The Triumph of the Will

Students finished discussing their children's stories from Weimar Germany. They paired up and wrote short skits from the perspectives of the main characters in their stories. One character was represent Nazi ideals and the other communist.

After students began watching the first ten minutes of the Nazi propaganda film, The Triumph of the Will.

Semester One Study Guide

The semester final will consist of several sections: matching, short answer, and long answer (paragraph responses). Here is a copy of the study guide which includes the content students will be responsible for.

Children's Literature in Weimar Germany

Students read and one excerpt from a children's story written during the Weimar period in Germany. They answered these questions about their excerpt. Students also added some vocabulary to their logbooks. This included these terms:

• Nationalism
• Totalitarianism
• Isolationism
• Weimar Republic
• Coup d'etat
• Reichstag
• NSDAP (Nazi Party)

Weimar Republic

Students read about the Weimar Republic period in Germany. The Weimar Republic refers to the German government between WWI and Hitler's ascension to power. Students read from these info sheets then discussed their answers with the class.

HOMEWORK:

Schindler's List Permission Slip

Animal Farm Online

Here is an online version of George Orwell's Animal Farm.

Animal Farm Posters

Students finished reading through the first five chapters of Animal Farm. We discussed the connections between the characters in the book and historical figures from the Russian Revolution. Student began working on two-sided posters based on the character they were assigned to and their historical counterpart.

After, students were shown a demonstration of hyperinflation that simulated the economic situation in post-WWI Weimar Germany

HOMEWORK:

Animal Farm Posters - DUE Friday 1/21

HONORS: Animal Farm Extension due with your binders this Friday!

Totalitarianism = George Orwell's 1984

Students listened to the song Rasputin, by Boney M [see below]. They then read an excerpt from George Orwell's 1984. Students compared the reading to life in the USSR under Joseph Stalin, focusing on aspects of totalitarian governments.

Purges Under Stalin

Today students participated in a simulation of Joseph Stalin's elimination of opposition and the climate of fear in during 1930s in the Soviet Union. Students read a brief article and compared the classroom experience to history.

The Beginnings of the USSR

Students read an article about life in a factory town in the 1930s Soviet Union. Students took notes on each section of the text:

• Living Conditions
• Working Conditions
• Industrial Production
• Influence of the Communist Party

After the reading students began working on a postcard to Joseph Stalin from the perspective of the man (American, John Scott) in the story. Students drew images from the article for the front of the postcard and a message to Stalin about things from the article for the back of the postcard.

HOMEWORK:

Postcard to Stalin - DUE Tomorrow 1/8

Russian Revolution

Students took notes from the powerpoint below about the major events of the Russian Revolution. We discussed the animated movie Anastasia and its loose basis in the Russian Revolution. Students also watch several film clips that reviewed the notes they took.

HOMEWORK:

MWH 14.1 - The Russian Revolution DUE Friday 1/7

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Communism

Students participated in a simulation of labor and wealth. They compared the simulation (Rock, Paper, Scissors) to capitalism and communism. They then learned about Marx's communist theory. Students learned this as context for studying the Russian Revolution. They used this worksheet to compare the simulation to Marx's theory. The viewed the powerpoint below.

Rock, Paper, Scissors

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Treaty of Versailles

Students completed a series of worksheets describing the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. After, they began working on metaphorical drawings dealing with World War I.

HOMEWORK:

WWI Metaphorical Drawings - DUE Wed/Thurs 1/5-6