Today in History: Wyoming grants women the right to vote. - (1869)

 

Quote: "Independence is happiness." - Susan B. Anthony (suffragette) 

 

Objective: Prepare for Final Exam

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Finals Project

          a) Worksheets

          b) Video

          c) Work on Project

2) Per. 2 & 6: Review

          a) Period 2 Final

          b) Bring chrome books and textbooks to final test.  NO I-PHONES!!!!!

Today in History: Lech Walesa becomes president of Poland. - (1990)

 

Quote: "He who puts out his hand to stop the wheel of history will have his fingers crushed." - Lech Walesa (Union leader/politician)

 

Objective: Review and prepare for final exams.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Finals Project

          a) Worksheets

          b) Video

2) Per. 2 & 6: Review

          a) Video - History of the World

          b) Bring chrome books and textbooks into class for test.  (NO I-PHONES!!!!!!)

 

Today in History: The United States declares war on Japan. - (1941)

 

Quote: "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)

 

Objective: Review and Prepare for final exams.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Finals Project

          a) Worksheets - Don't lose!!!!

          b) Video - Prep for final

2) Per. 2 & 6: Latin America and Imperialism

          a) Finish reading p. 332-339.

          b) Finish questions 1-5 on p. 325 and 331. - Last Chance.

          c) Bring Chrome books and Text books to class on day of test!!!!

3) Finals Schedule:

Today in History: Pearl Harbor is attacked. - (1941) - Eighty years ago TODAY!

 

Quote: "I'm afraid we have awoken a sleeping giant and filled him with a dread resolve." - Isokura Yamamoto (Japanese admiral)

 

Objective: Identify the political problems faced by new Latin-American nations.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Finals Project

2) Per. 2 & 6: Imperialism in Latin America

          a) Read p. 332-339 in class

          b) Finish work from Friday and Monday

          c) Tests start Thursday

Today in History: Thirteenth Amendment is ratified. - (1865)

 

Quote: "You cannot evade the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)

 

Objective: Explain how Europe and the United States built colonies in Southeast Asia.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Imperialism and Expansion

          a) Finals Project

2) Per. 2 & 6: Southeast Asia and the Pacific

          a) Review and discuss the reading p. 326-331.

          b) Final Exam on Friday 12/9 per. 2 and Thursday 12/16 per. 6

          c) Answer questions 1-5 p. 331 in Schoology (Topic 4 Lesson 7)

 

Finals Schedule:

     Per. 1 - Thursday 12/9

     Per. 2 - Friday 12/10

     Per. 3 - Monday 12/13

     Per. 4 - Tuesday 12/14

     Per. 5 - Wednesday 12/15

     Per. 6 - Thursday 12/16

 

Today in History: First human heart transplant performed. - (1967)

 

Quote: "Things are never simple when it comes to the human heart." - Gillian Jacobs (actress)

 

Objective: Understand how Japan became a modern world power.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Modernization of Japan

2) Per. 2 & 6: Imperial Japan

          a) Work on questions from p. 325 (5 questions) - Type into Schoology 

          b) Homework: Read p. 326-331.

Today in History: Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor. - (1804)

 

Quote: "Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me." - Napoleon Bonaparte - (French Emperor and Dictator)

 

Objective: Understand how Japan became a modern world power.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Continue work on questions.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Modernization of Japan

          a) Finish review of key terms p. 315 and 320.

          b) Finish reading text p. 320-325. (Topic 4, Lesson 6 in chrome book)

          c) Answer questions 1-5 p. 325 of your textbook (Last page of Topic 4, Lesson 6) - Type answers in chrome books and save for submission tomorrow into schoology.  

Today in History: Richard E. Byrd flies over the South Pole. - (1929) - He flew over the North pole in 1926, so he was the first known bi-polar explorer.

 

Quote: "A static hero is a public liability.  Progress grows out of motion." - Richard E. Byrd (polar explorer)

 

Objective: Understand why the Qing Dynasty fell.

 

1) Read p. 315-319 in class

2) Review Key Terms p. 315

3) Key ideas causing decline of Qing Dynasty (Age of Humiliation)

4) Video

Holiday - No School

 

Get missing work done.

