Monday, January 28, 2013


 WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER II

Greetings and welcome to Second Semester of School Year 2012-2013.

There are a multitude of purposes for this website.

1) Students can check homework (HW)
2) Parents can check homework
3) Students (especially absent) can find out about what happened in class.
4) Parents can get a sense of what is going on in class.
5) Students and parents can find out about upcoming exams, quizzes, projects, etc.

While this information can be helpful, parents and students should NOT ONLY rely on this portion of the website for information pertaining to World History. Students should:

a) Attend class and pay attention to instruction
b) Exchange phone numbers and emails with more than one trustworthy student
c) Start a class blog to communicate about class matters (students have been doing this for the past few years now)

FOR NEW STUDENTS 

A) Mr P's Class Syllabus

B) Check out Technical Thompson's Website (P-Alumni Student Class Website)

C) Missed the First Few Days? Forgot some stuff? Want to know the basic of Mr P's class?

Romero Intro Video
Berg & Lee Intro Video

Due to various restrictions like lack of time, no budget for secretaries and website masters, as well as a need to attend to personal matters, Mr. P does NOT always have this portion of the website updated. He tries his best. Yes, not very far back in history there were no such thing as websites and whatnot. Mankind has survived for thousands of years without the internet and other technological 'wonders' and I suppose we can continue to do so. Think of this website as an 'extra' and not a necessity. Regardless, I hope that you still find this portion of the website helpful this year.


2nd SEMESTER GEOGRAPHY MINI-UNIT

Get studying your geography!

Below are a variety of Geo Related Power Points and Worksheets to prepare you for the Geo Exam on Thursday February 24, 2012. More information about the Geography Exam and Geo Unit will be given in class.

1) ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT - This pretty much has it all. This is used in class, great practice exams & lots of info. This big file will take a few minutes to download.

2) Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
 - These are scanned map packets done by legendary students Grace Cho, EriKa Roos and Connie Chen. Be happy here folks! You do NOT have to spend the time coloring in and identifying locations on a blank map packet thanks to these girls. So use that time to study study study! You can use this power point to study geography locations and statistics. Mr P highly recommends using this to study for the Geo Exam. If you cannot download it, then bring a USB to class and copy off the student computer. Or have a friend download and send it to you via email. Good luck!

3) Do you need help studying? Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page! Over the years, students mention this website as being a huge help. Check it out. (She's a super student from the past that was awesome enough to leave behind this website for you. Ask Mr. P about her!)

Don't have Powerpoint? Only want to get a hold of one page? (...or 2... or 3.... or....)
Pg 1 (Locations pg 1)
Pg 2 (Locations pg 2)
Pg 3 (World map)
Pg 4 (Africa map)
Pg 5 (Asia map)
Pg 6 (Europe map)
Pg 7 (N. America map)
Pg 8 (S. America map)
Pg 9 (Australia map)
Pg 10 (Middle East Locations pg 3)
Pg 11 (Middle East / Central Asia map)
Pg 12 (Israel / Palestine map)
Pg 13 (1 Page Geo Stat Sheet) - 2nd semester includes questions on Geo Stats such as population, world religions, etc.

GEO PRACTICE GAMES These are online websites that offer Geography Games for practice. Mr. P's Geography Exam will only feature locations listed on the map packet he hands out to students. Still, Mr. P believes it is good to review these Geography websites. Have fun!

a) Globe Game

c) http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/



UNIT 7: WWI
1) Table of Contents (This powerpoint includes worksheets for assignments 1-10)
2) Entangled Alliances
3) Map of Europe (p.353 & 359)
4) Powderkeg & Dominoes
5) Weapons of WWI (See Powerpoint for Assign #1)
5b) Quiz Prep Worksheet
6) War Affects the World
7) Flawed Peace & Flawed Peace - WWI Play (Power Pt) & (Word Doc)
8) Killing Fields (WWI Video Notes) (THIS IS CLASS WORK)
9) Propaganda Notes (THIS IS CLASS WORK)
10 Vocabulary & Study Guide

WWI EXAM HELP

The Almost Complete Vocab Jeopardy to help you study for the Vocab Game - Something is better than nothing. Posted by Mr P at 4:19am


P-VILLE INFO

Become enlightened about P-ville from Elders of the Past. Use the path the elders have drawn out for you or pave your own route for P-ville. Whatever the case, be sure to do something! Be sure to make P-ville a better place by the time you leave in June than what it was when you first arrived in September to P-ville.

