Classroom Update (11/30/2022)

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the factory system change the way people lived and worked?

- What were the advantages and disadvantages of industrialization?

Topic: Industrialization

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish the Mill Times Video on the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution (if needed)
• Assign Historical Article Review #2 - Due by 12/21
• Read and complete Module 21 Lesson 2 on Industrialization
• Assignments: 
• Unit Vocabulary - The Industrial Revolution (Module 21) Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Monet's London
• Trains: Birth of the Modern Railways
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the New Deal policies and actions affect various social and ethnic groups?

Topic: New Deal, New Opportunites

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Continue viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Read and complete Module 10 Lesson 4 on Culture in the 1930s
• Assignments: 
• Asia Map Test - 12/15
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Funding art during the Great Depression: New Deal-era prints from Cleveland
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Election of 1932 Explained
• The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
• Interesting Article: 
• 1934: The Art of the New Deal

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Absolute Rulers of Russia

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish viewing and discussing Engineering an Empire: Russia
• Read Module 17 Lesson 4 and complete the Absolute Rulers of Russia Primary Source (if not complete)
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Saint Petersburg Curiosities
• Supplemental Video: 
• Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Peter the Great’s Beard Tax
• When Catherine the Great Invaded the Crimea and Put the Rest of the World on Edge

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At Brazos Bend, counting alligators is a family affair

Classroom Update (11/29/2022)

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

- What inventions helped transform society into the industrial age?

- How did the factory system change the way people lived and worked?

Topic: Mill Times

• DJ- What effects did the enclosure movement have on agriculture in England?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Watch Mill Times Video on the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution
• Assignments: 
• Unit Vocabulary - The Industrial Revolution (Module 21) Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Monet's London
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did Roosevelt take steps to combat the Great Depression once in office?

- Why did FDR push for a Second New Deal?

Topic: A New Deal Fights the Depression

• DJ- What were the three main categories of the programs and actions of Roosevelt's New Deal?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Continue viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Read and complete Module 10 Lesson 3 on New Deal, New Opportunites
• Assignments: 
• Asia Map Test - 12/15
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Funding art during the Great Depression: New Deal-era prints from Cleveland
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Election of 1932 Explained
• The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
• Interesting Article: 
• 1934: The Art of the New Deal

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Absolute Rulers of Russia

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Begin viewing and discussing Engineering an Empire: Russia
• Read Module 17 Lesson 4 and complete the Absolute Rulers of Russia Primary Source (if not complete)
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Saint Petersburg Curiosities
• Supplemental Video: 
• Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Peter the Great’s Beard Tax

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 Watch out! Alligator found at Walmart in Lee County

Classroom Update (11/28/2022)

 

Monday, November 28, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

- What inventions helped transform society into the industrial age?

Topic: The Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution

• DJ- Why is studying the Industrial Revolution a key piece of World History?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Unit 6 Introduction
• Read and complete Module 21 Lesson 1 on The Beginnings of Industrialization
• Handout Unit Vocabulary - The Industrial Revolution (Module 21) Packet
• Assignments: 
• Unit Vocabulary - The Industrial Revolution (Module 21) Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Monet's London
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

-How did Roosevelt take steps to combat the Great Depression once in office?

Topic: A New Deal Fights the Depression

• DJ- Why was FDR a popular candidate in the 1932 presidential election?
• Current Events - CNN10
• The Election of 1932 Explained
• Read and complete Module 10 Lesson 1 on A New Deal Fights the Depression and Module 10 Lesson 2 on the Second New Deal
• Assignments: 
• Asia Map Test - 12/15
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Funding art during the Great Depression: New Deal-era prints from Cleveland
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Election of 1932 Explained
• The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
• Interesting Article: 
• 1934: The Art of the New Deal

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Absolute Rulers of Russia

• DJ- Why was feudalism slow to end in central Europe?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Read Module 17 Lesson 4 and complete the Absolute Rulers of Russia Primary Source
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Saint Petersburg Curiosities
• Supplemental Video: 
• Eastern Europe Consolidates: Crash Course European History #16
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Peter the Great’s Beard Tax

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Thousands of Florida’s ‘nuisance alligators’ are killed each year. Is it necessary?

