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Week 4
 * Monday 23rd February**: Students finished presentations; Ms Williams did an overview of the Ottoman Empire, Italy and The United States in the lead up to WWI; Scramble for Africa mappign task; Readinn and ocmpleting of source boxes (nobody finished their homework!).
 * Tuesday 24th February:** How well have you understood the prelude to World War One? paragraph writing task and mousse eating.



Websites which may be useful: http://www.mfa.gov.yu/History/london_treaty_e.html (Secret Treaty between Italy and the Triple Entente)


 * Thursday 26th February:** We discussed the paragraph task that was started on Tueday. The focus was largely on structure and how to incorporate references effectively. **__Please upload your finished response over the weekend to the Student Contributions page.

Week 6 -__** students worked in groups researching an aspect of World War One and cretaing a PowerPoint presention to be presented to the class during week 7.

Tuesday 10th March** - We discussed life on the home front and analysed propaganda posters. The handouts should be completed and submitted by __Thursday 12th March__ (the presentations will also occur on Thursday). //__Propaganda Worksheets__//
 * __Week 7:__
 * //__Class Notes__//**


 * __Week 8:__**
 * Monday 16th March** - Graphic analysis: students were given a propganda poster each to analyse then asked to create their own propaganda poster.

[] [] [] [] Monday -** Second stage of the Russian Revolution and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Overview of the Treaty of Versailles. Homework set: participate in online discussion re. the effect of the treaty on Germany. Monday:** Finished watching //All Quiet on the Western Front//; PowerPoint presentation: Stalinist Rule and the Weimar Republic.
 * Useful websites:**
 * Thursday**: Complete homework tasks (reading, posters, source boxes). Teacher led overview of Russia during WWI including the Russin revolution.
 * __Week 9:__
 * __Week 10:__
 * Tuesday:** Completed source boxes on pages 111, 115 and 116.
 * Thursday**: Finish PowerPoint Presentation: Rise of the Nazi Party and Facism. Discuss holiday homework.

TERM TWO
Monday:** Brief overview of the history of the Jews
 * __Week 1:__
 * Tuesday:** Nazification webquest
 * Thursday:** Viewed //Triumph of the Will// and discussed the persuasive techniques used by the Nazi party to gain support
 * __Week 2__:** Core assessment task - Essay about the rise of the Nazi Party