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Social Studies classes

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Indian Removal Act

Station 1

Andrew Jackson's Indian Policy from NBC Learn

http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=1678

Andrew Jackson's Second Annual Message

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3437t.html

Station 2

Statistics of 13 Cherokee Parties Traveling the Trail of Tears

Station 3

"The Trail of Tears" painting

http://booklikes.com/upload/post/d/e/azure_de24a49d3a9ec1e0bf6e95bc33efc4f8.jpg

Station 4

Indian Removal Map

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/assets/timeline/000/000/039/39_w_full.jpg

Station 5

First Person Testimonial of Private John Burnett

http://www.bringinghistoryhome.org/assets/bringinghistoryhome/(3)%20indianremoval.pdf

Letter From Chief John Ross to the Senate and House of Representatives

http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/LetterfromChiefJohnRoss.aspx

Period 2 Padlet http://padlet.com/jflynn2/pr7jkfvsi0gk

Period 3 Padlet flynn2/w7xpq3cyb6qb

Period 4 Padlet jflynn2/uw243dlfc2jz

Period 6 Padlet jflynn2/urttrdgq35hx

Period 7 Padlet jflynn2/8sffmfgh0bfk

FAKEBOOK - Federalists and Democratic Republicans

DAY 2 LINKS

Blank Fakebook page http://www.classtools.net/FB/home-page

Padlet

Pd. 3. http://padlet.com/jflynn2/abz51actogfx

Pd. 7. http://padlet.com/jflynn2/di3ei8t9m4gh

DAY 1 LINKS

READINGS

Democratic-Republicans http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Democratic-Republican_Party

Federalists http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Federalist_Party

TUTORIAL VIDEOS

Fakebook 5 minute tutorial video http://screencast.com/t/9RqqgouOKj4

SIRS research database tutorial video http://screencast.com/t/6LIMnX9G3

RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST - Different divisions or branches

ISLAM

Islam from World Book

What are the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims - From NBC News

Sunni-Shiite Divide Explained - From USA Today

In Detail: Sunnis vs. Shiites - From CBS News

CHRISTIANITY

Christianity form World Book

The Protestant Reformation - From Ducksters

JUDAISM

Judaism from World Book

Judaism from the BBC Choose the "subdivisions" section once you visit the website.

Latin America Standard of Living

OCKENHOUSE

Pd. 1 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/3cbqif9beq5w

Pd. 2. http://padlet.com/jflynn2/8y2boqedtebp

Pd. 5. http://padlet.com/jflynn2/v6hp1p3c63pe

Pd. 7 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/sdubwcy67ccq

Hagy

Day 2:

Pd. 1: http://padlet.com/wall/bfirtlq45hct

Pd. 2: http://padlet.com/wall/7hg64zi7wlfw

Pd. 7: http://padlet.com/wall/55baoor6y7gx

Day 1:

Pd. 1: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/r573w8591m18

Pd. 2: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/h5h0wlnsrekn

Pd. 4: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/46ra2d2ko7ot

Pd. 5: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/srw23b6x77ff

Pd. 7: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/9txc1msabolb

Creating a Constitution

READING

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/creating-the-united-states/road-to-the-constitution.html

PADLET

Pd. 2: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/eder9jqu1tkg

Pd. 3: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/l9m5ihwa12p4

Pd. 4: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/tlwqtxgwjuy0

Pd. 6: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/sktdyqrp9md6

Pd. 7: http://padlet.com/jflynn2/fkiko3bherfn

HELPING HANDS (Remember to evaluate sources!)

Source:

Points:

Decision

AFRICAN AMERICANS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans_in_the_Revolutionary_War

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2narr4_txt.html

http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/autumn07/slaves.cfm

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/active_learning/explorations/revolution/revolution_slavery.cfm

NATIVE AMERICANS

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/natamrevwarl.cfm

http://www.ushistory.org/us/13f.asp

http://www.americanrevolution.org/ind1.php

http://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/american_indians.html

WOMEN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_American_Revolution

https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/spies/2.htm

http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/10/10-amazing-women-revolutionary-war/

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/revolutionary-war-women.html

PADLET

Pd. 2 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/p1i8z2hqp9p7

Pd. 3 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/ctwbp2ma4la8

Pd. 4 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/76hjf6ksn24b

Pd. 6 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/qvfho67iw0d4

Pd. 7 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/ifcdtbrfmtzz

KEY AMERICAN REVOLUTION BATTLES
(Remember, we are evaluating these sources!)

