Classroom Update (10/31)

World History (Block)

• Archive Article entitled “Found-Two Works of Mozart”
• Graphic Organizer & Correction Form (as needed)
• Enlightenment Unit Study Guide (Due Thursday)
• Unit Exam on Enlightenment is this Friday! (November 2)

Sociology

• Social Influence Webquest (Due Thursday)
• Unit 4 Study Guide (Handed out)
• Unit 4 Quiz #2 is Quiz Tomorrow! (11/1)
• Quiz Covers Chapter 5 & Types of Groups in Chapter 6

World History (Skinny)

1. Archive Article entitled “A Letter Comes Home”
1. Graphic Organizer & Correction Form (as needed)
2. Continue to work on Expansion, Encounters, and Exploration Project
3. Read Book for Semester 1 Book Review

Classroom Update (10/30)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- How does Locke’s view of human nature differ from Hobbes?

- How did the philosophes advance reason?

• Enlightenment Thinkers WS and Guided Reading Questions (18.2)
• Rococo Art Analysis (Schoology)
• Unit 5 Assessment Friday!

Sociology

• Term Project Presentations - Round 2
• Quiz Thursday
• Ch. 5 and Types of Groups Notes

World History (Skinny)

• Get Books for Semester 1 Book Review Project
• Begin Exploration Research Project

Classroom Update (10/29)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- How did the travel by Europeans help launch the Scientific Revolution?

- How did the scientific method differ from the approach generally followed by medieval scholars?

• The Scientific Revolution WS and Guided Reading Questions (18.1)
• Unit 5 Assessment Friday!

Sociology
E.Q.-

- How do groups play a vital role in a society's social structure?

• Assign- Ch 6. Types of Groups Reading and WS
• Term Project Presentations - Round 1

World History (Skinny)

• Get books for Semester 1 Book Review Project
• Begin Exploration Research Project

Classroom Update (10/25)

World History (Block)

• Book Reviews - Round 3
• Unit 4 Assessment

Sociology

• Ch. 5 Quiz
• Term Projects Due Monday & Tuesday (10/29 or 10/30)

World History (Skinny)

• Begin Exploration Research Project

Classroom Update (10/24)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- Review Day

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

• Book Reviews - Round 2
• Unit 4 Review Questions
• Book Review Work Time
• Last Book Reviews are due on 10/25!
• Unit 4 Assessment Tomorrow!

Sociology
E.Q.-

- What holds society together?

• What Hold Society Together? Notes and Discussion
• Ch. 5 Quiz Thursday!
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

• Achieve Article: 'Was This Blackbeard's Ship?"

Classroom Update (10/23)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- How did Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads Win the English Civil War for Parliament?

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

- How did the Glorious Revolution change England?

• Book Reviews - Round 1
• Parliament Limits the English Monarchy Chart
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/24, and 10/25
• Unit Assessment 10/25

Sociology
E.Q.-

- Why do sociologists suggest that love can be predicted beyond the level of pure chance?

• Formation of Pairs Response in Schoology (10 points)
• Assigned Reading: What Hold Society Together?
• Ch. 5 Quiz Thursday!
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

• Mid-Unit Assessment

Classroom Update (10/22)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

• Achieve Article: "Was This Blackbeard's Ship"
• 17.5 Guided Reading Questions on England Due Tuesday
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25
• Unit Assessment 10/25

Sociology
E.Q.-

- How does society create role strain and conflict?

• Analyzing social interaction WS
• Tuesday's Assignment: Formation of Pairs Reading and Notes
• Ch. 5 Quiz Thursday!
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

- How was the treatment of Europeans similar/different in Japan and China?

• Complete Japan in the Mid-17th Century WS
• Mid-Unit Assessment Tomorrow!

Classroom Update (10/19)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?
- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

• Engineering an Empire: Russia (Through Peter the Great)
• 17.4 Guided Reading Questions on Russia Due Monday
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25
• Unit Assessment 10/25

Sociology

Work Day

• Term Project Work Day
• Written Book Review and Create Class Presentation (7-10 minutes)
• Thursday's Assignment: What is society? Reading and WS Due Monday
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- Why did China withdraw into isolation after the voyages of Zheng He?
- How did China deal with Dutch and British traders?

