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Well, people found ways to start developing the idea that the South was old fashioned and racist and that they needed to get in with the times. Those times were industrial, modern.

Today you'll look at a curious map that contains a message as to who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the coming American war.
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Well, Chaplin had more to say about this. He was specifically interested in how people fit in with new machines and what new things were expected of them once machines made it possible to experiment on people to see if new ideas work.

In this next scene from Chaplin's MODERN TIMES, you'll be looking at how the workplace changed entirely and became much weirder. After watching the scene, CREATE a Google Doc and answer the following question in 4-5 sentences: What's the main idea or message behind Chaplin's experience with the new eating machine?
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The South was battling its own people in order to keep slavery intact. In the North, Industry came to modernize America. But industry created its own problem, changing the job landscape and forcing people out of jobs. New machines were making harder jobs easier and quicker.

A comedian/director called Charlie Chaplin made a movie about it, called Modern Times. It looks at how industrial machinery affected people and how it changed everything.

---> Today you'll see a scene from the movie and then CREATE a Google Doc to answer the following question in 5 sentences: What problems did new machinery and factories bring to its workers? USE DETAILS FROM THE SCENE.
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You're going to create a 3-panel comic with a minimum of two characters talking about a particular event or figure from the war. The situation the characters can be in is in your hands. Is it 2 soldiers talking about developments during a battle? Is it YOU trying to explain the war to a friend? Is it PANCHO VILLA explaining why he's a good or a bad guy while making a movie?

Up to you.

I've attached a link to History.com so you can choose a topic from there or you can use any of the previous Mex-Am War sources for your comic. You'll two days to work on this. I'll create a Google Doc for tomorrow to see how much you've done and to see if you need additional time or help.

Checklist:
1. Use StoryBoardThat.com to make the comic.
2. Two character minimum.
3. Each character must speak in each panel.
4. Keep dialogue short. No more than two sentences per panel. Say what you need to say in as brief a way as possible.
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Today you'll be creating an account or logging back into (if you already have an account) StoryboardThat.com.

This website lets you do short comics using DRAG and DROP functions and it's very to use. You have several features and selections on what to include, such as backgrounds, types of characters, items, animals, etc.

When I assign comic book creation, you won't find exactly what you want to create your comic. So you'll have to do with things and ideas that come close to it.

For today, log into the site which is attached here, create an account, and start playing around with comic creator to get familiarized with it. Then answer the short questionnaire on the Google Doc to see if you got any questions or ideas on how to use the program. You don't have to download anything. The entire program is online and you can save your projects so long as you have an account.

IMPORTANT: Once you access the website, click on LOG IN. You can create your account there.
---> If you don't want to create an account, you can just create a comic and take a screenshot of it and then send it to me when I assign one. But you won't be able to save them, so you'll have to finish them during a single session.
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What led to this turn of events? Villa was just magnetic. People wanted to know more about him and they would pay for it. Certain production companies and movie figures found a way to contact and meet Villa. And then, a star was born.

Today you'll read part of an article about Villa's movie career and what it actually entailed or what it actually meant for Villa. Then, you'll create a Google Doc and answer the following question in 5 sentences: should controversial historical figures be given the chance to be movie stars?

---> Find an authentic Pancho Villa picture to include in your doc. It should be located above the text.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE. Read up to what you feel is enough to answer the question.
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This man was important and he was as hated as he was followed by many. Depending on who tells the story, Villa's either hero of war or a bloodthirsty monster.

As such, there are many stories surrounding Villa with varying degrees of truth and fiction in them. Some are exaggerations of things he actually did and some are pure fabrication.

Look at the comic book cover on the Google Doc and try to figure out how it portrays him.
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This is important to remember as, and we studied this earlier, the US and Mexico will fight over border rights and controversies for years to come all the way to the present.

Today you'll look at a comic book explaining the land Mexico lost but the US gained. Look at the images closely and try to figure out how they provide information visually. If a comic fails to communicate ideas visually then it's at a disadvantage, no matter how good the text is.

Access the Google Doc for the assignment.
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Well let's see how Disney approaches the history of Natives in American history. For this you'll watch a part of the movie Pocahontas.

Pocahontas IS NOT Sacajawea. She was more of an instrumental figure during the colonial period, specifically with the Jonestown colony. Still, her treatment in movies and stories is turned into a kind of fairy tale everyone can watch and be happy with.

You'll see a video on Pocahontas from the Disney version and then we'll look at how fiction blends in with reality. After watching the video, create a Google Doc and answer the following question in 5 SENTENCES: What was Pocahontas' views on the new colonizers?
---> Use details from the vid.
---> You can watch other videos to add to your response.
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