mcpencils+student+portfolio+page

Welcome Throughout the course of this school year, I will be working with a team of students as we learn American Studies together. This page serves as my/our expression of how I understand the content presented in this course. Parents feel free to subscribe to the changes I make here by clicking the "Notify Me" tab. That way you can see when I add links and what I have done recently.

Links to My Work
The list below represents the Pennsylvania Standards for Social Studies and thus our content expectations. Since we use this as a basis for our curriculum, we can also use it as a way to organize our assignments, projects, and other work we will do throughout the year. To the left of each expectation, under "Performance", is a link to the work I have completed that demonstrates my understanding of it. With the help of my peers I have had the ability to revise and improve not only the items linked here, but also my understanding of the content behind it. This represents my **BEST** work and effort. Enjoy!

Notation ||~ Standards & Descriptors || · Political Leaders (e.g., James Buchanan, Thaddeus Stevens, Andrew Curtin) · Military Leaders (e.g., George Meade, George McClellan, John Hartranft) · Cultural and Commercial Leaders (e.g., John J. Audubon, Rebecca Webb Lukens, Stephen Foster) · Innovators and Reformers (e.g., George Westinghouse, Edwin Drake, Lucretia Mott) || · Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions (e.g., Pennsylvania Constitutions of 1838 and 1874, The “Gettysburg Address”, //The Pittsburgh Survey)// · Artifacts, Architecture and Historic Places (e.g., Gettysburg, Eckley Miners’ Village, Drake’s Well) || · **Belief systems** and religions · Commerce and industry · Technology · **Politics** and government · Physical and **human geography** · **Social** organizations || · **Ethnicity** and race · Working conditions · Immigration · Military **conflict** · **Economic** stability || · Political Leaders (e.g., Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson) · Military Leaders (e.g., Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant) · Cultural and Commercial Leaders (e.g., Jane Addams, Jacob Riis, Booker T. Washington) · Innovators and Reformers (e.g., Alexander G. Bell, Frances E. Willard, Frederick Douglass) || · Documents (e.g., Fugitive Slave Law, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Emancipation Proclamation) · 19th Century Writings and Communications (e.g., Stowe’s //Uncle Tom’s Cabin//, Brown’s “Washed by Blood,” Key’s “Star Spangled Banner”) · Historic Places (e.g., The Alamo, Underground Railroad sites, Erie Canal) || · **Belief systems** and religions · Commerce and industry · Technology · **Politics** and government · Physical and **human geography** · **Social** organizations || ·Ethnicity and race ·Working conditions · Immigration · Military **conflict** · **Economic** stability || · Political and Military Leaders (e.g., King Ashoka, Montezuma I, Ghenghis Khan, William the Conqueror) · Cultural and Commercial Leaders (e.g., Mansa Musa, Yak Pac, Cheng Ho, Marco Polo) · Innovators and Reformers (e.g., Erastostenes, Tupac Inka Yupenqui, Johannes Gutenberg) || · Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions (e.g., Rosetta Stone, Aztec glyph writing, Dead Sea Scrolls, Magna Carta) · Artifacts, Architecture and Historic Places (e.g., Ethiopian rock churches, Mayan pyramids, Nok terra cotta figures, megaliths at Stonehenge) · Historic districts (e.g., Memphis and its Necropolis, Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls, Centre of Rome and the Holy See) || · **Belief systems** and religions · Commerce and industry · Technology · **Politics** and government · Physical and **human geography** · **Social** organization || · Domestic Instability · Ethnic and Racial Relations · Labor Relations · Immigration and Migration · Military Conflicts ||
 * ~ Performance ||~ Numberical
 * || **8.1.** || **Historical Analysis and Skills Development** ||
 * || 8.1.9.A. || Compare patterns of continuity and change over time, applying **context of events.** ||
 * || 8.1.9.B. || Compare the interpretation of historical events and **sources,** considering the use of fact versus **opinion**, multiple perspectives, and cause and effect relationship. ||
 * || 8.1.9.C. || Construct research on a historical topic using a **thesis statement** and demonstrate use of appropriate **primary** **and secondary sources.** ||
 * || **8.2.** || **Pennsylvania History** ||
 * || 8.2.9.A. || Contrast the role groups and individuals from Pennsylvania played in the **social**, **political**, cultural, and **economic** development of the U.S.
 * || 8.2.9.B. || Compare the impact of historical **documents**, **artifacts,** and places in Pennsylvania which are critical to U.S. history.
 * || 8.2.9.C. || Compare and contrast how continuity and change in Pennsylvania are interrelated throughout U.S. history.
 * || 8.2.9.D. || Interpret how **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organizations in Pennsylvania have influenced the growth and development of the US.
 * || **8.3.** || **United States History** ||
 * || 8.3.9.A. || Compare the role groups and individuals played in the **social**, **political**, cultural, and **economic** development of the U.S.
 * || 8.3.9.B. || Compare the impact of historical **documents**, **artifacts,** and places which are critical to the U.S.
 * || 8.3.9.C. || Analyze how continuity and change have impacted the United States.
 * || 8.3.9.D. || Interpret how **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the growth and development of the U.S.
 * || **8.4.** || **World History** ||
 * || 8.4.9.A. || Compare the role groups and individuals played in the **social**, **political**, cultural, and **economic** development throughout world history.
 * || 8.4.9.B. || Contrast the importance of historical **documents**, **artifacts,** and sites which are critical to world history.
 * || 8.4.9.C. || Analyze how continuity and change have impacted world history.
 * || 8.4.9.D. || Analyze how **conflict** and cooperation among groups and organizations have influenced the history and development of the world.