Russian Revolution Videos and Project

Here are the last two parts of the Russian Revolution video:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/QdpEaPxNW0g?rel=0
http://www.youtube.com/embed/mReH_vgrf-U?rel=0

Here is the final project for the Russian Revolution--All deadlines are hard deadlines!

For your final assignment in this unit, you will have the chance to use your creativity to show what you’ve learned.

Step One:

Pick an event from the Russian Revolution (or an event that led to the Russian Revolution). What event interested you or made you think? What event do you want to learn more about?

Some choices include:

                The assassination of Alexander II                     Bloody Sunday

                Trotsky being exiled                                             October Revolution

                1905 Revolution                                                    The Great Purge

Step Two:

Please choose ONE of the following options:

1. Write your own allegorical short story about this event. Your allegory can take place anywhere. It can be with animals, or robots, or made-up creatures. You MUST show excellent knowledge of the historical event and the people who took part in it. This allegory must be AT LEAST two typed pages long (double spaced) and be grammatically and structurally correct (use paragraphs and excellent diction!).

2. Create a comic book that illustrates the event that you’ve chosen. This comic book can be allegorical or it could use real people and be historically accurate. It must be at least 4 pages long and not only show creativity and thoughtfulness, but also excellent knowledge of the historical event. Refer to other comic books to make sure you know the correct style and format.

3. Write a scene from a play about the event. You will need to create a list of characters (real or fictional) and write a detailed scene of what they would say to each other during this event. For the scene, you will need to include stage directions to indicate what people should be wearing, where they should stand, and how they should act. This needs to be AT LEAST two typed pages, and should follow a dialogue format, like this:

The location is Russia, 1917. There are two men standing on a poorly lit street. It is midnight and no one else is around. One man wears a trench coat, while the other has a fur hat and is dressed for the opera.

Vladimir: Make this quick—I have to get to the opera.

Ilya: Don’t tell me what to do, comrade.

4. Write a dialogue between George Orwell and Josef Stalin. This choice is a little different, because you don’t need to focus on one event. Instead, you should think about what these two men would say to each other, particularly if they could talk about the Russian Revolution. What would each one say about the successes and failures? This needs to be AT LEAST two typed pages long, in dialogue format.

Step Three:

Prepare to complete the allegory, comic book, or play. In order to do this, you must complete the following steps:

1. Find a reliable article about your topic. This can be from a reliable Internet source or from a book. Print it out and annotate it thoroughly. This is due on Monday February 13^th.
2. Write an outline, a sketch, or a brief summary of what your creative piece will be about. Basically, write down the plan that you will use to complete this project. While this is meant to be a “draft” version, it should still provide an almost complete idea of what your ENTIRE short story, comic, scene, or dialogue will look like, not just one page, the first few lines, etc. This is due on Tuesday February 14^th.
3. Work very hard on making this project. Impress us! It is due on Friday February 17^th and it is a hard deadline.

Assignment	Due Date	Points
Printed article and annotation	Monday February 13th	30 points
Outline/sketch/summary	Tuesday February 14th	50 points
Final product	Friday February 17th	120 points

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

ANIMAL FARM OVERVIEW

Humanities 9

EQ: What messages is George Orwell sending to readers through his book, Animal Farm?

Animal Farm is an allegory, in which animals are the main characters, but they symbolically represent real people and events, and help to send a message. We are reading this book at a fast pace, with lots of fun assignments. Please be serious in keeping up with the reading, and be sure to come to office hours if any assignment is unclear or confusing!

A. CHAPTER WORK

      Post-It Notes: As you read, you should keep track of the months and seasons. Each time you see mention of a particular month or season (such as “three months later…”), put a post-it note in the spot and write the month or season on the post-it note. This will help you with your final project later! We will periodically check your post-it notes for 20 points. 

      Summary and Analysis: Each night, you will be responsible for making a t-chart and writing about the chapter you read. On the left side of the t-chart, you will write a 4-6 sentence summary (no shorter, no longer!). On the right side of the t-chart, you will reflect on what you read in the chapter, by answering one of the questions below. You MUST include at least one quote from the nightly reading.

Reflection questions:

1.    What are the dangers of illiteracy?

2.    How does power corrupt people?

3.    Why is a utopia so difficult to achieve?

B. QUIZZES:

YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ ON EACH CHAPTER!  These are worth 10 points. If we read a chapter in class and then you read a chapter for homework, both chapters will appear on the next day’s quiz. Do your reading!

C. READING SCHEDULE:

Chapters must be read and the work completed before the beginning of class the day they are due. Therefore, do NOT try to do your homework during SSR! 

