School Resumes January 2nd!

Classroom Update (12/20/19)

Friday, December 20, 2019

World History (Block)

Topic: Book Review Work Day

1. Book Review Work Time
1. Book Reviews are due January 6th, 7th, and 8th!

World History (Skinny)

Topic: Absolute Monarchs of Europe Assessment

1. Absolute Monarchs of Europe Assessment - Part 2

Classroom Update (12/19/19)

Thursday, December 19, 2019

World History (Block)

Topic: Industrial Revolution Assessment

1. The Industrial Revolution Assessment
2. Book Review Work Time
1. Book Reviews are due after Winter Break!

World History (Skinny)

Topic: Absolute Monarchs of Europe Assessment

1. Absolute Monarchs of Europe Assessment - Part 1
1. Part 2 will be tomorrow during our shorten class!

Classroom Update (12/18/19)

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did philosophers support and challenge the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution? 
- Why is Karl Marx’s writing so influential?
- Why did workers join together to form unions?
- Why did the labor reform movements spread to other aspects of society?

Topic: Reforming the Industrial World

1. DJ- Why did laissez-faire economics take hold in Europe in the 19th century? 
2. Complete and Discuss Reforming the Industrial World WS
3. Complete The Industrial Revolution Study Guide (if time)
4. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is Tomorrow!
5. Book Reviews are due after Winter Break (12/19)!

World History (Skinny)

Topic: Review Day

1. DJ- Why was the death of Charles I revolutionary?
2. Book Reviews - Round 3
3. Complete and discuss Absolutism Study Guide
4. Absolutism Assessment is Tomorrow (12/19)!

Classroom Update (12/17/19)

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did industrialization not spread to the European continent immediately?

- How did the Industrial Revolution impact global development?

Topic: Industrialization Spreads

1. DJ- Why did people flock to British cities and towns during the Industrial Revolution?
2. Achieve Article: "Busy, Busy Cities"
3. The Spread of The Industrial Revolution in Europe Document
4. Assign: Reforming the Industrial World (21.4) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
5. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

World History (Skinny)

- How did Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads win the English Civil War for Parliament?

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

- How did the Glorious Revolution change England?

Topic: Oliver Cromwell and Ireland

1. Book Reviews - Round 2
2. Continue Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland Video and Notes
3. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/16/19)

Monday, December 16, 2019

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: Effects of Urbanization

1. A Victorian Christmas Activity: Charles Dickens and Industrialization
2. Finish A Christmas Carol
3. Assign: Industrialization Spreads (21.3) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
4. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

World History (Skinny)

- How did Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads win the English Civil War for Parliament?

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

- How did the Glorious Revolution change England?

Topic: Oliver Cromwell and Ireland

1. Book Reviews - Round 1
2. Begin: Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland Video and Notes
3. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/13/19)

Friday, December 13, 2019

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: Effects of Urbanization

1. A Victorian Christmas Activity: Charles Dickens KWL Chart
2. Begin A Christmas Carol
3. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

World History (Skinny)

Topic: Book Review Work Day

1. Book Review Work Time - Book Reviews Due Next Week!
2. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/12/19)

Thursday, December 12, 2019

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: Urbanization

1. DJ- How did Manchester’s geography play a role in its growth?
2. Achieve Article: “A New Face for British Money” (If not complete)
3. Industrialization (21.2) WS on Manchester
4. Assign: Industrialization (21.2) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
5. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads win the English Civil War for Parliament?

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

- How did the Glorious Revolution change England?

Topic: English Monarchs Defy Parliament

1. Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland Video and Notes
2. Assign:  Parliament Limits the English (17.5) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions (if not completed)
3. Book Review Work Time
4. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/11/19)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

- What inventions helped transformed society into the industrial age?

Topic: Industrialization

1. DJ- What effects did the enclosure movement have on agriculture in England?
2. Mill Times Video (If Needed)
3. Achieve Article: “A New Face for British Money”
4. Assign: Industrialization (21.2) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
5. The Industrial Revolution Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did Oliver Cromwell and the Roundheads win the English Civil War for Parliament?

- Why was the English monarchy restored?

