Week of March 7

Friday
We watched the rest of The Lost Battalion. Students wrote a reflection afterwards, which I collected.
Homework
None


Thursday
I collected the homework.
We watched the first part of The Lost Battalion.
Homework
None



Wednesday
I collected the homework.
We read and discussed Chapter 25 Sections 2 and 3.
Homework
textbook p. 716, #2 - use Sections 2 and 3 in your answer



Tuesday
Handouts: labeled map of Europe; blank map of Europe; guidelines for map and map test (March 31)
We discussed expectations for the map.
As a class, we read and discussed Chapter 25 S1 of the textbook.
Homework
textbook p. 712, #3 a, b, and c



Monday
Students compared 1914 Europe to Europe in 1918 and discovered which new countries were formed after the Treaty of Versailles.
Homework
Get those permission slips signed by Wednesday!

Week of Feb. 28

Friday
Early Release - Staff Development
No class - special schedule


Thursday
Students took the WWI Test.
Homework
None



Wednesday
I checked Journal Entry #12.
I collected Question Quivers (extra enrichment).
Students watched a National Geographic video on The Last Voyage of the Lusitania.
Homework
Study for tomorrow's test.


Tuesday
I checked Journal Entry #11
Students took notes as they watched the documentary War without End.[Strachan].
Homework
Journal Entry #12.


Monday
I checked Journal Entry #11
We read and discussed Ch 24 S3 and S4 w/s, answering the questions as we went. This is the last of the study guides.
Permission slips for The Lost Battalion went home.
Students had time to study for Thursday's test.
Homework
Study for test.
Permission slip due Wed., March 9 at the latest.

Extra Enrichment

Create a "Cootie Catcher" as a review guide for Thursday's WWI test. Due Wednesday.

Include as much information (test review questions and answers) on as many surfaces as possible.
In case you don't know how to create one, here are some directions and visuals.


http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Cootie-Catcher

WWI Handouts / Study Guides

Test is on Thurs., March 3

• Causes of the First World War (ANIMAL)
• Allied Powers / Triple Entente
• Central Powers / Triple Alliance
• Assassination x-wd
• A-Z terms
• Causes of WWI x-wd
• Causes Gap-fill (fill in the blank)
• Schlieffen Plan
• Theatres of War
• Armistice
• Reasons for US entry into war
• Main battles
• Fourteen Points
• Treaty of Versailles
• Review Ch 24 S1, 2, 3, 4
• 1914 Map of Europe - know countries

Missing Grades

Due to the recent PowerSchool outage, MANY of the scores in my gradebook have disappeared. I appreciate your patience as I work to re-enter them.

Week of Feb. 21

Friday
I checked Theatres of War w/s.
Students took notes as they watched a documentary on Germany's Last Gamble [Strachan].
Homework
Journal Entry #11.



Thursday
Science Fair Expo Day
No class - special schedule


Wednesday
I checked Journal Entry #10.
Students completed Cornell Notes on Chapter 24 Section 2.
Homework
Review study guides



Tuesday
I checked Journal Entry #9.
Handouts: Total War; Theatres of War
We read and discussed the handouts.
Students had time to work on their homework.
Homework
Journal Entry #10
Theatres of War is a study guide - I will check that it is done on Friday.
If you were absent last Friday (2/18), research the importance of the Battle of Jutland, Gallipoli, the Lusitania, and U-boats in WWI. Write up your findings and turn in when you return (and use your finding in your journal entry).



Monday
No School - Presidents' Day

Week of Feb. 14

Friday
I collected the answers to questions #1-10 from the Weapons of WWI handout.
Students watched and took notes on a documentary about innovations in naval warfare during WWI [Killers of the Sea - WWI in Color].
Homework
Journal Entry #9
If you were absent Friday, research the importance of the Battle of Jutland, Gallipoli, the Lusitania, and U-boats in WWI. Write up your findings and turn in when you return (and use your finding in your journal entry).



Thursday
I checked Journal Entry #8.
Handout: First World War Weapons
We read and discussed the handout. Students had time to work on the homework in class, and also time to study for the upcoming test.
Homework
Questions 1-10 in complete sentences (except for #1).


Wednesday
Students took notes as they watched a video on the advances in airpower during WWI [Blood in the Air - WWI in Color].
Homework
Journal Entry #8



Tuesday
I checked Journal Entry #7 and collected the Trenches Crossword.
Students took Cornell Notes on Chapter 24 S1 of their textbook.
Homework
Study terms, definitions, study guides, 1914 map of Europe.
First WWI test is on March 2nd or 3rd and will include a map portion.



Monday
I checked Journal Entry #6.
We read a newspaper article about the last survivor of the 1914 Christmas Truce.
Handout: The Christmas Truce letter
We read and discussed the letter.
Handout: The Trenches Crossword
Students used the two enlarged pictures from The Trenches Packet from last week to solve the crossword.
Homework
Journal Entry #6 - you have experienced the ceasefire at Christmas.