Classroom Update (3/31/24) - Spring Break Edition

Sunday, March 31, 2024

See you Tuesday, April 2nd!

AP European History

• Break Assignments:
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos (ongoing assignment)
• Study for the Ch. 19/20 MCQ & 2 SAQ on Tuesday (4/2)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/16

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Classroom Update (3/30/24) - Spring Break Edition

Saturday, March 30, 2024

See you Tuesday, April 2nd!

AP European History

• Break Assignments:
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos (ongoing assignment)
• Study for the Ch. 19/20 MCQ & 2 SAQ on Tuesday (4/2)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/16

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Classroom Update (3/28/24) - Spring Break Edition

Friday, March 29, 2024

See you Tuesday, April 2nd!

AP European History

• Break Assignments:
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos (ongoing assignment)
• Study for the Ch. 19/20 MCQ & 2 SAQ on Tuesday (4/2)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/16

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Classroom Update (3/28/24) - Spring Break Edition

 

Thursday, March 28, 2024

See you Tuesday, April 2nd!

AP European History

• Break Assignments:
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos (ongoing assignment)
• Study for the Ch. 19/20 MCQ & 2 SAQ on Tuesday (4/2)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/16

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Classroom Update (3/27/24)

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

AP European History

CED

-Explain how the developments of World War I changed political and diplomatic interactions between and among nations. (8.D.)

Topic: What was the Easter Rising?

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• Finish Discussion on the WWI Primary Sources
• What was the Easter Rising? - AP Euro
• Discuss AP Euro work over Spring Break
• Work Time
• Euro News:
• Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals
• Handouts:
• Ch. 19 Practice Quiz
• Ch. 20 Reading Guide
• Ch. 20 Practice Quiz
• Map of Einsatzgruppen Massacres (1941 - 1942)  WWII Resource
• Comparing the Peace Settlements of 19th Century Europe and WWI - AP Euro
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Shock, Awe, and Horror: World War I
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 8 Review - Heimler's History
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/16

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

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

Topic: The New Deal

• DJ- What were the three main categories (the 3 R's) of the programs and actions of Roosevelt's New Deal?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Article Summary: 6 Projects the Civilian Conservation Corps Accomplished - (Complete in Schoology) - Due by Today!
• Study for Europe Map Reassessment - 4/3
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Reassessment - 4/3
• 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 New Deal: Crash Course US History #34
• Interesting Article(s): 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

World History

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
• Finish video and notes on The French Revolution
• Assignments: 
• Study for Course Assessment - Part I
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

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Classroom Update (3/26/24)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

AP European History

- Explain the causes and effects of World War I. (8.B.)

Topic: Biographical Sketch #2

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• Biographical Sketch #2 - Presentations
• Primary Source Readings for Discussion
• Press Reports from the Front Reading
• The Trench Poets of the First World War Reading
• 10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun
• Work Time
• Euro News:
• UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its 1st demand to halt fighting
• Handouts:
• Ch. 20 Reading Guide
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Shock, Awe, and Horror: World War I
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 8 Review - Heimler's History
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Historical Article Review #2 - Due 4/15

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

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

Topic: Europe Map Assessment

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Europe Map 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 (if not completed)
• Article Summary: 6 Projects the Civilian Conservation Corps Accomplished - (Complete in Schoology) - Due 3/27
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Reassessment - 4/3
• 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(s): 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

World History

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 would some of the members of the First and Second Estates join the National Assembly and work to reform the government?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss Practice Course Exam #2
• Continue video and notes on The French Revolution
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 2  Document on Revolution Brings Reform and Terror (if not yet completed)
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

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Classroom Update (3/25/24)

Monday, March 25, 2024

AP European History

- Explain the causes and effects of World War I. (8.B.)

Topic: World War I

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33
• Primary Source Readings for Discussion
• Press Reports from the Front Reading
• The Trench Poets of the First World War Reading
• 10 Things You May Not Know About the Battle of Verdun
• Work Time
• Euro News:
• Are Hong Kong's days as a global business hub over?
• Handouts:
• Ch. 19 Reading Guide
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Shock, Awe, and Horror: World War I
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 8 Review - Heimler's History
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Biographical Sketch #2 - Due 3/26

Recent U.S. History

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 - 3/26
• 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(s): 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

World History

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 (if not yet completed)
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 2  Document on Revolution Brings Reform and Terror 
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Fashion at Versailles: “For her”
• Supplemental Video: 
• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
• Interesting Article(s): 
• Remains Discovered in Parisian Chapel May Belong to Guillotined Aristocrats

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Nearly 500-pound alligator found in Temple Terrace relocated to new home

Classroom Update (3/24/25) - Weekend Edition

Sunday, March 24, 2024

AP Euro

• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP Euro Exam - Friday, May 10th (8:00 a.m.)

