Greetings and welcome to the 2015-2016 school year.

There are a multitude of purposes for using Mr P's 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)
d) Check out Technical Thompson's Website (P-Alumni Student Class Website)

WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK
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.

If you are bored, want to think and have the time, watch this. You can leave a letter in Mr P's comment box regarding what you thought of the video, questions or/and comments you have. You do NOT have to do this.

FRIDAY Sept 11th, 2015

1) Collect signed syllabus print outs
2) Why Study History? (Mr P's 2,500 year old lesson)
A) 3 Rounds & Discussion
B) What do you believe?
C) What do you know (really know)?
D) Information is power

HW:
A) Stay or Go Letter --- Write a letter to Mr P explaining if you want to stay or be another World History class. Make sure to explain your decision. Have this letter on your desk before the bell rings at the next class session.

B) If you are bored, want to think and have the time, watch this. You can leave a letter in Mr P's comment box regarding what you thought of the video, questions or/and comments you have. You do NOT have to do this.

MONDAY Sept 14th, 2015
1) “Stay or Go?”
2) Welcome to the class… Grape Time
3) Discipline
4) Only 2 Class Rules: A) Be on Task! B) Positive Attitude
5) Cheating Policy --- Cheating Video
6) Order and Stability - Mr P goes over class procedures

2009 - Romero Intro Video
2010 - Berg & Lee Intro Video
2011 - Espejo & Thompson Intro Video

Still In Need of...

Mr P's Class Syllabus
5x8 Cards

a) How to get into groups
b) Keep room clean = No Food or drinks = No trash. = No eating =
c) Don't wait to be told to do what is the right thing to do.
d) Fix what needs to be fixed. Help what needs to be helped.
Brandon/Bulletin
e) Visigoths beware. MR. P HATES VISIGOTHS.
f) Mi Casa es Tu Casa = Take care of your home away from home.

g) Mr. P cannot do everything…
1) Daily seating Chart?
2) Doors?
3) Lights?
4) Scratch paper?
5) Stapler person?
6) Greet a visitor?
7) Change date? (Period 6)
8) Close windows? (Period 6)

h) Paper pass out challenge
i) Emergency situation? Mr Ruggs, etc.

j) Friends of P:
1) Oscar the Overhead
2) Sarah the Stick
3) Wise Owl Willie (WOW!)
4) Philosopher Kings and Queens

k) Question Shield
l) Hall of Shame (Message sent home as well)
m) After School Program for Bozos (Tardies, Detention, etc)


TUESDAY Sept 15th, 2015

1) Cheating Video
2) Wrap up Order & Stability

1) Why study Geography?
2) Explain Map Packet
3) Students work on Map Packet

HW – Start & Study Map Packet
- Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice 

1st SEMESTER GEOGRAPHY MINI-UNIT

Below are a variety of Geo Related Power Points and Worksheets to prepare you for the Geo Exam. 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 will have a much easier time identifying locations on a blank map packet thanks to these girls. 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!)

NOTE: Mr P recently contacted Olivia Sketch, who is one of his Legendary Geo Hall of Fame former students. Her amazing Geography website might not be functioning. Ms. Sketch said she will try to upload her superb Geography Website Project once again for students to use as a geography studying tool. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER: Perhaps you could create a similar Legacy Project (Final Project) to assist future students with their geography studies. Mr P is always looking for improvements to this class. For semester finals, students are given a choice of taking a Semester Final Exam or creating a Legacy Project. Any students interested in doing a Legacy Project must get approval from Mr. P. More information pertaining to Legacy Project will be discussed in the coming weeks.


4) BLANK GEO MAP PACKETS - Print Geo Packet out below (if possible). Mr P will be handing out a map packet in class to each student. The map packet is like the maps listed below. Each student will get 1 map packet. The purpose of having these maps online is several folds.

A) To use as a practice blank map for studying purposes.
B) To replace lost map packets.
C) Visual for parents to know what map packet handout looks like.

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) - Take a sneak peak, if you dare. For 2nd semester, it includes  questions on Geo Stats such as population, world religions, etc.

