One of the conditions placed on Germany at the end of World War I was that it had to greatly reduce the size of its navy. After the war, it may as well have been like the sailboat here (another one of my favorite pictures from Hawaii, in 2011).
Hi everyone,
I really hope you are reading this in the hopes of preparing for your final essay next class! This post should have just about everything you need to get ready, so let's get started.
Essential Question: Why do wars happen? - Even in looking at the end of World War I, this is an important question to be considering, because World War II can be directly traced to the end of WWI.
Soundtrack: "The Hardest Part" by Coldplay. Chosen because the hardest part of the final essay test should be the review and getting ready. Writing 25 sentences should not be too hard. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 2/12/13:
News Brief
Finish “A Flawed Peace”
Treaty of Versailles
Missing Work/Jeopardy
Homework: Read
the blog! One page of handwritten notes for the final essay. Bring all World War I class work to turn in. Which is (in this order):
1) Borijove Jevtic/Gavrilo Princip story response. I don't blame many of you for not remembering this (it was my first day as your teacher). You read this story of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wrote a response with a prediction of what happened next (one paragraph).
2) Your graphic organizer/brainstorm for the World War I practice essay (on the start of WWI). Here is an example to fill out if you lost yours.
3) The World War I "practice" essay. If you already completed this and showed me it during class, you are good to go. If you did not have it completed (or you are unsure if I gave you credit for it), please turn it in. If you missed the multiple classes we were working on it, the last slide in this PowerPoint has the essay question and explanation of what you should do.
4) The "Why Did the US Enter WWI" worksheet response. If you missed this, here it is to download and complete (at least a paragraph on what YOU think are the main reasons the United States entered World War I).
5) The Treaty of Versailles worksheet that you did today in class. Hopefully this made sense. Read over what Germany had to agree to at the end of the war and on the back side, write out how these might have impacted Germany in various ways (economic, military, and pride).
Staple all five (or four, if your essay is already checked off) together in this order, make sure your name is on it, and then put it in the box for your period next class. Aside from #5, everything else is work we have done in class before today - none of this should be a surprise. Make sense? Absolutely ask me questions if it does not!
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News Brief: Michelle brought in this article, talking about the Pope (the head of the Catholic church and Vatican City) resigning at the end of this month: NYTimes.com - Successor to Benedict Will Lead a Church at a Crossroads. The Catholic church has an estimated 1 billion or so followers. This Pope becomes the first to resign since 1415. It will be very interesting to see who the next Pope is. It is a very important story, for sure.
The other topic I brought up in class was that North Korea tested a nuclear bomb earlier today. This is the third test in the last decade - we know that they actually did it, because we can measure the earthquake that it caused. Here is an article about that (and the potential response of the United Nations): CNN.com - Tough U.N. action vowed after North Korean nuclear test.
There will be no news brief next class, as I am hoping to give you as much time as possible to complete your essay test.
Treaty of Versailles: This section involved looking at some of the elements that the Allies (in particular, France) made Germany agree to at the end of the war. The final agreement, which Germany was forced to sign, did not incorporate much (if any) of President Wilson's Fourteen Points. Again, if you missed it before, this is the worksheet I had the class complete.
Missing Work/Jeopardy: This was fun, but maybe got a little out of hand. I will have to think of ways to run it so that our class doesn't drive everyone crazy in Mrs. Carpenter's class next door. Here it is (as a warning: it is somewhat difficult to run) if you are interested in seeing it again: Google Drive: World War I Jeopardy PowerPoint.
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Next class will be your final essay for the unit. I will try and make sure to give you as much time as possible from the very start, since we only have class from 7:45-9:00, due to forecasting. Again, you need to know: how to write a basic essay (the exact format of 25 sentences/five paragraphs). This PowerPoint will help if you need to review: Google Drive: Writing Easy Essays in Social Studies.
You will also need to be able to write about what happened at the end of World War I and how it impacted (or effected) the world.
If you know these three things well, then you will do fine. Please ask questions in the comments here if you are at all confused! See you on Thursday! :-)
The other topic I brought up in class was that North Korea tested a nuclear bomb earlier today. This is the third test in the last decade - we know that they actually did it, because we can measure the earthquake that it caused. Here is an article about that (and the potential response of the United Nations): CNN.com - Tough U.N. action vowed after North Korean nuclear test.
There will be no news brief next class, as I am hoping to give you as much time as possible to complete your essay test.
Finish "A Flawed Peace": We reviewed the last three slides of the PowerPoint that we did not get to last class. Here is the presentation again, in case you missed it, or if you wanted to review for your final (a VERY good idea):
You will be asked to write about these topics for your final essay, so make sure that you know them and have good notes! One of the terms I showed you (and you will be expected to know for your final essay) was President Wilson's Fourteen Points (that is a link to the actual 14 points). "Armistice" is another term you will absolutely need to know how to use in your essay.
Treaty of Versailles: This section involved looking at some of the elements that the Allies (in particular, France) made Germany agree to at the end of the war. The final agreement, which Germany was forced to sign, did not incorporate much (if any) of President Wilson's Fourteen Points. Again, if you missed it before, this is the worksheet I had the class complete.
Missing Work/Jeopardy: This was fun, but maybe got a little out of hand. I will have to think of ways to run it so that our class doesn't drive everyone crazy in Mrs. Carpenter's class next door. Here it is (as a warning: it is somewhat difficult to run) if you are interested in seeing it again: Google Drive: World War I Jeopardy PowerPoint.
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Next class will be your final essay for the unit. I will try and make sure to give you as much time as possible from the very start, since we only have class from 7:45-9:00, due to forecasting. Again, you need to know: how to write a basic essay (the exact format of 25 sentences/five paragraphs). This PowerPoint will help if you need to review: Google Drive: Writing Easy Essays in Social Studies.
You will also need to be able to write about what happened at the end of World War I and how it impacted (or effected) the world.
If you know these three things well, then you will do fine. Please ask questions in the comments here if you are at all confused! See you on Thursday! :-)
Just got done with my algerbra homework, YES! Now I will watch the chill thrilling videos that you showed us today. As you said it did give me chills, with dancing. Bringing people together just to say we are equal.I loved the new lesson today!!!
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