Mrs. Kelly's College Prep World History
Week of March 19, 2011
Monday- Gandhi
Tuesday- Gandhi Quotes, Frayer Model, Headlines
Wednesday- Read 335-338 to determine which group would be the best to rule China. Handout
Thursday-The Long March Video Link
Friday- The Long March Video
Week of March 12, 2012
Monday-Tuesday- We will be working on our Choice Boards on the Russian Revolution. Students have to choose 3 from nine assignments about the Russian Revolution.
Wednesday- Review for Russian Revolution Unit Test
Thursday- Unit Test on Russian Revolution
Friday- Choice Board due!
Essential Questions: Why do nations go to war? How has modern technology changed the face of war and how has this led to nations looking for alternatives to war? How can peace treaties plant the seeds for future conflict?
Week of February 20, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday- We will be discussing the Treaty of Versailles and the impact it will have in the future...WW2 to be exact. Voice Thread recording is due by THURSDAY!
Thursday- Review for test
Friday- WORLD WAR 1 TEST
Week of February 13, 2011
Monday- We will focus on why the USA got involved in World War 1.
Tuesday- Thursday-We will be working on our VOICE THREAD for our WW 1 letters from the trenches.
Friday- Reading pages 293-297 and doing section review on page 297.
Week of February 6, 2012 Imperialism Political Cartoon due Tuesday!
Monday- Causes of World War 1
Tuesday- Imperialism Political Cartoon due. Weapons of World War 1
Wednesday-Friday- Stations on Soldiers during World War 1.
Essential Questions: What is the impact of global trade networks on world cultures? To what extent do the concepts of justice and human rights differ across time and place? What factors help one nation dominate another and what is their motive in doing so? Who were the winners and losers in imperialism?
Week of January 30, 2012
Monday- Imperialism in China
Tuesday- Japan Modernizes
Wednesday- Political Cartoon Assigned
Thursday- Review
Friday- Test on Imperialism
Week of January 16, 2012
Monday- MLK Jr. Day
Tuesday-Wednesday- Review for exams Quiz Quiz Trade Cards
Thursday- Friday EXAMS
Week of January 9, 2012
Monday- We will be analyzing primary resources. Your work will count as a quiz grade.
Homework: Map projects due Tuesday
Tuesday- World Maps Due. I will hand out your midterm review sheet.
Wednesday- We will talk about the conquest of Africa.
Thursday-Friday- Guns Germs and Steel Video Part 3 PBS Guns, Germs, and Steel
Essential Questions: Does nationalism bring a nation together or tear a nation apart? How do differing political philosophies impact a nation's development? How do democracy and nationalism interact?
Week of December 12, 2011 UNIT TEST ON INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION TUESDAY, DEC 13th
Monday- Today we will look over the review sheet and play quiz quiz trade to prepare for tomorrow's test.
Homework: STUDY
Tuesday- UNIT TEST ON INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. After test, reading pages 112-114 and completing chart.
Homework: Complete reading and chart
Wednesday- Today we will differentiate between conservatives, liberals, and nationalists. First we will discuss your homework and then we will do a "From the Way I See it" activity.
Thursday-Friday- We will focus on revolutions in Latin America
Essential Questions: What factors are necessary for industrialization to occur in society? How does industrialization impact society? Who were the winners and who were the losers of the Industrial Revolution?
Week of December 5, 2011 DIGITAL PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY!
Monday- New Ways of Thinking. Notes and Vocabulary Activity.
Homework: Finish Vocab Activity.
Tuesday- DIGITAL PROJECT DUE
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday- Discussion on city life.
Week of November 30, 2011
Big Huge Labs Good for magazine covers etc..
Monday-Friday- We will be in the computer lab working on our digital Industrial Revolution.
Directions for Industrial Revolution Digital Project
Week of November 14, 2011
Monday- Today we will learn about the "Dawn of the Industrial Age". We will discuss the factors necessary for industrialization to occur. You will read pages 92-94 and complete a reading guide about it.
Tuesday- Today we will focus on the reason why the British were the first to industrialize. What did they have that no one else had. (pages 94-99)
Homework: Read pages 94-99 and complete "Why Great Britain?" worksheet.
Wednesday- You will look at a list of impacts of the Industrial Revolution and judge which were positive and which were negative.
Thursday-Friday- You will put yourself in the shoes of a child laborer.
