Week 22: February 1-3, 2016
“Transition Mini-week”
Unit IIUnit III (World War II)
Marking Period #2#3 (2nd semester)
Confirmation of GENOCIDE, political cartoons, etc.
Safari Montage Video & Word Wall tiles?
CORE Essays?
Why are we here this week?
Students will complete any remaining assessments from marking
period 2/Unit II, and begin the transition into Unit III (3rd marking
period) over the course of the next three days.
Homework: Periods 1,4, & 6: Complete video notes
Periods 2 & 3: Complete essay tomorrow in class
Monday, February 1, 2016
I. Social Studies BUSY-NESS!!!
Unit II Exam?
Marking Period #2?
OTHER?
II. World War II OR CORE ESSAY (Per. 2 & 3)
Periods 1,4,6: Watch & record NOTES on WW II Safari video
Periods 2 & 3: Recap essay expectations, samples, organizer
QUESTIONS?
CORE Essay for Periods 2 & 3
9th Grade Midterm Essay Question
Essay written in Lab 237 Monday, 2/1/16…++
Students will write about one of the following themes & answer the prompt (BELOW):
role of government
America's changing economy
America's role in the world
social equality in America
Explain how the development of one of the themes (above) has moved us closer to or further from
America’s founding ideals (equality, rights, liberty, opportunity, & democracy). Answers should
address the time period of 1890 to 1940.
Students should use at least three specific examples from history to support their position.
An organizer/outline may be used, but no pre-written essays are allowed
.
If you are PREPARED to write your essay TODAY, please let teacher know at this time.
Introduction: Set the “stage” and write a strong, declarative thesis statement.
Include a preview of your examples that you will write about to PROVE that
America was making progress or moving in the wrong direction.
Body Paragraphs (3): Explain how each historic example supports your view.
Prove your thesis by including background information & specific details that
explain HOW the American ideals were affected by each example.
Conclusion: Convincingly reinforce your thesis and BRIEFLY review your
examples/main points.
9th Grade Midterm Essay Question
Essay written in computer lab 237 on Monday, 2/1/16…+
Students will write about a theme (role of government…America's changing economy…America's role in the world…
OR…social equality in America) while answering the following prompt:
Explain how the development of one of the themes (above) has moved us closer to or further from America’s founding
ideals (equality, rights, liberty, opportunity, & democracy). Answers should address the time period of 1890 to 1940.
Students should use at least three specific examples from history to support their position.
An organizer/outline may be used, but no pre-written essays are allowed.
a. How did the *role of government change between 1890-1940? Have our nation's ideals improved or worsened?
b. How did America's economy* change between 1890-1940? Have our nation's ideals improved or worsened?
c. How did America's *role in the world change between 1890-1940? Have our nation's ideals improved or worsened?
d. How has **social equality changed in America between 1890-1940? Have our nation's ideals improved or
worsened?
Did you SELECT a specific essay theme *& “brainstorm” ideas ?
Did you write a thesis & IDENTIFY 3 specific examples to write about?
Did you complete your organizer (filled with facts) & transitions?
Did you fill in your selected theme?
Did you write a clear thesis statement, including a preview of your three
historic examples from 1890-1940, showing that America has moved closer to
(or further from) its founding ideals?
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement from a Weak One
American Ideals (e,r,l,o,d): better
1. A strong thesis statement takes some sort of stand.
or worse between 1890-1940?
Remember that your thesis needs to show your conclusions about a subject.
Ex. Because Banana Herb Tea Supplement promotes rapid weight loss that results in the
loss of muscle and lean body mass, it poses a potential danger to customers.
This is a strong thesis because it takes a stand, and because it's specific.
Share & discuss your thesis
statement in groups…
2. A strong thesis statement justifies discussion.
Your thesis should indicate the point of the discussion. A good strategy for creating a strong
thesis is to show that the topic is controversial. Readers will be interested in reading the
rest of the essay to see how you support your point.
theme/question: role of
government? changing economy?
3. A strong thesis statement expresses one main idea.
US role in the world? social equity?
Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. Hint: a great many
clear and engaging thesis statements contain words like because, since, so, although,
unless, and however.
3 detailed historic examples illustrating your point of view:
explain how these support your thesis statement!
