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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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
  5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
    • Login Page (Use your school username and password)