1) Reading Response Directions
2) Chapter 3 Reading Response Questions
SPARTANS,
1) Reading Response Directions
Please take note of the suggestions and directions for RR posted today and on 22 June.
Please make sure you have the proper heading on your assignment (Blog entry: 4 July), and assignment title centered below the heading and in your e-mail subject line.
Please also start parenthetically citing any quoted information, as some of you have already begun doing. For example, at the end of a sentence using a quote to answer #1, a student would add the following at the end of the sentence before the period: (Kennedy, Cohen & Bailey, 2002, p. 44). This is APA format, not MLA which you are using for your mini-research papers.
DO NOT wait until July 15 to begin this assignment. It is due in my e-mail inbox at spartan.hoa@gmail.com by 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on 15 July 2008. Anything received after this time will get no credit/0 points.
2) Chapter 3 Reading Response Questions
1) Explain the ideas of John Calvin and their influence on the Anglo-American colonies and their people.
2) Describe how documents such as the Pilgrims' Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders, and the New England Confederation were influential in developing representative government in the New World.
3) Explain (the causes and effects) of the Great English Migration.
4) Describe how the ecclesiastical nature of early New England society impacted the concept of government.
5) Evaluate the the actions and consequences of religious dissidents like Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams.
6) Explain the roots and impact of the Pequot War and King Philip's War.
7) Briefly describe the impact of the Glorious Revolution on the Anglo-American colonies.
8) Compare and contrast Dutch colonization in the Americas with English colonization in the New World.
9) Describe the Religious Society of Friends and the Pennsylvania settlement.
10) Analyse the Middle Colonies and their unique characteristics.
11) Define the term "Eurocentric" in your own words.
12) The term "historiography" refers to the history of the historical record, methods of historical investigation, and interpretations of history. (We will spend more time on "historiography throughout the year.) Explain the implications of the newer historiographical approaches to colonial history shared by historians such as White, Kupperman, and Gutierrez, to an understanding of early American history and the study of history in general.
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Showing posts with label reading response questions. Show all posts
22 June 2008
Feedback for Chapter Reading Response Answers
1) Questions about feedback
2) Question about MS Word document format
3) General feedback on Reading Response answers for Chapter 1
1) Ian Enario asked a great question: Will students get feedback on their chapter Reader Response answers?
Answer: The short answer, to quote Mr. Lee, is yes and no. If you need to fix anything, I'll tell you. If not, you may not hear from me, or just get a "thank you" e-mail.
2) Another good question from Lauren Hofmann was: Which MS Word format (.doc or .docx) is preferred for attachments?
Answer: Please send your attachments in ".doc" format since Vista still has problems opening its own .docx format from e-mails sometimes.
If you do not have MS Word, please just include your answers in the body of your e-mail to me.
3) Some general feedback on Reading Response Answers for Chapter 1:
**DO NOT use phrases like "I think" or "In my opinion". Please write in the third person.
**Most of you are answering the questions well, but be mindful of the Command Terms and what they mean.
**Many students are not answering Questions 2 and 3 fully.
**Lastly, use your book to answer the questions. You do not need to do extra research and add unnecessary information. Stick to answering the question.
2) Question about MS Word document format
3) General feedback on Reading Response answers for Chapter 1
1) Ian Enario asked a great question: Will students get feedback on their chapter Reader Response answers?
Answer: The short answer, to quote Mr. Lee, is yes and no. If you need to fix anything, I'll tell you. If not, you may not hear from me, or just get a "thank you" e-mail.
2) Another good question from Lauren Hofmann was: Which MS Word format (.doc or .docx) is preferred for attachments?
Answer: Please send your attachments in ".doc" format since Vista still has problems opening its own .docx format from e-mails sometimes.
If you do not have MS Word, please just include your answers in the body of your e-mail to me.
3) Some general feedback on Reading Response Answers for Chapter 1:
**DO NOT use phrases like "I think" or "In my opinion". Please write in the third person.
**Most of you are answering the questions well, but be mindful of the Command Terms and what they mean.
**Many students are not answering Questions 2 and 3 fully.
**Lastly, use your book to answer the questions. You do not need to do extra research and add unnecessary information. Stick to answering the question.
19 June 2008
Further Clarification on Summer Assignments
For VOCABULARY:
Vocabulary must be HAND-WRITTEN.
For READING RESPONSE (RR) ANSWERS:
Re-state the question in the answer.
Make sure you are answering the question according to what is specified for the "Command Terms" (last sheet in the Summer Learning Packet), such as "describe", "identify", "to what extent", and so on.
Your chapter RR answers must be TYPED and E-MAILED to me by the deadline for each chapter.
Please include the TITLE of the assignment in the subject line of your e-mail to me.
You may send the answers to me in the body of the e-mail or as an attachment.
Whatever way you send your answers, you should keep a copy of your answers (as a Word document, a saved e-mail in a special "assignment folder", and/or hard copy).