Lexington and Concord

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar753933&st=lexington+and+concord#tab=homepage

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord

US. History.org http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp

Ticonderoga

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar753929&st=ticonderoga#tab=homepage

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Ticonderoga_(1777)

Mr. Hobart's American Revolution Page http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/ticonder.htm

Saratoga

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar491200&st=saratoga#tab=homepage

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Saratoga

Saratoga Chamber of Commerce http://battle1777.saratoga.org/

Trenton

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar566100&st=battle+of+trenton#tab=homepage

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trenton

Mount Vernon website http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/battle-of-trenton/

Yorktown

World Book http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar614510&st=battle+yorktown#tab=homepage

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown

Padlet where you will record your answer to this question: "Which of the battles you studied had the biggest impact on the Revolutionary War? Explain why."

Pd. 2 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/276ghjvhufye

Pd. 3 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/2uvanxwziwjp

Pd. 4 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/nvwz4179ta0u

pd. 6 http://padlet.com/jflynn2/em2drzv29g92

Pd. 7. http://padlet.com/jflynn2/u0gefk1otzsg

RAINFOREST PROJECT

https://mix.office.com/watch/1wnj1p4353tpc

RUSSIA GEOGRAPHY WEBQUEST

(location, region, place, human-environment interaction, movement)

https://sites.google.com/site/russiawebquest1/

Indian Removal Act

Station 1

Andrew Jackson's Indian Policy from NBC Learn

http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=1678

Andrew Jackson's Second Annual Message

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3437t.html

Station 2

Statistics of 13 Cherokee Parties Traveling the Trail of Tears

Station 3

"The Trail of Tears" painting

http://booklikes.com/upload/post/d/e/azure_de24a49d3a9ec1e0bf6e95bc33efc4f8.jpg

Station 4

Indian Removal Map

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/assets/timeline/000/000/039/39_w_full.jpg

Station 5

First Person Testimonial of Private John Burnett

http://www.bringinghistoryhome.org/assets/bringinghistoryhome/(3)%20indianremoval.pdf

Letter From Chief John Ross to the Senate and House of Representatives

http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/LetterfromChiefJohnRoss.aspx

Assessment

Pd. 4 VoiceThread

Pd. 7 VoiceThread

OIL and WATER

www.nationmaster.com/cat/ene-energy

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/index.html

Internet Resources

Encyclopedia Britannica- www.britannica.com

Student world book- http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home

Dummies- http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/indias-caste-system.html

Asian History- http://asianhistory.about.com/od/india/p/indiancastesystem.htm

Hindu- http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_caste.asp

Encyclopedia- www.encyclopedia.com

Reference- www.reference.com

GEORGE WASHINGTON LESSON

Iraq

Iraqi leader

Current news from Iraq

Yemen

Coup in Yemen

Iran

Current news from Iran

Iran’s Supreme Leader

Lebanon

Lebanon Current Events

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Jordan

Jordan response to ISIS

Current events on Jordan

Egypt

India Lesson

Water Scarcity Solutions

Revolutionary War Personalities

1. John Paul Jones

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/naval/p/johnpauljones.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/jones_jp.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/john-paul-jones

2. Nathanael Greene

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/greene.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/greene.html

http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/PeopleDetail.aspx?people=17

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/nathanael-greene-1742-1786

3. Francis Marion

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/American-Revolution-Brigadier-General-Francis-Marion-The-Swamp-Fox.htm

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1289.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/biography/the-swamp-fox-157330429/?no-ist

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/365429/Francis-Marion

4. George Rogers Clark

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/American-Revolution-Brigadier-General-George-Rogers-Clark.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/george-rogers-clark-9249343#synopsis

5. Friedrich von Steuben

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/American-Revolution-Baron-Friedrich-Von-Steuben.htm

http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/steuben.html

6. Thaddeus Kosciuszko

http://europeanhistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa060801a.htm

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tadeusz-kosciuszko

7. Casimir Pulaski

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/American-Revolution-Count-Casimir-Pulaski.htm

http://www.polishamericancenter.org/Pulaski.htm

8. Jean Baptiste de Rochambeau

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r7/rochambeau.htm

http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/comte-de-rochambeau.htm

