-Review beginning of European war
.combatants
.causes
.roles of the major states
-Japan
.government
.militarism
.nationalism
.aggressive moves: Korea, Manchuria,China,SE Asia
-Present text materials for test prep.
.upload CD of practice tests
.Practice session with Brandon
Assignment
Complete study guide
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Good session. Completed the material. However, the practice test CD would not function on the Mac laptop. We will use a PC starting tomorrow.
Continue WWII in Europe/Brief Current events presentation
Lesson Outline
-Complete the Soviet and Nazi war.
.video
.compare political regimes and strategies
.foreshadow Cold War and the Soviet position
-Review:
Presidential primary activities
Zimmerman release
Using "The Week" highlight Supreme Court action on Helath care issue, Atheism in the US, recent Tennessee "creationism" law.
Assignment
Complete reding of Chaps. 25 & 26
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Good session. Brandon was very involved and interested. He easily understood concepts and events.
-Complete video.
-Using study Guide: define concepts and terms
.focus on regime types
.focus on Hitler's legal acension to power.
-Agression: Czech. issue and Great Britain and France
.Appeasement
-The war begins: Poland invaded
.France and other nations fall
-The Soviet Union ?
Assignment
Continue reading and begin to complete the study guide.
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
65
Lesson Comments
Good session. Did not complete the Japanese role and activities. Will do so tomorrow.
-Review political situation:
WWI new natiosn created
Economic depression
-Present video excerpt:Hitler and the Nazi rise to power
.Identify Soviet Union government
.Identify US position
Assignment
Continue reading chapters 25 & 26
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Good session. Charlotte had some fairly strong background from a previous World History course. Will complete the video on Tuesday.
-Present video outlining conditions and political development in pre-was Germany.
.Review and discuss major points:
.What conditions enabled the Nazi party to take control?
.Wah is "fascism"?
Assignment
Complete reading Chap. 25
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Good session. While I am sometimes reluctant to present videos to students in class, this worked out very well providing excellent documentary films and primary course information of the period.
