Patterns of Change: Totalitarianism

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Chapter 13 Section 4 p.440 - 447

A) Recognizing Facts and Details: As you read this section, fill in the web diagram with key characteristics of Stalinist Russia

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Better Explain = Gulag, Great Purge, Propaganda

B) Define and Identify each of the following terms:

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Chapter 1 Section 15 & 16 p. 1 of Waking up to Your Existence

A) Recognizing Facts and Details: Think and then fill in the diagram to show the various forces working to get total control over your mind and body.

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Industrial Policies

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Industrial Policies

1. F.Y.P. – Five Year Plan to promote industrial growth
2. F.Y.P. –

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Industrial Policies

1. F.Y.P. – Five Year Plan to promote industrial growth
2. F.Y.P. – Industrialize to catch up with the West. (US & West Europe)

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Industrial Policies

1. F.Y.P. – Five Year Plan to promote industrial growth
2. F.Y.P. – Industrialize to catch up with the West. (US & West Europe)

c) Command Economy = Govt determines what will be made & sold, job needed,

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Industrial Policies

1. F.Y.P. – Five Year Plan to promote industrial growth
2. F.Y.P. – Industrialize to catch up with the West. (US & West Europe)

c) Command Economy = Govt determines what will be made & sold, job needed,

d) Limited production of consumer goods (Clothes, shoes, etc)

e) All production for the State (Dams, weapons, factories, etc)

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Industrial Policies

1. F.Y.P. – Five Year Plan to promote industrial growth
2. F.Y.P. – Industrialize to catch up with the West. (US & West Europe)

c) Command Economy = Govt determines what will be made & sold, job needed,

d) Limited production of consumer goods (Clothes, shoes, etc) YOU are NOT #1

e) All production for the State (Dams, weapons, factories, etc) STATE is #1

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Agricultural Policies

Agricultural Policies

a) Established collective farm

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Agricultural Policies

a) Established collective farm

b) Eliminated Kulaks = rich peasant farmers of central Russia

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Agricultural Policies

a) Established collective farm

b) Eliminated Kulaks = rich peasant farmers of central Russia

c) Ukrainian = Bread basket of Europe… produces lots of wheat

d) Stalin ordered Ukrainian harvests to be sent to Russia leaving millions of Ukrainians to starve.

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a) Introduced Socialist realism as a vehicle to rally workers

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a) Introduced Socialist realism as a vehicle to rally workers

b) Censored all forms of creativity

c) Replaced religious teachings with communist ideals

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a) Introduced Socialist realism as a vehicle to rally workers

b) Censored all forms of creativity

c) Replaced religious teachings with communist ideals

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a) Expanded and controlled education at all levels

b) Opened educational opportunities to women

c) Education for all ☺ (What type of education?)

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Education

a) Expanded and controlled education at all levels

b) Opened educational opportunities to women

c) Education for all ☺ (What type of education?)

d) Indoctrination = repeat and repeat and 2 +2 will be 5

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Control Methods

a) Used secret police

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a) Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition

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Control Methods

a) Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition

b) Launched Great Purge – millions of suspected disloyal Russians

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Control Methods

a) Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition

b) Launched Great Purge – millions of suspected disloyal Russians

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a) Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition

b) Launched Great Purge – millions of suspected disloyal Russians

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d) Gulag – labor camp system was industrial slave labor

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a) Used secret police and violent tactics to crush opposition

b) Launched Great Purge – millions of suspected disloyal

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c) Fear – Keeps people in line and scared to ask questions

d) Gulag – labor camp system was industrial slave labor

e) Propaganda – used to control what public thinks and knows

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a) Used indoctrination and art to glorify the communist states

b) Created state supported youth groups to train future leaders

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Propaganda Methods

a) Used indoctrination and art to glorify the communist states

b) Created state supported youth groups to train future leaders

c) Pravda = Truth; State Controlled Newspaper

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Vocabulary�Totalitarianism�Command Economy�Collective Farm�Kulak��

Totalitarianism

Government that exerts total control of every aspect of a citizen’s private and public life

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Command Economy

A system in which government makes all economic decisions

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Collective Farm

Large government owned farm on which food was produced for the state

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Kulak

a) Wealthy Peasants

b) Kicked off their farms replaced with collective farms

c) Kulaks killed livestock /destroyed crop in protest before moving to Siberia

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1. What is the overall tone of the author as she describes the purging of her husband?

