Classroom Update (11/6/25)

 

Thursday, November 6, 2025

World History

EQ-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

- How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

Topic: Portugal Leads the Way

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did Shan Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
• Map of Early Portuguese Exploration
• Age of Exploration Google Slides
• Age of Exploration WS Notes
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: Read Module 16 Lesson 2 (Europeans Explore the East) - if not completed
• Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due 11/10
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Christopher Columbus and the Exploration of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
• Interesting Article: 
• A Mysterious Shipwreck Rests Just 20 Feet Below the Surface. It May Be Connected to Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- Why are groups (especially juries) subject to social influences?

- How do sociologists categorize formal organizations?

Topic: Runaway Jury Assessment

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What is groupthink?
• Finish Runaway Jury Video Analysis
• Complete the Runaway Jury Assessment
• Assign: Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology #16
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Watch Out for Groupthink

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