USH Kickoff Feb 24-25: Schindler’s List part 2/3

Amon Goeth, 1944

Schindler’s List (1993) Part 2/3 summary  – Copy these notes to a new post.  Fill in the blanks.  Bold your answers and please remove the extra blank space “____” from your final post.

1.  March 1943 – Liquidation of the Krakow ghetto.   More than _______ Jews are killed during the liquidation.   Most were sent to _________________ to be killed.   The remaining Jews are sent to live in __________ labor camp, run by Amon ______.

2.  The road leading into the Plaszow camp is paved with ______________________________.

3.   Schindler meets with Goeth to tell him that losing his workers is hurting his factory and his _________.   They come to an agreement that Schindler will ________  Goeth so his workers can leave Plaszow during the day to work at D.E.F.

4.  Goeth demonstrates _____________ behavior such as, shooting random workers from ___________,  shooting ___ people over 1 missing man,  and the attempted murder of the hinge maker who only survives because __________________________________.

5.   Regina Perlman gets a meeting with Schindler by ____________________.  She tells Schindler that people see his factory as a ________.    Schindler later yells at Stern that this is _____________ and the Germans could find out.   However, he continues to exchange ________________ for the favor of having workers from Plaszow be moved to his factory, including Regina’s __________.

6.  Schindler tells Goeth the story of an Emperor who pardons “a worthless man” for a crime:  “Power is when we have every justification _________ and _________.”    Goeth seems to have changed after hearing the story, until he _____________________________.

7.  At his own birthday party, Schindler ______________________, which shocks everyone in the room.

USH kickoff Feb 20-21: Schindler’s List part 1

Schindler’s List (1993) Part 1 summary  – Copy these notes to a new post.  Fill in the blanks.  Bold your answers and please remove the extra blank space “____” from your final post. 

1.  The movie opens in September ___.   Germany has invaded and quickly taken over _____.   All ____ in Poland are told to report to _________ and the Germans start making _____ of Jewish people.

2.  Oskar __________ arrives at a party of _____ officers and ___________________________.  He wants to make friends with the officers so they will _____________________.

3.   Schindler asks __________ to be the accountant for his new ___________ factory.    Schindler asks him to find Jewish __________ who will lend him the money to start the factory.   Schindler offers to pay them with _____________ that they can trade for other goods on the ____________.

4.  Stern _______ documents and lies to Nazi list-makers to get __________ to work in Schindler’s factory.

5.  Schindler uses his black market contacts to purchase ___________ that the Nazi officers will appreciate and will ____________________.

6.  March 1941 – all Jews in the _______ area are forced to move into the _______.  Jews sent to concentration camps had their belongings taken and Nazis took their valuable items.

7.  Schindler’s _____ returns to find Oskar is _____________________.   She soon leaves when Oskar can’t promise _______________.

Include a relevant photo in your blog post.

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USH kickoff Feb 18-19: “Big Al’s Kitchen”

Save this image to your computer and include in your kickoff blog post.  Imagine you are the man in the middle of the picture.  (He’s standing in line with a newspaper under his arm.)  Put yourself in his place and write a 100+ word short story about what is going on in your life.   Use your imagination, there are no right or wrong answers.

Nov. 1930, Chicago, IL — Notorious gangster Al Capone attempts to help unemployed men with his soup kitchen “Big Al’s Kitchen for the Needy.” The kitchen provides three meals a day consisting of soup with meat, bread, coffee, and doughnuts, feeding about 3500 people daily at a cost of $300 per day.

USH kickoff Feb 11-14: The New Deal

Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) was elected President in 1932.  He started what was called “The New Deal” – a series of new laws and new government programs to help get the U.S. out of the economic misery of the Great Depression.

Your assignment for this kickoff is to identify and define 5 new laws or programs created during the New Deal.  In addition, for TWO of the items you identified, answer this question: was that law or program a success or failure?  Why?  You can use Chap 15 (old book) or Chap 10 (new book) for this kickoff.

HINT:  For help, go back and “view results” for Quia 15.1 question #11.