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“Now go to sleep,” Grandfather said. He switched off

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Stalin Complete Speech – Feb 1931

• But neither the first warning nor even the second brought about the necessary change. It is time, high time that we turned towards technique. It is time to discard the old slogan, the obsolete slogan of non-interference in technique, and ourselves become specialists, experts, complete masters of our economic affairs.
• It is frequently asked: Why have we not one-man management? We do not have it and we shall not get it until we have mastered technique. Until there are among us Bolsheviks a sufficient number of people thoroughly familiar with technique, economy and finance, we shall not have real one-man management. You can write as many resolutions as you please, take as many vows as you please, but, unless you master the technique, economy and finance of the mill, factory or mine, nothing will come of it, there will be no one-man management.
• Hence, the task is for us to master technique ourselves, to become masters of the business ourselves. This is the sole guarantee that our plans will be carried out in full, and that one-man management will be established.
• This, of course, is no easy matter; but it can certainly be accomplished. Science, technical experience, knowledge, are all things that can be acquired. We may not have them today, but tomorrow we shall. The main thing is to have the passionate Bolshevik desire to master technique, to master the science of production. Everything can be achieved, everything can be overcome, if there is a passionate desire for it.
• It is sometimes asked whether it is not possible to slow down the tempo somewhat, to put a check on the movement. No, comrades, it is not possible! The tempo must not be reduced! On the contrary, we must increase it as much as is within our powers and possibilities. This is dictated to us by our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. This is dictated to us by our obligations to the working class of the whole world.
• To slacken the tempo would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten. But we do not want to be beaten. No, we refuse to be beaten! One feature of the history of old Russia was the continual beatings she suffered because of her backwardness. She was beaten by the Mongol khans. She was beaten by the Turkish beys. She was beaten by the Swedish feudal lords. She was beaten by the Polish and Lithuanian gentry. She was beaten by the British and French capitalists. She was beaten by the Japanese barons. All beat her — because of her backwardness, because of her military backwardness, cultural backwardness, political backwardness, industrial backwardness, agricultural backwardness. They beat her because it was profitable and could be done with impunity. You remember the words of the pre-revolutionary poet: "You are poor and abundant, mighty and impotent, Mother Russia." ⁴ Those gentlemen were quite familiar with the verses of the old poet. They beat her, saying: "You are abundant," so one can enrich oneself at your expense. They beat her, saying: "You are poor and impotent," so you can be beaten and plundered with impunity. Such is the law of the exploiters — to beat the backward and the weak. It is the jungle law of capitalism. You are backward, you are weak — therefore you are wrong; hence you can be beaten and enslaved. You are mighty — therefore you are right; hence we must be wary of you.
• That is why we must no longer lag behind.
• In the past we had no fatherland, nor could we have had one. But now that we have overthrown capitalism and power is in our hands, in the hands of the people, we have a fatherland, and we will uphold its independence. Do you want our socialist fatherland to be beaten and to lose its independence? If you do not want this, you must put an end to its backwardness in the shortest possible time and develop a genuine Bolshevik tempo in building up its socialist economy. There is no other way. That is why Lenin said on the eve of the October Revolution: "Either perish, or overtake and outstrip the advanced capitalist countries."
• We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we shall go under.
• That is what our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. dictate to us.

But neither the first warning nor even the second brought about the necessary change. It is time, high time that we turned towards technique. It is time to discard the old slogan, the obsolete slogan of non-interference in technique, and ourselves become specialists, experts, complete masters of our economic affairs.

It is frequently asked: Why have we not one-man management? We do not have it and we shall not get it until we have mastered technique. Until there are among us Bolsheviks a sufficient number of people thoroughly familiar with technique, economy and finance, we shall not have real one-man management. You can write as many resolutions as you please, take as many vows as you please, but, unless you master the technique, economy and finance of the mill, factory or mine, nothing will come of it, there will be no one-man management.

Hence, the task is for us to master technique ourselves, to become masters of the business ourselves. This is the sole guarantee that our plans will be carried out in full, and that one-man management will be established.

This, of course, is no easy matter; but it can certainly be accomplished. Science, technical experience, knowledge, are all things that can be acquired. We may not have them today, but tomorrow we shall. The main thing is to have the passionate Bolshevik desire to master technique, to master the science of production. Everything can be achieved, everything can be overcome, if there is a passionate desire for it.

