Independent Research on PSC Air Quality

Spend at least half an hour researching one or two of the questions you formulated about the local air quality/PSC investigation by USA Today. Please, write down the websites you used to find more information and briefly but completely what you found out or wanted to learn and couldn't locate.

Be ready to share in class Friday.

Amendment 1 Sheet

Complete both sides of the sheet on this First Amendment that was passed out in class today. Side 1 is terminology of the Constitution, specifically the Bill of Rights, and side 2 requires you to re-write the First Amendment in your own words. Bring it Friday.

Presidential Candidates' Identity Profiles and Charts

In class the last two days we have examined the evolution of the two presidential candidates’ identities. Today we read sections of both candidate’s life stages to share in class with each other Friday. In order to focus in on their identities, complete the sheet with a list of “bystander and upstander” examples on one side and the Venn diagram on the other side.
After you complete the list on the worksheet by using your notes from class reading today, fill in the Venn chart with one side being McCain’s upstander/bystander/identity and Obama’s on the other, and of course any common ground in the middle. For instance, both candidates may exhibit heroic qualities (middle) but have much different types of heroism on either side. This is very important step in beginning discussion and pre-writing for Friday’s class. Please come with it to class prepared to share.

Please email me with questions or see me during office hours or lunch.

dhammons@bmsonline.org

Reflective Journal: What does it mean to be a historian?

In today's class we placed pictures of various images from U.S. history on a big "timeline" and discussed reasons that we put them where we did. We found that there are many other significant reasons an event or period in history may be important other than the date when it happened alone.

After this activity and discussion, what are your ideas and questions about what historians do and what history is? Spend about 30 minutes on this topic.
It is due beginning of class this Friday, 9/26.