7th Grade
A Not-So-Civil-War
Main Entry: civil war
Definition: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
When we hear the words “civil war,” we usually think of the war between the Northern States America
- ~What civil wars are going on right now?
- ~Are there any issues today that people feel so strongly about that they would be willing to fight their neighbors or fellow citizens over them?
- ~The United Nations works to maintain world order and, certainly, preventing civil wars is a priority. What does it take to prevent civil war?
- ~How can you help people see an emerging civil war and prevent it?
You are going to explore the causes of the American Civil War as well as civil wars in general. Along the way, you will create a list of reasons people are willing to go to war against others in their own country.
You will devise strategies to help people with opposing views arrive at a workable consensus and design a Unity Proposal – a plan for people to follow to avoid having their differences grow so strong as to divide them and result in war.
Could YOU have prevented the civil war if you’d been there?
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By: Sandra Goldstein Lehnert
In Mister Foley's seventh grade classes, there has been quite a hubbub of the amazing creativity in this 2009-10 class. By the due date, his room is jam-packed with colorful teepees and intricate longhouses, as well as crawling with vibrant Native American figures. The students had a choice of building a Native American house, making a ceremonial mask, researching legends or creating a website. The ample majority who chose the creative aspect constructed a miniature museum of Native American culture. No two teepees were exactly the same or made the same way. Walking around the room, you could find anything from tree-trunks cut open for the longhouses to realistic clay pueblos. Every student was ready and willing to talk about their home and teach something new.
Along with these chromatic homemade houses were projects on Dutch sandstone buildings. Taking inspiration from their field trip to The Orangetown Historical Society, we have been given a choice for extra credit to construct one of these. The past years' houses sitting around the room make this classroom even more of a learning center, and also gives of an even stronger mood that you’re standing in a colonial setting. Any day you'd like to, if you come into Mister Foley's class you'll find yourself surrounded by all the amazing architecture and imagination. South Orangetown's mini museum!
Native American Houses
Geographical moves are necessary and difficult, which often results in consequences that can be both positive and negative. Movement impacts both those who move and those who stay behind. After further study of colonization, you will be enlightened by the many cultures represented in our own "American" culture and make connections between these cultures and your own lives.
Since coin collecting is one of the world's most popular hobbies, what if the Treasury decided to redesign a series of pennies once again representing each state? Your task is to design a new coin for the first 13 coins, again representing the first 13 states. Your designs should depict the cultural heritage and political history in n each region.
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