Contemporary Issues
June 7
Period 7 Final Exam
June 6
Period 6 Final Exam
June 5
Period 3 Final Exam
June 4
Period 2 Final Exam
Period 7 Final Exam
June 6
Period 6 Final Exam
June 5
Period 3 Final Exam
June 4
Period 2 Final Exam
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TCI Textbook Reading Chapter 29-30 part 1 | |
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June 1
Submit Portfolio #8
Review for the Final Exam
May 30 and 31
Finish all Country Profile Presentations
May 25 and 29
Country Profile Presentations
Assignment: Label the name of each country, and write down 3 facts from each presentation.
Submit Portfolio #8
Review for the Final Exam
May 30 and 31
Finish all Country Profile Presentations
May 25 and 29
Country Profile Presentations
Assignment: Label the name of each country, and write down 3 facts from each presentation.
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May 24 - No Journal for May 24th
Assignment: Complete the Country Profile Presentation. Email to me before midnight tonight (A days) or midnight on Monday (B days). In the subject, include: "Last Name, First Name, Class Period, Country"
Assignment: Complete the Country Profile Presentation. Email to me before midnight tonight (A days) or midnight on Monday (B days). In the subject, include: "Last Name, First Name, Class Period, Country"
May 22 and 23
Watch the first 3 minutes of this segment of 60 minutes about the unlikely beginning of the Arab Spring. A street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to draw attention to the injustice facing workers like him. He passed away 19 days after his self-immolation protest. Improbably, his act inspired hundreds of thousands of Tunisians to take to the street in protest. Eventually the unrest in Tunisia started spreading eastward and Libyans, Egyptians, Syrians and others took to the streets chanting "ash-sha'b yurid isaaat an-nizam" or "the people want to bring down the regime." Journal #41 Besides Mohamed Bouazizi, is there another person who seemed inconsequential, but who's actions unlikely changed the course of history? What did this person do? or Would you have participated in the Arab Spring protests? Why or why not? |
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May 18 and 21
Look at this Timeline of the Earth's Average Temperature since the last ice age. When the earth's temperature was 4°C warmer, most of the earth was covered in a thick layer of ice. The earth's temperature had been within a 1°C range from 9500 BCE until around the year 2000 CE. Today, scientists have found that the Earth has heated up about 1°C. At the current pace, the temperature is on a clear path accelerate the rate at which the planet is warming.
Journal #40
What changes do you think we should expect as the earth rapidly warms? What should the world do about global warming?
Assignment: Work on Country Presentation Project
Submit Portfolio #7
1. Vocab Squares (Handout Chapter 30)
2. Chapter 30 Response Questions
3. Journals #35-40
Look at this Timeline of the Earth's Average Temperature since the last ice age. When the earth's temperature was 4°C warmer, most of the earth was covered in a thick layer of ice. The earth's temperature had been within a 1°C range from 9500 BCE until around the year 2000 CE. Today, scientists have found that the Earth has heated up about 1°C. At the current pace, the temperature is on a clear path accelerate the rate at which the planet is warming.
Journal #40
What changes do you think we should expect as the earth rapidly warms? What should the world do about global warming?
Assignment: Work on Country Presentation Project
Submit Portfolio #7
1. Vocab Squares (Handout Chapter 30)
2. Chapter 30 Response Questions
3. Journals #35-40
May 16 and 17
In 1992, United States Congress passed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, making it illegal to place wagers, or gamble on the outcome of sports in the United States. The Senate committee that investigated the issue concluded "sports gambling is a national problem. The harms it inflicts are felt beyond the borders of those States that sanction it." The NBA and other pro sports leagues supported the ban on sports gambling. (The law exempted existing race and sports books in Nevada. Wagering on horse racing was also exempt from this legislation.) With the proliferation of the internet, illegal wagering on sports via websites based outside of the United States has rapidly increased, becoming a multi-billion dollar industry. Casinos in the United States want a piece of the lucrative sports gambling market. The State of New Jersey is home to Atlantic City, the second largest gambling destination in the United States. In 2012, a group of casinos and horse race tracks in New Jersey sued the federal government, arguing that the 1992 law violated the right of the State of New Jersey to create its own laws about gambling on sports. Multiple court cases combined into one, Murphy v NCAA. It took 6 years to rise through the court system all the way to the United States Supreme Court. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court reached its verdict, states may legalize sports gambling if they choose. By a 6-3 vote the Court declared that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act violated state rights as stated in the 10th Amendment of the Constitution. The 10th Amendment is "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." State legislatures will now be able to create laws that regulate gambling on sports within their state. Journal #39 Should the State of California legalize gambling on sporting events here? Why or why not? Assignment: Select your country for your Country Profile Presentation. Each student in every period will select a different country. Begin researching and working on creating the presentation. Directions are in the file below. It is due by email to me on May 24th for A Days, and May 28th for B Days. My email address is [email protected]. Email your project with the following subject line: "Last Name, First Name, Class Period, Country" |
Gamblers watch and wager on sports at the Wynn Race & Sports Book in Las Vegas.
