Friday, December 23, 2011

Directions and Procedures

Holiday Blog Assignment
-Test grade
-contact me with any problems at lubiscog@dunellenschools.org

1. Go to http://dunellenapeuro.blogspot.com/
a. Sign in (upper right corner)
b. You might have to create a Gmail or yahoo account
2. You need make a minimum of 10 QUALITY posts over break
a. Must be at a minimum of 3 different sittings
b. A post consists of QUALITY commentary not necessarily quantity
c. A post can be short if it is giving us a link or a picture to observe and comment on
d. Otherwise a post needs to be at least a paragraph in length
e. NOTHING can be inappropriate or divisive in nature
3. You MUST respond to the 3 major threads that I post that will include materials to watch/listen/read
a. You may also start a thread or comment on posts that are already there
b. Feel free to disagree and discuss but do it respectfully
c. Feel free to compare and contrast to other times in history, the present day, or other subject matters
d. Be creative, imaginative, and show your intellectual curiosity

Start your research by reading:
Copied notes from AP European History Crash Course and Napoleon Chapter 29 in your packet
-Then complete one of the following:
-read pages 683-699 in your textbook
-or-
-watch the following videos
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/napoleon-and-the-wars-of-the-first-and-second-coalitions?playlist=History
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/napoleon-and-the-war-of-the-third-coalition?playlist=History
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/napoleon-and-the-war-of-the-fourth-coalition?playlist=History
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/napoleon-s-peninsular-campaigns?playlist=History
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/french-invasion-of-russia?playlist=History
http://www.khanacademy.org/video/napoleon-forced-to-abdicate?playlist=History

Battle Simulators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/launch_gms_battle_waterloo.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_war/ibs/index.html

Information
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/battle_waterloo_01.shtml
-Battle of Waterloo info
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/home.html
-Right hand side, use the pictures to study his life and career
http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A2946017
-Career summary

YouTube
-The PBS or the BBC documentary under Napoleon Bonaparte

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