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December 9, 2016 · 3:00 pm

The Declaration of Independence

Above, the dramatic recreation of the vote for Independence in the HBO mini-series John Adams. Below the official trailer for the movie.

Below, a series of podcasts that should help you better understand the meaning of the Declaration of Independence. Each is between two and four minutes long. The Declaration document (and subsequent podcasts) are broken into an Introduction – seven individual stanza’s – and a Conclusion. The layout corresponds with the required memorization of the Declaration. Please go here to find the color coded copy of the document.

Declaration of Independence (Introduction)
1 (Course of Human events) – red
2 (We hold these Truths to be self evident) – purple
3 (That to secure these rights) – blue
4 (Prudence will dictate) – green
5 (Such has been the patient sufferance) – black
6 (List of grievances)
7 (We therefore the representatives)
Declaration of Independence (Conclusion)

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October 20, 2015 · 9:10 am

Civil Rights Selma 1965 – Mr. Wood’s Repeat Photography 2003

The assignment you are asked to do below will familiarize you with the events of Selma, Alabama in 1965.

Go here for PDF copy of Mr. Wood’s 2003 tour through the Southern Civil Rights sights. It provides a story not only of Selma, but other pertinent people and places along the way. The Selma story however, is significant in that it brings the idea of Repeat Photography to the scene.

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September 22, 2015 · 6:14 am

Civil Rights Timeline – 14 and American Civil Rights Movement

This assignment is due at the end of our unit study on 14 and the American Civil Rights Movement. This assignment is worth 100 points. You must turn in both your working copy and final copy of your timeline.

Please go here for a PDF copy of our American Civil Rights Movement Timeline. Go here for Word doc copy of the timeline. To view a similar TL assignment – go to Life of Nelson Mandela

In doing the assignment outlined below, you may choose a number of routes…

Download the Word doc of TL and actually type text onto it.
Print out your own PDF of the TL, write date & line. Tape summaries.
or use the hard copy of the TL, I’ve provided you to do the same above.
three sentences per post.
If your handwriting is illegible you will be marked down…
Consider typing it.
Also – turn in both your working & final version.

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September 10, 2015 · 6:56 am

Civil Rights Timeline – Twenty Post Update

Go here for guidelines to original Civil Rights Timeline Assignment.

Due on Friday, February 28 – Civil Rights Timeline.

Twenty posts only. Three sentences per post.
Final format as in original guidelines.
You may re-write for your final assignment.
This assignment is worth fifty points.

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January 27, 2015 · 5:12 am

Calling Congress 101

CALLING TIMES for Assignment

Friday 1/30 3:30 to 4:30 PM
Saturday 1/31 11:00 to 1:00 PM
Sunday 2/1 11:00 to 1:00 PM

Mr. Wood – 616-402-8668
Syllabus
Call in Worksheet– for the assignment and your “real” calls.
Rubric and times for phone call.

Federalism – State and National Representatives

If you intend to get involved in holding your governmental officials accountable, then you must to do more than just vote. You need to read and make yourself aware of issues of the day. You need to write your elected representatives and let them know that you are watching and listening. Finally, call them. Put their numbers in your cell phone, and make it a regular occurrence that when an issue comes up that you really care about – you get on the horn and give your Congressman a call.

There are several things to remember when you call, the most important of which is – any call is a good call. Don’t be AFRAID. If you screw up – who cares. Hang up and try again. Like anything else the more you do this, the better you’ll get. So lets pick up the phone – and get a dialing.

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