 

 

Today in History: Abraham Lincoln gives his famous Gettysburg Address - (1863)

 

Quote: See Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6yNkxENNmQ 

 

 

Today in History: Battle of the Somme ends. - (1916)

 

Quote: "Obviously, the greater the length of a war, the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side. - Sir Douglas Haig (British general)

 

Objective: Explain the impact of British rule on India.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Imperialism

          a) Exercise - To Shoot an Elephant by George Orwell

          b) Work on questions

2) Per. 2 & 6: India Becomes a British Colony

          a) Read text p. 310-314 - Take notes

          b) Work on Schoology assignments.

          c) Homework - Read text p. 315-319

 

Today in History: Suez Canal opens - (1869)

 

Quote: "The palace is not safe if the cottage is not happy." - Benjamin Disraeli (British Prime Minister) 

 

Objective: Describe the ways that Egypt tried to modernize.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Imperialism

          a) African Imperialism - Power point.

          b) Video - The Atlantic Slave Trade

          c) Work on Schoology Assignments

2) Per. 2 & 6: Imperialism in the Middle East

          a) Review p. 305-309 reading - Apply objective.

          b) Continue work on Schoology Assignments

 

Today in History: Operation Paperclip begins. (88 German rocket scientists are brought to the United States.) - (1945)

 

Quote: "I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution." - Werner von Braun (German rocket scientist - builder of the Saturn V moon rocket)

 

Objective: Explain why European contact with Africa increased.  

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Imperialism

          a) Continue work from Friday

          b) Read p. 292-297

2) Per. 2 & 6: Imperialism

          a) Respond to Video - The New Imperialism

          b) Answer Reading check questions p. 300, 301, 303 and 304.

          c) Read p. 305-309 - Imperialism in the Middle East

Today in History: The Articles of Confederation are adopted. - (1777) (First U.S. Constitution)

 

Quote: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin (American philosophe) 

 

Objective: Explain the political, economic and social causes of imperialism.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: New Imperialism

          a) Continue work from Friday

          b) Read and Review p. 292-297

2) Per. 2 & 6: New Imperialism

          a) Respond to Video and write a 5 sentence response and discuss.

          b) Round Robin reading p. 292-297.

          c) Review key terms p. 292 (imperialism, protectorate, sphere of influence)

          d) Homework: Read p. 298-304

Today in History: Yuri Andropov becomes premier of the Soviet Union - (1982)

 

Quote: "Responsible statesmen have only one choice - to do everything possible to prevent a nuclear catastrophe." - Yuri Andropov (Soviet premier) 

 

Objective: Wrap up Nationalism

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Grade Assessment Review

2) Per. 2 & 6: Nationalism and Democracy Wrap-up

          a) Extra Credit Assessment.

          b) Finish Schoology Assignments

          c) Veteran's Day Connections

Veteran's Day - No School.

Today in History: Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior - (1975)

 

Quote: "A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." - Grace Hopper (Computer scientist)

 

Objective: Summarize the causes and effects of the Civil War.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Student Response and Expectations.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Growth of the U.S. 

          a) Define key terms.

          b) Answer questions 1-5 p. 270 of text Assessment (Topic 3, Lesson 7) - Write complete sentences.

          c) Read text p. 282-283

 

 

Today in History: Munich Beer Hall Putsch is launched. - (1923)

 

Quote: "The great masses of the people will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one." - Adolf Hitler (German dictator)

 

Objective: Work on Assignments, Tests and Assessments in Schoology for 15 week grade.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Assessment Presentations

2) Per. 2 & 6: Nationalism in Germany, Italy and Eastern Europe.

          a) Students work on Key Terms from p. 242 and 249.

          b) Finish Schoology Assignments/Tests for 15-week progress report.

          c) Read text p. 261-265.

Today in History: Guy Fawkes tries to blow up Parliament. - (1605)

 

Quote: "Remember, remember the 5th of November,

             the gunpowder treason and plot.

