Tenth+Grade+Social+Studies+Units+and+Work

General Instructions for how to use this wiki. //**There are 6 Units in this class. They are shown here in the order in which they are done in class.**// Middle Ages Unit #1 Conflict and Cooperation Unit #2 Government Unit #3 Far East Unit #4 Revolution Unit #5 Imperialism Unit #6 Under each unit are Links to helpful websites ,Handouts you might get in class, and instructions for any projects that you may need to do for that unit.The only things that are not on this wiki are tests that you might need to take at the end of a unit.


 * = Middle Ages Unit #1 =

Links to helpful websites [|The Middle Ages] [|Middle Ages Museum] [|Feudal Life] [|Middle Ages for Kids] [|Mr. Dowling's Middle Ages] [|What was it like to live in the Middle Ages] [|Castles] [|Great Middle Ages Links] [|Mediterranean Map 1] [|Mediterranean Map 2] [|castles architecture] [|Sinclair Castle] [|Sources of last names] [|Surnames paper] [|Pillars of the Earth trailer]

Handouts you might get in class [|feudalism vocab quiz.PDF] [|Chapter 26 page 30 worksheets.] [|life in the middle ages worksheets.PDF] [|medival religion vocab.PDF] [|castles info.PDF] [|surnames worksheet.PDF]






 * = **Conflict and Cooperation Unit for Assessment Unit #2** =

Links to helpful websites [|Synopsis of Palestine/Israel conflict] [|Arab/Israel Conflict] [|Timeline of the Conflict] [|Israel conflict and peace frequently asked questions] [|Israel history] [|History of Israel in a nutshell viewpoint from Israel] [|History of Israel in maps] [|General information on Israel] History of Israel in a nutshell

[|History of Israel][|Link] [|Important events in the history of Israel] [|Video History of Israel in a nutshell] [|Israel by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

Steps in Writing a Constructed Response Helpful Information to assist you in writing your assessment. [|Constructed response link]

Handouts you might get in class



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End of the unit assessment

**EXTRA** > > > > > [|CIA World factbook on Nauru] > [|History, geography, culture, climate] > >
 * Current Events This is not a unit, but current events for discussion
 * [|Human rights and democracy in S. Sudan]
 * [|Facts about Nauru]

**Lesson for 12-5-11**




 * ** Government Unit Unit #3 **

Links to helpful websites [|Overview of US Government Set-up] [|Separation of Powers] [|Three branches of Government] [|Constitution copy] [|Roadmap to the constitution] [|You and your government] [|Ben's guide to the constitution] [|Glossary of words for the constitution] [|Constitution Web Site...compromise] [|Writing the constitution] [|The constitution] [|Info on the three branches of government] [|images of stonehenge] [|images of magna carta] [|Government site about the Magna Carta] [|Actual text of Magna Carta] [|Founding fathers video] [|Video on how constitution came to be] [|video on constitution] [|video on compromises in the constitution] [|compromises in the constitution] [|Peanuts video on constitutional convention and need for a new constitution] [|Bill of Rights Rock and checks and balances video] [|Bill of Rights Video *] [|Video on how to amend the Constitution] [|video on James Madison the Father of the Constitution] [|Video on Thomas Jefferson] [|biographies on writers of the constitution] Compromises of the US Constitutional Convention use this for worksheet [|thanks] Portfolio with all of the important papers and slideshows in it



Handouts you might get in class

[|Chapter 10 section 1.PDF] [|Questions for Chapter 10 Section 1.PDF] [|Frayer Model English Name.doc] [|Bill of Rights.PDF] activity 1 magna carta.PDF [|Activity 3 Magna Carta.PDF] [|constitution powerpoint worksheets.PDF] [|constitution powerpoint worksheets.PDF] [|Checks and Balances notes.PDF] [|Constitution crossword.PDF]


 * = Far East Unit Unit #4 =

Links to helpful websites
 * TEA
 * [|History of Tea]
 * [|serving tea]
 * [|Japanese Tea Pots]
 * [|Japanese Tea Ceremony]