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Classroom Update (03/23/24) - Weekend Edition

 

Saturday, March 23, 2024

AP Euro

• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP Euro Exam - Friday, May 10th (8:00 a.m.)

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Chunky alligator spotted lounging in Temple Terrace causing concern among residents

Classroom Update (3/22/24)

 

Friday, March 22, 2024

AP European History

Topic: Period 4 Introduction

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• Period 4 Introduction
• The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32
• Work Time
• Alliances, War, and a Troubled Peace Ch. 18 Reading Guide
• Euro News:
• Blackouts hit across country after wave of Russian strikes
• Handouts:
• 20th-Century Global Conflicts Unit 8 Key Terms/People
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Shock, Awe, and Horror: World War I
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 8 Review - Heimler's History
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Biographical Sketch #2 - Due 3/26

Recent U.S. History

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
• Work on the Unit 9 Study Guide and Practice Assessment in Schoology
• Module 9 Assessment Monday (3/25)
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 3/26
• Online Map Quizzes
• Module 9 Assessment - 3/25
• 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(s): 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

World History

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 Antifederalists

• DJ- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish viewing and discussing The Revolution: Becoming a Nation
• Finish Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due Today!
• Read and complete Module 19 Lesson 1  Document on The French Revolution Begins
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Historic Philadelphia
• Supplemental Video: 
• Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
• Interesting Article(s): 
• 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

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A New York man's pet alligator was seized after 30 years. Now, he wants Albert back

Classroom Update (3/21/24)

 

Thursday, March 21, 2024

AP European History

Topic: Period Three MCQ

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• Finish Period Three Review - Round 2
• Period Three MCQ
• Euro News:
• Paris 2024 Olympics: Russia & Belarus athletes will not be part of opening ceremony
• Handouts:
• None
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Royal Society Soirées
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 7 Review - Heimler's History Playlist
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Biographical Sketch #2 - Due 3/26

Recent U.S. History

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
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 3 on Hoover's Failed Policies (if not completed)
• Work on the Unit 9 Study Guide and Practice Assessment in Schoology
• Module 9 Assessment Monday (3/25)
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 3/26
• Online Map Quizzes
• Article Summary on Great Depression - Due by Today
• Module 9 Assessment - 3/25
• 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(s): 
• The Forgotten Dust Bowl Novel That Rivaled “The Grapes of Wrath”

World History

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- None
• Current Events - CNN10
• Begin viewing and discussing The Revolution: Becoming a Nation
• Work on Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• Assignments: 
• Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• Historic Philadelphia
• Supplemental Video: 
• Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
• Interesting Article(s): 
• 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

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Father, son spot alligator at Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park

Classroom Update (3/20/24)

 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

ALL GRADES ARE BEING FINALIZED, SEE Mr. Molitor with Questions!

AP European History

Topic: Period Three Review

• Today's Agenda:
• Current Events
• Period Three Review Game - Round 2
• Euro News:
• Macron switches from dove to hawk on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
• Notre Dame Cathedral’s restoration has been a 5-year journey of dedication and recovery
• Handouts:
• 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments Unit 7 Key Terms/People 
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The Royal Society Soirées
• Supplemental Video(s):
• AP Euro Unit 7 Review - Heimler's History Playlist
• Assignments:
• CB Progress Check Questions and Videos
• Daily AP Euro Review Question
• AP EURO EXAM - Friday, May 10th (8 a.m.)
• Period 3 MCQ - 3/21
• Biographical Sketch #2 - Due 3/26

Recent U.S. History

EQ-

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

Topic: Children Suffer Hardships

• DJ- How did the challenges of the Great Depression affect children?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Assign: Article Summary on "Life for the Average Family During the Great Depression" (Located and due in Schoology) - Due 3/21
• Read and complete Module 9 Lesson 3 on Hoover's Failed Policies
• Assignments: 
• Europe Map Assessment - 3/25
• Online Map Quizzes
• Article Summary on Great Depression - Due by 3/21
• Module 9 Assessment - 3/25
• 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(s): 
• If You Can Make It Here: The Rise of New York City

World History

Topic: Enlightenment Assessment - Work Day

• DJ- How did the American colonies help Britain’s economy?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Work on Module 18 Assessment - Enlightenment Thinkers Project - Due 3/22
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Analysis #2 - 3/20
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture:
• The masters of heavenly geometry
• 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(s): 
• 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

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Alligator caught on Norris Lake in Union County