Mr. Keegan's World of Social Studies

New Website - Please Visit

2010-09-11T13:03:00.004-04:00

Hello friends and students!

I have moved my classroom website to moodle. This will allow for greater interactivity and student centered activities. Please visit this new site at:

Please visit my new website at:

Mr. Keegan's Moodle Page

http://moodle.oceansideschools.org/course/view.php?id=736

You may have to register, but I will be sure to allow access.

Mr. Keegan

Social Studies Assessment Resources

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Assessment Review Assignments

Remember:
All pink packet assignments must be completed in book and answer sheet.

Due Monday, May 3rd
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2001
Pgs. 3-9

EXTRA CREDIT

Due Friday, May 7th
Castle Learning
Assessment Review Test # 1

http://www.castlelearning.com

User ID: ocean-lastnamefirst initial
Example: ocean-smithj

Password: This was originally set to your school login password. Many of you changed your password early in the year. If you need a new password, please e-mail (dkeegan@oceansideschools.org) or send me a note requesting that your password be cleared.

Due Monday, May 10th
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2002
Pgs. 12-17

EXTRA CREDIT

Due Friday, May 14th
Castle Learning
Assessment Review Test # 2

http://www.castlelearning.com

User ID: ocean-lastnamefirst initial
Example: ocean-smithj

Password: This was originally set to your school login password. Many of you changed your password early in the year. If you need a new password, please e-mail (dkeegan@oceansideschools.org) or send me a note requesting that your password be cleared.

Due Monday, May 17th
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2003
Pgs. 20-26

EXTRA CREDIT

Due Friday, May 21st
Castle Learning
Assessment Review Test # 3

http://www.castlelearning.com

User ID: ocean-lastnamefirst initial
Example: ocean-smithj

Password: This was originally set to your school login password. Many of you changed your password early in the year. If you need a new password, please e-mail (dkeegan@oceansideschools.org) or send me a note requesting that your password be cleared.

Due Monday, May 24th
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2004
Pgs. 29-38

EXTRA CREDIT

Due Friday, May 28th
Castle Learning
Assessment Review Test # 4

http://www.castlelearning.com

User ID: ocean-lastnamefirst initial
Example: ocean-smithj

Password: This was originally set to your school login password. Many of you changed your password early in the year. If you need a new password, please e-mail (dkeegan@oceansideschools.org) or send me a note requesting that your password be cleared.

Due Tuesday, June 1st
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2005
Pgs. 41-47

Due Friday, June 4th
Yellow Packet - Constructed Response
June 2009
Pgs. 32-35

Due Monday, June 7th
Pink Packet - Multiple Choice
June 2006
Pgs. 50-57

Monday, June 14th
Social Studies Assessment - Day 1

Tuesday, June 15th
Social Studies Assessment - Day 1

The Last Week of Cycle 3

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Due Monday,
April 12th

Complete The Great Depression packet, # 1-13.
All answers can be found in the attached reading selections, pgs. 212-219.
Many students have music rehearsals today. It is still your responsibility to have this work completed by Monday.

Due Tuesday.
April 13th

Continue preparations for Friday’s exam.
Continue working on ELA/SS Found Poem.

A number of students will be confirmed today (Tuesday) at St. Anthony’s. Congratulations!

Due Wednesday,
April 14th

Continue working on your FDR Digital DBQ packet.

A number of students will be confirmed today (Wednesday) at St. Anthony’s. Congratulations!

Due Thursday,
April 15th

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Digital DBQ packet must be completed.

Social Studies - ELA Challenge is due today!
Writing Contest - Freedom

Due Friday,
April 16th

Found Poem must be handed in today.

Utilizing the Document Packet and all materials related to the Great Depression, students will take their final exam of the quarter, an OPEN-NOTES TEST on the Great Depression.

Due Tuesday,
April 20th

New Deal Cartoon Extra Credit
See attached examples

Hello Team 8-2

2010-03-12T07:33:00.003-05:00

I will be out today, March 12th, tending to two sick one-year old boys. I do hope you are all well, and that you are committed to working hard and being respectful. I expect your best behavior and most efficient use of time. The crossword that I have created and the Taboo packet will be helpful as you set out to review for Monday's quiz.

When you are through with your review materials (Taboo & Crossword), I would like to see you interact with a K-W-L on the 1920s. Remember the K-W-L stands for:

* What you Know?
* What you Want to know?
* What you Learned?

I do hope you all have a great weekend! Remember, middle school is fast coming to a close. Let's work as hard as we can in the coming weeks so that the skills necessary for high school success are sharpened.

Classroom Procedures

Please hand out a Taboo packet to each student. These packets can be found on my desk or on the small table in front of my desk. Please inform students that these terms are the BIG ones for Monday’s quiz. Please ask students to take 7 minutes today to review the terms. If comfortable, students may work with a partner to quiz one another. (read taboo terms and ask partner to try to identify the word)

Please hand out WW I Crossword Puzzle. You may allow students to work individually or with a partner. Students may use the “old” textbooks in the back of the room. After 15 minutes, or when all students are nearing completion, please go through the crossword with the students. Answers are below:

Once complete, each student should pick up an “old” textbook from the back of the classroom. Then, please hand out the K-W-L sheet.
Please ask students to open the textbook to the chapter on the 1920s. I believe this is Chapter 24. Utilizing this chapter, ask students to complete the K and W part of the KWL. Feel free to complete the K (What do you KNOW) as a whole-class activity.

What students do not finish of the K-W-L must be finished by Tuesday’s class.

February Break

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I would like to wish each of you a wonderful Februray recess. I do hope it is a restful week, finding you in the company of family and friends. I will expect the following upon you return:

* Chapter 24 must be read
* World Power packet must be complete (Handed out on 2/9)
* Castle Learning Exam must be complete - World Power
* Video Analysis from Computer Lab must be completed by end of school, 2/25

Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 20th

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Digital DBQ - Foreign Policy

Earthquake in Haiti - Student News Report

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Welcome to the Computer Lab!

