The World War I Memorial Stonehenge replica in Goldendale, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. Photo taken in 2015!
I know that today was mostly a take notes and work day. I did enjoy the questions and discussion we had in class, though! Today was important because next week, you will be asked to write about the end of World War I - which we learned about in class today! Here's what happened today:
Learning Targets:
Critical Thinking and Analysis LT 2: I can explain connections between events, issues, problems, and concepts.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the impacts of nationalism and revolutionary movements.
Soundtrack: "In the End" by Linkin Park. Selected for today because we really focused today on the end of World War I and the events happening in the world. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 2/16/16:
News Brief – Samahdi
A Flawed Peace
Treaty of Versailles
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Finish all World War I work (see below)! Next news brief: Naki
News Brief: Samahdi had the news brief today and selected this story to talk about: BBC.com - New Zealand cliffs collapse in Christchurch earthquake. We found New Zealand on our world map (a new one, I think!) and discussed the earthquake, as well as the past major earthquake there. I visited Christchurch in 2014, and it was totally beautiful.
We checked in about the weekend, and I shared with students that I recently got engaged! Thanks for the very kind support, everyone. :-)
I also talked about the recent death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and how that might impact the United States government and presidential race.
We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
A Flawed Peace: Thank you so much for your focus on taking notes! I think it will really help you during the prep for the final essay. 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. You also might want to know the Armenian Genocide and the 1918 Influenza Virus (so, you know, like all of the important stuff from the PowerPoint).
Treaty of Versailles: The last slide of the PowerPoint was about the Treaty of Versailles, which is an easy link to see how World War II started. I want to make sure that everyone understands what the elements of the treaty were, so we started a brief in class worksheet about the main points. Here it is if you missed class or lost your paper:
Treaty of Versailles: The last slide of the PowerPoint was about the Treaty of Versailles, which is an easy link to see how World War II started. I want to make sure that everyone understands what the elements of the treaty were, so we started a brief in class worksheet about the main points. Here it is if you missed class or lost your paper:
This was the last handout and assignment for the World War I collection of evidence that will be turned in next week, after the final essay!
Work Time: Here's all the work you need to have ready in preparation for your World War I final essay:
2) Franz Ferdinand assassination answers (separate sheet of paper)
3) Rough Draft/Practice Essay on start of WWI, with brainstorm/graphic organizer (see last slide here for the essay prompt). Please also get this peer reviewed, as well.
4) Letter from the Trenches assignment
5) US Entry into WWI paragraph (bottom of the second page, in TS/CD/CD/CM/CS format)
6) Treaty of Versailles Worksheet (see example on second page, then follow format for the rest of the points).
That's everything that you need for the Collection of Evidence, so there's plenty to work on! Next class, we will play Jeopardy to review, then the rest of class will be work time. See you then!
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