- How did the Glorious Revolution change England?

Topic: English Monarchs Defy Parliament

1. DJ- What challenges did Queen Elizabeth I leave her successor James I?
2. Begin: Cromwell: Conqueror of Ireland Video and Notes
3. Assign:  Parliament Limits the English (17.5) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions (if not completed)
4. Book Review Work Time
5. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/10/19)

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

- What inventions helped transformed society into the industrial age?

Topic:  The Beginnings of Industrialization

1. 1st Period - Book Review Work Day
2. 5th/6th - Mill Times Video
3. Assign: The Beginnings of Industrialization (21.1) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions (if not completed)

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Peter the Great

1. Discuss the Absolute Rulers of Russia Primary Source in Schoology
2. Assign:  Parliament Limits the English (17.5) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
3. Book Review Work Time
4. Absolutism Assessment is on Thursday, December 19th

Classroom Update (12/9/19)

Monday, December 9, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?

- What inventions helped transformed society into the industrial age?

Topic:  The Beginnings of Industrialization

1. Revolutions Sweep the West Unit Assessment
2. The Industrial Revolution Unit Outline (Unit Assessment (12/19/19)
3. Assign: The Beginnings of Industrialization (21.1) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Peter the Great

1. DJ- Why was Russia culturally different from Western Europe?
2. Complete and discuss the Absolute Rulers of Russia Primary Source in Schoology
3. Assign:  Parliament Limits the English (17.5) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions

Classroom Update (12/6/19)

Friday, December 6, 2019

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:  Realism and Impressionism

1. DJ- What two ideas or attitudes of the Romantic Movement that reflect the ideals of nationalism?
2. Complete and discuss the Late 19th Century Art Analysis Document (Schoology)
3. Unit Review Questions
4. Unit Exam Monday, December 9th!

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- Why was Russia culturally different from western Europe?

- How did Peter the Great westernize Russia?

Topic: Absolute Rules of Russia

1. Begin Engineering an Empire: Russia
2. Assign:  Absolute Rulers of Russia (17.4) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions 

Classroom Update (12/5/19)

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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:  Romanticism

1. DJ- Which impact did the policy of Russification have on the Russian Empire? 
2. Achieve Article: "Welcome to Great Falls Park"
3. Romanticism in Literature Document (Schoology)
4. Unit Exam Monday, December 9th!
5. Revolutions in the Arts (20.4) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions (if not completed)

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

1. DJ- Why was feudalism slow to end in central Europe?
2. Go Over Central European Monarchs Clash WS
3. Assign: Absolute Rulers of Russia (17.4) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions 

Classroom Update (12/4/19)

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

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

- 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 in Italy and Germany

1. DJ- Why did Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman Empires face such great challenges to the control of land?
2. Go over Nationalism WS
3. Unit Exam Monday, December 9th!
4. Assign: 
1. Revolutions in the Arts (20.4) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
2. Romanticism in Literature Document (Schoology)

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

1. Complete Achieve Article: "Golden Age Selfies" 
2. Finish for Thursday:  Central European Monarchs Clash (17.3)
1. Central European Monarchs Clash WS
2. Central European Monarchs Clash (17.3) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions 

Classroom Update (12/3/19)

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- What were the political shifts that occurred in Russia during the late 19th century?

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

Topic:  Nationalism

1. DJ- Why did czars push for industrialization?
2. Go over European Revolutions in the Mid-19th Century Notes
3. Assign: Nationalism (20.3)
1. Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
2. Guided Reading Worksheet

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How did Louis XIV become an absolute monarch?
- What was the result of the War of Spanish Succession?

Topic: Louis X!V

1. DJ- Why did the Catholic cardinals support the Protestant forces in the Thirty Years’ War?
2. Complete and discuss the Reign of King Louis XIV Google Document
3. Assign:  Central European Monarchs Clash (17.3)
1. Central European Monarchs Clash WS
2. Central European Monarchs Clash (17.3) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions 

Classroom Update (12/2/19)

Monday, December 2, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did the different schools of political thought create revolts during the 1800s in Europe?

