ameliorate World War One weapons

Directions: Students should ameliorate the sentence below, in red. There is a missing colon (:) and four missing commas and several words that need to be capitalized.
the industrial revolution created many new weapons that were used during world war one machine guns poison gas underwater boats flame throwers and airplanes. 

Video clip about machine guns !! 

Video about WW I....crash course

Ameliorate Beccaria

Directions: students should ameliorate the sentence below, in red. There are 4 missing commas and 5 words that need to be capitalized.


famous for his essay "On Criminology and Punishment" cesare beccaria was born in milan italy on march 15 1738  

Video on Beccaria



Suggested answer: 
Famous for his essay "On Criminology and Punishment," Cesare Beccaria was born in Milan, Italy, on March 15, 1738.  

Ameliorate the USS Maine

Directions: Students should ameliorate the error-filled sentence found below, in red. 

after the explosion of the uss maine in cuba harbor of Havana remember the main become a battle cri four war with spain in 1898.

USS Maine Video

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Cuban harbor of Havana, "Remember the Maine" became a battle cry for war with Spain in 1898.

Ameliorate Copernicus !

Directions: students should ameliorate the error-filled sentence below, in red. There are two missing commas.

Nicolaus Copernicus a mathematician astronomer and scientist proved that the Sun was at the center of the universe not the earth.

must see video 

ameliorate Yellow Journalism

Directions: students should correct the error filled sentence, in red.

yellow journalism was a type of journalism that exaggerated news events used fake interviews misleading headlines and made lavish use of fabricated images.

Suggested Answer:
Yellow Journalism was a type of journalism that exaggerated news events, used fake interviews, misleading headlines, and made lavish use of fabricated images.

Ameliorate Martin Luther

Directions: students should ameliorate the following error-filled sentences, in red. There are two sentences. Use a semicolon to separate the two sentences. There is a missing comma and several proper nouns that need capitalization. 

martin luther was a german monk he started the protestant reformation on october 31 1517.

National Geographic video about the Protestant Reformation VERY GOOD and short.

Ameliorate Gutenberg

Directions: 

Students should ameliorate the following sentences, in red. There are  missing commas, a missing apostrophe, and words that needs to be capitalized.

Johannes Gutenbergs printing press mass-produced books that led to the renaissance protestant reformation scientific revolution and the enlightenment.

suggested answer:
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press mass-produced books that led to the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment.

1.  Gutenberg Press short history

2. video showing actual use of Gutenberg's Printing Press.

Ameliorate Boss Tweed ! ! That's going to be difficult !

DIRECTIONS: correct the error-filled sentences below, in red. There are two sentences and several missing commas and capitalization omissions.

william m tweed also known as boss tweed controlled new york city in the 1860s two many he personified corruption & scandal associated wit gilded age politics. 

1. Video documentary about TWEED (2 minutes)

2. Another video about Tweed (about 4 minutes)

SUGGESTED Answer:

William Tweed, also known as Boss Tweed, controlled New York City in the 1860s ; to many, he personified corruption and scandal associated with Gilded Age politics.

Ameliorate Shakespeare

Students should ameliorate the sentence below, in red.  Corrections: there are 2 words used in correctly, a proper noun needing  capitalization, and 2 missing commas.

many renaissance righters produced works written in the vernacular there native language instead of classical Latin.

Video: Merchant of Venice, Shylock Speech

Ameliorate Rockefeller

Directions: 
Students should ameliorate the error filled sentence below, in red. 

john D rockefeller andrew carnegie and henry ford we're 3 entrepreneurs from american history there contributions were in the oil steel and automobiles industries.

1.video: Entrepreneurs in general
2. Standard Oil Company in court. video


suggested answer:
John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Henry Ford were three entrepreneurs from American history; their contributions were in the oil, steel, and automobile industries.

Ameliorate Carnegie

Directions: students should correct the error-filled sentence below, in red.

during the gilded age every man was a potential andrew carnegie .

Video









suggested answer:
During the Gilded Age, every man was a potential Andrew Carnegie.

Leonardo da Vinci !

Directions: students should ameliorate the error-filled sentence below, in red.

born on april 15 1452 in vinci Italy Leonardo da Vinci was concerned with the laws of science and nature which greatly informed his work as painter sculptor inventor and draftsman.

VIDEO 




Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was concerned with the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as painter, sculptor, inventor, and draftsman.

Creative Destruction makes the world go 'round

Directions: students should ameliorate the error-filled sentence below. First, transcribe the sentence and then rewrite it, correctly. 

In joseph schumpeter vision of capitalism innovative 

entry by entrepreneurs was the disruptive force that

 sustained economic growth even as it destroyed old

 job's and businesses

What are these women doing? Watch the video for a clue.

What was the function of a fuller in the Middle Ages? Click on the word FULLER and watch a short video about this old job. Guaranteed to make the kids chuckle.


















Suggested answer:
In Joseph Schumpeter's vision of capitalism, innovative entry by entrepreneurs was the disruptive force that sustained economic growth, even as it destroyed old jobs and businesses