MYP Year 2 & 3 Individuals and Societies

Summer Packet

Part I: Document Based Questions

Directions: Study each document closely and answer the questions that follow.

DOCUMENT ONE: PICTURE ANALYSIS

1. List 5 objects you see in the picture.

2. List all actions you see taking place in the picture.

3. What is the major weapon being used by either side?

4. Why do you think these two sides are fighting?

5. Do you think that war with Native Americans was something that the Colonial people had to constantly

think about? Why or why not?

DOCUMENT TWO: MAP ANALYSIS

1. The map above shows trade routes between which continents? (Hint there are 4)

2. What was shipped from colonies in North America to Europe and Africa?

3. What was shipped from Europe to the colonies in North America and Africa?

4. What was shipped from Africa to North and South America?

5. Why do you think these were named “The Triangular Trade Routes”?

DOCUMENT THREE: Washington’s Letter from Valley Forge to Governor George Clinton

To Governor George Clinton Head Quarters,

Valley Forge, February 16, 1778

Dear Sir: … I mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the

miserable prospects before us, … For some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in

camp. A part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or

four days. Naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience

and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a

general mutiny or dispersion. … I am, on my part, putting every engine to work, that I can

possibly think of, to prevent the fatal consequences, we have so great a reason to apprehend. I

am calling upon all those, whose stations and influence enable them to contribute their aid

upons so important an occasion; and from your well known zeal, I expect every thing within the

compass of your power, and that the abilities and resources of the state over which you preside,

will admit. I am sensible of the disadvantages it labours under, from having been so long the

scene of war, and that it must be exceedingly drained by the great demands to which it has been

subject. But, tho' you may not be able to contribute materially to our relief, you can perhaps do

something towards it; and any assistance, however trifling in itself, will be of great moment at so

critical a juncture, and will conduce to keeping the army together till the Commissary's

department can be put upon a better footing, and effectual measures concerted to secure a

permanent and competent supply. What methods you can take, you will be the best judge of;

but, if you can devise any means to procure a quantity of cattle, or other kind of flesh, for the use

of this army, to be at camp in the course of a month, you will render a most essential service to

the common cause. I have the honor etc.

1. Is this a primary source or a secondary source? How do you know?

2. According to Washington, what is the condition of the army?

3. Why does Washington admire the soldiers in the army?

4. What steps has Washington taken to improve the situation of the army?

5. What does Washington hope George Clinton will be able to do for the army?

Part II: iCivic Win the White House

Directions: 1. Complete the iCivics Win the White House activity on www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house

2. Print and turn in the certificate of completion

Before your campaign begins, you will need customize your candidate.

Select the level of game you would like to play. (Check out the issue guide in this

document for more details.)

• Middle School includes the debate over gun rights vs. gun control.

• High School + includes the debate over abortion and tension between traditional family values

and the rights of the LBGT community.

You will need to win your party’s primary race before you run in the national presidential race. First step?

Own your issues in a primary debate! For each issue you select, you are asked to follow up your choice

with a supporting statement. Choose the correct statement, and the issue is yours! Fail to make a match,

and one of your opponents will claim that issue.

Congrats on making it through the primaries! It’s time to head to the convention, pick a Vice

Presidential nominee and see who you are up against in the national contest.

This is your political proving ground. Use the data provided to craft a campaign strategy and carry it

through to the election.

Review the

candidates for your very

own Vice President! Each

brings his or her own skill

set and home state. Once

you’ve made your choice,

tell everyone at the

convention!

Discover who you are

running against in the national race.

This bar keeps track of both parties’

known electoral votes. Pass 270 before

the end of the season and you win!

Each map view will shed a different light

on the states, helping guide your

campaign strategy.

You have 10 weeks to earn the

electoral votes needed to win.

You can also end your turn early.

These are your action cards. On your turn, select

one, then the state to play the card.

States that have

polling information

will be colored on

a blue - to - red scale

based on party

support. Gray

states have not

been polled.

This is your

opponent.

This is

you!

At the end of the game, the final score breakdown appears. From there, students can view and print

a detailed report that will let you determine how students performed on a number of game play

objectives. You can use this printout to assign students a grade for playing the game. This

information will also be available through your iCivics classroom accounts.

Battleground States: Which states were most contested through the campaign season?

Flipped States: Which states did the player take away from the opponent.

Candidate Name (student created)

Length of Play, Impact Points, and

Date of Play

Electoral Votes Won & Funds Raised

Persuasiveness: How well did the

player match the messages to the

states and issues?

Fundraising: Did the player make

the most profitable decisions when

raising campaign funds?

Issues selected by the student

Part III: Comparative Essay and Works Cited page

Directions: Choose two candidates currently running for president. Research each of their social, economic

and environmental policies. Write an essay which compares the policies of each candidate to one another.

