So, if a variety of different root vegetables are sliced paper-thin, deep-fried, salted, bagged, and sold in the chip aisle, do they still count as a plate full of veggies? Asking for a friend. Anywho, when I made that sad little trek to our classroom, I was my typical geekish self and snapped a few pics of some things I want to share and upon which I want to comment...things I'd insist on discussing with you if we were in our window-lined classroom together. First, the WWII propaganda replica poster from the UK (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) -- "Keep Calm and Carry On." I just wanted to make sure you knew when and where that slogan originated, that you knew who was the reigning monarch of the UK at that time (Queen Elizabeth II's father, King George VI), that Queen Elizabeth II took the throne not much after (1952) at the age of 25 and is currently the reigning monarch of the UK, and to make a layering-to-today connection by sharing with you her address to her people from last week. (She is presently 93. Can you imagine -- working with Winston Churchill and 13 other prime ministers over 6+ decades?!) Besides her annual Christmas address, she's only done this three previous times in her 68 years on the throne: the Persian Gulf War 1991, Princess Diana's death 1997, and the Queen Mother's death 2002 . You will find this both calming and inspiring, I believe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7NuC_ro4ZIAfter that, please see that your Compare-Contrast Assignment (re CC#30 and The Necessary War) was scored and returned in Google Classroom and the scores entered into Power School. (We will discuss the answer keys together in Google Classroom on Friday so as to allow one last ditch effort to get everyone a chance to get on board and caught up with their work.)
To that end, here is a chance for those just now joining us and a reward of a break for those who've been here all along -- today is for getting caught up -- the old work includes: A/V C&E CCourse #30 WWI (with helper docs), A/V C&E The Necessary War, Compare/Contrast CC#30 & TNWar assignment, A/V C&E CCourse #33 The Great Depression, A/V C&E CCourse #35 -OR- #36, and your journal. If backing up to make up any of this work, be sure to scroll down to read the instructions for U.S. History work on the previous days in this blog. ; )