• Engineering an Empire: China
• Mid-Unit Assessment Tuesday!

Classroom Update (10/18)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

• Mid-unit Assessment
• Assign:  17.4 Guided Reading Questions on Russia
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 

Sociology
E.Q.-

- How does a person receive a particular status?

• Socialization Test 
• Assign: What is society? Reading and WS
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?
- How did a rivalry develop between Portugal and Spain?

• Go over 16.2 Guided Reading Questions
• Mid-Unit Assessment Tuesday!

Classroom Update (10/17)

World History (Block)
E.Q.-

- How did the Peace of Westphalia lay the foundations of modern Europe?

- Why did strong states develop slower in central Europe than in western Europe?

• Review WS: Central European Monarchies Clash
• Go over Guided Reading Questions from 17.3 
• Mid-unit Assessment is Tomorrow! (Lesson 1-3)
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 

Sociology

Review Day

• Socialization Test Tomorrow (10/18)
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

• Achieve Assignment: "Did Weather Change History?"

Classroom Update (10/16)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- How were Montaigne and Descartes impacted by the religious wars?

- What was the result of the War of Spanish Succession?

• Review 17.2 Primary Sources
• Go over Guided Reading Questions from 17.2 
• 17.3 Guided Reading Questions Due Wednesday!
• Mid-unit Assessment is Thursday!
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How do sports act as an agent of socialization?

• Article " How Parents are Ruining Youth Sports" and Discussion on sports as an agent of socialization 
• Socialization Across the Life Cycle: "The Quest of Fire" content analysis
• Socialization Test Thursday (10/18)
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

- How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

- Assign 16.2 Guided Reading Questions

Classroom Update (10/15)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden age reflect the political culture of the era?

• Assign and complete Achieve Article: "Drake's Secret"
• Complete Baroque Art Analysis Activity and Discuss
• 17.2 Guided Reading Questions Due Tuesday
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How does the mass media act as an agent of socialization?
- How does online socializing affect the development of self?

• Finish "Generation Like clips" and discuss mass media as an agent of  socialization
• Assign in Sociology "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation" Reading and Question assignment
• Socialization Test Thursday (10/18)
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What does the art during this time period suggest about the culture of Mughal India?

- What was the impact of Aurangzeb’s reign?

• Mughal Art Analysis Activity

Classroom Update (10/12)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- Why were monarchs able to gain power during the 16th century?

- How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden age reflect the political culture of the era?

• Complete Mannerism Art Analysis Activity and Discuss
• Book Review Work Time
• Book Reviews are due on the 10/23, 10/24, and 10/25 

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How does the mass media act as an agent of socialization?

• What's your brand? activity
• View "Generation Like clips" and discuss mass media as an agent of  socialization
• Socialization Test next week Thursday (10/18)
• Term Projects Due 10/29 or 10/30

World History (Skinny)

• Assign Achieve article: "China and Japan: The Beauty of Yabesame"
• Guided Reading Questions for 16.1 Due Monday (10/15)

Classroom Update (10/11)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- How was Philip II of Spain a typical absolute monarch?

- How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden age reflect the political culture of the era?

• Present Explorers Project
• Complete The Defeat of the Spanish Armada and Mannerism Art Analysis Activity in Schoology

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How do the different theories of socialization explain the development of self?
- How does the media influence society?

• Present Theories of Socialization Group Project
• Go over Socialization and the Power of Advertising Article
• Hand out Unit 3 Study Guide 

World History (Skinny)

• Hand out Exploration Unit Outline
• Read and answer guided reading questions from Module 16.1 (Mughal India)

Classroom Update (10/10)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- How did the different European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

- Which historical figures had a dramatic impact on the Era of Exploration?

• Present Explorers Project
• Absolutism Outline
• Read and complete 17.1 Guided Reading Questions for Thursday

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How do the different theories of socialization explain the development of self?

