Mrs. Madrigal’s Social Studies Blog

Before you begin working on your final power point presentation you have a short assignment that must be turned in by the end of the period:

visit the following website http://www.eyesondarfur.org/

1. Browse through the links and learn about the most recent information about Darfur. Reflect on Hotel Rwanda and ways in which Darfur mirrors the events, and the actions taking place. What is the most effective part about the website, how does it get it’s message across? What impacted you the most?
2. Think about how the role of the U.S. government in Sudan and Rwanda. How do you think the U.S. should act in Darfur? What have you learned about decision making and implementing foreign policy?
3. Open another window and copy and paste: https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml

Voice your opinion on the events in Sudan, Rwanda, and Darfur. Include your responses to the questions above and voice your opinion about the direction of U.S. foreign policy in Africa.

You will print out the letter and turn in before the end of the period.

Today and next Wednesday, June 18th you will have library time to prepare for finals – particularly the research project you have for English. You will use the time to further your research or begin your powerpoint presentation for Mr. Jackson.
The 9th grade topic is “Elizabethan Period” and the 10th grade topic is “Injustice in Today’s World.” The due dates are the same:

June 9th: Formal Outline (MLA style)

June 17th: Storyboard for power point presentation

June 20th: Final Research paper due

*Mr. Jackson is requiring a least one book source for your sources. For academic journals:

1. Copy and paste link on a different browser: www.hollywoodhighschool.net/library/

2. Click on “Dig Lib” on the top, and use any of the search engines. Thomas Gale and EBSCO are highly recommended for their sources.

Remember, looking for sources may be frustrating but keep using different search terms and ALWAYS look at the bibliographies of the good sources you find.

Good luck!