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April 8, and working backwards:

For the last week we've been discussing the 3 theaters of WWII. Students created power points about specific battles and then presented their work.

Today's work: An analysis of Dr. Suess war cartoons and WWII vocab.

Mea Culpa!

Okay..... I've been a little lame in my latest posting efforts. So, I've decided to turn the page and start fresh. Basically the students in our integrated program have been working on the Animal Farm/Totalitarianism project for the last few weeks. At this point students should have some sort of finished product that meets some of the project objectives.

Today, March 31, we reviewed a timeline that explains events that led up to WWII.

March 11, 12, 13 ,& 14

March 11: We discussed the Hitler Youth and watched a portion of the film Europa, Europa.

March 12: We began the film Swing Kids.

March 13: Swing Kids.

March 14: We finished Swing Kids. Essay on film due on Monday.

March 5,6,7 and 10

March 5: I lectured about the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Students were assigned a reading guide.
March 6: Students watched a segment of the film "Master Race." I collected the Russian Revolution packet.
March 7: Students began an art project that illustrates Hitler's rise to power.
March 10: Hitler's rise project.

Feb. 27 - Mar. 4

Over the course of the last 5 classes we have:
1. Watched (and answered questions) a video about "Russia's Last Tsar."
2. Worked on the Russia/Break Away Republics grid.
3. Had a lecture about Vladmir Lenin.
4. Discussed the situation after Lenin's death. Did an assignment illustrating the philosophical differences between Trotsky and Stalin.

Feb. 25 & 26

Feb. 25: Lecture: What is Totalitarianism? We also analyzed a Dr. Suess cartoon, and a segment of the film 1984 for glimpses of Totalitarian societies.

Feb. 26: Returned WWI tests. Finished the Total. lecture.
Homework: Reading Guide: Chapter 14, section 1.

Feb. 13, 14 and 15

Feb. 13: Students drew and explained the motivations of the leaders of the nations at the Paris Peace Conference.

Feb. 14: review Jeopardy.

Feb. 15: WWI Test. WWI packet collection.

Feb. 7, 8, 11 & 12

Feb. 7: We finished the lecture on life in the trenches and examined 5 important battles from the Western Front.

Feb. 8: Students graphed statistical information from WWI and wrote a letter from the trenches. Letter due Monday.

Feb. 11: I lectured about the Paris Peace Conference/Treaty of Versailles. Students were assigned a reading guide for homework.

Feb. 12: Students watched a short dvd segment on the Treaty of Versailles. I also asked students to draw the faces of the leaders of the victorious nations from WWI and explain in writing their motivations at the Paris Peace Conference. Due Wed.

Feb. 5 and 6

No class on these days! Exit exams instead. See you on Thursday.

Feb. 4

Today students presented the powerpoints about the weapons of WWI. I also began a lecture about the conditions in the trenches.

Jan. 31 and Feb. 1

Jan. 31: A quiz on the causes of WWI. We also watched scenes from "A Very Long Engagement" to see the conditions in the trenches.

Feb. 1: Student teams created powerpoints about the weapons used in WWI.

Jan. 30

Today students worked on finishing the causes spoke diagram.

WWI causes quiz Thursday.

Jan. 28 and 29

Jan. 28: We reviewed and filled in the Causes Matrix (6 causes of WWI). On the back side of the Causes Matrix assignment are the directions for the Causes of WWI spoke diagram  group assignment. The class began that after the matrix. 

Jan. 29: We discussed the implications of the failure of the Von Schlieffen Plan. Students then worked on the spoke diagram. 

Causes of WWI quiz will be Wed. or Thurs. 

Jan 24

Today students worked on a map that illustrated Europe before and during WWI. We also discussed the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and how that led to the outbreak of WWI.

Homework: Finish Map

Jan. 23

I finished the lecture on the 5 great powers before the outbreak of WWI. Students also watched a dvd segment on Kaiser Wilhelm II (leader of Germany during WWI).

Jan. 22, 2008

Today students divided the point totals for the now completed Imperialism project and we discussed the final.

Jan. 9, 2008

We discussed the results of the N.H. primary. Then students continued working on the Imp. project.

Jan. 8

Today students worked on the Imperialism project. 

Homework: Analyze the results of the New Hampshire primary. 

Jan. 7, 2008

Today students got a packet of information that covers the final project of the semester- the Imperialism project. Students selected a project option and worked on a project description for the option that they chose.