Class+Projects


 * __Poetry Anthology Wiki Project__**

Continuing with our new knowledge of wikis, we are beginning a new research project on poets. To see the requirements and join the page, please go to this page: [[poetanthology:home|
 * poetanthology.wikispaces.com**]]


 * __//Animal Farm// MyBook Wiki__**

We are currently working on a social networking site for the poor, downtrodden animals of Animal Farm. You should be set up with a user name and know your character all ready, so this is really more of a place to link over to the site if you forgot it:

[|**//laniermybook.wikispaces.com//**]


 * __//Animal Farm// Research Project__**

NOTES: Must use MLA format: MLA Guidelines For a new notes sheet, go to my assignments folder and print one.

Required: 1. Create a timeline of Soviet history under Communist rule, beginning with the October Revolution of 1917. 2. Identify the following people/groups:
 * Karl Marx
 * Czar Nicolas II
 * Josef Stalin
 * Leon Trotsky
 * Alexander Kerensky
 * Vladimir Lenin
 * Gregory Zinoviev
 * Lev Kaminev
 * The Proletariat
 * Pravda
 * The KGB

Choose 1:

· Find and print out a speech delivered by a famous political leader. It can be a president, a senator, a governor, or even a political figurehead from another country. Explain the context/purpose of the speech, date it was delivered, and the change it affected (if any). Create a presentation about the purpose for the speech and the message delivered. The presentation should address the following questions: - What was the call to action? What was the government or the people supposed to do in response to the speech? - What were the conditions under which the speech was given? Wartime, peacetime, depression, inflation, etc. - Do you agree or disagree with the contentions made in the speech? Why or why not? - Do you feel that the speech was written well? If you’ve heard the speech delivered, was the speaker a good orator?

· Research any political leader- from the US or from another country. Prepare a presentation describing their ascent to power. How did they gain political prestige? What were their signature policies? Did they succeed or fail in their mission?

· Research the histories of three national monuments and three national anthems of countries that exist in the modern world. Create a presentation that compares and contrasts the significance of all three, and discusses the histories of each as they apply to politics today.

· Find and research a particular strike in American history. Create a presentation that explains why the strike occurred, whether or not the employees were successful, and the ultimate conclusion to the problem.

The following is a list of famous historical figures. Go through and briefly read about some on the list. When you are ready, give me a piece of paper with your top 3 listed.
 * __Published Letters Webquest__**

1. [|Lord Chesterfield] 2. Abraham Lincoln 3. Emily Dickinson 4. George Eliot 5. Rainer Maria Rilke 6. [|Anne Morrow Lindbergh] 7. H. L. Mencken 8. Etty Hillesum 9. Flannery O'Connor 10. Leslie Marmon Silko 11. Madame de Sevigne 12. Arthur Conan Doyle 13. Laura Ingalls Wilder 14. Abigail Adams