1) P-ville Intro
2) Daily Announcements by Mac & Nina
3) Director of Integrity (DoI)
4) Director of MVP (DoMVP)
5) Director of Economy (DoE)
6) Director of Technology (DoTECH)
7) Director of Maintenance (DoM)
8) Director of Chief of Police (DoP)
9) Director of Stocks (DoS)
10) Director of Beautification (DoB)

11) What other Director of... videos are needed?
a) Director of Directors (DoD)
b) Supreme Council (including a video viewing
c) Director of Quotes (DoQ)
d) Director of Randomness (DoR)
e) Director of SWEN (DoSWEN)
f) Director of Foreign Affairs (DoFA)
g) Director of Special Events (DoSE)
h) Director of Treasury (DoT)


Thursday, January 10, 2013

NATIONALISM & IMPERIALISM PACKET & WORKSHEETS

Click for Study Guide for 1st Semester Final

Refer to Technical Thompson's Website to print out worksheets if they are NOT available here.

1) Table of Contents
2) KWL
3) Vocabulary (worksheet) (Vocab Power Pt) --- (Vocab Review Game) & (Misc Imperialism Vocab Review) & (Mrs T's NI Review)
4) Bonds that create a Nation State
5) Proclamation of 1860 - Italy's Garibaldi
6) Nationalist Speech - Germany's Bismarck
7) Languages Fuel Nationalism FRONT(Map) & BACK (Questions)
8) Nationalism & Disunity (Power Point) Write notes on your own paper
9) Cause & Effect (Power Point) Write notes on your own paper
10) Nationalist Wars - Franco-Prussian War (p.231 & p. 269 – 271) & Crimean War (Power Point & Worksheet)
11) Imperialism 5 W’s (Ch 9 Section 1 p.286 - 289)(Power Point) Write notes on your own paper.
12) Imperial Motives (Front side & Back side) (Power Point)
13) QW - Imperial Cartoons
14) Imperial World Map (Worksheet) & (Cool Extra Map References)

Imperialism Group Work Instructions & Worksheets Assignments 15-17

15) Imperial Africa (Ch 9 Section 2 p.290 - 297) (Power point & Worksheet)
16) Imperial India (Ch 9 Section 4 p.303 - 308) (Power point & Worksheet)
17) Imperial China (Ch 9 Section 5 p.309 - 313)(Power point & (Worksheet)

***PLEASE NOTE: MR P MIGHT MAKE THE WORKSHEET BELOW AN ASSIGNMENT***

Assign # ? = Analyzing Assumptions and Biases

WORKSHEETS

Try this power point of worksheets, if the links to worksheets & power points do NOT work.

REVIEW GAMES

1) Review Game 2008
2) Vocab Review Game

ONLINE VIDEOS TO ENHANCE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF THIS UNIT & LIFE

AFRICA
1) Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
Have your mind stretched and blown away by this Nigerian Woman who will not only stretch your understanding of Nigerians but of all humans. Brilliant speaker! Brilliant topic! Watch and in about 20 minutes your perception of the world will dissolve and become something newer and better. 

2) Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana - a Swiss-Ghanaian filmmaker, came to Ghana in 2008 to film the national elections. What he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself.

3) BBC African Business Report - This is why BBC is good. A viewer actually gets some depth about a topic and learns about stuff that is all too often ignored in the American Media Cave. 

4) Dambisa Moyo (Zambian Economist) When Mr P hears about economic stuff happening in Africa, Dambisa Moyo is one person he likes to check in with. This Zambian Economist spits out all sort of interesting current stats about Africa and she usually shares some interesting viewpoints to economic ideas happening on the continent.  

Another Dambisa Moyo interesting short interview

INDIA
1) Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue "soft" power
Great overview of where India is, where it might be headed or where it should go.

2) Sugata Mitra's new experiments in self-teaching - You have to hand it to this guy with regards to trying to get creative with education and making learning magical. 


