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.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Following the news in Egypt
WHO is protesting in Egypt?
WHO has ruled the country for more than 30 years?
As we talked about in class, the situation in Egypt has been constantly changing. The New York Times has some good questions to ask in order to make sense of the protests and revolts.
Check out the article and ponder the following questions:
- HOW is the Egyptian government responding?
- HOW many people have been arrested?
- HOW have the United States ambassador in Cairo and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton responded?
- WHERE did thousands march on Tuesday?
- WHEN in “recent memory” was there another large display of popular dissatisfaction in this nation, about the elimination of subsidies for food and other basic goods?
- WHAT is the government blaming for the protests?
- WHY are people protesting?
Sunday, January 30, 2011
PBS' The Great War
The companion website to PBS' "The Great War" has some fantastic interative maps of the war, as well as archival footage of life in the trenches, etc. Check it out!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Panama Canal!
On August 15, 1918, the Panama Canal opened connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. The story of the canal features a delightful cast of colorful characters ranging from an indomitable President to visionary engineers to tens of thousands of workers from around the world, rigidly segregated by race.
Check out the video from WGBH here!
Check out the video from WGBH here!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
2nd Quarter Extra Credit: DUE Friday 1/14
Last week, Adam Kirsch penned an interesting op-ed for the New York Times entitled "The First Drafts of American History".
To receive some credit, please read the article and draft a two paragraph response. Your first paragraph should summarize Kirsch's arguments and the second paragraph should be a reflective response.
Your response must be handed in to me, emailed, or posted as a response to this blog post by Friday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
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