It is sometimes asked whether it is not possible to slow down the tempo somewhat, to put a check on the movement. No, comrades, it is not possible! The tempo must not be reduced! On the contrary, we must increase it as much as is within our powers and possibilities. This is dictated to us by our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. This is dictated to us by our obligations to the working class of the whole world.

To slacken the tempo would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten. But we do not want to be beaten. No, we refuse to be beaten! One feature of the history of old Russia was the continual beatings she suffered because of her backwardness. She was beaten by the Mongol khans. She was beaten by the Turkish beys. She was beaten by the Swedish feudal lords. She was beaten by the Polish and Lithuanian gentry. She was beaten by the British and French capitalists. She was beaten by the Japanese barons. All beat her — because of her backwardness, because of her military backwardness, cultural backwardness, political backwardness, industrial backwardness, agricultural backwardness. They beat her because it was profitable and could be done with impunity. You remember the words of the pre-revolutionary poet: "You are poor and abundant, mighty and impotent, Mother Russia." ⁴ Those gentlemen were quite familiar with the verses of the old poet. They beat her, saying: "You are abundant," so one can enrich oneself at your expense. They beat her, saying: "You are poor and impotent," so you can be beaten and plundered with impunity. Such is the law of the exploiters — to beat the backward and the weak. It is the jungle law of capitalism. You are backward, you are weak — therefore you are wrong; hence you can be beaten and enslaved. You are mighty — therefore you are right; hence we must be wary of you.

That is why we must no longer lag behind.

In the past we had no fatherland, nor could we have had one. But now that we have overthrown capitalism and power is in our hands, in the hands of the people, we have a fatherland, and we will uphold its independence. Do you want our socialist fatherland to be beaten and to lose its independence? If you do not want this, you must put an end to its backwardness in the shortest possible time and develop a genuine Bolshevik tempo in building up its socialist economy. There is no other way. That is why Lenin said on the eve of the October Revolution: "Either perish, or overtake and outstrip the advanced capitalist countries."

We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or we shall go under.

That is what our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. dictate to us.

But we have yet other, more serious and more important, obligations. They are our obligations to the world proletariat. They coincide with our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. But we place them higher. The working class of the U.S.S.R. is part of the world working class. We achieved victory not solely through the efforts of the working class of the U.S.S.R., but also thanks to the support of the working class of the world. Without this support we would have been torn to pieces long ago. It is said that our country is the shock brigade of the proletariat of all countries. That is well said. But is imposes very serious obligations upon us. Why does the international proletariat support us? How did we merit this support? By the fact that we were the first to hurl ourselves into the battle against capitalism, we were the first to establish working-class state power, we were the first to begin building socialism. By the fact that we were engaged on a cause which, if successful, will transform the whole world and free the entire working class. But what is needed for success? The elimination of our backwardness, the development of a high Bolshevik tempo of construction. We must march forward in such a way that the working class of the whole world, looking at us, may say: There you have my advanced detachment, my shock brigade, my working-class state power, my fatherland; they are engaged on their cause, our cause, and they are working well; let us support them against the capitalists and promote the cause of the world revolution. Must we not justify the hopes of the world's working class, must we not fulfil our obligations to them? Yes, we must if we do not want to utterly disgrace ourselves.

Such are our obligations, internal and international. As you see, they dictate to us a Bolshevik tempo of development.

I will not say that we have accomplished nothing in regard to management of production during these years. In fact, we have accomplished a good deal. We have doubled our industrial output compared with the pre-war level. We have created the largest-scale agricultural production in the world. But we could have accomplished still more if we had tried during this period really to master production, the technique of production, the financial and economic side of it.

In ten years at most we must make good the distance that separates us from the advanced capitalist countries. We have all the "objective" possibilities for this. The only thing lacking is the ability to make proper use of these possibilities. And that depends on us. Only on us! It is time we learned to make use of these possibilities. It is time to put an end to the rotten line of non-interference in production. It is time to adopt a new line, one corresponding to the present period — the line of interfering in everything. If you are a factory manager — interfere in all the affairs of the factory, look into everything, let nothing escape you, learn and learn again. Bolsheviks must master technique. It is time Bolsheviks themselves became experts. In the period of reconstruction, technique decides everything. And an economic executive who does not want to study technique, who does not want to master technique, is a joke and not an executive.

