cpmwhreflections0809

Unravel the enigma of Mr. Gnass's Mind: Read His Reflections! Reflections page. (also includes homework assignments)

=I WILL MAKE NO FURTHER UPDATES TO THIS SITE. WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR THE FINAL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK! GOOD LUCK! :)=

Collected China Today papers. Reviewed for final. Passed back China Magazines. HW: study for the final!
 * Wednesday May 20, 2009**

Returned notebooks, reviewed final essay (due tomorrow) on China today. HW: essay on China today and study for final (see Tuesday May 5 for the study guide).
 * Tuesday May 19, 2009**

Finished our examination of China's environment today. HW: study for the final. You can find the study guide below (Tuesday May 5)
 * Monday May 18, 2009**

Collected China Mags, examined the environmental effects of China's economic growth. HW: Notebook due Monday
 * Friday May 15, 2009**

CHINA MAGAZINE DUE TOMORROW
 * Thursday May 14, 2009**

Continued Tiananman Square doc. China Magazine due on Friday.
 * Wednesday May 13, 2009**

Checked HW. Began a doc. on the Tiananman Square uprising and contemporary China.
 * Tuesday May 12, 2009**

HW quiz, then we discussed the reforms of Deng Xiaoping. HW: Rough draft of part of China Mag. due tomorrow.
 * Monday May 11, 2009**

I was out today. Students worked on Chapter 19 section 5.
 * Friday May 8, 2009**

Watched a clip from a film on the Cultural Rev. Read from the Little Red Book and discussed Mao's unhealthy lifestyle. Segued into Deng Xiaoping. HW: read the handout "economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping." In your notebook create comparison chart between Mao and Deng. Also, explain the ideas and details of the Family Responsibility System and the Special Economic Zones as set up by Deng.
 * Thursday May 7, 2009**

Quiz, reading on the Cultural Rev. HW: Part 3 of the China mag. due tomorrow
 * Wednesday May 6, 2009**

Did you notice that yesterday was the 90th anniversary of the May 4th movement? Took a quiz on the HW, finished the doc. on Mao, and analyzed primary source documents of life in a commune. HW: Chapter 17 chapter 2. There will be no more guiding notes this year. Take the best notes you can. There will be a quiz tomorrow! :)
 * Tuesday May 5, 2009**

Oh, download your very own copy of the Semester Two Final Study Guide here:

Reviewed the reading on Mao and Jiang, checked rough drafts of the China Mag, then examined the rise of influence of Mao with a brief documentary. 1. Kuomintang 2. Sun Yixian 3. Three Principles of the People 4. What did Yuan Shikai do wrong? 5. May Fourth Movement: cause, concerns? 6. Mao Zedong 7. Lenin and China 8. Jiang Jieshi and his problems 9. Jiang's attacks on the communists in 1927 (shanghai) 10. Civil War 11. The Long March: causes, details, effects 12. Japanese invasion
 * Monday May 4, 2009**
 * HW: 1. Chapter 14 section 3**

Took the Asia map quiz, then viewed images of Chinese foot binding in the early-20th century. Wrapped things up with a review of the China mag and a reading (homework) on two different solutions to early-20th century China's disunity. HW: 1. complete a rough draft of parts 1 and 2 of the China magazine (Chinese Religions and early-20th century peasant life) 2. Read, and respond to the questions of, "Whom will you support?" (handout given in class)
 * May 1, 2009**

Discussed and read documents on the lives of early-20th century Chinese peasants. I also assigned the China Magazine. HW: review for tomorrow's map quiz. We won't have a quiz on the Chinese religions, yet.
 * April 30, 2009**

Wrapped up lesson on Chinese Religions. HW: Chapter 12 section 1 China Responds to Pressure from the West. Complete the following questions. 1. In what ways were the Chinese people “essentially self-sufficient” during the Qing Dynasty? 2. Describe the balance of trade between China and Britain in the early 1800s? How is this similar to China’s balance of trade toward the US today? 3. What was the main cause of the Opium War? What were the results? 4. What type of problems began to develop during the end of the Qing Dynasty (after the Opium War)? 5. Who was Hong Xiuquan? What were his goals in the Taiping Rebellion? 6. What were the goals of the Dowager Empress (Cixi)? 7. Look at the map. Which countries had a “sphere of influence” on China in the late 1800s? 8. What was the purpose of America’s Open Door Policy? How is this an example of free trade?
 * April 29, 2009**

Reviewed the map of Asia, then began an activity in which students created character collages of the originators of several influential philosophies/religions in Chinese culture and history (Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism).
 * April 28, 2009**

HW: Complete Character collage. It should consist of the following: 1) Name of your person 2) the dates when he lived 3) 4 key words with an explanation of their meaning/significance 4) 1 slogan that represents his ideas 5) one quotation paraphrased in BHS English 6) 3 symbols that represent his dieas. Also, don't forget to study for Friday's map quiz!

Began our last unit of the year: Modern China. Hw: complete Asia map by tomorrow
 * April 27, 2009**

Cold War test; passed back papers
 * April 24, 2009**

Finished the film, reviewed for the test. Get your study guide here:
 * April 23, 2009**

Finished or continued the film HW: review for the Cold War test!!!!!!!!
 * April 22, 2009**

Collected notebooks, continued the film
 * April 20/21, 2009**

On Thursday and Friday we began the film Good-bye Lenin as we're wrapping up our Cold War unit. I passed out a Cold War unit study guide. In class. I collected notebooks from periods 4 and 6. I'll collect notebooks from period 1 on Monday.
 * April 16/17, 2009**

No homework over the weekend.

I was violently ill on the 14th, but I was back today. We wrapped up our discussion of Eastern European movements. HW: Chapter 19 section 3 1. Politburo 2. Gorbachev. His background and policies 3. Glastnost; responses/effects 4. Perestroika; responses/effects 5. Democratization of the Pol. System 6. New Foreign policy 7. Explain ethnic tensions in the Soviet Union 8. Explain Lithuania’s actions and Gorbachev’s responses 9. Boris Yeltsin. Who was he? What was his background? 10. What was Yeltsin’s response to Gorbachev? 11. August Coup: summarize what happened 12. End of the Soviet Union. By early December of 1991, most Republics in the Soviet Union did what? 13. CIS; dec. 25, 1991. What happened? 14. Do the skillbuilder on page 615. 15. What “shock therapy” according to Yeltsin? 16. What were the negative effects? 17. What happened in parliament tin 1993? 18. What happened in Chechnya? Why? Do you think Russia’s response was wise? 19. Describe Russia’s social problems from 1992 to 2002. There are plenty of statistics
 * April 14/15 2009**

Went over events that lead up to the end of the Cold War. We will conclude this activity tomorrow. HW: Chapter 17 section 5. The guiding points are on the back of the notes from last Friday. Get it here:
 * April 13, 2009**

Played an Arms Race simulation game. Then reviewed details of the Arms Race and detente. HW: do the reflection on the Kibbles and Bits game. Also, complete chapter 17 section 5 (guiding points on the sheet I handed out in class).
 * Friday April 3, 2009**

I was out sick today. Students worked in class on a text book assignment.
 * Thursday April 2, 2009**

Finished review of Cold War events and the CIA. Reviewed/organized notebooks HW: Answer the questions on the Iran-Contra schedule that are on the last page of the notes we went over in class today. Check chapter 17 section 4 for the info.
 * Wednesday April 1, 2009**

Started with a lengthy homework quiz and then began a review of Cold War events around the world. HW: relax
 * Tuesday March 31, 2009**

Cold War map quiz, then worked on Cold War reading. Brief period due to special assembly schedule. HW: Finish Chapter 17 section 4 and reading on El Salvador that I passed out in class.
 * Monday March 30, 2009**

Finished Cold War events.
 * Friday March 27, 2009**

Finished Cold War maps (at least most students did), then began to review the events. HW: 1. Finish Cold War maps (I'll post a doc of the events later tonight) 2. Chapter 17.1B Define/explain the significance of the following: 1. Definition of Cold War 2. What methods did the two powers use in dealing with each other? 3. China and its view of the SU 4. H-bomb 5. John Foster Dulles and Brinkmanship 6. ICBMs 7. Sputnik 8. CIA 9. U-2 incident
 * Thursday March 26, 2009**

Continued Cold War maps. We'll wrap this up tomorrow.
 * Wednesday March 25, 2009**

HW: Chapter 17.1A 1. Yalta Conference: promises made by both sides. 2. United Nations 3. Security council. Who are the 5 permanent members? 4. How had the war affected the US and the Soviet Union differently? 5. Goal of the Soviet Union after WWII 6. Buffer states? 7. How did Stalin ignore the Yalta agreements? 8. What happened to Roosevelt? Who replaced him? What did Truman think about Stalin? 8. Stalin's declaration in 1946. 9. Iron Curtain 10. Truman Doctrine. Goals. Countries supported. 11. Marshall Plan 12. Why did the Soviets blockade West Berlin 13. What was the purpose and result of the Berlin Airlift. 14. Do the skillbuilder on page 534. Stop.

