After completing the activity on idioms, adages, and proverbs, you may complete these activities as you choose.

• Research Proverbs from around the world using this website- Proverbs throughout the World.  Choose one or more and compare it to a common proverb used in our culture. Explain how they are similar.
• Use this website to explore the origin of common proverbs- Origins of Proverbs. Choose one or more and give its date of origin and explain how it originated.
• Update a common adage or proverb.  Using this list- 50 Important English Proverbs, choose a proverb and give it a modern spin.
• Create your own proverb.  Think about what makes a good proverb and create an original. Use this Evaluation to see if your proverb will stand the test of time. proverb-eval. Add your original proverb in the comment section below this post.

Tennessee was divided on the issue of secession as the Civil War began. Use the links provided below to complete a foldable that explains the reasons for their division on the issue and the events that eventually led TN to leave the Union.

Civil War Tennessee

Divided Tennessee

Scott County

Hurst Nation

History of Tennessee

In your Social Studies journal, I want you to explain the major differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War. Use these resources to help you:

Social Studies textbook- pgs. 78-81

North and South: Different Cultures, Same Country

Compare Two Worlds: North vs. South 1861
(Answering the Think About It Questions will help you identify the differences)

The Civil War

You should find the differences concerning these issues:

Economy

Transportation

Population

Views on Tariffs

Views on States’ Rights

Views on Slavery

Mrs. Nixon’s Class Code for Ordering

Using the information you gather from research, explain the formation and purpose of the United Nations including the role of Cordell Hull.

Why was the United Nations formed? How was it formed? What role did Cordell Hull play in the formation of the UN? What is it’s purpose? How does it serve its purpose?

Links:

The Formation of the UN

The History of the UN

The UN is born

An International Organization

Cordell Hull and the UN

Products:

You may choose how to present this information; however, you need to be thorough (be sure to answer the questions given in the assignments with lots of detail) and use your own words (be sure not to copy from the websites- Ms.Hopper will catch you).

Use the provided links and your textbook to answer these questions related to how WWII ended:

What events led to Germany’s surrender?
What were the reasons for the European division of Germany?
What role did the Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge, TN, and the atomic bomb have in ending WWII?
Why did the US decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

LINKS:

Germany surrenders

German Surrender

The Manhattan Project

Oak Ridge, TN

Dropping the Atomic Bomb

Products:
Create a foldable, a timeline of events with explanation, a picture book, or google slides presentation. Be sure that you clearly answer all of the questions and understand the events that led to the end of the war.

Use your textbooks and the links provided to write an informative essay about the Holocaust and it’s impact on the world. You should type your essay in google docs, and be sure to include an introduction, key points, and a conclusion. You should use a graphic organizer such as an outline to organize your information before you begin writing your essay. Be sure to answer these questions in your essay: What was the Holocaust? How did it impact the world?

Links:

The Holocaust
Holocaust Basics
The Holocaust on history.com

Using these links, create a foldable similar to the website. Your foldable should include each law, an explanation of the law, an example of the law in action, and a short quiz with answer. Do not use the examples or quiz questions from the website, create your own using the links as a guide.

Newton’s Law Interactive Video

Newton’s 3 Laws

You may also use the pages in your textbook- 322-332.

In The Giver, they have created a perfect world or a Utopia. Use the following websites to define Utopia and write a paragraph about what a Utopia might be like.

Definition of Utopia

Utopian Philosophy- what a utopia may be like, how to achieve a utopian society

After writing your paragraph about a Utopian Society, compare and contrast your society to a Utopia. How is Jonas’s world like a Utopia? What have the people in his community had to give up in order to achieve this perfect world? Why?

Finally, here are some examples of “Utopias” that exist today. Choose one and write a paragraph describing life in that community including the beliefs that inspired them to create it.

Choose one of the earth’s ecosystems:

• desert
• grasslands
• tundra
• taiga forest
• temperate forest
• savanna
• tropical rainforest
• marine
• freshwater
• coral reef
• create your own

With a partner or on your own create a food web that would be found in your chosen ecosystem that includes producers, primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers, scavengers, and decomposers. Give an example of each type of symbiotic relationship found in that ecosystem: mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.

Create a Glog, poster, or Prezi to neatly display your findings.