Summary of the Week 10/22-10/29

This week in class we began our look into Germany's Weimar Republic. Covernig the time between the end of World War I and the begining of Hitler's rule, the republic offers a glimpse of the troubles a fledgling demcracy may face. It also shows how Germany created an atmosphere which allowed someone like Hitler to come into power.
On monday the 22nd, before jumping into the subject, Ms. Finn made a presentation of the Chicago style of Citation. This is in preperation for our paper which is due in a couple of weeks as well as all future History courses we may take. We then met in pairs to answer questions about democracy such as how a new democracy should educate their citizens so they become capable members of the nation.
On wednesday the 24th, We first focused on our previous night's homework. The assignment was to right the introuductory and first body paragraphs to a possible essay about the Weimar Republic. During class, we met with a partner, and peer edited our work so that we could get a feel of the likely mistakes we would have for our future paper. Then, we met in groups of four where each group answered questions about a different document. The four documents were: a summary of the Versailles Treaty, part of the Weimar constitution, German news Reports during the beginning of the Weimar Republic, and a map showing German Territory losses caused by the treaty of Versailles.

On friday the 26th, we once again split up into fours, but this time to teach oneanother about the documents we looked at the previous class. Then, in those same groups of Four, we were each given a summary about one of the political parties during Weimar Republic. These included the the Socialist, Commmunist, Catholic, and Nazi party. After learning about our parties, each group had to make a presentation which explained their parties ideas and goals, and at the end two other students had to decide which group would be elected.