Finished Cold War terms activity. Then began Cold War map and events. HW: 1. Cold War terms spectrum: Place the cold war terms we covered in class in order of importance to you. The left side of the spectrum represents the worst thing for a society; the right side represents the best thing. Everything else false in between. Remember, there are eight terms. Finally, explain why you think each term is more important than those to the left of it (ie explain your reasons for placement on the spectrum.)
 * Tuesday March 24, 2009**

Collected papers, then showed students how to use turnitin.com. HW: upload your paper onto turnitin.com Directions 1. go to the following link: [|turnitin sign up] 2. sign in according to the directions. Our class ID is 2661976. Our password is holocaust. 3. once you sign in, go back to www.turnitin.com and log yourself in (it may already do this step for you). Choose my class (Modern World History 09). Then choose the assignment (WWII paper) and from there upload your work. 4. Let me know if you have any problems. I'll personally help anyone who can't get it to work on his or her own. :)
 * Monday March 23, 2009**

Cheers!

Reviewed papers with students (bibliography, details, etc.) Minimum day today, so we didn't have much time! I'll go over turnitin.com on Monday.
 * Friday March 20, 2009**

HW: Work on your WWII paper; it's due on Monday!

Took our Holocaust/End of WWII quiz. I then checked on rough drafts and progress on research papers. HW: 1. Schindler's List reflection 2. WWII paper due on Monday
 * Thursday March 19, 2009**

Finished SL. I then reviewed the research paper assignment. HW: 1. SL reflection due Friday (I've delayed it a day so you can work on your research paper rough draft tonight!) 2. Bring the rough draft (whatever you have thus far) of your research paper tomorrow!!!!!!! 3. The quiz will definitely be tomorrow!!!!!! 3. The final draft of your paper is due on Monday.
 * Wednesday March 18, 2009**

Contined SL. We'll definitely finish it tomorrow! Reviewed research paper details. HW: Quiz tomorrow on the Holocaust, Stages of Genocide, end of WWII, etc. Also, work on your research paper. Bring in a rough draft on Thursday for 10 points! We'll work on them in class.
 * Tuesday March 17, 2009**

Continued SL. Decided to delay the quiz, yet again, until Wednesday. HW: Quiz now on Weds. Study! Work on your your WWII paper!
 * Monday March 16, 2009**

Continued Schindler's List, on this the day of the Liquidation of the Jewish Ghetto of Krakow (March 13, 1943). HW: see below. there's quite a bit to be working on (quiz review--quiz is now delayed until Tuesday), research paper, and Schindler reflection.
 * Friday March 13, 2009**

Reviewed homework and began Schindler's List. HW: so much to do: 1. work on research paper 2. study for Monday's quiz 3. work on Schindler assingment.
 * Thursday March 12, 2009**

Reviewed the end of WWII and the Nuremberg trials. Also reviewed paper on WWII with period 1 (already did this with periods 4 and 6). HW: 1. study for quiz (will be on Monday now) 2. Chapter 16 section 5 1. How many people died in WWII? How many civilians in Europe? 2. Describe life in the worst cities after WWII. Compare say Paris and Berlin. How were they different? How many people died Berlin every day in August 1945? 3. Why do you think people in France and Italy liked the communists so much after the end of the war? 4. Summarize the Nuremburg Trials. Do you think there should have been a trial for American and British leaders who ordered the firebombing and atomic bombing of civilians? Why or why not? 5. Read the connections to today? What happened in Rwanda? Did anyone stand up for justice? 6. What did General MacArthur do when he and the American army occupied Japan. Be thorough. Demilitarization? 7. What happened to the Emperor of Japan? 8. Look at the photo on page 517. Why do you think they took it?. Does Hirohito look like a god? 9. Describe the new government and constitution of Japan. 10. What happened in September 1951? 11. Look a the chart on page 515 and answer the skillbuilder questions.
 * Wednesday March 11, 2009** (3/11 thoughts for Spain)

Wrapped up Holocaust presentations. Students received a time ine they are to complete. I then passed out an assignment on the Eight Stages of Genocide, as well as a study guide for our quiz on the End of WWII and the Holocaust. I also passed out permission slips for Schindler's List, which we'll be watching later this week. HW: Finish Stages of the Holocaust
 * Tuesday March 10, 2009**

Students presented for most of the Holocaust topics. We'll finish up tomorrow. HW: Holocaust Presentation Response: What should be remembered most about the Holocaust? Which act of resistance inspired you most? Answer however you'd like. You'll do this again for tomorrow's presentations.
 * Monday March 9, 2009**

Prepped for Holocaust presentations, reviewed responsibilities for the project. Also, we passed back a heap of papers. I assigned the WWII paper for period 6; I'll discuss it with periods 1 and 4 next week. Check it out here, if you'd like:
 * Friday March 6, 200**9

Students worked on Holocaust project today (first half). I then passed back and reviewed the WWII tests. HW: Holocaust project.
 * Thursday March 5, 2009**

Assigned the Holocaust project today. Students worked in groups. HW: Answer the questions on your Holocaust project in your notebook, under the title "Questions on my Holocaust Event."
 * Wednesday March 4, 2009**

Began our study of the Holocaust today. Watched an intro doc. HW: Chapter 16 section 3. Define/explain the significance of each of the following: Explain/define each of the following: 1. Aryans 2. Holocaust 3. Nuremberg Laws 4. Kristallnacht 5. Other countries’ responses to Jewish emigration. 6. Ghettos 7. Final Solution 8. Genocide 9. Final Stage 10. Auschwitz 11. number of Jews killed 12. Jewish Resisitance (you can find this in the box called “History in Depth” on page 504. 13. Look at chart on top of page 505. Which country had the highest percentage of Jews killed?
 * Tuesday March 3, 2009**

Took our WWII unit test today. No homework.
 * Monday March 2, 2009**

Reviewed for test in class. HW: review for test. Don't forget that you also need to know the basic geography of Asia, specifically as it pertains to Japanese expansion and the map we completed in class. Check out this map I got from a colleague. Quite useful as review tool:
 * Friday February 27, 2009**

Checked HW, then wrapped up our discussion of WWII in Asia. In honor of Geoffrey's request, the test has been delayed until Monday. Just kidding. I was going to delay it anyway.
 * Thursday February 26, 2009**

HW: 1. study for Monday's WWII test. 2. Finish the map activity we did in class. Get the details/directions here (it's with the reading on Japanese Expansion that we did last week):

Checked HW. Almost finished WWII in Asia. Also, don't forget there's a test on Friday. Get the unit overview/review sheet here: HW: Chapter 16 section 4B (last part of the section); Define/explain the significance of each: 1. Battle of Leyte Gulf 2. Kamikazes 3. Reasons to drop the bomb 4. Hiroshima 5. Nagasaki 6. Japan's surrender
 * Wednesday February 25, 2009**

Quiz on HW, then examined events of WWII in Asia. HW: Chapter 16 section 2B; Define/explain the significance of each: 1. . Doolittle Raid 2. Battle of Coral Sea 3. Battle of Midway 4. Island-hopping 5. MacArthur 6. Battle of Guadalcanal
 * Tuesday February 24, 2009**

Had a great debate on Japanese expansion in Asia today. HW: Chapter 16 section 2 Part A Define/explain the significance of each: 1. Japanese expansion; 1931 and 1937 2. Roosevelt’s response to Japanese invasion of Indochina (Vietnam, etc) 3. Pearl Harbor: reason for attack; details of event; US response 4. Japanese victories after Pearl Harbor: Philippines, Hong Kong; Maylaya (Malaysia) 5. “Asia for Asians” 6. Bataan Death March
 * Monday February 23, 2009**

