Mr. Panter

May 19th, 2009

1. Finished the Leo Frank investigation. Here is a link of Frank's testimony:

Download Mary Phagan Case - Witness (Leo Frank Trial testimony)

2. Don't forget to turn in your assignment by tomorrow! Using the evidence and testimony, explain the following:

D- Who had the desire  to commit the crime?

O - Who had the opportunity?

 P - Who had the personality?

E - What does the evidence point to? Be specific!

May 15th, 2009

1. Began investigation of the Leo Frank Case.

2. We will continue discussing the meaning of the case and the long term ramifications as well.

***Last week of school....make it a great one! 

May 12th, 2009

Advanced Content/On level

1. Finished watching Andersonville

2. Quiz over Andersonville will be tomorrow.

**Study Guide for the final will be due on Thursday!!

Final exam will be on Thursday!!!!

May 11th, 2009

Advanced Content/Georgia Studies

1. Turned in site visit assignment (Advanced Content only)

2. Watched "Andersonville"

3. A.C. Quiz over Andersonville will be on Wednesday!On level quiz will take place when the movie is over.

Study Guide for the final exam will be due on Thursday!

Final exam for Social Studies will be on Thursday.

May 4th, 2009

1. Battle project is due tomorrow! Make sure to have your map, journal and your rubric.

2. Here is a copy of your rubric!

Download Battle Project - Rubric

April 27th, 2009

1. Began the Civil War Battle Project

2. Handed out instructions packet.

3. Here is the battle map and the number of days it takes to travel on your map.

Download Battle Project Map and number of days

April 24th, 2009

1. Continued reviewing for the CRCT and discussing the Civil Rights Movement.

2. Played Jeopardy games.

3. Handed out review guide linked here to help with our reviewing from the last two weeks.

Download CRCT Study Guide

For those who are attending the World Premiere of the movie, "The People V. Leo Frank", I will send home info next week to help with any questions you may have. It is on Thursdat at 7:30 PM. The tickets must be picked up AT the theater (Cobb Energy Center) across from Cumberland Mall.

April 16th, 2009

Panterman is back and has some interesting news about your test tomorrow! The test will be 20 multiple choice and 15 short answer. Study both study guides! Here are the things you need to know about for the test and a secret bonus for you to know:

Did you know that Richard Russell came up with the National School Lunch Act?

Can you explain the three governor scandal with Governor Arnall, Lt. Gov. Melvin Thompson and Herman Talmadge?

Did you know that Melvin Thompson saved Jekyll Island as a resort and created the UGA school of veterinary medicine?

Can you name two things that the racist governor, Herman Talmadge, did while in office? How about making the school year 9 months, extending the grades from 1-12 and resisted any integration.

Marvin Griffin made Stone Mountain a state parkand remodeled the state capital!

Be able to name three things Governor Carl Sanders did while in office!

How did Lester Maddox fool those who thought he was racist and a segregationist?

Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes made history. What did they do?

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 threaten to do to any school system that did not desegregate?

Why was Martin Luther King arrested for his role in the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

In which area of civil rights did the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference work?

In which area of the civil rights movement did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee work?

What was the Albany Movement?

Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the most far-reaching and important civil rights legislation since reconstruction?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 people on a march to

Montgomery

,

ALA.

in the summer of 1965. What was the purpose of the march?

 Give two ways that Major William Hartsfield helped bring races together in

Atlanta

.

 Did you know that African American singer Sam Cooke was the first to produce his own songs, have his own recording company and sing about Civil Rights in the song, "A Change is gonna Come"? 

Can you name two things Atlanta's first African American Mayor, Maynard Jackson, did?

Did you know that Jimmy Carter was not only the only President of the United States from Georgia, but he also built houses for the Habitat for Humanity, wrote books and won the Nobel Peace Prize?

Bonus!!! Who is Georgia's current governor and what he is famous for? Sonny Perdue-The first Republican governor since Reconstruction! 

Panterman...up,up and away!

April 14th, 2009

All classses

1. Complete CRCT Warmup #2

1. What was the 1st Spanish settlement in the New World?  2. What was the 1st English settlement in the New World? 3. What was the Spanish motto for Exploration?

2. Blocks1-3 Discussed the Civil Rights movement and the impact that music played with Sam Cooke.

Download CRCT Study Guide - Georgia after World War II

Download CRCT Study Guide - Georgia during the Modern Civil Rights Era

Blocks 6-7 Went over the CRCT Review sheet on Georgia after World War II.

April 2, 2009 (On Level)

1. Discuss the Holocaust.

2. Go over Georgia in World War Two.

HW- Your test is tomorrow Friday, April 3. The test will cover World War Two and Georgia during the war.  Your CRCT Worksheets will be due as well. 

Panterman has arrived to save the day again!  On Level students, if you know your study guide you will be just fine.  Panterman has these hints for you: know the countries on each side in World War Two, what countries wanted to expand prior to the war, how did Europe first seek to handle Hitler, what started the war, know the two most famous dates in the war, how many lives were lost in the Holocaust, know all the ways Georgia contributed to the war, who were two famous Georgians during this period and what did they do, recognize some quotes we showed you, and think about the debate over the dropping of the atomic bombs...Good luck and see you tomorrow!