IB History Summer Prep

I have made a folder on the Google Drive that is FULL of stuff to help you through IB History next year:  IB History Prep Readings (Summer B4 11th Grade)

I suggest that you start with the basics like annotating, OPVL, IB Command Terms, Skim Reading, etc.  Then read through the "World Brief Survey" readings - go back to at least #6 - Revolutions and move forward from there.  If you are geeked out, go back and start from the beginning.

From there, check out the Historiography readings.

Then you can look at the IB Folders - which show you what you've signed up for in terms of the IB Exam and the research paper (Internal Assessment - Historical Investigation).

If you've found yourself with even more time and a passion for history, plow through the other, introductory/survey readings.

I'll make a Year 2 Folder next year if you are interested - just remind me!

Lastly - watch the Crash Course World History videos from John Green.  If you can, download them from youtube and then play them back on your computer at about 85% speed using VLC video player - he goes insanely fast.  But his stuff is spot-on, interesting, and relevant.

As always, I will be somewhere in the building available to help you if you have any questions, need advice, or just want to bounce ideas off my brain.

While I'm bummed not to be teaching IB next year, I look forward to helping any and all who want/need it.

Last (Regular) Class Day!

You had one last day to get your presentation ready for tomorrow.  3 Slides.  You made sure each was titled, had a picture, included your name, and relevant information.

You also used about 20 minutes to complete a survey regarding your past year at Washburn.

lastly, we assigned you final extra credit opportunity, which is due Friday (3PM)

EC WIL 4.3 Legacy
What legacy do you hope to leave behind when the future looks back on your life?
For what do you want to be remembered?

Late 20th Topic Presentation

You started your Late 20th Century Project, for which you were assigned 3 topics and dates.  You are expected to produce one slide per topic and be prepared to present your three slides on Thursday/Friday in no more than 3 minutes.  If you lost your handout, you must check with us and get the proper replacement.

You will have three class days to work on this.  Ms. O even made a sample from which you can get a sense of what is expected.

Q4 Exam & WIL 4.6

You took your Q4 Exam in class today. 35 grueling questions, right?  If you've been here and/or read the packet over the past few weeks, I am sure you did just fine.  After completing your exam, you worked on your LAST WIL.  Make sure you title it correctly and share it with Romo (replace the # with your class period).

#US WIL 4.6 Last, First

WIL 4.6 Guns or Butter?
Which is/should be more important for the US Government?
Can you find evidence in the US Federal Budget proving which is more "important"?

Q4 Study Guide & WIL 4.6

You picked up a study guide and had time to work on it in class today.
We also showed you a Kahoot! review link.

WIL 4.6 Guns or Butter
Which is/should be more important for the US Government in terms of budget spending - military (including police) or social welfare (education, health care, housing, etc.)? Consider Vietnam vs Great Society.

Vietnam & Great Society

Read "Poverty Amidst Plenty" (under "Korean War")
     Define "Great Society" & its Success/Failure
Read "War in Vietnam"
     Why fight (facts)? Was it worth it (opinion)?
Read "Funding War & Domestic Programs"
     How do tax cuts affect the economy? Details!

For homework, we asked you to read "Persian Gulf War" and "Terror in the Sky"

Gandhi's Dead & Last Chance (for many of you)

We finished Gandhi - no time for a discussion, so I asked you to come back on Tuesday prepared to discuss what was handed out yesterday.

I gave you a handout with a list of activities and assignments from Q4.  Please organize (title & sort in order) your notebooks so you can turn it all in together on Tuesday!  I made a folder and dumped some of our more recent Q4 handouts into it.  If you are missing something, you can find it here.  I am also going to allow you to submit late WILs...this is a FIRST EVER opportunity, so I hope you take advantage of it.  Many of you goofed and skipped your way through Q4...now you will have to get it all done over this 3-day weekend!

WIL make-up opportunity...
1 PAGE EACH
Super Late = PARTIAL Credit ONLY

WIL 4.1 Cooperation vs Competition
Consider the difference between Capitalism (Smith) & Socialism (Marx). Which leads to more advances or improvement upon human civilization? Which do you value more?

WIL 4.2 Why Study History?
What is the purpose of History?  Why is it important to remember the Holocaust?

WIL 4.3 War
Is war actually worth it?  Consider how much is spent in terms of resources like time, money, and - most of all - people.  Consider injuries (both physical and mental trauma), death, lost relationships, supports, etc.  Also consider what technological gains have been made in the pursuit of winning war.

WIL 4.4 Appearance vs Personality
You are at a party and meet an absolutely terrific-looking person.  He or she has movie star looks but is a little dumb and a lot boring.  Do you still go out with him or her?

WIL 4.5 National Interest & War
Consider the National Interest of nations and basic psychology.  Is war ever justifiable?  When/Why, or why not?  Also consider nationalist movements, the concept of equality, and other ethical issues.

Castro - Man with the Beard!

Read the 4-page comic, "The Man with the Beard!" published in the US in 1959 and answer the following questions in your notebook:

1. What is the message of the comic?
2. How are Castro and the rebels are portrayed?
3. Comment on the tone and message with which the author ends the story - Is Castro a hero to be admired, or a troublemaker to be feared/hated?
4. Why do you think this cartoon was published in the USA?
5. What does it say about the way the revolution was interpreted in the early days of 1959?
6. To what extent can this document can be useful to historians studying the reactions to the Cuban Revolution?