Some possibilities include:

New legislation:  Emergency Banking Relief Act — Glass Steagall Banking Act — the Securities Act — the Wagner Act — Social Security Act — National Housing Act — Fair Labor Standards Act

New programs:  Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) — Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) — Farm Credit Administration (FCA) — Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) — National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) — National Recovery Administration (NRA) — Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) — Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) — Public Works Administration (PWA) — Civil Works Adminstration (CWA) — Works Progress Administration (WPA) — National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

150+ words.  Spellcheck, proofread and add a relevant photo.

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Kickoff Jan 7-10: First Semester Grades

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Report cards were distributed last week.   To see how you did compared to your classmates, see your percentage on your report card and find yourself on the chart above.   Reminder: these are grades with the school district’s 25% curve on the semester exam.    Below, you can see the “what-if” distribution if there was no curve.

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For today’s kickoff, go to this link for the Quia survey.

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grade (pct)	curve	no curve
100-96	3	1
95-93	4	2
92-90	18	3
89-86	14	10
85-83	17	13
82-80	12	16
79-76	12	14
75-73	16	12
72-70	19	12
69-66	17	18
65-63	7	12
62-60	9	10
below 60	6	24

USH kickoff Feb 5-6: Cinderella Man

“Cinderella Man”

After we finish the movie copy/paste these questions to a new post. Please bold your answers.

1. (#21)  What did you learn about the rest of Jim’s life at the end of the movie?

2.  (#22) How was Jim’s life, and boxing career, a metaphor for the U.S. during the Great Depression?

3.  Would you recommend this movie to a friend?  Why or why not?

4.  List four details included in the movie that taught the audience something about the Great Depression.

200+ words total.  Spellcheck and add a relevant photo.

USH kickoff Feb 3-4: Causes of the Great Depression

In a new blog post, list and describe:

1.  What factors caused the stock market crash of 1929?

2.  What are cited by most historians as the main causes of the Great Depression.

You can find information in Chapter 9.1 of the new book OR Chapter 14.1 of the old book.

150+ words.  Spellcheck and add a relevant photo.

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Kickoff Jan 30-31: Changes of the 1920s

Use “The Americans” (old book) Chapter 13.2, to find information on the following topics. <copy/paste these questions to a new blog post>  As always, please BOLD your answers.

1.  How did the style and attitude of “flappers” show a new freedom for young women? (p.440)

2.  Describe two major changes for women regarding family and/or marriage? (p. 442)

3.  List two ways that high schools changed. (p.446)

4.  List and describe three criticisms of American society that were made by writers of the 20s.  (p.450)

5.  What was the Great Migration? (p. 452)

6.  What did the rise of the NAACP and UNIA reveal about the experience of black Americans? (p.453)

7.  Describe two common themes of Harlem Renaissance authors. (p. 454)

250+ total words.  Add a relevant photo, spellcheck and proofread.

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USH Kickoff Jan 28-29: Women in the 1920s

Life in rural Rosewood, Florida was much different from life in America’s rapidly expanding cities.  This photo was taken in New York in 1924.

Save the picture to your computer and include it your blog post.  Write a short story (100-200 words) about what is happening.   There are no right or wrong stories here.  Use your imagination.

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Kickoff Jan 22-27: Rosewood

In January of 1923, a white woman made a false accusation of assault against a black man in Sumner, FL.   This accusation led to racial violence, the destruction of the neighboring town of Rosewood, and the deaths of at least 8 people.  Descendents of the survivors claim the number of dead was much higher.

The story was mostly unknown, except to the survivors and their families, until a journalist from the St. Pete Times began to research the area of Levy County, FL.

With the help of Mr. Arnett Doctor, the son of a Rosewood survivor, the story of the Rosewood Massacre gained national media attention.   This film was released in 1997.

As we watch the movie, you will summarize what you are seeing.   What happened on:

Thursday, Dec. 31, 1922
Friday, Jan. 1, 1923
Saturday, Jan. 2, 1923
Sunday, Jan. 3, 1923

As the movie progresses what do you learn about the following people?

Mr. Mann / Sylvester Carrier / Sam Carter / Aunt Sarah / Beulah “Scrappie” / Fanny Taylor / James Taylor / John Wright / Duke Purdy / Sheriff Walker

When your summary is complete, it should be at least 250 words in length.