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Thanks for all your dedication, hard work and smiles this year. Remember to study for the final!

Period 5:

Period 6:

Period 7:

Vietnam: Daughter from Danang

Agenda 5/30-6/30:

Students began watching the film Daughter from Danang. They took notes comparing and contrasting American and Vietnamese culture. At the end they wrote a series of letters from the perspectives of the people featured in the film and one from their perspective to the people in the film.

HOMEWORK:
Daughter from Danang Letters - DUE Friday 6/7 - Turn in on a separate piece of paper.

Daughter from Danang:

Vietnam

Agenda 5/28:

1. Complete Checkpoint #8
2. Finish Vietnam Tea Party
3. Read article comparing Vietnamese and American culture

HOMEWORK:

China Political Cartoons - DUE NOW

Tank Man

Agenda 5/21:

1. Students compared and contrasted Google and Google China search results.
2. Students completed viewing Tank Man.
3. Students began brainstorming to create a political cartoon about Communist China.

HOMEWORK:

Tank Man Political Cartoon - DUE Tuesday 5/28

China and Free Press: Censor It - DUE Thursday 5/23

Tank Man:

Tiananmen Square 1989

Today students began studying the student protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing in 1989. Students started by comparing and contrasting two paintings of Tianamen. After, they began watching a documentary about the event, The Tank Man [below]. They took notes with this worksheet while they watched.

HOMEWORK:
China and Free Press: Censor It - DUE Thursday 5/23

Tiananmen Square Preview:


The Tank Man:

Watch The Tank Man on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Liu Ling Journal

Agenda 5/15:

1. Students took the Southeast Asia map quiz.
2. Students finished reading and taking notes about life in the village of Liu Ling.
3. Students began writing a journal from the perspective of someone living in the village before and after the communist revolution.

HOMEWORK:

Liu Ling Journal - DUE Tuesday 5/21

Life in China Before and After the Revolution

Agenda 5/13:

1. Students worked on maps of Southeast Asia.
2. Students reviewed 20th century Chinese history by matching quotes with different time periods.
3. Students began reading and taking notes about life for Chinese before and after the communist revolution in 1949.

HOMEWORK:

Map: Southeast Asia - DUE Wednesday 5/15

MAP QUIZ - Wednesday 5/15

China - From Dynasty to Communism

Today students learned about major events in 20th century China. Students took notes from the lecture below. They reviewed the material watching the clip below.

HOMEWORK:
Map QUIZ - South Asia - DUE Wednesday 5/15

China - From Dynasty to Communism:

China from timothyjgraham

Crash Course China:

Arabs in the Media

Today students presented their Promises dialogues and began looking at stereotypes of Arabs in the media. They began watching the film Reel Bad Arabs [below].
















Reel Bad Arabs:

Promises and Dialogues

Agenda 4/29:

1. Students finished the film Promises.
2. Students began writing creative dialogues and conversations from the perspective of one or more students from the film.

History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Agendas 4/19-4/25:

1. Students learned about the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict by debating possible UN responses to events in the region. Students read about the events and took notes on this worksheet.
2. Students read excerpts from the book Footnotes in Gaza.
3. Students began watching the film Promises which focuses on Arab-Israeli issues through the eyes if adolescents living in and around Jerusalem.

HOMEWORK:

MWH 18.4 - Conflicts in the Middle East - DUE now

UN Responses to Events in the Middle East:

Promises:

Geography / Art of the Middle East

Agenda 4/15:

1. Students reviewed their notes about the major religions of the Middle East: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. The wrote down 5 similarities and differences.
2. Students viewed a slideshow of the Geography of the Middle East [below].
3. Students view a slideshow of the street artist Banksy's work in Israel / Palestine and viewed a presentation by another artist whose work deals with the region.

Banksy at the West Bank from timothyjgraham

Arab - Israeli Conflict

In the previous lesson, students participated in a simulation of the roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict (The Pads and Jeds). The simulation focused on the Jewish and Palestinian competing claims on the land. After, students read a brief article about the historical roots of the conflict, taking notes and writing questions as they read. To finish  students began working on maps of the Middle East and Southern Asia.

HOMEWORK:

Middle East / South Asia Maps - DUE Wednesday 4/10

Arab-Israeli Conflict Background - DUE now

WWII Essay

Today students reviewed the basics of writing a five paragraph persuasive essay. After, students began working on a rough draft of an essay about Hitler and/or the Holocaust. This essay will be used as a state writing sample.

HOMEWORK:
Finish rough draft and outline of essay - DUE Thursday 4/4

Cold War in Songs and Film

Today students listened to a variety of songs dealing directly and indirectly with the Cold War. They then watched clips from some films and movies about the Cold War including Rocky 4, Red Dawn, and The Atomic Cafe.

Quiz

Agenda 3/20:

1. Students took a quiz covering the Russian Revolution through the Holocaust.
2. Students reviewed the Cold War lesson from Tuesday by watching the video below.

HOMEWORK:
RAFT - WWII and Holocaust - DUE Friday 3/22

Origins of the Cold War

Agenda 3/18:

1. Students learned about the postwar Europe and the beginnings of the Cold War.
2. Students completed maps and timelines of the Cold War.

HOMEWORK:
Quiz - Russian Revolution, Rise of Hitler, WWII and the Holocaust - Wednesday 3/20
MWH 17.1 - DUE Wednesday 3/20

Origins of the Cold War:

Schindler's List Poscript

Agenda 3/12/13:

1. Students examined what happened with Oskar Schindler and the Jews he saved after the war.
2. Students looked at a series a photos and watched film clips about combat during WWII.
3. Students began learned about the Pyramid of Hate and how "normal" people can become participants in genocide.