             I see no reason, why gunpowder treason,

             should ever be forgot." - English Nursery Rhyme  Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

 

 

 

Today in History: Soviet troops suppress Hungarian uprising. - (1956)

 

Quote: "This is the generation whose first cry of life was the Hungarian uprising." - Joseph Brodsky (American poet) 

 

Objective: Describe the goals of liberals and conservatives in 19th century Europe.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Assessment exercise - group work and TEXTBOOK CHECK!!!!

Today in History: Rebellion breaks out within the Central Powers. - (1918)

 

Quote: "I intend to live forever, or die trying." - Grocho Marx (comedian) 

 

Objective: Pass the Topic 2 Test.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Read like a Historian

          a) Continue with worksheet exercises.

          b) Read p. 228-236 (Topic 3, Lesson 1)

          c) Bring Textbooks to class tomorrow - 5 pts.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Industrialism and Nationalism

          a) Topic 2 Test

Today in History: The Spruce Goose flies. - (1947)

 

Quote: "It (the Hercules H-1) is the largest aircraft ever built... I put the sweat of my life into this thing." - Howard Hughes (Aviation pioneer) 

 

Objective: Review for Topic 2 Test

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading like a Historian

          a) Work on Essay

2) Per. 2 & 6: Review Topic 2 (p. 182-219)

          a) Test Tomorrow: Bring Textbooks and Chrome Books (fully charged)

          b) Examine Inset Maps/Charts (p. 185, 186, 188, 191, 198, 203, 219 and 221.)

Today in History: First Dios de los Muertos celebration -  (1,100 B.C. - ???) 

 

Quote: "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust (French novelist)

 

Objective: Analyze how romanticism, realism and impressionism reflect the culture of the industrial revolution.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading Like a Historian

          a) Capitalism, communism and socialism

          b) Work on essay

          c) Finish reading p. 199-205

2) Per. 2 & 6: Changing Ways of Life and Thought

          a) Review reading p. 212-217

          b) Romanticism, realism and impressionism

          c) Videos: Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony in Animation (Romanticism) 

                           TedEd - Charles Dickens (Realism)

Today in History: John Glenn returns to space - (1998)

 

Quote: "You can't relive your life." - John H. Glenn (astronaut, U.S. Senator)

 

Objective: Identify what values shaped the new social order.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading Like a Historian

          a) Read text p. 199-205 (Homework)

          b) Continue work on Handouts

2) Per. 2 & 6: Review reading

          a) Work on Key Terms Exercise in Schoology during class.

          b) Finish reading text p. 212-217.

3) Have a Happy Halloween/Dios de la Muertos 

Today in History: The Statue of Liberty is dedicated. - (1886)

 

Quote: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." - Emma Lazarus (poet)

 

Objective: Explain the impact of education, new scientific ideas and religion.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading like a Historian.

          a) Work on Handouts

          b) Read p. 194-198 of text.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Changing Ways of Life and Thought

          a) Video: British Middle Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV_tbE0Q0b8  

Today in History: Cuban Missile Crisis ends. - (1962)

 

Quote: "We have learned only recently how close we were to war - but I knew enough to make me tremble." - Joseph Rotblat (Polish physicist)

 

Objective: Describe the impact f new technology on industry, communication and transportation.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading Like a Historian Handouts

2) Read p. 192-194 of text. (Topic 2, Lesson 2)

          a) Harsh Conditions in Factories and Mines.

          b) Benefits of the Industrial Revolution.

3) Per. 2 & 6: Review reading p. 199-205

          a) Answer reading check questions on p. 199-205.

          b) Discuss and review answers.

          c) Homework: Read p. 208-212.  Study the Key Terms on p. 208

 

Today in History: The Erie Canal opens. - (1825)

 

Quote: "Any businessman will tell you that transportation is fundamental to success." - John Hickenlooper (U.S. Senator from Colorado)

 

Objective: Describe the impact of new technologies on industry, communications and transportation.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Reading like a Historian.

          a) Work on Handouts

          b) Read text p. 192-194 (Topic 2 Lesson 2)

               1. Harsh Conditions in Factories and Mines

               2. Benefits of the Industrial Revolution

2) Per. 2 & 6: The Second Industrial Revolution

          a) Review reading p. 199-203

          b) Key Terms p. 199

          c) Collect Paragraphs from Monday.

          d) Homework: Read p. 203-205

Today in History: Thirteen Colonies petition English king for a redress of grievances. - (1774)

 

Quote: "Liberty can never be preserved without general knowledge among the people." - John Adams (2nd U.S. President)

 

Objective: Identify the origins and characteristics of socialism and communism.