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Country Profile Presentation Rubric | |
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May 14 and 15
The Israel/Palestine conflict is one of the world's most problematic issues. Yesterday, 58 Palestinians were killed during protests against the United States and Israel. View the Presentation on the Creation of the State of Israel for information about the roots of the conflict to help respond to the journal question. Journal #38 Do you agree with the United Nations' 1948 decision to create the Jewish country of Israel in Palestine? Why or why not? Explain. Assignment: Ch. 30 Reading Response Questions
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Medical units carry away a wounded Palestinian shot by Israeli forces during a protest on the border fence separating Israel and Gaza in a camp east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/15/611223544/with-60-killed-in-gaza-u-n-rights-commissioner-criticizes-israel |
May 10 and 11
In 1960, the global population was 3 billion. By 1999, the population had doubled to 6 billion, leading to fears about the sustainability of population growth on a planet with finite (limited) resources that were first described by Thomas Malthus in the Malthusian growth model. However, in the late 20th century, a clear trend has emerged. The birthrate in richer developed nations began dropping dramatically. In poorer developing nations, the birthrate remains high. Take a look at the map on the right and this chart. Journal #37 Why do you think there is a dramatic difference in the birthrate depending upon the wealth of the nation? Why do you think women in wealthier nations have far fewer children on average than women in developing nations? |
The graph illustrates the Malthusian growth model, first described in the 1798 article An Essay on the Principle of Population. It predicts that human population grows exponentially (i.e., doubling with each cycle) while food production grows at an arithmetic rate (i.e. by the repeated addition of a uniform increment in each uniform interval of time), leading to a point of crisis in which there isn't enough resources such as food for everyone. However, this theory is now very controversial.
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This map depicts fertility rate, the number of children per woman across the globe.
Assignment: Create 8 vocab squares for the vocabulary terms 1) life expectancy 2) total fertility rate 3) population density 4) developing country 5) multinational corporation 6) greenhouse effect 7) globalization 8) Arab Spring. They are defined in the margins of the handout of Chapter 30. For 5 points extra credit, choose 8 additional vocab terms to define and illustrate.
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Cold War
May 8 and 9
Journal #36
Why might Thirteen Days director Roger Donaldson switch back and forth between color and black and white scenes in his film? Explain.
Assignment: Continue watching the film Thirteen Days and complete the film worksheet.
Journal #36
Why might Thirteen Days director Roger Donaldson switch back and forth between color and black and white scenes in his film? Explain.
Assignment: Continue watching the film Thirteen Days and complete the film worksheet.
May 4 and 7
Journal #35 Government funding for space exploration has declined significantly from its Cold War era peak. Do you think that the United States should increase or decrease spending on its space program? Assignment: Watch the film Thirteen Days about the Cuban Missile Crisis and complete the film worksheet.
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In 1966, the United States funded NASA with a $43.5 billion dollar budget (equivalent of $337 billion today). 2017's NASA budget was $19 billion.
