Classroom Update (10/31/23)

 

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- What were the three major goals of the Congress of Vienna?

- How did the Congress of Vienna restore stability to the continent?  

- How did the ideas of the French Revolution continue to influence people?

Topic: The Congress of Vienna

• (DJ)- How did nationalism affect Napoleon’s empire?
• Go over the Halloween Consumer Spending and Celebration Plans Activity
• Haunted History of Halloween
• Go over Module 19 Lesson 4 on The Congress of Vienna
• Complete The French Revolution Review Questions
• Assignments: 
• Module 19 Assessment - 11/2
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The French Revolution
• The story of Napoleon's rise to power, in Épinal prints
• Supplemental Video: 
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• When Food Changed History: The French Revolution
• A Journey to St. Helena, Home of Napoleon’s Last Days

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
• View and discuss the Haunted History of Halloween
• Begin Hoover Dam Video and Notes
• Read and complete Module 10 Lesson 1 on A New Deal Fights the Depression and Module 10 Lesson 2 on the Second New Deal (if not completed)
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• 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: 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

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Classroom Update (10/30/2023)

Monday, October 30, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did Napoleon Bonaparte come to power in France?

- How did Napoleon attempt to reassert France’s power in Europe and the rest of the world? - Why was the Battle of Trafalgar such a significant defeat for Napoleon's ambitions?

Topic: Napoleon’s Empire

• (DJ)- Why did Napoleon believe the Napoleonic Code was his greatest work?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Go over Module 19 Lesson 3 on Napoleon’s Empire
• Neoclassicism and the French Revolution
• Map of Napoleon's Empire, 1810
• Complete Module 19 Lesson 4 on The Congress of Vienna
• Assignments: 
• Module 19 Assessment - 11/2
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The French Revolution
• The story of Napoleon's rise to power, in Épinal prints
• Supplemental Video: 
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22
• Interesting Article: 
• When Food Changed History: The French Revolution
• A Journey to St. Helena, Home of Napoleon’s Last Days

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

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

Topic: Great Depression (Module 9) Assessment

• (DJ)- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete Great Depression (Module 9) Assessment
• 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: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• 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: 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

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Classroom Update (10/27/2023)

Friday, October 27, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why is the time of Robespierre's leadership called the “Reign of Terror”?

- How did Napoleon Bonaparte come to power in France?

Topic: The Great Terror

• (DJ)- How did the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" sum up the goals of the French Revolution?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Finish video and notes on The French Revolution
• Work on Unit Vocabulary - The French Revolution and the Current Events Analysis #2
• Assignments: 
• Module 19 Assessment - 11/2
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• The French Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article: 
• When Food Changed History: The French Revolution

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

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

- Why did President Hoover's conservative response to the Great Depression draw criticism from many Americans?

Topic: Module 9 Review

• (DJ)- Why did people blame Hoover for the nation's difficulties?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Continue viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Work on the Unit 9 Study Guide and Practice Assessment in Schoology
• Module 9 Assessment Monday (10/29)
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Funding art during the Great Depression: New Deal-era prints from Cleveland
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• Interesting Article: 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

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Classroom Update (10/26/23)

Thursday, October 26, 2023

First Day of Term 2

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did France declare war in April 1792 on Austria and Prussia?

- Why is the time of Robespierre's leadership called the “Reign of Terror”?

Topic: The “Reign of Terror”

• (DJ)- Why did the Legislative Assembly declare war in April 1792?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Continue video and notes on The French Revolution
• Work on Unit Vocabulary - The French Revolution and the Current Events Analysis #2
• Assignments: 
• Module 19 Assessment - 11/2
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• The French Revolution
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article: 
• When Food Changed History: The French Revolution

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

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

Topic: The Dust Bowl

• (DJ)- How did Dust Bowl conditions in the Great Plains affect the entire country?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Continue viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Work on the Unit 9 Study Guide
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Dorothea Lange's Moving Photographs of The Depression Era
• Funding art during the Great Depression: New Deal-era prints from Cleveland
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33
• Interesting Article: 
• Herbert Hoover’s Hidden Economic Acumen
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

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Classroom Update (10/25/23)

 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the Great Fear and the women's march change the political relationship in France?

- Why did France declare war in April 1792 on Austria and Prussia?

Topic: The “Reign of Terror”

• (DJ)- Why would some of the members of the First and Second Estates join the National Assembly and work to reform the government?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 2  Document on Revolution Brings Reform and Terror (if not complete)
• Work on Unit Vocabulary - The French Revolution and the Current Events Analysis #2
• Assignments: 
• Module 19 Assessment - 11/2
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article: 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

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

Topic: Hoover's Failed Policies

• (DJ)- What pressures did the American family experience during the Depression?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 3 on Hoover's Failed Policies (if not complete)
• Work on the Unit 9 Study Guide
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• 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
• Interesting Article: 
• Herbert Hoover’s Hidden Economic Acumen

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Classroom Update (10/24/2023)

 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the economic and social inequalities of the Old Regime help cause the French Revolution?

- How did the Great Fear and the women's march change the political relationship in France?