For both VOCABULARY and READING RESPONSE ANSWERS:
The answers in these assignments should be written in complete sentences, and in paragraph form, when appropriate.
Bullets and sentence fragments should not be used for these assignments (but ARE acceptable on the "Chart" assignments in the Summer Learning Packet).
Length of answers: The length of answers should fit the assignment. A short paragraph or a few sentences should suffice. Remember, though: I am looking for the QUALITY, not QUANTITY, of the answer.
Good luck,
Mr. Todd
Vocabulary must be HAND-WRITTEN.
For READING RESPONSE (RR) ANSWERS:
Re-state the question in the answer.
Make sure you are answering the question according to what is specified for the "Command Terms" (last sheet in the Summer Learning Packet), such as "describe", "identify", "to what extent", and so on.
Your chapter RR answers must be TYPED and E-MAILED to me by the deadline for each chapter.
Please include the TITLE of the assignment in the subject line of your e-mail to me.
You may send the answers to me in the body of the e-mail or as an attachment.
Whatever way you send your answers, you should keep a copy of your answers (as a Word document, a saved e-mail in a special "assignment folder", and/or hard copy).
For both VOCABULARY and READING RESPONSE ANSWERS:
The answers in these assignments should be written in complete sentences, and in paragraph form, when appropriate.
Bullets and sentence fragments should not be used for these assignments (but ARE acceptable on the "Chart" assignments in the Summer Learning Packet).
Length of answers: The length of answers should fit the assignment. A short paragraph or a few sentences should suffice. Remember, though: I am looking for the QUALITY, not QUANTITY, of the answer.
Good luck,
Mr. Todd
15 June 2008
Chapter 2 Reading Response Questions
This assignment must be e-mailed to spartan.hoa@gmail.com by 11:59pm July 1, 2008:
1) What nation appears to have been the training ground for English soldiers who ended up in the New World? In what ways did this place "prepare" them for the New World?
2) Identify the motivations of explorers and "sea dogs" employed or encouraged by the English crown.
3) Examine how a 1588 sea battle started to change the balance of power in Europe.
4) Explain how social and economic change served to motivate the growth of an English empire.
5) Briefly describe the initial interactions between English settlers in Jamestown and the local indigenous peoples.
6) In what ways did European contact with indigenous peoples sometimes influence inter-tribal relations?
7) Compare and contrast the effects of tobacco and sugar cane cultivation in the New World.
8) Explain how two significant events in 1619 would foreshadow events for English North America and the future United States.
9) To what extent was the Act of Toleration tolerant?
10) Compare and contrast the relationship between indigenous peoples and their English neighbors in the various colonies of British North America.
1) What nation appears to have been the training ground for English soldiers who ended up in the New World? In what ways did this place "prepare" them for the New World?
2) Identify the motivations of explorers and "sea dogs" employed or encouraged by the English crown.
3) Examine how a 1588 sea battle started to change the balance of power in Europe.
4) Explain how social and economic change served to motivate the growth of an English empire.
5) Briefly describe the initial interactions between English settlers in Jamestown and the local indigenous peoples.
6) In what ways did European contact with indigenous peoples sometimes influence inter-tribal relations?
7) Compare and contrast the effects of tobacco and sugar cane cultivation in the New World.
8) Explain how two significant events in 1619 would foreshadow events for English North America and the future United States.
9) To what extent was the Act of Toleration tolerant?
10) Compare and contrast the relationship between indigenous peoples and their English neighbors in the various colonies of British North America.
Chapter 1 Reading Response Questions
SPARTANS,
The following are questions for the Chapter 1 reading from The Americans. Please remember in answering the questions to follow the directions from the Summer Learning Packet (complete sentences, re-stating the question in the answer, etc.). Please also make sure to include the assignment title in the subject heading of your e-mail to me. In this case it would be "Chapter 1 Reading Responses". The assignment must be e-mailed to me (spartan.hoa@gmail.com) by 11:59pm on June 24, 2008.
1) According to the text, what was the estimated indigenous population of the Pre-Columbian New World?
2) To what extent did Christian Crusaders motivate exploration in the 15th century?
3) Which events seemingly compelled Spain to start its exploration, and propel its explorers in a westerly direction?
4) Describe the "Columbian Exchange" and its impact on the New and Old Worlds.
5) Which event does the text describe as a "demographic catastrophe without parallel in human history"? How did this catastrophe come about?
6) Explain the impact of New World mining on the European economy.
7) Analyse Fray Bartolome de las Casas's objections to the encomienda system.
8) Identify the motivations of the conquistadores described in Chapter 1.
9) Briefly describe the "conquest" of Aztecs and the impact this event had on what would become known as Mexico.
10) Evaluate the truth or fiction of "la Leyenda Negra", the "Black Legend". Justify your answer.
