Classroom Update (4/30/2020)

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - the United States and France concluded the Louisiana Purchase

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Effects of the French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Haiti's Fight To Be Free" (Due 5/1)
2. Watch Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History - Just watch; no notes need to be turned in.

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution & Home Rule for Ireland 

1. Achieve Article: "Saying Goodbye to Ireland" (Due 5/1)
2. Watch The Irish Potato Famine Explained: World History Review - Just watch; no notes need to be turned in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: European Colonization and Epidemics Among Native Peoples
2. Interesting Video: Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy: Crash Course US History
• How did Jefferson expand the president's power with the Louisana Purchase?
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• 7 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Venice - Take a Trip to Venice (posted 4/28)
• 7 Things You Might Not Know About Edinburgh Castle: The historic fortress at the heart of Edinburgh
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Jaywalking alligator

Classroom Update (4/29/2020)

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - Riots erupt in Los Angeles after police officers are acquitted in Rodney King trial

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Effects of the French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Haiti's Fight To Be Free" (Due 5/1)
2. Watch Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History - Just watch; no notes need to be turned in.

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution & Home Rule for Ireland 

1. Achieve Article: "Saying Goodbye to Ireland" (Due 5/1)
2. Watch The Irish Potato Famine Explained: World History Review - Just watch; no notes need to be turned in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: What Rome Learned From the Deadly Antonine Plague of 165 A.D.
2. Interesting Video: Life Aboard a Slave Ship
• Clip of the Middle Passage from the History Channel
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• 7 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Venice - Take a Trip to Venice (posted 4/28)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

An Alligator in our virtual meetings?

Classroom Update (4/28/2020)

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - Mutiny on the HMS Bounty

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Effects of the French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Haiti's Fight To Be Free" (Due 5/1)

2. The French Revolution Webquest (Due Today!)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution & Home Rule for Ireland 

1. Achieve Article: "Saying Goodbye to Ireland" (Due 5/1)
2. Watch The Irish Potato Famine Explained: World History Review - Just watch; no notes need to be turned in.

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: "COVID-19 Is Hitting Black and Poor Communities the Hardest"
2. Interesting Video: The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History
• In honor of the Mutiny on the Bounty, review the Age of Exploration
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• 7 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Venice - Take a Trip to Venice
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

A New Gator Book - "Tallahassee writer Doug Alderson crawls into alligator history with a new book"

Classroom Update (4/27/2020)

Monday, April 27, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - British Parliament passes the Tea Act

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: 

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Haiti's Fight To Be Free" (Due 5/1)

2. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution & Home Rule for Ireland 

1. Achieve Article: "Saying Goodbye to Ireland" (Due 5/1)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due Today)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: How Tucson Enforced Its 1918 Mask Requirement
2. Interesting Video: The Boston Tea Party Explained
• A review of the Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

High-Speed Chase?

Classroom Update (4/24/2020)

Friday, April 24, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - Easter Rebellion begins in Dublin (1916)

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of The French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel" (Due Today)

2. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Labor Issues and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Global Conflicts: Putting an End to Child Labor" (Due Today)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/27)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Insomnia and Vivid Dreams on the Rise with COVID-19 Anxiety
2. Interesting Video: The Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979 Explained
• On this day in 1980, the Iran hostage rescue mission ends in disaster.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• Celebrate Earth Day with Amazing Images (posted 4/23)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

A visit from the neighborhood alligator

Classroom Update (4/23/2020)

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - William Shakespeare born

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of The French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel" (Due Tomorrow)

2. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Labor Issues and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Global Conflicts: Putting an End to Child Labor" (Due Tomorrow)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/27)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Cracking the Malaria Mystery—from Marshes to Mosquirix
2. Interesting Video: Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theater 
• Happy Birthday, William Shakespeare!
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• Celebrate Earth Day with Amazing Images
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Madison Boy keeps checking the Classroom Blog while Social Distancing from his relatives Pet Pool Gator

Classroom Update (4/22/2020)

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - 1st Earth Day!

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of The French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel" (Due 4/24)

2. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Labor Issues and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Global Conflicts: Putting an End to Child Labor" (Due 4/24)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/27)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: What an 1836 Typhus Outbreak Taught the Medical World About Epidemics
2. Interesting Video: McCarthyism Explained
• On this day in 1954, Joseph McCarthy begins hearings investigating U.S. Army.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• 12 Calming Seascapes (posted 4/21)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Florida man selling masks made from python, alligator skin amid coronavirus outbreak

Grading Reminder

The CHS grading policy states that all classes through the end of the 2019-2020 school year would be conducted on a pass-fail basis. In all Semester 2 Classes and 4th Quarter classes Pass/Incomplete (INC) grades will be used. In World History, students will need to complete all of the assigned coursework, as explained in the directions of each individual assignment, in order to pass and earn course credit. The grading spreadsheet will continue to be used to track students' progress, even though the class has become more project-based. Please email Mr. Molitor if you have any questions or concerns.

Classroom Update (4/21/2020)

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - The Battle of San Jacinto and Texas Independence

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of The French Revolution

1. The French Revolution Explained Google Document (Due Today)
2. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel" (Due 4/24)

3. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Labor Issues and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Global Conflicts: Putting an End to Child Labor" (Due 4/24)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/27)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: How COVID-19 Could Inform the Future of Hospital Design
2. Interesting Video: The Alamo Explained
• Hip Hughes looks at the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto (which happened today)
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• 12 Calming Seascapes
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Gator mating season is here. This is what you need to know

Classroom Update (4/20/2020)

Monday, April 20, 2020

Welcome Back to Online Learning!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - "Edgar Allan Poe’s story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," first appears in Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine. The tale is generally considered to be the first detective story."

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of The French Revolution

1. The French Revolution Explained Google Document (Due Tomorrow - 4/21)
2. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel" (Due 4/24)

3. The French Revolution Webquest (Due 4/28)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Labor Issues and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Global Conflicts: Putting an End to Child Labor" (Due 4/24)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/27)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: Philadelphia Threw a WWI Parade That Gave Thousands of Onlookers the Flu
2. Interesting Video: Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Crocodiles are replacing tourists on this beach closed for coronavirus

Classroom Update (4/10/2020)

Friday, April 10, 2020

No School - CPS Spring Break Spring Break is April 10-17.

Have a Great Spring Break!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History 

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topics: Neoclassical Music & Background Information on the French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Hardly Hadyn" (Due 4/9)

2. The French Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/21)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Migration and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Busy, Busy Cities" (Due 4/9)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: How America Brought the 1957 Influenza Pandemic to a Halt
2. Interesting Video: What Is Artificial Intelligence? Crash Course AI #1
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Remember to check for Gators this spring break

Classroom Update (4/9/2020)

Thursday, April 9, 2020

CHS Term 4 is underway online!

CPS Spring Break Spring Break is April 10-17.

Today's Tasks

• Achieve Article (Activity and Graphic Organizer) Due Today (4/9)!
• Check Current Events
• With any extra time, students should go through World History Enrichment Resources at the bottom of the blog post. (updated daily)

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - Robert E. Lee surrenders

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topics: Neoclassical Music & Background Information on the French Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Hardly Hadyn" (Due 4/9)

2. The French Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 4/21)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Migration and the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Busy, Busy Cities" (Due 4/9)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: The Strange Afterlife of Pontius Pilate
2. Interesting Video: The Surrender at Appomattox
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• Check out Explore the Great Pyramids of Giza (posted 4/8)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
• Login Page (Use your school username and password)

Daily Gator Posting:

Racoon gets a surprise