Sunday, February 27, 2011

Kristallnacht


1.  Notebook Challenge:  What kind of power does the media have?  Share 3-5.  -10 minutes
2.  Intro: Kristallnacht: Night of Broken Glass.  The shooting of a Nazi by a German boy was told on every radio and TV show and newspaper as if it was the beginning of a Jewish plot to take over Germany.  The result was a night of relentless violence against Jews.  -1 minute
3.  Watch video below or Click Here. -6 minutes


4.  The class will split up the Nine Kristallnacht Stories and create presentations to give tomorrow, where they will take notes on each others' stories.  Their presentation will be graded on 100% participation, content & preparation, and accuracy.  They need to read, identify & define any vocabulary they need to in order to understand, and then
      a. Create GISTS: the main Who, What, When, When, Why, and How of their primary source.
      b. Create a list of at least 5 important details (bullet points in their own words).  More than 5 to earn a grade of "4".
      c. A visual or dramatic component (Diagram, Illustration, Tableaux, or Skit) to show each important detail (minimum 5).
-45 minutes

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Revolutionary Voices Portfolio Artifact

This is our Semester 1 Benchmark Portfolio Artifact, and one of the creative options for our Semester 1 Exhibition.  This is a MAKE OR BREAK assignment!


Students will use independent research to create a blog of historical fiction, in an attempt to answer the question: How did this revolution transform the nation and its people?  What aspects of society were not transformed by this revolution?

They will do so by using problem-solving strategies to collect timelines and primary sources, create a character based on what they have learned, and complete a storytelling project from the perspective of that character.

All Project Details Are Here!  Due 11/6/2010!


Thursday, September 30, 2010

Revolutionary Research Folder

Our Exhibition, 12/9, will feature ANIMATIONS you create in Digital Media that express the TRANSFORMATIONS that take place in in characters in the play Antigone read in English class, the evolutionary changes studied in Biology, or the wars for independence analyzed in Global Studies.  The research we have done on revolutions will be used for Exhibition as well as this semester's Benchmark Portfolio Artifact.

Step 2: Independent Research Folder Due 10/18
Exhibition Project Planner
Source Requirements
Search Strategies


Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Revolutions Classwork & Homework

Our Exhibition, 12/9, will feature ANIMATIONS you create in Digital Media that express the TRANSFORMATIONS that take place in in characters in the play Antigone read in English class, the evolutionary changes studied in Biology, or the wars for independence analyzed in Global Studies.  The research we have done on revolutions will be used for Exhibition as well as this semester's Benchmark Portfolio Artifact.

Step 1: Revolution Classwork & Homework Packets Due 10/4

Haitian Revolution
Colonization & Social Class Notes*
Hatian Revolution Timeline Notes*
Belief Analysis
Quiz*
Transformers I


Latin American Revolutions
Latin American Revolutions Notes
Quiz*
Transformers II


American Revolution
Investigation Stations
Quiz
Belief Analysis
Transformers III


*Missed notes can be copied from a classmate or found in the class binder at the back of the room.  Quizzes missed due to excused absences can be taken with Suzanne before or after school.