Classroom Update (10/2/26)

 

Friday, October 2, 2026

World History

Essential Question (EQ) -

- What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

- How did Elizabeth I contribute to the Renaissance?

Topic: Northern Renaissance Art

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why was it important that writers began writing in the vernacular?
• Northern Renaissance Art
• The Northern Renaissance Art Analysis WS
• Artists of the Northern Renaissance Notes
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 14 (Part 2) Assessment - 10/7
• Module 14 (Part 1) Reassessments - Completed by 10/8
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• I, Albrecht Durer of Nuremberg
• With the Eyes of the Humanists
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How does culture change?

Topic: Cultural Change

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - What cultural resources does our society designate as being worthy right now?
• Go over the Cultural Change WS
• Assign: Unit 2 Study Guide
• Assignments: 
• Unit 2 Assessment (Culture) - 10/6
• Unit 1 Reassessments completed by 10/7!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: 
• The Origins of Modern Culture
• The biggest ways TikTok has changed American culture

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Classroom Update (10/1/26)

 

Thursday, October 1, 2026

World History

Essential Question (EQ) -

- What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

- How did Elizabeth I contribute to the Renaissance?

Topic: Writers of the Northern Renaissance

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did Machiavelli's views contrast with the Christian Humanist view of society?
• Complete the Writers of the Northern Renaissance WS Notes
• Writers of the Northern Renaissance Notes
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 14 (Part 2) Assessment - 10/7
• Module 14 (Part 1) Reassessments - Completed by 10/8
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• I, Albrecht Durer of Nuremberg
• With the Eyes of the Humanists
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners
• The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- Where does popular culture come from?

Topic: Mass Media

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - How much influence does mass media affect our culture today?
• Mass Media Discussion
• Assign: Cultural Change WS
• Assignments: 
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: The Origins of Modern Culture

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Classroom Update (9/30/26)

 

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

World History

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How did the invention of the printing press affect the dissemination of knowledge and ideas?

Topic: Christian Humanism

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- What reasons did humanists in Northern Europe give for wanting to reform society?
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Renaissance Italy, c. 1494 Map Reassessment - Due by 9/30
• Map of the Major Italian City-States During the Renaissance
• Module 14 (Part 2) Assessment - 10/7
• Module 14 (Part 1) Reassessments - Completed by 10/8
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• With the Eyes of the Humanists
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners
• The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- Why a Sociology Major?

Topic: Guest Speaker - School Counselor

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - Why is culture taken for granted?
• Discuss the Sociological Perspectives on Culture Handout
• Guest Speaker - School Counselor
• Assignments: 
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: Reel Life: 'Glory Road'

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Classroom Update (9/29/26)

 

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

World History

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How did the invention of the printing press affect the dissemination of knowledge and ideas?

Topic: The Printing Press

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the invention of the printing press affect the dissemination of knowledge and ideas?
• Renaissance Timeline
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 14 (Part 2) - The Renaissance Unit Vocabulary Document
• Assignments: 
• Renaissance Italy, c. 1494 Map Reassessment - Due by 9/30
• Map of the Major Italian City-States During the Renaissance
• Module 14 (Part 2) Assessment - 10/7
• Module 14 (Part 1) Reassessments - Completed by 10/8
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 7 Facts About Leonardo da Vinci
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

Topic: Elite Culture

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - How is elite culture different from popular culture?
• Sample Critical Book Review
• Assignments: 
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: Reel Life: 'Glory Road'

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Classroom Update (9/28/26)

 

Monday, September 28, 2026

World History

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?

Topic: The Northern Renaissance Begins

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- What was the economic base in Flanders?
• Map of Europe - 1400s
• The Northern Renaissance Begins
• The Northern Renaissance Begins Slides
• Northern Renaissance Begins WS
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• What is History? Reassessment must now be completed by TODAY!
• Renaissance Italy, c. 1494 Map Reassessment - Due by 9/30
• Map of the Major Italian City-States During the Renaissance
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 7 Facts About Leonardo da Vinci
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How do the different cultural groups (dominant, subcultures, and countercultures) interact?

Topic: Global Culture

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - How does the United States influence Global Culture?
• Assign:
• Glory Road - Cultural Diversity Response Assessment
• Popular Culture and Theoretical Perspectives
• Assignments: 
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: Reel Life: 'Glory Road'

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Classroom Update (9/25/26)

 

Friday, September 25, 2026

World History

Topic: The Italian Renaissance (Module 14) - Part 1 Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- None
• Current Events
• The Italian Renaissance (Module 14) - Part 1 Assessment
• Assign: Module 14 Lesson 3 Reading Document
• Assignments: 
• What is History? Reassessment must now be completed by 9/28
• Renaissance Italy, c. 1494 Map Reassessment - Due by 9/30
• Map of the Major Italian City-States During the Renaissance
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 7 Facts About Leonardo da Vinci
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Renaissance Table Etiquette and the Origins of Manners

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How do the different cultural groups (dominant, subcultures, and countercultures) interact?

Topic: Glory Road

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - None
• Finish Glory Road Cultural Diversity Assignment
• Assignments: 
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: Reel Life: 'Glory Road'

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Classroom Update (9/24/26)

 

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Special Schedule Today - Career Speaker

World History

Essential Questions (EQ)

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

Topic: Italian Renaissance Art

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- What economic factor promoted the growth of city-states in northern Italy?
• Whiteboard Notes - Renaissance Art (The Big 4)
• Discuss the Italian Renaissance Art Analysis WS
• Map of the Crusades
• Medieval Art Example
• The Duke and Duchess of Urbino
• The School of Athens
• Current Events
• (Module 14) - Part 1 Assessment Tomorrow!
• Assignments: 
• The Italian Renaissance (Module 14) - Part 1 Assessment - 9/25
• What is History? Reassessment must now be completed by 9/28
• Renaissance Italy, c. 1494 Map Reassessment - Due by 9/30
• Map of the Major Italian City-States During the Renaissance
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Italian Renaissance
• Supplemental Video: 
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• Interesting Article: 
• A Rare First-Edition Copy of Machiavelli’s Notorious Political Treatise ‘The Prince’ Heads to Auction

Sociology

Essential Question (EQ) -

- How do language, norms, beliefs, and values (the four elements) shape culture?

Topic: American Culture

• Daily Jumble (DJ) - How do biology and culture play off one another?
• Discuss Defining Cultures Chart WS
• Sanctions Handout
• Begin Glory Road Cultural Diversity Assignment
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 64-76 (Elements of Culture) - if not yet done
• ⅔ Summary Paper - Due by 10/1!
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Symbols, Values & Norms: Crash Course Sociology #10
• Cultures, Subcultures, and Countercultures: Crash Course Sociology
• Interesting Article: The Roots of U.S. Work Culture—and Why the American Dream Is So Difficult to Achieve Today

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