4. A strong thesis statement is specific.
A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you
keep your paper to a manageable topic. A strong thesis statement narrows the subject to
a more specific and manageable topic, and it also identifies the specific effects on
American ideals between 1890-1940.
Review sample essays today!
• Now, let’s write a STRONG THESIS statement…
• Review The Americans and/or History Alive! in
search of additional FACTS & DETAILS about
your 3 chosen historic examples…
organizer/outline?
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement
from a Weak One
1. A strong thesis statement takes some sort of stand.
Remember that your thesis needs to show your conclusions about a subject. For
example, if you are writing a paper for a class on fitness, you might be asked to
choose a popular weight-loss product to evaluate. Here are two thesis
statements:
There are some negative and positive aspects to the Banana Herb Tea Supplement.
This is a weak thesis statement. First, it fails to take a stand. Second, the phrase
negative and positive aspects is vague.
Because Banana Herb Tea Supplement promotes rapid weight loss that results in the
loss of muscle and lean body mass, it poses a potential danger to customers.
This is a strong thesis because it takes a stand, and because it's specific.
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement
from a Weak One
2. A strong thesis statement justifies discussion.
Your thesis should indicate the point of the discussion. If your assignment is to
write a paper on kinship systems, using your own family as an example, you
might come up with either of these two thesis statements:
My family is an extended family.
This is a weak thesis because it merely states an observation. Your reader won’t be
able to tell the point of the statement, and will probably stop reading.
While most American families would view consanguineal marriage as a threat to the
nuclear family structure, many Iranian families, like my own, believe that these
marriages help reinforce kinship ties in an extended family.
This is a strong thesis because it shows how your experience contradicts a widely-accepted
view. A good strategy for creating a strong thesis is to show that the topic is controversial.
Readers will be interested in reading the rest of the essay to see how you support your
point.
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement
from a Weak One
3. A strong thesis statement expresses one main idea.
Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. If your thesis
statement expresses more than one idea, then you might confuse your readers
about the subject of your paper. For example:
Companies need to exploit the marketing potential of the Internet, and Web pages can
provide both advertising and customer support.
This is a weak thesis statement because the reader can’t decide whether the paper is about
marketing on the Internet or Web pages. To revise the thesis, the relationship between the
two ideas needs to become more clear. One way to revise the thesis would be to write:
Because the Internet is filled with tremendous marketing potential, companies should
exploit this potential by using Web pages that offer both advertising and customer
support.
This is a strong thesis because it shows that the two ideas are related. Hint: a great many
clear and engaging thesis statements contain words like because, since, so, although,
unless, and however.
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement
from a Weak One
4. A strong thesis statement is specific.
A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will
help you keep your paper to a manageable topic. For example, if you're writing a
seven-to-ten page paper on hunger, you might say:
World hunger has many causes and effects.
This is a weak thesis statement for two major reasons. First, world hunger can’t be
discussed thoroughly in seven to ten pages. Second, many causes and effects is vague.
You should be able to identify specific causes and effects. A revised thesis might look
like this:
Hunger persists in Glandelinia because jobs are scarce and farming in the infertile soil
is rarely profitable.
This is a strong thesis statement because it narrows the subject to a more specific and
manageable topic, and it also identifies the specific causes for the existence of hunger.
How to Tell a Strong Thesis Statement from a Weak One
American Ideals (e,r,l,o,d): better
1. A strong thesis statement takes some sort of stand.
or worse between 1890-1940?
Remember that your thesis needs to show your conclusions about a subject.
Ex. Because Banana Herb Tea Supplement promotes rapid weight loss that results in the
loss of muscle and lean body mass, it poses a potential danger to customers.
This is a strong thesis because it takes a stand, and because it's specific.
Share & discuss your thesis
statement in groups…
2. A strong thesis statement justifies discussion.
Your thesis should indicate the point of the discussion. A good strategy for creating a strong
thesis is to show that the topic is controversial. Readers will be interested in reading the
rest of the essay to see how you support your point.
theme/question: role of
government? changing economy?
3. A strong thesis statement expresses one main idea.
US role in the world? social equity?
Readers need to be able to see that your paper has one main point. Hint: a great many
clear and engaging thesis statements contain words like because, since, so, although,
unless, and however.
3 detailed historic examples illustrating your point of view:
explain how these support your thesis statement!
