 –October 2: Do the online exercises for indicators 1.2.3 and 2.1.1

October 3 – 9: Do the online exercises for indicators 2.1.4 and 2.2.1

October 10 – 16: Do the online exercise for indicators 3.1.3 and 3.1.4

Online HSA Practice Directions:

High School Assessment Online Practice

Step 1: Go to http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/

Step 2: Enter your email address and name. Use this every time because the system will keep track of your progress.

Step 3: Pull down the subject tab to English. Choose the“By Indicator” test type that you are working on for the week.

Step 4: For each indicator, print out your results and return this data to class to get your homework grade for each week. Optionally, you can copy and paste your results into an email and send them from your PGCPS Gmail account to peter.sabath@pgcps.org. IF YOU DO THIS, PLEASE LIST YOUR NAME AND CLASS PERIOD IN THE SUBJECT LINE (eg. 2A, 2B, 3A, or 3B). If you don’t have a printer, bring in a letter from a parent stating this and use the charts attached (or create your own charts) to keep track of the questions you get right and wrong.Write down the indicator at the top of each chart and for each question put a check (or X) in the correct column if you get it right or in the incorrect column if you get it wrong.

As it is the first quarter, now you only have to focus on the first quarter indicators below as you prepare for your first quarter HSA Benchmark Exam during the last week of this quarter (October 17-26).

Overview of indicators for each quarter:

First Quarter Indicators: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 3.1.3, 3.1.4

Second Quarter Indicators: 1.1.3, 1.2.1, 1.2.4, 1.2.5, 1.3.5, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 3.1.6,

3.1.8

Third and Fourth Quarter Indicators: 1.3.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.3, 3.1.1, 3.2.2, 3.3.1, 3.3.2,

4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1

Week 9 Blog: 3B Prep for Essay

For this week's blog you have to do two things (due Friday 10/21 by midnight):

1. Tell me about the two books and Internet sources you've found.

For each book, list the citation:

      Citing a book. Author. Title of Book (underlined). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. For example: Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. New York: Random House, 2003.

Example:

Depastino, Todd. Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.

For each Internet site, list the full citation:

      For citing an individual work on the Internet: Author. Title. Date on page (if given). Name of  Associated Institution (if given; underlined). Date of access < web address>. For example: Downer, Jillian. In Her Shoes. 18 May 2008. The Shoe Dish. 24 May 2008 <http://theshoedish.com>.

Example:

Homelessness and Poverty in America. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. 11 October 2011. < http://www.nlchp.org/hapia.cfm>

2. Post your essay outline

Example: 

Paragraph 1 – state problem and give statistics; give opinion about why this is a problem

Paragraph 2 – discuss research; what I learned from the books/Internet sources about the causes of homelessness

Paragraph 3 and 4 – discuss personal experience around the problem of homelessness; discuss my own thoughts and ideas about this issue

Paragraph 5 – discuss research; what I from the books/Internet sources about how to solve homelessness

Good luck,

Mr. Sabath

Week 9 Blog: 2B Prep for Essay

For this week's blog you have to do two things (due Friday 10/21 by midnight):

1. Tell me about the two books and Internet sources you've found.

For each book, list the citation:

      Citing a book. Author. Title of Book (underlined). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. For example: Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. New York: Random House, 2003.

Example:

Depastino, Todd. Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.

For each Internet site, list the full citation:

      For citing an individual work on the Internet: Author. Title. Date on page (if given). Name of  Associated Institution (if given; underlined). Date of access < web address>. For example: Downer, Jillian. In Her Shoes. 18 May 2008. The Shoe Dish. 24 May 2008 <http://theshoedish.com>.

Example:

Homelessness and Poverty in America. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. 11 October 2011. < http://www.nlchp.org/hapia.cfm>

2. Post your essay outline

Example: 

Paragraph 1 – state problem and give statistics; give opinion about why this is a problem

Paragraph 2 – discuss research; what I learned from the books/Internet sources about the causes of homelessness

Paragraph 3 and 4 – discuss personal experience around the problem of homelessness; discuss my own thoughts and ideas about this issue

Paragraph 5 – discuss research; what I from the books/Internet sources about how to solve homelessness

Good luck,

Mr. Sabath

Week 9 Blog: 3A Prep for Essay

For this week's blog you have to do two things (due Friday 10/21 by midnight):

1. Tell me about the two books and Internet sources you've found.

For each book, list the citation:

      Citing a book. Author. Title of Book (underlined). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. For example: Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code. New York: Random House, 2003.

Example:

Depastino, Todd. Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2003.

For each Internet site, list the full citation:

      For citing an individual work on the Internet: Author. Title. Date on page (if given). Name of  Associated Institution (if given; underlined). Date of access < web address>. For example: Downer, Jillian. In Her Shoes. 18 May 2008. The Shoe Dish. 24 May 2008 <http://theshoedish.com>.

Example:

Homelessness and Poverty in America. National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. 11 October 2011. < http://www.nlchp.org/hapia.cfm>

2. Post your essay outline

Example: 

Paragraph 1 – state problem and give statistics; give opinion about why this is a problem

Paragraph 2 – discuss research; what I learned from the books/Internet sources about the causes of homelessness

Paragraph 3 and 4 – discuss personal experience around the problem of homelessness; discuss my own thoughts and ideas about this issue

Paragraph 5 – discuss research; what I from the books/Internet sources about how to solve homelessness

Good luck,

Mr. Sabath