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Project Resources
How to Upload Your Completed iMovie:
1) After you save your iMovie to your camera roll, click here.
2) Fill out the form with your name and email.
For the "Content Title" write the period number and your character's role. For example, you might write, "2Knight" or "6Pope"
3) Click the "Add+" button at the bottom, and select your movie from the camera roll. Then click, "Start Upload." Wait for the upload to complete.
Your Research Questions:
1. How does this individual fit into the feudal pyramid? How is this individual viewed by others in the feudal pyramid?
2. Could this individual gain more power? If so, how?
3. How does religion affect the individual politically, economically, and socially?
4. What were the daily functions of this individual’s job/role? What tools, if any, were used to fulfill these functions (e.g., soldiers’ weapons)? What did this individual do for entertainment?
5. What type of home did this individual live in? What kind of food did he/she eat?
6. What was this individual’s education level?
7. Who did this individual typically marry? How were those marriages decided?
Directions on How to Access Videos
1. In a new tab, go to http://mediaconnect.cnyric.org/
2. Log in using the username and password on the front of your research packet.
3. Type in the title of the movie you want to access.
Copies of Handouts
Week 1: Research and Character Profile
Research Packet (this is not a fillable form, so you will need to print)
Character Profile
Research Packet and Character Profile Rubrics
Week 2: iMovie Planning and Creation
Planning Packet (this is not a fillable form, so you will need to print)
iMovie Planning Sheet
Planning Packet and iMovie Rubric
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All Social Classes
Education and Government:
Women and Marriage:
Food:
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| All Nobility (King/Monarch, Upper Noble/Lord, Lesser Noble/Knight)
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| King/Monarch
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| Pope
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| Upper Noble
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| Clergy
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| Lesser Noble/Knight
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| Merchant
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| Craftsman (Artisan)
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| Peasant
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| Serf
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| Other
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| PBS Hinduism Links |
Resources
Hindu Gods:
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| Absolute Rulers |
| FBI Wanted Poster Example 1 |
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| FBI Wanted Poster Example 2 |
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| Religions Project |
| ** Example Site ** |
BBC Schools - Religion |
| BBC Religions |
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| BBC Religions 2 |
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| World Religions for Children |
Woodlands Junior High |
| Regents Review - Belief Systems |
Work through these 26 multiple choice questions |
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| Immigration Project |
| Collections of Immigrant Experiences |
| MANY Immigrant Experiences |
Includes information on immigrants of the following ethnicities: African, Chinese, English, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese and Jewish. Use under "Immigration" to navigate. |
| MANY Immigrant Experiences #2 |
Includes informaiton on immigrants of the following ethnicities: English, Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Chinese, Cuban, and Hispanic. |
| Modern Immigrant Experience |
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| Modern Immigrant Experience |
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| Experiences by Ethnicity |
| Armenian Immigrants |
Push/Pull Facotrs - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Asian Immigrants |
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| Asian Immigrants |
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| Austrio-Hungarian Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Chinese Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Cuban Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| English Immigrants |
Push Factors from Digital History |
| Hispanic Immigrants |
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| Hispanic Immigrants |
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| Irish Immigrants |
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| Irish Immigrants |
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| Italian Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Italian Immigrants |
Push Factors from PBS |
| German Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| German Immigrants |
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| German Immigrants |
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| Greek Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Jewish Immigrants |
Psh Factors - PBS |
| Norwegian Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Polish Immigrants |
Push/Pull Factors - great site from the Advocates for Human Rights |
| Russian Immigrants |
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| Ukranian Immigrants |
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| Name Resources |
| Ancestry.com |
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| Behind the Name |
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| Surname DB |
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| City and Town Names |
| Germany |
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| Poland |
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| Italy |
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| Ireland |
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| Greece |
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| Sweden |
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| Traditional First Names |
| German names - BOYS and GIRLS |
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| French names |
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| Polish names |
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| Italian names |
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| Greek names |
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| Swedish names |
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| 19th Century Diseases |
