FLINT WATER CRISIS

Below are the instructions for the research assignment:

docs.google.com/document/d/1FXrgaVVOUmISmkv8flmGGQdXCcWPAhSvHN_vkwK2glc/edit

 Media Outlets

• CNN
• Fox News
• MSNBC
• ABC, NBC, CBS
• BBC
• Huffington Post
• NPR
• Democracy Now

Newspapers

New York Times         

Boston Globe                

Detroit Free Press

The Nation

The New Republic

New Yorker

Washington Times

Los Angeles Times

Optional Articles

Use one of these if you have some difficulty:

As Water Problems Grew, Officials Belittled Complaints From Flint

By JULIE BOSMAN, MONICA DAVEY and MITCH SMITHJAN. 20, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/us/flint-michigan-lead-water-crisis.html?_r=0

 Outcry Over the Austerity Crisis in Flint Grows

http://www.thenation.com/article/outcry-over-austerity-crisis-in-flint-grows/

Michigan’s Great Stink

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/opinion/michigans-great-stink.html

Flint water crisis is classic case of environmental racism

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17GKp3QPso54leNwugIKVW0d-WRQIDLfXdM8L7AecPMA/edit#

Flint, Michigan: Did race and poverty factor into water crisis?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17GKp3QPso54leNwugIKVW0d-WRQIDLfXdM8L7AecPMA/edit

Doctor says polluted Flint water worse for children than originally though

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/12/18/doctor-says-polluted-flint-water-worse-for-children-than-originally-thought.html

The EPA’s Silent, Guilty Role in the Flint Water Crisis

://newrepubhttpslic.com/article/128156/epas-silent-guilty-role-flint-water-crisis

A Question of Environmental Racism in Flint

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/us/a-question-of-environmental-racism-in-flint.html

REVIEW FOR FINAL

Below is the link to the instructions for the final exam:

docs.google.com/document/d/1u_Z6T7ui5eufAvWrtTpih79HSiDFBYrRBKemB-6xtt0/edit

Below are the charts that you should use to organize your evaluation of the History Alive Text:

docs.google.com/document/d/1k3MOp2J7CNNylqmu56lRYpivUIwxN-GomKsIGs3A3dQ/edit

RECONSTRUCTION: SECOND CIVIL WAR

View the film, "Reconstruction:  The Second Civil War.  Take notes on the following:

1.  The mindset of Southerners after the end of the war.
2.  African Americans view of freedom.
3.  United States government response to these views.  This means the policies and laws enacted to realize these freedoms.
4.  Successes as a result of the new laws and policies.
5.  Failures or shortcomings of these new laws and policies.

The film can be found on You Tube.

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOJch5C8aEg

RECONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS

Due Tuesday, January 12

Read the chapter on Reconstruction from the African American History text and answer the 8 questions distributed in class.

Here is a link to the questions:

docs.google.com/document/d/1wSm_YUUjn4WG7akG5uGEWySkXGnJO5OeMbgBOcpu3c4/edit

DUE DEC. 15

Read the handout, "Who was more important in freeing the slaves, Lincoln or the slaves themselves?"

Then write a 3/4 page to 1 page response expressing your answer to t he question:  Who deserves the most credit for freeing the slaves?  Use ideas and information from the handout.

Here is a link to the handout:

docs.google.com/document/d/1B5pBJ3EIyYXx6cdckNyrfNZCY8ZI7f7ES0khC4HWiaA/edit

ARTICLE ON NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE TODAY

Due Dec. 9

Write a 3/4 - 1 page summary of an article about the Native American Experience today. Summary should include important information and ideas that develop the main idea of the article.   Include a citation for the article you choose.

CELILO FALLS SIMULATION

Due Dec. 9

Finish all of the questions related to the simulation:


1.  Pre-Hearing Questions.
2.  Post-Hearing Questions.
3. Final Assessment of Simulation (on the sheet it is entitled "homework").
4.  Response to "Celilo Falls:  A History Revealed."  (minimum 1/2 page)

In what ways does the film help you to better understand the importance of Celilo Falls to the Celilo Indians?