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-- Describe and compare Wilson's Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Versailles -- Describe and evaluate the League of Nations Activities: -- Turn in WWI propaganda poster -- Complete viewing powerpoint on the Treaty of Versailles -- Take vote on if you would have voted to approve the treaty with the League of Nations included (if you were a US Senator) -- Add to notes in packet Independent Learning: -- WWI quiz on Tuesday, March 28 -- Weekly Weekend Work -- Check StudentVUE -- Do any missing work -- Check OG gmail account for messages from teachers -- Clean out/Organize backpack -- Restock supplies (or go to the office or come see me first thing Monday morning to get the supplies you need) Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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-- Describe the armistice and Wilson's Fourteen Points Activities: -- View powerpoint on the Armistice; take notes in packet -- Take notes on war casualties (deaths and injuries) -- View powerpoint on Wilson's Fourteen Points; take notes in packet Independent Learning: -- WWI propanda poster due Friday -- WWI quiz on Tuesday Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: Objectives: -- Describe the messages sent to the "homefront" in regard to the war Activities: -- View examples of WWI propaganda posters -- Plan/Design your own propaganda poster to support the war effort Independent Learning: -- WWI propaganda poster due Friday -- WWI quiz on Tuesday Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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-- Describe how propaganda supported US soldiers in WWI Activities: -- Turn in Letter Home RAFT -- Read p, 714-715 in textbook; complete packet p, 8 -- View a variety of propaganda posters; make several entries in p. 9 of packet -- View other posters famous in World War I -- View student created posters Independent Learning: -- Be thinking about a propaganda poster you will create tomorrow in class -- World War I quiz on Monday Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: Objectives: -- Describe how the "homefront" supported US soldiers in WWI Activities: -- Turn in alternate assignment for anyone who did not participate in debate. -- Read p, 714-715 in textbook; complete packet p, 8 -- View "Uncle Sam Wants YOU!" poster -- Hear a Four-Minute Men speech Independent Learning: -- Soldier's Letter Home RAFT due tomorrow (along with pads and pencils) Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
Objectives: -- Express characteristics of a life of a soldier in World War I Activities: -- View short video on American entry into WWI. -- View primary source letters from World War I soldiers. Analyze as a class. (What did they write about? What feelings were expressed? Etc.) -- Receive Soldier's Letter Home RAFT assignment (see below). -- Get in the "trench" (on the floor between desks). Receive letter-writing pad and pencils from CO (Commanding Officer) Ms. Schaedler who has ordered you to write home to keep up support for the war on the homefront. You may select your rank [Private (Pvt), Private First Class (Pfc), Sergeant (Sgt), Sergeant First Class (Sfc), Lieutenant (Lt), Captain (Cpt)]. Start writing home. Independent Learning: -- Alternate debate assignments due Monday (if you were not able to participate due to absence or not being prepared) -- Letter home RAFT due Tuesday (You may use all the notes you have -- packet, handouts, textbook, videos we've seen, images shown, etc.) -- Weekly Weekend Work -- Check VUE -- Do any missing work shown in VUE -- Check OG gmail for messages from teachers -- Clean out/Organize backpack -- Restock supplies Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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-- Describe the difference US troops made to the war Activities: -- Briefly discuss upcoming tasks and how today's lesson could impact them -- View History Channel video on entry of US troops to the war -- Listen to and view lyrics of the video, "Over There" -- View video on the impact of US troops in the war -- Add "shell shock" to vocab list -- Use textbook to complete part of page 8 in packet (p. 712-713) -- Use textbook to complete page 10 in packet (p. 718-720) Independent Learning: -- See yesterday's posting about alternate assignment Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: Objectives:
-- Describe the ways geography affected Ancient Greece Activities: -- Ms, Altman discussed with class the best ways to finish strong in 7th grade, show respect, and shared concerns about what is being observed -- Went over Ms. Altman's talk a bit -- Discussed what a pledge was -- Determined something that each student could individually pledge to do to finish the year strong, show respect, and address concerns; wrote on pledge poster Independent Learning: -- Alternate assignment for students who did not participate in the fishbowl debate either due to absence or unpreparedness is due Friday, March 20. (See Monday's post for a copy of the assignment.) Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class: Objectives: -- Argue the pros and cons of the US entering World War I Activities: -- Review rules on Fishbowl Debates -- Get pro/con roles for World War I debate -- Prepare for debate (determine strongest arguments and rebuttals for likely arguments from opponents) -- Fishbowl debate -- Second fishbowl debate using opposing argument Independent Learning: -- None in general , but students who did not have their Friday assignment work done today will have to do an alternate assignment. See below. Notes/Handouts/Material covered in class:
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