 

1) Per. 3 - 5: Student Presentations.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Activities:

     a) Video - Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCIbUhmx5rk

     b) Effect of Laissez-faire economics (Smith, Malthus and Ricardo).

     c) Finish Paragraphs - Collect work.

     d) Reading - Text p. 199-203 (Homework).

Today in History: Cuban Missile Crisis begins. - (1962)

 

Quote: "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." - John F. Kennedy (35th U.S. President)

 

Objective: Identify the origins and characteristics of socialism and communism.

 

1) Use Guiding Questions to respond to prompt on Handout #2.

2) Work on paragraph handout - Collect questions and paragraph.

3) Video - Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCIbUhmx5rk

 

Today in History: Coal landslide in Aberfan, Wales kills 144 people. - (1966)

 

Quote: "The extraction of oil, coal and minerals brought, and still brings, a cost to the environment." - Bono (Irish song writer)

 

Objective: Analyze why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain.

 

1) Review reading p. 186-189.

2) Evaluate chart on p. 186 - connect to growth of textile industry.

3) Work on Guiding Questions worksheet for Documents B-D

4) Homework: Read text p. 190-194.

Today in History: Mao's "Long March" ends. - (1935)

 

Quote: "The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of World History." - Mao Zedong (Chinese communist leader)

 

Objective: Describe how changes in agriculture helped spark the industrial revolution.

 

1) Review reading p. 182-186.

2) Collect work (Per. 3-5)

3) Introduction to the Industrial Revolution.

4) Homework: Read Text p. 186-189.

5) Work on Guiding Questions for Document A. (Keep Handouts)

Today in History: Americans defeat British at the Battle of Yorktown. - (1781)

 

Quote: Humanity has won its battle.  Liberty now has a country." - Marquis de Lafayette (Revolutionary war general)

 

Objective: Use the textbook resources to pass the test.

 

1) Per. 2 & 6 - Topic 1 Test: Absolutism and Revolution (Open book test)

2) Per. 3 - 5 - Finish Film

3) Homework: 

       a) Per. 2 & 6: Read p. 182-186

       b) Per. 3 - 5: Work on 3 paragraph essays.

 

 

Today in History: British troops destroy the Summer Palace in China. - (1860).

 

Quote: "Imperialism is not the creation of any one or any one group of states." - Karl Liebkenecht - (German politician)

 

Objective: Identify the reasons for Napoleon's fall from power.

 

1) Review reading - Notes p. 167-171 (per. 2 & 6).

2) Film: One Dollar a Day (per. 3 - 5).

3) Key Terms p. 164 (per. 2 & 6).

4) Chapter Test tomorrow - Bring Text and Chrome Books (per. 2 & 6)

 

Today in History: Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Prize. - (1990)

 

Quote: "You would be amazed at the number of doors a Nobel Prize opens." - Elie Wiesel (author)

 

Objective: Describe how Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power.

 

1) Reading Topics - Group presentation.

2) Read text p. 167-171.

3) Video - Napoleon

4) Work on Schoology assignments.

Today in History: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier. - (1947)

 

Quote: "If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to push it, and when to back off." - Chuck Yeager (test pilot)

 

Objective: Describe how Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power.

 

1) Timeline on Revolution

2) Video - The French Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvKwCylFY&t=502s 

 

Today in History: Continental Congress authorizes creation of a navy. - (1775) - Happy 246th Birthday USN.

 

Quote: "I have not yet begun to fight." - John Paul Jones (navy captain) 

 

Objective: Excel on the PSAT.

 

1) Practice Scholastic Aptitude Test. 

Today in History: Columbus arrives in the new world. - (1492)

 

Quote: "People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Native Americans." - Amy Bloom (writer)

 

Objective: Explain why the French Revolution entered a more radical phase.

