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This is a picture I took of Maria Sharapova carrying the flag of the Russian Federation at the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics. The flag is different from the one the USSR had after the revolution!
Hi everyone,
Another sort of relaxed day in class today, with finishing and presenting our togetherness posters, and starting to learn a little bit about the Russian Revolution. Here's what happened in class:
Learning Targets:
Critical Thinking LT 1: I can explain multiple perspectives and viewpoints.
Knowledge LT 19: I can explain the impacts of nationalism and revolutionary movements.
Soundtrack: "I Lived" by OneRepublic. Selected for today because of our continued work with looking at what brings the world together. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 3/8/17:
News Brief - Makayla
Finish Posters/Present
Newsflash
Peace, Land, and Bread
Newsflash
Peace, Land, and Bread
Homework: Read the blog! Jim has the next news brief.
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News Brief: The news brief article for today was brought in by Makayla, who selected this article to talk about: BBC.com - Afghanistan: IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital. We found Afghanistan in the world map packet and talked about the ongoing security situation there, and how it is the longest war in United States history at this point.
Jim, you are up for next class. We also checked in about the weekend and what people were up to.
We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Jim, you are up for next class. We also checked in about the weekend and what people were up to.
We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Finish Posters/Present: The first 10 minutes or so of class was used to finish the artistic representations of what brings the world together and presenting. I enjoyed seeing what everyone created, and I will try to do some decorating with them in our classroom! :-)
Newsflash: This is absolutely my favorite way to start a new unit. Good teachers always try and assess where students are at before they teach any specific content (otherwise, we would have no idea if you had actually learned anything or not). If you wanted to see the hilarious "Whose Line is it Anyway?" clip again, here it is:
So awesome. Next, I passed out the "pre-assessment" paper that was geared around going back in time to Russia in 1917. If you did not complete this in class, you absolutely need to do this BEFORE going on to reviewing the presentation. If you missed class, or lost your copy (I will have you turn this in later), here it is to download and print:
Again, it does not matter if you do not know very much: make an educated guess!
Peace, Land, and Bread: After the newsflash activity, I started up the Russian Revolution content. Here is the vocabulary list that students were filling out during the presentation (the quiz will be on these terms):
I helpfully three hole punched these, as well. See? I listened to your feedback about making notes easier!
Here is the main event - the PowerPoint of the basics of what happened during the Russian Revolution:
We were not able to complete all of the slides in class, so we will get back to it and finish next time. See you then!