It is said that it is hard to master technique. That is not true! There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot capture. We have solved a number of most difficult problems. We have overthrown capitalism. We have assumed power. We have built up a huge socialist industry. We have transferred the middle peasants on to the path of socialism. We have already accomplished what is most important from the point of view of construction. What remains to be done is not so much: to study technique, to master science. And when we have done that we shall develop a tempo of which we dare not even dream at present.

And we shall do it if we really want to.

Pravda, No. 35, February 5, 1931

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• But we have yet other, more serious and more important, obligations. They are our obligations to the world proletariat. They coincide with our obligations to the workers and peasants of the U.S.S.R. But we place them higher. The working class of the U.S.S.R. is part of the world working class. We achieved victory not solely through the efforts of the working class of the U.S.S.R., but also thanks to the support of the working class of the world. Without this support we would have been torn to pieces long ago. It is said that our country is the shock brigade of the proletariat of all countries. That is well said. But is imposes very serious obligations upon us. Why does the international proletariat support us? How did we merit this support? By the fact that we were the first to hurl ourselves into the battle against capitalism, we were the first to establish working-class state power, we were the first to begin building socialism. By the fact that we were engaged on a cause which, if successful, will transform the whole world and free the entire working class. But what is needed for success? The elimination of our backwardness, the development of a high Bolshevik tempo of construction. We must march forward in such a way that the working class of the whole world, looking at us, may say: There you have my advanced detachment, my shock brigade, my working-class state power, my fatherland; they are engaged on their cause, our cause, and they are working well; let us support them against the capitalists and promote the cause of the world revolution. Must we not justify the hopes of the world's working class, must we not fulfil our obligations to them? Yes, we must if we do not want to utterly disgrace ourselves.
• Such are our obligations, internal and international. As you see, they dictate to us a Bolshevik tempo of development.
• I will not say that we have accomplished nothing in regard to management of production during these years. In fact, we have accomplished a good deal. We have doubled our industrial output compared with the pre-war level. We have created the largest-scale agricultural production in the world. But we could have accomplished still more if we had tried during this period really to master production, the technique of production, the financial and economic side of it.
• In ten years at most we must make good the distance that separates us from the advanced capitalist countries. We have all the "objective" possibilities for this. The only thing lacking is the ability to make proper use of these possibilities. And that depends on us. Only on us! It is time we learned to make use of these possibilities. It is time to put an end to the rotten line of non-interference in production. It is time to adopt a new line, one corresponding to the present period — the line of interfering in everything. If you are a factory manager — interfere in all the affairs of the factory, look into everything, let nothing escape you, learn and learn again. Bolsheviks must master technique. It is time Bolsheviks themselves became experts. In the period of reconstruction, technique decides everything. And an economic executive who does not want to study technique, who does not want to master technique, is a joke and not an executive.
• It is said that it is hard to master technique. That is not true! There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot capture. We have solved a number of most difficult problems. We have overthrown capitalism. We have assumed power. We have built up a huge socialist industry. We have transferred the middle peasants on to the path of socialism. We have already accomplished what is most important from the point of view of construction. What remains to be done is not so much: to study technique, to master science. And when we have done that we shall develop a tempo of which we dare not even dream at present.
• And we shall do it if we really want to.
• Pravda, No. 35, February 5, 1931

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Stalin Discussion Notes

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1. Explain Group Topic / Pictures
2. Explain Related Vocab / Pictures
3. Give Synopsis of Document:

Purpose: This document is related to (your topic) because it is about…

Evidence: On this part it says, “….

Development: This means….

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Russian Revolution

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1) Freestyle Paper

All students must do (required)

DUE – Friday, March 27

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2) Man of Steel Drawing Contest

For P-Ville Points only (not required)

DUE –Monday, March 30

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Man of Steel Drawing Contest

Who? Any and all P-ville citizens.

What? Enter the Stalin Drawing Contest.

When? Stalin Drawing due Monday, March 30th

Why? Show your art skills.

1^st place = 100 P-ville Points 2^nd place = 50 P-ville Points

All quality entries will earn = 20 P-ville Points

NOT REQUIRED WORK!

