TEST!!! Final Test!

On Tues. 22nd, May and Wed 23rd, May we took our final test of the year. If you were absent, you will need to make it up ASAP or make alternate arrangements by Friday 3p 25th, May.

Thank You.

Technology of WWI and the US Becomes Involved

On Fri. 18th, May and Mon. 21st, May we discussed the technology of World War I. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Write a 2 page (typed, double spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margin) report on the The Technology of WWI. You may focus specifically on machine guns, poison gas, tanks, and flamethrowers specifically as they were used in WWI.

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World War I

On Wed. 16th, May and Thurs. 17th, May we looked at World War I. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed.

1) We turned in the books that were checked out to you at the beginning of the year. You will need to turn that book in as soon as possible.

2) Write a 2 page (typed, double spaced, 12 pt. font) report on World War I. Include major battles and events and a brief chronological outline of the war from 1914-1918.


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The Outbreak of World War I

On Mon. 14th, May and Tues. 15th, May there was a substitute. For the substitute there was a small book reading and video. If you were absent, please do the following to make up what you missed.

1) Write a 1 1/2 page report (typed, double spaced, 12 pt font, 1 inch margin) on the four main causes of WWI with an especial focus on these four topics:
- Alliances between European countries
- Militarism or focus on the military.
- Nationalism or extreme pride and love of country.
- Imperialism or the desire to control other countries and their resources. 

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Logic Plans for Action

On Wed. 10th, May and Thurs. 11th, May we took our work from the previous meeting and created logic models to create a plan of action for addressing our issues. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed.

1) Using your worksheet and survey results from last time, fill in the logic model as you develop your action plan. Please follow each step carefully:

Assignment: Logic Model for Action Plan

a- Inputs - List all the things you will need to get your plan into action (e.g., time, money, materials, etc.)
b- Outputs - List first all the activities you can think of that you can reasonably do (e.g., posters, speeches, interviews, etc.) and then which groups of people you will target with those activities.
c- Outcomes or Goals - List first what you want to have accomplished in the first 6 months of your efforts then list what you want to accomplish in a 6 months to 5 year time frame.
d. Impact - List the fundamental and deep changes you want to have seen accomplished or in place 20, 35, 50 years from now.
e - Assumptions - List the prevailing attitudes and beliefs that now surround your issue. These can be positive or negative. They also don;t have to be factual but simply what people feel about the issue.
f - Environmental Factors - List all the laws, customs, religious beliefs, organizations, policies and other factors that currently affect your issue. Again some may be positive and some may be negative. These are the things you are going to have to work with, change, use as resources, or try to eliminate to reach your goals.

2) Once your logic model is finished, go to the ACTIVITIES column and choose one of those activities to complete. If your listed posters, make a poster. If you listed, give a speech, write that speech. If you said hold a school assembly, go to the administration and come up with a plan or find out what you need to do that as you won't actually be able to hold the assembly. If you have any questions about how you might complete an activity, come see me!!!




DUE DATE: Everything is due on the following dates for this project!


A DAY - Friday 18th  May      B DAY - Monday 21st, May


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The Six Principles of Nonviolence

On Tues. 8th, May and Wed. 9th, May we continued our exploration of the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the potential for students to make a positive impact in the world. If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Turn in your worksheet packet on the two speeches by MLK from last time.

2) Choose an issue that you feel strongly about that you would be willing to actually do something to try and change it. This issue can be anything that is of personal importance to you and something you feel is unfair, unjust, or just plain wrong.

3) Once you have an issue chosen, please read through the Six Principles of Nonviolent Resistance and then answer the questions  on the worksheet that go through those six principles as they apply to the issue you have chosen. BE SPECIFIC AND GIVE DETAILS!!! At least two answers per question.

Reading Handout: The Six Principles of Nonviolence - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Assignment: Putting the Six Principles of Nonviolence to Action

4) The final thing we did today was to create a survey of four questions regarding your issue that you can ask five different people for their opinions. This survey should be questions that directly relate to your issue and help  you understand what other people feel or think about your issue. Please avoid using just yes/no questions, but ask questions that allow them to express themselves. Please have the survey and the responses you collect ready for next time. Do NOT write down the names of the people you ask, just what there responses are.

Thank You.

The Idea of Nonviolence

On Fri. 4th, May and Mon. 7th, May we are looking at the speeches and ideas of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. and discussing the ideas of nonviolence.

If you were not here, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Read the following two speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and answer the question on the packet. (You can either read the speeches online or pint them off the page once you get there.)

Speech 1: The Power of Nonviolence

Speech 2: Nonviolence: The Only Road to Freedom

Assignment:

Packet assignment: Martin Luther King and the Idea of Nonviolence

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Test: The French Revolution and Industrial Revolution

On Wed. 2nd, May and Thurs. 3rd, May we took out test. If you were absent, you will need to schedule a time to make up the test before or after school. You will also need to turn in your notes and review for points. You will also need to turn in your nationalism packet.

Romanticism/Realism and Study Guide

On Mon. 30th, Apr. and Tues. 1st, May we looked at the artistic and scientific movements that were taking place in Europe at the same time as the French and Industrial Revolutions. We finished our packet on Nationalism and National Unification We then spent the remainder of the class working on our review crosswords and study guides for our test next time.

If you were absent, you will need to do the following to make up what you missed:

1) Read Romanticism and Realism: Chap 19 Sec 4 (Pages 639-643) and complete the notes sheets. For any notes you can not fin, you may copy from a friend.

Notes: Romanticism and Realism

2) Finish your Nationalism and National Unification packet on your own. Sorry.

3) Download the study guide and look it over for your test next time.

Study Guide: Chapters 18 and 19

4) Download the review crossword and complete.
IMPORTANT: The review crossword is only available for a limited time. IF the link does not work, you will need to come see me for a copy.


Review Crossword

Thank You.