Winter Break 2021 - 2022

 

School Resumes Monday, January 3rd!

Classroom Update (12/22/2021)

 

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Special Holiday Tea Today at 12:15!

World History (Block)

Topic: History of the Holidays

• Current Events
• Winter Holidays Consumer Spending and Celebration Plans Graph Activity 2021
• Winter Holidays Charts
• History of the Holiday Video Clips
• Assignments: 
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 45 Years of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee, WI)
• A Christmas Carol- Vanessa West
• Supplemental Video: 
• White House Christmas
• Christmas Truce of 1914
• Interesting Articles: 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens
• Christmas under the Puritans
• How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start
• A Taste of the German Christmas Market at Home: Glühwein mit Schuss

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Boy narrowly escapes death after finding 6ft-long alligator on garden patio

Classroom Update (12/21/2021)

 

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

World History (Block)

Topic: Imperialism Assessment

• Current Events
• Imperialism Assessment
• Work on Current Events Written Assessment #2
• Assignments: 
• Imperialism Assessment Tomorrow! (12/21)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 45 Years of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee, WI)
• A Christmas Carol- Vanessa West
• Supplemental Video: 
• White House Christmas
• Christmas Truce of 1914
• Interesting Articles: 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens
• Christmas under the Puritans
• How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start
• A Taste of the German Christmas Market at Home: Glühwein mit Schuss

coachmolitor.com

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Daily Gator

Alligators to be removed from Texas neighborhood after dog is killed, officials say

Classroom Update (12/20/2021)

 

Monday, December 20, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did European countries acquire territory in Southeast Asia?

- How did Siam keep Britain and France at bay?

Topic: Imperialism in Southeast Asia

• DJ- Why was India considered the brightest “jewel in the crown” for Great Britain?
• Current Events
• Imperialism in Southeast Asia
• The Age of Imperialism Review Questions
• Assignments: 
• Imperialism Assessment Tomorrow! (12/21)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Traditional African Weapons
• Supplemental Video: Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
• Interesting Article: 
• Stanley Meets Livingstone
• Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will

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Florida teens held after crash leaves two alligators hanging from truck window

Classroom Update (12/17/2021)

 

Friday, December 17, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why were European nations interested in controlling Muslim lands?

- How did the Crimean War help lead to the decline of the Ottoman Empire?

- Why was India considered the brightest “jewel in the crown” for Great Britain?

- How did economic imperialism lead to India’s becoming a British colony?

- How did the Sepoy Mutiny change the political climate of India?

Topic: Imperialism in India

• DJ- How did the Crimean War help lead to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Charge of the Light Brigade
• Indian Rebellion of 1857
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 23 Lesson 5 and 6. Also, complete Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions - Due 12/20
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Traditional African Weapons
• Supplemental Video: Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
• Interesting Article: 
• Stanley Meets Livingstone
• Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will

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Daily Gator

Make Great Gifts!

Classroom Update (12/16/2021)

 

Thursday, December 16, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How was the Boer War different from other takeovers in Africa? 

- How did nations with imperialistic desires control the economics and politics of other countries?

- Why were African resistance movements, such as those carried out by the Ashanti, usually unsuccessful?

Topic: Imperialism in Africa

• DJ- How was the struggle for land in the Boer War different from other takeovers in Africa?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss Imperialism in Africa
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 23 Lesson 3 and 4. Also, complete Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions - Due 12/17
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Traditional African Weapons
• Supplemental Video: Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
• Interesting Article: 
• Stanley Meets Livingstone
• Henry Morton Stanley’s Unbreakable Will

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Daily Gator

Hunter spots massive 13-foot alligator roaming through woods

Classroom Update (12/15/2021)

 

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- Why did imperialism begin in the early 1800s?

- How did the European nations divide up Africa in the late 19th century?

- How was the Boer War different from other takeovers in Africa? 

