Week of 8/22 to 8/26

This week, we did the following

1) Finished the timeline complete with image.

2) Did Cornell notes on Trench Warfare and WWI. First World War notes are here and Trench Warfare notes are here.

3)On Friday, we read a one pager on the World War. We then answered four questions on that sheet. If you need that work, please talk to me. These were the questions:

1) Why were casualties so high on the western front

2) Why had Russia left the war by January 1918?

3) How did the USA come to join the war? What difference did this make?

4) Summarize the section German defeat and the Armistice.

These assignments were checked on Tuesday, August 30th.

Week of 8/15-8/19

1st Assignment: Read "The Origins of the First World War" Pages 4-5
Create a chart for the Four Causes of the War by dividing a notebook paper in fours. At the top of each box write Long Term Cause #1, then Long Term Cause #2, etc.

In each box:
1)Summarize information
2) How did this cause make war more likely?
3) Does this show that the German government was to blame for WWI?

2nd Assignment: Read "The Origins of the First World War" Page 7 Divide your notebook paper into threes labeled Short Term Cause #1, Short Term Cause #2, Short Term Cause #3.

In each box:
1)Summarize information
2) How does this cause lead to war?
3) Does this cause show Germany is to blame for the War?

3rd Assignment: Using your "Causes of the First World War" packet write about the three countries involved in the Triple Alliance and Triple Entene.
1) Explain their main concerns by 1914.
2) Also explain why it made sense to be in the alliance they were in.

4th Assignment: Construct a timeline of main events from 1870-1914 using 5 events (complete with image and describe each event with 100% accuracy. The events you choose must pertain to the outbreak of war.

Work For The Week of 8/8-8/12

On Thursday, students worked on a map of the oceans and continents. In this map they were also to include the Equator, Prime Meridian, and the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.

On Friday, world history students worked on a map of Europe complete with all the countries in the World War I era. A good resource for this can be found here.

Both of these maps are supposed to be in the section of their binder they devote to World History. Their work will be checked on Monday

Thank you,

Mr. Randall

Syllabus

Mr. Randall’s World History

2011-2012 School Year

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to learn about the major economic, political, cultural and social developments that have occurred throughout the 20^th Century in accordance with the ICGSE World History Cambridge Curriculum.

Grading Policy

I. Percentages

90-100 A

80-89 B

70-79 C

60-69 D

50-59 F

II. Pertinent Information

i) work will be fairly evaluated and based on your achievement and effort.

ii) all absent work must be made up in a timely manner – this is your responsibility not mine.

iii) do all work in a timely manner the first time around – there is no excuse for late work, and it will not be evaluated.

iv) if you want to know any information about your grade or progress, come to me before or afterschool. School time is for teaching, I do not have time to go over every detail with you during school, but I will be more than happy to meet with you during non-school hours.

v) In this case, the term ‘work’ includes but is not limited to: classwork, notes, homework, essays, quizzes, tests, projects, and bellwork.

III. Grade Breakdown

The instructor evaluates student work by tabulating cumulative points. At the end of the quarter, your total points earned will be divided by total points possible to give the student a percentage grade. This percentage grade will correlate with the policy above.

The instructor reserves the right to ‘improve’ a student’s grade for the following reasons:

i) positive classroom participation – contribution in classroom discussions.

ii) an exceptional score on the final – A great score on the final represents true, long term learning. It is the best evaluation of your learning.

iii) perfect attendance – people that show up to everything on time always do well in life.

iv) a ‘strong finish’ – if you finish well you leave a lasting impression. I suggest everyone do so.

I will never lower a student’s grade for any reason. You cannot take away something a student earned.

Coursework

The coursework in this class is broken down into units based on essential questions based on the ICGSE Cambridge World History Curriculum. The following page provides a timeline for said units.

Cambridge World History Description

Curriculum: Option B (20^th Century)

Depth Study: Germany, 1918-1945

Course Work: Israel and Palestine 1945-

Timeline for Curriculum

August: 19^th Cent. Question #6 (What caused the First World War?)

20^th Cent. Question #1 (Were the peace treaties of 1919-1923 fair?)

September: 20^th Cent. Question #1 (Were the peace treaties of 1919-1923 fair?)

20^th Cent. Question #2 (To what extent was the League of Nations a success?)

October: 20^th Cent. Question #2 (To what extent was the League of Nations a success?)

20^th Cent. Question #3 (Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?)

November: 20^th Cent. Question #3 (Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?)

Depth Study A: Germany, 1918-45

December: Depth Study A: Germany, 1918-45

January: Course Work: Depth Study B: Israel and Palestine 1945-

February: 20^th Cent. Question #4 (Who was to blame for the Cold War?)

20^th Cent. Question #5 (How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism?)

March: 20^th Cent. Question #5 (How effectively did the USA contain the spread of Communism?)

20^th Cent. Question #6 (How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948-c. 1989?)

April: 20^th Cent. Question #6 (How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948-c. 1989?)

20^th Cent. Question #7 (How effective has the United Nations Organization been?)

May: Review for Cambridge Examination