Table Teams, Postcards and Vocabulary Skits

Today, students were put into their table teams for our behavior competition.  Tables will be awarded points throughout the year for the behavior in class.  The best table from each class will receive a celebration.  Students worked on their Life in the Trenches postcard, which will be due Thursday.  Table teams were expected to create short skits on the 10 vocabulary words.  

Nationalism

Unification

Revolution

Anarchy

Exile

Armistice

Colonialism

Alliance

Dual-Monarchy

Austria - Hungary

Life in the trenches

Today, students used to resources (video and article) to collect information for a postcard from the trenches.  Students created a postcard to describe life in the trenches of WWI. This assignment will be due next Thursday.

Have a great weekend!

Lusitania and definitions

Today, students created a definition for the Lusitania, a passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI.  Students also created a list of other WWI definitions. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.  

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Finish Ppt and the Zimmerman Telegram

M - Militarism

A - Alliance

N - Nationalism

I - Imperialism 

A - Assassination

Today, students will finish going over the WWI presentation.  Students will also watch a short video about the Zimmmerman Telegram.

"MANIA" Causes of World War I

Today, students started class by watching a short video looking at the World War I "firsts".  Students will fill in blanks for a PowerPoint presentation examining the causes or WWI. There are still students that need to complete their World Religions test.  

M - Militarism
A - Alliances
N - Nationalism
I - Imperialism
A - Assassination

Finish Tests and Cause/Effect Nepal Earthquake

Today, some students will be taking or finishing their tests.  Everyone else will be reading an article and describing cause/effect relationships within the Nepal earthquake.  Tomorrow all students will begin learning about World War I.  World War I and II will be our final unit this year.  

World Religions Test

Today, students will take their test over the five major world religions.  Students are also expected to turn in their packets after the test. This is one of the last major grades of the year.

Stay Calm, Test on