1. WELCOME SENIORS!!! 12 IB 20th Century Topics 2010-11 school year 12 IB 20th Century Topics 2010-11 school year

2. A little info about me….  Ms. Rohweller  Teaching for 12 years in St. Paul  Humboldt Senior, Hazel Park, district curriculum coach, 4 years at Highland  Speech coach and co-advisor for Student Council  Married, husband is a teacher  One son--Max, 18 months old  One cat--Mia  Ms. Rohweller  Teaching for 12 years in St. Paul  Humboldt Senior, Hazel Park, district curriculum coach, 4 years at Highland  Speech coach and co-advisor for Student Council  Married, husband is a teacher  One son--Max, 18 months old  One cat--Mia

3. A little info about me….  20th Century Topics is my favorite class  Hobbies include: reading, traveling, trying new restaurants, going to plays and museums, hiking and watching Glee  Travel includes 40 U.S. states and 17 countries and I’m always looking for the next place to go!  I love to recommend and have books recommended to me.  20th Century Topics is my favorite class  Hobbies include: reading, traveling, trying new restaurants, going to plays and museums, hiking and watching Glee  Travel includes 40 U.S. states and 17 countries and I’m always looking for the next place to go!  I love to recommend and have books recommended to me.

7. Syllabus  Please read and hang onto the syllabus for the year  Check out the expectations, grading policies and grading scale  Does NOT need to be returned for a grade  Three additional expectations: –Never, ever line up at the door –Put and keep cell phones away –Unplug yourself before talking to me  Please read and hang onto the syllabus for the year  Check out the expectations, grading policies and grading scale  Does NOT need to be returned for a grade  Three additional expectations: –Never, ever line up at the door –Put and keep cell phones away –Unplug yourself before talking to me

8. Website  Throughout the course of the year, I will be posting some hand-outs, copies and ALL of my power point lectures.  http://highlandsr.spps.org/Jody_Rohweller or go to the Highland home page and click on the staff directory and then find my name. http://highlandsr.spps.org/Jody_Rohweller  Also, check your grades on student portal and the best way to contact me is to e-mail me at jody.rohweller@spps.org jody.rohweller@spps.org  Throughout the course of the year, I will be posting some hand-outs, copies and ALL of my power point lectures.  http://highlandsr.spps.org/Jody_Rohweller or go to the Highland home page and click on the staff directory and then find my name. http://highlandsr.spps.org/Jody_Rohweller  Also, check your grades on student portal and the best way to contact me is to e-mail me at jody.rohweller@spps.org jody.rohweller@spps.org

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12. What’s going on this week:  Wed: discussion of everyone’s favorite…O,P,V,L (review for some, new for others).  Thurs: summer assignment is due. You should be reading The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman up to the Outbreak section, chapters 1-5.  Thurs: 3 page summary/personal reaction is due. Include: what you have learned, specific historical pieces of information, what surprised you or what you found interesting and questions you still have.  Please bring your book to class that day as well.  Fri: participation/practice essay on The Guns of August. Please don’t panic now (or ever), I will give more details Wed and Thurs.  Wed: discussion of everyone’s favorite…O,P,V,L (review for some, new for others).  Thurs: summer assignment is due. You should be reading The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman up to the Outbreak section, chapters 1-5.  Thurs: 3 page summary/personal reaction is due. Include: what you have learned, specific historical pieces of information, what surprised you or what you found interesting and questions you still have.  Please bring your book to class that day as well.  Fri: participation/practice essay on The Guns of August. Please don’t panic now (or ever), I will give more details Wed and Thurs.

13. Getting to Know Me/You  1. Name: Ms. Rohweller, that’s what you can call me.  2. Future Plans: keep teaching at Highland!  3. Best thing about the summer: lots of play time with Max, road trip to the East coast including the Outer Banks and the mountains of West Virginia.  4. Outside of school: previous hobbies apply.  5. Travel to: Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.  1. Name: Ms. Rohweller, that’s what you can call me.  2. Future Plans: keep teaching at Highland!  3. Best thing about the summer: lots of play time with Max, road trip to the East coast including the Outer Banks and the mountains of West Virginia.  4. Outside of school: previous hobbies apply.  5. Travel to: Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

14. Getting to Know Me/You  6. Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin and The Good Earth by Pearl Buck.  7. IB Learner Profile: Big fan! Strengths: Inquirers, Knowledgable, and Open-minded. Need to work on creating and maintaining a balanced life.  8. Choose 12 IB: was assigned to teach, but LOVE this course!!  9. Summer assign: I have read the book 3 times and am currently reading with you up to the Outbreak section.  10. Anything else: I expect you to work hard, I expect to work hard, I expect everyone to learn a lot, to have fun and laugh at my jokes and not be afraid to ask questions. I can be bribed with coffee.  6. Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin and The Good Earth by Pearl Buck.  7. IB Learner Profile: Big fan! Strengths: Inquirers, Knowledgable, and Open-minded. Need to work on creating and maintaining a balanced life.  8. Choose 12 IB: was assigned to teach, but LOVE this course!!  9. Summer assign: I have read the book 3 times and am currently reading with you up to the Outbreak section.  10. Anything else: I expect you to work hard, I expect to work hard, I expect everyone to learn a lot, to have fun and laugh at my jokes and not be afraid to ask questions. I can be bribed with coffee.

15. Getting to Know You  On a piece of paper, which you will turn in before you leave, please answer the following questions:  1. What is your name? What do you prefer to be called in class?  2. What are your future plans after high school? Where to you want to go and what do you want to study?  3. What is the best thing that you did during summer vacation? What did you do this summer?  4. What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not in school?  5. If you could visit one place, where would you go and why?  On a piece of paper, which you will turn in before you leave, please answer the following questions:  1. What is your name? What do you prefer to be called in class?  2. What are your future plans after high school? Where to you want to go and what do you want to study?  3. What is the best thing that you did during summer vacation? What did you do this summer?  4. What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not in school?  5. If you could visit one place, where would you go and why?

16. Getting to Know You  6. What is your favorite book? What do you love about it?  7. What are your strengths from the IB Learner Profile? What area would you like to work on and improve this year?  8. Why did you choose 12 IB history? What are your expectations for this class?  9. How much of the summer reading assignment did you actually read? In one sentence, what is your reaction so far?  10. Is there anything else that you would like me to know about you? It can be anything from a funny story to something that you would like me to keep private.  6. What is your favorite book? What do you love about it?  7. What are your strengths from the IB Learner Profile? What area would you like to work on and improve this year?  8. Why did you choose 12 IB history? What are your expectations for this class?  9. How much of the summer reading assignment did you actually read? In one sentence, what is your reaction so far?  10. Is there anything else that you would like me to know about you? It can be anything from a funny story to something that you would like me to keep private.