 

1) (Per. 2 & 6) The Reign of Terror - p. 157-163.

       a) Key Terms p. 157. Review

       b) Video - The French Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvKwCylFY 

2) (Per. 3-5) Continue work on writing exercise.

3) (Per. 2 & 6) Finish work for the 10-week report card.  

Today in History: The Boer War begins in South Africa. - (1899)

 

Quote: "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you can see." - Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister)

 

Objective: Trace the causes of the French Revolution.

 

1) Review reading p. 146-154. (Per. 2 & 6)

2) Grades for per. 2 & 6 due by Wednesday.  Get the work FINISHED!!!!

3) Assignments for per. 2 & 6.

       a) Questions on American Revolution (5 questions - 10 pts.)

       b) Do the Key Terms Assignment in Schoology - 10 pts.

4) Read text p. 157-163.  A Radical Phase. (all periods)

5) The Reign of Terror (per. 3-5)

6) Work for per. 3-5 was due YESTERDAY!!! (10 Oct. 2021)

Today in History: Sergeant York captures 132 German soldiers single-handed. - (1918)

 

Quote: "My dad was a great admirer of Sergeant York stories from the First World War." - Clint Eastwood (actor, director)  

 

Objective: Describe the social divisions of France's old order.

 

1) The Revolution begins - (p. 146-150) - per. 2 & 6

2) Finish chapter 1.5 questions in Schoology - per. 2 & 6

3) Work on Key Terms assignments - per. 2 & 6

4) Origins of the French Revolution - (p. 146-154) - per. 3 - 5

5) Finish reading - (p. 146-154) - per. 2 & 6

Today in History: U.S. launches war in Afghanistan. - (2001)

 

Quote: "We will make no distinction between the terrorists and those who harbour them." - George W. Bush (43rd U.S. President)

 

Objective: Summarize the events of the American Revolution.

 

1) Video - American Revolution (per. 2 & 6)

2) Work on questions, Chapter 1.5 (per. 2 & 6)

3) Make-up tests (per. 2 & 6)

4) Continue work on the French Revolution (per. 3-5)

       a) Notes

       b) Handouts

5) Read text p. 146-150.  Review Key Terms p. 146 (per. 2 & 6)

 

Today in History: First train robbery. - (1866)

 

Quote: "Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything." - Wyatt Earp (U. S. Marshall)

 

Objective: Describe the influence of the Enlightenment on the Declaration of Independence.

 

1) Video - King George III responds to the Olive Branch Petition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JTxVHQAp8w  (Per. 2 & 6)

2) Declaration of Independence

          a) Reasons for the document.

          b) Enlightenment influence.

          c) Video reading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEPX1TWfMgI 

Today in History: Chief Joseph surrenders. - (1877)

 

Quote: "From this day forward, I shall fight no more, forever." - Chief Joseph (Nez Perce chief)

 

Objective: Summarize key events in the American Revolution.

 

1) Review reading p. 138-143 of text.  (per. 2 & 6)

2) Key Terms p. 138.  Review. (per. 2 & 6)

3) How did Enlightenment philosophes influence the American Revolution? (per. 2 & 6)

4) French Revolution - Review text p. 146-148.  (per. 3 - 5)

5) Make-up Tests (per. 2 & 6)

Today in History: Sputnik launched. - (1957)

 

Quote: "Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way." - Valentina Tereshkova (Russian cosmonaut)

 

Objective: Describe how science led to the Enlightenment.

 

1) Per. 2 & 6 - Complete and turn in the worksheet (Democratic ideals)

          a) follow the steps

          b) students can work together

2) Per. 2 & 6 - Discuss p. 128- 135 reading - The Enlightenment.

3) Per. 3 - 5 - Intro to the French Revolution/Create Countries

4) Read text p. 135-143.

 

Today in History: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes head of the Soviet Union. - (1988)

 

Quote: "Democracy must learn to defend itself." - Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Premier) 

 

Objective: Describe how science led to the Enlightenment.

 

1) Per. 2 & 6 - Complete and turn in worksheet (10 pts.) - Democratic Ideals (Students can discuss.)

2) Review Key Terms p. 128 of text.

3) Per. 3 - 5 - Work on Creating a country.