Checked the homework (quite creative) and then analyzed events of Japanese expansion for WWII. Students will debate these events on Monday, some critical of Japan's action and some defensive/supportive. HW: finish taking notes on the events we covered in class. Get your note sheet and the readings here. If you were absent all week, why not download this stuff and do it before class on Monday. That way you'd come prepared. Finished our lesson on battle of WWII. HW: 1. 1.. WWII in Europe Event Metaphor/Illustration (due tomorrow). Choose two of the following events that we discussed in class yesterday and today (eg. Invasion of the USSR, Operation Overlord, etc.). For each event create a visual metaphor/political cartoon and a five sentence explanation of how this relates to the event. This should be done in your notebook. 2. Also, respond to the question on today's notes: What do you think should be done with Germany?
 * Friday February 20, 2009**
 * Thursday February 19, 2009**

Started with a quick quiz on Chapter 16 section 1. Then continued with battles of WWII in Europe. HW: 1.. WWII in Europe Event Metaphor/Illustration (not really due until Friday). Choose two of the following events that we discussed in class today (eg. Invasion of the USSR, Operation Overlord, etc.). For each event create a visual metaphor/political and a five sentence explanation of how this relates to the event. This should be done in your notebook. 2. Also, don't forget to do Hitler, Theo and Ikea. (See Friday's HW.)
 * Wednesday February 18, 2009**

Wasn't here yesterday. Students worked on a WWII review/skill-building activity.
 * Tuesday February 17, 2009**

Finished yesterday's activity. HW: Chapter 16 section 1 (quiz on Tuesday) HW: Two parts 1. Theo, Ikea and Hitler. Explain the similarities/differences between a kid screaming for something in a store and Hitler's demand for land prior to WWII. Be sure to consider the responses of the parents/Allies.. 2. Chapter 16 section 1 Define/explain the significance of each: 1. Hitler’s demand for the Polish corridor 2. Nonagression Pact (public and secret) 3. Invasion of Poland and world’s response 4. blitzkgrieg 5. Soviet invasion of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia 6. phony war 7. Getting past the Maginot Line 8. Dunkirk 9. Fall of france 10. division of france: vichy and german 11. Charles de Gaulle 12. Winston Churchill 13. Operation Sea Lion and the Battle of Britain and RAF response 14. Italian and German invasion of Africa 15. Rommel the Desert Fox 16. Invasion of the Balkans 17. Operation Barbarossa 18. Battle of Leningrad 19. Lend-Lease Act 20. Atlantic Charter
 * Friday February 13, 2009**

Did a little WWII opener, to see what we knew for fun. Then began an activity in which we are evaluating the Allies to response to Hitler's aggression. HW: Chapter 15.4B Define/explain the significance of each (include a lot of details!): 1. Goals of isolationists in the US 2. Third Reich 3. Anschluss 4. Sudenland 5. Munich Conference 6. Violation of the Munich Pact 7. Italy and Albania 8. Nonaggression pact
 * Thursday February 12, 2009**

Took our first quiz on WWI. Reviewed the Axis Powers chart. HW: nothing tonight!
 * Wednesday February 11, 2009**

Finished doc. on Hitler. Discussed background of the Holocaust to prepare for tomorrow's guest speaker. HW: 1. Don't forget, tomorrow (Wednesday) there will be a quiz which will cover everything up through Chapter 15.4A, including stuff from class only. Study it! 2. finish your Axis powers chart. See below if you didn't get it in class. 3. You don't need to do 15.4B tonight. It will be due on Thursday. 4. Remember to take notes on Helen Farkas's presenation (I'll talk to period 1 about this tomorrow). Come to class with notes, in your notebook, under the title "Helen Farkas" presenation (she's our guest speaker). Things to take notes on: Details of her experience. Was she ever helped by anyone? How did she make it day to day? Other things to think about.
 * Tuesday February 10, 2009**

Returned from a three-day weekend (for the students, at least), and began with a lecture on the Rise of Hitler. We then began a documentary on the mind of the madman. HW: 1. Chapter 15 section 4 Part A (HW: (Two parts--there will be a quiz tomorrow; see below.) Define/explain the significance of each: 1. Military’s independence in Japan. 2. What allowed the military gain control in Japan? 3. goals of the Japanese military (expansion, etc.) 4. Japanese invasion of Manchuria 5. League of Nations response to Manchuria 6. Japanese invasion of China (Nanjing, etc) 7. Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia. purpose. British/French response 8. Hitler’s violation of the Versailles Treaty’s army limitations 9. Hitler’s occupation of the Rhineland; how was it a turning point? 10. Appeasement 11. Axis Powers 12. Spanish Civil War 13. Francisco Franco 14. Do the Geography skillbuilder on pages 483 and do the Art skillbuilder on page 484 (I'll quiz you on these tomorrow) 2. Also, begin the Axis Powers chart. It will be due on Wednesday. Get it here: 3. There will be a quiz on Wednesday, which will cover everything we've covered in class on WWII up through Chapter 15 section 4A. It will be closed notes. Be sure to start reviewing for it!
 * Monday February 9, 2009**

Welcomed back periods 1 and 4. Quiz on homework and then reviewed WWI test results. Briefly discussed the docs on Fascism and Nazism. HW: Chapter 15 section 3 (you have three nights!). Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. fascism; definition and basic ideas 2. similarities and differences with communism 3. Mussolini; background; how did he gain support of middle class. 4. Victor Emmanuel III and Mussolini 5. Il Duce 6. Hitler; background; native country 7. Nazism 8. der Fuhrer 9. arrest in munich 10. Mein Kampf 11. lebenbsraum 12. economic conditions in Germany in the early 1930s 13. Hindenburg names Hitler Chancellor. Why? 14. Ludendorff’s prediction 15. Reichstag fire and communists 16. Enabling Act 17. Schutzstaffel 18. Gestapo 19. Nazi command of the economy; unemployment rates. 20. Hitler’s control of the media, books, etc. How was this totalitarian? 21. anti-Semitism; laws passed; Kristallnacht 22. other examples of dictatorship in Europe.
 * Thursday February 5, 2009**

Same as yesterday. HW: see below. Everything is due tomorrow. Nothing new.
 * Wednesday February 4, 2009**

Didn't see periods 1 and 4 today due to CAHSEE. Period 6 turned in notebooks and worked on "Analyzing Fascism and Nazism." HW: see below. nothing new.
 * Tuesday February 3, 2009**

There was a lot going on today. We reviewed Friday's homework, in some classes. Then we did a simulation of hyper-inflation and examined charts of the Germany's economy in the 1920s. I will not see periods 1 and 4 until Thursday, due to CAHSEE testing on Tuesday and Wednesday. HW: 1. Finish "From hyper-inflation to economic depression" 2. By Thursday complete the reading: "Analyzing Fascism and Nazism" 3. Also, complete Chapter 15 section 2 by Thursday. Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. WWI’s effect on Europe vs. Japan and the US 2. Coalition governments; difficulties (france stats) 3. Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic 4. Whom did Germans blame for their problems? 5. Inflation problems. Why wheelbarrows? 6. Dawes Plan; explain how this temporarily solved the economic crisis in the early 1920s 7. “spirit of Locarno” 8. Kellogg-Briand Pact 9. Impact of the US's refusal to join the League of Nations 10. Read the rest of the section, but don't get bogged down by the details. Just be able to explain what the Great Depression was and read page 475 to explain the New Deal. Take notes on these two things (Great Depression and the New Deal).
 * Monday February 2, 2009**

Check this page for more stuff tomorrow. You'll also have to read and take notes on Chapter 15 section 3, soon.

