World War II video project grades are posted

Here is a project that earned a grade in the A range, and an explanation of why it did.  Consider whether or not your video had everything this one did.  Also, if grades vary within the same group, that is because individuals contributed more (or less) than other group members.  The assignment description clearly stated that each group member must contribute to the project, so grades may have varied based on individual contributions.

last readings and final exam info

Read and outline (original, handwritten notes only if you want credit) chapter 31 section 5 ("From World War to Cold War") for Friday 6/10 (Monday 6/13 for E block).

Nuremberg Trials readings are here.  Please read the number of the document that matches the slip of paper you received in class (E block:  we'll draw slips on Monday).  Summarize the reasoning the author (or authors) give for his/their actions in a single sentence.
Due Monday 6/13 for B and C blocks, and Tuesday 6/14 for E block.

Please bring your textbooks to class Tuesday 6/12 (C and E blocks) or Wednesday (B block).

Due Wednesday 6/15 (C and E blocks) or Thursday 6/16 (B block):  completed Cold War "hot spots" map.

Due Thursday 6/16 (E block) or Friday 6/17 (B and C blocks):  read chapter 33 section 4 (The Soviet Union:  Rise and Fall of a Superpower) and summarize the section in 4-5 big ideas.

Here is the study guide for the final exam.

video projects are here!

Here are your projects - you can re-view the ones we watched in class if you feel like you missed anything, or watch others from other classes.

B block:
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

C block:
Stalingrad
D-Day
Berlin
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

E block:
Pearl Harbor
Stalingrad
D-Day
Berlin
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

WWII study questions for Thursday's test and Fog of War clip

They are here.

Also, here is most of (and the key part of) the clip of The Fog of War from class.

to be done in class - open when directed

Link to in-class activity

World War II video project and sources from class

It is here.  We will do a lottery for topics in class Wednesday (E block) or Thursday (B and C blocks).

Also, here are links to some of the documents and stations from class:
Churchill speeches
Holocaust documents:  history of anti-semitism, the Dreyfus Affair, Armenian genocide, world responses, the failure to help, police battalion 101 and the Milgram experiment
Under the Cover of War:  the Final Solution PowerPoint with notes
Bystander and rescuer stories
Great overview of the war, with pictures (!):  Chester the Crab in WWII - part one and part two

due next week and directions for class on Friday 5/20

Due Monday 5/23:  the second part of chapter 31 section 3, from "turning points" to the end.

Due Tuesday 5/24 (for C and E blocks) or Wednesday 5/25 for B block:  section 4 (which is the last section you'll be reading from this chapter for now).

Directions for B and C blocks for class on Friday 5/20:

Pick up one of each of the following:
1.  "World War II:  Steps to the Final Solution" (a blank chart/graphic organizer)
2.  "Under the Cover of War:  World War II and the Final Solution" (a printed out PowerPoint)
3.  ONE of the handouts marked with a letter (A, B, C, D, E, F, or G).

Directions:
1.  Read whatever lettered reading you picked up.  In the chart/organizer, record the document name or title, a summary of the document and your thoughts on what's striking or noteworthy about it.
2.  Then, find someone in the class who has a different reading, and share information with him/her. 3.  Make notes in the chart based on your exchange of information about the readings.  Do this until you've completed the chart.
Read though the "Under the Cover of War" PowerPoint and, on the back of the sheet with the chart, record something surprising, interesting and troubling that you read.

Finally, per request, here is the link to the entire 1940's House program.

due Thursday 5/19 and Wed/Thur classwork link

notes on chapter 31 section 3 (up to "turning points")

CLASSWORK for Wednesday (E block) or Thursday (B and C blocks).  Open this link when directed to do so in class.  

chapter 31 section 2 - "Operation Barbarossa" to the end of the section

due Tuesday (for C and E blocks) and Wednesday (B block)

due Thursday 5/12

Read and outline chapter 30 section 2 up to the heading "Operation Barbarossa" - you do need to read beyond that point for Thursday (however, you will be reading the whole section eventually and are free to get ahead).

due Tuesday/Wednesday

Axis aggression organizer based on chapter 31 section 1 - due Tuesday 5/10 for C and E blocks, Wednesday for B block.