4. A strong thesis statement is specific.
A thesis statement should show exactly what your paper will be about, and will help you
keep your paper to a manageable topic. A strong thesis statement narrows the subject to
a more specific and manageable topic, and it also identifies the specific effects on
American ideals between 1890-1940.
Name:
How did (has)
change(d) between 1890-1940?
Have our nation's ideals improved or worsened?
Introduction, including thesis & preview of three examples
SLOWLY review your THESIS statement and preview your 3 historic examples.
Paragraph 1
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historic example #1 explained with details that support & prove your thesis!
Paragraph 2
historic example #2 explained with details that support & prove your thesis!
Paragraph 3
historic example #3 explained with details that support & prove your thesis!
Conclusion, reinforce thesis & summarize examples
Reemphasize your THESIS statement & reiterate the value/meaning of your 3 historic examples
Review sample essays today!
• Review The Americans and/or History Alive! in
search of additional FACTS & DETAILS about
your 3 chosen historic examples…
• Complete organizer/outline & prepare to
“finish” essay tomorrow in 332!
Homework:
Periods 1,4, & 6: word wall tile due Monday
Periods 2 & 3: WOS genocide packet
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
I. World War II OR CORE ESSAY (Per. 2 & 3)
Periods 1,4,6: Word Wall termstile due 2/8
Inspect NOTES on WW II video…20 pts
Collect WOS genocide packet notes…20 pts
(Page 3…project SELF-EVALUATION option A or B?)
Periods 2 & 3: Laptops…use ONLY organizer…
OPEN “CORE essay template” file
II. Social Studies BUSY-NESS!!!
New seats for Quarter #3!
Unit II Exam?
Marking Period #2?
OTHER?
Unit III Vocab & Content Terms
Vocabulary Terms
abroad
abyss
aftermath
aggressor
allotment
annex
appeasement
atrocity
authoritarian
boycott
bunker
conformist
confrontation
conglomerates
consumerism
containment
counteroffensive
desegregation
dictator
disband
disenchantment
escalate
feign
foster
franchise
incriminate
infamy
inflation
internment
jubilation
liberation
munitions
nonconformist
obsolescence
outmaneuver
perjury
prominent
purge
purification
quarantine
ration(ing)
refugee
reluctant
repercussion
reunification
rogue
strategy
subversion
subversive
supremacy
sympathizer
tactic
undesirables
unrelenting
vengeful
wanton
Content Terms
arms race
blacklist
blitzkrieg
brinkmanship
collectivism
communist
sympathizer
concentration camp
coup d’état
covert
fascism
fascist
genocide
ghetto
hegemony
hyperinflation
ideological
kamikaze
leapfrogging
median income
militarism
mobilization
Nazism
nuclear war
proletariat
puppet government
refugee
regime
satellite nation
service sector
sovereignty
soviet
subsidy
superpower
totalitarian
totalitarianism
Tribunal
OTHER? See or hear a word
related to World War II or
early Cold War…PLEASE let
me know ASAP!
Word Wall
•
Alphabetized descriptive display of “words” that include definitions, part(s) of speech, sample sentences & historic
details, images & color, similar & opposite words, usage & variations, etc.
•
Pick an appropriately challenging term (see Mr. R’s list)
•
Locate word in several sources:
The Americans
Dictionary
Write your NAME on BACK!
SHOW deductions, then list your SCORE out of 25
(with stars) near your name on BACK…??/25
History Alive! Longman Dictionary of
Thesaurus
Contemporary English
On-line
Self-evaluate! -deductions, if any, then 3-5 rating….25 poss. pts.
Expectations:
•
DEFINE “word” in 14 words or lesspersonalized (NO COPYING!)!
(INSIDE) 5 points
•
Part(s) of speech…noun? verb? adjective? adverb?
(INSIDE) 2 points
•
List synonyms/related words or phrases AND antonyms/opposite words
(INSIDE) 4 total (2 pts per set)
•
Write a sample sentence showing USAGE: examples, people, events
(INSIDE) 3 points
•
Neatly print/type LARGE, BOLD/DARK/COLORFUL letters (NO caps?!)