HW
If Geo Unit was introduced in class today...
a) Start & Study Map Packet
b) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
c) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
d) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide

GEOGRAPHY STATISTICS WEBSITE
The Swedish Professor Hans Rosling is probably the most internationally recognized professor of Geography Statistics. He has a wonderful website: gapminder.org 
Check it out. Geography is much more than pointing to a location on a map. The site will help reveal a more in depth statistical look at Geography. It isn't as good as traveling but checking out this site is still pretty darn good. 

SUPER COOL GEO VIDEO LECTURES --- These are short video lectures by prominent professors. These lectures demonstrate that Geo is so much more than just locations. It relates to culture, economics, politics, religion and much much more. Enjoy!

1) Hans Rosling: Let my dataset change your mindset

2) Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine (2010)

3) Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks

4) Hans Rosling on Ageing Europe

5) Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade?

6) Hans Rosling: Religions and babies

7) Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when

8) Hans Rosling on global population growth

9) Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals

10) Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live

 
WEDNESDAY Sept 16, 2015
1) Why study Geography? BBQ INFO HERE
2) Explain Map Packet
3) Students work on Map Packet

Time Permitting...
1) Ultimate Geo Group Test
2) Explain Group Geo Work
3) Work on Packet (solo)

GROUP GEO MINI-PRESENTATION
a) 4 per group
b) Work together to figure out 10 locations
c) Write answers on separate piece of paper
d) Divide up 10 locations among 4 students
e) Each member should cover another in case a student is absent
f) Group Presentation should be 2-3 minutes long (30-40 seconds per student)
g) HW: Find out 1 cool fact about your locations to share with class when your group presents

HW

a) Start & Study Map Packet (Due Friday)
b) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
c) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
d) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide

 
THURSDAY Sept 17, 2015

1) P explain

a) Group Presentations

b) Geo Exam

C) Work on Packet (solo)

GROUP GEO MINI-PRESENTATION
a) 4 per group
b) Work together to figure out 10 locations
c) Write answers on separate piece of paper
d) Divide up 10 locations among 4 students
e) Each member should cover another in case a student is absent
f) Group Presentation should be 2-3 minutes long (30-40 seconds per student)
g) HW: Find out 1 cool fact about your locations to share with class when your group presents

HW
a) Start & Study Map Packet (Due FRIDAY)
b) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
c) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
d) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide







































































































































































































































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BBC is a good place to start

2015 1st Week of School

Greetings and welcome to the 2015-2016 school year.

There are a multitude of purposes for using Mr P's 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)
d) Check out Technical Thompson's Website (P-Alumni Student Class Website)

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.

WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK

THURSDAY September 10th, 2015

1. Intro
2. 5x8 Cards
3. Classroom Basics (Video)
4. Walk Thru P’s Website
5. What do they have to say?
6. The Majestic, Music & Life and Mr P is Toto

HW:

Visit Mr. P's Website (Wait! You're already here, right?)

A)Print out a copy of Mr P's Class Syllabus
B)Review the syllabus with your parents
C)Have the syllabus appropriately signed
D)Turn in the entire printed out syllabus with signatures tomorrow at the start of class.


FRIDAY Sept 11th, 2015

1) Collect signed syllabus print outs
2) Why Study History? (Mr P's 2,500 year old lesson)
A) 3 Rounds & Discussion
B) What do you believe?
C) What do you know (really know)?
D) Information is power

HW:

A) Stay or Go Letter --- Write a letter to Mr P explaining if you want to stay or be another World History class. Make sure to explain your decision. Have this letter on your desk before the bell rings at the next class session.

B) If you are bored, want to think and have the time, watch this. You can leave a letter in Mr P's comment box regarding what you thought of the video, questions or/and comments you have. You do NOT have to do this.




























































































































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If you are reading this, be sure to wish Mr P a happy 52nd birthday tomorrow in class on Monday. It will also inform Mr P that you are a clever student who found the secret hidden message here.
































































Be sure to scroll down on future posts to find more hidden messages like this one. You never know what you might find. Have a swell day in the universe.
























































































































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If you are reading this, be sure to wish Mr P a happy 52nd birthday on Monday in class. It will also inform Mr P that you are a clever student who found the secret hidden message here.
































































Be sure to scroll down on future posts to find more hidden messages like this one. You never know what you might find. Have a swell day in the universe.











































































































































































































Andy! Andy was in Mr P's class long ago. Ever wonder where life might take you? It has taken Andy for a rough ride but Andy keeps going. So should you. So should you. Keep going! Never stop!

