Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
WWI Test: NEXT WEEK!
Period 3: Tuesday
Period 7: Wednesday
In case you lost it, here is the Unit Plan/Study Guide: GOOD LUCK!
WWI Unit Plan
Period 7: Wednesday
In case you lost it, here is the Unit Plan/Study Guide: GOOD LUCK!
WWI Unit Plan
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Breaking News: Date Change
Critical book reviews will now be due Monday, February 28th. Your WWI test will still be next week. Let me know if you have any questions.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Why Did Egypt Erupt Now?
There is a fantastic article by Kelli Arena that was recently published that does a really good job of describing the root of the problems in Egypt. Arena believes that
- the youth of Egypt were denied economic, social, political opportunities
- the November election added to sense of repression
- youth groups, other protesters relied on social networks to organize
PBS also has an article written by Jessica Elsayed, a teen from Alexandria, Egypt who is a senior reporter for Youth Journalism International. Jessica has been experiencing her country's revolution firsthand.
Stay informed so we can continue to discuss this in class.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
If It Were My Home. . .
If It Were My Home is an interactive website that allows you to compare demographic, geographic, and political statistics between different company. For example, you can compare the United States to Egypt--or, alternatively, you could compare Israel and Egypt (like period 7 did in class.
There is also a component that allows you to see the magnitude of the BP oil spill.
Check it out!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Homework: French Army Mutinies in WWI
To give us some more context about the global challenges of World War I, please read the following article "French Army Mutinies in WWI". Answer the THREE questions that follow on a separate piece of paper.
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