(OUTSIDE) 3 points
•
Illustrate with colorful pictures, symbols, cartoon captions, (limited text)
(OUTSIDE mainly) 3 points
You and a PEER will be evaluating your work
Self-evaluation OPTIONS: A or B?
Computer Lab 237
(FINAL) work day on
Friday, 1/29
Genocide packet should be
“done?” (20 pts)
WOS
closure reflection ½-page
sheet from Thursday?
(10 pts)
(Absentees & PERIOD 6
mainly)
Per. 4 & 6:
Socratic Circle is
Tuesday, 1/26
A = 40 major pts worth of PRODUCT & EFFORT?
or
B = 20 major pts worth of product & effort?
World War II & the early Cold War
World War II
video outline found inside Unit III packet
Homework:
Periods 1,4, & 6: word wall tile due Monday
Ch. 16 “ttt” & Ch. 34 personalized summary notes due
New seats for Quarter #3!
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
I. Unit III: World War II & early Cold War
Enduring Understandings…NOTES
Ch. 16 “World War Looms” & HA! 34: Origins of WW II
Periods 2 & 3: Laptops…use ONLY organizer…
COMPLETE “CORE essay”
II. Genocide: Watchers of the Sky?
Per. 2 & 3: Inspect WOS genocide packet notes…20 pts
(Page 3…project SELF-EVALUATION option A or B?)
PEER evaluation too!
World War II & the early Cold War
During this era, the United States was transformed
from an isolationist nation into a global superpower.
When a war engulfed Asia and Europe in the late
1930s, most Americans hoped to remain neutral .
A surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
shattered that hope.
Once at war, men and women of all backgrounds
joined together to fight a common foe
.
As World War II came to a close, Americans yearned
for peace .
World War II & the early Cold War
Instead they found their nation locked in a new
kind of conflict with the U.S.S.R, or Soviet Union .
This "cold war" defined U.S. foreign policy
for
decades to come.
It also raised a troubling question: "How could a
free people best balance the ideal of liberty
with the need for national security?"
World War II & the early Cold War
During this era, the United States was transformed
from an isolationist nation into a global
superpower. When a war engulfed Asia and Europe in
the late 1930s, most Americans hoped to remain
neutral. A surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
shattered that hope. Once at war, men and women of
all backgrounds joined together to fight a common
foe. As World War II came to a close, Americans
yearned for peace.
Instead they found their nation locked in a new kind of
conflict with the U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union. This "cold
war" defined U.S. foreign policy for decades to come. It
also raised a troubling question: "How could a free
people best balance the ideal of liberty with the need
for national security?"
Unit IV: Essential Questions
• When should the United States go to war?
• What is required to achieve victory in war?
• What impact do challenges abroad have on
Americans at home?
• Did America’s development as a super power
move it closer or further away from its founding
ideals?
Unit IV: Enduring Understandings
• International conflict often leads to strong disagreements
regarding isolation and intervention.
reinterprets
• The government often
the rights and
liberties of citizens when the nation faces a major threat.
•
Mobilization
changes in society.
for war can bring about profound
foreign policy
• American
pragmatism and idealism.
is motivated by both
• The means by which the Allies achieved victory came at great
cost
and redefined international relations.
Who are the faces of Unit IV?
Who are the faces of Unit IV?
FDR “Roosevelt”
(USA)
Winston Churchill
(Great Britain)
Benito Mussolini
(Italy)
Hideki Tojo
(Japan’s military
leader)
Charles de Gaulle
(France)
Anne Frank
(Holocaust
victim/author)
Josef Stalin
(Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics-USSR)
Adolf Hitler
(Germany)
Emperor Hirohito
(Japan)
Three of the central Allied leaders, Winston Churchill,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin (the "Big Three") at
the Yalta Conference in February 1945.
Chiang Kai-shek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill
at the Cairo Conference, November 25, 1943.
A Brief Overview of World War II
World War II
Who would like to be “Dictator for a Day?”
Chapter 16
World War Looms
1. What led to the rise of dictators?
Frustrations and weakened economies caused by the
Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of
dictators (new democratic governments in many
countries were weak).
USSR- new communist state; Germany gets blamed
for WW I (and lost territory; strong nationalism;
democracies were ineffective at solving problems
(dictators get things done)
Chapter 16
World War Looms
2. How did Germany begin World War II?
Germany (under Hitler’s leadership) began to
seize the land of neighboring countries in 1938
(Austria & Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia).
