tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:/posts bOLOS uNITED sTATES hISTORY 2023-12-04T21:42:05Z bOLOS uNITED sTATES hISTORY tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/2056783 2023-12-01T14:40:05Z 2023-12-01T14:40:06Z Check for Understanding: War for Independence

Hi all. Click the words in this sentence to respond. 10 minutes max, open notes (always).


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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/2056753 2023-12-01T14:30:05Z 2023-12-01T14:30:05Z Reluctant Revolutionaries?

If you missed class, please watch the film here and fill out the study guide below:

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1212330 2023-11-29T20:06:05Z 2023-12-04T21:42:05Z Declaration(s) of Independence: assignment

IYOW (In Your Own Words):

"The Declarations of Jefferson and of the Congress"

This is not HW, but make sure you save a copy for class discussion:

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1628324 2023-11-29T19:59:31Z 2023-11-29T19:59:34Z The War for Independence

Be prepared to answer a question from either video at the beginning of our next class. Feel free to use the captions function and the 1.25x speed.

Part I: 

Part II:

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1346617 2023-11-21T14:38:32Z 2023-11-21T19:50:06Z Freedom From Want

Happy Thanksgiving, all.

Below is a diptych of a rather famous image on the left by Norman Rockwell, and a much more recent image created by an organization calling themselves For Freedoms. The group describes themselves as: 

"[A] platform for greater participation in the arts and in civil society. We produce exhibitions, installations, public programs, and billboard campaigns to advocate for inclusive civic participation. Inspired by American artist Norman Rockwell’s paintings of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms (1941)—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—For Freedoms Federation uses art to encourage and deepen public explorations of freedom in the 21st century."
We'll see these images again in the future. But for now, please enjoy your time with your families :)
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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1344619 2023-11-15T20:35:31Z 2023-11-15T22:01:57Z The Bloody Massacre Hearing

Help your group choose your side's 3 best witnesses for the upcoming trial. Make sure you have written responses for each witness in your annotated packet or in a separate Google doc. You only have to analyze the witnesses your group has assigned. You do not have to take notes on all of the witnesses unless you choose to. Here's a copy of the assignment if you want to type your response.


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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1343924 2023-11-14T16:30:52Z 2023-11-14T16:30:54Z "What Really Happened in the Boston Massacre?"

Read and ANNOTATE this packet for our next class and bring any questions to ask. Pay special attention to the embedded primary source, "Deposition of Captain Thomas Preston", as this will become our "baseline" testimony. Though this is a formative assessment, failure to read closely will certainly have a deleterious effect on your next summative assessment (TBA). 

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1618411 2023-11-10T18:29:20Z 2023-11-10T18:29:22Z Sons of Liberty Primary Source Analysis

Due next class.

Feel free to watch Tightening the Screws (part II), but this is optional.

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1897363 2023-11-10T16:00:32Z 2023-11-10T18:08:56Z Tightening the Screws - Assessment

Please click here or the image below to leave your response.

Massacre in Boston by Jacob Lawrence, 1955

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1615914 2023-11-07T14:26:27Z 2023-11-07T14:26:36Z "No More Kings": Was the American Revolution justified?

Note: the front page of the worksheet below is homework (if you did not complete it in class). 

After watching the School House Rock video, consider (do not write) responses to the following critical analysis questions:

  1. Who is missing from this video?
  2. How is King George portrayed?
  3. How are the colonists portrayed?
  4. What is the apparent purpose of the taxes?
  5. How is the characterization of the U.S. President contrasted with the King of England?

What questions do you have?

WORKSHEET:

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1612111 2023-10-24T03:07:19Z 2023-10-26T14:08:27Z The Visual Essay: A Collaborative Project


Dodging Bullets in Presentations from Fortify Services


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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1889796 2023-10-20T13:23:48Z 2023-10-20T13:23:51Z A Puritan Primer / A New Trier Primer

Fill out the following worksheet on your own or with one of your peers. For the NTHS portion, sketch out a few ideas on the back of the worksheet and then transfer one of them to the appropriate Google slideshow. If you work with someone else, please leave a comment with both of your names for credit. Make it NEW TRIER-specific, not just high school-specific :)


The original: 

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1609271 2023-10-12T13:53:04Z 2023-10-12T13:53:08Z New England Primary Sources

Worksheet (only) due next class, printed. This is a formative assessment. Click here for an editable Google doc.

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1244025 2023-10-10T17:45:17Z 2023-10-10T17:45:23Z The Hidden Subtext of Laws and Rules (be careful: anyone may edit any slide) (click on your class period below to contribute)

Please make sure include your explanations in the NOTES section. Click on the previous link for my example.

Ask me if you have questions.

DUE Wednesday, October 18th.
Here are some student-created slides from a previous year. WARNING: these are not necessarily exemplars and do not feature the explanations.
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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1606583 2023-10-06T15:26:49Z 2023-10-06T15:27:01Z Virginia Colony Primary Sources

If you missed class, please print and complete side 1 and 2 of the first document below.

