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Oscar Wilde is one of my favorite authors and also the man who has come up with more of my favorite quotes than anyone else in the world (“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” is my fave). His books are always a good time, and his most famous one – The Picture of Dorian […]
April 20, 2020
A reminder: we’ll have a Zoom meeting tomorrow on the art and poetry of WWI. Vladimir Lenin’s rise to power was part German subterfuge and part horrific lies about Peace, Land, and Bread. For today, please view the second part of The Russian Revolution in Color. https://dailymotion.com/video/x7ln2i0 After you have completed viewing it, read this […]
April 20, 2020
Fun Fact: Joseph Stalin invented Photoshop! Ok, he did not invent Photoshop, but he did use altered images as propaganda and punishment in a horrifying manner. Stalin came to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin and remained in power until his own death in 1953. His agricultural and industrial plans, coupled with the Great […]
April 17, 2020
I will be putting grades into the grade book starting today – these will be the assignments that have already been graded in TurnItIn and AP Classroom. Some may be blank – these are assignments that either a) weren’t turned in or b) can pull your grade down below what it was on March 13th. […]
April 16, 2020
NB: We will hold a Raszoomstin next Thursday during our regular Zoom sessions. I can’t not talk about this guy. The Russian Revolution is my favorite thing to teach and it is killing me that we aren’t in school for me to be able to do it. This is why we’re having the Raszoomstin. Unfortunately […]
April 16, 2020
After WWI, economic uncertainties bred fear. Political parties and ideologies, as always, seized upon that and exploited that. We’ve seen the Russian Revolution and the growth of Communism in Russia, but Communist parties also grew in Western Europe as a response to massive unemployment and gross inflation levels. Germany, due to the punishments in the […]
April 15, 2020
This DBQ from TomRichey.net has been modified to fit the at-home AP Exam format for the AP History classes. I will have an assignment drop box for both APWH and APEH on TurnItIn.com, so I can score and leave feedback there. This is not required but it would be good practice for you for the […]
Dr. Astorian's AP Consortium 
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