Topic: The Roots of Imperialism

• DJ- Why did imperialism grow out of industrialization?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete Achieve Article - "A 140-Year-Old Letter"
• Read and complete Module 23 Lesson 1 Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions
• The Age of Western Imperialism
• Africa Map, 1914
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 23 Lesson 2 and complete Guided Reading Packet - Due 12/16
• Nineteenth-Century Progress Google Slides Presentation (Due 12/15 in Schoology)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Traditional African Weapons
• Supplemental Video: Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
• Interesting Article: Stanley Meets Livingstone

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All-day alligator

Classroom Update (12/14/2021)

 

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- By the late 1800s, how did breakthroughs in science and technology transform daily life and entertainment?

Topic: An Age of Progress

• Current Events - CNN10
• Work Day
• Nineteenth-Century Progress Google Slides Presentation
• The Age of Imperialism Vocabulary and Guided Reading Questions
• Assignments: 
• Module 22 (Lesson 1 and 2) Reading Packet - Due 12/14
• Nineteenth-Century Progress Google Slides Presentation (Due 12/15 in Schoology)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: Traditional African Weapons
• Supplemental Video: Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
• Interesting Article: Stanley Meets Livingstone

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Daily Gator

Zambia crocodile attack: 'I was very lucky', says Amelie Osborn-Smith

Classroom Update (12/13/2021)

 

Monday, December 13, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the idea of Manifest Destiny help shape U.S. expansion in the 19th century?

-Why was the issue of slavery in the United States so divisive?

Topic: War and Expansion

• DJ- What were the two major effects of the Dreyfus Affair?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish 10 Days That Changed America - The Gold Rush
• Nineteenth-Century Progress Google Slides Presentation (Due 12/15 in Schoology)
• The Story of the American Civil War
• Assignments: 
• Module 22 (Lesson 1 and 2) Reading Packet - Due 12/14
• Nineteenth-Century Progress Google Slides Presentation (Due 12/15 in Schoology)
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Abraham Lincoln and the 1860 Election
• Supplemental Videos: 
• Soldier Life: The Civil War in Four Minutes
• Migration: Crash Course European History #29
• Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30
• Interesting Article: 
• Women Spies of the Civil War

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Daily Gator

‘More than a sideshow’: Alligator & Wildlife Discovery Center celebrates 10 years, looks ahead

Classroom Update (12/10/2021)

 

Friday, December 10, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the idea of Manifest Destiny help shape U.S. expansion in the 19th century?

Topic: War and Expansion

• DJ- What were the two major effects of the Dreyfus Affair?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Begin 10 Days That Changed America - The Gold Rush
• Assignments: 
• Module 22 (Lesson 1 and 2) Reading Packet - Due 12/14
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The Abbey Theatre and the Easter Rising, 1916
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Irish Potato Famine Explained: World History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine

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Daily Gator

Early crocodile ancestor shows how the reptiles became feared aquatic predators

Classroom Update (12/9/2021)

 

Thursday, December 9, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- What political reforms expanded democracy for men in Britain?

- Why did the idea of women's suffrage seem radical in the Victorian era?

- Why was the road to democracy more difficult for France than for England?

Topic: Democratic Reform and Activism 

• DJ- Why did Urbanization and Industrialization bring changes to Western nations?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Module 22 Introduction - Democratic Reform and Activism
• Migration: Crash Course European History #29
• Module 22 (Lesson 1 and 2) Reading Packet
• Assignments: 
• The Industrial Revolution Assessment - Due 12/9
• Module 22 (Lesson 1 and 2) Reading Packet - Due 12/14
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• The Abbey Theatre and the Easter Rising, 1916
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Irish Potato Famine Explained: World History Review
• Interesting Article: 
• Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine

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Daily Gator

Alligator rescued from Pennsylvania river despite species not living in the state

Classroom Update (12/08/2021)

 

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

World History (Block)

Topic: Achieve Article on Irish Potato Famine

• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete Achieve Article "Saying Goodbye to Ireland"
• Achieve Graphic Organizer (Google Document Version)
• Work on The Industrial Revolution Unit Assessment - Timeline Project
• The Industrial Revolution Timeline
• Due by Thursday (12/9)
• Assignments: 
• The Industrial Revolution Assessment - Due 12/9
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's Paris
• A Street Urchin's Tour of Dickensian London
• The Abbey Theatre and the Easter Rising, 1916
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article: 
• How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith
• Scientists Finally Pinpoint the Pathogen That Caused the Irish Potato Famine