Some Andy Music...

P-VILLE INFO 
Notice to all P-Ville Citizens! Need Info on P-Ville (Click Here)

P-Ville 2015 Yearbook Questions & Info - Here is the place to find your 14 questions ASAP. Period Leaders should establish a google doc location for period classmates to answer and post their responses to the 14 questions for yearbook.

P-Ville Yearbook Info - One of the last phases of P-Ville is to get Period Yearbooks created and assembled. Here is what the class of 2013 did. This year's class can use it as a guide and expand or alter it.

P-Ville 2015 Seating Charts - Easy stuff to upload for your class yearbook. Simply copy slides of your period's various seating charts during school year and upload onto yearbook. Easy!

P-Ville 2015 Job Description Forms - for up to 40 Karma Pts. Type up responses and email to King P. mrpatwest@hotmail.com

P-Ville Olympic Info is Here

P-Ville 2015 Olympic Media thanks to Dabin Oh and Sophie Choi and all who contributed to them. 

Email Mr P (mrpatwest@hotmail.com) if you would like to request other power point info.


WORLD HISTORY INFO SOURCES
TEXTBOOK ONLINE  First log into your etusd account then click on link above

BBQ - Be sure to stay up to date and do your BBQ responses


COLD WAR UNIT ASSIGNMENT
For more updates on worksheets, power points, etc. use Technical Thompson's Cold War section of her website. Time willing, expect even more updates to appear here and at Technical Thompson's website as there is always room for updates and improvements.

Below, you will find many links to a Cold War Documentary Series. For a short synopsis of each episode click here. Mr P suggests all humans watch each episode. Lots of interesting history covered here. Not all will and can be covered in class, but if any student would like to talk about the content covered in any of the documentaries or the Cold War in general, set up a P7 chat time with Mr P.

1) Table of Contents
2) CW Vocabulary (Vocab Game Power Point - Thanks Danish) (CW Leader Timeline)
3) CW Overview: (Worksheet) & (Power Point)
4) Contrasting CW Terms (Front) & (Back)
5) CW Terms (8 of Them) (Power Point) (it works now!)
6) 2 Superpowers Face Off (Front = Worksheet) (Back = Europe Reference Map) (Lame Power Pt)
6) CW Map & Timeline (Front = Map) (Back = Timeline) (Event Cards) (1-3) (4-6) (7-9)(10-12)And... Dedicated to immigrants like T. Smith = (Power Point)
8) Iron Curtain Video Notes
9) Arms Race Video Notes & McCarthyism Video (6 minutes) (10 minutes)
10) Communists In China (Power Point) (Front) (Back) (Video)
11) Third World Questions (Videos: 18) Backyard & 17) Good Guys, Bad Guys)
12) Korean War (Worksheet) & (Power Point) (Video)
13) Vietnam Timeline (Video) Pick ODD or EVEN questions to answer and attach to assign 13
14) Quickwrite (Space Race)
15) Latin America Background Notes (Video) & Guatemalan Coup (Video)
16) Cuban Missile Crisis Video Notes (Video)
17) Berlin Wall Video Notes
18) CW Thaws (Worksheet) (Power Point) & Detente 1969 -1975 (Video) & Freeze 1977-1981 (Video) Red Spring (Video) Good Guys & Bad Guys -Angola War 1967-68 (Video) Make Love Not War 1960s (Video)
19) Middle East (Video - 20) Soldiers of God
20) Gorbachev, Reagan & The CW Conclusion - Video Note Packet
20A) Star Wars Video Notes (Part 1) & (Part 2) / Click here to see the entire Star Wars video
20B) Wall Comes Down (Part 1) & (Part 2) / Click here to see the entire Wall Comes Down video
20C) Soviet Union Dissolution (Part 1) (Part 2) & (Part 3) / Click here to see the entire Cold War Conclusion video