• Present Theories of Socialization Group Project - Moved to Thursday!
• Assign: Agents of Socialization Worksheet and the Socialization and the Power of Advertising Article for Thursday

World History (Skinny)

• Reformation Unit Assessment 

Classroom Update (10/9)

World History (Block)
E.Q. -

- Why did the triangular trade routes develop?
- Why is the Columbian Exchange a significant event?

• Classroom activity in Schoology: Trade and Interaction WS
• Work on Explorers Project

Sociology
E.Q. -

- How do the different theories of socialization explain the development of self?

• Assign: Theories of Socialization Group Project
• Due Wednesday (10/10)

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.-

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

• Review Day
• Go over the Social Unrest WS
• Unit 2 Study Guide WS
• Reformation Assessment Wednesday! (10/10)

Classroom Update (10/8)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did the different the European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

- Which historical figures had a dramatic impact on the Era of Exploration?

• Achieve Article: "Did Weather Change History?"
• Work on Explorers Project

Sociology

Review Day

• "To Build or Not to Build" Introduction to Socialization
• Assign: The Socialization Process Reading and Questions

World History (Skinny)

- How did the Catholic Church counteract the Protestant Reformation?

- What is the lasting legacy of the Reformation?

• Go over The Catholic Reformation Guided Reading Questions
• Social Unrest WS Due Tuesday (10/9)
• Reformation Assessment Wednesday! (10/10)

Classroom Update (10/5)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did the different the European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

- Which historical figures had a dramatic impact on the Era of Exploration?

• Work on Explorers Project

Sociology

Review Day

• Unit 2 Culture Exam
• 2/3 Book Review Paper Due Today! (10/5)

World History (Skinny)

• Reformation Map Due Today!
• Complete Achieve Article "A Real Rembrandt"
• Social Unrest WS Due Tuesday (10/9)
• Reformation Assessment Wednesday! (10/10)

Classroom Update (10/4)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did the different the European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

- Which historical figures had a dramatic impact on the Era of Exploration?

• Exploration Mid-Unit Assessment
• Work on Explorers Project

Sociology

Review Day

• Go over Unit 2 Study Guide
• Review Game
• 2/3 Book Review Paper Due Tomorrow! (10/5)
• Culture (Unit 2) Exam Tomorrow (10/5)

World History (Skinny)

• Reformation Mid-Unit Assessment 
• Reformation Map Due Tomorrow (10/5)!

Classroom Update (10/3)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

- How was the treatment of Europeans similar/different in Japan and China?

• Go over 16.3 Guided Reading Questions on China
• View Engineering and Empire: China
• Mid-unit Assessment Thursday (10/4)

Sociology


E.Q.- How does culture change?

• Go over Culture Change Notes
• Work Time (Study Guide or Book Review) 
• 2/3 Paper Due Friday! (10/5)
• Culture Exam Friday (10/5)

World History (Skinny)

No Class Today - PARTY at the PAC

• Mid-unit Assessment Tomorrow (10/4)

Classroom Update (10/2)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- Why did China withdraw into isolation after the voyages of Zheng He?

- How did China deal with Dutch and British traders?

• Go over 16.3 Guided Reading Questions on China
• View Engineering and Empire: China
• Mid-unit Assessment Thursday (10/4)

Sociology


E.Q.- Where does popular culture come from?

• Mass Media and the Sociological Perspectives Discussion 
• 2/3 Paper Due Friday! (10/5)
• Culture Exam Friday (10/5)

World History (Skinny)

E.Q.- 

- Why were Protestant reformers split over there beliefs?

- How did women Aid the Reformation?

• Go over 15.2 Guided Reading Questions & Chart
• Mid-unit Assessment Thursday (10/4)

Classroom Update (10/1)

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

What led to European exploration in the 1400s?
How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

• Go over 16.2 Guided Reading Questions
• Assign 16.3 Guided Reading Questions for Tuesday (10/2)

Sociology


E.Q.- Where does popular culture come from?

• Work on Glory Road response paper (Due 10/2)
• Assign: Popular Culture Reading and WS for 10/2

World History (Skinny)

• Continue Luther Video and Notes
• 15.2 Guided Reading Questions Due 10/2!