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Classroom Update (11/22/2022)

 

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

World History (Block)

Topic: History of the Holiday

• DJ- None
• Current Events
• Complete and discuss LEADING U.S. TURKEY PRODUCERS Graph Activity
• Finish viewing and discuss The History of Thanksgiving
• Assignments: 
• Complete any missing work!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• History of the Holidays: Pumpkin Pie On Thanksgiving | History
• History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade | History
• Interesting Article(s): 
• What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving?

Recent U.S. History (Block)

Topic: Europe Map Retake

• DJ- None
• Current Events 
• Work on Asia Map Test Packet
• Assignments: 
• Asia Map Test - 12/15
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Grand Canyon
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• 5 Myths About Thanksgiving Food—Debunked

World History (Skinny)

Topic: History of the Holiday

• DJ- None
• Current Events
• Complete and discuss LEADING U.S. TURKEY PRODUCERS Graph Activity
• Finish viewing and discuss The History of Thanksgiving
• Assignments:
• Complete any missing work!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• History of the Holidays: Pumpkin Pie On Thanksgiving | History
• History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade | History
• Interesting Article: 
• What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving?
• When Benjamin Franklin Shocked Himself While Attempting to Electrocute a Turkey

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Classroom Update (11/21/2022)

 

Monday, November 21, 2022

World History (Block)

Topic: History of the Holiday

• DJ- None
• Current Events
• Complete Current Events Analysis #2 - Due Today!
• IXL Practice
• Begin viewing and discuss The History of Thanksgiving
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by Today
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• History of the Holidays: Pumpkin Pie On Thanksgiving | History
• History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade | History
• Interesting Article(s): 
• The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue
• What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving?

Recent U.S. History (Block)

Topic: Module 9 Assessment (The Great Depression)

• DJ- None
• Current Events 
• Complete Module 9 Assessment (The Great Depression)
• Europe Map retake Tomorrow!
• Assignments: 
• Module 9 Assessment Monday!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Grand Canyon
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Water levels in both Lake Mead and Lake Powell have dropped to historic lows as the West experiences the most severe megadrought in 1,200 years
• Marching on History

World History (Skinny)

Topic: History of the Holiday

• DJ- None
• Current Events
• Complete and discuss LEADING U.S. TURKEY PRODUCERS Graph Activity
• Begin viewing and discuss The History of Thanksgiving
• Assignments:
• Complete any missing work!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• History of the Holidays: Pumpkin Pie On Thanksgiving | History
• History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade | History
• Interesting Article: 
• What Was on the Menu at the First Thanksgiving?
• The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue
• When Benjamin Franklin Shocked Himself While Attempting to Electrocute a Turkey

coachmolitor.com

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'In the jaws of a beast': Tampa Bay triathlete recovers and recounts attack by massive alligator

Classroom Update (11/18/2022)

Friday, November 18, 2022

World History (Block)

Topic: Revolutions Sweep the West Assessment

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Revolutions Sweep the West Assessment
• Current Events Due by Monday!
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 11/21
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Road to Democracy: Highlights and Stages (Germany)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic?
• The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did President Hoover respond to the Great Depression?

Topic: Hoover Dam

• DJ- What was one advantage that people in rural areas had during the Great Depression over people in the cities?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish viewing and discussing American Experience: Hoover Dam
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Assignments: 
• Module 9 Assessment Monday!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Grand Canyon
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Water levels in both Lake Mead and Lake Powell have dropped to historic lows as the West experiences the most severe megadrought in 1,200 years
• Marching on History

World History (Skinny)

Topic: Absolute Monarchs of Europe Mid-Unit Assessment

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Absolute Monarchs of Europe Mid-Unit Assessment
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Louis XIV: The Construction of a Political Image
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage They Imbue

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Alligator found and removed from Pennsylvania road

Classroom Update (11/17/2022)

 

Thursday, November 17, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did the arts and literature shift from romanticism to realism in the mid-19th century?

- How was impressionism a reaction to realism?