Throughout this week we will explore different aspects of the Progressive Era. I do hope you work individually, efficiently, and to the best of your ability. Please continue to refer back to this web page as it will provide a good overview of our week.

Tuesday, January 19th

htttp://www.castlelearning.com

Castle Learning Online provides online study guides, quizzes, and unit exams. While we will be utilizing the computer lab today to create our accounts and take a practice exam, much of our Castle Learning work will done independently and according to your own time schedules.

Your Log-In Information

Go to www.castlelearning.com

Username:
School computer log-in

Password:
For the first time, leave it blank and click submit. You will be asked to make a password and confirm it. You may enter your email address.

Once you are in…your classes will be listed. When you have an assignment it will be in RED with a reminder flag. Click on the teachers name and then click on the assignment!

Friday, January 15th

2010-01-15T08:09:00.004-05:00

Hello Team 8-2!

I will not be in school today as my son Leo has had his first stomach bug. He is recovering well but must be hydrated throughout the day. I expect only your best behavior and most diligent work for today's substitute. I believe the work I have left is meaningful and will provide a strong overview of the Progressive Era.

Have a great day! I look forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday!

Mr. Keegan

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-04T07:22:00.005-05:00

Happy New Year to Team 8-2

I will be out today due to a family illness. I do expect your best behavior and most disciplined work today. Remember, the measure of a person is not how they act when all eyes are on him or her, but how he or she acts when nobody is watching.

The work you will do today is designed to preview the Era of Reform, which many people see as a natural response to the excesses of Industrialization. Read carefully, think critically, and ask for help when you need assistance.

SPECIAL NOTES

Students who have not yet presented Time Traveler will be expected to do so tomorrow. I suspect that Mr. Weinstein and I will meet to discuss project grades tomorrow and that we may be able to return graded rubrics by Wednesday or Thursday.

All Industrialization Exams will be returned tomorrow. The grades were excellent! Congratulations and keep up the great work!

On Wednesday we will be participating in a Geography Bee. Two students from each section will advance to a school-wide Bee to be held later in the month.

Lesson

Using textbooks which are in the classroom, (please be sure that Ms. Shulman has delivered) have students complete the following assignment. Students must finish for homework:

Due Tuesday, January 5th
Carefully read textbook 586-591
Complete:

Viewing History question on page 587
Viewing History on 589
# 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 on 591

Due Wednesday, January 6th

Carefully read textbook 592-596
Complete:
Viewing History question on 593
Complete # 1 & 2 on pg. 594
# 1 & 2 on pg. 596
____________________________________________________________________________________
If students finish early, please ask them individually to create a list of ten of the biggest problems facing the United States today. Then, ask students to rank these issues or problems in order of importance.

If any kids finish everything, I do have a library of Junior Scholastic magazines in the back of the room (back table)

Industry & Immigration Exam - Review Materials

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Exam Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009

Industry & Immigration Jeopardy

Test Review Sheet

8th Grade Curriculum

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7th Grade Review

Lesson 1-5

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR

6. Lincoln’s Election

Firebell in the Night – Fort Sumter

7. What Are We Fighting For?

Causes of the Civil War – Review

THE CIVIL WAR

8. A Tale of the Tape – Advantages & Disadvantages

9. Civil War Strategy

North & South

10. Civil War on the Battlefield – Part I – Big Paper

Highlight Civil War Technology

11. The Emancipation Proclamation

12. Civil War on the Battlefield – Part II – Big Paper

13. The Gettysburg Address

14. The Assassination of Lincoln

The Tragedy at Ford’s Theater

RECONSTRUCTION

15. “O Captain! My Captain!” vs “The Good Ol’ Rebel” (9/30-10/2)

Three Cups of Tea (10/5-10/9)

16. The War is Over, Let the Healing Begin (10/13)

17. Now What? The President & Congress Clash Over Reconstruction

18. The Contradictions of Reconstruction

African American Gains & Losses
Strange Fruit

19. The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan

Hate groups as a reaction to black emancipation

20. Reconstruction in the New South

Hurricane Katrina footage – Think deeply
Has the nation been fully reconstructed?
________________________________________________________________________________

AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

THE FRONTIER

21. The Frontier in American History

Post-War America & a New Age of Expansion
What is a Frontier
Analyze the works of Frederic Remington – Detail

22. “Don’t Fence Me In”

The Impact of railroads, mining, and ranching in the west
The Game of Monopoly – Greed - John Stossel

23. A Way of Life Ends

Native American are confronted with relocation and reservations

24. The Census of 1890

Is the Frontier Really Closed?

25. “Far & Away”

Clips from Cruise and Kidman’s film about Irish immigration

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH & NEW BUSINESS MODELS

26. Captains of Industry or Robber Barons - Research

27. Captains of Industry or Robber Barons - Research

28. Captains of Industry or Robber Barons - Debate

29. The Game of Monopoly – Highlight the railroad industry

Video

30. Economic Principles – Supply & Demand

Capitalism
Free Market
Monopoly
Competition
Laissez faire

31. Does Capitalism Lead to Efficiency & Invention?

Electric power, telephone, automobile, refrigeration, the airplane

LABOR IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRY

32. Supply & Demand and its Impact on Wages

Highlight the impact of widespread immigration

33 The Immigrant Experience: A Story of the American Dream

Video – Janek & Family

34. Labor Practice in the Age of Industry – Conditions

Triangle Fire
Modern Times – Charlie Chaplin

35. The Oceanside Tootsie Roll Factory

36. The Oceanside Tootsie Roll Factory

37. Workers Attempt to Unite

IMMIGRATION & URBANIZATION

38. The Statue of Liberty

An Icon or an Eyesore?
Have we lived up to the principles set forth by Emma Lazarus?

