World History

Red Days, 6th Period

Homework Assignments

Assignment	Due Date
Read Chapter Chapter 2.1 in your text. We will have a short reading quiz next class. Bring your books to class next time!	Tues., 1/10
Complete your two-column chart by comparing/contrasting Suleiman and Leonardo DaVinci -- two "Renaissance Men"	Thurs, 1/12
Read Chapter 11.3 and complete your worksheet.	Tues., 1/17
Read Chapter 11.4 and complete your worksheet.	Thurs., 1/19
Click here and read over the information on India's caste system. Answer the following questions in your notes: 1. What are the four main caste categories? 2. How did these castes come into being? On what are they based? 3. How have things changed since the time of Gandhi?	Mon., 1/23
Pick an incident in which the British come into conflict with the villagers in the film, "Lagaan," Write a reflection in which you explain what happened from the BRITISH point of view. Your reflection must be one full page in length, typed, double-spaced, 12-point font.	Fri., 1/27
Read "Things Fall Apart" in your worksheet packet.	Tues., 1/31
Read Chapter 11.1 and complete your worksheet!	Thurs., 2/1
Read Chapter 3.2 and complete your worksheet.	Mon., 2/6
Read over your handout on Chinese lyric poetry. (If you were not in class, click here!) Write your own lyric poem! 5 extra points for sharing it with the class.	Weds., 2/8
Read Chapter 12.1 and complete your worksheet.	Fri., 2/10
Write a poem in the Chinese lyric style about an incident in "Raise the Red Lantern" from the perspective of Songlian. Some ideas to consider: Songlian's feelings about having to give up her education Her first night as the wife of the house master Songlian's relationship with her servant The relationship between Songlian and the other wives The monotony of Songlian's life as a concubine Your poem should be 4 stanzas in length!	Tues., 2/14
Make a two-column chart in which you compare and contrast the time period of the opium trade/war involving China and England (1839) and the modern-day situation portrayed in the episode of "Traffik" (Pakistan/Germany/England). Look at the following: - Who is supporting/pushing the opium trade? - Who is trying to stop it? How are they attempting to stop it? - What are the consequences for the "locals" (Chinese, Pakistanis)? Refer to your notes and Chapter 12.1!	Thurs., 2/16
No homework!	Wed., 2/22
Read Chapter 3.1 in your text and complete your worksheet.	Fri., 2/24
Intersession!
Read Chapter 12.2 in your text and complete your worksheet.	Weds., 3/7
Write two Haiku poems. One should be traditional (nature-based) and the other should reflect something you have learned about the "way of the Samurai." Bring your poems to class next class for our projects!	Fri., 3/9
Illustrate one of your two Haiku poems and be prepared to present next time!	Thurs., 3/15
Read Chapter 12.4 in your textbook and complete your worksheet	Tues., 3/20
Read Chapter 13.1 - Quiz next class!	Thurs., 3/22
Read the poem Dulce et Decorum Est by clicking here. Then, based on what you've learned so far from All Quiet on the Western Front, answer the following questions: Why are the soldiers knock-kneed and coughing like hags? Notice the verb in line two, which states the soldiers "cursed through sludge." What are the connotations of this verb, as opposed to "marched" or "walked?" Why does the poet capitalize the word "GAS" when he repeats it? What does the poet see each night in his dreams? In the description, the dying man "plunges" at the speaker. Why would he be reaching out for the speaker, and why is that particularly disturbing? Why would children be "ardent for some desperate glory"? What is the meaning of the Latin phrase "dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori? (Look it up!) Does the meaning of the poem change if we know that Owen died a few months after writing it?	Weds., 3/28
Read Chapters 13.4; take-home quiz.	Tuesday, 4/3
HAPPY EASTER!	No homework!
Watch and listen to the video of U2's Sunday Bloody Sunday. Then, click here and read over the list of "Bloody Sundays" in recent history. Which of these events do you think U2 was singing about? What is the song's message regarding violence against peaceful protestors? Can the lyrics be related to the Russian Bloody Sunday of 1905? How?	Weds., 4/18
Read the primary source by Mohandas Gandhi (handout) and define the following terms: soul force passive resistance civil disobedience	Fri., 4/20
Read Chapter 14.4 and complete your worksheet.	Tues., 4/24
No homework!	Thurs., 4/26
Visit the following website: India/Pakistan History. Read the introduction and the entries for "1947" and "1947-48". Answer the following questions: 1. In what year was India partitioned? 2. Which two provinces are at the center of the power struggle between India and Pakistan? 3. How was the name "Pakistan" created? 4. What immediately happened after the partitioning and what was the outcome?	Tues., 5/1
Finish up your questions on Iris Chang's work (worksheet)!	Thurs., 5/3
Read Chapter 15.3 and complete your worksheet.	Mon., 5/7
Read Chapter 15.4 and complete your worksheet.	Weds., 5/9
Of his experiences, Solomon "Solly" Perel later wrote: "I believed I was Joseph--a German. The Jew began to disappear. It was a split-mind situation, with Joseph dominating. Solomon, the Jew, was almost forgotten. He became just a little part hidden away in me. "I never hated Jews. But Jupp accepted Nazi ideology. The Germans were superior and the Jews subhuman. Jupp hated Jews, and Jupp is still inside. I cried when the Germans lost the battle of Stalingrad." (Source: LA Times) Why do you think that "Jupp" came to dominate Solly so thoroughly? How do you think it was possible for Solly to accept Nazi ideology and even feel sympathy for the Nazis when they lost the battle of Stalingrad? Why do you think that Mr. Perel refers to "Jupp" in the third person?	Fri., 5/11
Complete as much as you can of your viewing worksheet for Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.	Tues., 5/15
Reflection: Imagine that you are a friend of Sophie Scholl's. It is 1942. You are both studying at the University of Munich and spend a lot of time together. One day, Sophie gives you several copies of a leaflet that she asks you to read and then pass on to friends and family. She says it is very important and that the future of your country is at stake. You laugh and tell her she is exaggerating, but after reading her words, you realize that there is a lot of truth to what she is saying. You also know that being caught with a copy of this leaflet or being discovered passing it to others carries serious consequences. What do you do? Write a 1-2 paragraph reflection in which you discuss your decision and your reasons for making it.	Thurs., 517
Start reviewing for the final exam!	Mon., 5/21
Study for your final exam - notes, readings, handouts on: World War II/Holocaust Rape of Nanking Post-War Division of Europe ("The West," Soviet Bloc) East vs. West	Final Exam: Tuesday, May 22 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

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