Saturday, December 13, 2008

Wall Street



What happened after the stock market crash? Why is Wall Stree so important to the economy of the USA and to the world? Are these events similar to those of today? Who was the president at the time of the Wall Street collapse? Who followed? What kinds of programs did he institute to save the nation.

Martin Luther King Jr.


Why is Martin Luter King such an important person in our history? What contributions did he make to the USA? How did his life effect the world as we know it today? How do we know that Dr. King was successful?

Butch Cassidy


The western is a genre of literature and movies that has been popular throughout the years. Many of the characters mentioned in this video are in the books and movies of that time. Please select a famous outlaw and include some facts about him or her.

world war II


Who is responsible for this soldier's actions during the war? How would you have faced the death and hardship that he outlines? Where were his parents? family? Who was ultimately responsible for the war attrocities?

change


idk...omg..lol...wup...wrud...rotfl...bffwgtltagsa...How can your on-line life enhance your learning environment. What kind of classroom would you design to use all of the tools and technology that you use every day..but are not allowed to use in school. Be creative.

21 accents


This is chance for Sam and Alec to shine.... Do you do any accents? How can there be so many accents from the USA? or from London? From where do these accents come? Does West Virginia have different accents? Do any famous people have accents?

kennedy/Lincoln



How can you explain this video. What is the videographer's purpose? Select one of the two presidents in this video and write an interesting but not widely known fact about him or his familly.

The Beatles



Who is the greatest recording artist of all time? Why? You must provide proof for your arugument...not because I said so....

puppy mills


Why must Puppy Mills be stopped? How do we support them? How can we make an attempt to stop them?

8th grade Holocaust


This video is made by an 8th grader to depict the horror of the Holocaust. Does he succeed? What is the overall message conveyed in the pictured and music? How is this different from the other studies that you have seen?

Auschwitz by SS Officer


How different are the expreesions of the SS officers in comparison to the captured Jews in the album? Why is their happiness seen as so appaling? How can they dance, vacation, and sing while others are being murdered?

Anne Frank



Why are the words written by a child remembered so many years after publication. Why are Anne Frank's words more popular than the words of older and more sophisticated writers? Why do you think that Anne feels so lonely? Who is Kitty?

Auschwitz



How has the Holocaust effected change in the world? Why has the death camp been prserved? What examples of man's inhumanity to man can be gleened from the World War II era?