CHINA


 
SCROLL DOWN FOR SEMESTER FINAL REVIEW ONLINE PRACTICE QUIZZES


WEDNESDAY January 9, 2013

1) Man Out on Hawthorne  / 100 Pennies
2) Turn IR Packet
3) IR MC Exam
4) Post Test Survey
5) Modern Times (Tell Mr P to show this after semester finals)

HW:

None

THURSDAY January 10, 2013

1) IR Exam Results
2) TOC (Assign #1)
3) KWL (Assign #2)
4) Vocab (Assign #3)
5) Bonds that create a Nation State (Assign #4)
6) Proclamation of 1860 (Assign #5)--- Underlining & Explaining Nationalism Talk
7) Nationalist Speech (Assign #6) --- Underlining & Explaining Nationalism Talk
8) Languages Fuel Nationalism (Assign #7)--- Answer questions on back of worksheet

HW:

A) Work on Vocab 1-7 (Assign #3) --- Ask Mr P tomorrow if you have to do vocab questions
B) Complete Assignments 5 & 6 --- Hi-lite "Nationalistic Talk" in speeches
C) Assignments 1-7 covered in class
D) P-Ville Financial Sheets will be collected FRIDAY January 11,2013 (Tomorrow) 


FRIDAY January 11, 2013

During P Daily Announcements:
a) Citizens turn in P Finance Sheets to Supreme Council
b) Supreme Council give their finance sheets to DOD
c) DOD gives class P Finance sheets to DOE (Director of Economy)
d) DOE uses P Finance Sheets to do State of the Kingdom Report (Due Monday)

1) HW Review / Quiz?: Proclamation of 1860 (Assign #5) (10)
2) HW Review / Quiz?: Nationalist Speech (Assign #6)
3) Languages Fuel Nationalism (Assign #7) (10)
4) Nationalism & Disunity (Assign #8) (10)
5) Cause & Effect (Assign #9) (10)
6) Recap Nationalism (?)
7) INTRO - (Assign #10) Crimean War (Who, What, When, Where and Why) – p. 244, 247, 255
8) INTRO - (Assign #10) Franco Prussian War (p.231 & 269 – 271)

HW:

a) Complete Assign #1-9
b) Assign 2 = KWL - Students should continually add to the LEARNED portion of the assignment throughout the unit.
c) Assign 3 = Vocab 8-14 - Students are expected to continually work on and complete all vocab words by the end of the unit. Most vocab words will be defined in class more than once. However, students will be expected to define and know all words on the Vocab list, whether some of the words are defined in class or not.
d) Assign 10 = Read and understand: Franco Prussian War & Crimean War (p. 244, 247, 255 - use Index in textbook if this page is wrong. Also, use online sources to learn about the Crimean War)


SUPREME COUNCIL MEETING AT LUNCH - Any Citizen can address the Supreme Council with regards to grievances on the ruling of their P-ville points allotted to them. 

P-VILLE POINTS - Soon your "sail" thru 1st semester will end and you will be turning in your financial sheets for a grade (Friday, January 18). Be sure to get as many P-ville points as possible. P-ville Points = 1 assignment worth 50 points or 5% of your semester grade. Supreme Council Members and DOD remind your people to earn their "P" points. No citizens should blow off this easy assignment.

P-VILLE WINTER ELECTIONS - will be on TUESDAY, January 22 (Last day of regular classes). Anyone interested in running will have to prepare a 30 second speech to be given in front of his/her class prior to election. The elected term is for 10 weeks at which time there will be the spring election and last of this school year. Get involved and participate in your class government in one way or another.


MONDAY January 14, 2013

1) Recap - Nationalism & Disunity (Assign #8)
2) Recap - Cause & Effect (Assign #9) (10)
3) Recap Nationalism (12)
4) Review Assign 10 - Franco/Prussian War & Crimean War (Who, What, When, Where Why)
5) Intro - 5 W's of Imperialism (Assign #11) (12)
6) Intro - Imperial Africa, India & China Group Work (10)
-----------Start with Africa on Friday. All powers points are available online. Do the notes in advance so you can pay closer attention in class.


HW:

A) COMPLETE FOR FRIDAY (Assign #15) - Imperial Africa (Ch 9 Section 2 p.290 - 297)
--------i) Map of Africa / African Border Dilemma
--------ii)Letter from Menenik II/ British Contact with African King

B) COMPLETE FOR TUESDAY (Assign #16) - Imperial India (Ch 9 Section 4 p.303 - 308)
C) COMPLETE FOR WEDNESDAY (Assign #17) - Imperial China (Ch 9 Section 5 p.309 - 313)


TUESDAY January 15, 2013 (Minimum Day - Period 1, 3 & 5)

1) Recap - Nationalism / (Nationalism Quiz?)
2) Recap - (Assign #11) 5 W's of Imperialism
3) Review (Assign #12) - Imperial Motives
4) Review (Assign #14) - Imperial World Map
5) (Assign #13) - Imperial Cartoons

HW:

A) COMPLETE FOR FRIDAY (Assign #15) - Imperial Africa (Ch 9 Section 2 p.290 - 297)
--------i) Map of Africa / African Border Dilemma
--------ii)Letter from Menenik II/ British Contact with African King

B) COMPLETE FOR TUESDAY (Assign #16) - Imperial India (Ch 9 Section 4 p.303 - 308)
C) COMPLETE FOR WEDNESDAY (Assign #17) - Imperial China (Ch 9 Section 5 p.309 - 313)

D) Legacy Projects will be due at the end of the semester.