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Russian Revolution Freestyle Paper

Students will type a 1 page paper on the following topics:

1. Should 15 yr olds know about Stalin?

Explain & justify your opinion using vocab words.

b) Is Totalitarianism alive today or a thing of the past? Provide evidence to back your claim

c) What should a 15 year old in 2015 know & understand about Revolutions (Russian)? Write as if you are writing a warning essay to 15 yr olds in the future.

d) Any suggestions for other possible students essay topics? Speak now or forever hold your peace!

EXTRA BONUS:

1^st place = 100 P-ville Points 2^nd place = 50 P-ville Points

Mr. P’s essay rules apply.

Purpose

Evidence

Development

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THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT ALL MUST DO!

DUE FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2015

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Russian Revolution Freestyle Paper

Students will type a 1 page paper on the following topics:

a) Why do people revolt?

b) How do revolutionary ideals change over time?

c) What is the ideal society?

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d) Any suggestions for other possible students essay topics?

Speak now or forever hold your peace!

EXTRA BONUS:

1^st place = 1000 P-ville Points 2^nd place = 500 P-ville Points

Mr. P’s essay rules apply.

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THIS IS AN ASSIGNMENT ALL MUST DO!

DUE FRIDAY MARCH 27, 2015

Additional Stalin Essay Questions

1.“If Stalin had never come into control, what could have happened?”

–Mackenzie Mullan, Period 5, 2010 (Voted YES)

2.“Is there a Stalin in our society today? If so who is he?”

– Brian Flynn, Period 4, 2010 (Voted YES)

3.“What does Stalin have to do with a 15-year-old’s life?”

– Monique Aguallo, Period 6, 2010 (Voted NO)

4. “How did Stalin’s childhood effect him?”�- Jason Ko, Period 2, 2010

5. “Instead of dying by a stroke & suffocation, if Stalin was murdered,�how would the people of Russia felt?”�- Thomas Lee, Period 2, 2010

6. “How was Stalin similar to previous dictators or future dictators?”

-Shea Lemen, Period 4, 2010

7. “How did Stalin use totalitarianism, indoctrination, and propaganda to gain the ‘support’ of the people?”

-Nina Farentinos, Period 5, 2010

8. “How did Stalin compare to every other dictator famous in history? How were they the same, and how were they different?”

-Julia Springer, Period 5, 2010

9. “What do people think of Stalin today?”

-Erika Harris, Period 5, 2010

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Additional Stalin Essay Questions

1) How did propaganda affect people in the past and how does it affect people today?

–Iris Chung , Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

2) What is the ideal society?

- Iris Chung , Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

3) What were the Downfalls of Russian communism? and how could it have been improved ?

-Van Latimer, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

4) How is today’s situation and Russia under Stalin different or alike?

-Amanda Gutierrez, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

5) Is there a “Stalin” situation today? If so what is it? How is today’s situation different or alike to Russia’s situation during Stalin’s reign?

-Amanda Gutierrez, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

6) Would we think of Stalin the same way if he used power and made Russia better?

-Sean Sullivan, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

7) If Stalin’s life wasn't the way it was when he was young, would he still have controlled Russia?

If so, would he have ruled differently?

-Alyssa Penunuri, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

8) Which was more effective during the Russian revolution, words or guns, pen or swords?

- Brandon Tsao, Period 6, 2011 (Voted?)

9) What is ironic about Stalin’s reign?

-Jay Totlani, Period 5, 2012 (Voted?)

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Additional Stalin Essay Questions

1.“If Stalin had never come into control, what could have happened?”

–Mackenzie Mullan, Period 5, 2010 (Voted YES)

2.“Is there a Stalin in our society today? If so who is he?”

– Brian Flynn, Period 4, 2010 (Voted YES)

3.“What does Stalin have to do with a 15-year-old’s life?”

– Monique Aguallo, Period 6, 2010 (Voted NO)

4. “How did Stalin’s childhood effect him?”�- Jason Ko, Period 2, 2010

5. “Instead of dying by a stroke & suffocation, if Stalin was murdered,�how would the people of Russia felt?”�- Thomas Lee, Period 2, 2010

6. “How was Stalin similar to previous dictators or future dictators?”

-Shea Lemen, Period 4, 2010

7. “How did Stalin use totalitarianism, indoctrination, and propaganda to gain the ‘support’ of the people?”

-Nina Farentinos, Period 5, 2010

8. “How did Stalin compare to every other dictator famous in history? How were they the same, and how were they different?”

