Paternity Leave

Due to the early birth of my new son Martin, I'll be on leave until March 8th. I'll also be taking another month leave in April / May. Nathan Pier, a trusted friend, will be filling in while I'm gone. I will be checking in with him on a daily basis. In the meantime, please email me (tgraham1@pps.net) if you have any questions or concerns.

Keep up the hard work.

Thanks. See you soon.

Mr. Graham

The Weimar Republic: Germany Between the Wars

Agenda 2/9:

1. Collected Animal Farm posters.
2. Students brainstormed a list of conditions faced by Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.
3. Students watched a short clip about the formation of the Weimar Republic (below).
4. I explained four different political parties competing for power during the 1920s in Germany.
5. Students were assigned a section of a reading about the Weimar Republic. After reading their section, they shared what they learned, answering questions.

The Weimar Republic:

Animal Farm

Agenda 2/7:

1. Students finished setting up their logbooks.
2. Students finished reading Animal Farm, taking notes on their character,
3. Students began posters comparing characters from Animal Farm to their historical match.

HOMEWORK:
Animal Farm Posters - DUE Thursday 2/9

Animal Farm

Agenda 1/25:

1. Students reviewed a timeline of events surrounding the Russian Revolution.
2. Students reviewed key vocabulary about the Russian Revolution [below].
3. Students began reading Animal Farm,taking notes on one of the characters and thinking about how the story relates to the Russian Revolution.

Russian Revolution Vocabulary

HOMEWORK:

Study for the final!!!

Life in the Soviet Union Under Stalin

Today students continued investigating aspects of society under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin. After investigating, they wrote a short newspaper article comparing government propaganda to the realities of life for many living in 1930s Soviet Union.

I also played the Soviet national anthem and discussed the period of Stalin's rule known as the Great Terror when many alleged enemies of the government were imprisoned, tortured, "disappeared", or killed.

Students also completed a peer check and turned in their logbooks.

HOMEWORK:
Modern World History 14.2 - Totalitarianism and Stalin - DUE Wednesday 1/25
AFTERSCHOOL TUTORIAL THIS WEDNESDAY IN GRAHAM'S ROOM