Thursday, March 31, 2011

April 1st through April 8th

Wow--we are finishing up AP Euro fast and furious.

On Monday, we will do World War II in a day. Chapter 26 and 27 questions are due then.

On Monday, I will hand out chapter 28 questions.

We will also finish up World War I and watch the short documentary, The Plot to Kill Hilter.

On Wednesday, we will discuss post World War II reconstruction, the Cold War, and steps toward greater European Unity.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

March 16th through Spring Break

AP Exam sign up needs to be done by March 30th ($87).

We will need to cover the dictatorships over Spring Break (sorry guys! Those furlough days are responsible for this).

You will be given chapter 26 and 27 to complete and turn in on the 29th.

If Mrs. Olsen is not back from Europe on the 29th (that is, if a volcano erupts in Iceland, or, she is asked to stay for Prince William's wedding) you will be viewing the slideshow about the three dictators, Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin.

On Friday, March 18th, Mrs. Platz, the substitute, will be administering your 100 point test on the 19th century. Good luck guys and good studying! You already have the yellow sheet, and on Wednesday, March 16th, after the slide show, you will have the period to study.

For Spring Break, you will also be given an official AP Euro practice exam. IT is an OPEN BOOK test, which means you can use the MOTHERSHIP and text to get the most correct answer.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

March 2nd through March 18th

We are rushing to get to Chapter 26 by Spring Break.

On Thursday, March 4, we will discuss Imperialism across chapters 23-25. Students will learn about the Berlin Conference of 1884, when the "Scramble for Africa" began. They will watch the brief documentary Zulus at War. If we have time we will discuss the poem "White Man's Burden."

On Monday, March 7th we will finish discussing Imperialism. I will hand out a test. On Wednesday, March 10th both the Imperialism Test and the Questions on White Man's Burden will be due.

On Wednesday, we will begin learning about the causes of World War I. Students are to do the questions on Chapter 25 and 26. They will be due on Monday, March 14th. On Monday, March14th , I will be lecturing all day on World War I. On Wednesday, we will cover the period of the 1920's and on Friday, students will be given a work day to do questions on Chapter 27. The Age of Catastrophes.

Students will have homework over the break--I will be giving them an AP exam which they are to do (open book--or with assistance from the Mothership).