39. Push & Pull

Factors leading to immigration

40. Americans Welcome Their New Neighbors. Do They Really?

41. The Changing Face of the American City - Physically

42. The Changing Face of the American City – Culturally

43. What is an American?

As presented in the art and literature of the day

PROGRESSIVE ERA REFORMS

44. Reform – Boss Tweed (Symbol)
• Gangs of New York (15 minutes)

45. Reform/Muckrakers

46. Reform/Muckrakers

47. Reform/Muckrakers

48. Reform/Muckrakers

49. Teddy Roosevelt - Symbol of progressivism

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THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR - WW I (1898-1914)

50. Steer Clear of Permanent Alliances

Examining the foreign policy advice of Washington

51. Introduction: The Age of Imperialism

Forces making expansion possible
Trace American Expansion (1796-Today)

52. The Spanish-American War

Causes/War
Social Darwinism
“White Man’s Burden”

53. Spanish-American War

Propaganda
"Remember the Maine"

54. Spanish-American War

Relations with Latin America
World’s Constable

WORLD WAR I

55. War Erupts in Europe - MANIA

Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination

56. The Sinking of the Lusitania

57. Should the U.S. Enter the War?

Zimmerman Telegram
Declaring War

"The world must be made safe for democracy”

58. The Nation at War

Winning the war on the homefront
Selective Service Act
“Food will win the war”
Liberty Bonds
Victory Gardens
George M. Cohan – “Over There”

59. Civil Liberties are Under Attack
Debs & Schenck

60. World War I in the Trenches

Sponge War w/ slide show

61. Results of World War I

Armistice Day
New boundaries
Financial
Casualties
New World Order

62. The Treaty of Versailles

14 Points

Wilson’s plan for peace
Can it create peace in the 20th century?

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THE UNITED STATES BETWEEN THE WARS

THE ROARING TWENTIES

63. The War is Over: Now What?

Americans Celebrate & Modernize

64. New Ways of Life - Cultural

The Jazz Age

The Flapper buoyed by the 19th Amendment
Dance, Dance, Dance!!!

65. Alcohol & American Morality

Did the widespread disregard for the 18th Amendment
highlight new trend of permissiveness that would culminate
in the culture wars of the early 21st century?
The Simpsons – “The Beer Baron”

66. Clouds on the Horizon

Al Capone & oganized crime

KKK
Backlash against immigrants – Sacco & Vanzetti
The Red Scare

67. The Scopes Monkey Trial

A symbol of the clash between American traditional
Values and modernity

68. The Business of America is Business

Republican presidents of the 20’s help promote American
Growth

69. Americans As Investors

Speculation frenzy leads to great riches (on paper)
Buying on margin
Highlight the concept of uneven prosperity

70. A Mass Culture – What is An American?

Automobile, radios, movies. literature
Consumerism – Installment Buying
Fads

71. Hero Worship & the 1920’s

Langston Hughes & the artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Babe Ruth
Charles Lindbergh

THE GREAT DEPRESSION

72. The Stock Market Crashes

Black Tuesday – 10/29/29

73. The Cycle of Depression

74. President Hoover’s Response

Viewed as ineffectual

Blamed for not having the foresight to avoid this crash
The Bonus March illustrates a breach of confidence
And insensitivity (Examples: Hoovervilles; Hoover Leather; Hoover Blankets)

75. “Brother Can You Spare a Dime”

The Depression Slide Show
Try to tap into the mood of the Great Depression

76. The Dust Bowl

Selections from The Grapes of Wrath

77. The Election of 1932

President Roosevelt Gives Hope to Americans
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”
Relief, Recovery, Reform
Roosevelt’s polio

78. The New Deal - Programs

79. The New Deal - Programs

80. The New Deal - Programs

81. The New Deal - Criticisms

Too much power in the hands of government

82. Americans Try to Escape the Depression

The Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
Snow White

THE U.S. ASSUMES WORLWIDE RESPONSIBILITIES

CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II

83. A Recipe for War: The Causes of World War II

From the Treaty of Versailles to Germany’s
Invasion of Poland
The rise of dictatorships, global depression, reparations,
appeasement

84. The Rise of Totalitarianism

Mussolini’s Fascists
Hitler and the Nazi Party – Highlight “Final Solution”
and Hitler’s ideology
Japan’s military rule

85. The War Breaks Out in Europe and Asia

American neutrality
Lend-Lease Act
Atlantic Charter

86. The United States Under Attack

Pearl Harbor

87. Did American Intelligence Fail Us?

Could the attack on Pearl Harbor have been thwarted?

88. Americans Mobilize for War

Rationing
The draft
Victory gardens
Scrap metal drives
Propaganda Campaigns

89. Women on the Homefront

Rosie the Riveter
The WAVES

90. Minorities & the War

A Proving Ground?

91. Japanese Internment Policy

92. Civil Liberties & Japanese Internment

93. World War II Battles & Strategy

94. World War II Battles & Strategy

95. Winning the War

D-Day & the Normandy Invasion
Victory in Europe

96. Saving Private Ryan – Edited

97. World War II in the Pacific

98. The Ethics of the Atom Bomb

99. The War is Over

What do learn about man’s humanity/inhumanity?

The Holocaust
Bataan Death March
Stalin’s Purges

THE COLD WAR

100. The Origins of the Cold War

Communist vs. Democratic Principles

101. The Cold War Heats Up: Global Balance of Power Shifts

Soviet Expansion
Importance of Berlin

102. The Shocks of 1949:

Soviet Atomic Program
Communist Rule in China

103. Communists Among Us?

McCarthyism & the Red Scare

104. Cold War Hot Spots

105. Cold War Hot Spots

106. Case Study: Vietnam

The Domino Theory

107. Case Study: Vietnam

War Protest – Kent State
Music, Literature, The Arts

108. Born on the 4th of July

Idealism to Disillusion

109. A Nation Attempts to Heal

Importance of Maya Lin
Are monuments important?