Examined art between the wars: Dadaism and Surrealism HW: Three parts, as stated on the last sheet of your packet you used in class today. Part III is Chapter 15 section 1 (read only pages 464 to 647) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. When TS Eliot said the world after WWI was a “Wasteland,” what did he mean? Would he say the same thing about our current society? Would you? Explain. 2. Nieztsche urged a return to what things? Why? How do you think his ideas may have influenced Hitler? Does he influence you? 3. Read about Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism. Quickly describe. Which appeals most to you? Why? 4. Check the Dali painting on page 797 (yes, it adorns the walls of many a college dorm room every year): what do you think about? Describe it. 5. Where was jazz from? How is it similar to rap today? 6. How did women’s dress change after WWI? 7. What did Margaret Sanger and Emma Goldman want? 8. What did Charles Lindbergh do? (where did he go to the bathroom?) Amelia Earhart? 9. Stop here.
 * Friday January 30, 2009**

Students took the WWI test. HW: organize your notebook. It's due tomorrow for periods 1 and 4.
 * Thursday January 29, 2009**

Reviewed for the test.
 * Wednesday January 28, 2009**

Reviewed WWI in anticipation of Thursday's test. Started a Jeopardy review game. HW: Study for the test. Also, don't forget that you're notebook will be due on Friday. Due to popular demand, I am posting my WWI powerpoint lecture here:
 * Tuesday January 27, 2009**

Wrapped up WWI with a overview of the Treaty of Versailles.
 * Monday January 26, 2009**

HW: Review for the WWI unit test, which will be on Thursday! See below for a unit overview/study guide

Finished simulation of the Treaty of Versailles conference. HW: (Two things) 1. Chapter 13 section 4 part B 1. What new countries were created from the old Austro-Hungarian Empire? 2. What happened to the Ottoman Empire? 3. What land did Russia lose? Which countries received their independence from this? 4. why was the Treaty of Versailles "A Peace Built on Quicksand"? Explain with examples. 5. Why were Germans angry? People in Africa and Asia? 6. How did Japan and Italy feel? Why? 7. Do the skillbuilders on pages 426 and 427.
 * Friday January 23, 2009**

2. Study for the WWI test, which will be on Thursday of next week. Get the unit overview/study guide here (if you lost the one I already gave you):

Reviewed the homework. Then began a simulation activity of the Treaty of Versailles. We will complete it tomorrow. HW: 1. Chapter 13 section 4 part A Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. The names of the leaders of each of the Big Four. 2. Fourteen points: a general summary of what they wanted. 3. Self-determination 4. "general association of nations" 5. Concerns of Britain and France 6. League of Nations 7. punishment of Germany 8. Article 231 9. Germany's loss of territories and mandates. 10. What countries achieved their independence from the A-H empire? 11. What happened to the Ottoman Empire? 12. What land did Russia lose? Which countries received their independence from this? 13. How as the Treaty of Versailles "A Peace Built on Quicksand"? Give some reasons. 14. Do the skillbuilders on pages 426 and 427
 * Thursday January 22, 2009**

2. Study for your WWI test. If you lost it, get the unit overview here:

Interpreted poetry of WWI today. HW: Poem Reflection: Choose ONE of the four poems that you interpreted in class. In one paragraph, explain the general story of the poem. Also, explained what you liked most about it.
 * Wednesday January 21, 2009**

To finish the classwork, click on each link to read the poem: (Remember, you have to do those that are numbered. Choose one of the others. In total, you will respond to 4) [|1. In Flanders Fields] [|2. Dulce et Decorum Est] [|Munition Wages] [|Does it Matter] [|Requiem for the Dead of Europe Recitative (I)] Leaving for the Front [|3. Pro Patria] [|Argonne Forest, at Midnight]

Questions to answer for each poem: 1. What experiences are described? 2. When was the poem written? Does the year in which it was written affect the tone of the poem? 3. Is it pro-war or anti-war? How can you tell? 4. Do you find any evidence of disillusionment (not having faith or trust that things will be better)? Explain. 5. What examples, if any, of militarism and/or nationalism are in the poem?

Started with a quiz on the homework. Finished the lecture from last week, and looked at a little presidential trivia in honor of inauguration day. HW: watch the news about the inauguration.
 * Tuesday January 20, 2009**

Continued lecture and livened it up with a brief doc. on trench warfare. HW: Chapter 13 section 3B Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. Total war; examples 2. rationing; examples 3. propaganda 4. Women in the war 5. Events surrounding the withdrawal of Russia; Brest-Litovsk 6. Second Battle of the Marne 7. number of Americans 7. fate of the Kaiser 8. Armistice; date 9. statistics; casualties, etc. 10. Cost of the war in dollars 11.
 * Friday January 16, 2009**

Quiz on HW, then began a lecture on the events of WWI. W HW: Chapter 13 section 3 A Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. Examples of the war as more than just a European conflict. 2. Strategy of attacking the Dardanelles. Why? What happened at Gallipoli? 3. details about Gallipoli. 4. Battles in Asia 5. Battles in Africa 6. Gandhi's reasoning 7. Reasons for America's entry into the war: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, Lusitania, Zimmerman note. Give the details of each. America's bond with England. 8. Do the skillbuilder on page 418.
 * Thursday January 15, 2009**

Finished the war game. Interesting results. HW:War Game Reflection (new entry in notebook) 1. Did you obtain your vital interests? If so, was it because your allies helped you? 2. What would you do differently if we were to play this game again? 3. How has this game helped you better understand the way that alliances played a part in determining the events of WWI? 4. How has this game helped you better understand the way that geography played a part in determining the events of WWI? You will have a quiz on Chapter 13.2 tomorrow, so review it.
 * Wednesday January 14, 2009**

Began our WWI game of epic proportions. We'll finish it tomorrow. HW: 1. "War Game Update" Refer to the game packet I handed out in class for the questions. Look on Day 2. 2. Chapter 13 section 2B Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. Eastern Front. Where? Who? 2. Tannenberg 3. General overview of the fighting. 4. Russia's problems 5. Why was it difficult for Russia to get supplies? 6. Russia's one asset. 7. Other places where fighting spread. 8. Read about military aviation on page 416. Compare the German and the British plane. Is this not interesting?
 * Tuesday January 13, 2009**

Began preparing for our WWI game simulation. HW: 1. Finish labeling your WWI map 2. Chapter 13 section 2 A Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. Events that led the beginning of the war. Who mobilized against whom? 2. Central Powers and the Allies 3. What is the meaning of Sir Edward Grey's quotation? 4. Western Front 5. Schlieffen Plan 6. First Battle of the Marne; importance and effects 7. trench warfare 8. "no man's land" 9. New tools of war (Modern warfare) 10. Peak of death (Battle of Verdun and Battle of the Somme) Losses and gains. Stop here.
 * Monday January 12, 2009**

Checked last night's homework, then watched a documentary on the events surrounding the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. HW: 1. organize your notebook. :)
 * Friday January 9, 2009**

Reviewed last night's homework. Then did a quick power point on the MAIN causes of WWI. HW: 1. Respond to question on sheet from class: Which of the four causes do you think was the greatest of the group? 2.Chapter 13 section 1 Define/state the significance of each of the following: 1. Rise of Nationalism 2. Rise of Militarism 3. Militarism 4. Triple Alliance (countries?) 5. Kaiser Wilhelm II: his new policies; challenge with Great Britain. Ship building program, etc. Attitude toward Bismarck. 6. Triple Entente (countries?) 7. Goals of Serbian leaders in the Balkans 8. Bosnia and Herzegovina 9. Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Who, where, why? 10. Austriaπs ultimatum to Serbia. 11. July 28, 1914
 * Thursday January 8, 2009**

Shared out homework responses, discussed issues of nation, ethnicity, nationalism and state. Then began an reading on nationalism as a unifier (Germany and Italy) and a divider (Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire). This will lead into our discussion of the causes of WWI. HW: 1. Finish chart/questions on Italy/Germany and Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. 2. Chapter 8 section 3 Define/write the significance of each (quiz tomorrow) 1. nationalists in the 1800s were loyal to whom? 2. How was nationalism a divider of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Explain in general terms. 3. Ottoman empire; Armenian massacre 4. piedmont-sardinia 5. Count Cavour: his goals. 6. Garibaldi and the Red Shirts 7. problems in Italy after unification 8. Goals of Wilhelm I 9. Junkers (pronounced Yunkers) 10. Otto von Bismarck and realpolitik 11. Seven Weeks war of 1866 (Austro-Prussian War) and results 12. Franco-Prussian War--results 13. Most powerful countries in Europe after 1871
 * Wednesday January 7, 2009**

Welcome back to school! We adjusted seats and began our WWI unit with a little anticipatory activity, in which students explained why they agreed or disagreed with several statements related to war and conflict. HW: Part I: Answer the following questions in your notebook--one paragraph for each: 1. When is war ever justified? 2. After a war, how should the peace treaty be resolved? 3. If a country started a war, an then lost, should the people of that country be punished? Why or why not? Part II: complete the nationalism self-discovery sheet that I passed out in class.
 * Tuesday** **January 6, 2009**

Finished Gandhi. HW: Complete Gandhi Reflection. Due tomorrow. Study for final!
 * Wednesday December 10, 2008**

I will not be updating this site for the rest of the semester. Study for the final!