4) Read text p. 138-143 by Monday.

 

 

 

Today in History: Allied forces break through the Hindenburg Line. - (1918)

 

Quote: "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - George S. Patton Jr. (American general)

 

Objective: Identify the key Enlightenment ideas that contributed to the rise of western democracy.

 

1) COVID Testing today in World History Classes.

2) Per. 2 & 6: Power Point - English Civil War and Glorious Revolution.

3) Per. 3, 4 & 5: Continue work on the Enlightenment.

4) Read text p. 128-135 by Friday.

Today in History: William the Conqueror invades England. - (1066)

 

Quote: "Life is to be entered upon with courage." - Alexis de Tocqueville (author)

 

Objective: Understand the influence of Parliament in England.

 

1) Per. 2 & 6 - Early Civilization test.  Use Chrome book and Textbook - Open book test.

2) Finish reading p. 118-124 of text.

3) Introduction to the Enlightenment. - Per. 3, 4, & 5.

4) Work on any and all Schoology while you have the chance.

Today in History: Warsaw falls to Nazi forces. - (1939) Chopin: Polonaise, op. 40 

 

Quote: "An invasion of armies can be overcome, but not an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo (French author)

 

Objective: Identify the characteristics of absolute monarchy, including the concept of divine right.

 

1) Test Tomorrow (per. 2 & 6). - Early Civilizations

       a) Bring textbook!!!

       b) Bring chrome book (charged up and ready)!!!

       c) Open book test!!!

2) Review text p. 100-101 for Characteristics of Absolutism.

3) Video - Crash Course: Absolutism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPAFqQgbqE 

4) Homework: Read p. 118-125 by Wednesday.

Today in History: The U.S. Supreme Court is established. - (1979)

 

Quote: "Presidents come and presidents go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever." - William Howard Taft (Chief Justice and U.S. President)

 

Objective: Understand how France built a centralized monarchy after the wars of religion.

 

1) Age of Absolutism II - Spain and France (Power Point)

2) Read p. 104-108.  Take notes.

3) Video - Absolutism in France (optional) - per. 2 & 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPAFqQgbqE 

4) Continue work in Schoology

5) Work on Key Terms

Today in History: President Truman announces the Soviet Union has built an atomic bomb. - (1949)

 

Quote: "We will bury you." - Nikita Khrushchev (soviet premier)

 

Objective: Explain how Spanish power grew under Charles V and Philip II.

 

1) Age of Absolutism - Spain and France (1300-1750)

2) Read p. 100-104 of text.  Take notes.

3) Video - Absolutism

4) Finish Schoology Work.

Today in History: Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. - (1862)

 

Quote: "A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln. (16th U.S. President)

 

Objective:  Understand the rise of Feudalism.

 

1) Review key terms. (Group work)

2) Discuss Feudalism and the Manor System.

3) Period 2 & 6 work on Schoology Key Terms exercise.

4) Video - Life in a Medieval village. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq3q7KMlvw0 

5) Feudal Monarchs Development of Government (Magna Carta vs Absolutism)

6) Presentations Period 3-5.

Today in History: The monarchy is abolished in France. - (1792)

 

Quote: "The king must die so the country may live." - Maximilien Robespierre (French revolutionary)

 

Objective: Explain the role of feudalism, the manor economy and the expansion of trade on Medieval Europe.

 

1) Finish and submit work on 12 Laws.

2) What is the difference between a law and a rule?

3) Review Key terms.

4) Student teaching handout (per. 3-5)

5) Add page 43-44 to reading.  Take notes.

Today in History: Magellan sets sail from Spain. - (1519)

 

Quote: "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce (author)

 

Objective Understand how the Justinian Code influenced the western world.

 

1) Video - Justinian's Code https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVIqs9w4phc 

2) Handout in Schoology - Online group work.

3) Finish reading p. 40-43 and p. 47.

4) Work on any and all assignments in Schoology.  

Today in History: The U.S. Constitution is signed. - (1787)

 

Quote: "The U.S. Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness.  You have to catch it yourself." - Benjamin Franklin (philosophe)

 

Objective: Understand the origins and teachings of Early Christianity.

