Classroom Update (9/30/2021)

 

Thursday, September 30, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- Why is the conversion of England to Protestantism unique?

- Why were Protestant reformers split over their beliefs? 

Topic: The Reformation Spreads - Calvinism

• DJ- How did John Calvin’s ideas about salvation differ from Luther's?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss Comparing the Faiths of the Reformation Chart
• Continue Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World Video and Notes
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 15 Lesson 3 and complete Vocabulary/Guided Reading Questions - Due 10/1
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500
• Supplemental Video: 
• Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History
• Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7
• Interesting Article: 
• Trace Martin Luther’s Footsteps Through Germany
• The Rise and Fall of Tudor England’s Scandalous Boleyn Family

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Wild ride! Small gator found on Central Texas driveway

Classroom Update (9/29/2021)

 

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- Why did Luther’s teachings become popular and attract followers?

- Why is the conversion of England to Protestantism unique?

Topic: The Reformation Spreads

• Current Events - CNN10
• Achieve Article: Renaissance: The Mystery of Caravaggio
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 15 Lesson 2 and complete Vocabulary/Guided Reading Questions - Due 10/30
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Following the traces of Vasco da Gama
• Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Supplemental Video: 
• Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History
• Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7
• Interesting Article: 
• Trace Martin Luther’s Footsteps Through Germany
• The Rise and Fall of Tudor England’s Scandalous Boleyn Family

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Daily Gator

Bibb deputies use raw chicken to lure stubborn gator from Macon pond - 

The homeowners were worried because they have small children.

Classroom Update (09/28/2021)

 

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- What were the causes of the Reformation?

- Why did Luther’s teachings become popular and attract followers?

- Why is the conversion of England to Protestantism unique?

Topic: Luther Challenges the Church

• DJ- What practices of the Catholic Church in the 1500s might have disturbed ordinary churchgoers?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Turning Points in Christianity Timeline
• Continue Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World Video and Notes
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 15 Lesson 1 and complete Vocabulary/Guided Reading Questions - Due 10/29
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Following the traces of Vasco da Gama
• Key Documentation of the Early Activity of Martin Luther
• Supplemental Video: 
• Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History
• Interesting Article: 
• Trace Martin Luther’s Footsteps Through Germany
• The Rise and Fall of Tudor England’s Scandalous Boleyn Family

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Daily Gator

A 74-year-old Florida woman was gardening when an alligator attacked. She had a shovel

Classroom Update (9/27/2021)

 

Monday, September 27, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- What were the causes of the Reformation?

- How did the ideals of the Renaissance get expressed in the Reformation?

Topic: Causes of the Reformation

• DJ- Why is the Renaissance the first cause of the Reformation?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Begin Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the World Video and Notes
• Module 16 Projects Due!
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 Project Assessment - Due Today
• Read Module 15 Lesson 1 and complete Vocabulary/Guided Reading Questions
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Following the traces of Vasco da Gama
• Supplemental Video: 
• Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History
• Interesting Article: 
• The epic story of the map that gave America its name
• How Chocolate Came to Europe

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Daily Gator

Florida police officer goes viral after posting photo with alligator

Classroom Update (9/24/2021)

 

Friday, September 24, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- 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?

Topic: Work Day - Module 16 Assessment

• Current Events - CNN10
• Work Day
• Module 16 Assessment (Poster Project)
• Historical Article Review
• Assignments: 
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• Module 16 Project Assessment - Due 9/27
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano and Their Voyage Around the World
• Following the traces of Vasco da Gama
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23
• The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24
• Interesting Article: 
• The epic story of the map that gave America its name
• How Chocolate Came to Europe

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Daily Gator

Baby alligator rescued from Richmond home

Classroom Update (9/23/2021)

 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- 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?

Topic: Module 16 Assessment

• Current Events - CNN10
• Introduce Module 16 Assessment (Project)
• Project Due - 9/27
• Assignments: 
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• Module 16 Project Assessment - Due 9/27
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
• Interesting Article: 
• The epic story of the map that gave America its name

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Daily Gator

How common are alligator attacks?

Classroom Update (9/22/2021)

 

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- 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?

Topic: Achieve Article on Exploration

• Current Events - CNN10
• Achieve Article: "Did Weather Change History?"
• Assignments: 
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Tours of the Four Seasons with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
• Magellan, Elcano and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
• Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
• Interesting Article: 
• Mass Graves of 13th-Century Crusaders Reveal Brutality of Medieval Warfare
• The epic story of the map that gave America its name

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Daily Gator

74-year-old Florida woman fights off alligator, gets bitten to save dog in Boca Raton

Classroom Update (9/21/2021)

 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

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

Topic: China and Japan Reject the West

• DJ- How was the European Renaissance similar to and different from the flowering of Chinese culture during the Ming and Qing dynasties (P.626)?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Go over Japan in the 17th Century
• Trade and Interaction Google Document (Located in Schoology)
• Assignments: 
• Historical Article Review Written Assessment - Due 10/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Tours of the Four Seasons with the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
• Supplemental Video: 
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
• Interesting Article: 
• Mass Graves of 13th-Century Crusaders Reveal Brutality of Medieval Warfare

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Suncoast Primate Sanctuary celebrates their rescued alligators

Classroom Update (9/20/2021)

 

Monday, September 20, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

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

- How did China deal with Dutch and British traders?

