Classroom Update (10/12/2020)

 

Monday, October 12, 2020

World History (Block)

• DJ- How did the Reformation help usher in a time when rulers gained absolute power?
• Current Events - CNN10 
• Unit 3 Introduction
• Lesson 1 Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
• Map of Europe in 1556
• The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
• Introduce Current Events Writing Assessment #2
• Assignments: 
• Unit 2 Assessment - (Due 7:45a.m. - Before school!)
• Read and Complete the Module 17 Lesson 1 Primary Source Document (located in Schoology)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 (Due 10/23)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture:  Christopher Columbus
• Supplemental Video: The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11
• Interesting Articles: 
• Five Ideas for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020
• The Taínos Refused to Grow Food. The Spanish Starved.

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World History (Skinny)

Topic - Unit 1 Assessment 

• Current Events - CNN10
• Project Work Day - Unit 1 Assessment
• Assignment:
• Unit 1 Assessment (Due Tomorrow - pushed back 1 day!)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Into the triangle trade
• Supplemental Video:
• Interesting Article: 
• How Aztecs Reacted to Colonial Epidemics
• Five Ideas for Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2020
• The Taínos Refused to Grow Food. The Spanish Starved.

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Contemporary Affairs

1. Current Events Clips - CNN10 
1. The Outsized Role of the President in Race Relations
2. The Taínos Refused to Grow Food. The Spanish Starved.
2. Project #2 Workday -  Contemporary Affairs-National Policies/Economics Presentation
1. Projects Due October 26th, 27th, and 28th!

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