Classroom Update (1/31/2022)

 

Monday, January 31, 2022

World History (Block) 

EQ-

- What were the causes of the Reformation?

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

Topic: Turning Points in Christianity

• DJ - Why is the Renaissance the first cause of the Reformation?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Turning Points in Christianity PPT Notes
• Begin Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World Video and notes
• Read and complete Module 15 Lesson 1 Worksheet - Due 2/2
• Assignments: 
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment - 1/31
• Module 15 Lesson 1 Worksheet - Due 2/2
• Module 15 Vocabulary - The Reformation - 2/4
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• The Protestant Reformation Explained: World History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• 10 Facts About the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther

AP Euro

Topic: Ch. 2 Review

• Ch. 2 Test - 50 MCQ
• Biographical Sketch
• Complete Primary Sources for Tuesday
• The 95 Theses Document - Handout
• The Holy Communion by the Protestants and the Ride to Hell of the Catholics
• Ch. 3 Reading Guide - 2/1
• The Protestant Reformation Explained: World History Review
• Euro News
• Portugal election: Socialists win unexpected majority
• Bloody Sunday victims remembered on 50th anniversary
• Handouts
• 95 Theses with Map of Europe in 1500
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Power and Belief: The Reformation at 500
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Biographical Sketch - 2/10

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La Joya warns residents after possible alligator sighting

Classroom Update (1/28/2022)

 

Friday, January 28, 2022

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: Legacy of the Renaissance

• DJ - How were expectations for Renaissance men and Renaissance women similar?
• Current Events - CNN10
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Finish Module 14 Assignments
• Handout Module 15 Vocabulary - The Reformation

• Assignments: 
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment - 1/31
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of Book Burning, From the Printing Press to Internet Archives

AP Euro

Topic: Ch. 2 Review

• Ch. 2 Test Monday is now Monday
• Finish Student Presentations
• Go over Ch.2 Documents
• Primary Sources document - The Book of the Courtier (Paper Copy for substitute teacher)
• Secondary Source documents - Trade and Interaction (located in Schoology)
• Euro News
• Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw
• Portugal focuses on post-pandemic politics ahead of poll
• Handouts
• Comparison: Medieval vs Renaissance Art
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Ch. 2 Test - Moved to 1/31

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Finding the Tipping Point for Coastal Wetlands

Classroom Update (1/27/2022)

 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

World History (Block) 

EQ-

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic: Achieve Article

• DJ - How did the ideas of the Italian Renaissance spread?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Renaissance Art Analysis
• Read and Complete the Module 14 Lesson 4 Worksheet - 1/28
• Work on the unit assignments they still need to complete
• Guiding Reading Worksheets for Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) and Module 14 Lesson 3 (The Northern Renaissance)
• Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment

• Assignments: 
• Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet - 1/28
• Module 14 Lesson 4 Worksheet - Due 1/28
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment - 1/31
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
• New Research on the Ghent Altarpiece Validates Restorers’ Rendering of the Mystic Lamb’s Alarmingly Humanoid Face

AP Euro

Topic: Ch. 2 Documents

• Europe Map Test
• Begin Student Preseantions
• Review Documents
• Primary Sources document - The Book of the Courtier (Paper Copy for substitute teacher)
• Secondary Source documents - Trade and Interaction (located in Schoology)
• Watch Supplemental Videos on your own to better understand the Renaissance
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5
• Euro News
• Ukraine: How will we know if war has started?
• What sanctions could be imposed on Russia?
• Handouts
• Comparison: Medieval vs Renaissance Art
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Ch. 2 Test - 1/28

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After an apparent alligator attack, Chessie the manatee found no worse for wear

Classroom Update (1/26/2022)

 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Mr. Molitor is Out of Building Today

World History (Block) 

Topic: Achieve Article

• Students will complete the Achieve Article entitled “It Must be Leonardo” 
  • Hand in the Graphic Organizer Assignment when completed.
  • Students will complete the Ready, Read, Respond, and Reflect steps in the program.
• Students will then work on the unit assignments they still need to complete
• Guiding Reading Worksheets for Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) and Module 14 Lesson 3 (The Northern Renaissance)
• Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment
• Work on Current Events
• CNN10
• Students can watch this on their own if they have time to do so.
• Current Events Written Assessment (Directions in Schoology)
• Due by Friday, February 4th in Turnitin.com

• Assignments: 
• Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet - 1/28
• Module 14 Lesson 2 and 3 Worksheet - Due 1/27
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment - 1/31
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• Disease! Crash Course World History 203
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
• New Research on the Ghent Altarpiece Validates Restorers’ Rendering of the Mystic Lamb’s Alarmingly Humanoid Face

