PEASANT/SERF DIARY

The date is September 17, 986.  You are a serf living on the feudal estate of Lord Spaulding somewhere in Western Europe. For this blog assignment, you must create a diary entry (or series of entries) in which you describe what your daily is like. 

Be as creative as possible, and choose things to write about that will accurately describe what a real day (or days) would have been like for you as a peasant or a serf.  Be sure to start your diary entry with the date mentioned above, and when writing, consider the time of year and what you might be doing during that particular season (end of summer or early fall).

Your diary must detail at least four aspects of your life for you to receive full credit on this blog entry.  Bear in mind that four aspects of your life does not mean just four sentences.  Each aspect of your life will most likely require several sentences for you to fully develop and explain it.

This blog entry is due by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, November 8^th.

POST THE LINK TO YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT PREZI HERE!

When posting the link to your research project prezi, make sure to fill out the topic heading just the same as you would for any other posting.  For example:

STUDENT NAME - 1ST HOUR

Or, if you completed the project with a partner:

STUDENT NAME AND STUDENT NAME - 1ST HOUR

Remembering 9/11

The terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11^th, 2001 changed the nation and altered the course of events in the United States and around the world.  Most of you may be too young to truly remember that day: where you were, what you were doing, how you felt, and how it affected you.  Thus, what I would like you to do is facilitate a discussion regarding 9/11 with someone who does remember (i.e. your parents, an older sibling, an aunt or uncle, or a family friend etc.).  Ask them the following questions:

• Where were you and what were were you doing when you found out about the terrorist attacks? 
• How did you feel? 
• What was your immediate reaction? 
• Is there anything else in particular about the day that stands out or that you can remember? 
• In what ways do you think that America, and the World for that matter, have changed in the past 10 years as a result? 

After you have had this discussion, report back with your findings by responding to this blog post.  You have until Wednesday, September 14^th to complete this assignment.

Welcome to the Blog...Tell Us About Yourself!

Some of you may be familiar with how blogging works, while some of you may not.  Thus, in order to help everyone get acclimated to the class blog, let's start with something simple:  Tell us a little bit about yourself.  The title of this post (and every other post you write in this class) should be your first and last name, followed by your class period.  For example - "John Smith, 1st hour."  In this post, tell us five things about yourself, such as number of siblings, favorite sports, favorite foods, favorite movies, career goals, so on and so forth. Finally, in the last sentence of your post tell us what is your favorite topic to study in World History. The post should be no more than one paragraph in length.