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Monday, May 18, 2020

Classroom Update (5/18/2020)

Monday, May 18, 2020
Daily Classroom Activities
  • Current Events - CNN10 
  • This Day in History - Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson
Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)
Learning topic: Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution 
1. Achieve Article: "Busy, Busy Cities" (Due 5/22)
2. The Industrial Revolution Webquest (Due 5/27) 

World History (Skinny)
Learning Topic:  Imperialism
1. Achieve Article: "Empires and Nation-States: Ghana: A Land of Hope" (Due 5/22)
2. The Age of Imperialism Explained (Due 5/29)

World History Enrichment Resources:
  1. Interesting Article: The Surprising Backstory of Victory Gardens
    • "In World War I, the Victory Garden movement encouraged people to grow their own food to conserve home-front supplies. But kids’ gardens had planted the roots."
  2. Interesting Video: Sound Smart: Plessy v. Ferguson
    • A quick description of the Supreme Court case 
  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)