AP Euro

Topic: Work Day for Period One Notes and Study for Tests Thursday & Friday

• Students will work on any of the work they need to complete for the Period One Notes (Reading Guides, Documents, etc.).
• Primary Sources document - The Book of the Courtier (Paper Copy for substitute teacher)
• Secondary Source documents - Trade and Interaction (located in Schoology)
  • We will discuss these documents when Mr. Molitor is back in class.
• Watch Supplemental Videos on your own to better understand the Renaissance
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5
• Study for the European Map Test
• Ilike2learn.com - Map Quizzes
• Euro News
• Ukraine: How will we know if war has started?
• What is Nord Stream 2 and how does it link to the Russia-Ukraine crisis?
• Why Italy's new president could make or break the economy
• Handouts
• Unit 2 Key Terms/People
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Group Presentations Tomorrow - TBD
• Europe Map Test - 1/27
• Ch. 2 Test - 1/28

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Rusk County man arrested, charged with illegal possession of alligator, various drugs

Classroom Update (1/25/2022)

 

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Mr. Molitor is Out of Building Today

World History (Block) 

EQ-

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance? - What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

Topic: The Northern Renaissance

• Students will read and complete the Guiding Reading Worksheets for Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) and Module 14 Lesson 3 (The Northern Renaissance).
• Complete Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet (If not yet completed)
• Begin working on The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment
  • This assessment can be found in Schoology.
• Work on Current Events
• CNN10
• Students can watch this on their own if they have time to do so.
• Current Events Written Assessment (Directions in Schoology)
• Due by Friday, February 4th in Turnitin.com

• Assignments: 
• Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet - 1/28
• Module 14 Lesson 2 and 3 Worksheet - Due 1/27
• The Renaissance Web Quest Assessment - 1/31
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• Disease! Crash Course World History 203
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
• New Research on the Ghent Altarpiece Validates Restorers’ Rendering of the Mystic Lamb’s Alarmingly Humanoid Face

AP Euro

Topic: Period One Notes

• Students will complete documents that go along with the Period One Notes.
• Primary Sources document - The Book of the Courtier (Paper Copy for substitute teacher)
• Secondary Source documents - Trade and Interaction (located in Schoology)
  • We will discuss these documents when Mr. Molitor is back in class.
• Continue Notes on Period One (1450 - 1648)
• Ch. 4 Reading Guide - We will go over Ch.3 & 4 at the start of next week
• Period One ends with Chapter 4 (The Wars of Religion)
• Watch Supplemental Videos on your own to better understand the Renaissance
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5
• Study for the European Map Test
• Ilike2learn.com - Map Quizzes
• Euro News
• Ukraine: How will we know if war has started?
• Handouts
• Unit 2 Key Terms/People
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• BRUEGEL FOR CHILDREN
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Group Presentations Tomorrow - TBD
• Europe Map Test - 1/27
• Ch. 2 Test - 1/28

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Gatorland extends Florida resident ticket deal

Classroom Update (1/24/2022)

 

Monday, January 24, 2022

Mr. Molitor Out of Building Today

World History (Block) 

EQ-

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic: Renaissance Architecture

• Watch Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World and complete the video note sheet.
• Work on the Unit 1 Vocabulary - The Renaissance Packet (Worksheet)
• This will be completed and turned in on the day of the Renaissance assessment next week.
• Work on Current Event
• CNN10
• Students can watch this on their own if they have time to do so.
• Current Events Written Assessment (Directions in Schoology)
• Due by Friday, February 4th in Turnitin.com

• Assignments: 
• Module 14 Lesson 1 Worksheet - Due 1/24
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• Disease! Crash Course World History 203
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?

AP Euro

Topic: Renaissance Architecture

• Watch Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World and complete the video note sheet.
• Continue Notes on Period One (1450 - 1648)
• Ch. 3 Reading Guide - Begin reading if done with Ch. 2 notes
• Period One ends with Chapter 4 (The Wars of Religion)
• Watch Supplemental Videos on your own to better understand the Renaissance
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5
• Study for the European Map Test
• Ilike2learn.com - Map Quizzes
• Euro News
• Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions
• Czech left-wing parties are at rock bottom. Can they make a comeback?
• UK claims Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government with pro-Moscow ally
• NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills
• Handouts
• No New Handouts Today
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Group Presentations Tomorrow - TBD
• Ch. 2 Reading Guide - 1/24
• Europe Map Test - 1/27
• Ch. 2 Test - 1/28

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Dwarf Caiman, a cousin of the alligator, removed from Lakewood home

Classroom Update (1/21/2022)

 

Friday, January 21, 2022

Mr. Molitor Out of Building Today

World History (Block) 

EQ-

- How do historians categorize and study the past? - During the fourteenth century, how did the bubonic plague shake Europe socially, politically, and economically?

Topic: The Black Death

• DJ- Complete Getting to Know You Survey
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete the Achieve Article entitled “Medieval Europe: Understanding the Black Death”
• Students will complete the Ready, Read, Respond, and Reflect steps in the program.
• Turn in the completed Graphic Organizer Assignment to the Sub.
• Read and complete Guiding Reading Worksheet for Module 14 Lesson 1 (The Birth of the Renaissance) for class on Monday (1/24)
• Work on Current Events
• CNN10
• Students can watch this on their own if they have time to do so.
• Current Events Written Assessment (Directions in Schoology)
• Due by Friday, February 4th in Turnitin.com

• Assignments: 
• Module 14 Lesson 1 Worksheet - Due 1/24
• Current Events Written Assessment - Due 2/4
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: Masterpieces of the Renaissance
• Supplemental Video(s): 
• Disease! Crash Course World History 203
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?

