WHaG with Mr. Harrison

We discussed Stalin’s Totalitarianism and then compared the Russian Revolutions to the book (and characters) in Animal Farm. We then answered questions over the Ch. 30 sec. 3 Textbook Talkie on China between the wars.

We answered questions over part of a film on the Last Emperor of China.

The Ch. 30 sec. 1-2 Questions were checked at the start of the hour. We continued to discuss Lenin and the USSR, and students completed the A New Era in the USSR questions. We also introduced Stalin and totalitarianism in the Soviet Union.

After answering questions about the Romanov family, we went over the major events of the Russian Revolutions. Students were then given time to work on the Ch. 30 sec. 1-2 Textbook Questions — due tomorrow.

Students answered questions over a video on the Last Tsar of Russia, and then read an article on what happened to the Romanov family. They also used the Chromebooks to fill in a FERPA form.

We went over some Social Studies prefixes, and learned about marshmallows. Students also completed the questions on Russia’s withdrawal from WWI.

We discussed censorship during WWI, and then censored an example of a letter from the trenches. After watching a clip on life in the trenches, we censored the student’s written letters and discussed the results.

Vernal Equinox!

We discussed yesterday’s article on the Middle East and the Sykes-Picot Agreement at the start of class. Students then completed questions on a chart over America’s deadliest wars. They were then given time to write a “letter from the trenches.”

Students took the CH. 29 Test in class. When they finished, they were given time to work on the “How the Middle East Got That Way” article and questions.

The Ch. 29 sec. 4 Questions were checked and discussed. Students completed the WWI Peace Agreements handout and received a copy of the CH. 29 Study Guide. Ch. 29 Test tomorrow!