Presentation Zen: How to make a PowerPoint that doesn't suck.

1. Starter 7: (Get visuals from Lori)  Content aside, which of these presentations would you rather listen to?  Why?  What are the differences between these two PowerPoint presentations?  How would these presentations differ for the speaker?  Explain.

2. PowerPoint Guidelines

• Brainstorm: What makes a good PPT presentation?  Think about slides AND the verbal presentation.
• PowerPoint Presentation Notes

3. Weapons Presentations

• CHANGE: You can do 3 secondary sources (if you are struggling to find a relevant primary source), OR 1 primary and 1 secondary.
• When you finish your research notes, email them to lori.teacher@gmail.com
• Start on your presentation preparation.  Do notecards for yourself first, THEN the PPT.

Homework: Presentation notecards

WWI Fronts and Research

1. Starter 6: Q5, Q6: What is going on in this picture?  What conclusions about WWI combat can you draw from this picture?

2. Fronts of WWI: Fronts lecture and annotated map.

3. Weapons of WWI: Research and research notes.

Homework: Work on research notes. Notes are due by the end of class on Wednesday.

The Roots of War: Socratic Seminar

1. Starter 5: Why do we do Socratic Seminars?  How are they different from other types of discussion?  What are some of the things we need to do to make sure we have a productive discussion?

2. Socratic Seminar: The Roots of War

3. Weapons of WWI: By the end of class, you should have at least one source found, and have started the research notes on that source.

Homework: 
Socratic Seminar Reflection- Answer the following questions in TYPED paragraphs.  Please print before class on Tuesday!

1. Reaction: Identify a comment made by someone else during the seminar.  React to his/her statement. 
2. Changes in Thinking: Explain how the seminar influenced or changed your thinking about this topic or text.  How is your thinking now different than it was before the seminar.
3. Connections: Make a connection between the issues discussed in this seminar and another topic or idea (news story, novel, experience, event, personal experience, movie, song, article, another class...).
4.  Self Evaluation: What were your strengths during this seminar?  What are your goals for our next seminar, and how do you plan to achieve them?

Seminar Make Up: ONLY DO THIS IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY!

Answer the following questions in TYPED paragraphs.  Use evidence from the text whenever possible to back up your ideas.

1. What sentence or passage in this piece do you have the strongest reaction to?  Copy the sentence, and describe your reaction.
2. Why, in the 2^nd to last paragraph, does she say of some traditional anti-war strategies that “…they will make little contribution to the abolition of war”?  Why does she think these strategies won’t work?
3. Is it possible to end war by fighting a war?  Why/why not?
4. How does this article relate to "Germany and the Next War?"

Imperialism, Assassination, Weapons

1. Starter 4: The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters.  Q1, Q5- What questions do you have about this cartoon?, Q6- What is the main message of this cartoon?

2. Imperialism Notes

3. Assassination Video: How many attempts did they make before the Archduke was killed?

4. The Roots of War- Coaching

5. The Roots of War- Seminar Prewrite

6. Trench Warfare Introduction- Scene from "A Very Long Enagagement."

. Weapons of WWI mini-project

Homework: Seminar Prewrite

1. What sentence or passage in this piece do you have the strongest reaction to?  Copy it, and explain your reaction to it?
2. Why, in the second to last paragraph, does she say about traditional anti-war strategies, "...they will make little contribution to the abolition of war?"  Why does she think these techniques will not work?

Nationalism and The Roots of War

1. Starter #3: Q1- What do you see here?, Q6- What kind of group do you think this might represent?  Why?  Be as detailed as possible!

2. Black Hand and Nationalism

3. Violence and War Attitudes

4. The Roots of War: Vocabulary, read, annotate.  

Homework: Read and annotate The Roots of War.  Must have at least 4 annotations per page (8 total).  Write 2 discussion questions at the end.