BONUS: Bacon's Rebellion (1676)

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tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1598838 2023-10-03T14:48:44Z 2023-10-03T14:48:50Z Virginia Colony: slide annotations

How to do the homework on Google Slides (VA). Consider the following requirements:

  1. Choose 2-3 contiguous slides, more or less. Claim them before others do.
  2. Leave thoughtful and thorough annotations as comments which will be awarded with the following feedback (ST, OK, NW) based on your choices below:
    • → Short textbook quotes which are explained in relation to the slide content (up to ST)
    • → An original analysis of images or documents covered (or not covered) in class* (up to ST)
    • → Comments as pure narration (up to OK) which is the min. req't for ALL students
Ask yourself: "How can I corroborate, or contradict, or analyze what is in the frame, and also provide empathetic narration on these chosen slides?"
    Feel free to use the tools in Google Slides to draw or highlight specific areas of the slide (highly recommended).

    • Click here for bUSH5 or click there for bUSH6


    *this depends on the slides chosen
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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1326494 2023-10-03T14:48:11Z 2023-10-03T14:48:14Z "Tobacco Brides"?

    This is a formative (low-stakes) assignment, but should help you in the project.

    Need an editable Google Doc? CLICK HERE.

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1326037 2023-09-28T20:17:33Z 2023-09-28T20:17:34Z NIGHTMARE in Jamestown

    If you missed class, you can access the film here.

    Or below:

    You can also make an Google doc copy of the study guide by clicking here.

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1885051 2023-09-27T18:13:17Z 2023-09-27T18:13:24Z Slaves or Servants?

    Using the 1624/25 Virginia muster database, can we determine if the Africans listed on the census document were either enslaved individuals OR indentured servants?

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1195438 2023-09-19T16:33:26Z 2023-09-20T14:27:58Z Virginia Colony

    Please take thorough notes on this in-class presentation. You will use that work (and more) on the next assessment.



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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1320776 2023-09-12T13:35:19Z 2023-09-12T18:29:17Z Questions About 9/11

    https://padlet.com/boloss/u32g24w5tbvyhy50

    Remember that asking generative questions is one of our classroom norms:

    And this is my own interpretation of the chain of events leading to 9/11. Note the distinction between ultimate and proximate causes, which you will need to identify for your individual 4th Quarter Project. Others may disagree regarding the relative importance of the factors below, but that interpretive piece is inherent to the writing of history:


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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1193864 2023-09-08T18:03:33Z 2023-09-08T18:03:36Z Secret Messages

    This assignment demands your critical attention to bias in historical writing. Give it your very best attempt, even if you're unsure that you're doing it correctly. Because it is in preparation for a future writing challenge (see further below), we would classify this as a formative assessment.

    If you need a copy of the textbook reading, please click here.

    SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

    Focusing on the six paragraphs under the subheadings, “Indians Fight Back” and “Chivington Massacres the Cheyenne” (pp. 415-16), now rewrite the history textbook selection without changing the factual aspects of it. Meaning, after identifying the bias of the current text, think about how you might use diction, voice, length and inclusion/exclusion to create a different bias in your own version. 

    You may confine your rewrite to any THREE contiguous paragraphs for this assessment. In a fourth and separate paragraph, you will need to explain which method(s) you employed (inclusion/exclusion, length, diction, voice, or other) to substantively change the bias, citing specific examples (i.e., quotes) from the text. Click here for a link to the raw text so you can avoid retyping sentences.

    Trigger warning: feel free to include or exclude some of the primary source details provided by two US soldiers (Silas Soule and Joseph Cramer) who were at the Sand Creek (Chivington) Massacre. Make sure to scroll down in order to read the primary source material. The last link is a more recent interpretation provided by the National Park Service.

    In the end, this writing challenge will function as a mirror to the final exam.


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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1192369 2023-09-08T13:37:36Z 2023-09-08T13:37:41Z Debrief

    BONUS: Had enough of your eight hours of daily screen time? Want to try the "Bored and Brilliant" challenge? Try any one of these techniques and see your creativity soar and your ability to self-reflect, deepen.

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1192877 2023-09-01T13:41:51Z 2023-09-01T15:20:47Z Trivial Pursuits?

    Please CLICK HERE to contribute.

    Assignment:

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/2016474 2023-08-29T13:42:02Z 2023-08-29T13:56:49Z Letter to my Father


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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1189308 2023-08-23T13:29:26Z 2023-08-23T13:30:32Z Who was your teacher?

    For today's class, please contribute one of your strongest research findings to the collective by clicking here.

    Various photos and videos I found from his place. Click image below:

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1727498 2023-08-18T17:41:16Z 2023-08-18T17:41:19Z Getting to Know You

    Please fill out the form below, or I would recommend simply clicking on these words.

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1314035 2023-08-18T17:40:32Z 2023-08-18T17:40:35Z M.I.A.?

    Watch the entire video below. It might help you with first assessment...[sound UP]

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    tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1292981 2023-06-08T18:48:35Z 2023-06-08T18:48:42Z The American Paradox of Choice

    Good luck next year with your coursework and the college selection process (if that's what you decide to do). Remember that the more choices you have, the more dissatisfied and paralyzed you will be, but that MAKING a choice is the most important way to end the agony. You WILL love what you choose, provided that you commit to that choice and don't look back.

      I thoroughly enjoyed being your instructor and most importantly, I treasure the relationships we created. Now please enjoy your summer!

      Mr > B

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      tag:bush.posthaven.com,2013:Post/1839252 2023-06-05T13:54:58Z 2023-06-07T14:40:10Z The Select Six

      Please make sure you are taking notes on EACH presentation before transferring your comments to either the paper form or the electronic form below. Everyone must turn in one piece of paper AND vote using the form linked below:

      The images above are adapted from George Packer’s most recent book, Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. His essay version is called, "The Four Americas" and originally appeared in The Atlantic.

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