Algerian War of Independence Week…maybe week and a half now!

Business: 1.Collect outlines, annotations and mini- posters… 2.After-school hang-up party: 20 point “service fee” added to annotations for this exchange of services 3.Grades: please schedule time to see me if you have any questions or concerns 4.HI/IA: please sign up on conference sheet

New-Age Technology features: Please visit my new “padlet” to voice any questions you have regarding the Algerian War of Indendence. You can post questions as well as answer questions. This is meant to be a forum to express concerns or questions that I can then address in class…

Please visit… See, it is really cool…

Where is Algeria?

Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

That’s nice, but can we see even more? Algeria Google Earth Map

Primary Source Footage CIA Archive Footage CIA Archive Footage While watching: keep a running list of statements that are made about Algeria or any of the participants. HW: please continue watching this video at home and take notes in the same fashion This PPT will be posted!

Possible Exam Questions… Discuss the economic causes of one 20 th century war. Analyze the political results of the Algerian War ( ). Analyze the causes of the Algerian War ( ). With reference to two examples*, each chosen from a different region, assess the factors which helped and hindered successful guerrilla warfare. Account for the use of guerrilla warfare in the Algerian War of Independence and estimate its contribution to the Algerian victory. To what extent did religion play a role in the outbreak of the Algerian War? (challenge question)

Quick Notes Region: Africa Type: guerrilla war, decolonization(independence) Time: Involved: FLN and nationalist groups, French Gov’t, European colonists and eventually Charles deGaulle Casualties: about 250,000 died (Algerians), about 2 million refugees Effects: Algerian Independence and destruction of France’s Fourth Republic

Activity: Random groups of four people Read through four different causes and descriptions Complete Causes Activity Handout with group Discuss as a class and take notes regarding causes

Day 2 What were the practices and the nature of the Algerian War of Independence? View: The Battle of AlgiersThe Battle of Algiers This highly controversial film was banned in France for five years! World Café: groups pre-selected, leader pre-selected Directions: read and annotate designated text Discuss “focus question” with the group while leader writes on post-it HW: select one question and answer in detail on a separate sheet, due tomorrow

Day 3 What were the most significant effects of the Algerian War of Independence? Read and annotate speech by Charles de Gaulle Random Groups of four: OPVL for a historian studying the effects of the Algerian War Notes: brief effects of the war Class: what parts from speech could we use as evidence to support the effects as claims? HW: Albert Camus Close Reading Activity due Monday, Historical Evaluation due Tuesday

Day 4 Socratic Seminar: Albert Camus and the Algerian War of Independence Audio: Killing an Arab by The Cure 1979 Based on Albert Camus’ The Stranger, very controversial…obviouslyvideovideo Leaders 1: 7: Focus Questions:

Visual Analysis

Day 5 Assessment Day Go over questions and rubric Explain challenge question (students who are looking for a challenge and a challenge) Assessing the question options Pre-write