Algerian War of Independence Week…maybe week and a half now!

Business:

1. Collect outlines, annotations and mini-posters…

2. After-school hang-up party: 20 point “service fee” added to annotations for this exchange of services

3. Grades: please schedule time to see me if you have any questions or concerns

4. HI/IA: please sign up on conference sheet

New-Age Technology features:

Please visit my new “padlet” to voice any questions you have regarding the Algerian War of Indendence. You can post questions as well as answer questions. This is meant to be a forum to express concerns or questions that I can then address in class…

Please visit…

Http://padlet.com/wall/ibseniorsSee, it is really cool…

Where is Algeria?

Let’s take a closer look, shall we?

That’s nice, but can we see even more?

Algeria Google Earth Map

Primary Source FootageCIA Archive Footage

While watching: keep a running list of statements that are made about Algeria or any of the participants.

HW: please continue watching this video at home and take notes in the same fashionThis PPT will be posted!

Possible Exam Questions…

• Discuss the economic causes of one 20th century war.• Analyze the political results of the Algerian War (1954-62).• Analyze the causes of the Algerian War (1954-1962).• With reference to two examples*, each chosen from a

different region, assess the factors which helped and hindered successful guerrilla warfare.

• Account for the use of guerrilla warfare in the Algerian War of Independence and estimate its contribution to the Algerian victory.

• To what extent did religion play a role in the outbreak of the Algerian War? (challenge question)

Quick Notes

• Region: Africa• Type: guerrilla war, decolonization(independence)• Time: 1954-1962• Involved: FLN and nationalist groups, French Gov’t,

European colonists and eventually Charles deGaulle• Casualties: about 250,000 died (Algerians), about 2

million refugees• Effects: Algerian Independence and destruction of

France’s Fourth Republic

Activity:

• Random groups of four people• Read through four different causes and

descriptions• Complete Causes Activity Handout with group• Discuss as a class and take notes regarding

causes

Day 2

What were the practices and the nature of the Algerian War of Independence?View: The Battle of AlgiersThis highly controversial film was banned in France for five years!World Café: groups pre-selected, leader pre-selectedDirections: read and annotate designated textDiscuss “focus question” with the group while leader writes on post-itHW: select one question and answer in detail on a separate sheet, due tomorrow

Day 3

• What were the most significant effects of the Algerian War of Independence?

• Read and annotate speech by Charles de Gaulle• Random Groups of four: OPVL for a historian studying

the effects of the Algerian War• Notes: brief effects of the war• Class: what parts from speech could we use as

evidence to support the effects as claims?• HW: Albert Camus Close Reading Activity due

Monday, Historical Evaluation due Tuesday

Day 4

Socratic Seminar: Albert Camus and the Algerian War of IndependenceAudio: Killing an Arab by The Cure 1979Based on Albert Camus’ The Stranger, very controversial…obviouslyvideoLeaders1:7:Focus Questions:

Visual Analysis

Day 5

• Assessment Day• Go over questions and rubric• Explain challenge question (students who are

looking for a challenge and a challenge)• Assessing the question options• Pre-write