Facing History Blue Class 4 2016 New
Facing History & Ourselves: Blue Class 4
Term 2 ~ Week 10 ~ Last Week of Term 2
Term 2 ~ Week 9 ~ No School Monday
Friday
1-20
Wednesday
1-18
Tuesday
1-17
Daily Objectives: understand the development & nature of the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe; review various groups & actions resisting the ongoing Holocaust during WWII
Class: brief review ~ "Reviewing Text" assignment in Google Classroom
Class: independent work ~ "Reviewing Text: Resistance to Nazi Oppression During the Holocaust" assignment; assignment details listed in Google Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete "Reviewing Text" assignment in Google Classroom
HW: review assignments at Google Classroom & Aspen; complete any missing work as needed
Daily Objectives: understand the development & nature of the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe; review various groups & actions resisting the ongoing Holocaust during WWII
Class: brief review ~ "Reviewing Text" assignment in Google Classroom
Class: independent work ~ "Reviewing Text: Resistance to Nazi Oppression During the Holocaust" assignment; assignment details listed in Google Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete "Protest in Germany" reading & questions
HW: review assignments at Google Classroom & Aspen; complete any missing work as needed
Daily Objectives: understand the development & nature of the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe; review various groups & actions resisting the ongoing Holocaust during WWII
Class: brief review ~ "There Was No Hope" Warsaw Ghetto video
Class: group review ~ "Reviewing Text" assignment in Google Classroom
Class: independent work ~ "Reviewing Text: Resistance to Nazi Oppression During the Holocaust" assignment; assignment details listed in Google Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete "Protest in Germany" reading & questions
HW: review assignments at Google Classroom & Aspen; complete any missing work as needed
Term 2 ~ Week 8
Term 2 ~ Week 7 ~ No School Monday
Friday
1-6
Wednesday
1-4-17
Tuesday
1-3-17
Daily Objectives: understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" in Europe and the Nazi genocide during the course of WWII; understand the details of the Nazi plan for genocide, and the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe
Class: group review ~ "Auschwitz" reading, the mechanics of industrialized murder; click here for the horrible reading
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 4; check Google Classroom for assignment details
Daily Objectives: understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" in Europe and the Nazi genocide during the course of WWII; understand the details of the Nazi plan for genocide, and the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe
Class: activator ~ checking in: course outline/table of contents of Facing History online text
Class: group review ~ The Holocaust in Europe; click here for the incredibly depressing slideshow.
Class: group review ~ "Auschwitz" reading, the mechanics of industrialized murder; click here for the horrible reading
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 4; check Google Classroom for assignment details
Daily Objectives: understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" in Europe and the Nazi genocide during the course of WWII; understand the details of the Nazi plan for genocide, and the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe
Class: brief review, recent assignments @ Google Classroom; calendar for remainder of Term 2/Semester 1
Class: Introduction to Flipboard Web tool; signing up for flipboard accounts, experimenting with interface
Class: group review, Flipboard project examples for future project work
Class: reading & questions, "Mechanizing Death" and "After Wannsee" readings; complete & submit questions for both readings @ Google Classroom
HW: review assignments at Google Classroom & complete any missing work as needed
Christmas Break ~ Happy New Year!