Week of October 31, 2011 CHOICE BOARD DUE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd
TEST ON FRIDAY, November 4th
The French Revolution History Channel Part 1 ( you can continue to watch each part after Part 1)
Monday- Today we will watch the final piece of the French Revolution series as you work on your choice board project.
Tuesday- Interactive Lecture about Napoleon
PBS NAPOLEON SERIES on Youtube Part 1...just continue to move on at the end of each part if you want to watch this!
Wednesday- CHOICE BOARD DUE. Today you will learn about Napoleon. We will highlight his achievements and failures.
Interactive Game Battle of Waterloo
Thursday- We will highlight both Napoleon's achievements and failures. Review for Test on French Revolution.
Friday- TEST ON FRENCH REVOLUTION
Week of October 24, 2011
Monday- We will begin with Part One of the French Revolution Video which focuses on the causes of the French Revolution.
Tuesday- We will focus on the causes of the French Revolution by reading with a World Splash Activity.
Wednesday- Today we will do a "From the way I see it" activity to promote discussion on the complaints various groups had leading to the French Revolution. Then, you will receive your choice board for this unit.
Choice Board French Revolution
Thursday- French Revolution History Channel Part 2 and work on Choice Board.
Friday- French Revolution History Channel Part 3 and work on Choice Board.
Essential Questions: Why do we need a government? How much power should a government have to make a nation strong and law abiding? How can abuses of power be avoided? What are the roles and responsibilities of government?
Week of October 17, 2011 TEST ON ENLIGHTENMENT on FRIDAY, October 21st.
Monday- You will read an article about why we need a government and complete "jot pair share" activity.
Tuesday- We will think about which of the Enlightened philosophers we agree with the most. We will discuss how their new way of thinking will impact Europe.
Wednesday- You will learn about how Enlightened thinking led to the new government created in the USA after the Revolutionary War.
Thursday- We will complete a spoke diagram about how Enlightened ideas spread. Then, we will review for the test.
Homework: STUDY FOR TEST ON ENLIGHTENMENT!
Friday- TEST ON ENLIGHTENMENT!
Week of October 10, 2011
Monday- No School Today! Thank Christopher Columbus!
QUIZ ON ABSOLUTISM on Friday, October 14.
Tuesday- Today we will learn about Peter the Great.
Video Link Peter the Great Engineering Marvels
Wednesday- RACHEL'S CHALLENGE ASSEMBLY
Thursday- Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great Alexander Palace Time Machine
Homework: Study for Quiz on Absolutism and complete Alphabet Soup on Absolutism.
Friday- QUIZ ON ABSOLUTISM
Week of October 3, 2011
Monday- Today we will review for our Unit Test on Early Modern Times.
Homework: STUDY for UNIT TEST ON EARLY MODERN TIMES
Tuesday- UNIT TEST ON EARLY MODERN TIMES
Wednesday- We will learn about the rise of nation states and absolutism in Europe. We will talk about Henry VIII and his role in English history. You will also be given a map to complete of modern day Europe.
History Channel Video Henry VIII
Homework: MAP OF EUROPE
Thursday- Today we will focus on Louis XIV and his role as the Sun King. Be sure to BLOG this week!
Homework: BLOG and Map of Europe due Friday!
Friday- We will continue to discuss absolutism and visit the Palace of Versailles.
Essential Questions: What causes change? How and why do beliefs change? What happens when cultures collide?
Week of September 26, 2011
Monday- We will learn about the conquistador...especially Cortes.
Homework: Begin working on your Review Sheet
Tuesday- Today we will watch a video called "Guns Germs and Steel" which will focus on how Pizarro conquered the Incas.
Wednesday- We will focus on the exchange of foods, animals, and diseases and the impact of the Columbian exchange. You will create a menu that could not have existed until after the Columbian exchange.
Thursday- We will study the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on the world.
Triangular Trade Route Interactive
Friday- We will use class time to review for our test on the Early Modern period.
Week of September 19, 2011
Monday- Your RAFT assignment is due today! Today you will learn about the new ideas in Science that emerged during the Renaissance era. You will write a dialogue that would have existed about Galileo's new ideas. Think about scientific issues today that cause controversy??? Be sure to do the Blog about Galileo by Friday!
Interactive Website with Galileo's Experiments
Tuesday- Video on Galileo. Finish dialogue.