Quiz and then continued Gandhi
 * Tuesday December 9, 2008**

Started with our India Map quiz. Then continued Gandhi. HW: Chapter 18 section 1 B (review all of 18 section 1, as there will be a quiz tomorrow) Define/explain each of the following 1. Jawaharal Nehru 2. Conflict over Kashmir 3. Things that Nehru did to move India forward. 4. Indira Gandhi 5. Sikh tensions 6. Assassination of Indira Gandhi 7. Rajiv Gandhi 8. 21st century challenges facing India 9. Division in Pakistan (civil war) and the creation of Bangladesh 10. Benazir Bhutto (go to wikipedia and find out what happened to her recently) 11. Which nation is one of the poorest in the world? 11. Tamils and problems with Sri Lanka. What are the two groups in Sri Lanka? Also, be sure to know why Gandhi was assassinated!
 * Monday December 8, 2008**

Collected position papers. Continued Gandhi. HW: review for your map quiz
 * Friday December 5, 2008**

Began the film Gandhi HW: Position paper on British imperialism in India--due tomorrow. India map quiz will be on Monday.
 * Thursday December 4, 2008**

The jury deliberated its verdict in each class. Britain was guilty twice and innocent once. HW: Position paper. Due Friday. India map quiz on Friday, as well. Study!
 * Wednesday December 3, 2008**

Started the Imperialism trial today. Should Britain be punished for its actions during the colonization of India? Or should it be excused? The jury will deliberate tomorrow. HW: Chapter 18 section 1 Part A. Define/State the significance/Answer each of the following: 1. British commitment of Indian troops to WWII; Indian Response; British promise. 2. population of India; how many Hindus and Muslims? 4. Congress Party: Muslims and Hindus 5. Concerns of Jinnah. What did Hindus have in common with Muslims? 6. Riots in Calcutta August 1946 7. British encouragement of religious division/ Partition. Which two countries emerged? 8. 1947 movement of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs. How many died? 8. Gandhi’s view of division of India 8. Battle of Kashmir 10. Do the Geography Skillbuilder on page 564
 * Tuesday December 2, 2008**

Finished brief lecture on British imperialism in India (Part II). Students then analyzed primary documents from the time period and answered questions while I consulted with the jurors.
 * Monday December 1, 2008**

HW: 1. Jurors get your papers done. Go here if you lost them and haven't started this. 2. Attorneys, get ready; trial tomorrow. 3. Start reviewing for the semester final (I passed out this guide to periods 4 and 6. Period 1 will get it tomorrow.)

Checked homework and then went to computer lab to research for the Imperialism paper. HW: 1. work on your paper, jurors; prepare for the trial, attorneys.
 * Wednesday November 26, 2008**

Started with a quiz, then checked jurors articles and counseled attorneys. Finished with part II of our lecture on British Imperialism in India HW: Define and explain the significance of each of the following: (Chapter 14 section 4) 1. Indian National Congress and the Muslim League 2. Why did Indians help Britain in WWI? 3. Rowlatt Act and response 4. Amritsar Massacre and response 5. Mohandas Gandhi; his strategy. 6. satyagraha and civil disobedience 7. give examples of Gandhi’s s civil disobedience 8. Salt March 9. Government of India Act
 * Tuesday November 25, 2008**

Work on your paper if you're a juror, and come to class prepared with your trial notes (tomorrow) if you're an attorney.

Discussed the Caste system in India with a brief simulation/example. HW: 1. Finish Chapter 11 section 4 (all of it)--quiz tomorrow. 2. Respond to our closing question "We're the British justified in limiting/outlawing the Caste system and Sati in India?" 3. Jurors need to bring two relevant articles for their research topic tomorrow. See below for good links.
 * Monday November 24, 2008**

Students worked on their India map and Chapter 11 section 4 while I helped attorneys and jurors. HW: 1. Work on your India trial project. Jurors: A good place to start your research is [|googlenews] and the [|bbc]. Basically search any credible news site for current event stories. Attorneys: go to this [|this page] for useful links that will help you with your research.
 * Friday November 21, 2008**

2. Finish taking notes on chapter 11 section 4. Quiz on Monday.

Introduced our unit on India with a brief lecture, and then I assigned the India Trial Assignment. HW: get ready for the trial. do your assignment, based on your role. Study for Monday's Africa map quiz
 * Thursday November 20, 2008**

Took a quiz, then reviewed imperialism in the Congo. Get the powerpoint here, if you want it. I then collected notebooks as passed out Africa maps to be labeled. HW: Label Africa map, countries and capitals.
 * Wednesday November 19, 2008**

Simulated a British debate over the issues of the Belgian. Then wrapped it up with a summary of events in the Congo. HW: 1. Congo Debate Reflection: In one paragraph summarize the arguments you heard (good or bad) for and against Leopold's actions in the "Congo Free State." 2. Chapter 11 section 2 Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1.Contrast (show differences) the old and new forms of imperialism 2. Define and give an example of each of the following forms of control: Colony, Protectorate, Sphere of Influence, Economic Imperialism.(see page 346 for this.) 3. What is paternalism, and how was it an example of direct control? 4. Compare the resistance of AFricans in East Germany to Africans in Ethiopia. What happened it each? Which side was successful? 5. Menelik II 6. Battle of Adowa 7. Explain negative effects of imperialism 8. Explain positive effects of imperialism 3. Don't forget to organize your notebook! I'll be collecting it tomorrow! :) The link is here.
 * Tuesday November 18, 2008**

We reviewed the Africa maps, then the readings on the Berlin Conference and the "Gentlemen of the Jungle." We also talked about the Scramble for Africa. I finished class with a brief background lecture on imperialism in the Belgian Congo and an explanation of tonight's homework (preparation for a debate tomorrow). HW**:** Tomorrow we're going to have a simulated debate, as if it were held in Hyde Park, London. The purpose of the debate is to argue over whether the British government should criticize King Leopold of Belgium for his practices in the Belgian Congo (Congo Free State). You have been assigned one person from the reading I handed out in class. Hopefully you remember who you are. Here's what you're to do: Read about your person's argument (critical of Leopold and the Belgian Congo or supportive? Why? ) and answer the following questions in your notebook 1. What is your name? 2. What is your concern about the Congo Free State and the Press reports about it? 3. What do you think the British Parliament (elected government of Great Britain) should do about the Congo Free State? (Remember, the Congo Free State is controlled by King Leopold of Belgium, not Britain.) 4. What are the strongest justifications you have for you arguments? (that is, what evidence do you have to suppport your view?) Be prepared to BE this person tomorrow and to argue your opinion. You will be graded on your mastery of your person and on your participation.
 * Monday November 17, 2008**

I was out sick today. Students analyzed maps of imperialism in Africa. HW: read the handouts on the Berlin Conference and the short story "Gentlemen of the Jungle." Answer the questions
 * Friday November 14, 2008**

Discussed the motives of Imperialism and then examined primary sources that exhibited each of the five motives. HW: chapter 11 section 1 (Due on Monday) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Imperialism 2. Africa European domination 3. Henry Stanley 4. The Congo and King Leopold of Belgium 5. Contrast Leopold's claims about the Congo with what actually happened. 6. Suffering in the Congo? 7. What happened in 1908? 8. Social Darwinism. How did it affect Imperialism? Cecil Rhodes' opinion 9. factors promoting Imperialism in africa. 10. Division of Africa and the Berlin Conference 11. Demand for Raw materials 12. Shaka and the Zulus; fight against the British; Battle of Ulandi 11. Boers and the Boer War
 * Thursday November 13, 2008**

Began our Imperialism unit with some opener questions. HW: Imperialism Opener Response. Respond to the following question (about 1/2 a page in your notebook): When is it justifiable for one country to intervene in the affairs of another country? Give a thoughtful explanation with choice examples.
 * Wednesday November 12, 2008**

Took the Russian Rev. test. HW: Propaganda project (due Wednesday)
 * Monday November 10, 2008**

Reviewed for test. Check out the entry for Thursday October 23 for the unit overview and study guide. :) Test on Monday!
 * Friday November 7, 2008**

