Welcome to Mr. Fulbright's Classroom
This weebly site will be the main site for all the assignments and happenings of Mr. Fulbright's World History Two class.
The tabs on the left are links to each unit, some have multiple activities, others just one. At the top and bottom of each page are opening and closing questions reflecting on the THEME of our class as described below. These will be some of the questions you will have to respond to in your journals.
Each page includes an alternative assignment at the bottom. If you read over the activities and don’t like the way they sound you may choose to do this alternative assignment. If you miss the day when we do an activity and it can’t be made up individually, then this alternative assignment will be the “substitution” work.
Class Theme
What is the purpose of a Social Studies Class? There are many different ways of approaching Social Studies.
During the Renaissance there was an interest in “Humanism,” or the study of man’s nature, potential and capabilities. It is a very philosophical approach to “Social Studies.” While interesting… it can also get a little boring…
Another approach tries to be a little more practical, saying we study history so we can learn from other’s (and our own) mistakes. While I agree with the practicality of this approach I still don’t know if it is “entertaining” enough.
The angle this class will focus on is one of a continuing brutal struggle of man against man (and woman). We will study people fighting for their rights and other people fighting to deny them. This conflict has been bloody, but continues to be fought- we obviously are not learning from our mistakes.
During each section I will ask “how does [fill in the blank here] represent peoples’ struggle for rights? Does this problem still exist today?” There may also be quotes in different sections to help us reflect on the importance and lessons each "'section" revels to us... let us start with one from Thomas Jefferson-
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
So- let’s get started!
