Rewrite the Script of Imperialism

There are lots of new things in this project, so get ready to have an open mind! We are going to learn about one of the most important things that has shaped our world: it is called imperialism. We are going to learn about how countries affected other countries and changed the world. We will learn this by studying parts of our textbooks, watching a couple of movies, and reading a novel called “Heart of Darkness”. Once we understand what happened in history, why it happened, and what effects it had, we will come up with ways it could have turned out differently. Then we will write and make very, very short films showing a different ending that we have imagined. This is all about understanding how the world has been changed by groups of people.

We also will have a new way of learning and practicing vocabulary words, so get ready for a new Project Vocabulary Notebook, and make sure your teacher follows all of the instructions here.

Can you relate some of what Mos Def is rapping about to what we are learning about World History?

Can’t see the video? Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZmxXtxQU_g or here: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8-3KApO0B7QODliNGE5YzUtMDAwZS00ODhmLTlmYTgtMDRkMWMyNjcwMDM2&hl=en&authkey=CN7J0ooE

What do I need to do to get credit in each subject?

HISTORY:

Õ          Complete History, Chapter 11, Sections 1 & 2 Assessments

Õ          Read and understand one of sections 3, 4 or 5 in Modern World History Chapter 11

Õ          Identify an event that could have gone differently, chart the possible consequences

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS:

Õ          Complete Empathy reading and writing exercises

Õ          Complete Project Vocabulary Notebook , add at least 5 words to the given words

Õ          Read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Õ          Complete Character Profiles of characters in Heart of Darkness and Avatar

Õ          Practice vocabulary words using cloze, dice game, fly-swatter, crossword puzzles

Õ          Complete Story Timeline for Heart of Darkness

Õ          Watch Avatar

Õ          Chart analogous characters between book, movie and history

Õ          Write a 3-minute script that will show one event in history happening differently and showing its result

Õ          Plan props you will need and how and where you will film your script

Õ          Practice for your film several times

Õ          Rehearse your film with all of your props

Õ          Film your scene (3 mins max!)

Õ          Edit your film to make sure it is easy to watch

Õ          Play your film for an audience

Here are some pages that will help you learn more about important characters in history.

Henry Stanley: http://crawfurd.dk/africa/stanley.htm

Joseph Conrad: http://www.online-literature.com/conrad/

Lawrence of Arabia: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/lawrence_of_arabia.htm

Lord Kitchener: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWkitchener.htm

Ram Mohun Roy: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/511196/Ram-Mohun-Roy

Mohandas Gandhi: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml

Lord Irwin: http://www.indhistory.com/lord-irwin.html

Queen Liliuokalani: http://www.hawaii-nation.org/betrayal.html

Here is some help on how to write a good script for your very, very short film: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article3336775.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1

SCIENCE:

Õ          Complete Glencoe Earth Science, Chapter 4

Õ          Try out mineral classification

Õ          Complete online assessments on minerals

Õ          Listen to African Diamond podcast

You can see where minerals are located in Africa here: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2008/myb3-sum-2008-africa.pdf

And http://maps.howstuffworks.com/africa-land-use-resources-map.htm
Here is some more information about Africa’s resources. http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/teachers/curriculum/m6/natural_resources.html

Here are the quizzes on this chapter: http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078664233/student_view0/unit2/chapter4/section1/self-check_quiz.html
And  http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078664233/student_view0/unit2/chapter4/section2/self-check_quiz.html

Follow this link and download the file to listen to a podcast about the diamond resources in Africa: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8-3KApO0B7QYzJkMjg2NmEtNmM4ZC00ZGJkLWJiZjQtM2U3ZWY5OTY3MjNk&hl=en&authkey=COaB6NkE


MATH:

Õ          Complete Glencoe Economics Chapter 19, Section 1

Õ          Complete IMF online activity

Õ          Watch “Life and Debt”

Õ          Find economic information on country in selected region

Õ          Use percentages to compare colonizer to colonized country

Here is an activity to help you learn about the International Monetary Fund.  Click the link, read the webpage, and then answer the questions. Send your answers to hi.ms.anke@gmail.com. http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/economics/econprinciples2001/chapter19/webact.html

When you want to look up some information about a country that was colonized, look here. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Here is some help to work with percentages: http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/percent/change.html

Design a Theme Park!