Reviewed notebook entries. Began a doc. on Stalin, "Man of Steel." HW: Be sure to review for Monday's test and work on your propaganda project.
 * Thursday November 6, 2008**

Wrapped up our discussion of life under Stalin, checked HW, discussed election results (electoral map, etc.). HW: propaganda project now postponed until next Wednesday. Test on Monday. See Russian Revolution unit overview for study guide.
 * Wednesday November 5, 2008**

Election Day! Continued looking at information on life after Stalin. HW: Finish chapter 14 section 2B (see below) Took a quiz, analyzed Soviet propaganda and other information in order to understand life under Stalin. Assigned our Soviet Propaganda project. Test on Monday. Propaganda project due on Friday. HW: 1. Chapter 14 section 2B (finish the section). Must be done by Wednesday. Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. examples of the police state under Stalin (children turning in parents, etc.) 2. Great Purge (what happened, who was killed, why, results) 3. Stalin and creativity 4. Pravda and its view on art 5. Education under Stalin 6. examples of religious persecution 7. Command economy 8. Five-year plans; results 9. collective farms. purpose. kulaks and their fate 10. deaths due to collectivization 11. Women's roles 12 women and medicine. percentage of doctors? 13. look at the altered photographs on page 447. What happened?
 * Tuesday November 4, 2008**
 * Monday November 3, 2008**

Discussed homework, then watched a doc. on Rasputin, in honor of creepy things about the Russian Rev. HW: chapter 14 section 2A (440-442 stop at "Stalin Builds a Totalitarian State) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Totalitarianism 2. List and explain the four methods of control use by totalitarian leaders. 3. Do you see any of these in our society today? Explain your response. 4. Look at the circle diagram on page 441. List the 7 key traits of Totalitarianism. 5. What five regimes were listed at totalitarian regimes in 2000? (under the column, Data File)
 * Friday October 31, 2008**

Collected homework. Finished our documentary on Lenin, and then read an analysis of the power struggle between Trotsky and Stalin ("From Lenin to Stalin") HW: Finish "From Lenin to Stalin"
 * Thursday October 30, 2008**

Quiz on the Russian Rev. Began a documentary on the rise of Lenin. HW:. Comparing the French and Russian Revolutions: On a separate piece of paper, compare each of the 6 parts of the Russian Revolution that we discussed (and are going to discuss) with stages/events of the French Revolution. You will need to look back at your French Revolution notes for this. Each part should be a paragraph, thus this should be 6 paragraphs. It should be typed. You will turn it in tomorrow!☺
 * Wednesday October 29, 2008**

Groups finished their presentations, we wrapped things up and discussed homework. HW: 1 Be sure to study over chapter 14 section 1 and your in-class notes on the Russian Rev. There will be a brief closed-notes quiz tomorrow at the beginning of the period. 2. Russian Revolution Evaluation: For each of the six stages of the Russian Revolution (Newscasts) discuss whether the changes/conditions for were a step forward. Progress or not? Explain. you can write this on the sheet I gave you in class or on a separate sheet of paper. 3. Comparing the French and Russian Revolutions: On a separate piece of paper, compare each of the 6 parts of the Russian Revolution that we discussed (and are going to discuss) with stages/events of the French Revolution. You will need to look back at your French Revolution notes for this. Each part should be a paragraph, thus this should be 6 paragraphs. It should be typed. It will be turned in on Thursday. You can start it tonight! ☺
 * Tuesday October 28, 2008 (Statue of Liberty Day!)**

Groups presented their Russian Revolution newscasts. HW: Complete chapter 14 section 1 (last part will be called 14.1C) by Wednesday. You will have more homework tomorrow, so don't procrastinate. Explain/ define each of the following: 1. Red Guard’s overthrow of the Provisional Government. 2. Lenin’s actions once he became the leader (peasant lands, etc.) 3. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 4. Leon Trotsky 5. Reds v. Whites in the Civil War 6. New Economic Policy as small-scale capitalism 7. USSR 8. Dictatorship of the Communist Party? 8. power of the Communist Party 9. Stalin (Real name?) v. Trotsky: who won the struggle? When? 10. What happened to Lenin?
 * Monday October 27, 2008**

Groups prepared for Monday's newscast and I passed back the Industrial Revolution test results. HW: Prep for newscasts and Chapter 14 section 1B (434-436) Explain and define each of the following: Chapter 14 section 1 part B (434-436) Explain/define each of the following:
 * Friday October 24, 2008**

1. Russo-Japanese War 2. Bloody Sunday 3. Duma 4. WWI; its effect on Russia 5. Rasputin 6. March (also known as February) Revolution 7. Provisional Government 8. Alexander Kerensky 9 . Soviets 8. Lenin’s return

We took a homework and quiz. I then passed out the Russian Revolution unit overview and assigned our project, the Russian Revolution newscast. HW: Prep for the newscast.
 * Thursday October 23, 2008**

We had four guest speakers from late 19th-century Russia come into class today to share their experiences.
 * Wednesday October 22, 2008**

HW: 1. 1 Chapter 14 Section 1 Part A Explain and define each of the following:

1. Alexander III's methods of maintaining order and control 2. pogroms 3. Nicholas II 4. Industrialization and Nicholas's minister's programs 5. Trans-Siberian Railway 6. problems with industrialization 7. dreams of Marxists? What did they think would happen? 8. Bolsheviks and Mensheviks; what's the difference? 9. Lenin 10. Russo-Japanese War

Took our Industrial Revolution test. No homework tonight!
 * Tuesday October 21, 2008**

Collected projects and reviewed for tomorrow's Industrial Revolution test. HW: Study for the test. Here's the unit overview with the study guide terms, if you lost yours already:
 * Monday October 20, 2008**

Checked homework, discussed examples of capitalistic and socialistic tendencies in our society today, then took a look at Neoclassical, Romantic, and Realist types of art. Realist art imaged as a response to the Industrial Revolution. HW: Chapter 8 section 4 Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Romanticism 2. ideas of Romanticism 3. Goethe and the //Sorrow of Young Werther// 4. Beethoven 5. Realism 6. Charles Dickens 7. Goal of realist writers stop here.
 * Friday October 17, 2008**

Also, complete your project, which is due on Monday, and study for Tuesday's test. :)

Played a game of Rock, papers, scissors to simulate the communist theory of Karl Marx. We discussed the differences between capitalism, socialism, and communism. HW: 1 create a T-chart. One column will be for socialism, the other for capitalism. Within/under each topic, list 5 examples from today's society. For example, public schools could be considered more socialistic as they are government owned and everyone gets equal service/goods. For capitalism, one could list In-N-Out as it is privately owned and it competes freely with other burger businesses. 2. Review for the Industrial Revolution test, which will be on Tuesday. Also, work on your project, which will be due on Monday.
 * Thursday October 16, 2008**

Took a quiz, then discussed homework and reviewed yesterday's activity. HW: Chapter 9 section 4 part B (finish the chapter) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 14. unions and collective bargaining 15. goals of unions 16. combination acts 17. success of British unions by 1875 18. Reform Laws 19 Factory Act of 1833 20. Mines Act Also, complete the "What are your economics?" sheet
 * Wednesday October 15, 2008**

Started or continued with the analysis of positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. HW: Chapter 9 section 4 Part A (300-304) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Laissez faire 2. beliefs of enlightenment philosophers 3. Adam Smith and Wealth of Nations 4. capitalism 5. Thomas Malthus 6. David Ricardo 7. Utilitarianism 8. Jeremy Bentham: goals 9. John Stuart Mills: goals 10. Socialism; definition and goals. Compare with capitalism. Role of government? 11. Karl Marx; communist manifesto; his predictions of the future 12. Proletariat Stop here. The following will be tomorrow night's homework:
 * Tuesday October 14, 2008**

14. unions and collective bargaining 15. goals of unions 16. combination acts 17. success of British unions by 1875 18. Reform Laws 19 Factory Act of 1833 20. Mines Act

Took a quiz, then began an investigation of positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. HW: 1. work on Industrial Revolution project (see below, last Thursday, if you lost the directions. 2. Chapter 9 section 3 (Read only pages 297-299, starting at "Continental Europe Industrializes." Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1.reasons for Europe's failure to keep up with England 2. Belgium as leader in Europe. William Cockerill 3. What factors slowed industrialization in Germany? 4. How did Germany successfully copy the British model. Examples. 5. Examples of regional industrialization in Europe (Catalonia, Bohemia, etc) 6 Reasons for France's delayed industrialization 7. Reasons that some European countries never fully industrialized. 8. How did the Industrial Revolution shift the world's balance of power? 8. Why did imperialism grow out of industrialization?
 * Monday October 13, 2008**

