Happy Holidays and Extra Credit Assignment

Hey Everyone, 

I hope you all are excited for the holidays and I hope you enjoy this special time of the year with your family and friends. The first four months of school were very enjoyable and it has been great to get to know all of you better. I have some exciting things planned for the 2nd half of the year and can't wait to study about some very interesting topics including industrialization, imperialism, World War I and World War II. In the meantime, have a fantastic holiday!

Extra Credit

An important topic in world news right now is North Korea. North Korea is the last true communist dictatorships. Remember learning about Totalitarianism? Do you remember a man named Joseph Stalin? He controlled every aspect of society from televisions to newspapers to what children learned in kindergarten. North Korea is much like Russia was under the rule of Joseph Stalin, except this is happening 65 years later and as we speak! 

The people of North Korea are struggling terribly and suffering from starvation and brain washing. They have one of the largest militaries in the world yet are also one of the poorest countries. How could this happen? For the last 40 years they have been ruled by the same awful family dictatorship and recently their beloved leader, Kim Jong Il, died. The country has told its people that Kim Jong Il is like god and that the United States is the root of everything evil. Visitors are hardly ever allowed in North Korea and cameras are not allowed to film certain parts of the country! If you film certain parts, you can be put in jail. It is almost impossible to really see what is going on in North Korea because the government censors EVERYTHING. This place is crazy and I want you to examine it deeper. 

For extra credit you can do a research project on North Korea. This is what I want you to do:

1) Check out this website to get some basic facts on North Korea. Spend some time reading the articles and watch a couple videos about life in North Korea and Kim Jong-Il

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11421928

2) Watch this video for free. It is about a man and his team of people who actually got into this super secret place and film. There are 3 parts. Watch as much as you like I think it is so interesting how different this place is than anywhere else in the world and the lies the government spreads.

http://www.vice.com/the-vice-guide-to-travel/vice-guide-to-north-korea-1-of-3

3) After you watch the movie. Answer these questions by researching on the internet about North Korea.

Use the link to the website above and this link below to start:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/1131421.stm

1) Where is North Korea?

2) What is the population of North Korea?

3) What is the 'Demilitarized Zone' or 'DMZ'?

4) What is North Korea's relationship with South Korea?

5) Who is Kim Il-Sung?

6) Who is Kim Jong Il?

(Watch this Video)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16240096

(Watch this Video)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16301542

7) Who is Kim Jong-Un?

7) Short Answer:

Prompt: Why do you think the North Korean people love their leader so much?

8) Describe life in North Korea. Is there a way this could be stopped without starting a war? How?

9) If you were a North Korean and knew about other ways of life, would you leave your family and start a new life in a new country?

Enjoy learning about this fascinating place. It is pretty horrible what goes on there but we really don't know that much because it is all so secretive. 

PLEASE COMMENT WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU NEED HELP!

Enjoy the holidays! See you on January 3rd.

- Mr. Hostetter

Tuesday Night Homework!

Respond to the prompt: Use your timeline sheet to answer the question -

What happened during the 'rising fever' stage of the French Revolution?
Use at least 3 Events from your timelines and write in paragraph form.

Click comment below to post your homework.

Tutoring Tomorrow!

Hey guys, 


I have tutoring in my room after school tomorrow!
This is a great chance to catch up on missed work and to improve grades!


Also it is great to stay and learn more about the craziness of the French Revolution.


Hope to see you tomorrow.

Monday Homework!

Homework was on the back of your French Revolution Jot-Dot notes today.

Here is a copy of the readings today- handout
Here is a copy of the Homework

You can post your mini-paragraph by clicking comment below!

Congratulations 1st Period!

First period was the winner of the 2nd Hostetter Pizza party!


Congratulations! They got their Pizza Party last Thursday!


Who will be next???

This Week - FRENCH REVOLUTION

Hello!!!


The final week before Christmas will be an exciting one! This week we will discuss the French Revolution. One of the most important and interesting in history. 

A lot of heads were cut off during this Revolution!

1) We will have two homework assignments this week DUE WEDNESDAY.

2) Interims will go out to students that are failing

3) Grades are updated

4) On Thursday and Friday we will be watching a movie

5) Vote on Class Motto tomorrow

6) Turn in all Homework from last week ASAP

7) I will be checking notebooks for 7 Do Nows on Wednesday!

Friday and this Weekend!

Hello,

Sorry I was out on Friday! I believe all the talk of flu on Thursday made me sick. Hope everyone will have a great weekend and I will see everyone on Monday.

Make sure you are finishing homework, I'll be checking Monday.

Have a great weekend.

H

Wednesday Night Homework!

Finish the Declaration of Independence reading and fill in the boxes. The sheet looks like this:
Enlightenment and Declaration of Independence 

IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. (PART I)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness- (PART 2)

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (PART 3)

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
You can post your answer to questions in the comments below

THE ENLIGHTENMENT

Do you see any words from the Enlightenment period?  List the enlightenment words you see in the passage.