In this project, you will design a theme park with an ancient civilization theme. You will create a computer drawing of your park, a poster to get people to come to it, and you will put together an application to protect your theme park idea from being stolen by anyone else. You will learn History by studying ancient civilizations and basing your theme on one of them. You will learn English by writing a professional explanation of your project, and by coming up with a creative way to get people to come to your park. You will learn Science by studying the physical forces (like gravity) that affect the rides at your park. Your rides must be fun, but also safe! You will learn Math by calculating the forces that will make your rides successful, by calculating how many visitors your park will have each day, and by creating your computer drawing to scale. 

Start by checking out some examples of theme parks! http://www.battagliainc.com/ThemedProjects.html

When you finish your design, you can enter it in the Wallace & Gromit Cracking (brilliant) Ideas contest! Be sure to hand in your project on time, and send it by email to hi.ms.anke@gmail.com because it has to be in by March 31st! http://www.crackingideas.com/competition/

HISTORY: [] Understand life in the past, what decisions people made and what were the consequences of their decisions       [] Understand how life is different depending on the place where people live       [] Understand how norms and values were different in the past

Your theme park needs a theme, of course! For this project, you must choose an ancient civilization to be the theme of your park. That means everything in your park will remind people of that ancient civilization. Think really hard about this: the walkways, the names, the rides, the buildings, the food sold, everything should remind people of that civilization. If you do a really good job, people will feel like they have walked into the world of that civilization, like they have traveled back in time and to a distant land. I have narrowed this down to three civilizations you can choose from:

• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient China
• The Roman Empire

You will need to read Chapter 2 in your McDougal Littel World History textbook and complete all of the section reviews, so that you will know about these civilizations. You can find resources to learn more about these places here: http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/page_build.htm?id=resources/jsp/chapter_links/chapter_links_ch2 

Log in as "communityday" and the password is the same as the username on our classroom computers.

This site will help you get ideas for developing what you know about ancient civilizations into a theme for your park: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/familyx/04/wonderworld.html

SCIENCE: [] Understand Newton's Laws of Motion and use them to plan how to build your rides        []Understand how energy and momentum work when objects are moving, use this to plan your rides

Go to this site and do the activities. You will learn about forces, and then about what forces have to do with theme park safety. http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot.htm

Now see how physics affects the design of your rides. Do all of the activities on this site. http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html

Think you really understand the science of theme parks? Then test yourself with these quiz games! http://library.thinkquest.org/2745/data/openpark.htm

MATH: [] Figure out what information is needed to make calculations for problem-solving      [] Use math to prove the answer to questions      [] Solve problems one part at a time       [] Use scientific formulae to calculate the answers to problems

You will need to complete two different mathematical activities in this project. First, once you have understood the physics forces that affect theme park rides, use the physics formulae to figure out how to build your rides. Show your work on at least three different equations so that your rides will be fun and safe.

Secondly, look at the graphs of theme park attendance. Read them carefully and then figure out how many people will probably attend your theme park each day. Once you know this, you can figure out how long they will have to wait in line and make changes if you need to.  http://www.scottware.com.au/theme/feature/atend_disparks.htm

Here is an example of a proposal that gives a lot of details about a theme park. You can use this as a model for your math and for your professional writing. http://www.rab.com/sales_meetings/amusement.pdf

ENGLISH: [] Use accurate language about what you are studying      [] Use correct grammar and punctuation in writing        [] Write an explanation that is clear, organized, and sounds professional from beginning to end         [] Use strong and descriptive words to make your idea clear and interesting

Once you have a complete theme park idea, you need to think about whether it is original and, if it is, what is original about it. You will need to write a very clear, professional explanation of your ideas and then point out which are new ideas so that those can be protected. Read these instructions, then follow the steps below. http://www.ehow.com/how_4829802_patent-theme-park-idea.html

• Decide which ideas are appropriate for a patent:
• ...a trademark:
• ...a copyright:
• Conduct some research to make sure your ideas have not already been used by someone else. Think of different ways you can find this out, and explain what checking you did in your paper.
• Describe in detail how each part of the park will be built. Explain how physics affects the design of each ride. Show the math used for physics problems and for the number of visitors you think you will have. 
• Explain the details of the parts of the park that are not rides. For example, how will the walkways be designed, how will food or souvenirs be sold, how will these fit with the theme? 
• Edit and publish your application packet.

Now you need customers! Look at some examples of ads, then follow the instructions in this video to make a poster that will bring people to your theme park!

http://www.ehow.com/video_7369054_design-advertising-poster.html

Make a visual representation of your park using Google SketchUp. Here are some videos that show you how to do it: http://sketchup.google.com/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html