During today's class, Zach and I had a "debate" about the weather outside - is it cloudy, or partly sunny? Who was right? The answer is that unless someone can bring facts to the debate (being objective), both of us could make good arguments based on our opinions (being subjective). I took this picture on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in 2009. Partly cloudy? Partly sunny? You decide.
Hi everyone,
So much talking from me today in class! I hope I didn't bore you out of your minds (I don't think I did). We were almost able to get through everything - there are two presentation slides for next class. If you want to review all of the material, this is the recap for you!
Essential Question: Why do wars happen?
Soundtrack: “Enter Sandman”
by Metallica. Chosen because it is played when famous Yankees "closer" Mariano Rivera comes into a baseball game to "save" the win. Somewhat like the US entering World War I. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 2/11/13:
News Brief/Blog Recap
US Entry into WWI
Objective/Subjective
A Flawed Peace
Homework: Read the blog! Review your "CDs" for the final essay!
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News Brief: Nana had the news brief for us today. Here is the article he chose: USAToday.com - 7.0 earthquake rocks Colombia. I mentioned that I have visited Colombia before - it is a wonderful place! We also talked about the good possibility that Portland will have a major earthquake soon. Here's an article about that possibility: Portland is unprepared for a big earthquake.
The major world news story of today was that the Pope is resigning. He is the head of the Catholic Church, which has an estimated 1 billion or so followers. This Pope becomes the first to resign since 1415. Here's an article about that: CNN.com - Too tired to go on, Pope Benedict resigns. It will be very interesting to see who the next Pope is.
We also talked about North Korea using the video game "Call of Duty" to threaten the United States: CNN.com - North Korea accused of ripping off 'Call of Duty' in propaganda video. Tell your parents you are doing research next time you want to play the game! Morgyn, you have the next news brief, please! Any article about something happening outside the United States.
The major world news story of today was that the Pope is resigning. He is the head of the Catholic Church, which has an estimated 1 billion or so followers. This Pope becomes the first to resign since 1415. Here's an article about that: CNN.com - Too tired to go on, Pope Benedict resigns. It will be very interesting to see who the next Pope is.
We also talked about North Korea using the video game "Call of Duty" to threaten the United States: CNN.com - North Korea accused of ripping off 'Call of Duty' in propaganda video. Tell your parents you are doing research next time you want to play the game! Morgyn, you have the next news brief, please! Any article about something happening outside the United States.
US Entry into WWI: This portion of class was devoted to learning how the United States became involved with the war. Hopefully this made sense - if not, please ask questions in the comments! For your final essay, it will probably be good to know the terms "Lusitania," "unrestricted submarine warfare," and "the Zimmerman Note." Here is the presentation to review if you missed class or want to see it again:
This is the first of two presentations today. Dang! I don't think I've ever done back to back presentations (or at least two in one class). So much to cover!
Objective/Subjective: Again, this started out with Zach and I debating the weather. The two terms here are objective = facts/concrete details and subjective = opinions/commentary. I went over who wrote the Modern World Textbook in class (were multiple different perspectives engaged in writing it?) and then handed out this sheet of quotes of possible reasons why the United States entered World War I, and had students respond at the end with thoughts:
Please bring these next class (as well as everything else that we have done during this unit - I will have you turn in a big packet of work, right before writing the final essay).
A Flawed Peace: We did not get all the way through this, so we will finish next class. Hopefully, this was interesting and eye-opening information about the end of World War I. If you want to review (or are interested in seeing the two slides I will go over next class), here it is:
Thank you so much for your focus on taking notes! I think it will really help you during the prep for the final essay. I mentioned that Kim Kardashian has spoken out about remembering the Armenian genocide and making sure that it is called a genocide. Here is the tweet that I was referring to.
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Phew. So much happened today in class! I hope it all made sense. Definitely ask in the comments or via email if it was confusing. Have a great weekend!
Hi Mr.Fritz, so for the World War 1 essay, does it have to be typed or handwritten?
ReplyDeleteHi Cassey! If you are talking about the rough draft "practice essay" (I think you are), it can be either typed or handwritten. The final in-class essay will be hand written.
ReplyDeleteOh ok thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr. Fritz, when are we writing the final essay in class?
ReplyDeleteHi there! Your final essay for the World War I unit will be Friday. I'll explain everything in class tomorrow, and post a ton of review information on the blog after class.
ReplyDeleteThanks for replying to me back so fast!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Remember that I get emails whenever anyone posts a comment, so my phone buzzes right away - so if I can, I try to respond right away. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Mr.Fritz,
ReplyDeleteWhat does "Unrestricted Submarine Warefare" mean again?
Hi there - "unrestricted submarine warfare" was the term for Germany using submarines to fire torpedoes at any ship in the water that was violating their blockade of the Allies. More here: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/unrestricted_submarine_warfare.htm
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