2/14/2011 HOMEWORK

Our front-loading is now complete. The students have completed their smaller units of study (1877-1913, 1920s, and 1930s). We shall start the 1877-1913 presentation in a few days.

Today we started learning about the background of World War I.

We accessed prior knowledge, broke down the content with small research, partner, small group, and whole class discussions combined with lecture, video clips, and interactive maps.

Our Key Points for Today

1. Causes of War

2. Geographical Strategies

3. Political Powers

Helpful Links

http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/index.htm

http://www.thecorner.org/hist/wwi/alliance.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_western_front.shtml

http://www.firstworldwar.com/

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5La8fQEd-Is

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/

Song Trivia of the Day (and Thursday's)

Q. Who sang the version of Mr. Tambourine Man that played today?

a. Bob Dylan

Q. Who addressed the American people with a reference from the song that is currently

playing?

a. President Ronald Reagan/P.Y.T by Michael Jackson/1984

b. http://www.reference.com/browse/young+thing

HOMEWORK

YOUR GROUP WILL BE CREATING A VISUAL DEMONSTRATION OF ALLIANCES.

We divided into the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance and each group has to re-word a timeline into a script for a narrator to read and the actors will physically demonstrate what the countries do.