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Who or what did you feel was the most significant person or event in the readings/videos this week? Explain why.
Pan an outline for the research paper, topic is “Challenges that the Jewish faced when living in the ghettos” and include primary and secondary scholarly sources.
Write a descriptive paper on the Holocaust.
What is the 1965 Hart-Celler Act and how did it affect immigration to the United States?
Explain the preference system and the importance of the family reunification component of this legislation.
QUESTIONS:
Purpose
In the modules covered so far, we have covered how white Europeans came to North America and expanded through the continent, creating a new American identity through Revolution and war, and laying claim to the territory as their “Manifest Destiny.” In each module, we have looked at these events from the perspective of other minority groups to investigate how identity was shaped by societal and cultural pressures such as the existence of racial slavery causing racial hierarchies, territorial expansion challenging indigenous identity, or gender discrimination compounding the inequality of minority women. Reflecting on what you have learned at the midpoint of the semester is an important way to develop metacognitive skills and understand how historical interpretations are created and revised.
As students explore the historical development of the United States, they should be able to evaluate and synthesize different positions, support analysis with relevant evidence, and create evidence-based interpretations of:
major subtopics in United States history, such as Native Americans and their interactions with the U.S. government; slavery and its legacies; the foundational ideals of the American Republic; colonization and territorial expansion; economic development; political reform and reaction; immigration to the United States and the experiences of immigrants; foreign relations; wars and conflicts; movements including religious, labor, civil rights, feminist, and environmental.
multiple perspectives related to, for example, diverse cultures, communities, and environments; age, gender, and sexuality; the history and experience of racial, ethnic, and religious minorities; the experiences of people with disabilities; and patterns of race and class relations.
The reflective essay will ask students to consider course materials up to and including Module 7. In a short (2-3 double-spaced pages) essay students will reflect on what they have learned about the formation of coalitions and conflicts between different ethnic groups in the early United States, and how this confirms or challenges their understanding and relationship to the past. Historians must support their claims with evidence so your reflections should draw on examples from course resources including assigned readings, document activities, and documentaries. Outside research is not required as the assignment is based on your reflection on course materials. You can draw on your own reflections in video journals and discussion posts etc, but you should not copy and paste your work as this is a new assignment where you should synthesize your reflections. Any ideas or information that do not come from your own knowledge should be properly cited in whichever citation style you are most familiar with in your discipline (MLA, APA etc) or with a simple parenthetical citation. eg (Takaki, 81)
In your reflection, answer the following questions:
1. Which module most challenged your existing knowledge about United States history by presenting a different perspective of events?
2. Which conflict between different identity groups did you find most significant and why?
3. Which coalition between identity groups did you find most significant and why?
In the first two units of this course, you have learned about several historical civilizations and the way that they lived such as the Roman Empire, the Greek city states, the Persians, Babylonians, Sumerians, Egyptians, Empire of Aksum, Olmecs, Zapotecs and many more!
For this project, you will be demonstrating your understanding of these empires by creating your own new unique empire which incorporates characteristics from at least four of the civilizations that you learned about in this unit. You will then create a PowerPoint presentation which provides an overview of your new empire and what it would be like. You can choose from the following lists of characteristics to incorporate into your empire:
Be Creative!
Write a 2 page outline for the following essay question. What was the role of the of the Babi Yar genocide in the Nazi “Final Solution”, and how did this event impact the Jewish community of Eastern Europe?
Reflect on the readings using the 3, 2, 1 method. A successful submission will require that you reflect on the following: Share (3) main take aways from all the readings; what are (2) things that you have questions about, are curious about, don’t understand, or would like to investigate further?; (1) Imagine that you were transported into history and you were you dropped into a community of the people group you studied this week. What would be your social position based on your age, race, gender, and faith?
Successful Submission includes:
Fully answer the prompts
Write a minimum of one paragraph for each response/reflection.
Make connections between the textbook readings and your own reflections.
Use in-text citations when quoting the textbook. This will suffice (Sage Reader, Page#)
Question/Prompt:
1. Demonstrate your developing critical thinking skills by identifying and discussing systems and institutions of oppression and their impact on targeted groups based on race, class, gender/sexuality and/or ethnicity during the covered time period in California history. Compare and contrast and discuss the intersections of varied historical experiences. Compare and contrast how the various targeted groups resisted and challenged these varied forms of oppression. How does this approach to history inform your understanding and analysis of current social justice issues today?
(Utilize any relevant assigned materials from week 1 to the present)
B) Instructions:
1. Submit your essay on CANVAS, under the Essay Assignment icon. Submit in PDF format only (if using Google docs, Note book or Word, convert to PDF and then submit).
2. Name, date and class at top of page with Essay #1 as the title.
3. Write essay prompt/question in bold and respond below.
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