E/G Blocks: History 12-2, 12-3

Today, we began with some practice multiple-choice questions about the First World War and the Paris Peace.  Next, I checked to see who had completed his or her Versailles Treaty notes for homework (about 2/3 in each class did).  Next, students shared their homework findings by writing on the board and then we discussed ways to examine the Treaty in a less pointed, more global way.  Finally, I tried to bring it back even further by reminding folks about the SPERM-G acronym as a way to try to ensure full coverage of a writing topic (as a way to avoid tunnel vision and just write about a narrow part of a topic).  I ended the day by asking students to compose a topic sentence for a possible writing task: "Discuss the outcomes of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles."  Please come to class tomorrow with that done.  In this case, one would not merely list the parts of the treaty; it would be key to discuss them but also bring in things like the reactions of various groups.  At this point, take care to stay within the intended topic range of the years around 1919 only (ie. do not write about the rise of fascism).

Here are the board notes:

E Block page 1

E Block page 2

G Block page 1

G Block page 2