Post 5: Sum Up What You Learned in Semester 1

I have learned so much this semester from Mrs. Lawson. We have talked about Afghanistan, we watched a movie called Guns, Germs, and Steel, learned about Urbanization and Industrialization, and finally we have learned about Nationalism. These topics have broadened my view on the world and my knowledge of world history. In Afghanistan, we learned about a poor country. We see the effects of the society because of the government. We also see all the chaos that is going on. In the movie Guns, Germs, and Steel we watched the affects of guns, germs, and steel in countries and how it lead them to a rise of power based on their geography. We studied Urbanization and Industrialization first by searching cities and making postcards from what we learned in the city. We then learned by doing a study guide from the book and then moved into the next chapter. The next chapter was about Nationalism, we did a few pages of study guides and did a lot of discussions over it. We finished this chapter by performing puppet shows of different sections of the chapter. These puppet shows gave us a better understanding of what was going on in each section.

I didn't think that I would obtain as much knowledge as I did this year. I learned in a different way than I normally do. It helped me to see what was going on with each chapter rather than going through with just looking at the book memorizing. Normally, I am the type of learner who needs a straightforward teacher, and sometimes that was needed but I did do well when I could see what was really going on in each chapter when we did projects. And although projects may be a pain sometimes to do, they are a helpful way to learn by because you are constantly having to find a way to display what you learned. Even though I have different learning abilities, the way that I was taught this material in world history was definitely a way for me to grasp the concepts better.

Here is a map of Afghanistan.
Here is the man who made Guns, Germs, and Steel, Mr. Jared Diamond.

This picture of a factory represents the Urbanization and Industrialization part of the semester.

This sign saying NATIONALISM reminds us that one of our sections of the semester was over nationalism.