| Cholera #1 |
Information from the Mayo Clinic |
| Cholera #2 |
CUNY Info on Cholera in NYC. Use menus at top and bottom of page. |
| Cholera #3 |
Wikipedia |
| Typhus #1 |
Britannica entry |
| Typhus #2 |
Wikipedia entry |
| Tuberculosis (AKA - Consumption) |
Harvard University Library |
| Tuberculosis (AKA - Consumption) |
Wikipedia entry |
| Scurvy |
Medline Plus article |
| Scabies #1 |
ADAM Medical Encyclopeida Article |
| Scabies #2 |
Wikipedia entry |
| Trachoma #1 |
The Museum of Family History |
| Trachoma #2 |
WIkipedia entry |
| Money Around the World |
| Inflation Calculator |
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| Types of Currency #1 |
List from Fact Monster |
| Types of Currency #2 |
Images and list from David Hasenick |
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| Reformers Project |
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Reforming Government
Muckraking
Expanding voter power
Labor
Women’s Rights
Minority Rights
Theodore Roosevelt
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| 1920s |
| Links for Everyone |
| Summary of the 1920s |
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| 1920s Slang |
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| Economic Boom |
| Henry Ford |
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| Warren G. Harding |
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| Warren G. Harding |
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| Calvin Coolidge |
Click on "More" under a "Life in Brief" for details |
| Political Reforms |
| Prohibition Advocate |
Click on these people: Neal Dow, Mary Hanchett Hunt, Carrie Nation and Eliza Jane Thompson |
| Bootlegger/Speakeasy Owner |
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| Bootlegger/Speakeasy Owner |
Click on these people: Dion O'Banion, Roy Olmstead, and Adolphus Busch |
| Social/Moral Concerns |
| Flapper |
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| Flapper 2 |
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| Housewife of the 1920s |
A REAL Housewife's diary from 1925 with modern explanations |
| Teenager |
Life of a teenager in Harlem 1920s (primary source) |
| Teenager 2 |
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| African American Living in Harlem |
Use the tabs at the top to explore the different sections |
| Arts & Entertainment |
| Jazz Musician |
Use the menu on the left to navigate the site |
| Movie Actor |
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| Sports Fan |
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| Sports Fan |
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| Artist/Author |
Information on the Surrealism Movement |
| Artist/Author |
Focus on the 1920s portion of this page |
| Heroes of the Era |
| Charles Lindbergh |
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| Charles Lindbergh 2 |
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| Amelia Earhart |
Use the drop down menu under "About" to find more information |
| Charlie Chaplin |
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| Marcus Garvey |
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| Babe Ruth |
Look for the "Biography" tab |
| Al Capone 1 |
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| Al Capone 2 |
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| Hary Houdini |
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| 1930s |
| Economic Bust |
| Business/Factory Owner |
Watch the videos! How a barter economy impacted businesses |
| Business/Factory Owner |
Development of supermakerts in the 1930s |
| Business/Factory Owner |
Hard to read, but interesting article about the changing business scene in the 1930s |
| Unemployed worker |
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| Unemployed worker |
All info useful, but you may want to focus on paragraph 2 |
| Unemployed worker |
All useful, but focus on paragraph 8 |
| First Time Stock Market Investor |
Looks at what companies made the most money in the 1930s |
| First Time Stock Market Investor |
Use the arrow at the bottom of the screen to view all three pages |
| Herbert Hoover |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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| Construction worker for the TVA |
History of the TVA |
| Forestry worker for the CCC |
Overview of the CCC |
| Forestry Worker for the CCC |
Scroll down to the section starting with "The Early Days..." for great details about life in a camp |
| General Motors workers on strike |
Primary source on the labor movement (scroll down to "Source Text" section) |
| General Motors workers on strike |
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| General Motors workers on strike |
Overview of strikes and unions in the 1930s |
| Hooverville Citizen |
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| Political Issues |
| Hoover/Laissez faire supporter |
This is a long article, but it's got lots of great info |
| FDR/New Deal supporter |
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| FDR/New Deal supporter |
Watch the video clips for great primary source info |
| Dust Bowl |
| Oklahoma farmer who stayed |
WATCH the videos for great first hand accounts about farming during the Dust Bowl |
| Oklahoma farmer who left |
Look at links on left - under "Okies" check out "Riding the Rails" and "Hitchiking" |
| California farm owner |
Go to page 2 and read under heading "Life in California" |
| Arts & Entertainment |
| Swing Musician |
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| Delta Blues Musician |
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| Movie Actor (musicals) |
Use the index on the left side of the page to navigate this site |
| Movie Actor (ganster films) |
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| Social Realism Artist |
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| Social Realism Artist |
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| John Steinbeck |
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| Heroes of the Era |
| Will Rogers |
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| Benny Goodman |
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| Judy Garland |
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| Jesse Owens |
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| Joe Lewis |
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| Lou Gehrig |
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| Mesoamerica and South America Guidebook Project |
| Mesoamerica & South America |
Google sites project |
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| Renaissance Wiki |
| Renaissance Wiki |
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