Chomsky Explains Cold War in 5 minutes 
Great Article on Diplomacy from Vanity Fair Magazine on the behind the scenes of the Gorbachev & Reagan Summits near the end of the Cold War

LOOKING TO STUDY COLD WAR & OTHER TOPICS?
1) Cold War Summaries with practice quizzes
2) Cold War Vocab Game (Thanks Danish)
3) Super Star Trivia Competition & Answers

Go to Technical Thompson's Site if sites above do NOT work

PREPARATION FOR FINAL EXAM

HEY! Want to get ready for the Final Exam? Here is some practice Multiple Choice sites

OK folks! The final stretch is here. Most of you have opted to take the final exam. Below are links to practice multiple choice exams. The questions for the final will cover unit content from 2nd semester. These units include:

a) 20th Century Revolutions and Nationalism - Russian, Chinese, India & Algeria
b) Global Depression / Pre WWII / Between the Wars
c) WWII (Europe & Pacific)
d) Holocaust & Genocide
e) Cold War
f) Modern Issues

Study Guide for 2nd Semester Final Exam


MULTIPLE CHOICE (MC) ONLINE QUESTIONS
Mr P suggests checking out the following units to prepare for the final exam:

20th CENTURY REVOLUTION & NATIONALISM
7b) Russian Revolution
8b) Chinese Communist Revolution
8c) Colonial Independence / Collapse of Imperialism

WWII MC QUESTIONS
7c) Between The Wars
7d)WWII

COLD WAR MC QUESTIONS
8a) Cold War
8f) Collapse of Communism

Please email Mr P if you discover any other quality online MC questions. Thanks!


CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF WORLD HISTORY  
What will be the next chapter of World History? What will happen in the next 30-50 years? What will future students one day study about the year 2000 to 2040? These are the years you will likely live through. Here is a list of topics and video links that may give insight of the significant events and issues happening now. If you have any other topics or videos that go with the topics already listed, please email Mr P so he could add it to this list. Thanks and enjoy. 

1) ARAB SPRING?
a)  How Facebook Changed the World? - Arab Spring - BBC 1 hour 
b)  Seth Jones: The Mirage of the Arab Spring - World Affairs Council
c)  Robert Fisk: Arab Awakening

2) TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA 
1) Neil Postman's 6 Questions to ask of any technology
2) Neil Postmans's Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the past can improve our future
3) Neil Postman's Lecture on Surrender of Culture to Technology
4) Marshall McLuhan's 1977 - The Medium is the Message
5) Plato's Allegory of the Cave
6) Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent






































Music to organize a packet




























Education & Public School Issues



























Almost There

 

P-VILLE INFO 
Notice to all P-Ville Citizens! Need Info on P-Ville (Click Here)

P-Ville 2015 Yearbook Questions & Info - Here is the place to find your 14 questions ASAP. Period Leaders should establish a google doc location for period classmates to answer and post their responses to the 14 questions for yearbook.

P-Ville Yearbook Info - One of the last phases of P-Ville is to get Period Yearbooks created and assembled. Here is what the class of 2013 did. This year's class can use it as a guide and expand or alter it.

P-Ville 2015 Seating Charts - Coming Soon!

P-Ville 2015 Job Description Forms - for up to 40 Karma Pts. Type up responses and email to King P. mrpatwest@hotmail.com

P-Ville Olympic Info is Here

Email Mr P (mrpatwest@hotmail.com) if you would like to request other power point info.


WORLD HISTORY INFO SOURCES
TEXTBOOK ONLINE  First log into your etusd account then click on link above

BBQ - Be sure to stay up to date and do your BBQ responses


INDIA PACKET
1) India Independence Packet
2) Independence Methods: Guerrilla Warfare vs Civil Disobedience
A) Algeria - Film: Battle For Algiers
B) India - Film: Gandhi
C) In-Class Debate: What is the best method to use to gain independence?