5/3-5/9

Interwar years character profile due Thursday 5/5 (E block), Friday 5/6 (B and C blocks)

Interwar years test Monday 5/9 - study questions are here.

In-class activity for Thursday 5/5 during B and C blocks (E block:  this links to the sources of the images you saw in class on Wednesday).

Also, here are the primary source documents on Japan from class Wednesday/Thursday, if you missed them or want to review them:
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/illusions.pdf

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/kokutai.pdf

http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/questions_for_roosevelt.pdf

Recommended supplementary articles:
"The One Weird Trait that Predicts Whether You're a Trump Supporter"
NY Times UpFront:  "Three Days in Cuba" (sign in as a student with access code spyponders2016)
NY Times UpFront:  "Does North Korea have the H Bomb?" (use the same access code as above)

due this week - 4/25-4/29

Read and outline chapter 30 section 4 on Nazi Germany for Wednesday (B and E blocks) or Thursday (C block), and chapter 29 section 5 on Imperial Japan for Thursday (B block), Friday (C block) or Monday 5/2 (E block).

Also, here are the fascism stations from class.

chapter 30 assignments

All classes:  have chapter 30 sections 2 and 3 read and outlined by the time we return from break.

modern art online exhibitions

Here are the links to the modern art sites.

upcoming due dates

All classes:  read and outline chapter 30 section 1 for Thursday 4/7.

Animal Farm propaganda piece due Monday 4/11 for all classes.  The assignment description is here.

If you missed them:  here are the interwar political cartoon stations from class earlier this week.

due 3/24 through 4/1

Animal Farm chapters 1-4 due Thursday 3/24 - as with previous novels, "journal" for each reading assignment and selecting:  something you found surprising, something you found interesting and something you found troubling (SIT).

All classes:  Research paper final draft due Tuesday 3/29 - see previous post for assignment and rubric (also given out in class)

Here is the activity to be done in class on Wednesday or Thursday - open this link when directed to in class.

B and C blocks:  chapters 5-8 due Thursday 3/31, chapters 9 and 10 due Friday 4/1

E block:  chapters 5 and 6 due Wednesday 3/30, 7 and 8 for Thursday 3/31.  You're on your own to finish the book before Monday (this should be manageable - you know what the main symbols mean, and should be able to make sense of the conclusion).

Russian Revolution test next Monday, 4/4, for all classes.  Format is multiple choice and free response (writing prompt).  Here are your review study questions.

Resources:
Here are the two Stalinist era primary source documents from class
Here is a link to the gulag art from class, and here's the artist's bio.
This article has other examples of totalitarian censorship

research paper final draft due Tuesday 3/29, and Stalin video link

Research papers due Tuesday 3/29 for all classes.  Review the grading rubric and requirements on the assignment sheet.  I will address any questions you have at the start of class every day this week.

If your class does not meet Tuesday (B block) you may choose to turn in the paper on Monday, or drop it off with me sometime during the day on Tuesday.

Also, here is the Stalin video you saw part of in class (we watched up until about 50 minutes).  

Due Monday 3/21

Research paper first drafts due Monday 3/21 for all classes:
Please bring a printed, 4-5 page MLA style paper to class with you on Monday.    You will have no other homework this week so you can focus on this.   Refer to the assignment sheet for specific requirements.  We will be spending some class time this week on the writing stage of the research process.

Due next week and article links

Rewrites of All Quiet homework due Monday for all classes.  Please type and format in MLA style.  Each response should be on its own page.  Include your original response with your final responses.

