If ___ Was President Essay Reminders

If ____ Was President Essay:

A Day:  Due now on Wednesday
B Day: Due on Tuesday


Essay Reminders:

1.  Thesis statement:  needs to be a moot statement with 3 points!!  Must be the last sentence of your first paragraph.
2.  3 descriptive body paragraphs with examples, details, and quotes.
3.  No first and second person allowed!!!!!  If you are writing about a family member, mention "my mother, ____" once in introduction and then refer to that person by his/her name for the rest of the essay.
4.  PROOFREAD YOUR WORK!!!


Ideas to consider:
International affairs
Homeland Security
Leader of the Free World
Economical Decisions
Business Saavy
Decision Maker
Peaceful
World Hunger
Equality

If there is a snow day!!

If there is a snow day on Thursday February 13th, it will be a B day when we return back to school!

January News at North!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnHdysPK0Fo

How do you feel about the Quarterlies?

Survey on Quarterlies

Charles Manson, Jim Jones, Adolf Hitler: How are they similar?

ê  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g11DbLfvg2w (intro to Manson)

ê  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OLh7XVBN0I (mind of Manson part 2) 

ê  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UZNOM_xK0 (Hitler’s bio) 

ê  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tIPtGx7De8 (research of Hitler’s family mental issues)

ê  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiHpzVRalr0 (why hated Jews)

ê  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA70QMY1Cxc (Jim Jones analysis)

Connect Jim Jones, Charles Manson, and Adolf Hitler:

§  How are they similar and different in

·         Manipulation?

·         Ideology?

·         Followers?

·         Persuasive techniques?

·         Discrimination?

·         Separation from society and American Culture?

·         Trust?

·         Loyalty?

·         Objective?

·         Lies?

Questions on Jonestown

ê  Analyze!

o   What strategies did Jim Jones use to manipulate his people?

o   Why were the people so easy to control?

o   If this would happen today, what type of people would be the easy targets?

o   Would you categorize Jim Jones as extremely smart? Insane?  Unstable?

o   Who would you say is most like Jim Jones?

Quarterly schedule

Here is the schedule for the first marking period quarterlies:

Thursday, November 14th--Blocks 1B and 5B (Students will have instruction during Blocks 2B and 6B)

Friday, November 15th--Blocks 1A and 5A (Students will have instruction during Blocks 2A and 6A)

Monday, November 18th--Blocks 2B and 6B (Students will have instruction during 1B and 5B)

Tuesday, November 19th--Blocks 2A and 6A (Students will have instruction during 1A and 5A)