1) Bring your book to class!
2) REVIEW by Groups (Assign #15) - Imperial Africa (Ch 9 Section 2 p.290 - 297)
--------i) Map of Africa / African Border Dilemma
--------ii)Letter from Menenik II/ British Contact with African King



WEDNESDAY January 16, 2013  (Minimum Day - Period 2, 4 & 6)

1) Vocab Review Game --------(10)
2) Africa Review
3) REVIEW by Groups - (Assign #16) - Imperial India (Ch 9 Section 4 p.303 - 308)

HW:

HEY! Last week to get your P-Ville Points (Due Friday January 18, 2012)

A) Assign 1-16 covered in class
B) Completing 1-16
C) Continuing Vocab (Assign #3)
D) Work on Imperial World Map (Assign #14)
E) Possible HW Quiz Wednesday on: i) Imperial World Map ii) Vocab


THURSDAY January 17, 2013

1) HW Quiz based on Imperial World Map (Assign #16) & Vocab (Assign #3) BE READY!
2) REVIEW by Groups (Assign #17) - Imperial China (Ch 9 Section 5 p.309 - 313)
3) Jeopardy Review
4) Analyzing Assumptions and Bias (If time permits)

HW:

A) Assignments 1-17 covered in class
B) Students should be finalizing completion of Assign 1-17
C) Study Assign 1-17 for Exam on Friday
D) P-ville Points (Due Friday)

FRIDAY January 18, 2013

1) Review of any assignments (1-17) not covered thus far
2) Review Game for Exam (Friday)


HW:

A) Assignments 1-17 completed, stapled and ready to turn in tomorrow
B) Study Assignments 1-17 for Exam


MONDAY January 21, 2013 (MLK Jr Holiday - No School)

1) Mr P listens to this speech each year on this holiday. It is his favorite Martin Luther King Jr speech. It isn't the "I had a dream..." speech, nor is it the Beyond Vietnam which was a darn good one, but it is a little speech (actually a sermon) called "But if not" from November 1967 (about a year before he was assassinated. Click here if you want to listen to it. It usually makes Mr P cry each year when he listens to it. Yet, Mr P is strange and cries at odd things like certain parts during the movie Jaws. Anyway, Happy Birthday MLK and I always remember: "But if not!"

HW:

1) Students should be working to:

a) Complete their Legacy Project or b) Study for the Final Exam

Schedule for Finals

Wednesday, January 23th = Period 2
Thursday, January 24th = Period 3 & 4
Friday, January 25th = Period 5 & 6


TUESAY January 22, 2013

1) Assignment 1-17 Stapled Packet DUE Friday before the tardy bell
2) P-Ville Semester 1 Financial Sheets (DUE TODAY)
3) Nationalism & Imperialism Exam
4) Post Test Survey
5) Trip out on how Ruskin Bond can say so much with so few words.

HW:

A) TBA
B) Work on them Legacy projects!
C) Start studying for the final exam!

Schedule for Finals

Wednesday, January 23th = Period 2
Thursday, January 24th = Period 3 & 4
Friday, January 25th = Period 5 & 6



PRACTICE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZZES FOR SEMESTER FINALS

1) Auto vs Demo / Foundations of Democracy

2) Middle Ages - American Revolution
a) Renaissance & Reformation
b) Exploration
c) Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment & American Revolution

3) French Revolution & Napoleon & Post Napoleonic
4) Industrial Revolution
5) Nationalism & Imperialism



DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR VOCAB? PRACTICE FLIPCARDS


1) Autocracy vs Democracy / Foundations of Democracy

2) Middle Ages - American Revolution
a) Renaissance & Reformation
b) Exploration
c) Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment & American Revolution

3) French Revolution & Napoleon & Post Napoleonic

4) Industrial Revolution

5) Nationalism & Imperialism Imperialism #2

Click here for more Semester 1 Review Power Points courtesy of Technical Thompson's website.















































































































































































































































Here is a good one

Electric Organ Madness --- King P would like the P Orchestra to create such stuff.