110. The Cold War Comes to An End

Nixon visits China – Détente (1972)
SALT Agreement
STAR Wars – Reagan – “Peace through strength”
Reagan and Gorbachev
Fall of the Soviet Union

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: WORLD WAR II – TODAY

111. What is an American? (1950-2005)

“We Didn’t Start the Fire”

112. The Baby Boom & the Rise of Suburbia

Levittown as a symbol
GI Bill

113. Economic Prosperity & Security

Automobiles
Suburbia
Interstate Highway Act
Growth of the Subelt
Commercial Air Travel
Some confusion – Beatniks/Elvis/Sameness (Stepfords)

114. The Importance of John F. Kennedy

Youthful vitality
Camelot
Inspiring –“Ask not what….”
Space Program

115. Kennedy’s Assassination

116. Civil Rights Movement

117. Civil Rights Movement

Riots in the Street

118. Civil Rights Movement

119. Civil Rights Movement

1968: A Year of Tragedy

120. Nixon & Watergate - Ford

121. Carter & Iran Hostage Crisis

122. The Reagan Presidency

The Conservative Revolution

The Fall of Communism
Tiananmen Square
Berlin
Cuban refugees

123. President Bush & The Gulf War

124. Global Unrest in the Post-Cold War Era

Bosnia
Israel
African Apartheid
Somalia

125. “9/11 and the End of Innocence”

126. How Can We Make a Better World?

Wednesday, December 2nd

2009-12-02T05:31:00.003-05:00

Hello Team 8-2!

I'll be home sick today but I am hopeful that all plans are followed and all work is completed efficiently. I also expect you to be respectful to the substitute as well as one another.

Today's Procedure

1. Please write homework from the back board
2. Take out homework packet - "Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?

*With substitute, please review all answers and discuss as necessary.

3. Once review is complete, work on packet pages 11 & 12.

4. Note: We will be writing a TDC paragraph in class on Friday. If all of your work is completed, you are strongly encouraged to work on a rough draft. The question will be:

Should the Industrial leaders of the late 1800s be looked at with admiration as Captains of Industry, or should they be viewed with disdain as Robber Barons?

5. If you complete all assignments, you may use the Junior Scholastic library on the back table.

Have a great day! I look forward to returning tomorrow.

Mr. Keegan

Time Traveler

2009-11-06T15:43:00.007-05:00

Research the major events, ideas, and developments of the 20th Century as a means to prepare yourself for Monday's Decades Draft. Ask your parents, relatives, teachers, and coaches which events in the lives stand out to them. Ask them why these events are so memorable?

For a digital version (downloadable) of the Historical Fact Sheet go the link below.

Project Summary & Due Dates - Team 8-2

The links below include lists of some of the most important events of the 2oth century. You are not bound to use one of these events as the subject of your Time Traveler Project.

Freedom Forum - Top 100 Events of the 20th Century

Newseum - Top 100 Stories of the Century

The Associated Press - Top 100 News Stories

Top 100 Sports Stories of the 20th Century

1900-1909

1900 vs. Today

The First Flight - The Wright Brothers

1910-1919

The Triangle Fire

1920-1929

The Roaring Twenties

1930-1939

1930s - A Survey of the Decade

1930s - People & Personalities

1940-1949

American Cultural History

D-Day

Jackie Robinson

1950-1959

American Cultural History

Elvis Presley - Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame

Brown v. Board of Education

The 1960-1969

John F. Kennedy - PBS

Riots of the 1960s

Vietnam

A Way of Life Ends

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Reconstruction Test

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Reconstruction Test

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Test Date: Thursday, October 29

Two Parts:

Multiple Choice
Document Analysis

REVIEW SHEET

Three Cups of Tea

2009-10-07T14:50:00.002-04:00

Three Cups of Tea Kick-off

Thursday, October 8th - ELA
Friday, October 9th - Social Studies

In Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time , Greg Mortenson, and journalist David Oliver Relin, recount the journey that led Mortenson from a failed 1993 attempt to climb Pakistan’s K2, the world’s second highest mountain, to successfully establish schools in some of the most remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By replacing guns with pencils, rhetoric with reading, Mortenson combines his unique background with his intimate knowledge of the third-world to promote peace with books, not bombs, and successfully bring education and hope to remote communities in central Asia. Three Cups of Tea is at once an unforgettable adventure and the inspiring true story of how one man really is changing the world—one school at a time.

Test Make-Ups

2009-10-05T15:02:00.003-04:00

Extra Help will be available on Thursday, October 8th for any student who missed last week's exam. This session will begin at 2:30 and end at 3:10. As scheduled, I will also offer morning extra help on Thursday at 7:10.

Civil War Test Correction

2009-09-28T21:19:00.003-04:00

Sorry for the change, but our Civil War Exam has been moved from Wednesday, 9/28 to Thursday, 10/1. This will allow for students to attend Thursday morning extra help at 7:10.

Review Sheet Attachment

Tuesday, September 15

2009-09-15T08:59:00.003-04:00

8th Grade Curriculum

Attached below is a skeletal look at our 8th grade curriculum. Please don't view as precise, but it may provide a sense as to where we are going and our pacing.

8th Grade Curriculum

Student Responsibilities

2009-09-09T12:36:00.001-04:00

Student Responsibilities Packet

2009-09-08T09:11:00.003-04:00

Hello Team 8-2!!!

Welcome back. It seems like only yesterday that we were completing our final exams and heading off into summer break. I do hope the summer was a restful time for all of you, allowing you the opportunity to relax in the company of family and friends. The Keegan family had a great summer, with the boys, Leo and Matthew, visiting the Adirondacks, New York City, and the Jersey Shore for the first time.

