US History HOMEWORK Saturday, March 6, 2010 Here's the skinny on the next week or so.. HW due Monday: Read to 365; finish fill-In for Chapter 16, Part I; view Thomas Nast presentation on website. MONDAY in-class: powerpoint notes Chapter 16 (also on web) HW due Tuesday: Search for online info about Jacob Riis and answer the following questions: Who was he? What did he do? Why? Attach four examples of his work and for each example explain what it is about, what moved you about each of them. If you can, e-mail me the HW. Read to 371. Preliminary outline and bibliography due (you SHOW that you are LEARNING about your topic) LATE = TWO POINTS OFF FINAL PROJECT GRADE + LD each day. Messy, not typed, not showing you learned, not detailed = NOT ACCEPTED, LD and 2 points off. TUESDAY – in-class: finish powerpoint; discuss Riis. HW due Wednesday: finish reading chapter. ALWAYS write down anything you don't understand; ask in class! Review notes. WEDNESDAY – in-class: Finish Riis, odds ' n' ends. HW due Thursday: Chapter 16 Review as follows: TERMS: Starting at “Stalwarts,” do all except Mongrel Tariff, McKinley Tariff, Panic of '93, Powderly, Reform Darwinism, Sam Jones. CQ: answer #1, 4, 6, 7; AQ: write well-thought answers to #1 and 3. THURSDAY in-class: Chapter 16 Review due. HW due Friday: Review for quiz; 3 samples note cards LATE = TWO POINTS OFF FINAL PROJECT GRADE + LD each day. FRIDAY in-class: QUIZ; Begin Chapter 17 notes HW due Monday, March 15: Read to p. 393 s as to understand class discussions/notes. 16 (Tu) – LEGISLATIVE DAY – those who remain behind will have classwork to do. COMING UP – BIG Test on chapters 15-17 – Jeopardy! game to prepare. Study this presentation on Thomas Nast/William Marcy (“Boss”) Tweed. You have been warned! KEEP WORKING ON YOUR PROJECT Remember always: in order to get an A, you must EXCEED the requirements. I don' like encyclopedias as sources, but i since i said i would allow one, i still will – use it sparingly if at all! Hey, i found a great new source for primary documents! Check it out... OLD STUFF: THOSE WHO COULD NOT TAKE THE TEST YET (Adam and Danielle): CLICK FOR A HANDY-DANDY CIVIL WAR TEST PREP SELF-QUIZ! Read the question, decide on the answer in your head, then click the button for the answer. Remember your essay topic (“The Road to the Civil War”) and BE PREPARED! Remember all your notes are online: here are the Chapter 13 notes and the Chapter 14 notes. SPEAKING OF PROJECTS: Check out the diigo extension for Firefox AND FOR Internet Explorer (NASTY PIECE OF SOFTWARE!!)- it may REALLY simplify your research... Blog coming soon. (umm. mr. d, you've been saying that a lot...)

...go Miles...

PROJECTS: WANNA GET AN A??? Read on....

* CONTACT ME if you have any questions – via facebook chat, facebook mail, gmail, google chat, phone, IM...

* REFERENCES --> if you are referencing a website – you MUST copy the link EXACTLY, including Capitals. * * BEST WAY: copy and paste the URL (“web address”) from your browser's address bar.

* Even though this is not a research paper, you MUST keep track of your sources and cite as appropriate.

* stay organized!! Binders, folders, computer bookmarks, and friends will help you.

* THIS IS A TEAM PROJECT – why not try GOOGLE DOCS ? It allows you to work together even while you are miles away!

* Need help with technology problems? Ask EARLY!!!!!!!

ALL PROJECTS: To garner an “A” – EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS!
what about those stoopid primary sources??? Try these links:

...and, of course, the review and research links page has more...and DON'T FORGET www.stls.org !

NOTES ON RESEARCHING YOUR PROJECTS............

OK, some of you are still stuck using WordPad and Microsoft Works word processors. GROSS!!!!!!! Didn't most of you take comp class with me ?!?!?!?!? WordPad can't even double-space a document automatically and Works is simply a TERRIBLE word processor that other computers cannot read. There are two solutions: download OpenOffice (which most of you already are familiar with) and AbiWord. OpenOffice has all the bells and whistles, it will do word processing, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, edit photos, create databases, and even make you a nice mocha latte if you're up late. AbiWord is simply a word processor, no extra fat to carry around (and is a virtual clone of Microsoft Word). Both save in open-document format which most all computers read, or in Microsoft's “doc” format, as well as in rtf. OpenOffice is about a 70MB download, AbiWord is only 5.6 MB – but be sure to download the plugins that are listed on the website for full functionality. (See me if you can't download them at home and i'll give you a copy.) Both are FREE. OH YEAH -- there is a third option – you can buy Microsoft Word – it's only around $100 for the latest version at amazon.com

QUESTIONS? Need HELP? E-Mail me at home – or via facebook or IM me (screen name: Full Quiver 7)

RESEARCH TOOLS you may find helpful – these are extensions (“add-ons”) for Firefox (and one for IE):

Scrapbook add-on
ScrapBook is a Firefox extension, which helps you to save Web pages and easily manage collections. Key features are lightness, speed, accuracy and multi-language support. Major features are:
* Save Web page
* Save snippet of Web page
* Save Web site
* Organize the collection in the same way as Bookmarks
* Full text search and quick filtering search of the collection
* Editing of the collected Web page
* Text/HTML edit feature resembling Opera's Notes

Highlighters (two to choose from)
Highlighter add-on
Allows you to highlight text on a web page by selecting it and clicking 'Highlight' on the popup menu. If you hold down the Shift key while opening the popup menu, a sub-menu appears with more advanced options...
Highlights add-on
Highlights 0.9.7, is an ultra-light-weight (15 KB) multi-color highlighting tool to highlight text on web pages with a right-click. Highlights are saved in a user-defined folder and saved highlights are automatically loaded when page is revisited.

NOTEFISH:
Save: any web page content online to your Notefish page!
Organize: Drag & drop, color, annotate and customize your notes.
Share: your pages with friends & colleagues.

go to www.notefish.com for detailed instructions
Notefish for Firefox (NOT for the latest Firefox, version 3.5)
Notefish for Internet Explorer

Notefish makes internet research simple. Notefish is the easiest way to save, organize and share snippets of internet web pages that you find. You can customize the resulting notes by moving them around, changing their colors, organizing them into...