Monday, April 22, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Humanities:  Read!  Complete your feature story and post it with a picture if you haven't done so already.  Also, use the study guide to prepare for your next test which is on Thursday.

Blog Questions for this week:
       Q1
T1  How did the Great Depression change America?  Explain.
T2  Compare and contrast the early 1920's with the Great Depression.  How did Americans change over this time period?
T3  Sept 1929
      "There is no cause to worry.  The high tide of prosperity will continue."
       -Andrew Mellon (Secretary of the Treasury)
      Reflect on this response to the crash of the stock market and the closure of many American banks.

       Q2
T1  How can living in a democracy be unsafe?  Explain
T2  America is the most diverse and open society on the planet.  Explain the positive and negative qualities associated with this characterization.
T3  Describe the American spirit and explain how it is expressed during times of great prosperity and times of great despair.

Science: Finish any incomplete classwork from today!  Bring your login name & password to class tomorrow; all students will take the computer-based Science 8 Benchmark test tomorrow.  

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