Unit 2: The Russian Revolution
Benchmarks:
1. Understand the long and short term causes of the Russian Revolution
2. Understand the impact of political and economic theories on society
Topics and Activities
1. Marxism, communism and the Russian Revolution
Lecture: Types of Revolutions
PowerPoint Presentation "Karl Marx: Socialism and Communism"
Reading 1.1 to 1.3
Activities 1-5 pp. 1-12
Russian Revolution PowerPoint Presentation
2. A New Russia
Reading 1.4 and 1.5
3. Propaganda
Weblog Project
4. History and Literature
George Orwell & Animal Farm
PowerPoint Presentation
Assessment: Essay Writing
Write an essay on the causes of the Russian Revolution.
Leading Question.
Why do you think people would support a revolution that might endanger their own lives?
Labels: Semester 1 2006
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