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