I was out sick. Students worked on a primary source packet on the Industrial Revolution.
 * Friday October 10, 2008**

HW quiz, then wrapped discussion of the Industrial Revolution. I then assigned the Industrial Revolution project to periods 4 and 6 (sorry period 1, but I forgot to assign it to you, so here it is: ). I'm feeling really ill right now, so I probably won't be here tomorrow. I'll better explain it on Monday. :) HW: Chapter 9 section 2. (should be done by Monday) Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. urbanization: definition, causes and examples. 2. London 3. poor living conditions 4. effect on life span 5. working conditions/hours 6. rising middle class (who was in it?) 7. upper v. lower middle class 8. Luddites 9. Positive effects of the Industrial Rev. 10. other benefits 11. look at the chart on p. 640. Which social class benefited the most and which suffered the most from industrialization? 12. Read the case study "The Mills of Manchester" beginning on page 292. . Who benefited most from child labor? What are some other examples of the 13.. look at the chart on p. 293. Which social class benefited the most and which suffered the most from industrialization? 14. Look at the growth of cities graphs on page 293. Which city's population in 1870 was the greatest number of times its population in 1800?
 * Thursday October 9, 2008**

Checked hw, then finished the Industrial Revolution background lecture. HW: Finish Chapter 9 section 1 PART B Define/explain the significance of each of the following: QUIZ tomorrow (closed notes) 1. New Inventions in textiles: spinning jenny; water frame; power loom; 2. reasons for factories 3. factories by streams? Why? 4. cotton gin 5. Wattπs steam engine 6. canals 7. McAdamπs roads; turnpikes 8. Stephensonπs Rocket 9. four ways that railroads changed life in Britain.
 * Wednesday October 8, 2008**

Passed out Industrial Rev. unit overview, began a lecture on the Industrial Revolution, and passed back French Revolution essays. HW: Chapter 9 section 1 A Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Agricultural Revolution 2. Enclosure Movement 3. Crop Rotation 4. British Advantages (population and natural resources) 5. Industrialization 6. economic strength and political stability 7. factors of production
 * Tuesday October 7, 2008**

Began the Industrial Rev. unit with some interesting agree/disagree statements regarding technology and other things HW: no homework today.
 * Monday October 6, 2008**

Collected the French Revolution essays, took a map quiz and then watched a clip from last night's VP debate. HW: nothing
 * Friday October 3, 2008**

Took our French Revolution test today. HW: study for tomorrow's map quiz. Essay due tomorrow too.
 * Thursday October 2, 2008**

We simply reviewed for the test. Yes, there will be a test TOMORROW!!! HW: 1. be sure to master all the information covered in the Unit Overview. Also review the ranking sheet that we did on Tuesday. 2. Work on your essay, which is due on Friday. 3. There will also be a Europe map quiz on Friday.
 * Wednesday October 1, 2008**

Checked homework; discussed; then reviewed the French Revolution by discussing the degree to which various events represented a step forward toward democracy. HW: 1. Review for the unit test, which will be on Thursday. See unit overview below. 2. Work on your essay, which is due on Friday. see below. 3. Review for the Europe map quiz, which will be on Friday. See below.
 * Tuesday September 30, 2008**

Started with a quiz, then reviewed the essay that's due on Friday. Finally, we discussed Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia with a brief documentary. HW: chapter 7 section 5 Define/explain the significance of each of the following: 1. Congress of Vienna 2. Klemens von Metternich: what were his concerns? 3. Metternich's three goals and the details of each 4. "The Congress of Vienna was a victory of conservatives." Explain what this means. 5. Holy Alliance 6. Concert of Europe: was the basic agreement? 7. How was France divided after 1815? 8. Effect on Latin America 9. Last paragraph: How did the French Revolution permanently change ideas about the basis of power and authority?
 * Monday September 29, 2008**

Don't forget to review the unit overview for Thursday's test. The essay will be due on Friday and the Europe map quiz will be on Friday.

Checked homework, then wrapped up the lecture on the French Revolution. HW: Chapter 7 section 4 Define/Explain the significance of the following: 1. Napoleon’s three major mistakes: Continental System, Peninsular Campaign, Invasion of Russia. (there’s a lot here.) 2. Battle of Leipzig 3. Waterloo 4. What were Napoleon’s greatest achievements? 5. Take a look at the chart at the bottom of 585. Answer the two questions: 1. Which of the goals of the Revolution did Napoleon achieve? 2. If you had been a member of the bourgeoisie in Napoleon’s France, would you have been satisfied with the results of Napoleon’s actions? Why or why not?
 * Friday September 26. 2008**

2. Essay outline due Monday. See below. 3. Do not forget: you have a Europe map quiz on Tuesday. 4. Do not forget, your essay will be due on Thursday. 5. Don't forget, we'll have a unit test on Friday. :)

Reviewed the homework (Dec. of Rights of Man), then continued our discussion of the French REvolution. HW: 1 finish Chapter 7 section 3 by tomorrow (closed note quiz)
 * Thursday September 25, 2008**

Started off with a quiz. Then we continued our discussion of the French Revolution. I then passed out an edited copy of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, which students must read tonight and compare to the Declaration of Independence. HW: 1. Analyze the Declaration of the Rights of Man and complete the hand out. 2. Chapter 7 section 3; take notes and complete by Friday Explain/cite the significance of each of the of the following: 1. Napoleon's background 2. success against Austria and Sardinia 3. Coup d'etat and the three consuls 4. plebiscite of 1800 5. List ways that Napoleon restored order at home 6. lycees 7. Concordat 8. Napoleonic Code: details and limitations 9. Napoleon crowned as emperor 1804 10. Purposes of the Louisiana purchase 11. Napoleon's battlefield successes 12. Battle of Trafalgar 13. Areas in Europe not under Napoleon's control
 * Wednesday September 24, 2008**

Assigned the French Revolution essay. Then students labeled their Europe map (quiz on Tuesday). HW: Complete chapter 7 section 2 (see below); quiz tomorrow; label your map; think about your essay
 * Tuesday September 23, 2008**

Started with a quiz, and then discussed the beginning of the French Revolution via lecture and video clips.
 * Monday September 22, 2008**

HW: Complete Chapter 7 section 2 by Wednesday Explain/cite the significance of the following: 1. removal of noble privileges 2. Declaration of Rights of Man. Main points and limitations 3. Olympe de Gouges 4. control of Catholic church; reasons for land takeover. 5. control of the church. How did it divide peasants and bourgeoisie. 6. Louis’ failed escape 7. Basic features of government under the National Assembly. What were the roles of the king, the Assembly? 8. Legislative Assembly—what were it’s powers? 9. Three factions in the Leg. Assembly. 10. Emigres 11. Sans-culottes 12. War with Austria and Prussia: causes, effect on daily life. 13. September massacres (1792) 14. Creation of the National Assembly (what type of government?) Who could vote? Women? 15. Jacobins 16. Marat and Danton 17. Fate of Louis XVI 18. First Coalition and the National Convention’s response 19. Robespierre; his goals; methods of radicals; calendar? 20. committee of public safety 21. July 1793 to July 1794; Reign of Terror 22. “enemies of the Republic” 23. Most Reign of Terror victims came from which Estate? Ironic? 24. Robespierre’s fate 25. Directory

We wrapped up yesterday's activity, reviewed the Dec. of Independence and watched a doc. on the beginning of the French Revolution. HW: Chapter 7 section 1 part B (finish the chapter) take notes on your own. Quiz on Monday.
 * Friday September 19, 2008**

We simulated life in pre-Revolutionary France. Students were introduced to the problems the country faced upon the eve of revolution.
 * Thursday September 18, 2008**

HW: Chapter 7 section 1 part A Explain the significance/define the following 1. Old Regime 2. 3 Estates and percentages of each; which had the most power and who was in each? 3. Third Estate: Bourgeosie, workers and peasants. Explain each. 4. Population of france 5. Explain the Three Forces of Change: Enlightenment Ideas; Economic Woes (crop failures), etc.; Annoying King Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette 6.Estates-General. Why did Louis call a meeting?