Wednesday- You will be assigned a project called "Turning Points" You will create a poster that depicts one of the "turning points" that led to the Modern World.
Thursday-Friday- Be sure to do the Blog about Galileo. We will be in the Computer lab (Period 1 is in the Library) to work on our Marking Period Projects.
Week of September 12, 2011
Monday- You will learn about the Renaissance. We will take some notes and create a Frayer model to make sure that you understand why the Renaissance was such an important period in World History. Don't forget to finish your homework for tomorrow!
Learn more about Leonardo DaVinci here
A site devoted to Michelangelo
Visit a site all about the "Godfathers of the Renaissance-the Medici Family"
An interactive website about the Renaissance
Homework: Be sure to BLOG tonight! Also, make sure to use a fake name:) Also your "MY LIFE / WORLD EVENTS" assignments are due on Tuesday, September 13!
Tuesday- Today we will focus on Renaissance Art. You will work with many art pieces and be able to tell the difference between Renaissance Art and art from the Middle Ages.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel!
Wednesday- You will learn about the Protestant Reformation
Homework: 9 Word Challenge Protestant Reformation
Learn more about Henry VIII and his many wives at this website!
Thursday- Today you will learn about the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. We will read an article and you will do a RAFT writing assignment on the topic.
The Reformation On Line St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Friday- Finish your RAFT.
Week of September 5
Monday-Wedneday- No School! Labor Day and Teacher Inservice
Thursday- Friday- We will work on getting to know each other and you will work on your Personal/World "My Life" assignment.
Homework: Work on "My Life" Assignment BLOG RESPONSE due Tuesday. Pick up a binder and dividers for your notebook!
Click here for a year by year time line to help you complete your assignment!
2010-2011 School Year
Essential Questions: Is it true that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it? Does technology help or hurt a nations ability to maintain peace? What is a war crime? How do we assess guilt in such matters?
EXAM SCHEDULE: Period 5 June 9// Period 3 and Period 7 June 13
Week of June 6, 2011
Monday- REVIEW PACKETS ARE DUE! We will go over the entire review packet today
Tuesday- Jeopardy
Wednesday- Quiz Quiz Trade
Thursday- Period 5 will take the exam
Friday- no exams scheduled
Week of May 30, 2011 COLD WAR STORY BOOKS DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, June 3
Monday- NO SCHOOL TODAY Happy Memorial Day! Have fun and be safe:)
Tuesday- We will work on our "COLD WAR STORYBOOK PROJECTS".
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday- COLD WAR STORY BOOKS DUE
Week of May 23, 2011
Monday- Today we will focus on the Origins of the Cold War. We will watch a video and take notes on the events that started the problems between the USA and USSR. Cold War Part 1 Continue watching the links through part 3.
Tuesday- Today we will discuss the differences between a CAPITALIST and COMMUNIST society to better understand the differences between the USA and USSR during the Cold War. I will also assign your COLD WAR children's book assignment.
Wednesday- We will focus on symbols of Soviet strength, including the Berlin Wall. Check out this propaganda video. We will also discuss the Arm's Race.
Thursday- We will talk about glasnost and perestroika and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Video Collapse of Soviet Union
Friday- We will work on our Children's books in class.
Essential Questions: Is it true that those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it? Does technology help or hurt a nations ability to maintain peace? What is a war crime? How do we assess guilt in such matters?
Week of May 16, 2011 UNIT TEST WW2 on FRIDAY!
Monday-Tuesday- Notes/Discussion/Moral Dilemnas about the Holocaust.
Wednesday- Quiz Quiz Trade World War 2.
Homework: Review Sheet
Thursday- Jeopardy. Essay Question
Homework: Essay Question (3 paragraphs)
Friday- UNIT TEST WW2 You must turn in your essay too.
Week of May 9, 2011
Monday- Readings on life under Nazi Rule
Tuesday- You will learn about APPEASEMENT. TChart.
Wednesday- We will discuss the new technology that was used in WW2. You will also work on your battle chart.
Thursday- Battle Charts- finish and discuss.
Friday- Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembered
Essential Questions: Does history make the man or the man make history? Does nationalism have a positive or negative effect on society? How do economic, political, and social developments lead to a shift in a nations' identity?
Week of May 2, 2011
Monday- Today we will discuss the life and death of Osama Bin Laden and what this means.
