Steve Zimmerman
Blue Mountain High School
Teacher/Gifted Program Coordinator

Unit 4: Russia and Eastern Europe   Name:_________________ 

Unit Length: 11 days     Passing Target Rate  = 6+ points per day

Unit Points:100     “A” Target Rate = 8+ points per day 

      Grade Levels:  F = 0 – 69 D= 70 – 75 C= 76 – 84 B= 85 – 92 A= 93 - 100 

Selections in bold will appear on the Unit Test.

Only 2 assessments are allowed the last day of the unit.

A and B layers will be turned in on the 12th day.

All makeup work is to be done before school, after school, or with a 9th period pass.

The amount of days absent is the amount of days allowed to make-up work when you return.

Absentee days do not carry over to the end of the unit.

Disruptive students will forfeit assessment time, earned points, and/or free time.

A Layer Choose only one. 10 points. Use an A Layer Sheet.

_____ 1. Communism is a political system that could never work. Agree or disagree?

_____ 2. Was Josef Stalin more evil than Adolf Hitler?

_____ 3. Should Russia allow Chechnya to gain its freedom?

_____ 4. Is Siberia the worst place on Earth to live?

_____ 5. Is ballet the most difficult dance style on the planet?

B Layer Choose only one. 10 points

_____ 3. Using the worksheet “Political Cartoons”, do an analysis of each cartoon offered.

            views toward the Chechnya crisis 

C Layer (Maximum 80 points)

Geography: Choose only 2.

_____ *1. Lecture 1 “Geography of Russia and Eastern Europe”. 8 points  

_____ *2. Complete both the physical and political map and answer 12 questions correctly. 12 points

Culture: Choose only 2.

_____ *5. Lecture 5 – “Customs and Culture in Russia and Eastern Europe” 8 points

History: Choose only 2.

_____ *10. Lecture 2 – “Russian Revolution” 10 points

_____ *11. Lecture 4 – “Collapse of the USSR” 8 points

Politics/Current Events: Choose only 1.

_____ *14. Lecture 3 – “Communism”. 10 points

Miscellaneous: Choose only 3.

_____ *18. Watch the video “The Russian Revolution”, then answer 4 teacher questions. 8 points.

_____ *19. Watch the video “A Very Russian Coup”, then answer 4 teacher questions. 12 points.

_____ 26. Student designed activity. Maximum 10 points.