9. Marquis de Lafayette

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevolutio1/p/lafayette.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/marquis-de-lafayette-21271783

10. Bernardo de Galvez

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Bernardo_de_Galvez.aspx

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/galvez-bernardo-de.html

http://www.historynet.com/americas-spanish-savior-bernardo-de-galvez.htm

11. Francois de Grasse

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/242172/Francois-Joseph-Paul-count-de-Grasse

http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/unitedstates/1775/biography/grasse.htm

12. Charles Cornwallis

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/army/p/cornwallis.htm

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1304.html

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/charles-cornwallis

Rainforest Research

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/the-amazon-for-kids/ -Rainforest facts

http://eschooltoday.com/forests/what-is-deforestation.html - What is deforestation?

https://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/rainforest/Content/deforestation.html -Why does deforestation happen?

http://apecsec.org/pros-and-cons-of-deforestation/ pros/cons of deforestation

http://healthresearchfunding.org/pros-cons-deforestation/ -pros/cons of deforestation

https://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/rainforest/index.html -plants and animals of the rainforest

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.oate.rainforest/amazon-rainforest/ -benefits of rainforests

http://www.ran.org/ -Rainforest Action Network

Constitutional Convention Research

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation from World Book
http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar131000&st=constitution&sc=2

Background on the convention from World Book
http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar131000&st=constitution&sc=3

The Compromises (Great Compromise, 3/5th's compromise) from World Book

http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar131000&st=constitution&sc=3#h5

The Great Compromise from Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_greatcompromise.htm

The 3/5ths Compromise from Social Studies with a Smile
http://socialstudieswithasmile.com/Threefifthscompromise.html

Federalists, Anti-Federalists, and Ratification from World Book
http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar131000&st=Constitution&sc=4

The Three Branches of Government from Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_threebranches.htm

The Bill of Rights from Congress for Kids
http://www.congressforkids.net/Constitution_billofrights.htm

Good site with info on all the topics

http://www.goushistorygo.com/#!constitutional-convention-/c1cn

Good video from HipHughes History about the Constitutional Convention

Fliqz has shut down their service. To access this video, email support with this video id: 17d8b66de552474ebf015ca30d85efd5

Colonial Regions

African Regions Links

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa

http://www.africanculturalcenter.org/1_0geo.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/geography.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/continents/africa/

http://www.africanrainforest.org/

Russia research links

CZARIST ERA

Ivan the Terrible

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar283402&st=ivan+the+terrible

http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/ivan-the-terrible

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-ryurikovich-dynasty/ivan-iv-the-terrible/

Peter the Great

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar424880&st=peter+the+great

http://www.answers.com/topic/peter-the-great

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-romanov-dynasty/peter-i/

Catherine the Great

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar100240&st=catherine+the+great

http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-catherine-the-great

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-romanov-dynasty/catherine-ii-the-great/

Alexander II

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar012270&st=alexander+ii

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-romanov-dynasty/alexander-ii-liberator/

http://www.answers.com/topic/alexander-ii

Nicholas II

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar390685&st=nicholas+ii

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/the-romanov-dynasty/nicholas-ii/

http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/Nicholas-II.htm

REVOLUTIONARY ERA

Vladimir Lenin

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar319460&st=lenin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lenin_vladimir.shtml

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/leaders/vladimir-lenin/

Russian Revolution

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar748536&st=russian+revolution

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml

http://russiapedia.rt.com/russian-history/communism-the-beginning/

SOVIET ERA

Soviet Union

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar575240&st=soviet+union

http://russiapedia.rt.com/russian-history/new-russia-emerges/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1112551.stm

Joseph Stalin

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar528360&st=joseph+stalin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_joseph.shtml

http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin

Mikhail Gorbachev

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar528360&st=joseph+stalin

http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/p/gorbachev.htm

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Gorbachev-Mikhail.html#b

POST-SOVIET ERA

http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/History_of_post-Soviet_Russia.html

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar479480&st=russia&sc=7#h70

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html

ENERGY RESEARCH

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html Find a country and click on the energy tab.

www.nationmaster.com/cat/ene-energy

SAUDI ARABIA - http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/profiles/Saudi-Arabia/Energy

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html

Oral History Project Links

Some of these could be of help to you as you complete your oral history project.

