World War I, Day 7 - Class Recap

One of the conditions put on Germany at the end World War I was to have no navy ships. Here's a sailboat in Hawaii. Photo taken in 2011.

Hi everyone,

I really enjoyed playing Jeopardy to review World War I with everyone today! Hopefully, you had some fun, as well, and learned again about the important aspects at the end of the war. 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: "Be Prepared" from The Lion King. Selected for today because of the World War I final essay next class, and all the work that is due along with it. Lyrics here.

AGENDA 3/1/17:
News Brief – Elijah
Jeopardy Review
Work Time
Prepare for Final Essay

Homework: Read the blog. Make sure all of your World War I work for the Collection of Evidence is completed and in order! See below for links! Next news brief: Garrett.

News Brief: Elijah had the news brief today and selected this story to talk about: BBC.com - French police sniper shoots two in error at Hollande speech. We found France again on our world maps and talked about this story, along with the updates that we know so far. So crazy!

Garrett was selected to do the next news brief.

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):

BBCNews.com - One-minute World News

Jeopardy Review: This was just to help with the concepts and information we talked about the last few classes, with the end of World War I. I am not going to post the entire slideshow here, but I did have a lot of fun, and I think most students in the class did, too. Congratulations to Team 3 for their come from behind victory!

Work Time: I passed out this checklist for students to organize their WWI work:

Google Drive - World War I Checklist for Collection of Evidence

Here's all the work you need to have ready to turn in next class, when you will be completing your final essay in class (you will have about an hour to write five paragraphs):

1) Cornell Notes on MAIN reasons WWI started, US entry, and The End of WWI: A Flawed Peace.

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. It does NOT need to be finished as a final draft - all I am looking for here is that you have the writing process.

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).

Prepare for Final Essay: If you want to prepare, think about possible thesis statements about what happened at the end of World War I and be able to use vocabulary words that you took notes on in class.

Have a great weekend and please be ready to turn your completed work in with your in class essay!

World War I, Day 6 - Class Recap

The World War I Memorial Stonehenge replica in Goldendale, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood. Photo taken in 2015!

Hi everyone,

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 2/27/17:
News Brief – Eric
A Flawed Peace
Treaty of Versailles
Work Time

Homework: Read the blog. Finish all World War I work (see below)! Next news brief: Elijah.

News Brief: Eric had the news brief today and selected this story to talk about: CNN.com - Russian protesters mark anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's death. We found Russia in our world map and discussed the ongoing situation with dissent being cracked down on by the Russian government, led by Vladimir Putin. Elijah was assigned the next news brief.

We checked in about the weekend and what people were up to (along with the crazy night at the Oscars!), before moving on.

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):

BBCNews.com - One-minute World News

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):

Google Drive: The End Of World War I - A Flawed Peace PowerPoint

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:

Google Drive - Treaty of Versailles Worksheet

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:

1) Cornell Notes on MAIN reasons WWI started, US entry, and The End of WWI: A Flawed Peace.

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!

World War, Day 5 - Class Recap

As you know, Paris was just on the other side of the Western Front in World War I. Here's a picture of the Eiffel Tower, taken in 2013.

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to the blog! There is plenty going on in class and lots of assignments due soon that we have been working on together. Here's what happened today in class:

Learning Targets: 
Critical Thinking and Analysis LT 2: I can explain connections between events, issues, problems, and concepts.
Knowledge LT 20: I can explain the impacts of nationalism and revolutionary movements.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

Soundtrack: "Carry On My Wayward Son" by Kansas. Selected for today because a student wrote to suggest it on the blog, and provided a reason that connected to the unit! Lyrics here.

AGENDA 2/23/17

News Brief - Matthew
Essay Writing
Peer Review
Forecasting Questions?

Homework: Read the blog! Finish your World War I essay and get it peer reviewed, if you did not in class. Next news brief: Eric.

News Brief: Matthew brought in an article about this story today for the news brief: Reuters.com - Malaysia requests Interpol alert on four North Koreans over airport murder. We found Malaysia in our world map packets and talked about the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, before moving on to talk about the weekend and what students are up to outside of class.

Eric was assigned to do the next news brief.

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):

BBCNews.com - One-minute World News

Essay Writing: The rest of class was devoted to finishing your rough draft/practice essays on the start of World War I. I went around the room and checked off homework (at least two paragraphs were supposed to be completed). The essays are supposed to be five paragraphs long, and needed to be peer reviewed in class. Here are some resources to help if you still need to finish:

Google Docs: Writing Easy Essays in Social Studies PowerPoint

Google Docs - Graphic Organizer for Writing Essays

Google Docs - Thesis Statement Formula and Example

The question you are answering is: Why did World War I start and what happened at the beginning of it?

Words to use: militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism, Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, June 28th 1914, trenches, Eastern Front, Western Front.

Use your notes! Cite my presentation as (Fritz Lecture) for any concrete details directly from me. You can also use the textbook, if you like.

Peer Review: When students were done (or forgot their work at home, in a couple of troubling cases), I wanted the World War I practice essays to be peer reviewed by someone in the class. Here's the form for that:

Google Drive: World War I Peer Review Form

Please have this done at least once! It will help you prepare for the in class final essay! The rest of class was devoted to work time. Here's a reminder of all the other work we are doing in class that needs to be turned in as a part of the World War I Collection of Evidence:

1) Cornell Notes on MAIN reasons WWI started, US entry, and A Flawed Peace (soon).

2) Franz Ferdinand assassination answers

3) Rough Draft/Practice Essay on start of WWI, with brainstorm/graphic organizer (see above).

4) Letter from the Trenches assignment

5) US Entry into WWI paragraph

There will be a couple more assignments before the final in class essay, as well. Lots of hard work - thank you for checking the blog and working to stay up to date!