 

1) Video - Rome: Crash Course  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPf27gAup9U

2) Discussion Questions.

3) Continue reading p. 40-43 and p. 47.

4) Continue work on Schoology.

Today in History: Eagle Day - The tide turns in the Battle of Britain. - (1940)

 

Quote: Never before, in the field of human conflict, has so much been owed by so many to so few." - Winston Churchill ( British Prime Minister)

 

Objective: Understand the relationship between a Republic and a Democracy.

 

1) Power Point Presentation

2) Continue working on Schoology Assignments (New Assignment)

3) By Monday - Read the text p. 40-43 (Early Middle Ages and Feudalism) and p. 47 (Development of English Government)

Today in History: Soviet probe reaches the moon. - (1959)

 

Quote: "Somewhere... Something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan (astrophysicist and author)

 

Objective: Analyze the history and nature of the Roman Republic.

 

1) Class Exercise - Work on reading questions.  Bring Chromebooks!

2) Finish reading text p. 33-37 and 37-39.  

3) Continue to work on Schoology assignments.

4) Continue to review Key Terms p. 33.

Today in History: Israel-Egypt peace accords signed. - (1993)

 

Quote: "If you can't convince them, confuse them." - Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the U.S.)

 

Objectives: Describe the major achievements of Roman civilization.

 

1) Reading - Test p. 33-37, in class.

2) Take notes from reading.

3) Work on Key Terms p. 33

4) Homework:

       a) Read p. 37-39.

       b) Work on Schoology assignments.

Today in History: California becomes the 31st state. - (1850)

 

Quote: "If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere." - Taylor Caldwell (author)

 

Objective: Describe the major achievements of the Inca civilization.

 

1) Reading Like a Historian - Lunchroom Fight II (source, contextualization and corroboration)

2) Do the worksheets and discuss.  Submit work through Schoology.

3) Keep working on Schoology.  You can change a ZERO to points by completing the work.

4) Homework: 

       a) Continue reading text p. 24-27.

       b) Review and define the Key Terms on p. 24.  Put in notes.  

Today in History: Louisiana senator Huey P. Long is shot. - (1935)

 

Quote: "The time has come for all good men to rise above principle." - Huey P. Long (Louisiana Governor and Senator)

 

Objective: Describe the major developments of the Inca civilization.

 

1) Reading like a Historian - Lunchroom Fight!

2) Discuss and submit response on Schoology

3) Work on any missing Schoology assignments... NOW!!!!

4) Read p. 24-27 of text.

5) Work on Key Terms p. 24.

Today in History: The wreck of the RMS Titanic is found. - (1985)

 

Quote: "Follow your own passion - not your parent's, not your teacher's." - Robert Ballard (marine archeologist)

 

Objective: Explain how Democracy developed in Ancient Greece.

 

1) Reading like a Historian - Close Reading

2) Video - Persia and Greece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mkVSasZIM 

3) Power Point - Law

4) Review Key Terms p. 28

5) Continue work on Schoology assignments.

 

Today in History: The first solar-powered car is demonstrated. (1955)

 

Quote: "The value of an idea is in the using of it." - Thomas A. Edison (inventor) 

 

Objective: Explain how Democracy developed in Ancient Greece.

 

1) Reading like a Historian - Corroboration. 

2) Work on question 1-5 p. 23 - Enter work in Schoology.

3) Work on Key Terms p. 28.

4) Finish all Schoology work ASAP.

5) Continue reading p. 28-32 of Text (Ancient Greece)

Today in History: Thurgood Marshall confirmed as a Supreme Courte Justice. - (1967)

 

Quote: "In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute." - Thurgood Marshall 

 

Objective: Understand the causes and effects of the unification of China.

 

1) Reading like a Historian - Contextualization 

2) Video - Ancient China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylWORyToTo4 

3) Answer the Assessment Questions on p. 23 in complete sentences.

4) Review the Key Terms on p. 28.

5) Read text p. 28-32 as Homework.

6) Continue working on Schoology Assignments.

