Week of September 19, 2011

I want to thank Mr. Izzo for filling in so well for me during my recovery .

September 17th is Constitution Day.  All public school history teachers are required to teach at least one lesson on the subject to commemorate the completion  of the American Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 in Philadelphia.  It was then submitted to the states for ratification.  So we will take some time this week discussing the American Federal System and its Bill of Rights.

First we will  finish our study of Islam.  Be ready for a quiz Wednesday or Thursday on the material covered both by Mr. Izzo and me. 

I know that you have viewed a key nexus event (turning point) of the 21st century: 9/11/01.
Although radical Muslim fundamentalists caused the event they do not represent the true nature of Islam.  These fundamentalists are reacting to the technological progress and changing social values of the modern world, yet they have had a significant effect on the modern world. 

World War I was the nexus point that changed the 20th century.  We will begin our study of the 20th century with this war.  Homework due by Friday:

26(1) The Great War Begins (816-821). (double homework credit) Identify the terms, people and places. Draw the three images on page 815 and explain their significance. What was the spark of WWI (picture 816). Answer question 2+3 on map skills page 817. Why are the people picture on 818 so happy? Read the biography of Kaisar Wilhelm II (819) who were his two cousins and his grandmother? Read the reasons of entering the war (820), what two powers were most responsible for starting the war? Explain your answer. How did people show their war enthusiasm (picture 821)? 
Answer the five checkpoint questions.

26(2)A New Kind of War (822-827)  Identify the terms, people and places. Read a soldier on the Western Front (822) what does the soldier hear that makes him happy? Read Map Skills on page 823, answer questions 2+3.  Read the infographic (824-5), illustrate three of the changes to warfare in the Great War. Read Map Skills on page 826, who fought against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt and on the Saudi peninsula?  Who is pictured on page 827?  
Answer the four checkpoint questions in complete sentences

Read Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (828)
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2