Monday, May 19, 2008
Geography
You need to bring in your French geography book to class next Wednesday, May 28. We will be referring to some of the diagrams and charts in it. Also, be sure you finish reading the Aristide article about globalization. Thanks.
Brinkley/McCay
You need to turn in your TWO books by the end of this week. Please, hand them in to me directly, so that you can sign a sheet of paper saying that you returned them.
If you have misplaced them, the cost is 75 euros. See me for the details.
If you have misplaced them, the cost is 75 euros. See me for the details.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Brinkley and McCay Books
Be sure to turn in your history books as soon as possible. You must hand them to me personally. Do not leave them in my mailbox!
Also, please bring your French geography book to class next week. We will need it during our geography unit.
Also, please bring your French geography book to class next week. We will need it during our geography unit.
DBQ and other reminders
Your DBQ is due next Wednesday, May 14. I will not accept late any DBQs.
We will begin the seconde microfinancing service learning project this week. Brian Ball will give a presentation on microfinancing to the 2-C class on Monday and to the 2-A class on Tuesday. Make sure you have read the packet I gave you before break on microfinancing prior to class.
We will begin the seconde microfinancing service learning project this week. Brian Ball will give a presentation on microfinancing to the 2-C class on Monday and to the 2-A class on Tuesday. Make sure you have read the packet I gave you before break on microfinancing prior to class.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Ms. Jennifer Holladay at the ISP on Friday, April 4
If you are interested in attending, please see me as soon as possible. Feel free to email me, if that is easier. I know it will be a very ineresting session. A lot of the material I use in the classroom comes from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
michelesilvestri@yahoo.com
Jennifer Holladay:
Jennifer Holladay is the senior adviser for strategic affairs at the Southern Poverty Law Center and the director of its Teaching Tolerance program, which provides more than 400,000 educators with anti-bias resources annually. Under her direction, Teaching Tolerance has become one of the most highly honored education projects in the country, having won an Oscar for Mighty Times: The Children’s March, an Emmy for Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks, two Webby Awards as the Internet’s best activist site and more than 20 honors from the Association of Educational Publishers. In 2002, she helped launch national Mix It Up at Lunch Day, which calls on students to swap seats in the cafeterias as a way to break down the social boundaries in schools; in 2007, an estimated 4 millions students in 10,000 schools participated in the event. She speaks nationally about issues of difference and writes extensively about anti-racism and diversity. She is the author of White Anti-Racist Activism: A Personal Road Map, published by the Center for the Study of White American Culture.
The Southern Poverty Law Center:
Co-founders Morris Dees (left) and Joe Levin(Penny Weaver)
The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.Located in Montgomery , Alabama – the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement – the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded by Morris Dees and Joe Levin, two local lawyers who shared a commitment to racial equality. Its first president was civil rights activist Julian Bond.Throughout its history, SPLC has worked to make the nation's Constitutional ideals a reality. The SPLC legal department fights all forms of discrimination and works to protect society's most vulnerable members, handling innovative cases that few lawyers are willing to take. Over three decades, it has achieved significant legal victories, including landmark Supreme Court decisions and crushing jury verdicts against hate groups.
In 1981, the Southern Poverty Law Center began investigating hate activity in response to a resurgence of groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Today the SPLC Intelligence Project monitors hate groups and tracks extremist activity throughout the U.S. It provides comprehensive updates to law enforcement, the media and the public through its quarterly magazine, Intelligence Report. Staff members regularly conduct training sessions for police, schools, and civil rights and community groups, and they often serve as experts at hearings and conferences.
To combat the causes of hate, SPLC in 1991 established Teaching Tolerance, an educational program to help K-12 teachers foster respect and understanding in the classroom. Teaching Tolerance is now one of the nation's leading providers of anti-bias resources – both in print and online. Its award-winning magazine is distributed free twice a year to more than 500,000 educators, and its innovative multimedia kits are provided at no charge to thousands of schools and community groups.