- What were the political shifts that occurred in Russia during the late 19th century?

Topic:  Europe Faces Revolutions in the 19th Century

1. DJ- How did the actions of the Congress of Vienna in 1815 help set the stage for the political revolutions in Europe during the 19th century?
2. Assign: Europe Faces Revolutions (20.2)
1. Vocab and Guided Reading Questions
2. Guided Reading Worksheet

World History (Skinny)

EQ-

- How were Montaigne and Descartes impacted by the religious wars?


- How did Louis XIV become an absolute monarch?

Topic: Absolute Rulers in France

1. DJ- Why might an absolute monarch view a republic, such as the Netherlands, as a political threat?
2. Complete the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre document in class
3. Assign:  
1. The Reign of King Louis XIV Google Document
2. The Regin of Louis XIV (17.2) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions should be completed for Monday! (if not completed)

Classroom Update (11/26/19)

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- How did Brazil gain independence from Portugal?

Topic:  The History of Thanksgiving

1. DJ- Why didn't King John VI object to giving Brazil its freedom?
2. The History of Thanksgiving

World History (Skinny)

Topic:  The History of Thanksgiving

1. Finish The History of Thanksgiving
2. The Regin of Louis XIV (17.2) Vocab. and Guided Reading Questions should be completed for Monday!

Classroom Update (11/25/19)

Monday, November 25, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the structure of colonial society in Latin America cause social unrest?

- Why was the French colony of Saint Domingue the first Latin American colony to fight for independence?

- How did the events in Europe lead to revolution in the Spanish Colonies?
- How did Brazil gain independence from Portugal?

Topic:  Latin American Peoples Win Independence

1. DJ- How was Mexico’s struggle for independence more of a social revolution when compare with Latin America rebellions?
2. Discuss Latin American Peoples Win Independence (20.1) Worksheet 
3. Achieve Article: "Westward Expansion: Smiling Jefferson Pictured on New Nickel"
4. Book Review Work Time 

World History (Skinny)

Topic:  How to Write a Book Review

1. Finish Discussing a Scholarly Book Review from an Academic Journal
2. Begin The History of Thanksgiving
3. Book Reviews Due Next Month!

Classroom Update (11/22/19)

Friday, November 22, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the structure of colonial society in Latin America cause social unrest?

- Why was the French colony of Saint Domingue the first Latin American colony to fight for independence?

Topic:  Latin American Peoples Win Independence

1. Assign:  Latin American Peoples Win Independence (20.1) Worksheet - Due Monday
2. Book Review Work Day 

World History (Skinny)

Topic:  How to write a Book Review

1. Read and Discuss a Scholarly Book Review from an Academic Journal
2. Book Reviews Due Next Month!

Classroom Update (11/21/19)

Thursday, November 21, 2019

World History (Block)

EQ- 

- Why did the structure of colonial society in Latin America cause social unrest?

- Why was the French colony of Saint Domingue the first Latin American colony to fight for independence?

Topic:  

1. DJ- At the beginning of the 19th century, why was the time right for people in Latin America to win independence? 
2. Unit Outline - Revolutions Sweep the West
3. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolutions: Haiti's Fight to Be Free"
4. Article Review #2 is Due Today (11/21)
5. Assign:  Latin American Peoples Win Independence (20.1) Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions

World History (Skinny)

EQ - How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden age reflect the political culture of the era?

Topic:  The Dutch Golden Age

1. Finish discussing the Spanish and Dutch Golden Age of Art (the Baroque Art Analysis document)
2. Assign:  The Reign of Louis XIV (17.2) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions

Classroom Update (11/20/19)

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

World History (Block)

Topic:  French Revolution Assessment

1. The French Revolution Unit Assessment
2. Article and Book Review Work Time
3. Article Review #2 is Due Thursday (11/21)

World History (Skinny)

EQ - How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden age reflect the political culture of the era?

Topic:  The Dutch Golden Age

1. DJ- How did the Peace of Augsburg change the political structure of Europe? 
2. Complete and Discuss the Baroque Art Analysis
3. Assign:  The Reign of Louis XIV (17.2) Vocab and Guided Reading Questions