GarageBand Tutorial

Agenda
I. Family Questions or
I. GarageBand Tutorial
II. GarageBand Track


I. By now, you should be finishing your family history project from last week. If you did not have a chance to ask your family the questions from last week, make sure you do so this weekend.

I. Go to the following website and watch this tutorial using headphones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oqCuER8SrM

II. Create a GarageBand Track that would be used to accompany an exhibition song. Go ahead and begin. Ask Mr. Amador if you need assistance.

The Story of Your Family

Agenda

1. Download the Family History file (CLICK HERE).  

2. Write your family history on that file.

3. Finish Family Tree from the previous computer session.

4. Finish yesterday's exam. 

5. Show all your work to Mr. Amador

6. When finished emailing work, begin GarageBand.

1. Download the Family History file (CLICK HERE).  Be sure to open the file and save it to the computer with your name on the file (SAVE AS).

2. Write your family history on that file. Be sure to read over the file you have just downloaded carefully. Once read, begin typing and get as much done today as possible. 

3. Finish Family Tree from the previous computer session.

4. Finish yesterday's exam on ideology. 

5. Show all your work to Mr. Amador

6. When finished emailing work, begin GarageBand. Begin by opening the GarageBand file. Check with Mr. Amador or Ms. Hall if you are having problems. Remember that you cannot start this without completing all previous assignments listed above. 

Becoming a Citizen

There is huge debate whether to allow immigrants to come to the U.S. While many immigrants come to this country illegally, many immigrants try to come here through the legal system. A question arises; are immigrants worthy of becoming citizens? Take the Immigration Tests and see how you do.

Take both the Original (sample) US Citizen Test (I) the New (sample) US Citizenship Test(II). They are different tests and you have to do both. When you are finished with each, copy your score on a word file. When finished with both, answer the following questions:
1. How difficult was it for you to pass the tests?
2. If you were migrating to the U.S., would you try to become a citizen? Why or why not?
3. Would you be able to become a citizen by taking these tests?
4. What differences were there between the original test and the new test?
5. Do you feel people who are trying to become citizens SHOULD take this test? Why or why not?
6. Does this test determine how American you are? How so?
7. What also determines what an American is?
8. What do you feel makes a citizen?

When finished, go to this article and write the answers on that same sheet, then  email it to omar.amador.79@gmail.com

Who's Coming to America
1. Where were most immigrants to the US emigration from 100 years ago?

2. What percentage of immigrants were from Latin America about 100 years ago?

What about today? What do you think accounts for this change?
3. What country are most of the immigrants from and why do you think that is?

4. Who accounts for most of the immigrants today? (Continent)

5. Who were the first to mix racially in what is the US today?

6. Who were the Anglo-Saxon Protestants? Where did they come from and why?

7. Benjamin Franklin is quoted in this article. What did he say and what did he mean?
8. What are the similarities between the fears about immigration from the past and from now?
9. What is a US Census? (look up in google) What did the first US Census say? 

10. Who made most of the immigrants in the 19th Century? Where were they coming from?

11. What happened in Ireland in 1948 and what effect did it have in the U.S.?

12. Why were the Italians coming here?

13. What is Anti-Semitism and how did that play a role in Jewish migration?

14. What immigrant groups has the lowest income today?

15. What lessons can we learn about the past and how can we apply them to today?

Third World Farmer

Agenda

I. Do now

II. Third World Farmer - Game

III. Questions and Reflections.

I. Do Now: Look up the phrase "Third World" and summarize what you think it means. Sentence Starter: "I think that the phrase third world is referring to..."

II. Go on to 3rdworldfamer.com and play the simulation game. Play the game until you manage to get insurance. You will understand it once you play it. When you are finished answer the following questions.

1. How challenging was life for a third world farmer?

2. What kind of specific difficulties did you encounter yearly?

3. How many years did you and your family survive before dying?

4. What did you learn from the game? Do you feel the game is based on real life?
5. What is more difficult, being poor in a city or being poor in a third world country?

6. How can taxes change things for a third world farmer?

7. What ideology do you think supports helping people in the third world farmer?

III. Finish previous assignments posted on the mmarss blog.

Copy questions and answers and email it to omar.amador.79@gmail.com

Family Tree

I. Do Now
II. Family Tree
III. Family History

I. Do Now: How much do you know about your family? Who were grandparents? Where and when were they born? Who was their grandparents? Why is it important to know this information?