Topic: The Voyages of Zheng He

• DJ- How did the arrival of the Europeans affect the peoples of the East in general?
• Current Events - CNN10
• View and discuss: Engineering an Empire: China
• Assignments: 
• Read China and Japan Expansion (16.3) - (Due 9/21)
• Complete the relevant vocabulary and guided reading questions  
• Japan in the 17th Century
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages: Spanish Legacy in the United States of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• The Pirate-y Life of Ferdinand Magellan

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Daily Gator

Black Lab saves her duck pals from alligator

Classroom Update (9/17/2021)

 

Friday, September 17, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

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

Topic: Europeans Explore the East

• DJ- Why did Portugal have an advantage at the start of the era of explorations?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss Europeans Explore the East Lesson Document
• Assignments: 
• Read China and Japan Expansion (16.3) - (Due 9/21)
• Complete the relevant vocabulary and guided reading questions  
• Japan in the 17th Century
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages: Spanish Legacy in the United States of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• The Pirate-y Life of Ferdinand Magellan

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Daily Gator

Alligator caught at Van Wyck Junior High School in East Fishkill

Classroom Update (9/16/2021)

Thursday, September 16, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- While the age of exploration was beginning in Europe, how was the political power in India being centralized under the Mughal Empire?

- What role did Babur play in the establishment of the early Mughal empire?

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

- What was the impact of Aurangzeb’s reign?

Topic: The Mughal Empire of India

• DJ- How did the Delhi Sultanate help lay the groundwork for the Mughal Empire?
• Current Events - CNN10
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History
• Mughal Art Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Read Europeans Explore the East (16.2) and complete the relevant vocabulary and guided reading questions  (Due 9/17)
• Current Events Analysis - Due 9/17 (Submit paper in Turnitin.com)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Brief History in 5 Stops
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Marvels of the Mughals

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Daily Gator

Louisiana alligator in Hurricane Ida attack found with human remains in stomach

Classroom Update (9/15/2021)

 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- While the age of exploration was beginning in Europe, how was the political power in India being centralized under the Mughal Empire?

- What role did Babur play in the establishment of the early Mughal empire?

Topic: The Taj Mahal

• Current Events - CNN10
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History
• Achieve Article - Taj Mahal Turning Green
• Complete Graphic Organizer - Be sure to include your scores on the top!
• Assignments: 
• Read The Mughal Empire in India (16.1) and complete the relevant vocabulary and guided reading questions  (Due 9/16)
• Current Events Analysis - Due 9/17 (Submit paper in Turnitin.com)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Brief History in 5 Stops
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Marvels of the Mughals

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Daily Gator

Paddleboarder films close encounter with an alligator at Silver Springs State Park

Classroom Update (9/14/2021)

 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- While the age of exploration was beginning in Europe, how was the political power in India being centralized under the Mughal Empire?

- What role did Babur play in the establishment of the early Mughal empire?

Topic: Unit 1 - The Renaissance Assessment

• Unit 1 - The Renaissance Assessment 
• Unit 1 - Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Preview
• Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions
• Current Events - CNN10
• Assignments: 
• Read The Mughal Empire in India (16.1) and complete the relevant vocabulary and guided reading questions  (Due 9/16)
• Current Events Analysis - Due 9/17 (Submit paper in Turnitin.com)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Brief History in 5 Stops
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• Marvels of the Mughals

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Daily Gator

Nassau County Firefighter swims past alligator to save a man from drowning

Classroom Update (9/13/2021)

 

Monday, September 13, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- How did the invention of the printing press impact European society? 

- So What? Why does the Renaissance still matter today?

Topic: Review Day

• DJ- How did the Renaissance expand cultural interactions? 
• Current Events - CNN10
• Unit 1 Review Questions
• Assignments: 
• Renaissance Assessment - Tuesday, September 14th
• Current Events Analysis - Due 9/17 (Submit paper in Turnitin.com)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Inside the Ghent Altarpiece 
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Weren’t These Black Death Victims Buried in Mass Graves?

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Daily Gator

Alligator swims up to woman, tries to bite paddleboard at Central Florida park

Classroom Update (9/10/2021)

 

Friday, September 10, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- How did the invention of the printing press impact European society? 

- So What? Why does the Renaissance still matter today?

Topic: The Legacy of the Renaissance

• DJ- How did the invention of the printing press affect the dissemination of knowledge and ideas? 
• Current Events - CNN10
• The Black Death Explained: Global History Review
• Achieve Article: Renaissance and Reformation: It Must Be a Leonardo
• Work on Current Events Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Renaissance (Module 14 Lesson 4) Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions (Complete in your notebook) - Due 9/13/21
• Renaissance Assessment - Tuesday, September 14th
• Current Events Analysis - Due 9/17 (Submit paper in Turnitin.com)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Inside the Ghent Altarpiece 
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• The Art of Remembering 9/11

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Celebrated ‘dominant’ alligator dies after ruling Georgia swamp for nearly 80 years

Classroom Update (9/09/2021)

 

Thursday, September 9, 2021

World History (Block) - 

EQ-

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?

- How did the Elizabethan Age reflect the values of the Renaissance?

Topic: The Northern Renaissance

• DJ- Why is Machiavelli’s work still relevant today?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete the Northern Renaissance Art Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Renaissance (Module 14 Lesson 4) Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions (Complete in your notebook) - Due 9/13/21
• Renaissance Assessment - Tuesday, September 14th
• Current Events Analysis (Due 9/17) Submit paper in Turnitin
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Supplemental Video: 
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• All Hail the Renaissance of Artemisia Gentileschi
• The Heretical Origins of the Sonnet

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Daily Gator

Miami-Dade residents taken by surprise after finding alligator in storm drain