World War II began when Germany invaded
Poland September 1, 1939.
Chapter 16
World War Looms
3. How did the Nazis treat their enemies?
The Nazis carried out an organized murder of
their enemies, which resulted in the death of
roughly 6 million Jews and 5 million others
(Gypsies, Freemasons, Jehovah’s witnesses,
homosexuals, mentally or physically ill,
communists, Catholics…ALL who dissented).
Chapter 16
World War Looms
4. How did America enter World War II?
America entered World War II after years of
neutrality that clearly favored Great Britain—see
Lend-Lease Act (p. 552). The event that plunged
America into the war was the Japanese attack on
the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii (December
7, 1941).
-FDR asked Congress to declare war the next day
Review of Chapter 16, “ttt” answers
• The Americans, p. 526-549
• Prepare to volunteer answers…
• Enhance your responses…
Alive! Ch. 34: Origins of World War II (p. 447)
•
By the 1930s, extreme nationalists had gained power in Italy, Germany, and Japan, which
became known as the Axis powers. By seeking to expand through military conquest, these
countries began World War II. In 1941, the United States entered the war as one of the
Allied powers.
Totalitarianism
•
In 1924, Joseph Stalin became the dictator of the communist Soviet Union. Nazi dictator Adolf
Hitler gained power by promising to restore German strength. He built up the German military
and began a campaign of expansion. Similar actions took place in Italy under dictator Benito
Mussolini and in Japan under Japanese militarists.
Munich Pact
•
Great Britain and France tried to appease Hitler. In the Munich Pact, they agreed to give him
part of Czechoslovakia in return for peace. But Hitler continued with territorial
expansion. Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered World War II.
Neutrality Acts
•
A series of neutrality acts in the 1930s kept the United States from being drawn into European
conflicts, including the Spanish Civil War. As World War II began, however, Franklin Roosevelt
and Congress revised the acts to allow arms trading with the Allies.
Lend-Lease Act
•
Germany quickly occupied most of Europe and threatened to invade Great Britain. As German
bombers ravaged British cities, the United States decided to help Britain by passing the LendLease Act. This law allowed the United States to lend arms to Britain and, later, to the Soviet
Union.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
•
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This attack caused
the United States to declare war on Japan and enter World War II.
Alive! Ch. 34: Origins of World War II (p. 447)
•
By the 1930s, extreme nationalists had gained power in Italy, Germany, and Japan, which
became known as the Axis powers. By seeking to expand through military conquest, these
countries began World War II. In 1941, the United States entered the war as one of the
Allied powers.
Totalitarianism
•
In 1924, Joseph Stalin became the dictator of the communist Soviet Union. Nazi dictator Adolf
Hitler gained power by promising to restore German strength. He built up the German military
and began a campaign of expansion. Similar actions took place in Italy under dictator Benito
Mussolini and in Japan under Japanese militarists.
Munich Pact
•
Great Britain and France tried to appease Hitler. In the Munich Pact, they agreed to give him
part of Czechoslovakia in return for peace. But Hitler continued with territorial
expansion. Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered World War II.
Neutrality Acts
•
A series of neutrality acts in the 1930s kept the United States from being drawn into European
conflicts, including the Spanish Civil War. As World War II began, however, Franklin Roosevelt
and Congress revised the acts to allow arms trading with the Allies.
Lend-Lease Act
•
Germany quickly occupied most of Europe and threatened to invade Great Britain. As German
bombers ravaged British cities, the United States decided to help Britain by passing the LendLease Act. This law allowed the United States to lend arms to Britain and, later, to the Soviet
Union.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
•
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This attack caused
the United States to declare war on Japan and enter World War II.
You and a PEER will be evaluating your work
Self-evaluation OPTIONS: A or B?
Computer Lab 237
(FINAL) work day on
Friday, 1/29
Genocide packet should be
“done?” (20 pts)
WOS
closure reflection ½-page
sheet from Thursday?
(10 pts)
(Absentees & PERIOD 6
mainly)
Per. 4 & 6:
Socratic Circle is
Tuesday, 1/26
A = 40 major pts worth of PRODUCT & EFFORT?
or
B = 20 major pts worth of product & effort?