Desalination articles

“Desalination No ‘Silver Bullet’ in Mideast,”

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080522-middle-east.html

“Desalination: ‘not the solution’,”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6767533.stm

“Israel Raises its Glass to Desalination, Water, Water Everywhere Just Waiting for the Price to Drop,”

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/23/business/international-business-israel-raises-its-glass-desalination-water-water.html

“Building the Future: Water Theater,”

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/building-the-future-water-theater.htm

How Desalination Works

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/desalination.htm/printable

Water, Desalination Of

http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/water-desalination-of.html

Salty Solution

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=6877285&site=ehost-live

Cheaper Water in the Middle East

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=10572827&site=ehost-live

The Desalination Solution (Click on "PDF Full Text" once you click the link)

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=31535412&site=ehost-live

Gulf Water: A Multi-Billion Dollar Business

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=8601243&site=ehost-live

$60 Billion Water Projects

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=53403174&site=ehost-live

Obstacles to Arab-Israeli Peace: Water

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11101797

Andrew Jackson

BCPS databases

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/feebased

You may find good information in these places within the BCPS databases:

EBSCO might have good magazine articles, as well as primary source documents
World Book will have articles on a few of the below topics
Net Trekker will have information on some of these topics.

Destiny card catalog

www.destiny.bcps.org

Choose our school from the list. Remember, when you find a book in Destiny, follow the numbers on the shelves until you get to the area where the book is found. Please return the book to Mr. Thursz or Mr. Flynn at the end of class so others can use it. Also remember that some books you find in Destiny might be found in the reference section of the FMS libary, which wraps around the desktop computers.

The nullification crisis

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/jack01.asp

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Nullification.html

http://www.ushistory.org/us/24c.asp

http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/nullification-crisis-def.htm

http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jackson/section9.rhtml

The Indian Removal Act/ Trail of Tears

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/indian_removal.html

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-indianremovalact.html

http://loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285943/Indian-Removal-Act

The National Bank

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-shuts-down-second-bank-of-the-us

http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jackson/section10.rhtml

http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2008/januaryfebruary/feature/king-andrew-and-the-bank

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51980/Bank-War

The perception of Jackson as the “President of the Common Man”

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/president-andrew-jackson-and-the-age-of-the-common-man.html#lesson

http://brainmass.com/history/north-american-history/283506

http://www.ushistory.org/us/24a.asp

http://www.examiner.com/article/was-andrew-jackson-the-president-of-the-people

India Lesson

MANY TOPICS - Check contents for your topic.

India (Wikipedia) - Extensive encyclopedia article with hyperlinks to articles on specific topics.
Incredible India - Pull down the Experience India menu to select Geography, Arts & Culture, People & Lifestyle, Fairs and Festivals, or Cuisine.
Indian Heritage - History, Creative Arts, Performing Arts, Cuisine, Heritage, Religion.
India Cultural Profile - See index on left side navigation bar.
Manas: India and its Neighbors - Culture, Landscape, Religion, etc.
The World Factbook (CIA)
Country Background Notes (U.S. State Department)
Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Destinations (Lonely Planet - travel site)
National Symbols of India
Maps of India
AskAsia Photographs (scroll down to India)

Clothing & Adornments (cosmetics, jewelry)

Indian Clothing
Indian Clothing 2
Indian Clothing 3
Indian Clothes
Saree Exhibition
The Art of Mehndi
Mehendi Party
Indian Customs & Traditions - Includes information on Tilak, Bindi, and Essential Ornaments
Indian Head Wear

Cuisine (cooking and foods)

Festivals and Holidays

Games and Sports

Ancient India: Sports and Games
Sports in India - Includes traditional games, martial arts, and popular sports.
Sports in India 2
India - Sports
History of Games and Sports in India
Traditional Games and Martial Arts
Pachisi (board game)
Carrom (board game)

Languages

People: Language and Religion
Indian Languages
Learning About Indian Culture: Language - Learn some basic words and phrases in Hindi or Tamil.

Religions

Religions of India
People: Ancestry and Religion
Indian Gods
Holy Cow: Hinduism's Sacred Animal
Hinduism
Hinduism 2
Buddhism
Islam
Islam 2
Religious Festivals - Includes festivals of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism.

Society

* Select one Society topic to research:
Caste System, Childhood & Education, or Wedding & Marriage Customs.