Today in History: Krakatoa explodes. - (1883)

 

Quote: "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius (Chinese philosopher)

 

 

Today in History: The Nineteenth Amendment is adopted. - (1920)

 

Quote: "Ability is of little account without opportunity." - Lucille Ball (comedian)

 

Objective: Trace the origins and development of Hinduism and Buddhism in India.

 

1) Becoming a Historian II.

2) Review and Discuss the reading p. 16-19.

3) Key Terms review p. 16.

4) Continue working on Schoology assignments.

5) Homework:

       1) Read textbook p. 19-23.  Take notes.

       2) Work on Key Terms Assessment for p. 6 and 10

Today in History: Paris is liberated from the Nazis. - (1944)

 

Quote: "Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men." - George S. Patton Jr. 

 

Today in History: Spain accepts Mexican Independence. - (1821)

 

Quote: "Question everything.  Learn something.  Forget nothing." -  Euripides 

 

Objective: Examine the early Indus River civilization in India.

 

1) Video - Indus River Civilization.

2) Read Text p. 16-19.  Take notes.

3) How to Write a Complete Answer. 

4) Continue working on Schoology assignments.

5) Assessment: Answer the Inset questions on p. 8, 11 and 12.

Today in History: Dolly Madison saves portrait of George Washington from the British. - (1814)

 

Quote: "The most I can do for my friend is to simply be his friend." - Henry David Thoreau 

 

Objective: Evaluate how geography influenced the development of civilization in the Fertile Crescent. 

 

1) Power Point - Becoming a Historian.

2) Code of Hammurabi. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98J5OnttLFI 

3) Civilizations in the Ancient Middle East and Egypt.

4) Homework:

       1) Charge your Chrome Books and bring them to class. (Text books if you don't have Chrome Books yet.)

       2) Read Text p. 13-15 (Including insets)

       3) Continue work on Key Terms p. 6 and 10.

Today in History: First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia.

 

Quote: "I did not know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted." - Fredrick Douglass 

 

Objective: Understand how geography influenced the development of civilization in the Fertile Crescent.

 

1) Work on Schoology exercise using laptops and chrome books in class.  Three attempts allowed.

2) Online Textbook access in Schoology.

3) The Ancient Middle East and Egypt. - Text p. 10-12.

4) Code of Hammurabi. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98J5OnttLFI 

5) Key Terms p. 10.  Find definitions in Glossary. 

Today in History: USS Constitution earns her nickname, "Old Ironsides." - (1812)

 

Quote: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way." - John Paul Jones 

 

Objective: Analyze the skills people developed during the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Era) and the New Stone Age (Neolithic Era).

 

1) Review p. 8-9 of Text.  Read.

2) Finish defining Key Terms p. 6.

3) The Eight Basic Features of civilization.

4) Video - The Agricultural Revolution - www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crash+course+world+history+the+agricultural+revolution 

5) Work on Syllabus questions in Schoology.

Today in History: Hardline communists launch coup against Gorbachev. - (1991)

 

Quote: "The world will not accept dictatorship or domination." - Mikhail Gorbachev 

 

Objective: Review and understand the Rise of Civilization

 

1) Read text p. 6-8 (Round Robin).

2) Study Key Terms on p. 6.  Write definitions in notes using the Glossary on p. 735.

3) Get books and chrome books for class ASAP.  Bring both to class every day.

4) Syllabus. - Read and enter confirmation in Schoology.  (5 pts.) 

Today in History: Woodstock music festival ends. - (1969)

 

Quote: "All wealth is the product of labor." - John Locke 

 

Objective: Begin Tracing the development of the first cities.

 

1) Complete Seating Charts.

2) Send off Class Syllabus.

3) Look at Key Terms on p. 6 of textbook - Find definitions in the Glossary (p. 735 of textbook)

4) Read p. 6-8 of Text (Learning About Our Past - The Neolithic Revolution)

Today in History: Gold discovered in the Yukon territory. (1898)

 

Quote: "If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future." - Winston Churchill

 

Objective: Get Organized

 

1) Greetings and Introductions.

2) Chrome Books.

3) Textbooks - How to use them efficiently.

4) Reading assignments.

5) Seating Charts.

6) Grades and Syllabus tomorrow.