Russian Revolution-related links that may be helpful or of interest:
The History Channel's This Day in History:  March 8 - The February Revolution Begins
What is a Soviet?  Article on the topic from Encyclopedia Britannica 
Time Magazine's Top Ten Imposters:  Anna Anderson
Scientific American Magazine:  "Lenin's Body Improves with Age"
Huffington Post:  "Lenin's Breathing Statue Goes on Display in Moscow"

due this week (3/7-3/11)

B block:
chapter 28 section 1 outline due Wednesday 3/9
chapter 28 section 2 due Thursday 3/10
chapter 28 section 3 due Friday 3/11

C block:
chapter 28 sections 1 and 2 outline due Thursday 3/10
chapter 28 section 3 due Friday 3/11

E block:
chapter 28 section 1 outline due Wednesday 3/9
chapter 28 section 2 outline due Thursday 3/10
chapter 28 section 3 outline due Monday 3/14

Russia: Land of the Tsars

Here is a link to the video from class.  If you missed it, or feel like you missed anything as you watched it, it's definitely worth your time to watch it.  The clips you saw in class are only about 40 minutes total.  We watched part 14 beginning at about 3 minutes, up through the first minute of part 19.

Assignments this week

Please bring your textbooks to class Wednesday 3/2 (B and E blocks) or Thursday 3/3 (C block).
All Quiet on the Western Front projects are due Monday 3/7.

to be done in class on Tuesday 3/1 (C and E only)

Today is the Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election, as well as (coincidentally!) the Arlington High School Mock Primary Election.  You will be voting at the end of the period for the candidate of your choice.  

Visit the following sites to educate yourselves about the candidates, and to see where your views align with theirs.  Spend at least 30 minutes on this research:

http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm
http://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/01_11_16/primary-matters/ (enter classroom code K38TWR)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/candidates-on-the-issues.html?_r=0

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/2016-presidential-candidates.html

Visit the official website of at least one candidate.

VOTE!  (for one candidate only!  This is how real primaries work).  You will receive a piece of paper on which to "vote" (and write a brief rationale of your choice).   

You may use the remainder of the time to work on your project for All Quiet on the Western Front.

All Quiet on the Western Front project

The assignment is here.

Due after break

B and C blocks - remember ch. 27 section 5 outlines for tomorrow.

B block:
Due Wednesday 2/24:  excerpts from chapter 7 (p. 150-62, 168-73, 178-85, or the whole chapter, if you want!) and all of chapter 9
Due Thursday 2/25:  chapter 11-end of the book
WWI test:  Monday 2/29 - format is multiple choice and free response, and study questions are here.

C block:
Due Tuesday 2/23:  excerpts from chapter 7 (p. 150-62, 168-73, 178-85, or the whole chapter, if you want!) and all of chapter 9
chapter 11-end of the book
WWI test:  Monday 2/29 - format is multiple choice and free response, and study questions are here.

E block:
Due Monday 2/22:  outline of chapter 27 section 5
Due Tuesday 2:23:  excerpts from chapter 7 (p. 150-62, 168-73, 178-85, or the whole chapter, if you want!)
Due Wednesday 2/24:  All Quiet chapter 9
Due Thursday 2/25:  chapter 11-end of the book
WWI test:  Monday 2/29 - format is multiple choice and free response, and study questions are here.

due dates this week

B block:
Due Thursday 2/11: All Quiet chapter 6 "journal"
Due Friday 2/12: ch. 27 section 5 outline


C block:
Please take a moment to read over the feedback on the work I returned to you today (especially the current events assignment).  Also, I forgot to mention:  on the tournament of inventions presentation, you'll notice three letters with a number next to each - those stand for argument, presentation skills and source/source evaluation.  Each category was graded out of 5 points.
Due Thursday 2/11:  All Quiet chapter 6 "journal"
Due Friday 2/12: ch. 27 section 5 outline


E block:
Due Wednesday 2/11:  ch. 27 section 4 outline
Due Thursday 2/12: All Quiet chapter 6 "journal"

note about work due Monday 2/8

All due dates are the same - whatever is listed in the previous post is due Monday (and you have some extra time to do it!).

due 2/2-2/8

B block:
Due Wednesday 2/3:  ch. 27 section 4 outline
Due Friday 2/5:  All Quiet chapters (stop at page 88, unless you want to read the entire chapter, which you are welcome to!)
Due Monday 2/8:  Citations from 2 sources (6-8 citations).  Feel free to get ahead! If you want to do more, go for it.  You will be doing 12-15 total eventually.  You will have class time on Thursday to work on your citations.  Also due Monday:  All Quiet chapter 6.

