Thursday, April 18, 2013

THERE IS A SUB, HERE ARE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS!

1st Period ECONOMICS:

Read the following 3 articles related to supply and demand and summarize them. Then, email me the summaries: Mr. Rivera's Email Address

Nokia Sales Drop

The Price of Gold is Crashing. Here's Why

Supplier Woes Stir Apple Fears


3rd Period US HISTORY and 8th Period US HISTORY

Read the following Wikipedia article about Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Wikipedia: Letter from Birmingham Jail

Then, listen to the following news story about the Letter from Birmingham Jail:

Click Here to Listen to the Story

Write a summary about the Letter from the Birmingham Jail and email it to me Mr. Rivera's Email Address

USE YOUR RUBRICS TO GUIDE YOUR WRITING!!!!!!

Monday, April 8, 2013

Create a PowerPoint about the Civil Rights Movement. Use the generic rubric you were provided to guide your research.

What type of resistance was employed during the Civil Rights Movement?

How did the Civil Rights Movement affect the lives of minorities in the United States?

Do you think Martin Luther King's idea of non-violent resistance was the most effective way to gain civil rights for minorities? Why or Why not?

Include the following terms:

14th Amendment
Literacy Tests
Poll Tax
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Brown v. Board of Education
Martin Luther King
Malcom X
Non-violent Resistance