For tonight, read pages 1095-1106.
You will be writing a DBQ during your long block
Originally we were having a test on Friday on chapters 35-40. However, due to the mandatory prom assembly, the test will be on Thursday, and will be on chapters 35-39. There will be 50 questions instead of 70.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
u can haz videos for homework
The good thing about being in the 20th Century, is there are lots of video sources about the topics we are studying.
Over the weekend, you should read the rest of the chapter (chapter 38). Then choose one of the following videos linked below to go deeper into the material. We will focus on the so-called "Communist" rulers, who killed lots of their own people once they were in power. You should be ready to talk about whether or not these communists were really Marxists in their approach to economic systems.
1) Biography: Mao. This is 45 minutes long and covers the way Mao came to power and what he did once he got there. Bodycount: somewhere between 40 and 60 million Chinese were killed as a direct result of his policies.
2) Stalin Man of Steel. This is longer (an hour and a half) from the History Channel, and we will have watched some of it in class today. You want to see up through the detonation of the Soviet's nuclear bomb. Bodycount: Over 60 million Soviet citizens were killed as a direct result of Stalin's policies.
3) Cold War: Cuba. 45 minutes long. This CNN documentary tracks through the rise of Fidel Castro, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis (which is the major focus of the episode.) Bodycount: less than half a million. Castro doesn't play with the big boys.
4) Cold War: Korea. 45 minutes long. This CNN documentary covers the partition of Korea after World War II through the cessation of hostilities and establishment of the state of emergency that continues to this day. Bodycount: Hard to know with the Hermit Kingdom, but it looks like the Kim family has killed around 10 million since the war ended through famine and prison camps and executions. Around 3 million North Koreans were killed in the war. So Kim Jong-un has potential.
You are, of course, welcome to watch more than just one!
We will be having our last test on Friday, May 3rd. It will cover chapters 35-40 (though really not much on Chapter 35...) and follow the standard format of 70 multiple choice questions.
Over the weekend, you should read the rest of the chapter (chapter 38). Then choose one of the following videos linked below to go deeper into the material. We will focus on the so-called "Communist" rulers, who killed lots of their own people once they were in power. You should be ready to talk about whether or not these communists were really Marxists in their approach to economic systems.
1) Biography: Mao. This is 45 minutes long and covers the way Mao came to power and what he did once he got there. Bodycount: somewhere between 40 and 60 million Chinese were killed as a direct result of his policies.
2) Stalin Man of Steel. This is longer (an hour and a half) from the History Channel, and we will have watched some of it in class today. You want to see up through the detonation of the Soviet's nuclear bomb. Bodycount: Over 60 million Soviet citizens were killed as a direct result of Stalin's policies.
3) Cold War: Cuba. 45 minutes long. This CNN documentary tracks through the rise of Fidel Castro, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis (which is the major focus of the episode.) Bodycount: less than half a million. Castro doesn't play with the big boys.
4) Cold War: Korea. 45 minutes long. This CNN documentary covers the partition of Korea after World War II through the cessation of hostilities and establishment of the state of emergency that continues to this day. Bodycount: Hard to know with the Hermit Kingdom, but it looks like the Kim family has killed around 10 million since the war ended through famine and prison camps and executions. Around 3 million North Koreans were killed in the war. So Kim Jong-un has potential.
You are, of course, welcome to watch more than just one!
We will be having our last test on Friday, May 3rd. It will cover chapters 35-40 (though really not much on Chapter 35...) and follow the standard format of 70 multiple choice questions.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Homework April 25
For tonight, read pages 1064-1077 in the textbook. Bring headphones for your iPads tomorrow...you have been warned...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
homework for April 24
For tonight read pages 1050-1059, the end of World War II.
On your blog post: Does the conclusion of the war address the causes you identified in your activity today? Please list what the causes were that you identified (or feel free to just post your work from class) and then discuss whether or not the conclusion of the war resolved things or if it left items hanging for later resolution.
The score guides for the essays are linked up below!
Change Over Time
Compare and Contrast
On your blog post: Does the conclusion of the war address the causes you identified in your activity today? Please list what the causes were that you identified (or feel free to just post your work from class) and then discuss whether or not the conclusion of the war resolved things or if it left items hanging for later resolution.
The score guides for the essays are linked up below!
Change Over Time
Compare and Contrast
Cause and effect WWII activity
Come up with a way to show the cause and effect system/chain of events/sequence that led to World War II, and then show it!
