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 * Honors American Studies**
 * Current Events**

Understanding the past can only be done through an analysis of the current events. We will utilize the flex periods as way to bridge the gap between classroom discussion and current events. Therefore, every flex period for Honors Global will be devoted to current events in the region of discussion that current time. Every flex period, you will be required to hand in and present a short essay that summarizes an article as well as provide a personal reflection of the article.

Each week students must submit a 1 page written review of a particular news item involving the assigned theme found in the contemporary media. Students are required to make connections between a concern or experience and a historical issue or event analyzed in the course. Each review should include: a short summary of the content of the article/piece, an explanation as to why it is relevant to this course, an explanation of how the current event ties to the theme you selected and any further questions it raises. MLA, APA, or Chicago citation required. No citation = 0/30. 30 points total
 * Requirements:**




 * **Guidelines** ||
 * # The paper must be dated from within the past 2 cycles.
 * 1) The article must have the “dateline” to signify the location of the article as well as the author.
 * 2) Proper heading
 * 3) Standard 1” margins
 * 4) Times New Roman – 12pt
 * 5) single spaced
 * 6) No extra spaces between paragraphs
 * 7) No hand-written submissions will be accepted ||

Due Every Other Friday Blue C. Jasmine D. Sarah F. Jeffrey G. Trevor H. Lydia K. Evan M. Mickayla M. Kelsie N. Victoria R. Jess S. Kadie S. || January 26 - American Diversity February 9 - Culture February 23 - Economic Transformations March 8 - Globalization March 22 - Reform April 5 - Slavery and Its Legacy April 19 - Your Choice May 3 - Your Choice || Azaria B. Andrews D. Lindsay E. Sarah G. Kelly H. Courtney J. Adam K. Ryan M. Lauren M. Matt P. Amelia S. Kayla S. Dallas D. || February 2 - American Identity February 16 - Demographic Changes March 1 - Environment March 15 - Politics March 29 - Religion April 12 - War and Diplomacy April 26 - Your Choice May 10 - Your Choice ||
 * **Group A** || **Group A Due Dates** || **Group B** || **Group B Due Dates** ||
 * Kyle A.

or [|Christian Science Monitor] ||
 * =  ||= **News Agency** ||
 * = Round 1 ||= [|New York Times]
 * = Round 2 ||= [|FOX News] or [|NBC News] ||
 * = Round 3 ||= [|CNN] or [|Time] ||
 * = Round 4 ||= [|New York Times] or [|NBC News] ||
 * = Round 5 ||= [|Christian Science Monitor] or [|CNN] ||
 * = Round 6 ||= [|FOX News] or [|BBC] ||
 * = Round 7 ||= Your Choice ||
 * Round 8 || Your Choice ||

__**THEMES**__
Here is a file that will provide you links to theme related PBS websites.

**__AMERICAN DIVERSITY__** – diversity of the American people and the relationships among different groups… roles of race, class, ethnicity, and gender in US History

**__AMERICAN IDENTITY__** – views of American national character and ideas about American exceptionalism. Recognizing differences in context of what it means to be American.

**__CULTURE__** – diverse individual and collective expressions through literature, art, philosophy, music, theatre, film throughout US History including cultural conflict within society.

**__DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES__** – Changes in birth, marriage, and death rates, population size and density. Effects of immigration, internal migration, migration networks on society.

**__ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS__** – Changes in trade, commerce, and technology across time. Effects of capitalist development, labor and unions, and consumerism on society.

**__ENVIRONMENT__** – Consumption and conservation of natural resources, impact of population growth, industrialization, pollution, urban and suburban expansion.

**__GLOBALIZATION__** – Engagement with the rest of the world from the 15th century to the present: colonization, mercantilism, global hegemony, market development, imperialism, cultural change.

**__POLITICS AND CITIZENSHIP__** – Colonial and revolutionary legacies, American political traditions, growth of democracy, development of the government. Defining citizenship and struggles for civil rights.

**__REFORM__** – Diverse movements focusing on broad range of issues (anti-slavery, education, labor, temperance, women’s rights, civil rights, gay rights, wars, public health, and government).

**__RELIGION__** – The variety of religious beliefs and practices in America from prehistory to 21st Century, influences of religion on politics, economics, and society.

**__SLAVERY AND ITS LEGACIES IN NORTH AMERICA__** – Systems of slave labor and other forms of unfree labor (indentured servitude, contract labor, etc…) in North American societies, the Atlantic World, and the American South and West. Includes patterns of resistance and long term effects of slavery.

**__WAR AND DIPLOMACY__** – Armed conflict from pre-colonial period to the 21st Century and the impact of war on American foreign policy and on politics, economy, and society.