Friday, December 18, 2009

Animal Farm Chapter Ten and the Communist Experiment.

Task #1

Read Chapter 10:

With your discussion group, answer the following questions

Why is this quote so important to the book, Animal Farm and communism?

"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."

Be sure to refer to films, parts of the texts, and connections to the the Communist Experiment.

Task #2

Revise your communist experiment essay using the advice given by a peer reviewer.

Task #3

Evaluate your own Animal Farm discussion performance using the rubric.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Links for the Unit Test Review

The Communist Experiment Unit Test: Study Guide

Multiple Choice: People

· Claude McKay

· Emma Goldman

· Woodrow Wilson

· Vladimir Lenin

· Jane Addams

John F. Kennedy

· Josef Stalin

· Mikhail Gorbichav

· Harry Truman

· Tzar Nicholas II

· Leon Trotsky

· Fallout and Red Flag videos

· Cuban Missile Crisis

Short Answers: Issues and problems

In no more than a paragraph, answer the following questions. Refer to source we have used in the class. These sources should be in your binder and are also on the blog and discussion page.

1. What were conditions in Russia before the Russian Revolution?

2. Why was communism a feasible solution to change Russia?

3. What were the results of the Russian Revolution?

4. How did Stalin affect the Soviet Union?

5. Which parts of the world were in the communist/capitalist world?

6. Was the Cold War really a hot war? Explain

7. How did the cold war end?

8. Who has access to nuclear weapons?

Reading for Information: The legacy of Communism

Article 1: Fyodor’s Russia

Article 2: Troubled Waters

Article 3: North Korea Goes Nuclear

Monday, December 14, 2009

The Communist Experiment: Unit Test Review Jeopardy

Know: Communism and Capitalism

Understand: The success of the communist experiment

Be able to do: Develop a Jeopardy review game

Homework: Review for the Unit Test, Bring Computer for Thursday Unit Test on Class Server

Step 1: Read the study guide for the unit test. Try out the "People" Section of the Jeopardy Game I made.

http://jeopardylabs.com/play/the-communist-experiment

Step 2: Using the class handouts for the Communism Unit, Prepare a Jeopardy game

Mr. Cotto will take the best questions for our review on Wednesday.

Step 3: Make any final additions to your essay and make sure to Peer Review on person's essay.

The Communist Experiment: Jeopardy Game Sample

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To play go here: jeopardylabs.com/play/the-communist-experiment. Don't forget that address because we can't recover it for you!

If you ever want to edit this template, go to jeopardylabs.com/edit/the-communist-experiment

Bookmark this page for future reference.

Link to your jeopardy template

Regular Web Address - for web browsers, email, and instant messages:

http://jeopardylabs.com/play/the-communist-experiment
HTML Link - for websites and blogs:

My Jeopardy Template

Communist Experiment Unit Test on Class Server on Thursday December 11, 2009