Osama Bin Laden Documentary AandE
Tuesday- Today we will learn about the rise of fascism in Italy. You pages 358-361in your textbook to complete a cause effect chart.
Wednesday- We will examine some photos on the German economy before WW1. We will then watch a video on how Adolf Hitler came to power.
Homework: Read pages 362-367 and complete questions on worksheet.
Thursday- Today you will learn the similarities and difference between Fascism and Communism. We will create a Venn Diagram.
Homework: STUDY for QUIZ
Friday- QUIZ
Week of April 11, 2011
Monday- Today you will read pages 335-338 in the text and complete a worksheet about the various groups trying to gain control of China.
Tuesday- Today we will watch a film about the LONG MARCH. If you miss it you can watch it on this link: Long March Video
Wednesday- Today we will discuss the rise of the Empire of Japan and the reasons it happened. You will use pages 339-341 to create a graphic organizer on the conditions in Japan that led to the rise of militarism in Japan. This will have a profound effect on the USA.
Thursday- finish learning about Japan. Review for Quiz on Friday about India, China, and Japan.
Homework: Study for quiz.
Friday- QUIZ on INDIA, CHINA, and JAPAN before WW2
Week of April 4, 2011 UNIT TEST on Russian Revolution on Wednesday, April 6
Link to Joseph Stalin...the Real History
Monday- Today we will begin to review and we will work on Choice Board.
Tuesday- Second Choice Board Activity due today. Jeopardy to Review for Russian Revolution Test.
Wednesday- UNIT TEST on Russian Revolution
Homework: Russian Revolution Choice Board work should all be in tomorrow.
Thursday- Third Choice Board Activity due today. Today we will learn about Gandhi and nonviolent resistance.
Friday- We will continue learning about Gandhi.
Week of March 28, 2011
Monday- Today we will focus on the causes of the Russian Revolution.
National Geographic Secrets of the Romanovs Part 1
The Russian Revolution Part 1
Tuesday- Today you will learn about the idea of Communism. I will also distribute your Choice Board for the Russian Revolution Unit.
CHOICE BOARD DUE DATES: 1. March 31 2. April 5 3. April 7.
Wednesday- First, we will do "From the Way I see It" about the Russian Revolution. Then you will do a Directed Reading Activity about the period from Lenin to Stalin (307-313 in text)
Thursday- First Choice Board Activity due today. You will learn about Totalitarian governments and understand the horrors of the Stalin era. You will use pages 313-317 in your text to complete an assignment about how various groups of people would feel about living in a totalitarian state.
Friday- "Life Under Stalin" United Streaming Video.
Link to Joseph Stalin...the Real History
Essential Questions: Why do nations go to war? How has modern technology changed the face of war? How has this led to nations looking for alternatives to war? How can peace treaties plant the seeds to future conflict?
Week of March 21, 2011 WORLD WAR 1 UNIT TEST ON THURSDAY!
Monday- Today we will discuss the Treaty of Versailles and the decisions world leaders made that led to future problems. We will also learn about the German response to the treaty.
Paris 1919 Website with a great film about the peace negotiations at Versailles.
Tuesday- We will finish discussing the Treaty of Versailles and begin to review for Thursday's test.
Wednesday- We will review for our unit test on WW1.
Thursday- WORLD WAR 1 UNIT TEST
Friday- Today we will begin learning about the Russian Revolution. You will watch a video about the last tsar Nicholas II and his family.
Week of March 14, 2011
Monday- Today you will learn about the reasons the USA got involved in WW1. You will also learn the definition of propaganda.
Tuesday- Today we will review the reasons for US involvement with an Alphabet Soup and look at more propaganda.
Wednesday- I will be at a workshop. Read pages 289-293 and do section review page 293 (1-6).
Thursday- Still at workshhop. Read pages 293-297 and do section review on page 297 (1-6).
Friday- Today we will do a picture walk about post war Europe and discuss how we think world leaders should react to the situation.
Week of March 7, 2011
Monday- Tuesday- You will work on your stations for a Soldier's experience in WW1.
Wednesday-Thursday- You will work on your Letter from the Trench assignment.
Homework: Study for QUIZ on causes of WW1 and new weapons.
Friday- QUIZ on causes of WW1 and new weapons.
Week of February 28, 2011
Monday- Today we will begin studying World War 1. We will talk about the causes of the war.
Tuesday-Thursday- HSPA TESTING Schedule
Friday- Today we will study the new weapons of WW1.