I look to the '09-'10 school-year with great excitement as we will explore American history from 1865 (the first shots at Fort Sumter) to the modern day and the global war on terror. Embedded in our curriculum is an integrated ELA-Social Studies examination of the book, Three Cups of Tea.The book chronicles the work of Greg Mortensen in building schools in Pakistan and fostering greater respect and rights for women.

Remember the words of Thomas edison:

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."

If you are willing to work hard you will find no limit to what you can accomplish. I look forward to helping you reach your goals.

- Mr. Keegan

June 9, 2009

2009-06-09T07:34:00.003-04:00

Hello Team 7-2

Today's Announcements

Extra Help will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 7:10, as well as Wednesday afternoon.

1. Good luck today as you make final preparations for tomorrow's DBQ!
Don't forget, the topic is The Causes of the Civil War.

2. You will be reviewing a brief slide show highlighting some of the positives and negatives of your Westward Expansion DBQ. Please pay close attention!

3. When you are done reviewing the slide show, please either:

Work on your green multiple choice Review Booklet. All practice exams must be completed by next Tuesday!

Study for tomorrow's DBQ. This may include reviewing all of your notes or the textbook pages on the Causes of the Civil War. The old textbooks are just fine for this!

Also, don't forget you may complete the Castle Learning tests all the way up to next Tuesday!!!

Review for the Final Exam

2009-06-02T09:48:00.002-04:00

Please note that 6 review tests have been created on Castle Learning (http://www.castlelearning.com). I believe these questions will provide an excellent review for our final exam.

4th Cycle Assignment and Exam Schedule

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June 2009
Assignment Schedule

Due Wednesday, May 27th

Using POQ, Complete Document Analysis:

• Painting 420
• Painting 423
• Paintings 425
• Chart 427
• Painting 428

Due Thursday, May 28th

Complete handout, A Delicate Balance

Due Friday, May 29th

Complete Cartoon Packet (Civil War & Reconstruction)
& Handout # 1-22

Due Monday, June 1st

Define each term:

sectionalism, popular sovereignty, secede, fugitive, civil war,
repeal, guerrilla warfare, lawsuit, arsenal, martyr

Due Tuesday, June 2nd

Each item below must be fully described.

1. Missouri Compromise

2. Wilmot Proviso

3. Compromise of 1850 (Explain all five parts)

4. Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

5. Kansas-Nebraska Act

6. Bleeding Kansas (Why was there so much fighting here?)

7. The Dred Scott decision (Describe the importance of this case)

8. John Brown’s Raid

Due Wednesday, June 3rd

Complete each question below to the best of your ability. Use the pages noted below for background information.

Why did the Republican Party come into being in the mid-1850’s? (Text pg 435)

What were Abraham Lincoln’s views on slavery? (Text 435-436)

How did northerners and southerners respond differently to the raid on Harpers Ferry? (Text 438)

How did the South react to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860?
(Text 439-441)

Why is Fort Sumter such an important part of studying the Civil War? (Text 443)

Due Friday, June 5th

Causes of the Civil War Exam

DBQ Exam

Wednesday, June 10th
Thursday, June 11th
Friday, June 12th

M/C Final Exam

Tuesday, June 16th

Expansion Mapping Project

2009-05-01T10:59:00.002-04:00

Click here to view an outline of our Expansion Mapping Project.

Jeopardy - Early Presidents

2009-04-23T14:19:00.000-04:00

Review Sheet - Early Presidents Test

2009-04-20T22:24:00.001-04:00

Review Sheet - Early Presidents Test

Test Date: Friday, April 24th

Congratulations Team Spirit Champions

2009-04-19T21:27:00.004-04:00

$15 Million Dollars - The Inflation Calculator

2009-04-01T08:33:00.002-04:00

So it cost Jefferson and Congress $15 million to purchase the Louisiana Territory. Use the inflation calculator to figure out how much that would be today!!!

The Inflation Calculator

Got Milk?

2009-03-30T21:12:00.000-04:00

Castle Learning

2009-03-25T18:20:00.002-04:00

I am happy to report that another practice exam has been added to Castle Learning. Please log-in and look for the exam, Early Presidents Preview. If you have forgotten, your username is ocean-school id. Your password was your own creation. If you have forgotten your password, please e-mail me at dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us and I will delete your password.

Please note, this exam is a preview designed to assess your background knowledge. Since we have only just begun the unit, I expect that this will be a difficult test. Do not worry!!! It will help me better plan our unit.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

2009-03-18T09:27:00.000-04:00

Government Jeopardy

Tuesday, March 17th

2009-03-17T06:20:00.002-04:00

Hello Team 7-2. I will be out of the building today but I have left behind a very detailed lesson and an important review. I ask that you be respectful toward your substitute teacher and that you work hard preparing for Thursday's exam. Any work that is not completed today will be part of our review tomorrow. Also, I will have extra help on Wednesday afternoon, as well as Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Mr. Keegan

Castle Learning Review

2009-03-16T10:51:00.003-04:00

I am happy to report that a new practice exam has been added to Castle Learning. Please log-in and look for the exam, Government Review. If you have forgotten, your username is ocean-school id. Your password was your own creation. If you have forgotten your password, please e-mail me at dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us and I will delete your password. All students scoring an 75% or above will receive 2 bonus points on Thursday's exam. Good luck!

Monday, March 16, 2009

2009-03-16T07:22:00.001-04:00

Hello Team 7-2!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am in the building but will not be in each class. I will be in a number of meetings today, which means a substitute teacher will be leading our class. As always, please be respectful and work diligently. Your government exam is Wednesday, and what I have left behind today will be helpful as you continue your preparations.

1. Hello & Welcome

2.Please take 5 minutes to fill in page # 2 of your "Mess to Model"
sheet from Friday.
Section D must complete!