The following are questions for the Chapter 1 reading from The Americans. Please remember in answering the questions to follow the directions from the Summer Learning Packet (complete sentences, re-stating the question in the answer, etc.). Please also make sure to include the assignment title in the subject heading of your e-mail to me. In this case it would be "Chapter 1 Reading Responses". The assignment must be e-mailed to me (spartan.hoa@gmail.com) by 11:59pm on June 24, 2008.
1) According to the text, what was the estimated indigenous population of the Pre-Columbian New World?
2) To what extent did Christian Crusaders motivate exploration in the 15th century?
3) Which events seemingly compelled Spain to start its exploration, and propel its explorers in a westerly direction?
4) Describe the "Columbian Exchange" and its impact on the New and Old Worlds.
5) Which event does the text describe as a "demographic catastrophe without parallel in human history"? How did this catastrophe come about?
6) Explain the impact of New World mining on the European economy.
7) Analyse Fray Bartolome de las Casas's objections to the encomienda system.
8) Identify the motivations of the conquistadores described in Chapter 1.
9) Briefly describe the "conquest" of Aztecs and the impact this event had on what would become known as Mexico.
10) Evaluate the truth or fiction of "la Leyenda Negra", the "Black Legend". Justify your answer.
13 June 2008
Vocabulary Assignments, Chapter RR Questions, Resources, and E-mailing me
1) Vocabulary assignment directions
2) Posting of Chapter 1 and 2 Reading Response Questions
3) Resources on the Rio Mesa homepage
4) E-mailing me
SPARTANS,
1) Miss Nicolle Sanchez had an excellent question about the vocabulary assignments: In what format should they be done?
Please make sure that all vocabulary assignments are done in Cornell notes format, with the terms, names, or phrases in the left column. Definitions should be written in the right column and align with the appropriate term/name/phrase in the left column. Please make sure to follow all instructions as given in the assignment packet.
2) I am currently out of town, but Chapter 1 and 2 Reading Response Questions will be posted here on the blog by Sunday, June 15.
3) I previously told students that they will get only one copy of any materials given by me for the IB History of the Americas class. While this will remain the case, please note that the Summer Learning Packet has been posted on the school website:
http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/sites/rmhs/departments/ib.htm
Thank you to Mrs. Clayton for setting this up.
4) Many of you have e-mailed me already. Please remember that if you have questions, comments, or concerns, e-mail me at the spartan.hoa@gmail.com address, and NOT my school account because school e-mail fills up very quickly. If it does, your e-mail may bounce back unread.
Thank you.
2) Posting of Chapter 1 and 2 Reading Response Questions
3) Resources on the Rio Mesa homepage
4) E-mailing me
SPARTANS,
1) Miss Nicolle Sanchez had an excellent question about the vocabulary assignments: In what format should they be done?
Please make sure that all vocabulary assignments are done in Cornell notes format, with the terms, names, or phrases in the left column. Definitions should be written in the right column and align with the appropriate term/name/phrase in the left column. Please make sure to follow all instructions as given in the assignment packet.
2) I am currently out of town, but Chapter 1 and 2 Reading Response Questions will be posted here on the blog by Sunday, June 15.
3) I previously told students that they will get only one copy of any materials given by me for the IB History of the Americas class. While this will remain the case, please note that the Summer Learning Packet has been posted on the school website:
http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/sites/rmhs/departments/ib.htm
Thank you to Mrs. Clayton for setting this up.
4) Many of you have e-mailed me already. Please remember that if you have questions, comments, or concerns, e-mail me at the spartan.hoa@gmail.com address, and NOT my school account because school e-mail fills up very quickly. If it does, your e-mail may bounce back unread.
Thank you.
01 June 2008
Welcome, new HOA students!
SPARTANS,
Thank you for your interest in the IB History of the Americas course. It will be challenging year of study for you, but also intellectually rewarding.
Please make sure to check this blog regularly for answers to questions about the Summer Learning Packet, as well as postings of your E-mail Reading Response (RR) questions for Chapters 1-6 in The American Pageant.
A few more reminders:
Thank you for your interest in the IB History of the Americas course. It will be challenging year of study for you, but also intellectually rewarding.
Please make sure to check this blog regularly for answers to questions about the Summer Learning Packet, as well as postings of your E-mail Reading Response (RR) questions for Chapters 1-6 in The American Pageant.
A few more reminders:
- Check out a copy of The American Pageant (Twelfth Edition) before you leave school for the summer. If you leave without it and do not complete your Summer Learning Packet, you will earn "zero" scores for the assignments you do not complete. If there are no copies of the text in the Textbook Room now, there will be soon. Be patient and check back regularly with Mrs. Lopez.
- I will do my best to post the first set of RR questions before school ends. Please make sure to e-mail me your responses (with the assignment title in the SUBJECT HEADING of your e-mail) on or before the due date.
- Please make sure you e-mail me with any questions or concerns, spartan.hoa@gmail.com.
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