Caste System

Caste System
The Caste System
Caste and Class (Library of Congress)
Untouchable (National Geographic)
Indian Caste System (includes photos)

Childhood & Education

A Day in the Life... of an 11 year old boy in a small village in India.
Schools and Learning
Education
"Indian Girls Demand Equal Access to Education" (Unicef article)
The Exploitation of Child Labor in India
Child Marriages in India

Wedding & Marriage Customs

Marriage and Law in India
Wedding Traditions in India
Significance of Marriage (Ignore advertisements!)
Hindu Marriage Ceremony (Ignore the advertisements!)
Customs, Traditions, and Varieties of Weddings in India
Indian Marriages

Arts

* Select one Arts topic to research: Dance, Film, Literature, Music, or Visual Arts.

Many Arts Topics - Check contents for your topic.

India: Art and Culture
ArtIndia - Includes visual and performing arts topics.
Indian Heritage (Music, Dance, Painting, etc.)

Dance

Film

Literature

Music

Indian Music
Topics in Indian Music
Indian Instruments
Indian Music
Learning About Indian Culture: Music - Listen to different varieties of Indian music.

Visual Arts
(painting, sculpture, crafts)

Additional Links from Mrs. Causarano

http://india.gov.in/topics/art-culture

http://www.indian-heritage.org/

http://www.iccrindia.net/

http://www.bollywood.com/

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood

http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/bollywood.htm

Communism Scoop.it

http://www.scoop.it/t/communism-in-russia

Abolitionists Scoop.it

http://www.scoop.it/t/abolitionists

Facebook Template

Facebook Example

European Union Scoop.it

http://www.scoop.it/t/europeanunion

Oil Production and Water

Crude oil production, Crude oil exports, Crudge oil imports, and Crude oil proven reserves

(Go to the website below and click on the Energy tab.)

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/rankorderguide.html

Oil consumption

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_oil_con-energy-oil-consumption

Mrs. Kirsch's classes

Total renewable water resources by country.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2201.html

Apartheid links

http://www.scoop.it/t/apartheid-lesson

BCPS databases

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/feebased/

Palestinian Liberation Organization

World Book article

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/439725/Palestine-Liberation-Organization-PLO

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/israel_at_50/history/78655.stm

Oslo Accords I

World Book article

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1990-2000/Oslo

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/struggle_for_peace/oslo.agreement.html

Oslo Accords II

World Book article

http://www.cfr.org/israel/oslo-ii-accords-interim-agreement-west-bank-gaza-strip/p9676

http://www.reut-institute.org/en/Publication.aspx?PublicationId=565

Role of the United States

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/middle_east/conflict/keyplayers/keyplayer2.html

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2494/united-states-palestinian-self-determination

http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/05/15/us-palestinians-israel-bush-timeline-idUSL1317425120080515

Foreign Policy Consultants

American Support of French revolution

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/FrenchRev

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/effectsof_bfi.html

http://millercenter.org/president/washington/essays/biography/5

World book article on French Revolution

American fear of French Revolution

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/FrenchRev

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_vol_2/effectsof_bfi.html

http://millercenter.org/president/washington/essays/biography/5

World Book article on French Revolution

Newspaper editor reporting on public opinion of Proclamation of Neutrality

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h453.html

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/procneutral/

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/procneutral/text.html

An American Congressman’s view of the actions of Citizen Genet

http://historycentral.com/NN/Genet.html

http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-42.htm

Chief Justice John Jay’s view of impressments of American soldiers

http://historymania.com/american_history/Impressment

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h455.html

Voki Project

1. Open up the sites Voki.com and franklinmslibrary.pbworks.com in separate tabs.

2. In Voki, click “Create.” Then give your character a voice using either a cellphone, a microphone, or by typing in your text. If you are using a cell phone, listen to the instructions on your phone.

3. Click “done” and “publish” when you are done. Then save your voki AS YOUR NAME.

4. Find the EMBED code on the page, and click “Copy.”

5. Go to the library wiki, FRANKLINMSLIBRARY.PBWORKS.COM, and log in.

6. Click on the Social Studies classes link, then the Mrs. Kirsch’s classes link, then the link for your class period.

7. When you’ve been given permission to enter EDIT mode, click on the INSERT tab.

8. Now, click on the HTML/Javascript icon. Paste your EMBED code into the box and then click “Next.”

9. Click “Insert Plugin” and then click “save”

10. You are done.