3.Taboo Review with Sections D & E

4. How a Bill Becomes a Law

"I'm Just a Bill"

5. Government Review Packet - Study

Billof Rights Rap

2009-03-09T07:22:00.001-04:00

Bill of Rights Rap

Schoolhouse Rock - "We the People"

The Keegan Boys Have Arrived

2009-03-01T12:15:00.007-05:00

Hello Team 7-2! As you all know, my wife gave birth to two baby boys on Tuesday, February 24th. Leo was born at 8:34 A.M. and Matthew entered the world at 8:35. They are home now, eating and resting comfortably in the company of family and friends. It has been an amazing experience, and I look forward to sharing Leo and Matthew's stories with you over the next year and a half.

Leo & Matthew Keegan

I also wanted to thank Ms. Wick and Ms. Shulman for working tirelessly to maintain continuity and helping you to understand the principles of the U.S. Constitution. I spoke with Ms. Wick each day to plan lessons and discuss classroom behaviors. All in all, Ms. Wick gave a good report, and, for this, I am proud!

Thank you, also, to all of you have been in contact with kind words and support. It has been appreciated! It was great seeing so many of you in school on Thursday, and I look forward to catching up with all of you tomorrow.

Mr. Keegan

The Articles of Confederation

2009-02-08T10:35:00.007-05:00

The Articles of Confederation

Weaknesses of the Articles

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Constitutional Debate

Causes and Effects of the Revolution

Causes and Effects of the Constitution

Faces of the Revolution Presentations

2009-02-03T15:40:00.001-05:00

Presentations will continue tomorrow, February 4th, and will continue throughout the week. Please remember, EXTRA HELP is available each morning this week at 7:00. Please see me if this does not work for you.

Review Sheet - Causes of the Revolution

2009-01-26T07:22:00.002-05:00

Test: Friday, January 30th

Review Sheet

Project News

2009-01-25T17:38:00.003-05:00

I am happy to announce to the world, as I did for the students of Team 7-2 on Friday, our Faces of the American Revolution project is now due on Monday, February 2nd. This extension will allow for two additional days in the Computer Lab: Monday and Tuesday, January 25th & 26th.

Faces of the American Revolution

2009-01-06T06:55:00.009-05:00

Project Websites

Liberty Website

US History - Great websites (Thanks Julia K.)

Faces of the Revolution - Project Overview

Free download of Photostory Software

Photostory Instruction Sheet

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-25T18:28:00.006-05:00

Though I am working on an avatar that looks a little more like me, I hope you enjoy this one.

Get a Voki now!

King Keegan Has Arrived

2008-12-18T14:41:00.002-05:00

Yertle the Turtle

Thursday, December 11

2008-12-11T14:24:00.002-05:00

The French and Indian War

Test - Date Change

2008-12-07T13:07:00.002-05:00

Due to music rehearsals, the English Colonization Exam will be moved to Wednesday, 12/10. Please remember, REVIEW SHEETS MUST BE SIGNED!

Review Sheet

Crossword Puzzle Homework

2008-12-04T14:34:00.004-05:00

Crossword Homework:

Due: Friday, 12/5

Please view the following websites, as they may be helpful in creating your puzzle.

Crossword Site # 1

Crossword Site # 2

Crossword Site # 3

Crossword Site # 4 - My Favorite!

Tuesday, December 2

2008-12-02T13:14:00.003-05:00

TEST REVIEW SHEET

Please review using schoolisland.com.
This will provide an excellent 35 question review test on English Colonization.

Monday, December 1

2008-12-02T13:11:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to the classroom winners of the National Geography Bee.

Section A - Josh K.
Section B - Tariek H.
Section C - Mike C.
Section D - Kaitlin W.
Section E. Ryan H.

National Geography Bee

Tuesday, November 25th

2008-11-24T20:58:00.002-05:00

Thirteen Colonies Map Quiz

Take a look at the links below as you prepare for tomorrow's quiz:

Blank Map for Practice

13 Colonies with Labels

13 Colonies with Labels

November 14, 2008

2008-11-14T14:34:00.001-05:00

Interactive Adventures

Jamestown Online Adventure

The Fantastic Voyage

Would you have survived on the colony?

Dress Me Up

Thursday, November 13

2008-11-13T13:07:00.002-05:00

English Colonization

What are the three biggest reasons for English colonization in the 17th century?

Wednesday, November 12

2008-11-13T10:24:00.004-05:00

The Dutch in New York

Why do some say that New York's roots are steeped in real estate?

How did geography influence the settlement of New York?

How does geography continue to impact New York?

Tuesday, November 11

2008-11-11T11:03:00.002-05:00

ESPN's Tribute to Ron Winchester

Monday, November 10

2008-11-11T11:02:00.002-05:00

The Dutch in New York

A brief history of the Dutch in New York

Friday, November 7

2008-11-07T10:13:00.002-05:00

Have a wonderful weekend!

Test grades will be shared with all of you on Monday!

Thursday, November 6

2008-11-06T15:32:00.003-05:00

Taboo Review

Good luck to you all as you continue reviewing for tomorrow's Exploration Exam!

Castle Learning - Test Review

2008-11-05T10:14:00.004-05:00

As an additional means to review for Friday's Exploration Exam, all students are encouraged to visit castlelearning.com to take a practice test.

Once here, you must enter your username and password.

Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation

If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.

Monday, November 3

2008-11-04T11:42:00.004-05:00

The 2008 Presidential Election

As you set out to make your predictions regarding Tuesday's Presidential Election, you may find it helpful to review the following webistes:

Electoral Votes - Past 4 Elections

270 To Win

CNN

NPR

Halloween Pictures

2008-11-02T10:05:00.013-05:00

Friday, October 31

2008-10-31T16:36:00.001-04:00

Happy Halloween!