AP Euro

Topic: The West Before 1350

• Work Day
• Finish Group Presentations - Due Monday
• What is the Western Heritage?
• Read and complete the Ch. 2 Reading Guide - Due Monday
• Study for the European Map Test
• Ilike2learn.com - Map Quizzes
• Euro News
• Is Russia preparing to invade Ukraine? And other questions
• Czech left-wing parties are at rock bottom. Can they make a comeback?
• Handouts
• No New Handouts Today
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Illuminating the Middle Ages
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Group Presentations Tomorrow - 1/24
• Ch. 2 Reading Guide - 1/24
• Europe Map Test - 1/25

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"Leave them alone"

Classroom Update (1/20/2022)

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Frist Day 1 of Term 3 Classes (2nd Semester)

World History (Block) 

EQ- What are the policies and procedures of this course?

Topic: Class Introduction

• DJ- Complete Getting to Know You Survey
• Current Events - CNN10
• World History Textbook Handout - Complete checkout form
• Go over Classroom policies and procedures
• How to get to Mr. Molitor's Classroom Blog?
• coachmolitor.com
• World History Course Syllabus
• Assignments: 
• What is History? Thinking Like a Historian
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 7 Awesome Facts About Dinosaurs
• Supplemental Video: Disease! Crash Course World History 203
• Interesting Article: How Campbell Soup Turned New Jersey Into a Tomato-Growing State

AP Euro

Topic: AP Euro Overview

• What is AP European History?
• Sign in to AP Classroom
• AP Course Course and Exam Description
• The West before 1350 - Group Presentation Work Time
• Euro News
• Ukraine tension: Biden says he thinks Putin will 'move in'
• Handouts
• The Course at a Glance (AP Handout)
• Time Period / Unit Breakdown
• Period 1 Timeline
• AP Unit 1 - Key Terms and People (The Renaissance and Exploration)
• Sample Identifications - Key Terms and People
• Ch. 2 Reading Guide
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Plague (Black Death)
• Assignments:
• Complete AP Registration form - ASAP
• Group Presentations Tomorrow - 1/24
• Ch. 2 Reading Guide - 1/24
• Europe Map Test - 1/25

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Daily Gator

Alligator spotted swimming in wastewater at former phosphate mining plant

Classroom Update (1/19/2022)

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Term 3 Classes begin Tomorrow

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Florida Highway Patrol troopers work at corralling 12-foot gator on Alligator Alley

Classroom Update (1/18/2022)

 

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

ALL Late Work is Past Due! See Mr. Molitor with any Questions!

Last Day of Term 2

World History (Block)

Topic: The Golden Age of Piracy

• Current Events - CNN10
• Take Course Response (Reflection) Survey (If not completed yet)
• Review Grade Spreadsheet
• Return Textbook (If not completed yet)
• Continue The Golden Age of Piracy Discussion and Video
• Assignments: 
• Turn in the Textbook!
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fort San Lorenzo, Panama
• Supplemental Video: 
• Lost Worlds: Pirates of the Caribbean - Full Episode (S2, E17) | History Channel
• What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50
• Interesting Article: 
• The Gentleman Pirate
• The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica

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Daily Gator

Dozens of alligators scrubbed, 3 euthanized after massive diesel spill that killed thousands of animals near New Orleans

Classroom Update (1/17/2022)

 

Monday, January 17, 2022

ALL Late Work is Past Due! See Mr. Molitor with any Questions!

World History (Block)

Topic: The Golden Age of Piracy

• Current Events - CNN10
• Take Course Response (Reflection) Survey (If not completed yet)
• Review Grade Spreadsheet
• Return Textbook (If not completed yet)
• Continue The Golden Age of Piracy Discussion and Video
• Assignments: 
• Turn in the Textbook!
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fort San Lorenzo, Panama
• Supplemental Video: 
• Lost Worlds: Pirates of the Caribbean - Full Episode (S2, E17) | History Channel
• What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50
• Interesting Article: 
• The Gentleman Pirate
• The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica

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West End worries about people feeding alligators

Classroom Update (1/14/2022)

 

Friday, January 14, 2022

ALL Late Work is Past Due! See Mr. Molitor with any Questions!

World History (Block)

Topic: The Golden Age of Piracy

• Current Events - CNN10
• Take Course Response (Reflection) Survey (If not completed yet)
• Review Grade Spreadsheet
• Return Textbook (If not completed yet)
• Continue The Golden Age of Piracy Discussion and Video
• Assignments: 
• Turn in the Textbook!
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fort San Lorenzo, Panama
• Supplemental Video: 
• Lost Worlds: Pirates of the Caribbean - Full Episode (S2, E17) | History Channel
• What History Was, Is, and Will Be: Crash Course European History #50
• Interesting Article: 
• The Gentleman Pirate
• The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica

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Daily Gator

Dozens of alligators hurt, thousands of fish killed by diesel spill in St. Bernard wetland