Started with a quiz on last night's homework. Then analyzed the Dec. of Independence, looking for John Locke's influence, etc. HW: 1. finish Dec. of Independence questions, if you didn't in class. 2. Read page 209 in the next, and in new notebook entry, summarize how the Enlightenment figures (Locke, Rousseau, etc) mentioned influenced our Constitution.
 * Wednesday September 17, 2008**

Students shared out last night's homework. Then did a quick ppt lecture on the American Revolution, enhanced with a couple of video clips (depending on the period). HW: Chapter 6 section 4 (note, there will be a closed-note quiz tomorrow, so study this well) Guiding points. Explain the significance of each: 1. New sense of colonists’ identity. 2. Navigation Acts and colonists’ response 3. Costs of French and Indian War 4. Stamp Act and colonists’ response 5. Boston Tea Party and British Response 6. Declaration of Independence and John Locke’s influence 7. Four reasons for American success against the British. 8. Articles of Confederation: Type of government. 9. Format of Articles of Confederation; how laws were passed; amendments 10. Shays’s Rebellion and its impact 11. Format of the new Constitution. 12. montesquieu’s influences 13. federal system 14. Locke’s and Rousseau’s influence on the Constitution 15. Bill of Rights (influences of Voltaire, Rousseau and Locke) 16. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights both put Enlightenment ideas into practice. What does this mean?
 * Tuesday September 16, 2008**

Went over the 10 stages of a Revolution. Students then tried to put a revolution story in order according to the stages. I then passed back World Problem essays. HW: Write your own Revolution story following the 10 stages. Get the ten stages here:
 * Monday September 15, 2008**

Took our unit test today. HW: Relax, except for period 6, because I am going to collect your notebooks on Monday. So...get them in order. :)
 * Friday September 12, 2008**

Took a HW quiz, reviewed for the test. Remember, for the essay portion you'll need to state whether or not you think people can be trusted to govern themselves, and then you'll explain the ideas of one philosopher who agrees with you and one who disagrees.
 * Thursday September 11, 2008**

Wrapped up Meeting of the Minds discussion; then passed back grades, and collected notebooks in periods 1 and 4. I'll collect period 6's notebooks on Monday.
 * Wednesday September 10, 2008**

HW: 1. Chapter 6 section 3 Define/explain each of the following: 1. Salons; importance. 2. Diderot; Encyclopedia (importance/impact) 3. neoclassical art and classical music 4. Mozart and Beethoven 5. enlightened despots 6. Frederick the Great: his reforms and his limitations; his idea of his role as king (serve the state) 7. Joseph II: his reforms. 8. Catherine the Great: failed reform attempts

2. Review the unit overview for Friday's test.

Conducted the Meeting of the Minds. It went well in all classes. HW: prepare your notebook and start studying for Friday's unit test.
 * Tuesday September 9, 2008**

Reviewed the weekend's homework, then groups prepared for tomorrow's meeting. HW: prep for tomorrow!
 * Monday September 8, 2008**

Minimum day today. Began with a quiz, then reviewed the details of the Meeting of the Minds. Finally, I explained homework. HW 1. Complete your role for Meeting of the Minds Investigative Reporters: 2 thoughtful questions for each of the different people. Press Agent: 1/2 page biographical summary of your person. Person/Philosopher: 1/2 page summary of your ideas on government (Can people be trusted to govern? Explain. What is the best type of government? etc.
 * Friday September 5, 2008**

2. Everyone must complete the handout I passed out in class, Influences on Our Ideas of Democracy. Get it here, if you were absent or you lost it:

Checked last night's homework, passed back grades from the WP presentations, and assigned the meeting of the minds. Also passed out the Governing/Enlightenment unit overview. HW: Chapter 6 section 2 Define and/or explain the following (quiz tomorrow): 1. Enlightenment 2. Thomas Hobbes; Leviathan; reasons for his idea of government 3. Social contract 4. john Locke; his view of human nature. 5. three natural rights according to Locke; purpose of government 6. Two Treatises on Government 7. philosophes 8. Five important concepts of the philosophes. Which resonates most with you? Why? 9. Voltaire; his concerns. 10. Montesquieu; separation of powers; influences later. 11. Admiration for English government shared by Voltaire and Montesquieu 12. Rousseau; his fear of civilization 13. favorite type of government 14. general will 15. compare his social contract with that of Hobbes and Locke 16. Mary Wollstonecraft; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—thesis 17. Salons and women 18. Three long-term effects of the Enlightenment
 * Thursday September 4, 2008**

Also, prepare for the Meeting of the Minds. Investigative Reporters (and anyone else who's interested), get summaries of each person here:

Took a quiz on last night's homework. Reviewed the Scientific Revolution with a quick ppt lecture. Passed out readings on different Enlightenment era thinkers (and others). HW: 1. Biographical Briefing on _. (handout I gave at the end of the period). Create a new entry in your notebook and answer the questions at the end of each paragraph.
 * Wednesday September 3, 2008**

Collected essays, reviewed governing terms, and then opened up our new unit with some questions and a discussion. HW: 1. Answer the unit question: Can people be trusted to govern themselves? Explain your reasoning in a few sentences. 2. Take notes on Chapter 6 section 1 (Below are guiding points for you to follow). There will be an open-note quiz tomorrow! Define and/or explain the following: 1. Medieval View of the universe (geocentric) 2. Ptolemy 3. Scientific Revolution 4. Muslim influences on Scientific Revolution 5. Impact of Age of Exploration on scientific research 6. Copernicus and the heliocentric theory and his fears 7. Johannes Kepler 8. Galileo’s basic discoveries. 9. Galileo’s conflict with the church. 10. Scientific method 11. Francis Bacon and his criticism of past scholars. suggestions 12. Rene Descartes 13. “I think therefore I am” 14. Isaac Newton’s great discovery 15. Summarize differences between on and new science 16. Fahrenheit and Celsius 17. Jenner and inoculations 18. Robert Boyle and his accomplishments.
 * Tuesday September 2, 2008**

Students completed their presentations. I then assigned homework (governing terms) and World Problems Solution Essay. Both are due on Tuesday. HW: Governing terms and World Problems Solutions Essay.
 * Friday August 29, 2008**

Students presented today. We'll finish up tomorrow. HW: prepare for presentation, if you haven't gone yet.
 * Thursday August 28, 2008**

Groups finalized projects, previewed ppts, etc. We finished the period by going over notebook organization. HW: Prepare for tomorrow's presentation. If you are in charge of sharing a solution to the problem, [|check out this link. It's for a wonderfulnonprofit. http://www.mycommitment.org/] Also, if your topic is ethnic conflict, check out this organization: [|Crisis Group].
 * Wednesday August 27, 2008**

Groups shared research findings and planned for presentation. I checked in with each group.' HW: you should know the details of your presentation by now. Please start rehearsing.
 * Tuesday August 26, 2008**

Went to IMAC city to conduct further research on our topic.
 * Monday August 25, 2008**

HW: 1. Complete your research. You should come to class tomorrow with 2 articles on examples of your World Problem. You should complete an article summary for each. Also, you should come to class with a printout of a web page belonging to an organization that is devoted to solving your World Problem. Read their site carefully, find out what they do, and most importantly, find out how students at BHS can help them if they want to. Therefore, you need THREE things by the beginning of class tomorrow:). Here's an [|example for ethnic conflict]. Email me if you have any problems.

Yippee! We finished the first week of school. We started off with our first map quiz, then watched a couple of clips on map learning and World Problems. I then finished up by further explaining the World Problem presentations that students will be doing. See below for handout.
 * Friday August 22, 2008**

HW: 1. Research one World Problem article. Go HERE for details on how to conduct research.:)

Groups finished reading about World Problems. They then chose on problem on which they will be focusing. I passed out a handout that explains the presentation project for this unit. Then the school dean came in for his annual Code of Conduct talk with the students. HW: review for tomorrow's map quiz
 * Thursday August 21, 2008**

Groups read about World Problems. Passed out unit overview HW: review for Friday's map quiz
 * Wednesday August 20, 2008**

Introduced World Problems (our first unit). Students broke into groups to read summaries of each problem. HW: Map quiz review (quiz on Friday
 * Tuesday August 19, 2008**

Welcomed back students, went over syllabus, passed out World Map.
 * Monday August 18, 2008**

HW: Label by tomorrow. Quiz on Frida