HW: Packet Due Mon May 18, 2015  (P3, P5) or Tues May 19, 2015 (P2, P4 & P6) 

ORDER TO STAPLE PACKET
1) TYPED BBQ 21: What is the best method to use in order to gain independence? (Some periods and/or students are excused and do NOT have to do BBQ 21 based on In-class Debate performance. )
2) India TAN Packet (Do Vocab on separate sheet for extra credit)
3) Independence Movement YELLOW Worksheet
4) Extra Credit: Vocab WRITTEN on separate piece of paper.

COLD WAR UNIT ASSIGNMENT
For more updates on worksheets, power points, etc. use Technical Thompson's Cold War section of her website. Time willing, expect even more updates to appear here and at Technical Thompson's website as there is always room for updates and improvements.

Below, you will find many links to a Cold War Documentary Series. For a short synopsis of each episode click here. Mr P suggests all humans watch each episode. Lots of interesting history covered here. Not all will and can be covered in class, but if any student would like to talk about the content covered in any of the documentaries or the Cold War in general, set up a P7 chat time with Mr P.

1) Table of Contents
2) CW Vocabulary (Vocab Game Power Point - Thanks Danish) (CW Leader Timeline)
3) CW Overview: (Worksheet) & (Power Point)
4) Contrasting CW Terms (Front) & (Back)
5) CW Terms (8 of Them) (Power Point) (it works now!)
6) 2 Superpowers Face Off (Front = Worksheet) (Back = Europe Reference Map) (Lame Power Pt)
6) CW Map & Timeline (Front = Map) (Back = Timeline) (Event Cards) (1-3) (4-6) (7-9)(10-12)And... Dedicated to immigrants like T. Smith = (Power Point)
8) Iron Curtain Video Notes
9) Arms Race Video Notes & McCarthyism Video (6 minutes) (10 minutes)
10) Communists In China (Power Point) (Front) (Back) (Video)
11) Third World Questions (Videos: 18) Backyard & 17) Good Guys, Bad Guys)
12) Korean War (Worksheet) & (Power Point) (Video)
13) Vietnam Timeline (Video)
14) Quickwrite (Space Race)
15) Latin America Background Notes (Video) & Guatemalan Coup (Video)
16) Cuban Missile Crisis Video Notes (Video)
17) Berlin Wall Video Notes
18) CW Thaws (Worksheet) (Power Point) & Detente 1969 -1975 (Video) & Freeze 1977-1981 (Video) Red Spring (Video) Good Guys & Bad Guys -Angola War 1967-68 (Video) Make Love Not War 1960s (Video)
19) Middle East (Video - 20) Soldiers of God
20) Gorbachev, Reagan & The CW Conclusion - Video Note Packet
20A) Star Wars Video Notes (Part 1) & (Part 2) / Click here to see the entire Star Wars video
20B) Wall Comes Down (Part 1) & (Part 2) / Click here to see the entire Wall Comes Down video
20C) Soviet Union Dissolution (Part 1) (Part 2) & (Part 3) / Click here to see the entire Cold War Conclusion video

Chomsky Explains Cold War in 5 minutes 

LOOKING TO STUDY COLD WAR & OTHER TOPICS?
1) Cold War Summaries with practice quizzes
2) Cold War Vocab Game (Thanks Danish)
3) Super Star Trivia Competition & Answers

Go to Technical Thompson's Site if sites above do NOT work

PREPARATION FOR FINAL EXAM

HEY! Want to get ready for the Final Exam? Here is some practice Multiple Choice sites

OK folks! The final stretch is here. Most of you have opted to take the final exam. Below are links to practice multiple choice exams. The questions for the final will cover unit content from 2nd semester. These units include:

a) 20th Century Revolutions and Nationalism - Russian, Chinese, India & Algeria
b) Global Depression / Pre WWII / Between the Wars
c) WWII (Europe & Pacific)
d) Holocaust & Genocide
e) Cold War
f) Modern Issues

Study Guide for 2nd Semester Final Exam


MULTIPLE CHOICE (MC) ONLINE QUESTIONS
Mr P suggests checking out the following units to prepare for the final exam:

20th CENTURY REVOLUTION & NATIONALISM
7b) Russian Revolution
8b) Chinese Communist Revolution
8c) Colonial Independence / Collapse of Imperialism

WWII MC QUESTIONS
7c) Between The Wars
7d)WWII

COLD WAR MC QUESTIONS
8a) Cold War
8f) Collapse of Communism

Please email Mr P if you discover any other quality online MC questions. Thanks!


CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF WORLD HISTORY  
What will be the next chapter of World History? What will happen in the next 30-50 years? What will future students one day study about the year 2000 to 2040? These are the years you will likely live through. Here is a list of topics and video links that may give insight of the significant events and issues happening now. If you have any other topics or videos that go with the topics already listed, please email Mr P so he could add it to this list. Thanks and enjoy. 

1) ARAB SPRING?
a)  How Facebook Changed the World? - Arab Spring - BBC 1 hour 
b)  Seth Jones: The Mirage of the Arab Spring - World Affairs Council
c)  Robert Fisk: Arab Awakening

2) TECHNOLOGY & MEDIA 
1) Neil Postman's 6 Questions to ask of any technology
2) Neil Postmans's Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the past can improve our future
3) Neil Postman's Lecture on Surrender of Culture to Technology
4) Marshall McLuhan's 1977 - The Medium is the Message
5) Plato's Allegory of the Cave
6) Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent






































Music to organize a packet




























Education & Public School Issues



























Almost There

 

HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE

TEXTBOOK ONLINE  First log into your etusd account then click on link above

BBQ - Be sure to stay up to date and do your BBQ responses

P-VILLE
Notice to all P-Ville Citizens! Need Info on P-Ville (Click Here)

P-Ville Olympic Info is Here

P-Ville 2015 Yearbook Questions & Info - Here is the place to find your 14 questions ASAP.

P-Ville 2015 Seating Charts - Coming Soon!

P-Ville 2015 Job Description Forms - for up to 40 Karma Pts. Type up responses and email to King P. mrpatwest@hotmail.com

Kristallnacht Letter Home Assignment

HOLOCAUST TOPICS
1) Get your Holocaust Group Topic Info here

1) Group Drafts 1 of the 8 Stages 

2) HW: Research interesting information about your topic so you can share it with class. Be sure to site your source.

3) (Start with Wikpedia, BBC, pbs.org, npr.org to gather QUALITY info)

4) Answer questions about your group’s stage on the bottom of tan worksheet

GROUP PRESENTATION (180 seconds)

1) Give Definition of Stage (10 seconds)

2) Answer Questions from tan worksheet (60 –90 seconds)

3) Share interesting online facts, information or questions (60 – 90 seconds)

4) Recap – (Define again) –How does this compare to other stages? Address the Essential Question: Why do good people allow bad things to happen? (20-30 seconds)

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies - Mr P is looking for short online videos of Holocaust Testimonies. He especially is looking for video testimonies on each of the 8 Stages of the Holocaust that students find interesting. If you find any short video on any of the 8 stages of the Holocaust, please email Mr P

Thanks

Shoah Foundation has an excellent archive of video testimony. Videos are both short and long. Take a look. Dive into this unique history. Again, share back with Mr P any videos, pictures, and other information you found interesting and think other students will as well. Thanks.

Shoah Foundation Youtube Videos

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

One Survivor Remembers The Story of Gerda Weismann Klein

Rosa Katz - Survivor of the Holocaust - Audio Archive Interviews - Contributed by Sheena Kim P6 2012

8 Stages of the Holocaust

1) Boycott of Jewish Businesses

2) Nuremberg Laws
A) Julia Lentini, Herman Cohn, Margaret Lambert

3) Kristallnacht (Kristallnacht Letter Home Assignment)
A) Kurt Messerschmidt
B) Marga Randall 

4) Ghettos
A) Daily Life in Lodz Ghetto
B) Daily Life in Warsaw Ghetto (Parts 1-7)

