You Runnin on My Mind: A Forrest Gump Inquiry

You Runnin on My Mind: A Forrest Gump Inquiry

Forrest took us on a tour of US History from the 1950s to the end of the Cold War. Your task is to identify an event, scene, movement or moment in time from the film and investigate it more deeply! The inquiry description sheet is 

US History: Literature Study

US History: Literature Study

For our oppression unit, we are going to each read a novel related to the experience of living in Europe during the Second World War or a novel focused on the Holocaust. Use the activity link HERE for more details as well as a link 

To Bomb or Not to Bomb?

To Bomb or Not to Bomb?

The use of nuclear weapons in battle has occurred only once in human history; when the United States used two atomic bombs against Japan. The motivation for this use was to end WW2 in the Pacific. Was this an appropriate use of these weapons? Was 

The Road to WW2, Appeasement, Morality and Ukraine

The Road to WW2, Appeasement, Morality and Ukraine

Download the following two learning helpers in order to educate your self and provide context for our discussion about foreign policy, War, appeasement and modern parallels to the Ukraine War The Road to War: Understanding Hitler and Germany’s path the Global War and the actions 

Inquiry into Protests of the civil rights movement

Inquiry into Protests of the civil rights movement

In order to better understand the aims and impact of various protests during the civil rights movement and the role these protests played in the fight for EQUALITY, engage in the following INQUIRY EXPERIENCE LINKED HERE

Black Codes, Voter Oppression and Obstacles to Equality

Black Codes, Voter Oppression and Obstacles to Equality

Complete the learning helper linked here in order to understand black codes, voter oppression and practice some primary source analysis skills.

You Decide: Understanding Reconstruction and devising a path to Equality

You Decide: Understanding Reconstruction and devising a path to Equality

Although the victory of the North in the American Civil War was certainly a step towards equality, there was still much work to be done in the service of achieving true equality between blacks and whites in America. This crucial period of time after the 

Leading Discussions in US History: Empowering student led intellectual exploration

Leading Discussions in US History: Empowering student led intellectual exploration

Being able to engage in, and lead, intelligent discussion is an important skill. Not only do we learn better through collaborative conversations, but leading a discussion also empowers your individual curiosity and requires viewing a given stimulus through different perspectives – including your own. Open 

What rights are necessary for a maximally beneficial society? A historical inquiry

What rights are necessary for a maximally beneficial society? A historical inquiry

One of our essential questions for the protest unit is, “What rights are necessary for a maximally beneficial society?” IN order to understand this question we have learned about the perspectives of various political philosophers as well as looked at the American Bill of Rights 

Investigating Issues of the American Constitution

Investigating Issues of the American Constitution

The American Constitution and Bill of Rights were simultaneously explicit and yet remained vague. This has created subsequent “issues” in regard to legislating and litigating what our rights as Americans can and should be. Your task is to investigate some of these issues by listening