Russian Civil War Propaganda

WRANGEL IS COMING!!!

War propaganda poster calling peasants to arms to fight the impending attack from Wrangel.

WRANGEL IS COMING!!!
Different poster conveying the same message as above.

WHITE POLAND AND SOVIET RUSSIA

Maps and other images showing the divisions of who is on what side and where their territory lies.

THE SMOKE OF CHIMNEYS IS THE BREATH OF SOVIET RUSSIA

ONLY THE CLOSE UNION OF WORKERS AND PEASANTS WILL SAVE RUSSIA

MILLIONS OF STARVING PEASANTS ANS WORKERS NEED YOUR HELP

JOIN THE RED CAVALRY

POLAND: THE LAST DOG OF THE ENTENTE

The Reds are claiming victory over most of the Entente here, stating that Poland is the last one to go. Most likely in reference to the stalemate that resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Riga in October 1920

HAIL TO THE UNIVERSAL RED OCTOBER

October very important to the Bolsheviks and used well as a tool of propaganda. A lot of important events in the progress of the revolution took place in the Octobers of many years.

GLORIOUS RED ARMY

LABOUR IS BREAD: THOSE WHO DON'T WORK DON'T EAT

THE ENTENTE LAUGHING AT HUNGER

The Reds show the international powers as not caring that the people of Russia are starving, painting them in a negative light and making the Reds look positive by comparison.

Notes for Thursday September 2

Hi guys,

Here are the notes as promised:

Civil War Powerpoint

The Oath of the Red Warrior

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk info

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk extract

Please note that the only extracts of the Treaty of Riga that I could find were in Polish. If you want to look them up and translate for yourself feel free, but all you really need to know is that the treaty ended the stalemate between the Red Army and the Polish in October of 1920.

I have also put copies of the propaganda from the slideshows in the pictures section of the blog so you can look at them in a larger format if you wish.

Today's Notes

Here are today's notes:

Ten Days That Shook The World

The October Revolution

The Tsar, Kerensky and Lenin

Make sure you study tonight. Don't forget the four key areas of the SAC:

Bloody Sunday
February Revolution
Period of Dual Authority
October Revolution

Good Luck!

Today's Fun Activity

Click on the link below and complete the worksheet handed out in class.
If you have missed class, there is a copy of the handsheet available in the work section of the blog.

http://www.activehistory.co.uk/Miscellaneous/free_stuff/yr12_russia/frameset.htm

BY FRIDAY......

BY THE END OF THE LESSON TODAY:

If you have not handed me chapters 1-3 as yet or if I have asked you to re-do them, they need to be handed in by the end of the lesson TODAY

Chapters 4 & 5 are due TODAY - You have had PLENTY of time to get them done!!!!!


THURSDAY:

I will not be here. Therefore, by Friday morning's lesson I expect that the following will be complete:

• CHAPTER 6 FOCUS QUESTIONS
• CHAPTER 6 ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES 1 & 3
• CHAPTER 6 ANALYSIS ACTIVITY 2 - Produce an A4 size mock-up of your newspaper article including a picture. It is to be formatted like a newspaper article. (ie. in columns)
• CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER REVIEW PRACTICING PARAGRAPH ANSWERS
• READ CHAPTER 7

I will be on campus Thursday but will be busy all day. If you have any questions, please put a comment under this post, email me or see me at school on Wednesday.

GET CRACKING!!!!

WHAT WE DID TODAY: JULY 27 2010

Hi there,

For those of you who were away today, here is what we covered today in class:

You each recieved a section of either chapter 4 or 5 to read and summarise.
These were then presented to the class.

After that, you started working on the FOCUS QUESTIONS and ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES for chapters 4 and 5

These need to be completed and submitted by the start of next lesson.

My apologies on not yet handing back ch 1-3. I will have these ready for you by next lesson.

LINK UPDATES

Hi Guys,

I have updated the links page and added a timeline creator that you may find useful. It is under GH: Timeline Creator

I have also reduced the number of links appearing on the main page to 10, so if you want to access one that is not visible from the main page, you just ned to click on links and it will take you to the separate links page.