Links to helpful websites by country

KOREA **[|National Geographic video on N. Korea]** **[|Go to My Korea Powerpoint]** **[|South Korea tourism video]** **[|Korean Art]** **[|MacArthur Video]** **[|Dogfights in Korea]** **[|Vet remembers]** **[|Link to information on Korea]** **[|Society in North Korea]** **[|Kim Jong Un succession questions]** [|Korean War Part 1] [|Korean war in photos]

JAPAN **[|Kids Web Japan]** **[|Japan tourism video]** **[|Japanese Arts Festival]** **[|Japanese Art images]** **[|Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]** **[|Society in Japan]** **[|Links to articles on Japanese Life]** **[|Articles on Art, religion, music, ceremonies, traditional clothing, pop culture, literature, food, and sports]** **[|Ettiquette Guide to Japanese culture and customs]** **[|Japan's geography]** **[|Geography statistics on Japan]** [|Infoplease Japan's History, geography, government]
 * [|Traditional Japanese Dress]
 * [|History of Japanese Traditional Dress]
 * [|Geisha]
 * [|Tradition of the Geisha]
 * [|Tradition of the Geisha]

CHINA

**[|China tourism video]** **[|Mao's bloody revolution]** **[|Mao's Red Guards]** **[|The Long March]** **[|China in Revolution]** **[|images of the silk road]** **[|Great Leap Forward]** **[|Cultural revolution]** **[|Tiananmen Square Marssacre]** **[|BBC News June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square]** **[|stills and clips from Tiananmen Square]** **[|Confucius]** **[|China today]** **[|Information on Chinese Society]**

**[|Tour of Bejing]** **[|China background information]** **[|Images of the Great Wall]** **[|Info on Great Wall and video of Great Wall]** **[|Chinese Art]** **[|What led to the rise of Communism in China?]** **[|More on rise and history of Communism in China]** **[|Three Gorges Dam]** **[|Forbidden City]**

PORTFOLIO WITH THE UNIT AND SOME MOVIES IN IT!

Handouts you might get in class by country

China [|China Notes.PDF] [|Text on China.PDF] [|Anticipation Guide.doc] [|China and the West.PDF] [|Mao Zedong Worksheet.PDF]

Japan [|Notes on Japan.PDF] [|From the text on Japan.PDF] [|Recovery and Change in Japan.PDF]

Korea [|Korean war worksheet.PDF]

Project Instructions and How to Layout a Bibliography (MLA) [|Project on the Far East.PDF]


 * Revolution Unit Unit #5

Links to helpful websites  American Revolution [|History Channel American Revolution***] [|American Revolution] [|Video on modern revolutions] [|Timeline of US Revolution] [|The American Revolutionary War] [|Website for websearch on American Revolution] [|Link to cool videos on the American Revolution] [|Video on history of the American Revolution] [|John Adams God Save the United States] [|Interesting biographical stories of leaders of the American Revolution] [|Video on Shays Rebellion] [|student produced Shays Rebellion] [|American Revolution]

Links to helpful websites on Boston Massacre [|Description of the Massacre] [|Conflicting Reports of the Boston Massacre] [|Behind the scenes look at the Boston Massacre] [|Paul Revere's etching explained]

 French Revolution [|French revolution] [|Why was the French revolution important?] [|Timeline of the French Revolution] [|Link to cool videos on French Revolution] [|Funny video on French Revolution] [|Introduction to the French Revolution] [|History channel French Revolution]

Handouts you might get in class

 American Revolution

Notes for the American Revolution Portion of the Keynote



 French Revolution

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Notes for the French Revolution Portion of the Assessment <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 190%;">Revolution comparison...French and American...need for Assessment

Revolution Assessment

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Links to helpful websites [|The Age of Imperialism] [|Imperialism around the world] [|Images for imperialism] [|Images for imperialism in Africa] [|Imperialism in Africa Primary Sources] [|Imperialism] [|Video on imperialism in Africa] [|Video 2] [|Africa] [|Human rights in Africa] [|Imperialism in Africa] [|Great imperialism movie] [|Colonialism in Africa]

<span style="color: #00ff8d; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 250%;">SAMPLE PROJECTS [|Part one on Imperialism in Africa] [|Part two Imperialism in Africa] <span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000bff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 25.6px;">Handouts you might get in class

Political cartoon samples

African Country Project

**Go to this website and play with the map....see how hard you can make it and have it work!** **http://www.schoolnet.na/games/map/africa.html**