Classroom Update (5/6/2020)

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Daily Classroom Activities

• Current Events - CNN10 
• This Day in History - English Channel tunnel opens

Assigned Coursework:

World History (Block)

Learning topic: Cinco de Mayo and an Overview of the Industrial Revolution

1. Achieve Article: "Age of Revolution: Cinco de Mayo: An Important Day" (Due 5/8)
2. The Industrial Revolution Explained Google Document (Due 5/11)

World History (Skinny)

Learning Topic: Post-impressionism and Primary Source Investigation of the Industrial Revolution 

1. Achieve Article: "Is It a Van Gogh?" (Due 5/8)
2. The Industrial Revolution Webquest (Due 5/13)

World History Enrichment Resources:

1. Interesting Article: How Reading Got Farm Women Through the Depression
2. Interesting Video: The New Deal: Crash Course US History
• FDR creates the Works Progress Administration (WPA) on this day.
3. Practice your geography skills with online map quizzes
4. Discover art and architecture more in-depth on Google Arts and Culture
• Zoom Into Van Gogh's 'Terrace of a café at night' (posted 5/6)
5. Read along in your Online World History Textbook with your current topic of study!
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