Term 2 ~ Week 6 ~ No School Friday
Wednesday
12-21
Tuesday
12-20
Monday
12-19
Daily Objectives: understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" in Europe and the Nazi genocide during the course of WWII; understand the details of the Nazi plan for genocide, and the resistance to Nazi power throughout occupied Europe
Class: brief review, "Conspiracy" video contents, Wannsee Conference significance
Class: reading & questions, "Mechanizing Death" and "After Wannsee" readings; complete & submit questions for both readings @ Google Classroom
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 3; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit Wannsee Protocol activitty & questions @ Active Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete & submit The Jewish Ghettos of Nazi Europe reading & questions
Daily Objectives: understand the beginning phase of the Holocaust in Europe, including the strategies employed by the Nazis in their enslavement & persecution of civilians throughout Europe during WWII; understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution"
Class: brief review, "Conspiracy" video contents, Wannsee Conference significance
Class: reading & questions, "Mechanizing Death" and "After Wannsee" readings; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 3; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit Wannsee Protocol activitty & questions @ Active Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete & submit The Jewish Ghettos of Nazi Europe reading & questions
Daily Objectives: understand the beginning phase of the Holocaust in Europe, including the strategies employed by the Nazis in their enslavement & persecution of civilians throughout Europe during WWII; understand the Nazi plan for the "Final Solution"
Class: viewing video, "Conspiracy" (complete, dramatization of Wannsee Conference); click here for video link
Class: independent work, completing Wannsee Conference questions at Active Classroom or any other outstanding assignments at Google Classroom
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 3; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit Wannsee Protocol activitty & questions @ Active Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete & submit The Jewish Ghettos of Nazi Europe reading & questions
Term 2 ~ Week 5
Term 2 ~ Week 4
Term 2 ~ Week 3
Friday
12-2
Wednesday
11-30
Monday
11-28
Daily Objectives: understand the events of the 1930's leading to expansion of fascist power in Europe & Asia; understand the German/Nazi path to WWII in the 1930's
Class: activator ~ map review, Europe in the 1930's
Class: viewing video ~ portions of "The Nazis" BBC series, "The Wrong War"
HW: if necessary, complete & submit "Controlling the Universities" & "Art & Politics" readings with questions
Daily Objectives: understand the policies & actions of the Nazis during the 1930's & how the Nazi state solidified its control of the German people; understand how the Nazi state attempted to put Nazi ideology into action in the 1930's
Class: activator ~ Nazis and their hatred of Jazz; click here if you dare
Class: viewing video ~ Hitler's Crusade: Degenerate Art in Nazi Germany; click here for the student-made video
Class: viewing video ~ When Adolf Hitler declared war on modern art; click here for the video
Class: internet activity ~ "Controlling the Universities" reading & questions; click here to be educated
Class: internet activity ~ "Art & Politics" reading & questions; click here to be educated
HW: complete & submit any Quarter 2 assignments as needed
Daily Objectives: understand the policies & actions of the Nazis during the 1930's & how the Nazi state solidified its control of the German people; understand how the Nazi state attempted to put Nazi ideology into action in the 1930's
Class: brief review ~ Quarter 2 assignments so far @ Aspen
Class: group review ~ Nazi expansion of power in the 1930's & growth of the Nazi state; click here for the student-made prezi!
Class: internet activity ~ "Controlling the Universities" reading & questions; click here to be educated
Class: internet activity ~ "Art & Politics" reading & questions; click here to be educated
HW: complete & submit any Quarter 2 assignments as needed
THANKSGIVING BREAK ~ GOBBLE GOBBLE
Term 2 ~ Week 2
Tuesday
11-22
Monday
11-21
Daily Objectives: understand the policies & actions of the Nazis during the 1930's & how the Nazi state solidified its control of the German people; understand how the Nazi state attempted to put Nazi ideology into action in the 1930's
Class: activator ~ even more Nazis in the News!
Class: activator ~ what was Kristallnacht?;
Kristallnacht scene from the Book Thief
Class: webquest activity ~ Kristallnacht & Increasing Persecution of Jews in 1930's Germany (complete); check Google Classroom for assignment link & details
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 2; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit Kristallnacht activity from recent classwork
Daily Objectives: understand the policies & actions of the Nazis during the 1930's & how the Nazi state solidified its control of the German people; understand how the Nazi state attempted to put Nazi ideology into action in the 1930's
Class: activator ~ Nazis in the News!
click here for neo-nazi conference
click here for some random but amusing news
Class: activator ~ what was Kristallnacht?
