Goff p 215-245 & 246-263 reading- blog assignment

How its going to work: We're going to try a similar format to the last blog- except this time 5 of your classmates (instead of 3) will be writing a "main" blog post. Therefore, the rest of you are being asked to comment on each of the 5 main blogs.
Breakdown:

• Kaitlyn- Hitler's rise to power
• Kaylan- Italian expansion- Mussolini
• Sarah- Middle East
• Tess- Successes of the League of Nations
• Anna- Stalin's leadership and actions taken

**I know its going to be hard for you all to discuss the League of Nations in terms of its successes- but we felt like so far we've just been focused on how much of an 'epic fail' it was- so with this blog and comments please try to focus more on its successes!

Note: For the main bloggers- this assignment is due by Saturday, 11th at 5 pm.
For the rest of you, you need to have the 5 comments up before class on Monday.

Again, if you have any question, comment on this blog and I'll try my best to help you out. I thought last time this format worked great, so keep it up :)

New Style :)

So we're going to try out a new style for this next blog assignment. After reading the assigned text in Goff (p. 241-253) we are asking three of your classmates to create a post and that is what the rest of you will be commenting on.

So here's how its going to work:

• Hannah is going to be writing her post about Japanese expansion.
• Kate C. will create a post on appeasement in Europe.
• Maddi will create a post on the expansion of Communism. 

These three girls have until this Saturday, December 5th, at 5 pm to write their posts. After they've completed and submitted their posts, the rest of you have until Monday's class to comment on all three of their posts.

I know this is new, and possibly confusing- so if you have any questions on how this is supposed to play out, or what is expected of you- comment on this blog post and I will try to clarify as best I can.

Keep working hard, you're all doing fantastic work!

"I Think Therefore IB"

I’m so impressed with all of your blogs so far. Taking this IB class proves you want to push yourself and develop your critical thinking skills further- and this blog is a wonderful opportunity to do just that. Excellent job, keep up the great work!

For the next assignment we are asking that you create two new blogs: 

-Please use Goff pages 124-137 to create your first post- base the post on general comments, questions, concerns, ideas etc that came to mind while reading- you know the drill. The questions Mr. Geary handed out in class are wonderful guiding points if you’re stumped on what to blog about. When completed, take a look at your classmate’s posts- this time you are asked to include 2 comments.

-For your second post, please create a blog describing what you learned from your book report that was due this past Friday. I know you all worked really hard, and I want you to share your thoughts with the class and take this opportunity to learn from each other. You could start off by saying… “with reading this book I learned/ I wonder/ I want to know/ I think…”  When completed, please take a look at your classmates posts & include 2 comments.

So brief overview of what you need to do- 2 new blog posts and 4 comments in total. Any questions, come see me. Have fun, work hard, keep smiling :)