Today we continued to learn about the cold war. Students use this reading → Cold War Reading to complete their graphic organizer and timeline. Your timeline is due Thursday. Use → Cold War Timeline and Graphic Organizer key to make sure your have correct information.

Coming UP:

Due Wednesday: Breaking News! (Cold War assignment)

Due Thursday: Cold War Timeline

Unit Test: Wednesday (November 8, 2017)

Test Review session: Monday (November 6, 2017) @ 8:15. Please meet at the Bus Depot entrance.

This week will will finish up our study with the history of Europe. Tutoring will be Tuesday from 4:30-5:30. Please pick students up at the Bus Depot. There will not be a quiz/test this week. However, we will have a summative assessment (Unit test) next Wednesday November 8th.  There will a test review session next Monday, November 7th at 8:15 AM. 

Tentative Schedule

Monday and Tuesday- The Cold War

Wednesday- Friday- Treaty of Versailles Simulation Activity

join.quizizz.com  Use these game codes →   063908, 830713, 550863

This week we will continue to study the history of Europe by learning about the following Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE):

SS6H3 Explain conflict and change in Europe.

1. Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression.
2. Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events which resulted in the Holocaust.

I will be out Monday and Tuesday of this week. Grades should be updated by Thursday. There are several students who have not yet submitted a few assignments. All missing assignments must be submitted to me upon my return on Wednesday. We look forward to having a great week!

Tentative Schedule

Monday and Tuesday: Nazism and Holocaust

Wednesday and Thursday: Propaganda Activity

Friday- Quiz covering all European history topics learned thus far

Please use your notes and the resources below to prepare for tomorrows’s quiz.

Quizziz Games   Game Codes: 390140, 965439 and 780796

The quiz for the week will be Friday!!!

Due Thursday → MAIN Causes WWI Frayer Model.

If you did not submit →Russian Revolution Tasks please do so by tomorrow!

This is week is conference week and students will be dismissed at 1:30 each day. We look forward to seeing your student led conference this week. This week we will continue our study of the History of Europe by learning about the causes of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Great Depression. There will be a quiz Thursday that covers the Russian Revolution/Rise of Communism, the causes of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Great Depression.

Monday:

M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI

Tuesday: Treaty of V and World Wide Depression   treatyofversaillesworldwidedepressionupdated

Wednesday: Russian Revolution Tasks are due!!!! Russian Revolution Tasks

Thursday: M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI Frayer is due!!! →MAIN Causes WWI Frayer Model

QUIZ  today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday: Review/Extension/Remediation based on performance on Thursday’s quiz

Homework: Russian Revolution Lost Cell Phone Task or Nicholas II Facebook Task. If you were absent you must get the assignment from Mr. Brown tomorrow.

Today we learned about the Russian Revolution and the Rise of Communism. If you were absent, please use the resources below.

Russian Revolution PPT

Rise of Communism Graphic Organizer

It’s hard to believe that we are already done with the first quarter of the school year! By now, you should have received information on how to schedule your child’s Student Led Conference for next week. If you have not done so, please schedule your conference soon. We are looking forward to meeting with each of you!

 This week we will begin learning about the history of Europe. Many of the concepts that we will explore are very familiar to our students so they should be quite successful during this unit of study. There will not be a graded test or quiz this week! The tentative schedule for the week is posted below. Have a great week.

Tentative Schedule

Monday- Pre-test

Tuesday- Presentation from KSU’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education

Wednesday- The Rise of Communism/Russian Revolution

Thursday & Friday- The Rise of Communism/Russian Revolution Tasks (student choice)