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May 2 and 3
Read this article about treatment in North Korean prisons, this article about the torture and death of American college student Otto Warmbier after being accused of stealing a poster, and watch the video about the recent meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Journal #34 Keep in mind the atrocities the North Korean regime is responsible for. Do you think that South Korea and the United States should seek a peace deal with North Korea that allows Kim Jong Un to stay in power? Why or why not? |
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April 30 and May 1
Journal #33
Do you think that the Cold War was inevitable, or could it have been avoided? Explain. Why do you think it was inevitable? Or, how might it have been avoided?
Assignment: Present Cold War Timelines. Complete Presentation Facts worksheet, writing facts for each term. You should have about 2 facts per person, for around 45 total facts.
Journal #33
Do you think that the Cold War was inevitable, or could it have been avoided? Explain. Why do you think it was inevitable? Or, how might it have been avoided?
Assignment: Present Cold War Timelines. Complete Presentation Facts worksheet, writing facts for each term. You should have about 2 facts per person, for around 45 total facts.
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April 26 and 27
Watch the short video to the right. Journal #32 Who do you blame more for the Cuban Missile Crisis, the USA or the USSR? Why? Assignment: Complete the Cold War Timelines, Bibliographies in MLA format, and rehearse for presentations on Monday/Tuesday |
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April 20 and 23
Journal #30 How do you think that the threat or fear of a nuclear attack would affect you? Would it change your life? Why or why not? Assignment: Continue working on your Cold War Timeline Projects, presenting on Thursday April 26. |
This is the English version of the 1983 German song "99 Luftballoons" by the band Nena. In the song, a computer system misidentifies 99 red balloons, thinking it is an incoming missile. The computerized defense system triggers a nuclear response that destroys the singer's city. During the Cold War, audiences identified with the song. The German language version reached #2 on the American Billboard charts, followed by the English version reaching #1.
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April 18 and 19
Journal #29 What does this political cartoon suggest about the manner in which the Cold War was fought? Explain. Assignment: Watch this presentation. Begin researching the Cold War Project. Directions and rubric are found in the file below. Project due April 26 and 27.
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April 16 and 17
Journal #28 What do you already know about the Cold War? Why do you think that that this period in history is called "cold?" Assignment: Complete the Guided Notes for the Introduction to Cold War Presentation
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The "Iron Curtain" that divided Europe between communist and democratic states.
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World War II
April 12 and 13
Journal #27 (B-Day Only)
Today, (April 12, 2018) is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.
Do you think that the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a fitting time for Holocaust Remembrance Day? Why might Jewish leaders choose this day for the remembrance?
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What do you think the importance (if any) is of remembering the Holocaust? Explain.
Assignment: Submit Portfolio #5
1. Vocab Squares Chapter 16
2. Page 517 #3-6, Page 518 #9-18
3. Journals #25-27
Journal #27 (B-Day Only)
Today, (April 12, 2018) is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah.
Do you think that the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is a fitting time for Holocaust Remembrance Day? Why might Jewish leaders choose this day for the remembrance?
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What do you think the importance (if any) is of remembering the Holocaust? Explain.
Assignment: Submit Portfolio #5
1. Vocab Squares Chapter 16
2. Page 517 #3-6, Page 518 #9-18
3. Journals #25-27
April 10 and 11
On August 6th, 1945, the nuclear bomb "Little Boy" was dropped from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress plane piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets. On August 9th 1945, the bomb "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki. These events unleashed a nuclear arms race between countries that continues to this day. Only a few years later, both the United States and the Soviet Union had built and stored enough nuclear weapons to destroy the planet many times. Between 1946 and 1991, they repeatedly threatened each other with annihilation during the Cold War. Today, the United States, Russia, China, Great Britain, France, India, Pakistan, Israel, and most recently North Korea all possess nuclear bombs way more powerful than the nukes dropped on Japan in August of 1945. Journal #27 Should additional nations be allowed to develop nuclear weapons? How should the world decide which governments are allowed to possess nukes? Assignment: Page 517 #3-6 and Page 518 #9-18. Answer each question in complete sentences. Study for WWII Unit Test next period.
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Burns visible on a woman exposed to thermal radiation following the attack on Hiroshima.
