Unit 3 Board Notes

Current Events: Nov 26-30 Brexit and EU Mock Council Roster

U.K. and E.U. Leaders Clinch Brexit Divorce Terms (NY Times)

Simple Guide to Brexit (BBC) 

Reality Check: What Withdrawal Agreement Means (BBC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcvxu1sSxg (May testifies, broadcast by Guardian))

EU Mock Council Roster for 2018-1019 (Round of Applause, Please)

Brexit: A Series of Unfortunate Choices 

Brexit Deal in Jeopardy

Italy’s New Masters  Rattle EU but Ordiary Italians say Benissimo

Brexit explained in 2 minutes

Europe's Reaction to the U.K. Brexit Vote 

Why Brexit happened -- and what happens next?

Inside Brexit: How Britain Lost the European Plot

Theressa May's Nightmare Week Ends With a Party Coup Attempt

How Brexit could actually make the remaining union stronger? 

Primary source within Seconday Source Citation

Record and Share Your Family History in Five Steps

Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps
https://nyti.ms/2zlVBzP?smid=nytcore-ios-share

EU Mock Council Roster and Current Events Articles (Nov. 17-24)

EU Mock Council Roster for 2018-1019 (Round of Applause, Please)

Italy’s New Masters  Rattle EU but Ordiary Italians say Benissimo

Brexit: A Series of Unfortunate Choices 

Brexit Deal in Jeopardy

November Art Institute field trip: Presentation sign up sheet

REMINDER. ON MONDAY, 11/12, HALF OF US WILL GO TO THE ART INSTITUTE. WE WILL LEAVE OUTSIDE BLAINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER 3RD PERIOD. BRING MONEY FOR LUNCH IN THE CAFE.  THOSE REMAINING WILL HAVE A SUBSTITUTE AND MUST USE THE PERIOD TO WORK ON THEIR RESEARCH PORTFOLIOS. 

For those attending the November field trip, please review the google doc linked to below. Select an artwork, by October 28 at the latest, from the list provided to discuss with a partner during our visit to the Art Institute. Include both your name and your partner's name in the "presenter" column.

Also included below is a link to the presentation guidelines (posted in the syllabus as well). If you have any questions about the presentation or field trip, don't hesitate to write (nrousseva@uchicago.edu).

Fall field trip presentation sign up sheet 

Presentation guidelines 

Rubric 

Current Events Day (Week of November 12-16)

Economist Magazine: Populism is Reshaping the World

What is Populism? (Source for Ms. Gerst mini-lecture) 

Tech C.E.O.s Are in Love With Their Principal Doomsayer (NY Times)

One Legacy of Merkel? Angry East German Men Fueling the Far Right (NY Times)

As Merkel Eyes Exit, Nervous E.U. Wonders Who Will Take the Stage (NY Times)

Why Brexit is a Sideshow with the EU Beset on All Sides by Problems (the Guardian)

The Austrian Chancellor Talks Immigration and Islam (The Times)

The Last Gasp of Northern Ireland (The NY Times)

EU Plans Post-Brexit London Embassy (Economist)

British business leaders call for second Brexit vote (BBC)

The EU Just Voted to Ban Single USe Plastics by 2021 (Forbes)

See How Much You Know About the European Union (Council on Foreign Relations)

Italy's Battle with the EU is About Much More than the Budget (Weekly Standard)

Should America Be A Warning to Other Countries? 

U.S. Law Enforcement Failed to See the Threat of White Nationalism. Now They Don’t Know How to Stop It.

https://westernciv2017-18.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-oldest-hatred-anti-semitism.html

Large Print Overview of Anti-Judiasm and Antisemitism

The Attack in Pittsburgh was Hardly the First: Timeline of Attacks in the Past 100 Years