War Horse

Hey everyone! I hope everyone's break is going well! As I have stated in class, you have the opportunity to receive extra credit if you write a movie review on the new movie, "War Horse." The review must be at least 5 paragraphs long and it must analyze the history accuracy of the movie. You must be able to argue whether the movie was historically accurate or not. Please email me if you have any questions. Have a great rest of the break!

~Mr. Mazur

World War I Test

Hey everyone. This is a reminder that your test is going to be this Friday. This test will be shorter than usual, but it will assess all the necessary content areas. We will have a review on Wednesday. Please complete the study guide by Friday. I will collect the study guides as usual. Email me if you have any questions!

~Mr. Mazur

Doughboy Monologue

Hey everyone! Today we reviewed technology used during World War I, but we specifically discussed the role of the United States during the war. We discussed the motivation the American troops injected into the extremely deadly war. We also discussed the role of African Americans to the war and the discrimination they faced while fighting in the war. We also discussed how events led to armistice signed on November 11, 1918.

For homework, you are to use the information you learned today and the information you learned in World History to create a monologue based on the details of fighting in the war. The monologue should be from an African American soldier during the war and what he faced while he was over there. You should include what he saw or experienced while fighting, any discrimination he encountered, and the psychological effects of the war. The monologue should be about 2 minutes long. You may present your monologue on Monday if you wish.

Have a great night!

~Mr. Mazur

P.S.- According to the Periods 1-2 class, we will be having our test on WWI on Friday (a shorter test than usual). Since I was unable to ask Period 3-4 whether they would like to take the test on next Friday or when we get back from break, I will give them the same choice when we meet on Monday. Please start studying now! Your study guides will be sent to you via email over the weekend. Have a great night!

Woodrow Wilson Neutrality Paper

Hey everyone. This is a reminder that your short research paper is due on Tuesday. Have a great day!

~Mr. Mazur

American Neutrality during WWI

Good morning everyone! Yesterday we began class with a review of the main points of World War I. We also analyzed President Woodrow Wilson's Declaration of Neutrality, issued in the beginning of the war (1914).

You also began your research paper on whether Germany's actions and policies towards the United States were justified and whether the United States was actually neutral. This research paper will be due on next Tuesday. For homework, please continue to research for this paper. I will allow 30 minutes in next class to continue research, but then we are going to move on to the next topic. Please do not hesitate to ask me questions because a lot of the primary sources are really challenging and the purpose of the assignment is to assess your understanding of the materials. I will be checking your sources on Wednesday.

Have a great day!