II. Family Tree - Create a family tree on Microsoft Word using "Insert" and then "Text box". It should look like the family tree in the picture but include your parents and relatives. Ask Mr. Amador or Ms. Hall if you need help. See how back you can go with names and DOB (Date of Birth).


III. Finish your personal history - Remember to finish your personal history from last week. If you were not here, be sure to download the file from the previous blog below and email it to Mr. Amador: omar.amador.79@gmail.com

IV. Treble Quiz - When finished, take the following music notation quiz. You will not get any points unless you have finished with the previous assignments.

Your Life

AGENDA
I. Do Now
II. Your Life
III. GarageBand




1. Do Now: It is 40 years into the future and your grandchild asked you about your life growing up. What do you tell your grandchild about yourself? What are important (AND REAL) events that have happened to you that you feel are important? Do not make anything up.

II. Download this file (CLICK HERE) and you will continue to work on your project. This part will be about yourself. Be sure to READ EVERYTHING FIRST and then begin.

Email your work to Mr. Amador:
omar.amador.79@gmail.com

Hey Daddy-O

Agenda
I. Blog Question
II. Jazz Slang - short story
III. Finish old work

In the novel If He Hollers Let Him Go, Bob Jones sometimes using hip talk or Jazz talk. After World War I, Jazz became the hippest and most popular music of its time. Because of this, jazz not only influenced American music but changed the way people dressed and even talked.


I. Blog Question: Look at the picture above. What do you see and what does it tell you about Jazz? Describe the picture. Write 5 sentences describing what you see and what it is telling you about jazz.

Questions you may want to answer: Are they poor? How are they feeling? ...


II. Jazz Slang - You will click on the Jazz Slang link (click here) and create a short story (1.5 - 2 pages on word) using 25 or more Jazz words (no repeats).You will underline the jazz words in the short story. Email your story to Mr. Amador (omar.amador.79@gmail.com)

III. Finish Section 1: Your People's Culture

A History of Your People

Agenda
I. Do Now - 
II. Research Instructions
III. Begin Research Project - Your People

I. Do Now: If you were to write a history of your people, what do you think are five important things to include and what are 5 things you shouldn't include?

II. Click and download this file (HERE! CLICK HERE!)

III. Begin doing your research project using the following websites: www.wikipedia.com

Newspaper Report

Agenda:
I. Do Now
II. Online Music Quiz
III. Current Event Report


I. Do Now: Newspapers and the Dying Industry
Newspapers have been circulated and read daily for hundreds of years but there has been a sharp decline of newspaper readers in the past few years. Why do you think this is? Will newspapers become obsolete or do you think they have a chance of survival.

II. Online Music Quiz

Perform the following music quiz (CLICK HERE). When finished, show Mr. Amador your final score so you can get credit. 

III. Current Event Report
Download the following report template from this page (CLICK HERE). Find a newspaper article that you find interesting.
Here are the few conditions:
1. It must be from a reputable newspaper company (The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, British Broadcasting Company).
2. The topic must be relevant to the humanities, meaning it has to deal with society.
3. Type everything in your own words.

EMAIL EVERYTHING TO MR. AMADOR.
omar.amador.79@gmail.com
https://stilllife.wikispaces.com/Report+Template

Welcome to MMARSS

Welcome to the MMARSS blog. Here we will discuss various topics that deal with Math, Music, Science, Social Studies, and Literacy. When ever you come to the lab with Mr. Amador, you will check the MMARSS blog and answer any questions given that day.

Your first assignments for the MMARSS blog are:

I. Do Now: What would life be like without Television?
Type your answer below in the comments section.

Email your answers at omar.amador.79@gmail.com. If you do not have an email or are having trouble logging into your email, create a new email account using yahoo.com or google.com. 

II. Greatest Moments in the past 200 years. 
1. Download the Influential Events file (Click Here)

2. Go to the 200 years of Influential Moments website. (Click this link here).

3.  Choose 3 moment from any of the 5 fields:
  Politics and Society
  Economy and Industry
  Science and Technology
  Culture
  Sports

4. Research - Using wikipedia.com or encyclopedia britannica, research the event and answer the questions on the file you have previously downloaded. The file should be under "downloads"

5. When finished, email the file to Mr. Amador at omar.amador.79@gmail.com