Have a wonderful, caloric, lazy Thanksgiving Break!
Thanksgiving Break Work
Choose ONE of the following to complete: Due Tuesday, December 1st.
- watch Far and Away- share your thoughts with me
- read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair- write a 1 page reflection or discuss it during nutrition or lunch
- create a gold rush or transcontinental railroad ad
- write a one page Populist Party speech
- write a 4 entry diary account of life on the Plains
- research the slave trade in New Orleans- create a powerpoint, share with the class or type up a report
- draw your own interpretation of the American Frontier- only if you are an artist. large. quality.
- print out 4 short, significant pieces of Literature of the West- research these on your own. provide the website url's
- read The Perilous Journey of the Donnor Party
- create a compilation of Native American quotes and speeches
- Find 4 relevant and educational youtube videos on any one of the following ideas: slave trade, songs of the slaves, gold rush, early American inventions