If you have any questions, please post a comment! :)

RUSSIAN ARK

Here's a link to the IMDB summary for Russian Ark, for those of you who had trouble following the film today :)

RUSSIAN ARK SUMMARY

Also, here are a couple more links you may find interesting:

THE WINTER PALACE

ST PETERSBURG

Enjoy!! :)

YOUR HOLIDAY HOMEWORK!!!

OK GUYS HERE IS YOUR HOLIDAY HOMEWORK:

READ CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 3

Complete ALL Focus Questions and Analysis Activities

Chapter 1 Chapter Review

• Developing Clear Definitions
• Practicing Paragraph Answers
• Reading More Deeply - Choose one source, read and summarise

Chapter 2 Chapter Review

• Developing Clear Definitions
• Practicing Paragraph Answers
• Reading More Deeply - Choose option 2 - "Marxist Writers" - Read and Summarise

Chapter 3 Chapter Review

• Developing Clear Definitions
• Practicing Paragraph Answers
• Essay Questions - Choose one of the two and write 1.5 to 2 pages.

All your responses need to be hand written.

If I still have your book, please see me by the end of the day today.

I would prefer that you complete your Holiday Homework on separate paper so you can hand it in to me.

Your Holiday Homework is due first lesson back next term - IF IT IS NOT COMPLETED, YOU WILL BE STAYING EVERY AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL UNTIL IT IS!!

You need to put the link to your biographies in the comments section of the list post by the end of the first week.

You should have your timelines and relationship matrices well underway by now - don't forget to add information to them as we progress.

If you have any questions, please email me or post a reply on the blog straight away!!

Enjoy your holidays and don't party too hard!! :)

BIO PEOPLE LIST

CARA: Grigory Zinonev
BILLY: Nicholas I
CHRISTINA: Alexander Kerensky
TINA: Rasputin
AHMED: Nicholas II
JULIE: Lev Kaminev
JANA: Trotsky
DEVID: Lenin
THAO: Alexander II
GARANG: Stalin
AUNG: Alexander III
SANDEEP: Alexandra
SETHA: Felix Dzerzhinsky

TASK 3

Hi Guys,

Here is task 3 - we will be starting it today in class and it will be part of your holiday homework.

Using the Biography Maker as a guide (the link is in the links section of this blog - GH: Biography Maker) you are to create a blog page biography of a figure of the Russian Revolution.

You will draw a name from a hat at the start of this lesson so that we don't end up with everyone writing about Lenin :) those who are not here today will get their person tomorrow. Anyone not here tomorrow will need to check the blog as I will put a list of your people up here once it is finalised.

Once you have completed your blog biography, you will need to put the link to your blog as a post under the list (once that has been posted) so that I have access to your biographies and that your classmates do also (so that we can use it as a created resource to share.)

DON'T FORGET!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE YOUR TIMELINES AND RELATIONSHIP MATRICES BY THE END OF THE LESSON TOMORROW!!!!!

Hi Guys!! Ready to start unit 4?????

It's all about Russia for the next 13 weeks or so.

SAC number 1 will be an ESSAY and it will take place during the week starting August 2 unless stated otherwise towards the end of this term.

SAC number 2 will be a HISTORIOGRAPHICAL EXERSISE and will take place during the final week of term 3.

Today's task, for those of you who are not here is as follows:

Use the mind-mapping software 'Inspiration' to complete both tasks. If 'Inspiration' is unavailable, you can use the graphic organiser features of MS Word to complete both tasks.

TASK 1

• Create a timeline of all the major events of the Russian Revolution from 1905 to 1924


• For each major event in your timeline, include a brief statement of explanation (who, what, where, when, how and why)


• You will be adding to this timeline over the course of unit 4

TASK 2

• Create a 'family tree' of the who's who of the Russian Revolution


• Use different colours/patterns and labels to signify the relationships between the people you put in your tree


• Include pictures and a brief biography of each person/group


• You will be adding to this over the course of unit 4

If you have any questions, post them at the end of this post or email me! :)

EXCURSION REMINDER!!!!!