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April 6 and 9
Journal #26 Had you seen footage of a nuclear explosion before? What were your thoughts while seeing the explosion? How did you feel seeing the devastation the bomb inflicted on Hiroshima? Assignment: Academic Paragraph Outline and Essay Questions: "Was the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki a military necessity? If not, was it justifiable for a reason other than military necessity?" Directions: Analyze the documents in the packet and complete the outline. Write an academic paragraph which answers the following questions, citing evidence from the documents to support your opinion. |
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Hiroshima before and after the nuclear attack.
April 3 and 4
Journal #25 Tell me something good! What is something good that you did or that happened to you during Spring Break? Explain! Assignment: WWII Vocabulary Squares. Choose 16 of the 26 terms from our textbook Ch. 16. On a piece of computer paper, define and illustrate a picture that represents the meaning of the term. |
March 15 and 16
Journal #24
Did you choose to participate in the walkout on Wednesday? Why or why not? Explain.
Journal #24
Did you choose to participate in the walkout on Wednesday? Why or why not? Explain.
April 3 and 4
Journal #25
Tell me something good! What is something good that happened over Spring Break? Explain!
Assignment: Create vocab squares for 16 of the 26 terms from Chapter 16 of the textbook (pg 491-517). Define and illustrate each term.
Journal #25
Tell me something good! What is something good that happened over Spring Break? Explain!
Assignment: Create vocab squares for 16 of the 26 terms from Chapter 16 of the textbook (pg 491-517). Define and illustrate each term.
March 13 and 14
Journal #23 Anthony Acevedo is the only Mexican-American among 225,000 registered Holocaust survivors in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's database. His lived a remarkable life. He was born in San Bernadino, California to undocumented parents. In 1937 at the age of 13, his parents were deported to Mexico. Acevedo was 17 years old when on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was moved by the attack to travel from back to the United States to enlist in the Army. In the early stages of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, Acevedo was working as a medic when he was captured by the Nazis. He was forced to work in the Berga subcamp of the infamous Buchenwald Concentration Camp. As Nazi Germany became increasingly desperate in the final days of World War II, Acevedo endured increasingly harsh labor. He risked his life to document the deaths and murder of about half of the 350 American soldiers at Berga in a secret diary. He described his decision to document his experiences as a "moral obligation." The U.S. Army directed Berga survivors to keep their stories secret. In 2008, Acevedo publicly shared his story with CNN and the news that American soldiers had been used for slave labor at Berga went viral for the first time. Lawmakers recognized Acevedo at a ceremony in Orlando in 2010, but he decided to boycott the ceremony. He passed away last week at age 93. Please read his obituary by CNN. Anthony Acevedo risked his life in order to keep a diary that documented the atrocities he witnessed as a POW. Would you have done the same, why or why not? What is the importance of primary sources like Anthony Acevedo's in establishing the truth about the Holocaust? OR Why do you think that the U.S. Government made Prisoners of War like Anthony Acevedo keep their experiences in Nazi slave labor camps secret? Explain. Do you agree with this decision? Assignment: Watch The World Wars Film and complete the worksheet
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Anthony Acevedo from CNN
American soldiers at the Nazi camp Berga
Acevedo's diary
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Extra Credit Opportunity! Earn 10 points if you attend the event, save your ticket or take a selfie at the event, and write a half-page summary of the speech.
When: Sunday, March 11 5:00 P.M. Doors open 4:45
Where: Brentwood City Hall 150 City Park Way
Mira Unger was born in Germany , when the seeds were being planted for the Third Reich. She watched with horror the rise in antisemitism that accompanied the Nazi party into power.
Left with no choice, her family frantically looked elsewhere to call home. All doors were shut and migrants were frowned upon. Just in time she escaped Nazi Germany and made it to the safe shores of Ecuador. She left behind the terror and fury of what became the Holocaust. In 1940 she migrated to the USA, where she resides to this day.