1. Review Sheet

2. PowerPoint Review Packet

3. Notes Packet

4. Review of African Slave Trade Homework

Thursday, October 30

2008-10-31T16:27:00.002-04:00

The Atlantic Slave Trade

Partner Museum Tour

Wednesday, October 29

2008-10-29T15:02:00.002-04:00

Digital DBQ - Spanish Exploration & the Impact on Native Americans

Tuesday, October 28

2008-10-28T18:39:00.001-04:00

1. Test Grades

2. Assembly

3. Political Cartoon Review

Monday, October 27

2008-10-27T05:54:00.010-04:00

Good Morning Team 7-2

Welcome to Election Monday!!!

I am sorry I can't be with you all today. I am home sick, but fairly certain I will be healthy enough to return tomorrow. I expect each of you to be respectful toward our substitute teacher and responsive toward today's lesson.

Today we will be examining political cartoons, and the role these cartoons play in our political process. As a means to warm up, let's discuss a few questions and examine a few cartoons. Please go to Cartoon # 1.

Cartoon # 1

Questions:
Who is the subject of the cartoon?

Does the artist use exaggeration? Explain.

What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?

Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.

Cartoon # 2

Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?

What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?

Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.

How do we know the man in the suit is going through a tough time?

Cartoon # 3

Questions:
What is the subject of the cartoon?

What is the artist's political statement? What is the main idea?

Does the artist use any symbols to send a message?

Is this an effective cartoon? Explain.

Now that we have warmed up, let's examine some important political cartoons from the 2008 Presidential Election. After examining cartoons 4, 5, & 6, we will complete a full evaluation in the Cartoon Analysis packet. Please bring this packet to ELA today and be sure it is in social studies tomorrow.

Friday, October 24

2008-10-24T16:44:00.006-04:00

RAP:

What strategies do you use when reading a textbook?

KUDOS!!!
A special thank you to all students who shared their TDC paragraphs on exploration. Your writing continues to impress, and the comfort with which you presented was very impressive!

Thursday, October 23

2008-10-23T18:43:00.003-04:00

RAP:
In what way is greed connected to the Age of Exploration?

Wednesday, October 22

2008-10-22T09:44:00.003-04:00

European Explorers: Discoverers or Conquerors?

While the question is provocative and forces each of us to examine our personal point of view, I think it is helpful to examine exploration with a critical lens and from multiple perspectives.

BIG QUESTIONS

Why do people explore?
What would lead you to risk your life to explore a foreign land?
What can happen to a culture when it is exposed to another culture?
Is the exchange of culture always positive?

Tuesday, October 21st

2008-10-21T07:36:00.000-04:00

The Story of Exploration

Wednesday, October 15

2008-10-16T14:44:00.002-04:00

Irqouois Creation Myth Review

Tuesday, October 14

2008-10-13T16:33:00.005-04:00

Presidential Debates

As a means to prepare for Wednesday's Presidential Debate, students on Team 7-2 will be evaluating the debate performances of a select number of political candidates. These candidates will be judged based upon their poise, knowledge of the issues, and ability to communicate their vision to the American people. Following these clips, students will evaluate Candidates A & B as they attempt to win the Presidency of Oceanside Middle School.

It should be a fun and rewarding day.

Presidential Debate Scorecard

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) (1960)

Overview
2:00

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
8:07

Ronald Reagan (R) vs. Jimmy Carter (D) (1980)

Vice Presidential Debate

Dan Quayle (R) vs. Lloyd Bentsen (D)(1988)

George H.W. Bush (R) vs. Bill Clinton (D) (1992)

Friday, October 10, 2008

2008-10-13T15:18:00.003-04:00

Review Sheet for Friday's Exam

Don't forget, you can get a wonderful review for Friday's test at:

http://www.castlelearning.com

Once here, you must enter your username and password.

Username = ocean-school id
Password = Your creation

If you forgot your password, please contact me through e-mail (dkeegan@oceanside.k12.ny.us) and I will re-set.

Mr. Keegan

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

2008-10-08T05:58:00.002-04:00

Who Wants to be a Millionaire
A Review of Iroquois Culture

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

2008-10-07T05:08:00.008-04:00

RAP:

In what ways did the geographical conditions of their region impact the cultural characteristics of different groups of Native Americans?

Review - Election Commercials - Paragraph
Review - Iroquois Cartoon # 1-10
Comparing Cultures - Iroquois & Americans (2008)
Native American Culture - Museum Tour

Key Vocabulary
culture, nomadic, nuclear family, extended family, matrilineal, representative democracy, platform, stockade, propaganda

Monday, October 6, 2008

2008-10-06T06:03:00.006-04:00

Playlist - Presidential Elections & Propaganda
Museum of the Moving Image

Handout - Presidential Elections & Propaganda

The Words They Used - Analyzing Party Conventions

Powerful Words Activity

Friday, October 3

2008-10-03T08:28:00.005-04:00

Picture Day

The Vice Presidential Debate

Who Won the Debate

Thursday, October 2, 2008

2008-10-03T05:40:00.003-04:00

An Introduction to the Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands

RAP:
In what ways, if any, are the Iroquois and American cultures similar?

Key Vocabulary:
matrilineal
matriarchal
extended family
nuclear family
stockade
platform
Great Law of Peace
Great Tree of Peace

Materials:

Notes - Cultural Comparisons: Iroquois and the Americans

Homework - The Iroquois of the Eastern Woodlands

2008 Election Commercials

2008-09-28T10:39:00.005-04:00

2008 Election Commercials

2008 Election Handout

In a media-saturated environment in which news, opinions, and entertainment surround us all day on our television sets, computers, and cell phones, the television commercial remains the one area where presidential candidates have complete control over their images. Television commercials use all the tools of fiction filmmaking, including script, visuals, editing, and performance, to distill a candidate's major campaign themes into a few powerful images. Ads elicit emotional reactions, inspiring support for a candidate or raising doubts about his opponent. While commercials reflect the styles and techniques of the times in which they were made, the fundamental strategies and messages have tended to remain the same over the years.

