Unit 3- International Conflicts

Thu./Fri.., May Checked in homework assignment: Cause/Effects of the Great Depression reading assignment and visual; shared visuals in table groups and as class, & discussed Short PPT on the GQ: How did fear of communism + disappointment with capitalism = rise of fascism in Europe? Reviewed Venn Diagrams from Mon/Tue (on ‘30’s nationalist ideologies) Introduced how to write a directly comparative thesis; showed example and practiced on the prompt given in the PPT (in notebook) Began studying WW2 by having table groups circulate six folders on the war, sharing items in folders (on website), considering questions on handout (behind this), and taking general notes. Will complete activity on Tuesday.

Wed., May 20 Unit 3 Quiz – Schedule a make-up when you have 40 mins.

Mon./Tue., May Kahoot review quizzes (find them at create.kahoot.it, search for ‘tflincoln’); actual quiz is Wed May 20 (open note) Jigsaw where everyone read excerpts from either: - Hitler’s Mein Kampf - Mussolini’s The Political & Social Doctrine of Fascism - The Japanese Way After sharing each ideology’s view of 4 subjects: -individualism & the State (the Nation) -war & the building of empire -method of political leadership -method of maintaining order created a 3-way Venn Diagram on a left-side notebook page, under the GQ: What were the nationalist ideologies of the 1930’s?

Thu./Fri., May GQ for Act Three of role-play: Why were the Bolsheviks able to come to power? GQ for Act Four: Who were the various groups that would be affected by the Russian Civil War (see me about make-up) PPT notes (continue right-side from Mon/Tue) on the rest of the story, followed by discussion of original GQ (Why didn’t Communism work out?)

Wed., May 13 GQ for Act Two of role-play: How did the Provisional Government lose favor with the Russian people? (see me about make-up)

Mon./Tue., May Start of “Russian Revolution Week” Over-arching GQ: Why didn’t communism work out? PPT notes/video will be added to website Role homework was checked in (will not collect until the end of the week) Handed out Russian Rev Role-play Reflection (behind this); fill out after each Act/ to be collected at end of week GQ for Act One of role-play: What were the ideologies that competed for attention after the February revolution? (see me about make-up)

Thu./Fri., May 7-8 GQ: Why did the “War to End All Wars” fail so miserably at doing that? Handouts (behind this): > Ideals vs. Self-Interest (chart to paste on L-side page of your notebook) > Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points Follow the Week 3 Lecture Notes (online) in Notes View, and it will direct you to refer to the 14 Points handout and then read certain pages from the textbook in order to both: > Take notes on the right side, and > Complete the chart on the left side Also complete “Some Long-Term Effects of the Treaty of Versailles” (behind this & online)

Tue., Apr. 28-Fri. May 5 CBA – All work must be done in class

Mon., Apr. 27 Handed out rubric to be used for the CBA (behind this); non-shaded portion is exact dupl. of CBA rubric, while shaded portion adds points for the assignment as it will go into the gradebook. Handed out and worked on WWI Mapping Assignment (also behind this – 2 pages: the blank map and the specs). When complete, afix to a left-side notebook page (won’t grade until next notebook check).

Fri., Apr. 24 Structured Academic Controversy on the main cause of WWI (absentees exempt, but must turn in their draft body paragraph based on the M, A, I or N set of documents assigned)

Thu., Apr. 23 Shared Introductory Paragraphs from yesterday (did homework check for 3 pts. in gradebook, so show me yours if you were absent) Went over “Each of the 3 body paragraphs” section of the Essay Structure handed out yesterday Each person was assigned a sets of documents supporting either Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism or Nationalism as a cause of WWI. “Expert groups” were given same documents so they could help each other analyze them. HOMEWORK: Use your document set (if absent and were not pre-assigned, ask me) to write an example 3 rd body paragraph saying why that cause was the most important.

Wed., Apr. 22 Completed PPT notes from yesterday on signficance of the war (on website) Introduced CBA rubric and essay structure (behind this); only looked at Thesis Paragraph portion of essay structure Homework for Thursday: On a left-side notebook page, draft a thesis paragraph for an essay on this prompt: Discuss the main causes of World War One and indicate which one was the most important.

Tue., Apr. 21 Reviewed yesterday’s role-play & reading assignment Took a “Check for Understanding” open-note, non-graded quiz (behind this) GQ: What was the significance of World War One? PPT notes (on website)

Mon., Apr. 20 GQ: What were the MAIN causes of World War One? Role-played 5 European powers in the summer of 1914, taking notes under Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Scripted part of role-play is on website under Handouts Homework (due Tues.): Read Ch 14, Sect 1 in textbook and take notes, as above (see notebook specs)