Opportunity #1- Christmas Vacation Civil War Movie & Assignments for APUSHers (30pts max.)
APUSH Movies and the Civil War Directions
Your task for Monday, January 9 is to watch a movie – one related to the Civil War!
I suggest you get together with classmates and make a party out of it! Of course, I expect you to do more than simply watch a movie related to the Civil War; I expect you to reflect critically upon it, and write about it, as it relates to Civil War history.
You may choose any movie focusing on the Civil War, though I most strongly recommend either Glory, Gettysburg, Cold Mountain or Gods & Generals. You should write about how this movie affected your understanding of the Civil War. What seemed to be the theme of the movie, and what did it convey about the main characters and the events depicted? What did you learn about the Civil War from this movie? You also need to consider the historical accuracy of this movie. This means you must relate it to the facts of the Civil War, at least as they are described in American Pageant.
As an alternative, you can view Ken Burns’ The Civil War and write about it. You should view at least 3 hours of this 9-hour documentary. You need to describe the factual content in significant detail, explain any implied interpretation by Burns, and relate it to the way American Pageant describes the Civil War.
Your paper should be 2 to 4 pages in length; it will count a maximum of 30 points.Opportunity #2- Ms. Pojer's Christmas Carol Assignment for Webb APUSHers (30pts max.)
Christmas Carol DIRECTIONS:
- Choose a Christmas, Chanukah, or Kwanza "carol" to re-word.
- Then choose an historical topic, event, individual personality, or historical group and re-word your "carol" with lines pertaining to that choice.
- You must have at least eight, 4-line main stanzas, or six, 6+ line main stanzas. [The chorus doesn't figure in to this count, even though you have to re-write the chorus as well].
- Your new version of the "carol" must follow the same pace, cadence, syllables, and rhyming pattern as the original!
- Type out your history "carol" [you can get fancy, if you wish] and email me a copy as a Word file.
DUE DATE --> Monday, January 9, 2006
SAMPLES OF PRIOR "CAROLS":
"A New Christmas Carol--The 2000 Election" by Ms. Pojer
"O Jackson, Jackson, Jackson" by Sarah Mayefsky [class of '05]
"The South Secedes" by Max Blum [class of '05]
"Oh Come All Te Red Coats" by Mike Collins International School of Ouagadougou
"Way Back in the Old Days " by Mike Collins International School of Ouagadougou
CREDIT:
This extra credit assignment is worth 20 points.
If you want to sing your "carol" to the class, we will do so on the first day of school after the holiday break. This is worth an additional 10 points.
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