World War 1 Modern Marvels From the History Channel
Essential Questions: What is the impact of global trade networks on world cultures? To what extent do the concepts of justice and human rights differ across time and place? What factors help one nation dominate another and what is their motive in doing so? Who were the winners and losers in imperialism?
Week of February 21, 2011
Monday- No School
Tuesday- Today you will read "Japan Becomes a World Power" (pages 242-247) and take notes on the various stages for each period of Japan's development.
Wednesday- You will watch a video about the Meiji Period in Japan, which is when they became a world power.
Thursday- We will review for our open ended test on imperialism
Friday- UNIT TEST ON IMPERIALISM OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
Week of February 14, 2011
Monday- Pair reading of European Challenges to the Muslim World (pages 224-228 in text)
Tuesday- Traditional China. Notes and discussion.
Wednesday- We will discuss imperialism in China and the Opium Wars. (233-137 in text)
Thursday-Friday- RAFT Imperialism
Week of February 7, 2011
Monday- We will finish Guns Germs and Steel and you will receive the directions for your map work.
Tuesday- I will be absent, but you will work on your maps of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Wednesday- Today we will talk about traditional Indian culture and identifying some of the things Britain was offended by and tried to change. (228-233)
Thursday- Today you will learn about how the British impacted India...both good and bad.
Photos of India under British Rule
Friday- We will be reading pages 224-228 and you will act as a government official who is trying to outline and solve the problems Middle Eastern nations are facing.
Week of January 31, 2011
Monday- Today we will finish discussing the Irish Potato famine. You will do a nine word challenge.
Tuesday- Today we will define the term IMPERIALISM with a Frayer model and we will discuss the motives for imperialism.
Wednesday- We will evaluate primary resources for the motive they represent in imperialism.
Thursday- Today we will discuss what is meant by the "Magnificent African Cake"
Friday- Half Day.. Start Guns Germs and Steel Part 3
Essential Questions: What makes a nation a nation? Does nationalism bring a people together or tear a people apart? Why has the map of Europe changed over the centuries?
SNOW DAY CHANGES>>>>MIDTERM EXAMS January 25 and 26, 2011
Week of January 24, 2011
Monday- Today we will play Quiz Quiz Trade to prepare for the midterm exam.
Tuesday- Today you will take the ESSAY portion of the midterm exam.
Wednesday- Today you will take the MULTIPLE CHOICE portion of the midterm exam.
Thursday- Today you will read in the textbook in class so be sure to bring it.
The History Place Irish Potato Famine
Friday- Today you will watch a video about the Irish Potato Famine.
Week of January 17. 2011
Monday- No School! MLK Jr. Day
Tuesday- Today we will learn about the Russian Empire and its last 5 tsars.
Homework: Review Packet
Wednesday- After discussing the information that should be on your tsar note cards, we will work on our review packets for Midterms. I will be checking them on Thursday for completeness.
Thursday- I will check your review packet on THURSDAY and then we will do various activities to review for the midterm exam. We will do Quiz Quiz Trade today.
Friday- We will continue reviewing for the Midterm with Quiz Quiz Trade.
Week of January 10, 2011
Monday- RAFT assignment on unification of Germany due no later than tomorrow. Read pages 175-179 and complete chart on Unifying Italy.
Homework: Finish RAFT assignment
Tuesday- COLLECT RAFT ASSIGNMENT ON UNIFICATION OF GERMANY. Review Italian leaders and conservatives, liberals, and nationalists. Read 179-182 and decide which empire was in worse shape...Ottoman or Austrian Empire?
Wednesday- SNOW DAY
Thursday- Review the information for quiz tomorrow
Homework: Study for Quiz.
Friday- Quiz on Age of Ideologies and Nationalism. Work on review packets.
Week of January 3, 2011
Monday- Today we will learn the difference between a liberal, conservative, and a nationalist. You will use pages 112-114 in your textbook to help you complete a chart.
Homework: on page 114, do questions 2, 3, 4
Tuesday- Today you will do a "From the Way I See it" activity about conservatives, liberals, and nationalists. I will also hand out the midterm review sheets for you to get started preparing for exams.
Wednesday- Today we will do a "Word Splash" about Otto von Bismarck. It will help to explain the unification of Germany.
Thursday- Friday- We will discuss the factors that made Germany a strong industrial nation. You will receive your RAFT assignment about Germany which you will work on in class and finish at home.