Your essay should be five paragraphs in length. The essay should include an introduction paragraph, 3 body

paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. You must also include a works cited page following the MLA style

guide as provided in this document (it is also in the school agenda).

MLA Style Guide Basics

Plagiarism What is plagiarism? If you have not given proper credit to your sources, you have committed plagiarism. Essentially, it is like you are lying to your reader. You have used someone else’s ideas without telling your reader where you took it from. Whether you have intentionally tried to pass off someone else’s ideas as your own or, through careless research, you unintentionally “forgot” to cite a source, the charge is plagiarism. Grady Middle School considers plagiarism as theft. How can I avoid plagiarism?

Any idea or fact that you received from a source needs to be cited and quoted.

Any idea or fact that is common knowledge does not need to be cited. o For example, facts like the earth rotates around the sun or Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while

in office are common knowledge and would not have to be cited.

Students will use MLA to format essays as well as to cite and quote works from other sources. This will decrease the likelihood of plagiarism.

MLA Style What is MLA Style? The Modern Language Association (MLA) developed a style guide for academic writing. This style guide deals with standardized ways to document the writer’s source materials.

MLA provides guidelines for the creation of a bibliography (called a “Works Cited” page) and the corresponding parenthetical (within the text) citation/quotation.

Why is it Important that I cite Sources? As a writer, it is your responsibility to give proper credit to your sources. It is also very important that you give this credit in accordance with MLA style. If you fail to give proper credit to a source, you have committed plagiarism. (See Academic Honesty).

Works Cited Page What is a “Works Cited” Page? A “Works Cited” page is the name that MLA gives to a bibliography. It is a listing of all of the sources you cited in the body of your paper. Here are a few things to keep in mind about the “Works Cited” page:

1. The “Works Cited” page is always going to be the last page of your essay or report. You should type the words “Works Cited” and center it on the page.

2. Each entry must be complete and accurate.

3. Each entry reads like one long sentence. What this means is that it does not matter where the second line begins in an entry; it begins on the second line only because you ran out of room on the first line.

4. The second and subsequent lines are always indented five spaces.

5. The sources are listed alphabetically by the first word or name of the entry. This first word or name should be what you use in your parenthetical citation.

Examples of Common Forms of Sources for Citation

**NOTE – The details are important in these citations--the order of the information, punctuation, underlining and quote

marks all must be exact.

Print Resources (Viewed in Print Form) Book by One Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.

Example: Jameson, George P. Ellis Island. New York: Icon Press, 2006.

Book by Two Authors Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher,

Copyright Date.

Example: Smith, Henry G. and Betty Harmon. Freedom Rides. Chicago: Broad Shoulder Press, 2006.

Encyclopedia Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Edition Year.

(NOTE: The author is usually listed at the end of the article. If an author is not listed, begin the entry with the title of the article.)

Example: Franz, Charlene. “Goat.” World Book. 2006 ed.

A Work within an Anthology Last Name, First Name. “Title of work.” Title of Anthology. Editor’s First Name Last Name.

Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date. Page numbers.

Example: Stevens, Wallace. “Sunday Morning.” Modern American Poetry. Ed. Thomas J. Hines. New York: Holt,

Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 20-22.

Newspaper Article Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Newspaper Name Date: page(s).

Example: Blake, Terry. “Attack in Bagdad: Two Marines Dead.” The Plain Dealer 20 July 2006: A1.

Magazine Article Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Date: page numbers. Example: Thomasson, Ronald. “Salt Mines of Lake Erie.” Cleveland Magazine 15 May 2004: 23-25.

Non-Print Resources (Viewed Electronically) Online Database—Encyclopedia “Title of Article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Year. Name of online source. Date <URL

(Persistent link)>.

Example: “Whale Oil.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 23 August 2006

<http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9076727>.

Internet Website Last Name, First Name. Title of Website. Date last updated. Author (if given). Name of organization that

sponsors the site. Date accessed <URL link>.

Example: Walker, Gary. “The Effects of Radiation.” Hiroshima Atom Bomb. 15 Mar. 2000. Los Alamos Research

Facility. 14 Oct. 2008. http://www.larf.org/hiro/radeffect.htm

Video Documentary Title of Film. Director’s First Name Last Name. Copyright Year. Medium. Production Company

Name. Edition Date.

Example: Finding Harmony. Kent Williams. 2003. DVD. Zen Buddhist Lecture Series Video. 2003.

TV / Radio Transcript “Title of TV / Radio episode or segment.” Title of Program. Broadcast date. Transcript. Name of

Database Used. Date accessed <URL link>.

Example: “Special Edition: The War in Iraq Part II.” CNN Special Report. 5 April 2003. Transcript. eLibrary. 27

March 2006. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.