Come join us and hear the story of triumph, the escape from the clutches of death, the many travels and ultimate freedom of Mira Unger first hand. Student tickets are $7 at the door. Bring your school ID.
https://jewishdeltacom.clhosting.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/3933325
March 9 and 12
Journal #22 On the right is an official photograph of Commodore Matthew Perry, and a Japanese cartoon of Commodore Matthew Perry. What do you notice about the Japanese cartoon? Based upon this image, how do you think that the Japanese initially felt about the arrival of foreigners to Japan? Assignment Portfolio #2: Japanese Imperialism DBQ |
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March 7 and8
From Ideo Stories: In 1853, four huge black ships, two of them pouring forth steam from thunderous engines, sailed into Tokyo Bay. Japanese leaders were stunned. Commanded by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, the ships had been sent to open up trade with a nation that had been closed to outsiders for 200 years. Though officials of the Tokugawa Shogunate were aware of broad trends in Western technology, they had never seen the like of these hulking vessels, and were disinclined to change their time-honored policies. The Americans, however, were prepared to be persuasive. They’d brought along one of the most powerful weapons of that time — Paixhans guns, capable of firing explosive shells at high velocities — to help make their point. They promptly did so, using the guns to blow to pieces a number of wooden buildings along the shore before cordially delivering a letter from President Millard Fillmore, inviting the Japanese to negotiate a trade agreement, then sailing away. Journal #21 If you were living in Japan in 1853 saw US warships sail into Tokyo's harbor for the first time, what would your first thoughts be? How would you react? Assignment: Take the district wide assessment for Quarter #3 |
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Holocaust
March 1 and 2
Journal #19 "Our democracy relies upon voters having access to accurate information and believing it when they make decisions at the voting booth." -(that's me quoting me) Do you agree with this statement? What damage might be caused by the spread of misinformation among the electorate (voters)? or In this lecture, Deborah Lipstadt uses the example of David Irving and Holocaust deniers to say that truth and facts are "under assault." Do you think that the internet and social media are contributing to the spread of misinformation intended to deceive? How so? What can be done to stop the spread of falsehoods and misinformation such as Holocaust denial? |
David Irving has been described as one of the most dangerous authors that denies the Holocaust. In 1993, the American author Deborah Lipstadt published the book Denying the Holocaust, the Growing Assault on Truth and Memory in which she discredited Irving's books, showing how he cherry-picked and twisted historical sources in order to create his argument that the Holocaust never occurred. Irving responded by suing Lipstadt for libel in British courts. Irving claimed Lipstadt damaged his reputation by lying about him in her book. This set up a trial known as Irving vs Penguin Books Ltd that Lipstadt documented in her 2006 book History on Trial. The case took 4 years of preparation and 4 weeks of deliberation. In the end, Lipstadt won and was cleared of all accusations against her. The judge wrote that Irving was an anti-Semite who "for his own ideological reasons persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence."
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February 23 and 26
Journal #17 Watch the opening airplane scene of the propaganda film "Triumph of the Will" and minutes 42-50. What stands out to you about what you have seen from this movie? What film techniques do you notice that German director Leni Riefenstahl uses? Was anything about it effective? Why or why not? Assignment: Resisting the Holocaust Project. Presentations are March 1st With her directing career tarnished by her association with the Nazis, Riefenstahl rebuilt her career in the 1970s as a still photographer, earning some praises for her pictures of tribal life in Sudan, Africa. She passed away in 2003 at the age of 101.
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Riefenstahl and her film crew in front of Hitler's car during a parade in Nuremberg, Germany on September 1, 1934
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February 21 and 22
Journal #16
In honor of President's Day on Monday, take a look at this list of President's, along with Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Sacagawea, (and potentially Harriet Tubman soon) that are currently on United States money. What other American do you think is deserving to be on our currency? If you could add anyone's picture to US currency, who would it be and why?
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In 2016, President Obama's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a plan to replace President Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 with Harriet Tubman's. At the time, Donald Trump disagreed with the plan, saying it was "pure political correctness." Do you agree with this plan? Why or why not?
Journal #16
In honor of President's Day on Monday, take a look at this list of President's, along with Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Sacagawea, (and potentially Harriet Tubman soon) that are currently on United States money. What other American do you think is deserving to be on our currency? If you could add anyone's picture to US currency, who would it be and why?
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In 2016, President Obama's Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a plan to replace President Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 with Harriet Tubman's. At the time, Donald Trump disagreed with the plan, saying it was "pure political correctness." Do you agree with this plan? Why or why not?