Click on an image and ZOOM IN (ctrl+ on most computers) - read Left-to-Right, and Top-to-Bottom.

Man with the Beard (1959) 1of4

Man with the Beard (1959) 2of4

Man with the Beard (1959) 3of4

Man with the Beard (1959) 4of4

5-20-15 It's Getting Cold...

Notebook Title: "Cold Shoulder, War, & Space"
WQ:  Dream Achieved or Dream Deferred?  Dr. King was interested in improving everyone's situation...what would he think of 2015 USA?

Exam - WWII+, MC, Notes OK (Friday, May 29)
Read Handouts/Packet - take notes!

Another Lecture based on Readings - NOTES!!!
Cold War, McCarthyism, Korean War

EC WIL 4.1 (Due Tuesday)
A) Which is more important: the leader or the cause?
B) Which has a more lasting impact: image or result?

5-19-15 MLK & Chavez

Take out yesterday's handout!!!
Notebook: "Chavez, UFW, & Voting Rights"
WQ: Are minorities entitled to special govt help?

MLK "I Have a Dream..." Speech
What is your response to his speech?
Slides of my notes from: "Cesar Chavez... & Continuing Struggle..."

Consider & Discuss the following:
Affirmative Action: Hiring Practices & "Moving Up"
Voter ID Laws: What? Why?  Who is affected?

End-of-Class Reflection:  Dream Achieved or Dream Deferred?
Dr. King was interested in improving everyone's situation...what would he think of 2015 USA?

5-18-15 Man with a Dream

Notebook Title: "Man with a Dream"
WQ:  What is Segregation?

Annotate and/or Notebook Notes from "Man with a Dream/Affirmative Action"
Watch "Infamous Assassinations: MLK" (25)
Record evidence regarding:  Who is responsible for the death of MLK?

End-of-Class Reflection:  Are minorities entitled to special help from the govt?

WIL 4.5 Change

You had the entire class period to complete your WIL, find any missing work, and get it all in before I update grades at lunch.

WIL 4.5 Making Change
How did people make change during the civil rights movement?
How can people make change now?
What power does the youth have?

Please be sure to reference material presented/discussed in class this past week!

Civil Rights - Rosa Parks

You conducted a Vocabulary Gallery Walk, copying the official definition and added a visual clue to help you remember the  term & definition for the following words:

• Activist
• Civil Rights
• Jim Crow Laws
• NAACP
• Lynching
• March (NOT the month!)
• Protest
• Segregation

You then completed an "Above the Line (What you Know)/Below the Line (What you Learned)" about Rosa Parks in your notebooks.  You could use the handout AFTER we tried it as a class. e also watched the short video from the same web site.

WQ: What do you know about the Civil Rights Movement? (bullet points!)
RQ: Summarize what you know about the Civil Rights Movement using 3 vocabulary words (1 paragraph),

WIL 4.4

You wrote WIL 4.4 in class today.


WIL 4.4 Means to an End
Does the end justify the means?
Basically, if the result or outcome is "good" does it matter what was done to achieve it? 
This is a famous question asked and answered by Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), an Italian philosopher who is considered to be the father of modern political thought & politics. 
What is your opinion?

Semantics - Word Choice/Meanings

Started by asking if you wanted a new phone.  Concluded with a more detailed question asking the same thing.  The objective was for you to realize how wording can reshape a question so pre-determined results could be obtained.  Essentially, polling & surveys can be easily manipulated.

We also finished yesterday's handout (Side 2 done in small groups).

WQ: What is the purpose of constantly testing nuclear weapons?

To Bomb or Not to Bomb

You picked up a handout and completed Side 1 (turned in at end of class)

We finished up the Atomic Weapons Discussion Slides.

WQ: Describe a time when you have felt guilty about something.  What caused it - how did you overcome it?

Atomics & the Nuclear Age

You picked up a handout of questions to help you review the video shown in class.  We've gone through most already, but the video puts pictures to what you've read/heard before.

WQ: What do you know about Nuclear Weapons?  What about Nuclear Power?  Does either scare you?  Why, or why not?  Explain your reasoning.

May the Fourth Be With You

We finished the WWII Slides as well as concluded the Zoot Suit Riots Analysis from last week.

WQ: What do YOU THINK could help solve the problem(s) of racial/ethnic conflict in our country?

WIL 4.3

Romo's Computer is DOWN!  I have a VERY basic connection, so this is al you get this week:

WIL 4.3 Racial/Ethnic Conflict
What do YOU THINK could help solve the problem(s) of racial/ethnic conflict in our country?
Refer to what we have studied in US History class!
End with 2 statements:
     What does Romo do well (strength)?
     What does Romo need to improve?

World War II - The Homefront

We started with Crash Course US History 36 WWII Homefront (embedded below) - yes, he still speaks insanely fast, so you may want to watch it a 2nd time (I slowed it down to 86% in class).  You started by defining the following terms:

• Ration
• Quota
• Amalgam
• Root (cause)
• Income tax
• Anti-Semitism
• New Deal

We then watche dthe vid, after which you hopefully were able to explain the following:

• Zoot Zuit Riots
• GI Bill
• Executive Order 9066
• FDR's Four Freedoms

We ended class by giving you more time to complete your presentations, which must be given on Monday.