In part I, What is the reason the founding fathers  give to ‘dissolve the political bands’ ?

In part 2, What do you think the meaning  of putting this line in this document is?

In part 3, What do you think the meaning of this line is? What is it saying about Britain?

Score board as of 12/14

Class scoreboard

Tuesday Night Homework!

Post your homework below!

1) Finish your class motto - the back of the worksheet we did in class. Click link below. Do the Second Page

In Class Worksheet --<< CLICK HERE 

2) Are there any examples of REVOLUTION that you see today? Why do you think that is a revolution?


**remember our definition of revolution -

Revolution- 1. A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system

2. A dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something works or is organized or in peoples’ ideas about it

Revolution Classwork!

Today you will be reading about THREE different types of Revolutions. 

1) Read about each Revolution by clicking the links below
2)  Fill out the graphic organizer with "What makes a it a Revolution?" 
3) Create your own motto for the Revolution. Try to make it something clever!

1) French Revolution
2) Industrial Revolution
3) Sexual Revolution

After you read about the three revolutions. Complete the backside of your worksheet and click 'comment' to post your classroom revolution motto.

We will then vote on our classroom motto!

Homework Monday!

Respond to the Prompt handed out in class:
How did European exploration lead to exploitation of people in Africa and the Americas?

Use the information you have learned in class and refer to the facts and images provided on the sheet "True Exploitation Statistics" to support your answer. Don't forget to use accordion paragraph elements!

Click Comment Below to post!

Revolution and Enlightenment!

Happy Monday!
This week we will be discussing revolution and enlightenment! The Atlantic Slave trade and kings controlling all the power doesn't fly well all over the world and some people get really upset and decide to make a change. America is one of the first places to get on the Revolution train! We are going to talk about different revolutions and what makes them unique.

Homework can be posted on the website this week. Only 10 days left until the Christmas break!
Let's finish out strong.

Quiz Tomorrow - Finish Your Homework!

Make sure you are studying for your Quiz tomorrow! Use your notes and any other handouts. The following will be on the quiz:
Encomienda
Columbian exchange
Exploitation
Exploration
Middle passage
Atlantic slave trade
Triangle trade route
Colony

Please also know the cause and effect of the atlantic slave trade

The triangle trade diagram- including which goods came from which part of the world.

4-step evidence

Good luck! Comment tonight with any questions or email me at Lhostetter@philasd.org

Wednesday Homework - 12/7

Homework:


Complete STEP 4 of the 4-Step Evidence from Slave Trade Sources. Must complete Source B to Source F.

Click 'Comment' below to post

Below is an Example from SOURCE A. Follow this Example to complete STEP 4 for the rest of the sources.

STEP 1: Introduce evidence: who said it, in what speech/ text, (what year). Author: Olaudah Equiano Title: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Year: ?	STEP 2: Quote/Observation: “two of my wearied countrymen who were chained together preferring death to such a life of misery”	STEP 3: Explain the evidence in your own words: (“this shows” “this means”) This means that the Middle Passage caused Africans to commit suicide.
STEP 4: (When your write this in your essay/paragraph, it becomes à) Olaudah Equiano in his book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano states “two of my wearied countrymen who were chained together preferring death to such a life of misery”, meaning that African slaves were committing suicide during the Middle Passage.

For a copy of the sources click HERE

For a copy of the 4-step Evidence click HERE

Tuesday Night Homework

You have just survived the middle passage from Africa to America. Write a journal entry depicting your voyage. Discuss events that happened a long the way, conditions on the boat and details we discussed in class.

Use these vocabulary words:
Atlantic Slave trade
Triangular trade routes
Middle passage
Guns, gold, tobacco, cotton, and slaves.

You may post online by clicking comment below.

This Week - Monday Homework- Post Here

Hello everyone! I hope you had a lovely weekend. This week we will be discussing the Atlantic Slave Trade and some of the horrors of this terrible time in history. As usual homework can be posted on the blog by clicking comment below. This week we will also be watching a clip from the movie, "Amistad." There is a scene in particular that depicts the middle passage very well.
*** QUIZ ON FRIDAY***

MONDAY HOMEWORK:
Write an accordion essay on the causes and the effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Your essay should have

PROMPT: What were the causes and effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

• Introduction 
• Body Paragraph #1 - Causes of the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Body Paragraph #2 - Effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade
• Conclusion

Follow this link to see the accordion essay sheet HERE
Follow this link to see the reading from class today HERE


AMISTAD
Awesome Movie! We'll watch the middle passage section on Tuesday


Watch a Preview of Amistad Here

Holiday Trolley and Thank you parents!

I thought this was cool. Hope you guys are enjoying not having homework. Do you miss it?

Be prepared to get some work done tomorrow since we have a full schedule, no more of this half day non sense.