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February 15 and 20
Journal #15 Read the biography of Vera Laska and the poem "There Were Those" by Susan Dambroff about resisting the Nazis during the Holocaust. In what ways does the bio of Vera Laska and the poem suggest that Europeans resisted? What ways to resist the Holocaust do you find the most powerful? Assignment: Complete Portfolio #3, due next class
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Vera Laska joined the resistance movement known as the Czech Underground in 1938, helping Jews to escape out of Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia.
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February 13 and 14
Journal #14 Watch at least 6 of the oral histories from the Holocaust from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Summarize at least one survivor's story that stood out to you. Why did you choose this story? What about it was moving? Assignment (portfolio #5): Compare and contrast the Nazi camps Dachau and Auschwitz. Read the handout and complete the worksheet.
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The Nazis placed signs saying "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Sets You Free") at a number of their concentration camps, including Dachau, pictured above.
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February 9 and 12
Journal #13
Do you think that the fables by Ernst Heimer were effective at spreading hatred against Jews? Which of the stories (The Poisonous Mushroom, How the Jews Came to Us, Why the Jews Let Themselves Be Baptized, How Jewish Traders Cheat, and The Experience of Hans and Else with a Strange Man) do you think was the most effective? What about the story made it convincing?
Assignment (portfolio #3): Read the handout about Kristallnacht. On a separate sheet of paper, respond to questions #1-3.
Assignment (portfolio #4): Read the handout about Life in the Nazi's Jewish ghettos. Create an underground secret pamplet that is written by a Jewish group trying to warn others of what is happening in the ghettos of Poland. you must include the following: Title page and picture, color, and one article that has at least 3 paragraphs. The article needs to be based on facts. Have a second pictures inside the pamplet. OR Create an underground newspaper written by a Jewish group trying to convince others to fight back against the Nazis. Give information about the situation and life in the ghettos. You must include the following: Title of the Paper, Bold heading, 1 article 3 paragraphs in length and 2 pictures.
Outline for newspaper or pamplet article:
1st paragraph - Description of life inside the ghetto using facts from the reading
2nd paragraph - Tips and advice for how to be prepared mentally and physically to survive life inside the ghetto
3rd paragraph - Convincing the new arrival to join the underground resistance in the ghetto against the Nazis
Journal #13
Do you think that the fables by Ernst Heimer were effective at spreading hatred against Jews? Which of the stories (The Poisonous Mushroom, How the Jews Came to Us, Why the Jews Let Themselves Be Baptized, How Jewish Traders Cheat, and The Experience of Hans and Else with a Strange Man) do you think was the most effective? What about the story made it convincing?
Assignment (portfolio #3): Read the handout about Kristallnacht. On a separate sheet of paper, respond to questions #1-3.
Assignment (portfolio #4): Read the handout about Life in the Nazi's Jewish ghettos. Create an underground secret pamplet that is written by a Jewish group trying to warn others of what is happening in the ghettos of Poland. you must include the following: Title page and picture, color, and one article that has at least 3 paragraphs. The article needs to be based on facts. Have a second pictures inside the pamplet. OR Create an underground newspaper written by a Jewish group trying to convince others to fight back against the Nazis. Give information about the situation and life in the ghettos. You must include the following: Title of the Paper, Bold heading, 1 article 3 paragraphs in length and 2 pictures.
Outline for newspaper or pamplet article:
1st paragraph - Description of life inside the ghetto using facts from the reading
2nd paragraph - Tips and advice for how to be prepared mentally and physically to survive life inside the ghetto
3rd paragraph - Convincing the new arrival to join the underground resistance in the ghetto against the Nazis
Residents in Graz, Austria, watch as the Jewish cemetery’s ceremonial hall burns. —US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Dokumentationsarchiv des Oesterreichischen Widerstandes
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February 7 and 8
Journal #12 Why do you think Hitler hated the Jews? Explain. Assignment (portfolio #2): Read and analyze the Nazi fables The Poisonous Mushroom, How the Jews Came to Us, Why the Jews Let Themselves Be Baptized, How Jewish Traders Cheat, and The Experience of Hans and Else with a Strange Man by Nazi author Ernst Heimer. List the characters. Respond to other questions in paragraphs with at least 3 complete sentences.
