Modern World History

Welcome to week six of the third quarter.

 

Monday, February 26, 2007

Examine aftermath of WWI.

 

Listen to NPR special on the WWI and its effect on the Middle East.

Visit the NPR site for the special.

Download questions for the special.

If you have trouble listening to the article you can download it here.

 

Homework:

finish questions on NPR special

study for assessment of your understanding on WWI and its effect on the world.

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

HALF DAY

Go over essay exam from last the last unit on Nationalism.

 

Homework:

study

 

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

TEST DAY

Unit Test Examining the Question "Did World War I Bring the World Closer to Peace?"

Test not yet available for download

 

Homework:

none

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Go over test

Talk about mulitple choice test taking strategies

Go over good essay writing skills.

Instruction for Re-Writing Essay

1. Draw a box around thesis statement

2. Underline each supporting evidence sentence.

3. Draw a star next to each sentence that explains why the evidence is important.

 

Download Guideline for Re-writing the Essays.
This is something different than the instructions above.

 

See list of 24 words for WWI Word Search (make sure you know what each word means!)

Homework:

Re-write essay

 

Friday, March 2, 2007

Examine how decisions about boundaries in the Middle East during WWI have lasting effects today.

Map activity

 

Homework:

none