Thanks to all the parents who came to parent night! It was great to see you all!

Veronica!

African Kingdom Posts!

You will research about Ghana, Mali, or Songhai and post information!

Wednesday

Because of the half day, NO HOMEWORK! Make sure you are finishing Monday and wednesdays homework!

Make sure to see me for any grade questions!

Classwork 11-30

Mr. Harris and Mr. Hicks showing off theirs and Ms. Chen's and Mr. Smith's African Kingdom of Songhai.

Well done!

Tuesday Homework Post Here!

How do you think the world would be different if the Columbian Exchange had never happened?
Include details about food and items we saw in class today.
Post your comment below

Post Homework Here! 11-28

Hey All -
Post this weeks Homework assignments here by clicking 'comment' below.

Make sure you put your name in your post by selecting name/URL on comment. You don't put a URL down.

Happy posting and extra credit for all those who post on the website!

Word Wall - Exploration and Exploitation

This Unit's Key Vocabulary

Encomienda, Columbian Exchange and Western Africa Kingdoms!

Ecomienda System

This week we are going to discuss some very interesting topics. We will examine how Europeans begin to enslave natives in the Ecomienda System.

Columbian Exchange

Did you know bananas didn't come from America? This week we will learn where these foods come from and how new types of food came to America in the Columbian Exchange.

Mansa Musa

What was going on in Africa during this time period? What was the economic, social, and political parts of their Kingdoms?

Apocalypto

Hey guys,


I hope we are all enjoying the first half of Apocalypto. It is a pretty intense movie with some scenes that are difficult to watch.  It is just a movie, but unfortunately the history of conquering and destruction of civilizations is a very real thing. Throughout history countless groups of people have been over thrown by stronger, more powerful groups. This has happened thousands of times! 


Click HERE for more information on what really happened during this time period with the Maya


Remember its just a movie!
Here is a picture of the director helping out on the set:

Please comment and share how you feel so far about the movie? Do you like it?

Exploitation Scenario #4

Follow the link the below:
To watch the video you will have to click: Download

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Exploitation Scenario #3

SCENARIO 3:
NEW DELHI, Nov. 21  -- On a filthy commercial street outside the a Gate near the New Delhi Railway Station, one cannot help smelling pee and rotting garbage while walking past shops selling goods from metal hardware to electric appliances.
The street is also famous for its secret sex trade -- not with prostitutes wandering around or standing at the corner, but with teenage girls forced into sexual slavery by thugs and gangsters.
Sonita, 14, from the suburban area, West Bengal, has just survived one year of life in hell in one of the sex houses on the dangerous street before being rescued by a religious group. She is now working in a small knitting workshop some three kilometers away from the nightmarish hole from which she thought she would never escape.
Like all Bengalese girls, Sonita has black hair and dark skin on which scars from beating and cigarette butts can be spotted easily.
Sonita's parents are peasants in West Bengal; they have six children. Because they were in debt to a moneylender, her parents sold Sonita to a relative of the moneylender for 2,000 rupees (about 40 U.S. dollars).
The woman took Sonita to New Delhi and handed her over to a vicious looking man who became her 'boss.' The man raped her that same night and forced her to work as a prostitute.
"Every day and night, we stood like cattle before customers, waiting for them to choose. The 'boss' and his wife took all the money. All we got was sour and bad food," Sonita said.
Some girls were often starved and beaten up for failing to attract customers, most of whom were drunks and drug addicts, she added. 

Exploitation Scenario #2

SCENARIO 2:
The issues surrounding ongoing abuse of immigrant workers resulted in a weeks-long hunger strike in Washington, D.C., in the summer of 2008. Metalworkers from India walked off their jobs in early March at shipyards in Mississippi and Texas. A dozen of them then staged the hunger strike on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.
Workers say they were victims of modern slaves under the guise of the U.S. "guestworker" program. They say labor recruiters for Signal International tricked them into paying thousands of dollars - as much as $20,000 in some cases - for visas they were told would allow them and their families to live permanently in the United States.
Signal International is an oil-rig construction company based in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The company points the finger at labor recruiters, saying it too was deceived about how the workers were brought to America.
According to The New York Times, workers said they "lived in sweltering labor camps, crowded 24 workers to a room, under curfew and restricted from leaving the yards, with $1,050 a month deducted from their paychecks for their upkeep." In addition, they said it wasn't until after they arrived in the United States that they were told they could not get permanent visas, only the temporary "guestworker" visas tied to their shipyard jobs. Workers say they were told they would be deported (forced to leave the country) if they left the shipyards.
The workers now are suing Signal, and Signal is suing the labor recruiters. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating.
In leaving their jobs, the metalworkers lost their legal immigration status. They hope their hunger strike will force the Justice Department to allow them to remain during an investigation into the case.
"Everyone has a dream," one of the hunger-striking workers told The Times. "If we could come here legally to live with our families, that was my dream."