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Daily Gator

Alligator Seen Swimming in Massachusetts River Captured

Classroom Update (12/7/2021)

 

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

World History (Block)

Topic: The Industrial Revolution Unit Assessment

• Current Events - CNN10
• The Industrial Revolution Unit Assessment - Timeline Project
• The Industrial Revolution Timeline
• Due by Thursday (12/9)
• Assignments: 
• The Industrial Revolution Assessment - Due 12/9
• Current Events Written Assessment #2 - Due 1/7
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's Paris
• A Street Urchin's Tour of Dickensian London
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article: 
• Karl Marx Is the World’s Most Influential Scholar
• How the Invisible Hand of William Shakespeare Influenced Adam Smith

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Texas Game Wardens monitor pond in Del Valley after alligator attack involving a dog

Classroom Uapdate (12/6/2021)

 

Monday, December 6, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did philosophers support and challenge the changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution? 

- 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

• DJ- How did both the government and workers themselves try to improve workers’ lives?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Revisit Charles Dickens and the Victorian Christmas
• Complete and discuss The Industrial Revolution Review Questions
• Assignments: 
• The Industrial Revolution Assessment Begins Tomorrow - All unit assignments must be completed to complete the unit assessment
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's Paris
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Article: 
• Karl Marx Is the World’s Most Influential Scholar

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Randol's iconic alligator relocating to visitor's center

Classroom Update (12/3/2021)

 

Friday, December 3, 2021

World History (Block)

EQ-

- How did the factory system change the way people lived and worked?

- What were the advantages and disadvantages of industrialization?

- How did the Industrial Revolution impact global development?

Topic: Industrialization Spreads

• DJ- - Why did industrialization not spread to the European continent immediately?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Charles Dickens and the Victorian Christmas (paperwork in Schoology)
• Finish A Christmas Carol (Industrial Reform through Charles Dickens)
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 21 Lesson 4 and Complete Guided Reading Questions and Vocabulary - Due 12/3
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• 45 Years of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee, WI)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Articles: 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens
• What the Luddites Really Fought Against

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Daily Gator

Florida is full of snakes, alligators, sharks and iguanas. Which do you fear the most?

Classroom Update (12/2/2021)

 

Thursday, December 2, 2021

World History (Block)

Topic: Industrial Reform through Charles Dickens

• DJ- Why is Manchester a good example of how industrialization changed cities?
• Current Events - CNN10
• The Mills of Manchester
• Manchester from Kersal Moor, 1857
• Charles Dickens and the Victorian Christmas (paperwork in Schoology)
• Begin A Christmas Carol (Industrial Reform through Charles Dickens)
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 21 Lesson 3 and Complete Guided Reading Questions and Vocabulary - Due 12/3
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's London
• Trains: Birth of the Modern Railways
• Liverpool's Black Community trail
• 45 Years of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee, WI)
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Articles: 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens
• What the Luddites Really Fought Against

coachmolitor.com

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Daily Gator

The Gator Finds a Place at the Tailgate

Classroom Update (12/1/2021)

 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

World History (Block)

Topic: Achieve Article on Urbanization

• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete Achieve Article "Busy, Busy Cities"
• Achieve Graphic Organizer (Google Document Version)
• Assignments: 
• Read Module 21 Lesson 2 and Complete Guided Reading Questions and Vocabulary - Due 12/2
• Read Module 21 Lesson 3 and Complete Guided Reading Questions and Vocabulary - Due 12/3
• WH Enrichment: 
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Monet's London
• Trains: Birth of the Modern Railways
• Liverpool's Black Community trail
• Supplemental Video: 
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
• The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24
• Interesting Articles: 
• Going Mad for Charles Dickens
• What the Luddites Really Fought Against

coachmolitor.com

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Daily Gator

Is the American alligator population in Tuscaloosa increasing?