Essential Questions: What factors are necessary for economic success in a nation? How does industrialization impact society? How does industrialization create a need for reform?
Week of December 20, 2010 UNIT TEST on the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
Monday- Today we will review for our unit test on the Industrial Revolution.
Tuesday- UNIT TEST on the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Week of December 13, 2010
Monday-Tuesday- We will be doing a JIGSAW activity to better understand the way industrialization changed attitudes and values. (151-156)
Wednesday- Today we will focus on the positive and negative impact of industrialization and urbanization. If you are absent, please read pages 140-146 to keep up.
Thursday-You will work in pairs to create a time capsule of the Industrial Revolution era. You will then make a list for today.
Week of December 6, 2010
Monday- Today you will finish the final copy of your diary entry. It is due no later than tomorrow.
Tuesday- Today we will do an activity to look at the issue of child labor from various perspectives called "The Way I See It". Afterwards, you will complete an Alphabet Soup on child labor.
Wednesday- Today we will read several plays about child labor during the Industrial Revolution. You will complete a chart of information you learned about conditions in the factory.
Thursday- Today you will learn about the new ideas that emerged because of the evils of the Industrial Revolution. If absent, read pages104-107 and do 1-5 in the section review.
Friday-
Week of November 29, 2010
Monday- Today you will Read Pair Share about the Dawn of the Industrial Age. Using pages 92-94, you will complete a chart about the factors that made it happen.
Tuesday- Today you will learn why Great Britain was the first nation to industrialize. We will complete a spoke diagram. We will also discuss your project on creating a museum about the Industrial Revolution.
Wednesday- We will focus on evaluating the positive and negative effects of the industrial revolution by completing a TChart.
Thursday- Today we will discuss child labor during the industrial revolution. We will analyze photographs and then discuss why factory owners often preferred children.
Friday- Today you will write a diary entry from the perspective of a child laborer.
Essential Questions: Can fundamental political change ever be peaceful? What is a revolution? What causes people to revolt? Are revolutions inevitable? How can abuse of power be avoided?
Week of November 22, 2010
Monday- Wednesday- You will be working on an assignment which will help assess what you have learned about political revolutions. You will create a MANUAL on "How to Carry Out a Successful Revolution". We will do some brainstorming to help you create your manual and we will work on it in class. Your final assignment will be due on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving Break.
Thursday-Friday- "GOBBLE GOBBLE and Shop Til you Drop!"
Week of November 15, 2010 UNIT TEST ON FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON ON Thursday, Nov 18th.!
Monday- Today you will begin working on your study guides and note cards for unit test.
Tuesday- We will play Jeopardy for Thursday's test.
Wednesday- We will play Quiz Quiz Trade to prepare for tomorrow's test on the French Revolution and Napoleon.
Homework: Study for French Revolution/ Napoleon Test.
Thursday- UNIT TEST ON FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON After test, you will read pages 120-127 and complete the section review on page 127 (1-6).
Friday- You will learn about revolutions in Latin America...why they happened! You will also find out about our assignment to create a "HOW TO...REVOLUTION MANUAL".
Week of November 9, 2010
Monday- We will spend some time looking back today to the week before your break. You will review some of the key events of the French Revolution. You will read pages 74-78 in your textbook and do an Alphabet Soup for "REVOLUTION".
Homework: Finish reading assignment and Alphabet Soup.
Tuesday- Today we will discuss the reasons for the rise of Napoleon with an Interactive Lecture. (Follows 78-82 in text book if you are absent)
Some cool sites for further research on Napoleon...
Wednesday- Today we will learn about the successes and failures of Napoleon's rule. You will work on a Tchart and a reading with a partner and discuss what you have learned.
Thursday-You will work on a Tchart and a reading with a partner and discuss what you have learned.
Homework: Read pages 82 - 87 in your book about Napoleon. Answer questions 1-4 of the section review (p87)
Friday- We will finish up yesterday's class work with a discussion. We will also focus on the decline of Napoleon. You will complete a Nine Word Challenge on the fall of Napoleon.
Week of October 25, 2010 Be sure to BLOG this week!
Some good reading on the French Revolution
Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Exploring the French Revolution
Monday- You will begin working on your TIC TAC TOE Choice Board (DUE FRIDAY). We will focus on the causes of the French Revolution by doing an activity called "From the Way I See It".