                                                                       

Chapter	Reading & Chapter work DUE:
2	Wednesday, 1/25
3	In class Wednesday 1/25
4	Thursday 1/26
5	Friday 1/27
6	Monday 1/30
7	In class Monday 1/30
8	Tuesday 1/31
9	Wednesday 2/1
10	Tuesday 2/2

Example T-Chart for the Nightly Homework

Summary of Ch. 1

Reflection Question: Why is a utopia so difficult to achieve?

While their human masters, the drunk Mr. Jones and his wife, sleep one night, the animals of Manor Farm gather in the in the barn to hear Old Major, a respected prize-winning pig, share a recent dream he had revealing that the root of all their problems was humanity and that a world without people would be a paradise for all animal-kind. The animals are quickly inspired by his dream, since they all recognize that they do all the work, are barely fed, and all die young, all while their human masters profit from the farm, get drunk and fat, and treat them cruelly. They decide that all animals—whether from the farm or countryside—are comrades who must unite and rebel against all humans. Old Major then teaches them a song from his dream that tells all about the evils of man, which they end up singing together so loudly that they wake Mr. Jones. The drunk, groggy farmer reacts by firing a gunshot at the barn in an attempt to scare away what he thinks are invading foxes, causing the animals to run scared, quiet down, and fall asleep for the night.

Even though it is clear that the animals live on the farm under a sort of cold, oppressive system represented by the drunk farmer, their common hatred for humans is not enough to unite the animals completely. In the farm, utopia is hard to achieve because, even though they all agree that humans are a problem, it does not necessarily mean that all animals will instantly get along and stay committed to working together to build a perfect system in the long run. The different animals in the meeting seem to represent different types of people—Old Major is wise and respected, Boxer is strong but unintelligent, Clover is loving and understanding, Benjamin is cynical ("hater"), and Mollie is selfish and self-centered. Sometimes these personality differences can clash and can get in the way of a group’s unity. There are also old prejudices that don’t truly disappear overnight. The relationship between the rats and the dogs/cats represents two different oppressed groups who have spent years hating each other because they are different. When the animals decide "All Animals Are Equal" Orwell is saying that all oppressed groups should stop fighting each other, realize their common human enemy, and should work together to make all their lives better. Even though the meeting has them singing songs about loving each other, it is doubtful that these old rivalries between farm animals and wild animals will not come up again to make this utopia challenging to build.

                                                                                                                                                         

French Revolution Homework

You received a packet of readings on the French Revolution in class. Please read pages 7-10. Annotate each page (it should be marked up with TONS of your own notes). Then, on a separate sheet of paper, please write a list of questions and one final summary on the whole reading.

Personal Essay

This weekend, please finish your conclusion and write your introduction. Follow the instructions on the overview to help you as you write. Please make sure to bring your written versions of EVERY paragraph on Monday, so that you can type your essay in the computer lab.

Final Exam

Revolutions (35 questions)

-          Scientific Revolution

-          Enlightenment

-          Agricultural Revolution

-          Industrial Revolution

-          Thinkers

History of India (35 questions)

-          Early History

-          Geography

-          British Colonialism/Building Blocks

-          Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah

-          The independence movement

-          Partition of India and Pakistan

-          India / Pakistan conflict, Kashmir

Nectar in a Sieve (10 questions)

-          Quotes

-          Characters

-          Plot (facts from the story)

Vocabulary (5 questions)

-          Fill in the blank sentences

Academic Skills: Chunks, Text Notes / WCP & Cornell Notes (10 questions)

Grammar (5 questions)

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Tips for Studying:

1.        Go through your classroom file and take anything out that will help you study

2.        Make a study guide – Cornell Notes of all of the important topics you need to know

3.        Make a set of multiple choice questions. Trade this set with a friend and take each other’s tests.

4.        Try writing a paragraph about a key topic, such as British Colonialism in India, without looking at your notes. Then refer to your notes to see if you forgot anything.

5.        Make flash cards of vocab words, important events, people, etc.

6.        Work with a friend. Test each other on what you need to know. Remember—all of the freshmen will have the same final, so you can work with any freshman (not just the ones in your classes).

Presentation Order

Here is the order of presentations for tomorrow:

Indian National Congress

AO Hume

Amritsar Massacre

Salt March

Jinnah and the Muslim League

Nehru

Kasturba Gandhi

Quit India (except in 5^th pd Scher)

Partition

2^nd Kashmir war

Powerpoint and Works Cited Page

Your Powerpoint and Works Cited page are due tomorrow.

Please PRINT your Works Cited page and bring it to class tomorrow.
Please PRINT a copy of your Powerpoint and bring it to class tomorrow.
Please DROP a copy of your Powerpoint into my teacher desk inbox (on the computers at school) before class starts tomorrow. You will find your folder if you go to my teacher desk--> Inbox-->2011-2012.