Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The Russian Revolution

Agenda 1/10:

  1. Rock, Papers, Scissors game to illustrate a capitalist economy.
  2. Students compared the game to Karl Marx's explanation of capitalism and the rise of communism.
  3. Students watched a clip from the animated film Anastasia, looking for historical inaccuracies and identifying protagonists and antagonists.
  4. Students took notes about Russia and the rule of Tsar Nicholas II prior to the Revolution of 1917. (see below)
HOMEWORK: 
Worksheet - MWH 13.4 and 14.1 - DUE Thursday 1/12