Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Great War 1914-1918

Here are all the handouts for the 5 years of the war.  If you lost yours, they are readily available here. Simply click on the link for the year you are missing and the Google Doc for that chapter will appear.  You can turn in a loose-leaf sheet, labeled with the year, if you do not want to print it out.  I am totally okay with that!

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

The answers are due when we come back from the Memorial Day break - Tuesday, May 27th!  NO EXCUSES! 

Thursday, May 15, 2014

M.A.I.N. Causes of WW I

Dude!  Hours 1, 3,4/5 - this is your lucky day.  If you missed the notes or want to take a look at them in more detail, my 6/7 struggled a bit and will now have to make sure that they come to this blog to get the information!

You, however, will reap the fruits of their toils.

QUIZ on Monday - OPEN NOTE for my first 3 World classes on the MAIN causes of WW I, hour 6/7 you get to do it from memory. STUDY UP!

Here is the Prezi and here is the Glogster.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Revolutions! Assessment

You guys have all been asking for an open note test and here it is!

Being the kind teacher that I am, I also made it open book.  How awesome am I!

Let me take it a step farther - it is TAKE HOME!

If you are gone today, make sure you email me or send me a note on Facebook, Twitter or shoot me an email, I will send it on to you.  Anyone who needs to make it up will have TWO days to get the completed assessment to me.  

A cautionary note, just because it is open note, open book, take home...that does not make it "easy".  You know that is so not me. I am raising the bar and you are reaching up to achieve it.  You all know as you get stronger, there is some burn with it.  Academics are no different.  You got this.

See me if you need anything.

And for your view pleasure...it will help alleviate the stress!


Thursday, May 8, 2014

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Today, we wrapped up the Prezi that I shared with you yesterday.  From there we took a look at the conditions that were seen in many factories, through the lens of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.  PBS does an amazing job portraying the lives of these girls through this documentary!  

If you missed today, here is the video.  As you watch this documentary, complete a T-Chart that allows you to note the POSITIVE effects of the Industrial Revolution and the NEGATIVE effects as well.  

Tomorrow, we have Service Learning.  Please make sure that you have your Revolution Essay!  It is due tomorrow! Your DBQ essay AND packet are due Monday!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Easter Egg!

Although it is not much of an Easter Egg, because you really don't have to hunt.

Here are today's NOTES!!!!!  :)

Check them out and make use of them for your essay!!

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Let's Get Writing

You have done all the leg work for your DBQ, now we start writing.  I know some of you have already begun working on this at home, which is awesome.  Today will be the only day in class that we have to work on it, as tomorrow we move to the Industrial Revolution.  Your Final Draft of your DBQ is due Monday, May 12, 2014.  After that date I will not ask you for it, but you may turn it in anytime before June 6th.

Today we went back through the structure of your essay from this DBQ.  I know it is kinda scary to be writing so much, but you got this. 

Don't forget...for each of your body paragraphs, you need to provide EVIDENCE or PROOF from your documents.  Otherwise this would just be a plain old boring essay, as opposed to a Document Based Question.  You don't want to be boring, do you??

Revolution Essays are still due Friday!