Tuesday, September 13, 2011

9/13- Honors GOW- Photos of the Depression Era

Guiding Question: What can be learned from the photographs of the Dust Bowl Era?

One link: http://history1900s.about.com/od/photographs/tp/greatdepressionpictures.htm
You may wish to use Google or another search engine to find a photo that "speaks to you."

Task:

Choose a photo from the Dust Bowl Era. Include a link to the photo. Write about what you think the image conveys. You may use the following questions to help guide your response:

*Why would the artist have taken the photo?

*Who do you see in the photograph?

*Where do you think they are?

*What can you tell about the people based on the photograph?

*How do you think they feel in this picture? How can you tell?

*What techniques does the photographer use to draw you into the subject matter or to draw an emotion from you?



Please post "anonymously," but end your post with your first name, last initial and class period.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Nickel & Dimed- Section III

1. Please comment/ reflect on the last section of the book.  Reference the text for support.  2. Comment on a classmate's post.

Type in MS Word, spell check & copy & paste.
End your comment w/ your first name & period.

Friday, September 09, 2011

Reflecting on 9/11- Period 7

Please find an article related to "Remebering 9/11."  Read the article.  Post a brief summary and your reaction/ opinion.  You may want to try adding NY Times, NPR, PBS, Newsweek or TIME after your query in Google or another search engine.

Nickel & Dimed- Updated for 2011-Homework 9/12

Write a 2-5 sentence reaction to the article or a particular section of the article.  In addition, offer your personal opinion as to what is the solution to the poverty of so many of America’s working people?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-ehrenreich/nickel-and-dimed-2011-ver_b_922330.html

*Vocab Quiz tomorrow (1st half of GOW words)

Reflecting on September 11th- Period 5

Please find an article related to "Remebering 9/11."  Read the article.  Post a brief summary and your reaction/ opinion.  You may want to try adding NY Times, NPR, PBS, Newsweek or TIME after your query in Google or another search engine.