October 2010 Archives
REVISIONS TO TESTING FORMAT:
Essays are now due to me no later than 9 PM on Saturday. (Yes, I'll take them earlier.)
If you plan to word-process, you can download a copy of theUnit #6 Identifications exam .
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Friday, October 29th
Remember to turn in any additional assignments to me as well...
Essays are now due to me no later than 9 PM on Saturday. (Yes, I'll take them earlier.)
- Thursday - You should plan to take either the multiple choice exam or the IDs/DBQs. It is your choice.
- Friday - You should take the remaining portion of the exam.
If you plan to word-process, you can download a copy of the
REMINDER: You must be finished with the identifications before you leave
class.
If you would like to start/complete your DBQs, you may also do that in class today.
Unit #6 Identifications: You'll receive (or download) a
handout from which you will write on your choice of 5 of the 8
identifications that appear. You may have 10 words of "notes" for each
of the 15 possible identifications to the exam. You will need to turn
in these notes, and I reserve the right to count symbols, acronyms,
etc. as one or more words. Each of the five identifications is worth 5
points.
A good identification is typically in the range of 4 to 6 sentences in length. (You do need to write in complete sentences.) You should demonstrate both an understanding of just who / what the ID "is" and place it in the appropriate historical context. In addition, you need to explain the significance of the ID. In other words, answer the "So what?" question.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Friday, October 29th
You have the Unit #6 Objective Exam tomorrow. There are 60 multiple choice questions and five DBQs.
Remember to turn in any additional assignments to me as well...
REVISIONS TO TESTING FORMAT:
Essays are now due to me no later than 9 PM on Saturday. (Yes, I'll take them earlier.)
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Don't forget to make sure you have posted your "Blog-a-thon" and also turn in both your China and Current Events #2 assignments before we wrap things up this week.
We'll spend today doing our review activity. We'll get started right away so that we can get through this all. You can post comments on this blog entry if you'd like to share anything with others.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Thursday, October 28th
We'll
have the Unit #6 Exam on Thursday and Friday. Thursday will be the
Identifications, and you are allowed to bring ten words of notes for
each. On Friday, we'll have the Objective Exam. That will consist of
multiple choice questions and some document-based questions. Your essay
should be printed out and turned in no later than at your arrival to
the exam on Friday.
Essays are now due to me no later than 9 PM on Saturday. (Yes, I'll take them earlier.)
- Thursday - You should plan to take either the multiple choice exam or the IDs/DBQs. It is your choice.
- Friday - You should take the remaining portion of the exam.
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Don't forget to make sure you have posted your "Blog-a-thon" and also turn in both your China and Current Events #2 assignments before we wrap things up this week.
We'll spend today doing our review activity. We'll get started right away so that we can get through this all. You can post comments on this blog entry if you'd like to share anything with others.
UNIT 6: Industrialism and the Race for Empire (1790 - 1914)
Chapter 25 - The Industrial Revolution (1700 - 1900)
1 The Beginnings of Industrialization
2 Industrialization
3 Industrialization Spreads
4 Reforming the Industrial World
Chapter 26 - An Age of Democracy and Progress (1815 - 1914)
1 Democratic Reform and Activism
2 Self-Rule for British Colonies
3 War and Expansionism in the United States
4 Nineteenth-Century Progress
Chapter 27- The Age of Imperialism (1850 -1914)
1 The Scramble for Africa
2 Imperialism
3 Europeans Claim Muslim Lands
4 British Imperialism in India
5 Imperialism in Southeast Asia
Chapter 28 - Transformations Around the Globe (1800 - 1914)
1 China Resists Outside Influence
2 Modernization in Japan
3 U.S. Economic Imperialism
4 Turmoil and Change in Mexico
This is our last "regular" lesson of the quarter, and we'll turn our
attention to the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century.
Wednesday will be our Unit #6 "Two-Minute
Reviews," and we'll wrap up with the Unit #6 Exam on Thursday and
Friday. (Thursday is the Identification/DBQ Exam, and the Objective Exam is
Friday. You need to turn in the Unit #6 Essay Exam no later than your
arrival
for class on Friday.) More information below on this.
The Mexican Revolution: As you probably picked up from the reading for today, the events in Mexico leading up to, and including, the revolution are very complex. We'll try to make sense of this in two different ways after we take a quick look at some major events.
Your China "Create-an-Assignment" is now due.
Your Unit #6 "Two-Minute Review" will be due on Wednesday.
The Mexican Revolution: As you probably picked up from the reading for today, the events in Mexico leading up to, and including, the revolution are very complex. We'll try to make sense of this in two different ways after we take a quick look at some major events.
Timeline - The Road to Revolution:
1821 - Mexico gains independence from Spain
1833 - 1855 - Santa Anna serves four times as president
1835 - Texas settlers revolt against Mexico
1845 - United States annexes Texas
1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican-American War
1861 - Benito Juarez becomes president following civil war
1862 - France sends army, holds power for five years
1876 - 1911 - Porfirio Diaz rules Mexico
1910 - Francisco Madero calls for revolution, Diaz steps down
1911 - Madero becomes president
1913 - General Huerta takes power, Madero assassinated
1915 - Huerta overthrown, Carranza takes power
1917 - Mexico adopts constitution
1919 - Carranza turns on revolutionary allies, ends war
"Campaigning for Power":
This seems particularly appropriate as we approach another presidential election year here in 2012. The premise is
this: It is early in 1910, and the country of Mexico is planning an
election for President of Mexico. You are on the campaign staff for one
of the figures below. You need to come up with a single sheet "poster" for your candidate.
Obviously, it should make clear something about what he stands for,
promises to do, or whatever seems appropriate. You can decide whether
to use color, pictures, graphics, etc., but it should be in a form you
can show on the projector and/or email to me.
Artists Look at the Revolution: We'll try something a little different here with these five artists. All of them were influenced by the events of the Mexican Revolution in one way or another. Your job is to find at least TWO works by "your" artist that you feel show us something meaningful about Mexico from the time that we are studying. Make sure you can readily access these at the projector. You decide what background information we need, etc.
In some cases, I've also listed a particular work by the artist. You don't NEED to make that one of your choices, but they were identified elsewhere as being influenced by the Mexican Revolution.
Homework for tomorrow - Wednesday, October 26th: - Benito Juarez (He's dead by then, but he deserves a poster...)
- Porfiro Diaz
- Francisco Madero
- Pancho Villa
- Emiliano Zapata
- Victoriano Huerta
- Venustiano Carranza
Artists Look at the Revolution: We'll try something a little different here with these five artists. All of them were influenced by the events of the Mexican Revolution in one way or another. Your job is to find at least TWO works by "your" artist that you feel show us something meaningful about Mexico from the time that we are studying. Make sure you can readily access these at the projector. You decide what background information we need, etc.
In some cases, I've also listed a particular work by the artist. You don't NEED to make that one of your choices, but they were identified elsewhere as being influenced by the Mexican Revolution.
- Jose Guadalupe Posada - Catrina Calavera
- Diego Rivera
- Frida Kahlo
- David Alfaro Siqueiros - Echo of a Scream
- Jose Clemente Orozco - Father Miguel Hidalgo
Your China "Create-an-Assignment" is now due.
The
Unit #6 Exam will take place on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, you should complete the Identifications/DBQ portion of the exam. On Friday, you
must complete the Objective Exam. Your Unit #6 Essay is due (printed
out and double-spaced) no later than your arrival to class on Friday.
