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.