Primary Source Sites for NHD Research

NHD Philly Partner Institutions

nettrekker.com -GREAT search engine for students, see Ms. Thompson for PASSWORD

http://www.askherepa.org/ LIVE help from librarians, 24/7

PHILLY RESEARCH

Search millions of historic images

http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress

http://www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives

http://www.gilderlehrman.org/ Gilder Lehrmen (podcasts, info, photos, primary sources)

http://www.pbs.org/ PBS

http://libr.org/

http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/resources/research/womens-hist-resources.html

http://www.albany.edu/talkinghistory/arch2004july-december.html

http://www.history.com/ (History channel)

The Met http://www.metmuseum.org

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-clothing.html#exhibits

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/27/AR2006032701507_pf.html

http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/socialhistov.html

http://www.hastingspress.co.uk/history/


http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html


http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Victorian.html

http://www.time.com/time/time100/artists/ Time Magazine- 100 Most Influential

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
http://www.britannica.com

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia

Con High 2012 Site

Please check CON HIGH 2012 for current class assignments.


http://conhigh2012.blogspot.com

Con High in the News!

Daily News Article

Philadelphia Inquirer Article

CBS interviews students

More video to follow- stay tuned!

History is NOW!

Dear Class of 2012,

As we study history, both recent and ancient, let us take time to celebrate and commemorate this historic moment in American history. By all accounts, voters turned out in record numbers to give Barack Obama an overwhelming mandate that the country wants, and needs, drastic change. You were a part of this historic election, in part for the Penn Cord Voting Ad that you created in our class.

For many of us, the future we have been dreaming of for so long has started to become the present. I am thrilled to know all of my children- my students and my own, will now know that this dream has become a reality. Obama's candidacy was a grassroots campaign- ordinary people working together to make extraordinary times. Through a majority of the popular vote and an overwhelming majority of the electoral vote, America has stated loud and clear that we are ready for change, and that we want a government that cares about each and every American.

I am so excited to live up to our highest ideals and goals- to make this the nation I always knew we could be. We are moving beyond hate and doubt to a place of compassion and hope. We the people did it! Our job as a nation has only just begun. We must each do our part to continue to make the world a better place. You must strive to learn and be all you can be. We must try to resolve our differences and truly, out of many, become one.

Please use today to write your thoughts and feelings, what this means to you or someone you know, or make a video about the election and post to your blog. You may email me your response if you do not want to post - mirandagt2012@gmail.com
You may also post your thoughts at http://www.colorofchange.org/stories08/?id=1765-404910

Your topic essay is POSTPONED until TUESDAY November 10 to give you the weekend to finish it (however please use today to peer edit and review after writing or recording your thoughts on the election).

~Miranda Garcia-Thompson

DUE FRI. NOV 7th!!!

Write an Essay on your Proposed Topic Choice
(3-5 pages, 12 pt font, 1 inch margins)

Try WRITING TRICKS for help with style and other tipsW
1. Introduction Paragraph
A. Thesis statement
B. Overview of your entire paper
C. Brief history/biography including influences on this person.

2. MAJOR IMPACT on History
A. What was the historical problem?
B. How did this person contribute to the creation or solution of this problem?
C. What caused this person to act?
D. How did he/she achieve key change? How did he/she motivate others?
E. Who else was involved, what happened, where, why, important dates
F. What talents did he/she use?
G. What effect did it have on their time?
H. What long term change happened because of their actions?

3. Explain how this person connects to NHD Theme "The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies".
A. Why should we care about this person today? Are they famous? If not, why should they be?
B. What is their legacy today? In what ways can we see and feel it?
C. What larger event or movement did this person contribute to that changed history?

4. BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. 5-10 SOURCES
B. MLA Format

3rd Annotation and INTRODUCTION

Please have your third annotation, thesis statement and paper introduction complete by TUESDAY OCTOBER 21.

This will give you the weekend to work on them if you need.

How to make an Annotation

Original Requirements for Annotations


Example Annotation (web)

Moyers, Bill. "Rachel Carlson."Bill Moyers Journal. September 21, 2007. PBS. 10/15/08.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09212007/profile.html

This article gives a brief biography of Carlson's early life growing up in Pennsylvania, and how she became involved in studying and writing about wildlife and natural habitats. The article also discusses her controversial book, "Silent Spring", and how it prompted the Kennedy administration to investigate the impact of pesticide on the environment.

This article references several primary sources, including newspaper reviews and letters to the editor from 1962 when the book was published. it also provides links to several other sites about Carlson and her work for the environment, as well as the issues at stake. The author, Bill Moyers, is a journalist who has been reprting since the 1950s, and has worked for PBS and CBS. This article was helpful to my research because I found out how Carlson first got interested in the environment, and because it provides many useful links to additional research. I now have to follow up on how her book specifically affected policy and made changes, and I have to find out what is DDT and what is the debate.

Example thesis statement and introduction:
Rachel Carlson was a visionary of environmental protection. She wrote many articles and books about how chemicals were poisoning the environment. Because of her research and writing, laws have been enacted and most of the pesticides whose use she criticized have been banned. Her message carried beyond the specific problem of pesticide use, and prompted the Federal Government to take action against water and air pollution as well as against the misuse of pesticides several years before it otherwise might have moved. Today, we still debate man's affect on the environment and global warming and despite the many beneficial changes to policy that sprang from her work, Americans now apply more than twice the amount of pesticides they did before Silent Spring was published, and totals also are increasing around the world.

Timeline for Term 1 Projects

Class of 2012: These assignments are meant to keep you on track with research, reading and writing for your NHD Topic Selection Essay. Blog posts that are late will not receive full credit.

1. Topic Selection Post - DUE Mon. Sept. 22

2. First Annotation- DUE Fri. Oct. 3

3. Second Annotation - DUE Tues. Oct. 7

4. VOTING AD - DUE Thurs. Oct. 16

5. Third Annotation - DUE Fri. Oct. 17

6. Thesis Statement and Introduction - Due TUES. OCT 21

7. Fourth Annotation - DUE Friday Oct 24

8. Rough Draft DUE WED. Oct 28

9. Fifth Annotation DUE MON NOVEMBER 3

10. FINAL TOPIC SELECTION ESSAY DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7th