5) Camps

A) Solomon (Sjema) Feigerson escapes, camps & liberation

6) Deportation Throughout Europe

7) Final Solution

BBC Documentary: Auschwitz - Nazis and the Final Solution (Part 1 of 3) Contributed by Sandra Long P5 2012

8) Liberation

a) American Liberator James Hayes Testimony
b) Gerda & Kurt Klein Liberation Testimony


Why do good people allow bad things to happen? Well, some don't allow bad things to happen. They do something about it. Check out some of the stories below.
9) Resistance & The Righteous
A) Help from Bulgarian Politicians & Orthodox Priest
B) The Righteous: Non-Jews who helped Jews during WWII
C) Saved By Wallenberg - The Swede who saved 100,000 Jews?
D) Yes, 1 person can make a difference!

GENOCIDE TOPICS
1) Genocide Worksheet & World Map (Incomplete but helpful Power Pt)
2) Jenn Welch's Short Genocide Summaries
3) Scroll down at Technical Thompson's Website Link 1 & Link 2 to find great links of Genocide Topics
Scroll down to very bottom of this page to get Genocide Topics if link to Technical Thompson's Website is not working for you.


POST WAR INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS

The India Packet includes post war notes related to Gandhi, Algeria and the Middle East.

India Packet


ESSAY BOMB INFORMATION

ESSAY BUNCH - Here is the online video that explains how to write a 5 paragraph essay. Be sure to follow the basic rules for writing a 5 paragraph essay and avoid having to write your essay over. Mr P is strict with following the essay rules. Good Luck!

ESSAY VIDEO NOTES - This note-taking worksheet will assist you hi-lite the main points of writing a 5 paragraph essay as you watch the Essay Bunch Instructional Video.

ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC - Click here to see grading scale for how essays are graded

ESSAY SAMPLES - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Samples of essays from the past.

PERIOD 5 YEAR BOOK ASSIGNMENT 
Get interview questions here



LOOKING TO STUDY COLD WAR & OTHER TOPICS?
1) Cold War Summaries
2) Cold War Vocab Game (Thanks Danish)
3) India's Post WWII Independence

20th Century Genocide Notes (Assign 3) - Students are expected to find out about other 20th Century Genocide besides the Holocaust. Students can use these links below to obtain information on 20th Century Genocide. Students can go to these sites and others to fill out their Genocide Notesheet and World Map.

GOOD INFORMATION:

A) Main Link A - The History Place: Genocide of the 20th Century Great starting point- High school student friendly info gathering website. This site is good because it will provide students with the 'basics' on 20th Century Genocide.

B) Main Link B - Pledge Peace Union contributed by Mizuho (Period 5 All-Star 2005) Quality overview of Genocide.

C) Main Link C - Genocide Documentation Centre
D) Main Link D - United Human Rights contributed by Mizuho (Period 5 All-Star 2005)

E)Death Tolls for the Man-made Megadeaths of the 20th Century Alphabetical Index (K-Z) - this resource provides many references on death tolls. Be careful you can get lost on this website for hours. Mr P suggests spending time on this website if you develop a strong interest in the subject of Genocide. If you are just looking to complete the Genocide worksheet, students need not use this site.LINKS TO GENOCIDE TOPICS

1) Pol Pot Cambodia - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (PBS Frontline Documentary - Pol Pot's Shadow)
2) Guatemala - Link A, Link B, Link C, (Genocide Documentary) (Guatemala Doc- Voice from the Mountain)

3) Rwanda - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (PBS Frontline Documentary)
4) Rape of Nanking - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D
5) Armenia - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (BBC Documentary - The Betrayed) (60 Minutes - Battle Over History -10 minutes)
6) Bosnia - Link A, Link B, Link D (BBC Documentary - Cry from the Grave )
7) Namibia - Link A,Link B

8) East Timor - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D (Pilger's Documentary)
9) Burundi - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D
10) Stalin's Famine - Link A, Link B, Link C, Link D

11) Know of other Genocides? (Current?)

ASSIST IN THE LEARNING PROCESS! LET MR. P KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY OTHER QUALITY SITES OR INFORMATION ON GENOCIDE.