There is not one, lone event, in one singular location that leads to this conflagration; rather, there are several events and places that come together, so you will need to have a couple of starting points, and several in a series of events to adequately complete this task.
You need to show (Not tell! There is a difference here, right?) the cause and then somehow explain how it led to the beginning of World War II.
You may start your sequence at any point in World History and from any location on the globe.
You may not use printed words in this. No headlines, or images of newspapers, either.
You may use any app you like, you may use images from any source to get your point across, and you may record your voice or let the images speak for themselves.
You must work alone, and you may use the textbook.
You must be historically accurate.
You will have 20 minutes to think and prepare, and then I will come around to see what you have created.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Homework for April 23
For tonight, you should read and skim pages 1031-1047. Read the parts about Asia (since you may not have seen much about that before) and skim the parts about the war in Europe, as likely you have discussed that before.
Your in class essay will be Thursday. It will be either a Change Over Time or a Compare and Contrast format, so be sure to review what goes into scoring points on those essays. The topic will be nationalism and imperialism in Africa, Asia, India and Japan.
Your in class essay will be Thursday. It will be either a Change Over Time or a Compare and Contrast format, so be sure to review what goes into scoring points on those essays. The topic will be nationalism and imperialism in Africa, Asia, India and Japan.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Homework for April 22
You have 18 classes left until the AP!
For tonight, read pages 1014-1027, which will cover African and Latin American nationalism.
You will have either a Compare and Contrast or a Change Over Time Essay on Thursday about the contents of this chapter.
For tonight, read pages 1014-1027, which will cover African and Latin American nationalism.
You will have either a Compare and Contrast or a Change Over Time Essay on Thursday about the contents of this chapter.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Homework over April Vacation
While you are on break, you need to complete the last of the book/movie projects. Same format as it has been all year. The list of books is linked up here.
If you are interested in what we discussed today in class, the material is contained in chapter 35.
When we return, we will cover chapters 36-40 in a very abbreviated format. We will skim over World War II, as you have all discussed it before, and certain elements of the Cold War will also be omitted. Please feel free to read on your own over vacation any or all of the upcoming chapters. We will have our final test on May 3, and we will begin to review for the AP exam (which is May 16th in the morning) on Monday, May 6th. Please note that many of you will be missing days of class for other AP exams, so be aware that your review will be more or less complete depending on the days you miss for other AP exams and various field trips.
I strongly encourage you to begin to organize your materials over the course of this vacation. One suggestion is to go back through your blog of this class for the year. Tag or label each post for time period and/or geographic region. This will allow you to search for information easily, and put information within your reach far easier. I also recommend the creation of a google spreadsheet, either by theme or by region, and go through the time periods and locate and write down information that is important or relevant to the themes or regions for that time period. Both activities will force you to confront the material we've covered, and give your brain a chance to demonstrate what it does or doesn't know.
Have a great vacation!
If you are interested in what we discussed today in class, the material is contained in chapter 35.
When we return, we will cover chapters 36-40 in a very abbreviated format. We will skim over World War II, as you have all discussed it before, and certain elements of the Cold War will also be omitted. Please feel free to read on your own over vacation any or all of the upcoming chapters. We will have our final test on May 3, and we will begin to review for the AP exam (which is May 16th in the morning) on Monday, May 6th. Please note that many of you will be missing days of class for other AP exams, so be aware that your review will be more or less complete depending on the days you miss for other AP exams and various field trips.
I strongly encourage you to begin to organize your materials over the course of this vacation. One suggestion is to go back through your blog of this class for the year. Tag or label each post for time period and/or geographic region. This will allow you to search for information easily, and put information within your reach far easier. I also recommend the creation of a google spreadsheet, either by theme or by region, and go through the time periods and locate and write down information that is important or relevant to the themes or regions for that time period. Both activities will force you to confront the material we've covered, and give your brain a chance to demonstrate what it does or doesn't know.
Have a great vacation!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
homework for April 11
For tonight, make sure that you have your blogs updated with the change, continuity, 5 pieces of evidence and explanation of why.
Read pages 961-972 in the textbook. Pay attention to the impact World War I had on places not called "Europe"!
Read pages 961-972 in the textbook. Pay attention to the impact World War I had on places not called "Europe"!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Homework for April 8
For tonight, read the hidden essay (numberless pages...such a smart idea, Bentley and Ziegler!) on pages 942-943.