The Civil Rights Memorial, which celebrates the memory of those who died during the Civil Rights Movement, is located next to the Southern Poverty Law Center's offices. Designed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial creator Maya Lin, the striking black granite memorial draws thousands of visitors every year. The Memorial plaza is a contemplative area – a place to honor those killed during the struggle, to appreciate how far the country has come in its quest for equality, and to consider how far it has to go. A new Civil Rights Memorial Center, designed to enhance this experience, opened in October 2005.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization supported by the contributions of thousands of caring individuals. Our Annual Report and other financial information are available online. To help our fight for justice and tolerance, please read How You Can Help.
*The information above about has been copied from ISP and the SPLC website.
michelesilvestri@yahoo.com
Jennifer Holladay:
Jennifer Holladay is the senior adviser for strategic affairs at the Southern Poverty Law Center and the director of its Teaching Tolerance program, which provides more than 400,000 educators with anti-bias resources annually. Under her direction, Teaching Tolerance has become one of the most highly honored education projects in the country, having won an Oscar for Mighty Times: The Children’s March, an Emmy for Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks, two Webby Awards as the Internet’s best activist site and more than 20 honors from the Association of Educational Publishers. In 2002, she helped launch national Mix It Up at Lunch Day, which calls on students to swap seats in the cafeterias as a way to break down the social boundaries in schools; in 2007, an estimated 4 millions students in 10,000 schools participated in the event. She speaks nationally about issues of difference and writes extensively about anti-racism and diversity. She is the author of White Anti-Racist Activism: A Personal Road Map, published by the Center for the Study of White American Culture.
The Southern Poverty Law Center:
Co-founders Morris Dees (left) and Joe Levin(Penny Weaver)
The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.Located in Montgomery , Alabama – the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement – the Southern Poverty Law Center was founded by Morris Dees and Joe Levin, two local lawyers who shared a commitment to racial equality. Its first president was civil rights activist Julian Bond.Throughout its history, SPLC has worked to make the nation's Constitutional ideals a reality. The SPLC legal department fights all forms of discrimination and works to protect society's most vulnerable members, handling innovative cases that few lawyers are willing to take. Over three decades, it has achieved significant legal victories, including landmark Supreme Court decisions and crushing jury verdicts against hate groups.
In 1981, the Southern Poverty Law Center began investigating hate activity in response to a resurgence of groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Today the SPLC Intelligence Project monitors hate groups and tracks extremist activity throughout the U.S. It provides comprehensive updates to law enforcement, the media and the public through its quarterly magazine, Intelligence Report. Staff members regularly conduct training sessions for police, schools, and civil rights and community groups, and they often serve as experts at hearings and conferences.
To combat the causes of hate, SPLC in 1991 established Teaching Tolerance, an educational program to help K-12 teachers foster respect and understanding in the classroom. Teaching Tolerance is now one of the nation's leading providers of anti-bias resources – both in print and online. Its award-winning magazine is distributed free twice a year to more than 500,000 educators, and its innovative multimedia kits are provided at no charge to thousands of schools and community groups.
The Civil Rights Memorial, which celebrates the memory of those who died during the Civil Rights Movement, is located next to the Southern Poverty Law Center's offices. Designed by Vietnam Veterans Memorial creator Maya Lin, the striking black granite memorial draws thousands of visitors every year. The Memorial plaza is a contemplative area – a place to honor those killed during the struggle, to appreciate how far the country has come in its quest for equality, and to consider how far it has to go. A new Civil Rights Memorial Center, designed to enhance this experience, opened in October 2005.
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization supported by the contributions of thousands of caring individuals. Our Annual Report and other financial information are available online. To help our fight for justice and tolerance, please read How You Can Help.
*The information above about has been copied from ISP and the SPLC website.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Quiz
Just a reminder that you will have your second quiz on "The Impening Crisis" (chapter 13)Wednesday, March 26th.
Also, we will finish the Civil War next week and will then begin our last Brinkley unit, "The Conquest of the Far West". After the far west, we will complete a small unit on geography. We will then finish the year with current events, specifically the USA presidential elections.
Also, we will finish the Civil War next week and will then begin our last Brinkley unit, "The Conquest of the Far West". After the far west, we will complete a small unit on geography. We will then finish the year with current events, specifically the USA presidential elections.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
College Information
Mr. Cape will be joining one of our hour classes this week. He will be talking about university/college admission.
Be sure to bring any of your questions to class.
Be sure to bring any of your questions to class.
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