HOMEWORK:
Wednesday 3/20 - TEST - Russian Revolution, Rise of Hitler, WWII, and The Holocaust

Schindler's List Postscript:

The Pyramid of Hate:

Schindler's List

Agenda 3/4/13:

1. Students finished the Introduction to the Holocaust, defining a series of relevant terms.
2. Students analyzed photos of the Holocaust.
3. We began the film Schindler's List.

Nazi Germany

Agenda 2/26:

1. Students completed the Rise of Hitler timeline.
2. Students watched a clip from the film Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler, reviewing the events from their timelines.
3. Students then focused on two stories of resistance to Hitler: the Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics and the White Rose student movement. Students took notes (drawing, quotations, symbols, summary, etc.) on this piece of paper [links below].

Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler: [12:39 - 36:00]

Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics:

Watch Jesse Owens on PBS. See more from American Experience.

 

Hitler Takes Control of Germany

Today students learned about Hitler and the Nazi parties increasing control over Germany in the 1930s. Students learned about a series of events from the mid-30s and analyzed a series of Nazi laws and policies controlling Germany.

HOMEWORK:
Nazi Propaganda - DUE Tuesday, 2/26
Checkpoint #5 - DUE Tuesday, 2/26

1932 Reichstag Elections

Today students participated in a simulation of the 1932 Reichstag election in Germany.

Weimar Germany

Today students learned about the Weimar period in Germany (1918-1933). Student began by copying down a series of timelines, organizing events from class. They wrote down some key vocabulary and read an article about the time period, answering questions on a worksheet.

HOMEWORK:
HONORS - Animal Farm extension DUE 2/28
Schindler's List Permission Slip - DE Friday 2/15

Animal Farm

Today students continued reading Animal Farm. Students read through chapter 5. Students then compared the events in the book to those of the Russian Revolution. Students began working on two-sided posters comparing characters from the book to people and groups from the Russian Revolution.

HOMEWORK:
Animal Farm Posters - DUE Wednesday 2/13

Animal Farm

Agenda 2/7/13:

1. Students began reading the first five chapters of George Orwell's allegory about the Russian Revoution Animal Farm.
2. As students read they took notes on one character and drew parallels to historic events from Russian history. In their logbooks they drew two timelines: one for the history of the Russian Revolution and the other for the book. Historical events included: Marxism/Theory of Communism, Policies of the Tsar, Fall of the Tsar, Stalin vs. Trotsky, Civil War, Industrialization & 5 year plans, Stalinism & the NKVD, and the exile of Trotsky.

History of the Soviet Union to the Melody of Tetris:

Stalinism

Today students learned about Joseph Stalin and the state of terror he created in the Soviet Union. Students participated in a brief simulation of the secret police climate in the USSR. Next, the read about the purges under Stalin. Students then wrote a postcard to Stalin from the perspective of someone living in 1930s Soviet Union. I stressed the differences between Stalinism and Communism. Students can watch the following clip for more information.

HOMEWORK:
Postcard to Stalin - DUE Thursday 2/7

Stalin Declassified:

Life in the Soviet Union

Agenda 1/28:

1. Students finished the film about the Russian Revolution. Students learned about the fate of the Romanov family.
2. Students read an article about life in the Soviet Union, taking notes in their logbooks.
3. Students took notes on vocabulary relevant to the Russian Revolution.

HOMEWORK:

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Russian Revolution Vocabulary:

Russian Revolution

Today students continued learning about the Russian Revolution. They finished watching a series of film clips about the fall of the Romanovs and Bolshevik takeover.

HOMEWORK:
MWH 14.1 - The Russian Revolution - DUE Monday 1/28

Russian Revolution

Yesterday students reviewed events leading to the Russian Revolution. Here is a list of the past several activities that students completed while I was out sick last week:

1. Students read about life in Tsarist Russia. They took notes about four different groups of people: the Clergy, Nobility, Intellectuals, and Peasants.
2. Students reads an article about the causes of the Russian Revolution and created a concept map and timeline.
3. I gave a presentation about the Russian Revolution and students took notes [below].
4. Students then began watching a series of film clips reviewing the events from the presentation.

HOMEWORK:
MWH 14.1 - DUE Thursday

The Russian Revolution:
 

Communist Revolution in Russia

Today student began by taking a quiz over WWI. They completed a worksheet about German losses after WWI. After, students participated in a simulation of capitalism through the game of rock paper scissors. Students then took notes comparing the simulation to Karl Marx's theory of communism.

The Treaty of Versailles

Agenda 1/9:

1. Map Quiz - Southern Europe
2. Students read selections from the Treaty of Versailles and answered a series of follow-up questions.
3. Students took notes on WWI key vocabulary [below].

HOMEWORK:
WWI Quiz - Friday 1/11

WWI Vocabulary:

The End of WWI

Agenda:

1. Students brainstormed rules for countries aimed at prevent future conflicts. They focused on the causes of WWI and other wars.
2. Students read and rewrote Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points into their own words.
3. Students watched a short clip about the end of the war and Wilson's 14 Points.
4. Students read an article about the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles and answered summary questions.

HOMEWORK:
Europe Map Quiz (Southern Section) - Wednesday 1/9

The 14 Points and The Treaty of Versailles:

Paris Peace Conference:

WWI: Causes Reviewed

Today students review the causes of WWI, completing a worksheet they began before break. After, students watched a clip showing the conduct of the war.

HOMEWORK:
Europe Map Quiz (Southern half) - Wednesday 1/9
WWI Quiz - Friday 1/11