Causes of WWI

Today students finished looking at the causes of WWI. They also looked at the reasons for US involvement and watched a film clip, below, reviewing the roots of the war.

Causes of WWI

Students finished taking notes on the causes of WWI from the powerpoint below. Here is the worksheet. Students can use this website to complete the back side of the worksheet.

I also returned the Industrial Revolution essays, Europe map quiz, and Russian Revolution quiz. Students should attend next week's tutorial if they wish to improve their scores.

GRADES: 11/23

Causes Of WWI

Quiz and Animal Farm Posters

Agenda:

1. Quiz - Europe Map, Vocab and Russian Revolution
2. Finish reading Animal Farm - through Chapter 5
3. Begin Animal Farm Posters

HOMEWORK:
Animal Farm Posters DUE Mon. 11/23
HONORS: Animal Farm Extension DUE Mon. 11/23

Animal Farm

Today students began reading Animal Farm, George Orwell's allegory about the Russian Revolution and beginnings of the Soviet Union. Students were assigned an individual from the story to keep notes on and predict the historical figure/organization/idea they represent.

HOMEWORK:
MWH 14.3 (pgs. 440-448) Case Study: Stalinist Russia
Vocabulary and Europe Map quiz MOVED to Wed/Thurs. Study with the link below.

Animal Farm, 1999:

Europe Map

Study for the exam using this website.

Russian Revolution and Vocabulary

Students completed the video on the Russian revolution. After, they organized the major events of the revolution into chronological order. They also added the following vocabulary terms to their lists:

• Provisional Government
• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• Tsar Nicholas II
• Karl Marx
• Proletariat
• Bourgeoisie
• Vladimir Lenin
• Bolsheviks
• Leon Trotsky
• Joseph Stalin

HOMEWORK:
Europe Map and Vocabulary Quiz next Tuesday 11/17

Russian Revolution

Students watched a parts of a film on the Russian Revolution. Students took notes using this film guide. A clip from the film is shown below.



HOMEWORK:
Modern World History Worksheet Chapter 14.1 DUE Thurs/Fri (11/12-13)

Russian Revolution

Students watched a parts of a film on the Russian Revolution. Students took notes using this film guide. The entire film is show below.

Russian Revolution

Students continued learning about the Russian Revolution. Powerpoint below.

HONORS HOMEWORK:
Communist Manifesto Worksheet DUE Thurs/Fri

Rock, Paper, Russian Revolution

Today students looked at Karl Marx's theory of communism. We discussed conditions faced by workers as a result of the Industrial Revolution. We discussed reasons they might have for wanting to change the distribution of wealth. Students began taking notes on the Russian Revolution from the Powerpoint below:

Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Industrial Revolution Essays

Students worked on the body paragraphs of their essays.

HOMEWORK:
Rough Draft DUE tomorrow, 11/3