Sunday, March 31, 2013

WEEK OF APRIL 1 - 5

LAST WEEK OF THE 3rd QUARTER

Monday we will be watching All Quiet on the Western Front.
Another good scene.




Tuesday we will finish the movie.

Wednesday we will be looking at the Russian Revolution and taking some notes that go with it.

Thursday and Friday we will be creating a CIA briefing on the Russian Revolution. Students will be in computer lab to work on this. Here is a few of the big players can you name them?
       

       


Aswers below:


Stalin
Rasputin
Czar Nicholas
Anastasia Romanov
Vladimir Lenin
Alexi Romanov

Sunday, March 24, 2013

WEEK OF MARCH 25 - 28

TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE QUARTER. QUARTER CLOSES A WEEK FROM FRIDAY!

Monday we will be going over homework packet on WWI.  This is for quiz on Wednesday.  We will also see some footage of WWI.


Tuesday the students will reenact the War in their own war. This was postponed from last week due to MCAS.

Wednesday we will be taking a quiz on WWI. This will be followed by a movie "All Quiet on the Western  Front".


Thursday we will continue watching "All Quiet on the Western Front".

FRIDAY IS GOOD FRIDAY. No School.


Sunday, March 17, 2013

WEEK OF MARCH 18 - 22

We were running behing due to outlines of the research paper.

Monday we will have a walking museum of WWI and Russian Revolution.  We will also finish our maps on WWI.

Tuesday we will take our notes on WWI. See last weeks blog.

Wednesday we will review what we know about alliances, WWI and how it was fought. We will be looking at some of the new weapons of War.  Wednesday night homework is here.
26- 1
26-2

Here are notes.

Thursday we will be seeing a you tube video on the beginning of the war.

Friday will be a WWI simulation. Students will create the feel of WWI in the class with a paper war.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

MARCH 11 - 15

Monday we will be reviewing for a test on Industrial Revolution and Imperialism.

Tuesday will be testing on Industrial Revolution and Imperialism.

Wednesday we will be starting WWI and Russian Revolution. Students will be getting a homework packet on WWI and Russian Revolution.  We will be taking our note cards and making an outline of our research paper with the blue prints and their note cards.

HOMEWORK PACKET FOR WWI

  Thursday and Friday was outline, draw a vocabulary word and work on map days.
Here is map and the places to find.


 This video shows how the War and Alliances were complicated.


Sunday, March 3, 2013

WEEK OF MARCH 4 - 8

Monday will start with a review of the imperialism in Africa, India and Asia with this video by John Green.



The second part of the period will be students becoming counties and making flags and alliances. Nationalism will be reinforced and it influence on Imperialism.

Tuesday and Wednesday will find us playing a game with the countries and alliances. Half day.

Thursday will be a review game of the Industrial Revolution and Imperialism.

Friday will be a test on those 2 topics.