Parents:
Interim
report envelopes with Parent signatures are due back to homeroom
teachers. Please sign them and have students bring them in.
Midterm
Exams have been returned to students for parent review. The two
parts each require a parent signature to be returned for additional
homework credit.
The
DBQ portion of the test went very well for my classes. No one scored
lower than a C-, which is amazing! We will be completing another DBQ
in a few weeks with the unit on the American Revolution.
This
week students will be looking at the cause and effects of the French and
Indian War. A Thursday/Friday test will pave the way into the
American Revolution unit.
Mr. V.
Q: Why does Mr. Vititow
place cartoons on his website for extra credit?
A: The skill
needed to understand political cartoons is a difficult one, even for high
school students.
Like anything else
in life, practice helps.
The skill needed
here is one that involves deconstructing the cartoon. That means
taking it apart until you are left with pieces. Each piece has a
purpose. The most important one is content knowledge, which is why I
give the most points to that question.
Once you have that
knowledge, putting one piece back at a time and trying to explain the
significance of it (symbols can be hard, but there are usually several to
choose from) begins to become fun, because the artist is having fun making
a point about the person or event.
Keep in mind that
the Bennett cartoons I use often relate events to common things in our
lives. Often, something is out of place, which is part of what makes
the cartoon funny. Or, it is an analogy. In today's cartoon,
"Social Security reform is to success, as winter ice cream sales are
to park/beach venders." I hope that helps.
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Are
you staying current on the news?
Answer
the questions below for a possible 10 point extra credit!
1.
List all words you see in this cartoon. (1pt.)
2.
List two symbols that you see, and what they represent (1 pt.)
3.
Go online and read about the organization which is pictured above.
Describe the progress President Bush is making with regard to this
part of his 2nd term agenda. (5 pts)
4.
Explain the meaning of this cartoon, and what makes it funny.
(3pts.)
answer
these questions by 3/18/05 and submit your answers through the
Hand-in-Homework.
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mrv.us 01/23/05 - 4886 hits
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mrv.us 11/01/04 - 2336 hits
mrv.us 10/18/04 - 1146 hits
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Mr. V's 8th Grade 2003-04
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