Topic: Revolution Brings Reform and Terror 

• (DJ)- Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Continue video and notes on The French Revolution
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 2  Document on Revolution Brings Reform and Terror 
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article: 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

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

Topic: Hoover's Failed Policies

• (DJ)- How did the challenges of the Great Depression affect children?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Continue viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 2 on Hardship and Suffering (if not complete)
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 3 on Hoover's Failed Policies
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• 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
• Interesting Article: 
• If You Can Make It Here: The Rise of New York City

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Classroom Update (10/23/2023)

 

Monday, October 23, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the economic and social inequalities of the Old Regime help cause the French Revolution?

- How did the Great Fear and the women's march change the political relationship in France?

Topic: The French Revolution Begins

• (DJ)- In the 1700s, why was France considered the most advanced country in Europe?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Begin video and notes on The French Revolution
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 1  Document on The French Revolution Begins
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 11/6
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article: 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- What were the critical problems threatening the American economy in the late 1920s?

- How were the banks and businesses affected by the financial collapse?

Topic: Hardship and Suffering

• (DJ)- How did the Great Depression affect the world economy?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Begin viewing and discussing The Great Depression Video and Notes
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 1 on The Nation’s Sick Economy (if not completed)
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 2 on Hardship and Suffering
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• 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
• Interesting Article: 
• If You Can Make It Here: The Rise of New York City

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Small alligator seen in Deerbrook Village, residents warned to keep watch

Classroom Update (10/20/2023)

Friday, October 20, 2023

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?

- What were the opposing views regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

Topic: The Enlightenment and The American Revolution

• (DJ)- How did the American colonies help Britain’s economy?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• View and discuss The Revolution: Becoming a Nation
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Due 10/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Historic Philadelphia
• Supplemental Video: 
• 18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20
• Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
• Interesting Article: 
• How 18th-Century Writers Created the Genre of Popular Science
• Rare First Printing of the U.S. Constitution Is the Most Expensive Text Ever Sold at Auction

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- What were the critical problems threatening the American economy in the late 1920s?

- How were the banks and businesses affected by the financial collapse?

Topic: The Nation’s Sick Economy

• (DJ)- Why was much of the prosperity of the 1920s more superficial than real?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Work on The Harlem Renaissance WebQuest Assessment (Due Today)
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 1 on The Nation’s Sick Economy 
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Exploring the Meaning of Place in 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'
• Gold Coast Mansions of Gatsby’s Long Island
• Supplemental Video: 
• Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
• Interesting Article: 
• What the Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age
• Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Highlights When Jazz and Baseball Were in Perfect Harmony

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Can you keep an alligator as a pet in Florida?

Classroom Update (10/19/2023)

 

Thursday, October 19, 2023

ALL LATE WORK DUE BY TODAY, October 19th!

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why is the term “enlightened despot” appropriate for some of the rulers during this era?

Topic: Enlightenment Assessment - Work Day

• (DJ)- None
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19
• Work on Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Due 10/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The masters of heavenly geometry
• Supplemental Video: 
• 18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20
• Interesting Article: 
• When Benjamin Franklin Shocked Himself While Attempting to Electrocute a Turkey

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- How did African-American ideas, politics, art, literature, and music flourish in Harlem and elsewhere in the United States during the 1920s?

Topic: The Harlem Renaissance

• (DJ)- How did leisure time change for Americans during the 1920s?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Work on The Harlem Renaissance WebQuest Assessment
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Exploring the Meaning of Place in 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'
• Gold Coast Mansions of Gatsby’s Long Island
• Supplemental Video: 
• Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
• Interesting Article: 
• What the Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age
• Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Highlights When Jazz and Baseball Were in Perfect Harmony

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Manatee County teaching residents ‘how to live with alligators’

Classroom Update (10/18/2023)

 

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

ALL LATE WORK DUE BY THURSDAY, October 19th!

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the ideas of the Enlightenment spread?

- Why is the term “enlightened despot” appropriate for some of the rulers during this era?

Topic: Neoclassical Art

• (DJ)- What advantage did salons have over earlier forms of communication in spreading ideas?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Discuss the Rococo Art Analysis
• Go over the Neoclassical Art Analysis
• Read and complete the Module 18 Lesson 3 document on the Enlightenment Spreads (if not completed)
• Introduce and Work on Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Due 10/19
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Galileo and space exploration
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
• Interesting Article: 
• Stolen First Editions by Galileo, Newton Discovered Beneath Floor in Romania

Recent U.S. History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did many African Americans move to the Northern cities between 1910 and 1920?

- How did African-American ideas, politics, art, literature, and music flourish in Harlem and elsewhere in the United States during the 1920s?

Topic: The Harlem Renaissance

• (DJ)- How did some writers of the 1920s respond to social and political changes in the United States?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and submit in Schoology How Flappers of the Roaring Twenties Redefined Womanhood - Due Today
• Read and complete Module 8 Lesson 6 on the Harlem Renaissance (if not completed)
• Introduce and work on The Harlem Renaissance WebQuest Assessment
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 11/8
• http://www.ilike2learn.com/ (Online Map Quizzes)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Exploring the Meaning of Place in 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'
• Gold Coast Mansions of Gatsby’s Long Island
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32
• Interesting Article: 
• The Scopes Trial Redefined Science Journalism and Shaped It to What It Is Today
• What the Great Gatsby Got Right about the Jazz Age

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Sculpture of alligator in NYC sewers installed in Union Square