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February 5 and 6
Journal #11 What do you already know about the Holocaust? Be specific if possible. What do you not understand or want to know? Read and discuss the article "Why Did Hitler Hate the Jews" from Haaretz Assignmnet (portfolio #1): Holocaust Timeline Activity
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Totalitarianism
February 1 and 2
Journal #10
Do you see any tactics used by totalitarian governments to achieve and retain power still being used in our country or elsewhere in the world today? What specifically? Or has totalitarianism totally disappeared? Explain.
Assignment: Submit Portfolio #2 and take our unit test on totalitarianism
Journal #10
Do you see any tactics used by totalitarian governments to achieve and retain power still being used in our country or elsewhere in the world today? What specifically? Or has totalitarianism totally disappeared? Explain.
Assignment: Submit Portfolio #2 and take our unit test on totalitarianism
January 30 and 31
Journal #9
After reading about the totalitarian states in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the Soviet Union in "The Rise of Fascism and Totalitarian States," which country do you think would have been the most brutal, horrible place to live? Why do you think that? Explain.
Journal #9
After reading about the totalitarian states in Italy, Germany, Spain, and the Soviet Union in "The Rise of Fascism and Totalitarian States," which country do you think would have been the most brutal, horrible place to live? Why do you think that? Explain.
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January 24 and 25
Journal #7
Why do you think the fascist leaders consider the propaganda we looked at yesterday as good art? Why might totalitarian governments promote some forms of art while labeling other types of art "degenerate" and banning it?
Assignment: Fold a piece of printer paper into eighths. Choose 8 vocabulary words from the chapter. Write the name of the term in the top of the box, a small picture depicting the term in the middle, and its definition in your own words on the bottom.
Journal #7
Why do you think the fascist leaders consider the propaganda we looked at yesterday as good art? Why might totalitarian governments promote some forms of art while labeling other types of art "degenerate" and banning it?
Assignment: Fold a piece of printer paper into eighths. Choose 8 vocabulary words from the chapter. Write the name of the term in the top of the box, a small picture depicting the term in the middle, and its definition in your own words on the bottom.
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January 22 and 23
Journal #6
Click here to watch CNN 10 for Jan 22
Each side blames the other for Congress' inability to pass a budget, and depending on where you get your news and its bias, you may have heard opposing narratives about who is to blame for the Federal Government Shutdown of 2018. How do you feel about the government shutdown? Do you think that the lack of protection from deportation for the "DACA Dreamers" (about 800,000 people) was a just cause for Democrats to vote against the budget and shutdown the federal government? Explain.
Assignment: Research totalitarianism by viewing the propaganda art in the gallery walk. The propaganda poster may seem appealing, but you must speak to classmates and take notes about their "secret" information they have been given. This information will provide more information about the troubling aspects of totalitarianism that the government hopes to hide. As a reporter, you must expose totalitarianism to readers of your newspaper in the United States. Write a 2 page newspaper article. Expose totalitarianism to your readers. Explain the brutal actions totalitarian governments are taking and how they are building support for those actions using fear and propaganda.
Suggested guidelines for 2 page newspaper article:
Introduction Paragraph: Provide a brief introduction to your experience attending the "International Fascist Art Exhibition"
Body Paragraph 1: Explain what totalitarian governments in Europe want their citizens and foreigners to believe about their leaders and policies.
Body Paragraph 2: Describe what life is really like under these totalitarian governments.
Body Paragraph 3: Explain what you think accounted for the rise of totalitarian states after World War I
Conclusion Paragraph: Evaluate the rise of totalitarian states and predict the impact you think their existence will have on world affairs.
Journal #6
Click here to watch CNN 10 for Jan 22
Each side blames the other for Congress' inability to pass a budget, and depending on where you get your news and its bias, you may have heard opposing narratives about who is to blame for the Federal Government Shutdown of 2018. How do you feel about the government shutdown? Do you think that the lack of protection from deportation for the "DACA Dreamers" (about 800,000 people) was a just cause for Democrats to vote against the budget and shutdown the federal government? Explain.
