Saturday, September 29, 2018

World War 1 History- October 2018

History- October 2018

World War 1

OCTOBER

World War 1

Apprentice
What I would like for you to get out of your Apprentice studies, is an understanding of the causes of World War 1, the countries and people involved, the toll that it took on the world, and how the world changed because of it.

Read/Study

1-Watch the videos in the following sections on the Khan Academy Website:
                   • Beginning of World War 1 (6 videos)
                   • Blockades and American Entry (3 videos)
                   • Western and Eastern Fronts of World War 1 (6 videos)
Altogether, the videos take about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

2-Print a Pre-World War 1 map of Europe and label the countries. Color the Central Powers yellow and the Allied Powers green.

Print the Post World War 1 map of Europe and color and label the countries. Notice the differences from before the war.

3- Define these terms from the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy.
        Fourteen Points
        Wilson, Woodrow
        world must be made safe for democracy, The
        reparation
        Versailles. treaty of

4- Read Nathan Hales Hazardous Tales: Treaties Trenches Mud and Blood
OR
Story of the World pgs 216-221, 227-231, 245-249
History of US vol 8 pgs 189-197 and vol 9 pgs 9-24

5. Add at least 15 item to your timeline.  Don't forget to use all the different lines.  What you are learning in Seminary can go on the Church History line, you can also include your ancestors.  You will be sharing your timelines in class.

5, Watch Inventions that Shook the World  Watch episodes 1 and 2.

6. OPTIONAL:  Mack's got you covered with Mr. Betts.

Watch this Mr. Betts video about WW1.  Mr. Betts WW1 parody :)

And this one: Mr. Betts causes of WW1


Know/Understand

Choose one of the following inspirements to do:

• Create a photo essay (slideshow) that shows the horrific and ugly truth of war. In pictures from the time and your own narration, show the class how the war affected soldier and citizen alike.

• Do a presentation on how industrialization played a role in the start of World War 1 and how advanced weaponry like submarines, tanks, airplanes, toxic gas, and the machine gun changed the face of warfare.

• Choose one of the following major battles from World War 1 and give a brief description to the class about the details of the battle.
                • Battle of Verdun
                • Battle of the Somme
                • Battle at the Marne
                • Battle of Ypres
                • Battle of Cambrai

• If you have an ancestor that fought in or was affected by World War 1, tell us about their experiences.

Become/Serve
(If you are doing more than 1 level of class this week, just choose ONE Become/serve for the whole week.)

Journal for 20 minutes about what you think about World War 1? Was it necessary? Was it justifiable? Did it accomplish anything important? Is there ever any good reason to go to war? If so, what is it? Here are some references to consider:

Alma 43:9-15

Here is what the general Authorities were saying in conference shortly after the U.S. entered WW1:

"It is not right for us to engage in the shedding of human blood, for vengeance or retaliation. But when the Lord commands or inspires his servants to counsel the sons and daughters of Israel to lend their aid in the work of righteous warfare, that is different. … We are to arise in our might and in our strength and go forth to victory; not with a desire to shed blood, not with the desire to destroy our fellow creatures, but in self defense and because we do want to maintain and hand down to our posterity those sacred principles of liberty that have been revealed from on high” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1917, 21). Read full excerpt here.



Master


Read/Study

1- Read A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War (As you read, please mark"hot spots" in the text, stuff that sticks out to you, that makes you stop and think, or that is powerfully or eloquently written. So, when you come to the discussion, you will be prepared to share what you learned).


Sunday, September 16, 2018

September Journeyman 2018


Welcome, everyone, to the first History Journeyman class of the year!!!!
I hope you are all as excited as me to get to know our class members and learn about history!


Here are a few articles to SKIM about the ReConStruction. Don't feel like you need to studiously pour over every word in every article, or if you already know a fair amount about one of the topics, just brief it


Know/Understand
DO THE FOLLOWING

This one has a few big words but is an interesting summary of the South's Reconstruction
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/667936/summary

Another good article to read that's a little bit easier to understand
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction

And some fun videos by Mr. Betts that explain the era.
Note: You don't have to watch his videos and you don't have to like him but the videos are funny and easy to sing along to; they also go along with what we'll be doing in class.


Here's one about Andrew Johnson, the man who was President after Lincoln
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMg9C1zGuY


Plessy v. Ferguson, a famous case about Separate but Equal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNrnYJE36k&index=10&list=PLCH8uxPXHDPD7IGKRQYPvuon4C6nMmtiN


Reconstruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKliSbde4Fs


Andrew Johnson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VMg9C1zGuY


OKAY!!! Now we can get to my favorite President: Ulysses S. Grant! This was the man who lead the Union army in the Civil War and later became President of the United States.

You just need to skim this one
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ulysses-S-Grant

A very short explanation of the Force Acts which Grant supported

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Force-Acts

It's a shame that a man who fought so valiently for what was right, (civil rights, women's rights, anti-corruption) became known for the scandels that happened during his presidency; sometimes the world tries to diminish the good by throwing one bad thing out of proportion.


Now, I know this has been long but you've almost reached the end of the homework blog for Journeyman! In class we will be having a parody party to kick off the beginning of the school year. SO, with what you've learned, write a parody about something in the Reconstruction era or about Vanguard and be prepared to share it in class.
Don't worry, no one will laugh at you and it can be so fun to share what you've worked on and studied with other people who learned the same as you through different lens.

I'm excited to hear what you came up with!!

Become/Serve
Write in your commonplace book about why it's important to always stand for what you know is right.