World History for Friday, December 17

1. Rags to Riches game on the Treaty of Versailles
2. World War I vocabulary activities

World History for Wednesday & Thursday, December 15 & 16

1. Reviewed the Imperialism quiz.
2. Notes:  Treaty of Versailles.  Be sure to copy those from a classmate.
3. Boyz 'n the 'Hood World War I metaphor.
4. Played the World War I review game.  Play it here!

World History for Tuesday, December 14

1. Students completed the worksheet The Battle of the Somme.  Be sure to print it out and complete it.
2. We also had some notes on the Treaty of Versailles.  Copy those from a classmate if you were absent.

World History for Monday, December 13

1. Completed the World War I video Shell Shock that we started last Friday.  View the rest of the video in the two portions below.  Students then turned in the completed question sheet.  Make sure you watch the entire video and turn you

World History for Friday, December 10

1. Congratulations to the students who created the winning poster in period 4.  Your poster was chosen as the overall "Superchamp!"
2. We discussed the United States' entry into World War I.  Be sure to copy those notes from a classmate.
3. We began a terrific video on World War I from Peter Jennings' series The Century, called Shell Shock.  Print out the questions here, then watch the first portion of the video below.

World History for Wednesday & Thursday, December 8 & 9

1. Took benchmark #1.  The only time to make up that test will be on Thursday, December 16 at lunch in my classroom.  Be there or get a zero!
2. Voted on the best overall World War I poster.
3. Notes on Total War.  Be sure to copy those from a classmate.
4. Read the WWI play In the Trenches.

World History for Tuesday, December 7

1. Completed the World War I posters and voted on the best one.
2. We also completed #5 and 6 on the World War I map.  Be sure to answer those and draw the fronts in on the map.  We will be turning in the map this week.
3. On Wednesday/Thursday we will be having benchmark #1.

World History for Monday, December 6

Today we worked on our World War I posters.  I liked the progress each group made and I'm looking forward to seeing the final product tomorrow.  We'll have about 15-20 minutes to work on them on Tuesday, then we'll vote on the best poster.  Could be yours!

World History for Friday, December 3

1. Period 4 had some notes on trench warfare that we didn't get to the other day.
2. Be sure that you've completed the coloring for the World War I map.  If I haven't checked yours yet, be sure to show it to me so you can get credit.
3. We began group work on the World War I posters.  We will continue with that on Monday.
4. Here is a great website that has some examples of authentic World War I posters.  Once you get to the page, click on the country on the right.  Check it out!

World History for Wednesday and Thursday, December 1 & 2

1. Notes on World War I, including creating a powder keg with reasons WWI started.  Be sure to copy these notes from a classmate.
2. Video: Arming for War.  About 10 minutes long.  No make-up possible for this.
3. World War I poem, Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen.  We read the entire poem except for the last four lines.  Students were then to write four lines of their own that would end the poem appropriately.  I will post the poem below without the last four lines.  If you leave a comment on this posting with the four lines you wrote, I will give you extra credit.  You may only receive extra credit once.

Dulce Et Decorum Est

(It is Sweet and Good)

From the Latin saying, “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.”  (It is sweet and good to die for your country.)

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed,

Coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,

Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs

And towards our distant rest began to trudge.

Men marched asleep.  Many had lost their boots

But limped on, blood-shod.   All went lame; all blind;

Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots

Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.

Gas! Gas! Quick boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling,

Fitting the clumsy helmet just in time;

But someone still was yelling and stumbling

And flound’ring like a man in fire or in lime…

Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,

As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.

In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,

He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.

If in some smothering dream you too could pace

Behind the wagon that we flung him in,

And watch his white eyes writhing in his face,

His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin

If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood

Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,

Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud

Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-- 

Finish this poem with four lines that are consistent with the poet's tone and message, leave a comment with those four lines and get five points of extra credit!

World History for Monday, November 29

Welcome back!  Today in class we

1. Worked on #1, 2 on the World War I map.  Click on the link to open the document.  If the map doesn't come out formatted properly, please see me for a copy of it.
2. Took notes on the first MAIN factor that led to World War I starting.  Be sure to copy those notes from a classmate.

Period 8 World History for Monday, January 11

1. Notes:  The Treaty of Versailles.  Copy from a classmate.
2. WWI Metaphor:  Boyz 'n the 'Hood.  Get a copy from me when you return to class.
3. Vocabulary review game for the final exam.
   

Period 8 World History for Thursday, January 7

1. Read the play In the Trenches about the United States in World War I.
2. Viewed the video The Century--Shell Shock.  Print out the questions and bring them to class next time.
3. Handed out the Final Exam Study Guide.  Print it out and use it to guide your studying over the next week and a half.
   

Period 8 World History for Tuesday, January 5

1. Reviewed the factors that caused World War I.
2. Notes:  The Home Front--Total War.  Copy from a classmate
3. Finished and voted on Great War posters.
4. Notes:  U.S. Entry into World War I.  Copy from a classmate.

Period 8 World History for Thursday, December 17

We finished our World War I posters.  Voting for the best poster will take place once we return from break.  Have a fantastic vacation!

Period 8 World History for Tuesday, December 15

1. Notes:  Realities of War & Trench Warfare.  Copy from a classmate.
2. Begin The Great War Poster Project.  See me when you return so that I can get you into the right group.
   

Period 8 World History Friday, December 11

1. Showed me the completed homework, which was coloring the map according to the directions on the sheet.  Worth 10 points.
2. Imperialism quiz.  Make up will be Wednesday Dec. 16 at lunch.  No show = zero.
3. Notes:  World War I weapons
4. Video:  Arming for War
   

Period 8 World History for Wednesday, December 9

1. World War I notes.  Copy from classmate.
2. Homework:  complete numbers 3 and 4 on the World War I map (color the Allied Powers and the Central Powers).  Due Friday.
   

Period 8 World History for Monday, December 7

1. Make-up test for the benchmark we had last Thursday will be Wednesday, December 9 at lunch.  If you do not show up for it, you will receive a zero.
2. We will be having a quiz on Imperialism on Friday, December 11.  Two things that will definitely be on the quiz:  the vocabulary terms (spelling counts) and the motives for imperialism.
3. Today in class, we played the vocabulary game for our new unit on World War I.  Copy those terms from a classmate.
4. Notes on World War I.  Copy from a classmate.
   

World History: World War I Review Games!

The World War I test is right around the corner--Friday February 27 for odd classes and Monday March 2 for even classes. Don't forget that I'm available to help you study on even days at lunch or ANYTIME by appointment.

Here are the review games that I mentioned in class. Remember that on the day of the test, the review sheet and the World War I map are due at the beginning of the period. It's a BIG day for your grade!
World War I Vocabulary Games
World War I Background/Causes Activity