Assignment: Research totalitarianism by viewing the propaganda art in the gallery walk. The propaganda poster may seem appealing, but you must speak to classmates and take notes about their "secret" information they have been given. This information will provide more information about the troubling aspects of totalitarianism that the government hopes to hide. As a reporter, you must expose totalitarianism to readers of your newspaper in the United States. Write a 2 page newspaper article. Expose totalitarianism to your readers. Explain the brutal actions totalitarian governments are taking and how they are building support for those actions using fear and propaganda.
Suggested guidelines for 2 page newspaper article:
Introduction Paragraph: Provide a brief introduction to your experience attending the "International Fascist Art Exhibition"
Body Paragraph 1: Explain what totalitarian governments in Europe want their citizens and foreigners to believe about their leaders and policies.
Body Paragraph 2: Describe what life is really like under these totalitarian governments.
Body Paragraph 3: Explain what you think accounted for the rise of totalitarian states after World War I
Conclusion Paragraph: Evaluate the rise of totalitarian states and predict the impact you think their existence will have on world affairs.
Totalitarianism Propaganda Posters for Gallery Walk | |
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January 18 and 19
Journal #5
In World War I as head of the British Navy, Winston Churchill led troops into the Battle of Gallipoli, which ended in disaster as 56,000 British forces died. What steps did Churchill take to regain the trust of British people? Do you think he should have been forgiven for this mistake?
Assignment:
Submit Portfolio #1
Complete the Europe After WWI map and worksheet. Using the "after WWI" map on page 426 of the textbook, fill in the map on the worksheet with the correct countries. Compare the before and after maps to answers the questions on the reverse side of the worksheet.
Journal #5
In World War I as head of the British Navy, Winston Churchill led troops into the Battle of Gallipoli, which ended in disaster as 56,000 British forces died. What steps did Churchill take to regain the trust of British people? Do you think he should have been forgiven for this mistake?
Assignment:
Submit Portfolio #1
Complete the Europe After WWI map and worksheet. Using the "after WWI" map on page 426 of the textbook, fill in the map on the worksheet with the correct countries. Compare the before and after maps to answers the questions on the reverse side of the worksheet.
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January 16 and 17
Journal #4 If you were given a schedule with classes and lunch with all your friends, and then they took it away and gave you a schedule with classes with none of your friends and the opposite lunch, how would you feel? Would you accept the new schedule or would you try and do something to change it? Debriefing Questions
1. What went well for your country during the negotiations? 2. What went poorly? What could have gone better? 3. What issues do you see our class' final agreement, or the Treaty itself, that may cause anger and resentment? Do you think this could have contributed to the rise of totalitarian leaders such as Adolf Hitler? Why? Explain.
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Officials from the Allied nations negotiate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles on Dec 2, 1918.
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January 11 and 12
Journal #3 While watching World Wars, supposedly British soldier Henry Tandey had a chance to shoot Adolf Hitler on the battlefield. What were you thinking during this scene? If Hitler had died on the battlefield in World War I, do you think that Nazi ideology (their ideas, beliefs, and policies) would have developed? Why or why not? (This scene, while dramatic, is not seen as a historical fact. Hitler himself claimed it was true, but he is not seen as a reliable historical source.) January 9 and 10
Journal #2 What is one academic goal that you have for the semester? What steps will you take in order to achieve your goal? Assignment: Watch Part One The World Wars Trial by Fire and complete the worksheet packet.
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January 8
Journal #1
Describe your best day of the break. What did you do? Why was it fun? (At least 5 sentence paragraph responses. Journals are worth 4 points each. I collect them along with the Portfolio at the end of the Unit.)
Assignment: Read textbook pages 424-427 and complete review questions #3-5
Journal #1
Describe your best day of the break. What did you do? Why was it fun? (At least 5 sentence paragraph responses. Journals are worth 4 points each. I collect them along with the Portfolio at the end of the Unit.)
Assignment: Read textbook pages 424-427 and complete review questions #3-5