C block:
Due Friday 2/5:  ch. 27 section 4 notes and All Quiet chapters 4-5 (stop at page 88, unless you want to read the entire chapter, which you are welcome to do!)
Due Monday 2/8:  citations from two sources (6-8 citations).  Feel free to get ahead on these! If you want to do more, go for it.  You will be doing 12-15 total eventually.  You will have class time on Thursday to work on your citations.

E block:
Due Wednesday 2/3:  All Quiet chapters 1-2 (see previous post about what you need to do for each reading assignment)
Due Monday 2/8 - All Quiet chapters 4-5 (stop at page 88, unless you want to read the entire chapter, which you are welcome to do!) and citations from two sources (6-8 citations).  Feel free to get ahead on these! If you want to do more, go for it.  You will be doing 12-15 total eventually.

All Quiet on the Western Front reading assignments

Expectation for each assignment:
To show you've done the assigned reading, please make note of three parts of the reading that strike you (because you found them emotional, significant to the story, had a question about what was happening, etc.) and briefly describe why you chose them.  Indicate where in the reading it occurred by citing the page and including a brief textual reference (quote).  Select something from the beginning, middle and end of the reading to show you read the entirety of the assignment.

Due Monday for B and C blocks:  chapters 1 and 2

A link to a digital copy of the novel can be found here.

section 3 outline

Chapter 27 section 3 outline due Friday 1/29 (for B and C blocks) and Monday 2/1 for E block.

upcoming due dates

Please return signed Ground Truth permission slips by Monday (or sooner!).  If you misplace the slip or were absent and didn't get one, you can have your parents write a note indicating whether they give permission or not.  If you did not turn in the permission slip, here is the alternate assignment.

Works cited pages due Friday 1/22 for B and C blocks.

Preliminary thesis statements are due Monday 1/25 for all classes.

 Chapter 27 sections 1 and 2 Wednesday 1/27 for B block, or Thursday 1/28 for C and E blocks.

media center days

B and E blocks:  meet in the media center today (Wednesday) for class.  C block, please meet there tomorrow (Thursday).  You do not need to come to the room first.

research paper updates

Your due dates are not affected by our unexpected dismissal today, but I am trying to schedule some media center time this week.  Stay tuned - I will e-mail with updates and post them here as well.

Research paper due dates - steps 1 and 2

Topics are due by the start of class (please sign up here - you need to be signed in to your Spy Ponders account to edit the document) for C and E blocks on Tuesday 1/19, for B block on Wednesday 1/20.  

Preliminary works cited page is due Thursday 1/21 for E block and Friday 1/22 for B and C blocks.  

to be done in class Tues 1/12 (C and E blocks) or Wed 1/13 (B block)

Here is the assignment.  Keep in mind the follow-up homework component.

Assignments - 1/4-1/11

Read chapter 25 section 4 ("The British Take Over India") and chapter 29 section 3 ("India Seeks Self-Rule") and complete the right side of the organizer (India:  colonization to independence) given out in class Monday.  You do not need to outline the sections, but do need to read them well and make connections between the documents you saw in class and the textbook reading.  Due Wednesday 1/6 for B and E blocks, Thursday 1/7 for C block.

Read chapter 25 section 5 and add three or more facts to each side of the "Imperialism:  force for good or evil?" two-column organizer you previously started.  Due Thursday 1/7 for all classes.

Monday 1/11 will be your imperialism test.  Same format as previous tests (multiple choice and a free response prompt).  Here are study questions to help you review.