click here for the handy video
Class: webquest activity ~ Kristallnacht & Increasing Persecution of Jews in 1930's Germany (begin); check Google Classroom for assignment link & details
HW: Quarter 2 Journal Prompt 2; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit "The Nazi Nuremberg Laws of the 1930's" @ Google Classroom
Term 2 ~ Week 1
Term 1 ~ Week 10 ~ Last Week of Term 1 ~ No School Tuesday & Friday
Wednesday
11-9
Monday
11-7
Daily Objectives: understand the policies & actions of the Nazis during the 1930's & how the Nazi state solidified its control of the German people; ubderstand how the Nazi state attempted to put Nazi ideology into action in the 1930's
Class: group review ~ presidential election results, local election & referendum results
Class: brief review ~ Nazi & fascist ideology
Class: viewing video ~ Eugenics, Social Darwinism & Genocide (VOD)
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing classwork activities
Daily Objectives: understand the theories of Social Darwinism and Fascism & their connection to Nazi ideas and the actions of the Nazi state during the 1930's and 1940's
Class: activator ~ Fascism, fascism & more fascism
Class: group review ~ Fabulous Fascism Kahoot!
Class: group review: What is Fascism, Anyway?
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing classwork activities
Term 1 ~ Week 9
Friday
11-4
Tuesday
11-1
Monday
10-31
Daily Objectives: understand the theories of Social Darwinism and Fascism & their connection to Nazi ideas and the actions of the Nazi state during the 1930's and 1940's
Class: activator ~ Social Darwinism & Fascism?; click here for some handy definitions
Class: viewing video ~ Darwinism & Social Darwinism; click here for the review (9 min)
Class: viewing video ~ Social Darwinism, Germany & WW1; click here to view the video (14 min)
Class: group review: What is Fascism, Anyway?
HW: if necessary, complete & submit classwork activity
Daily Objectives: understand the theories of Social Darwinism and Fascism & their connection to Nazi ideas and the actions of the Nazi state during the 1930's and 1940's
Class: internet activity ~ complete Social Darwinism & Fascism Defined; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit classwork activity
Daily Objectives: understand the theories of Social Darwinism and Fascism & their connection to Nazi ideas and the actions of the Nazi state during the 1930's and 1940's
Class: internet activity ~ begin Social Darwinism & Fascism Defined; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: nothing new
Term 1 ~ Week 8
Term 1 ~ Week 7 ~ half-day on Wednesday
Term 1 ~ Week 6 ~ No school Monday
Wednesday
10-12
Tuesday
10-11
Daily Objectives: understand conditions in Germany that allowed the rise of extremist groups like the Nazis in the 1920's; review events related to the rise of the Nazi movement in Germany during the 1920'sand the Nazi achievement of political power in the 1930's
Class: activator ~ map review, Europe in 1914 & Europe in 1918
Class: group review ~ Active Classroom activities, Why Germany?
Class: viewing video ~ portions of "The Nazis" series, "Helped Into Power" episode
HW: complete & submit all portions of "Why Germany" activity in Active Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing work in Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: examine the social & political history of Germany around the time of WWI; understand conditions in Germany that allowed the rise of extremist groups like the Nazis in the 1920's
Class: activator ~ Jews in Germany before WWII
Class: group review ~ reading, "Impact of Total War"; click here for the reading
Class: Active Classroom activities ~ Understanding the Holocaust: Why Germany?; view assignment here in Active Classroom (continued)
HW: complete & submit all portions of "Why Germany" activity in Active Classroom
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing work in Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: examine the social & political history of Germany around the time of WWI; understand conditions in Germany that allowed the rise of extremist groups like the Nazis in the 1920's
Class: activator ~ brief review, assignments in Active Classroom
Class: Active Classroom activities ~ Understanding the Holocaust: Why Germany?; view assignment here in Active Classroom (begin)
HW: complete & submit all portions of "Why Germany" activity in Active Classroome
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing work in Google Classroom
Term 1 ~ Week 5 ~ No School Friday
Wednesday
10-5
Tuesday
10-4
Monday
10-3
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: group review ~ recent assignments @ Google Classroom
Class: internet activity ~ Identity Politics, Defined; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete & submit Identity Politics activity & any missing work in Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: group review ~ recent assignments @ Google Classroom