Topic: Late 19th Century Art

• DJ- Why did the czars of Russia push for industrialization?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Late 19th Century Art Analysis
• Complete the Module 20 Review Questions
• Current Events Due by Monday!
• Assignments: 
• Module Assessment Tomorrow - 11/18
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 11/21
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Road to Democracy: Highlights and Stages (Germany)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic?

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did people struggle to survive during the Depression (men, women, and children)?

- How did President Hoover respond to the Great Depression?

Topic: Europe Map Test

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Europe Map Test
• Assignments: 
• Module 9 Assessment Monday!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Marching on History

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did the Peace of Westphalia lay the foundations of modern Europe?

- Why did strong states develop slower in central Europe than in western Europe?

Topic: Central European Monarchs Clash

• DJ- Why was feudalism slow to end in central Europe?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Read and complete Module 17 Lesson 3 on Central European Monarchs Clash (if needed)
• Friday - Assessment over Lesson 1, 2, and 3
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Louis XIV: The Construction of a Political Image
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Researchers Catalogue the Grisly Deaths of Soldiers in the Thirty Years’ War

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SC alligators seemingly disappear this time of year. Where do they go?

Classroom Update (11/16/2022)

 

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did the arts and literature shift to romanticism in the early 1800s?

Topic: Romanticism in Literature

• DJ- Which impact did the policy of Russification have on the Russian Empire?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Romanticism In Literature primary source activity
• Assignments: 
• Module Assessment - 11/18
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 11/21
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Road to Democracy: Highlights and Stages (Germany)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic?

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did people struggle to survive during the Depression (men, women, and children)?

- How did President Hoover respond to the Great Depression?

Topic: Hoover Dam

• DJ- How did Hoover try to aid homeowners and farmers in 1932?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Europe Map Study Time
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Test - 11/17
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Marching on History

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did the Peace of Westphalia lay the foundations of modern Europe?

- Why did strong states develop slower in central Europe than in western Europe?

Topic: Work Day

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Read and complete Module 17 Lesson 3 on Central European Monarchs Clash (if needed)
• Friday - Assessment over Lesson 1 & 2
• Assignments:
• Module 17 Vocabulary Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Louis XIV: The Construction of a Political Image
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Researchers Catalogue the Grisly Deaths of Soldiers in the Thirty Years’ War

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Where do alligators go during a hurricane?

Classroom Update (11/15/22)

 

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did nationalism disrupt the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman empires?

- Why was nationalism an important unifying force during the creation of Italy and Germany?

- How did the balance of power in Europe change during the 1800s?

Topic: Nationalism

• DJ- Why did the Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires face such great challenges controlling their territory?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Go over Module 20 Lesson 3 Notes
• Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27
• Read and complete the Module 20 Lesson 4 document on Revolutions in the Arts
• Assignments: 
• Module Assessment - 11/18
• Current Events Analysis #2 - Due by 11/21
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• México 200 years. The birth of a nation
• The Road to Democracy: Highlights and Stages (Germany)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Why Is France in Its Fifth Republic?

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did people struggle to survive during the Depression (men, women, and children)?

- How did President Hoover respond to the Great Depression?

Topic: Hoover Dam

• DJ- Why did people blame Hoover for the Nation's problems?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Europe Map Study Time
• Begin viewing and discussing American Experience: Hoover Dam 
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 3 on Hoover's Failed Policies (if not completed)
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Test - 11/17
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• The Bonus Army Explained: US History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Marching on History

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did the Peace of Westphalia lay the foundations of modern Europe?

- Why did strong states develop slower in central Europe than in western Europe?

Topic: Work Day

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Read and complete Module 17 Lesson 3 on Central European Monarchs Clash
• Assignments:
• Read and complete the Module 17 Lesson 2 document on the Reign of Louis XIV (if not completed)
• Module 17 Vocabulary Packet
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Louis XIV: The Construction of a Political Image
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Rise of Russia and Prussia: Crash Course European History #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Researchers Catalogue the Grisly Deaths of Soldiers in the Thirty Years’ War

coachmolitor.com

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Florida photographer captures amazing shot of heron flying off with baby alligator in mouth