The Living Room Candidate
Museum of the Moving Image

The Candidates on the Financial Crisis

2008-09-28T09:47:00.000-04:00

The Candidates on Military Strategy

2008-09-28T09:42:00.001-04:00

Friday, September 26

2008-09-26T10:22:00.004-04:00

Do the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas represent advanced civilizations?

Election Check-up
Electoral College TDC News
Taboo Review - First Americans

Early Civilizations in the Americas - PowerPoint
Cloze Review

Thursday, September 25

2008-09-25T14:30:00.004-04:00

Today's Agenda

Big Question:
Who were the first Americans and how did they get to this land?

Warm-up
Brain Pop Video (3:45)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Document Analysis - The First Americans Webquest

Wednesday, September 24

2008-09-24T16:05:00.003-04:00

Congratulations on the completion of your first social studies quiz. Please remember, extra help is held on Tuesday afternoon (2:30-3:00) and Thursday morning (7:10-7:40).

Tuesday, September 23

2008-09-23T06:14:00.004-04:00

Welcome to Castlelearning

http://www.castlelearning.com

You will be using this program throughout the next two years. It provides you with online study guides, quizzes, and unit exams.

Your Log-In Information

Go to http://www.castlelearning.com

Username: ocean-your school id #

Password for the first time, leave it blank and click submit. You will be asked to make a password and confirm it.

Once you are in your classes will be listed. When you have an assignment it will be in RED with a reminder flag. Click on the teachers name and then click on the assignment!

Monday, September 22

2008-09-21T20:12:00.004-04:00

Electoral College

Friday, September 19

2008-09-19T15:44:00.007-04:00

First Americans Webquest

Thursday, September 18th

2008-09-19T15:44:00.001-04:00

Jeopardy - Geography & the Social Sciences

Wednesday, September 17

2008-09-17T16:21:00.006-04:00

Review Sheet for next Wednesday's quiz

If you are unable to open this link, you may want to open a free google e-mail account (G-Mail). Please see me if you have any questions.

Monday & Tuesday, September 15th & 16th

2008-09-16T15:23:00.003-04:00

RAP:
What are the cultural characteristics that make the United States different from other nations?

Friday, September 12

2008-09-14T19:21:00.003-04:00

RAP:
Mindful that the nation is closing in on Election Day, what is the most important issues facing the United States? Please visit our poll to the right.

Key Vocabulary & Terms:
candidate, campaign, political party, federal government, democracy, propaganda

Does geography determine (or influence) culture?

2008-09-11T07:26:00.008-04:00

Examine the photographs found below. Do you think the geographical conditions of these regions influence or determine the culture of that region?

Thursday, September 11

2008-09-10T16:15:00.006-04:00

RAP:
Does geography determine our destiny?
Does geography impact our destiny?

Key Terms:
latitude, longitude, Prime Meridian, Equator, map key, map scale

Wednesday, September 10

2008-09-09T16:13:00.005-04:00

RAP:
Does a person's geographic location determine his/her culture?
How have humans impacted their geography in a positive way?
How have humans impacted their geography in a negative way?

Key Vocabulary & Terms:
interaction, impact, determine, latitude, longitude, map key, map scale

Tuesday, September 9

2008-09-09T16:06:00.004-04:00

RAP
How do we find out about the past?
Do we even need to find out about the past?

Handouts:
The Social Sciences
Map Packet - Labeling

Key Vocabulary:

Geographer
Historian

Monday, September 8

2008-09-08T15:47:00.010-04:00

Who are the Nacirema?

Thank you for listening so attentively to the story of the Nacirema. Remember that judgments made without true analysis or, in the case of the Nacirema, getting to know a people, are often weak and inaccurate.

Key Vocabulary:
Anthropology
Culture

Election 2008

2008-09-06T17:48:00.004-04:00

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! The coming Presidential Election will provide our social studies class a fantastic opportunity to witness democracy in action. We will be exposed to such terms as party platform, propaganda, campaign finance, and universal healthcare. One process that will be front and center this fall will be the electoral college. I challenge each of you to do a little research this weekend as a means to better prepare yourself for our further examination.

The Electoral College

Good Luck!

Matchbox 20 - "How Far We've Come"

2008-09-06T17:21:00.001-04:00

Welcome Students & Parents

2008-09-04T10:21:00.003-04:00

Dear Parents,

Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome you to Oceanside Middle School. It is with great excitement that the teachers of Team 7-2 open our doors to your children. I’m sure it seems like yesterday that your children were entering school for the first time, and middle school has come upon you very quickly. Well, we warmly welcome your children and will strive to make the middle school experience as rewarding as it possibly can be. We welcome your active involvement in your child’s educational program and want to make sure that the Parent-Student-Teacher connection is as strong as it can be. We understand fully the important role you play in the educational process and hope that we can all work together for the greater success of your children.

Sincerely,

Mr. Keegan

First Impressions Slide Show

Mr. Keegan's Goals - 2008-2009

2008-09-04T10:15:00.004-04:00

Welcome my students with a smile each day.

Make history come alive for all students by creating lessons and activities
that are interactive, historically important, and consistent with our
curriculum.

Research, discuss, and debate the issues surrounding the 2008 Presidential
Election.

Utilize the resources in our school community wherever possible in an effort
to authenticate our historical studies. {Parents, Grandparents, Colleagues,
etc.}

Infect each student with the history bug and build in each a deeper
curiosity for the events of the past.

Expose all students to current global issues that while seemingly so far
away, can greatly impact the world in which we live.

Build in each student an understanding that their actions – both good and
bad – have an impact on our learning community.

Create a classroom where all students can achieve to their highest potential.

Make interdisciplinary connections with the other academic subjects thereby
building a greater depth of understanding.

Arm all students with strong study skills and study habits that will serve
them well as they continue their academic studies in high school and college.