Study for the test upcoming on Wednesday, chapters 27-33. 70 Multiple Choice questions, the usual drill...
Study for the test upcoming on Wednesday, chapters 27-33. 70 Multiple Choice questions, the usual drill...
Friday, April 5, 2013
Homework for April 5
Read pages 930-939 in the textbook.
Your test will be Wednesday of next week, April 10. It will consist of 70 multiple choice questions and cover chapters 27-33 inclusive.
The AP exam is coming on May 16! You should start to review sooner rather than later!
Your test will be Wednesday of next week, April 10. It will consist of 70 multiple choice questions and cover chapters 27-33 inclusive.
The AP exam is coming on May 16! You should start to review sooner rather than later!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Homework for April 4--imperialism
In class today we covered the basics of imperialism, watched a short video from the History of Britain about the Sepoy Mutiny, and read the Kipling poem "the white mans burden."
For tonight, read pages 915-925 in the textbook.
You will have a test on Wednesday, April 10th (not Tuesday as apparently there is an AP Bio test scheduled that day). It will cover chapters 27-33 inclusive. Start studying now!
For tonight, read pages 915-925 in the textbook.
You will have a test on Wednesday, April 10th (not Tuesday as apparently there is an AP Bio test scheduled that day). It will cover chapters 27-33 inclusive. Start studying now!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Homework for April 3
For tonight, read the final empire from chapter 32. You should have read about all four empires. We are moving on to the next chapter, 33 about imperialism.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Homework for April 2
For tonight, you need to finish up your political cartoons, and have them and your paragraphs ready to physically hand in tomorrow. You should also pick another empire to read about in the textbook. Just so you can keep track, they are the Ottoman, Japanese, Russian, and Chinese Empires. One of them you should be familiar with because of the project, you read about a second last night, and tonight you are reading about the third.
Monday, April 1, 2013
In class on Monday
Sorry to not be with you all today; I had a sweet April Fool's joke planned....
We are going to be working with the next chapter of the book, chapter 32, which is about the Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Ottoman Empires as they all teeter on the brink of collapse. Your task for this unit is described in a Google Document, linked up here.
Before we get into that, though, you need to learn a little about the composition of political cartoons and how the artists who make them use them to represent their point to their audience.
To help you think about what does into a successful political cartoon, a Cartoon Analysis Checklist is linked up here. Read this first.
Please note: You will not be allowed to make a meme or a rage comic for this, what you create must be a cartoon, though it may incorporate computer generated images.
You will be assigned into a group and into one of the empires in the chapter, and should read the appropriate selection so you can complete this activity. The assignments are listed in a google document linked up here.
You will have the period today and some of the period tomorrow to work on this.
For tonight, you should pick one of the empires you did not work with today and read the section about it in the textbook tonight.
As a side note, for some reason Google is not allowing me to reply to your emails; I'm not sure why that is. So if you didn't get an email back from me about the re-write, everyone has been approved to do it, I just wanted to get a head count of how many I'll need to read. You will write them on your own time and hand them in tomorrow. (with the originals!) You may type or write them. I suggest writing them by hand and keeping track of your time spent, as this will give you a better practice for the real thing, but it is up to you.
We are going to be working with the next chapter of the book, chapter 32, which is about the Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Ottoman Empires as they all teeter on the brink of collapse. Your task for this unit is described in a Google Document, linked up here.
Before we get into that, though, you need to learn a little about the composition of political cartoons and how the artists who make them use them to represent their point to their audience.
To help you think about what does into a successful political cartoon, a Cartoon Analysis Checklist is linked up here. Read this first.
Please note: You will not be allowed to make a meme or a rage comic for this, what you create must be a cartoon, though it may incorporate computer generated images.
You will be assigned into a group and into one of the empires in the chapter, and should read the appropriate selection so you can complete this activity. The assignments are listed in a google document linked up here.
You will have the period today and some of the period tomorrow to work on this.
For tonight, you should pick one of the empires you did not work with today and read the section about it in the textbook tonight.
As a side note, for some reason Google is not allowing me to reply to your emails; I'm not sure why that is. So if you didn't get an email back from me about the re-write, everyone has been approved to do it, I just wanted to get a head count of how many I'll need to read. You will write them on your own time and hand them in tomorrow. (with the originals!) You may type or write them. I suggest writing them by hand and keeping track of your time spent, as this will give you a better practice for the real thing, but it is up to you.
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