Classroom Update (5/8/2020)

Friday, May 8, 2020

Happy Fri-YAY!

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - V-E Day is celebrated in America and Britain

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Cinco de Mayo and an Overview of the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Cinco de Mayo: An Important Day" (Due Today!)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 5/11)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Post-impressionism and Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution 

1. Achieve Article: "Is It a Van Gogh?" (Due Today!)
2. The Industrial Revolution Webquest (Due 5/13)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: “Beating the Bounds”
• How did people find boundaries before there were reliable maps?
2. Interesting Video: The Overland Campaign: The Civil War in Four Minutes
• On this day in 1864, General Lee’s army beats Grant’s Union troops to Spotsylvania.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• Zoom Into Van Gogh's 'Terrace of a café at night' (posted 5/6)
• 10 Things You Might Not Know About Vincent van Gogh (posted 5/7)
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:

Beaches Open Again! 

Large alligator swimming on Bowmans Beach in Sanibel