-Julia Springer, Period 5, 2010

9. “What do people think of Stalin today?”

-Erika Harris, Period 5, 2010

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STALIN JUDGES

Essay Judges who fulfill their duties can receive up to 400 pts. Bonuses might be issued as well. Judges will read essays, select the best, post them and include reasoning for their choices.

When: Monday March 29, 2010 3pm – 4:30 pm (More Time TBA)

Art Judges who fulfill their duties can receive up to 200 pts. Bonuses might be issued as well. Judges will review art, select the best, post them and include reasoning for their choices. When: Tuesday March 30, 2010 3:15pm – 4pm

Outsider Judges can be brought in by any citizens of P-ville to assist with Stalin Contest. Citizens who bring an outsider who works well will be compensated with ½ pay. For example, Citizen who brings a good

Outsider Essay Judge will get 200 Pts and from bringing an Outsider Art Judge will get 100 Pts.

STALIN JUDGES

Essay Judges who fulfill their duties can receive up to 400 pts. Bonuses might be issued as well. Judges will read essays, select the best, post them and include reasoning for their choices.

When: Monday March 21, 2011 3pm – 4:30 pm (More Time TBA)

Art Judges who fulfill their duties can receive up to 200 pts. Bonuses might be issued as well. Judges will review art, select the best, post them and include reasoning for their choices. When: Tuesday March 22, 2011 3:15pm – 4pm

Outsider Judges can be brought in by any citizens of P-ville to assist with Stalin Contest. Citizens who bring an outsider who works well will be compensated with ½ pay. For example, Citizen who brings a good

Outsider Essay Judge will get 200 Pts and from bringing an Outsider Art Judge will get 100 Pts.

REVOLUTION, STALIN & TOTALITARIAN ESSAY JUDGING PROCESS

1. Judges group together by Period (P2 gather with P2)
2. Judges from each period should select a team captain
3. Judges than take a Period essay folder other than their own and begin to read essays silently (ie P2 Judges read P6 essays)
4. LAME ESSAY POLICY: Judges need NOT read or complete essays if essay is clearly NOT going to be in the Top 5.
5. PURE ESSAY POLICY: If essay is good and has a chance of making the Top 5, then each Judge should write down the 1) the period 2) ID number 3) title or topic info to later identify that essay
6. Once a periods’ judges have read thru another periods’ essays, the Period team captain should call a huddle. Team captain asks each Judge to reveal their picks for best essay.
7. The team captain should appoint another judge to write down the judges’ overall pick of best essays.
8. Team Captain leads a quick discussion to determine quality of essays and perhaps eliminates essays that should be cut.
9. Once period judges have official made their picks and wrote them down, they should switch to another Period folders and repeat the process (1-9) (ie P2 Judges should read Period 4 & 6 essays)
10. Once judges have read thru 2 periods worth of essays, then an overall discussion takes place with all the judges. Each team captain, will share what they think are the best essays from each period. If the essays match, then they advance to the next round. If not, then the judges reread, discuss, debate and determine what essays should advance over other essays to the next round.
11. The next round should contain somewhere around 10 -15 essays(perhaps 2-4 essays per period). Although, a period may have LAME essays and NO essays that advance. While another period may have several PURE essays and more than 4 essays advance.
12. NEXT ROUND: if there are 10 essays, 5 essays go to ½ the judges and 5 essays go to the other half.
13. As judges read, they are trying to determine the best of the five and the weakest of the five.
14. In the end, the team captain of each half need to select what they feel are the Top 3 of the 5
15. Once each half submits their Top 3 essays, then each side should switch and read the other sides TOP 3 picks.
16. Next 2 team captains lead an overall discussion of which of the 6 essays should be tossed out from the TOP 5.
17. Finally, the group must discuss, debate and determine the order of the TOP 5 essays should be.
18. All judges should pick a partner and do a 2 out of 3 of Rock , Paper & Scissors. Winners get to leave and are paid 400 P points. Losers stay behind and have to type up, explain and print out names of winner and organize the TOP 5 essay picks on the class wall. For doing this, students will be paid OVERTIME (which equals up to another possible 400 P Pts if they work quietly and effectively and do NOT bother King P).
19. Clean up and make sure room is in order and the wall looks good! All is done! Good job! Go home!

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