EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY (10% of grade, max.)

My blog website, http://jstrebler.blogspot.com/ has a number of lengthy essays on controversial issues.  If you find one that interests you, write a critique of the essay.  To earn extra credit, you must respond to the specific points and evidence in the essay. You may, of course, also mention other points that are relevant, but DON'T just ramble on with your opinion on the topic without responding to what the essay says.  DON'T just say the essay was great, or it sucked, or whatever without giving specific reasons why you say that.  And DON'T use informal, texting-style writing without proper punctuation, capital letters where appropriate, etc.   If you do those things (ramble, don't respond to specific points in the essay, improper writing style), you will get zero extra credit. 

Submit a hard-copy of your critique to the instructor, AND post a short summary of your comments on the website.  You must do both to earn extra credit.  The amount of extra credit you earn depends on the difficulty of the essay you critique, and the quality and length of your critique.  Typical critiques earn 10-15 points extra credit, but some earn more and some less.  There is no limit on the number of essays you can critique for extra credit, so put on your thinking cap and boost your grade! 

PRE-IB WORLD HISTORY -

Staple all work BEFORE class; no paper with annoying little frilly things!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 (A day)

HW – Finish/review KCs and terms (Unit V Jeopardy and Exam on Monday)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 (B day)

HW – Study for Unit V Exam

UNIT V Exam - Essay questions:

1. Describe the treaties, personalities, and events that led up to World War I.

2. Was the Balfour Declaration fair and wise?

3. Choose any nationalist independence movement or revolution from this unit and evaluate how successful it was at achieving its goals.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (A day)

SUB today? News/POW?  Unit V Jeopardy, Unit V Exam

HW – Read pp. 829-837 and define: Joseph Stalin, gulags, 5 year plans, soviets,Black Thursday, tariffs

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 (B day)

SUB today? – News, Unit V Exam, Rise of Dictators DVD

HW – Read pp. 829-837 and define: Joseph Stalin, gulags, 5 year plans, soviets,Black Thursday, tariffs

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 (A day)

Sub today? – News, Rise of Dictators DVD, Review exam OR read pp. 837-840 and define terms

HW – TBA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (B day)

News, Rise of Dictators DVD, Review exam OR read pp. 837-840and define terms

HW – TBA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

HW – Answer Ch.5 KCs # 1-8, 12-16, 24-29 + 32; Print out and bring in one DRQ from school webpage; Review DRQ and Time Management handouts; look for development GCW article

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (Sub today?)

Today – POW/News?, Write a DRQ in 35 minutes; Globalization video

HW – Download/print out Ch. 4 KCs; read pp. 520-522 and 465-475; Find GCW article on development

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY10 (Sub?)      

Today – News, Review DRQ and Ch.5 KCs, Ch.4 KCs

TOK  -

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