Psychology: Medical Uses of Hypnosis Inquiry

Directions: Use the below question to drive your research into understanding how effective hypnosis is as a treatment for medical issues. You must identify 3 reliable sources of information (wikipedia does not count, but the footnotes will give you a plethora of sources to choose from), and craft a two paragraph response citing the sources you used.

Inquiry question: How is hypnotherapy used to treat medical issues, and how effective is the technique?

World History: America Enters the War

Directions: Read the below Secondary Source on America's Entry into WWI and complete the writing assignment in your WWI portfolio.

Secondary Source: America Enters the War

Update your Portfolio: Write a letter to President Wilson
You are a concerned citizen living in America in April 1917. You've read all the news about war in Europe and around the globe. You've heard about the Lusitania, the unrestricted submarine warfare, and the sinking of American ships.  You are an adult (early 20s) and you or your friends and family could be called to war if your President asks Congress for a Declaration. Write a persuasive letter to President Wilson explaining your opinion on whether the U.S. should or should not enter the war. Use information from the document and what you've learned in class and from Chapter 13 to shape your letter.  The requirement is 500 words AT LEAST!

Psychology: Sleep Day Debrief

World History: The Armenian Genocide

Directions: Read the below link with Primary Source material on the Armenian Genocide.  After, fill out the Google Form embedded in this blog post in response to the sources and historical event.

Armenian Genocide Primary Sources



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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON THE TOPIC

FAQ about the Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide: An Overview

How the Armenian Genocide Influenced Hitler - Long but interesting read

System of a Down Play in Armenia to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Genocide

Psychology: Kids Day Assessments

Use the below link to help you gauge where your kid should have been at developmentally and where they are based on your assessments.

Kohlberg, Piaget & Erikson Explanations

Psychology: Kids Day Pictures

Shared Public Folder of Kids Day Pics

World History: Life in the Trenches

Directions: Using the websites below, research what life was like in the trenches and answer the below writing prompt in 2 paragraphs (7-8 sentences each) in your WWI Portfolio.  Additionally, collect 4 different images of the lives of soldiers in the trenches and paste them into your portfolio.

Writing Prompt
Using the sources below, identify what life in a WWI trench was like.  Identify not just the human destruction as a result of war but also the effect of living one's life in a trench during WWI on the Western Front.


Research Document to use to collect information -- MAKE A COPY SO YOU CAN TYPE DIRECTLY INTO THE TABLE

 Sources
Life on the Front Lines
Video: Life in the Trenches -- Plug in Headphones
Good vs. Bad Trenches
The Trenches: Symbol of the Stalemate
Poetry from WWI
Memories of the Trenches
Images you can use!

WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED!!

Psychology: Sleep Disorder Diagnosis

Directions: Each one of you will use the Sleep Disorder Explanation Document to assess 2 different cases of your choosing.  After you have gleamed the different disorders select 2 Case Studies to give a diagnosis and explain the disorder.  Fill out your document handed out in class in full to complete the activity.

Start Here --> Sleep Disorder Explanation Document

Case Study #1
Case Study #2
Case Study #3
Case Study #4
Case Study #5

Document Handed out in class

World History: An Officer's Story - Would You Have Made A Good Officer in WWI?

Directions: Using the below website, please follow the simulation by making the best decisions possible as a fictitious WWI Officer fighting for the British. As you navigate through each choice, please type up the decision you are about to make on your document provided below BEFORE you select your choice.  After you will be told if it was a good, bad, or indifferent choice.  Write down the result in the corresponding cell on the table.

DO NOT HIT THE BACK BUTTON!!!

DO NOT RESTART THE ACTIVITY JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR SCORE!!!

Update Your Portfolio
After you are finished, in your WWI Portfolio, write a 500 word letter to your parents about what life is like in the trenches based on your experience through the activity.  This letter must be completed by the end of class today (Friday 1/15)!!.

Website: Western Front: Would You Have Made A Good Officer?

Document To Follow Along With the Activity - MAKE A COPY AND TYPE DIRECTLY INTO IT!!!

Psychology: What are Dreams?

For those that were not here on Friday 1/8, we watched the following film and answered the questions in the link below.

Film Questions to Answer Whilst Watching

World History: The Start of the "Great War"

Download the link and read about the beginning of WWI.  Although the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the first step towards war, it was not necessarily a cause of the war.  In any event, the assassination started a process of each of the great Empires of the day declaring war and starting a 4-year long struggle that would usher in the modern era.

You are to answer the writing prompts on the last page in your own Google Drive document that you will continually update throughout the Unit.  Title this Document, "WWI PORTFOLIO"

The Start of the "Great War"

Psychology: Dream Interpretation and Your Sleep Journal

Dream Interpretation: Use the below websites to collect information on your dream that you wrote about on Wednesday. You will have to hunt out different aspects of your dream to try to create a full narrative interpretation of that dream.  Type up a brief description of your dream (shorter than your Do Now! unless you really didn't add too much detail into your dream) and below it type an interpretation of that dream from your collection of information from the two sites. Do this in Google Docs and share it with me by the end of the period.

Dream Interpretation Dictionary #1 & #2

Questions:
1. Do you agree or disagree with the interpretation of your dream? Describe in detail
2. Were you surprised by the interpretation? Describe your answer referencing aspects of the dream
3. Is there value in dream interpretation? Describe your response

Sleep Journal!! -- Make a Copy of this Google Sheet so you can type directly into it
For the next 10 days you will chart your sleeping and dream patterns using the document below. Print this document out and write directly into it each and every morning and evening for 10 days starting on Saturday. Your last day of recording information should be Saturday January 16th.  Please share your journal with me no later than Monday evening January 18th.

Sleep Journal Download 

Consciousness and Sleep Videos!! -- Watch Em when you're done or this weekend!!