Thursday, March 25, 2010

THE FINAL SOLUTION

lHW: The Holocaust 544-46
lThe Final solution-
lList the groups sent to camps
lComplete skillbuilder
lDefine and give an example of this event:
l genocide, final solution, ghettos, concentration camps

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Holocaust; The beginning of the terror....

HW: Read 542-544; answer Main ideas as you read.

lWhat did the Germans do to the Jews?
lWhy was it hard to escape?

Monday, March 22, 2010

London Times New Story....Battle of Britain

lRead p. 540.-1
lDraw a map of the British retreat to England from France. Add dates and statistics provided in the reading under the: Fall of France, and, the Battle of Britain
lWrite a Newspaper story for the London Times about the BATTLE OF BRITAIN.
Use info from the text. Quote from Winston churchill

Friday, March 19, 2010

Movie Review; min. 1 page typed; double spaced; 5 paragraphs; due monday ONLY

1.Movie Review: Compare Why We Fight and Triumph of the Will
2.1. Title – catchy, can indicate if review will be positive or negative, you can play with words to make it different .
3.What is propaganda? How does each film persuade to their point of view? What is your thesis about propaganda films or these films in particular?

5.What makes each of these films___ propaganda?
6.Comparisons==this movie______ has been compared to ____ because…
7.Compare the Similarities and Differences
between American and German points of view
positive and negative things you thought about each film, what didn’t you like? Why?
Final comments – general comments that summarize your view of the film, you may want to say something inspiring to get the reader to want to go out and see the film or you might say something that would want them not to go and see it!.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Thurs, Friday classwk and HW Hitler

REad 534-5 Isolationism: list 3 factors that made USA an isolationism country.
What did Roosevelt do? What didn’t he do?

HW: Read 536-37 Read Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall; Describe the takeover of Austria; Describe the Bargain for part of Czechoslovakia—reason, attack, solution
HITLER pictures (537): What emotions are in his gestures; Would Hitler do well on television today

Rise of HItler

Read p. 531: How was Hitler Elected?
Make a Flow Map of How the Nazis took control of Germany
P. 532 View map and answer 1-2
P. 534 Analyze the political cartoon 1-3
HW: Finish and answer #4 on 535 assess

Friday, March 5, 2010

DUE MONDAY: Essay on Great Depression, period 5 only

Essay on Great Depression: How do people survive crises? What is the role of the government to help them? -
It’s 1934 and Roosevelt is President. You are unemployed… (See ‘Scenarios)’ Write a letter to President Roosevelt as an unemployed worker, farmer, family member, youth or artist who got a job in the 1930’s due to the policies of the New Deal.
Tell FDR how the Depression has affected you and your family. See ‘Scenarios’ for ideas.
Explain the New Deal policies you have read about in the news.
Explain the specific program that helped you. Tell the president the work you are now doing in this program.
Give the president advice on what else he can be doing for the unemployed, the poor, the segregated society or segregated army, etc.