Homework: work on your tic tac toe choice board.
Tuesday- Today we will watch Part 2 of the French Revolution film. You will understand why the Fall of the Bastille is such a symbolic event in French history.
Homework: work on your Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. BLOG!
Wednesday-Today we will focus on Louis XVI again. We will watch part of the film and do a few readings about his personality and his trial.
Homework: work on your Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. BLOG!
Thursday-Today we will finish the film and really think about the question of whether a revolution can ever be peaceful.
Homework: work on your Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. It is due tomorrow! Also, be sure to post your response on our BLOG this week:)
Friday- CHOICE BOARD is due today!
Essential Questions: Why do we need government? How much power should a government have to make a nation strong and law abiding? How can abuses of power be avoided? What are the roles and responsibilities of government? Should the government regulate the economy?
ENLIGHTENMENT TEST ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20th.
Week of October 18, 2010
Monday-In class you will complete a web of ideas on how the Enlightenment spread throughout Europe. It will go with pages 40-49. You will also be given note cards to complete and study for your Enlightenment Test.
Homework: Map of Europe and study cards.
Tuesday- Map of Europe is due today. Today we will review for our unit test on the Enlightenment.
Homework: STUDY!
Wednesday- ENLIGHTENMENT TEST
Homework: Read "Britain at Mid-Century" (pages 50-53) and complete worksheet on reading.
Thursday- Today we will watch a video about the causes of the French Revolution.
Friday-Today we will do a reading (word splash) about the Causes of the French Revolution.
Monday- No School! Happy Columbus Day:)
Tuesday- Today we will discuss why we need a government. You will read an article and do a Jot Pair Share Activity.
Homework: Complete a chart while reading pages 40-44.
Wednesday-We will discuss which philosopher they agree with the most. Then, we will do an activity called "Carousel Envelopes" to discuss the ideas of the Enlightenment a bit further.
Thursday- You will match the philosopher with the term he is associated with. Then, you will begin your RAFT writing prompt.
Friday- Finish RAFT writing prompt on Enlightenment.
Essential Questions: What is power? What forms does it take?
Week of October 4, 2010
Quiz on Absolutism Friday
Monday- Today you will do a "picture walk" to help you better understand Louis XIV and absolutism. You will also define the terms "absolutism" and "divine right".
Homework: Read pages 34-35 and do the section review
Visit the Palace of Versailles
Tuesday- Today you will create a web illustrating how Louis XIV maintained power. You will also watch a bit of Marie Antoinette to help you understand the extreme etiquette of the palace.
Wednesday-We will share our webs and then spend some time talking about Peter the Great, another absolute ruler. You will learn about how he tried to modernize Russia.
Homework: Letter to Peter BLOG!
Thursday- We will discuss Catherine the Great and her goals for Russia.
Homework: BLOG and Quiz on Absolutism (Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great)
Friday- QUIZ on Absolutism
Essential Questions: What causes change? How and why do beliefs change? What happens when cultures collide?
Week of September 27, 2010
TEST ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st (On Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Global Age)
Monday- Today you will see a film that depicts the experience when the Incas encountered Pizarro and his men.
Homework: Review Sheet due Thursday.
Tuesday- Today you will do an activity about the Columbian Exchange. You will create a menu.
Homework: Finish Menus and STUDY for Friday's test!
Wednesday-Thursday- We will do some review and work on study strategies for our first unit test.
Homework: STUDY
Friday- UNIT TEST! Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Age of Discovery, Columbian Exchange.
Week of September 20, 2010
Monday- Today you will learn about the new ideas in Science that emerged during the Renaissance era. You will write a dialogue that would have existed about Galileo's new ideas. Think about scientific issues today that cause controversy???
Interactive Website with Galileo's Experiments
Homework: BLOG! Be sure to respond by Friday! Also, take a look at other people's responses and make comments.
Tuesday- Video on Galileo. Finish dialogue.
Wednesday- Read pages 30-33 and do the Section Review on page 31 and 33.
Homework: Finish above work and the Global Age Alphabet Soup. BLOG!
Thursday- Today we will focus on the inventions and techonological advancements that made the AGE of DISCOVERY possible as well as focus on the impact this had on world history.
Homework: Be sure to complete your BLOG.
Friday- We will learn about the Columbian Exchange and which world (Old or New) benefitted the most because of it.