Class: viewing video ~ Ted Talk, "Is Your Identity Given?"; click here for the video
Class: viewing video ~ Ted Talk, "Identity in the 20th Century"; click here for the video
Class: viewing video ~ Ted Talk, "How Social Media Shapes Identity?"; click here for the video
HW: if necessary, complete & submit any missing work in Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior; understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: independent work ~ Complete & submit "In the Barrio" identity chart assignment; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: complete & submit Barrio ID chart if necessary
Term 1 ~ Week 4
Wednesday
9-28
Tuesday
9-26
Monday
9-25
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior; understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: activator ~ recent work & assignments @ Google Classroom
Class: group review ~ "In the Barrio" reading; click here for the reading
HW: Quarter 1 Journal Prompt 1; (will be posted for sure)
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior; understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: activator ~ illustrated "I Am From" poems online
Class: Class: internet activity ~ creating "illustrated" online versions of I Am From poems
HW: Quarter 1 Journal Prompt 1; check Google Classroom for assignment details
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior; understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: activator ~ I Am From poems
Class: internet activity ~ creating "illustrated" online versions of I Am From poems
click here for an example/template
HW: nothing new
Term 1 ~ Week 3
Wednesday
9-21
Tuesday
9-20
Monday
9-19
Daily Objectives: understand the concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior; understand the concept of identity & the role identity plays in guiding behavior
Class: activator ~ "skittles" analogy in the news (otherness, again); click here
Class: ~ group review, "I am From" writing activity; assignment details & expectations; click here for some "I Am From" examples
Class: ~ independent work, "I am From" writing activity; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: complete & submit both parts of the "I Am From" writing activity
HW: if necessary, complete Stanford Prison Experiment questions & submit at Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: understand rthe concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior
Class: activator ~ "the others" in pop culture
Class: independent work ~ complete Stanford Prison Experiment questions; check Google Classroom for assignment details
Class: group review ~ Stanford Prison Experiment questions, concept of identity affecting behavior & attitudes
Class: ~ independent work, "I am From" writing activity; check Google Classroom for assignment details
HW: if necessary, complete Stanford Prison Experiment questions & submit at Google Classroom
Daily Objectives: understand rthe concept of social influence & impact of social pressure on identity and behavior
Class: activator ~ "otherness" in the news
Class: brief review ~ Stanford Prison Experiment
Class: viewing video ~ Stanford Prison Experiment video (complete)
Class: independent work ~ Stanford Prison Experiment questions; check Google Classroom for assignment details (begin)
HW: nothing new
Term 1 ~ Week 2
Term 1 ~ Week 1
Friday
9-9
Wednesday
9-7
Tuesday
9-6
Daily Objectives: discuss topic of Identity, Self & Others; creating simple identity charts for others
Class: group review, identity chart examples
Class: group review ~ identity charts for fictional characters, celebrities, historical figures, etc.
Class: independent activity ~ creating ID chart for a celebrity or fictional character of choice; click here for the assignment details
HW: join our class's google classroom if you still need to; class code = y647hk
Daily Objectives: complete course & classroom introduction; review Facing History scope & sequence, introduce topic of Identity, Self & Others
Class: brief review, "Bear that Wasn't"
Class: group review ~ online text units & Big Ideas: Unit I, The Self & Others
Class: viewing video ~ (10 min) "The Bear that Wasn't" (version 2)
Class: group review ~ Identity charts, examples
Class: group review ~ Bear that Wasn't, creating Identity Chart for that silly bear
HW: join our class's google classroom if you still need to; class code = y647hk
Daily Objectives: complete course & classroom introduction; review classroom expectations; sharing info w/delightful bearded teacher
Class: welcomes & niceties
Class: introduction to class website, course content & classroom procedures
Class: introduction to online component of course, use of google apps for education & sign-up for online components of course
Class: viewing video ~ "The Bear that Wasn't" (5 min, intro to Identity)
HW: join our class's google classroom if you still need to; class code = y647hk