Please make sure you are at the station by no later than 8.20am tomorrow. We need to be on the 8.32 train to the city and I don't want to be searching for you all at the last minute. We will meet outside the station on the city bound side.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM - YOU ARE REPRESENTING THE COLLEGE!!!!!

Bring money for your train ticket and either bring lunch or bring money for lunch and/or snacks.

Also make sure you bring your mobile phone with you and that it has sufficient credit on it on the off chance you get separated from the group.

We will be back by about 3.30 give or take 20 mins or so.

Please let your parents know that if we are running late getting back that you will call them.

MORE APOLOGIES!!

Hi guys,

Sorry - am not well at the moment at all - can't speak at all. You already knew of my absence tomorrow, but there is a chance I will not be here Friday also. I will do my best to be better by Friday, but just in case I am not, here is what I want you to have finished by next week:

1. Anything that you have not done yet that should have been done by last week

2. The chapter 10 questions I left for you in the last post

3. Read chapter 11. Complete ALL focus questions and ALL chapter review questions.

Please please PLEASE email me or post a comment to this post if you have ANY questions at all or get stuck on anything at all.

The email address to send your questions to is lizrcarpenter@gmail.com

I will not be near a computer tonight or for most of tomorrow unfortunately but post your questions and I will answer them ASAP.

My apologies once again guys - this week has been a bit of a write-off!! :(

MY APOLOGIES

My apologies for the cancellation of today's class.

For those of you who I didn't get to see thismorning, I expect that all the work listed from last lesson is completed by Tuesday (our next class)

If you have finished everything, you can complete the CHAPTER 10 FOCUS QUESTIONS and ANALYSING HISTORIANS' PERSPECTIVE questions on page 113.

If you have any questions, I am in the SLC until the end of period 2 at which time I will be going down to Heatherhill to help organise stuff for open day. I will be back by the end of lunch, then Period 4 will be in the library with the year 8 students if you need to find me.

If you don't manage to catch me today, just email me or post your questions at the end of this Blog Post and I will answer them over the weekend.

Once again I sincerely apologise for the unforseen cancellation of the class.

REMINDER!!!!!!

Please complete the following:

1. Your Holiday Homework!!!!! This is waaaaaay past due at this point. If it is not completed and shown to me by the end of the day today you will be staying in after school until it is done!!!

2. The research task from the last 2 lessons was due on Friday. Again, if you have not submitted it, it is now LATE and you have until the end of the day tomorrow to hand it in or, again, you will be staying in after school.

3. Your summaries of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and The August Decrees. These need to be completed in time for Thursday's lesson

4. Your responses to the questions from Chapter 9 - this is a very very short chapter and should have been done over the weekend.

NEW LINK

Hi Guys!!

Here is a fantastic link to the University of South Australia website which gives a very comprehensive guide on how to properly reference your work. Make sure you check it out.

http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/students/study/referencing/harvard.pdf

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK!!!!!!!

CHAPTER 7

• All focus questions
• All analysis activities
• Chapter Review: Practicing paragraph answers

CHAPTER 8

• All focus questions
• All analysis activities
• Chapter Review: Practicing paragraph answers

ALSO.......

• Finish ALL the questions that went with the documentary from Tuesday and Thursday!!!
  

POWERPOINTS

Hi There Guys!!

Look to your right and you will see the site menu for this blog.
There are links to all the PowerPoints we have gone through so far this year.
This is also where you will find any future PowerPoints.
In addition to this, there is a page for any worksheets, practice SACs, holiday homework, practice exams and any other documents that I need to give you.

I will generally make a post when I have added new information / documents to this blog.

All you need to do is click on the link and it will take you to Google Docs where you can download the relevant file.

This will also be useful if you miss class for any reason, so you won't miss out on any work.

WELCOME

Welcome Year 12 Revs students to our blog.
Here you will be able to keep up to date with links, notes, readings, images, excusrions and more to do with Revolutions units 3 & 4 this year.