Classroom Update (11/24/25)

 

Monday, November 24, 2025

World History

Topic: History of the Holiday

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- LEADING U.S. TURKEY PRODUCERS Graph Activity
• Current Events
• Begin viewing The History of Thanksgiving and discuss the origins of the Holiday
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 2 ) Assessment Checklist - Due Today!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• History of the United States: XV-XVIII Centuries
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Plymouth Colony Explained: US History Review
• History of the Holidays: Pumpkin Pie On Thanksgiving | History
• History of the Thanksgiving Day Parade | History
• Interesting Article: 
• How 260 Tons of Thanksgiving Leftovers Gave Birth to an Industry
• When Benjamin Franklin Shocked Himself While Attempting to Electrocute a Turkey

Sociology 

EQ-

- How do the different sociological frameworks explain deviance in society?

Topic: Social Theories of Deviance: Feminist

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - According to labeling theory, what are the three types of deviance?
• Soc. in the News
• Sociological Perspectives on Deviance Handout & Social Theories of Deviance: Feminist
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 208-209 (Social Theories of Deviance: Conflict) and 209-213 (Social Theories of Deviance - Interactionist) - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Are Fewer People Majoring in History?

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See it: Crocodile and alligator face off in Florida Everglades

Classroom Update (11/21/25)

 

Friday, November 21, 2025

World History

EQ-

- How did European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

Topic: Colonization Project

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- In what ways did the colonies at Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay differ?
• Current Events
• Module 16 (Part 2 ) Assessment Checklist - Due Monday
• Assign: Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Project 2025 - 2026 Information and Rubric
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 2 ) Assessment Checklist - Due Monday
• Trade and Interaction Packet - 11/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did Cahokia, One of North America’s Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?

Sociology 

EQ-

- How do the different sociological frameworks explain deviance in society?

Topic: Project Work Day

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - How do conflict theorists explain what produces crime and deviance?
• Soc. in the News
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 208-209 (Social Theories of Deviance: Conflict) and 209-213 (Social Theories of Deviance - Interactionist) - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Are Fewer People Majoring in History?

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Clarksville Police say ‘see you later’ to alligator

Classroom Update (11/20/25)

 

Thursday, November 20, 2025

World History

EQ-

- How did European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

Topic: Cahokia

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- What were some of the effects of European colonization on Native Americans?
• Finish America's Pyramids video and notes on the Mississippian culture
• America's Pyramids Teachers Notes 
• Assign: Trade and Interaction Packet
• Assignments: 
• Trade and Interaction Packet - 11/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did Cahokia, One of North America’s Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?

Sociology 

EQ-

- How do the different sociological frameworks explain deviance in society?

Topic: Elite Deviance

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What weaknesses are tied to the functionalist theories of deviance?
• Introduction to Elite Deviance
• Here's What Caused the Great Recession
• How the 2008 financial crisis crashed the economy and changed the world
• Assign: Social Theories of Deviance: Conflict and Social Theories of Deviance - Interactionist
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 208-209 (Social Theories of Deviance: Conflict) and 209-213 (Social Theories of Deviance - Interactionist)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Are Fewer People Majoring in History?

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5 Most Alligator Filled Rivers In North Carolina

Classroom Update (11/19/25)

 

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

World History

Topic: Current Events

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why were France's North American holdings so sparsely populated?
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 2) - Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Unit Vocabulary Document - 11/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did Cahokia, One of North America’s Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?

Sociology 

EQ-

- How do the different sociological frameworks explain deviance in society?

Topic: Structural Strain Theory

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - According to Robert Merton’s Structural Strain Theory, where does deviance come from?
• Finish viewing and discussing Social Control: Secret State of North Korea
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance) and Social Theories of Deviance: Functionalism - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America

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Alligator rescued from Detroit home

Classroom Update (11/18/25)

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

World History

EQ-

- How did European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

Topic: De Soto Explores the Southeast

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the Spanish conquest of the Americas affect Spain's political position in Europe?
• Begin America's Pyramids video and notes on the Mississippian culture
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 2) - Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Unit Vocabulary Document - 11/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Explorations and Voyages
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
• Interesting Article: 
• Why Did Cahokia, One of North America’s Largest Pre-Hispanic Cities, Collapse?

Sociology 

EQ-

- How do the different sociological frameworks explain deviance in society?

Topic: Sociological Theories of Deviance - Functionalism

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - According to social control theory, what causes deviance? 
• View and discuss the Social Control: Secret State of North Korea
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance) - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America

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Daily Gator

Learn the Difference Between an Alligator and a Crocodile

Classroom Update (11/17/25)

 

Monday, November 17, 2025

World History

EQ-

- How did European nations explore, settle, and colonize the New World?

Topic: Spain Builds an Empire

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why were colonies considered so important to the nations of Europe?
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 16 (Part 2) - Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Unit Vocabulary Document
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 2) - Expansion, Exploration, and Encounters Unit Vocabulary Document - 11/24
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano, and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• Did Francis Drake Really Land in California?

Sociology 

Essential Questions (EQ)-

- What is deviant behavior?

- How do sociologists distinguish between the different types of deviance?

- What is considered the problem with biological theories of deviance?

Topic: Moral Entrepreneurs

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - In the 1920s, moral entrepreneurs worked to save children. What are moral entrepreneurs working to reform in the 21st century?
• Suffer the Children Article - Read and Discuss
• Introduce Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance) - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Mug Shot
• Pioneering Social Reformer Jacob Riis Revealed “How The Other Half Lives” in America

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Small alligator rescued in Boston after slithering into the city’s heart on social media

Classroom Update (11/14/25)

 

Friday, November 14, 2025

World History

Topic: Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- None
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Any Late Work or Reassessments!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano, and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• Did Francis Drake Really Land in California?

Sociology 

Essential Questions (EQ)-

- How do sociologists define deviance?

Topic: Defining Deviance

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - According to Durkheim, why do societies need deviance? 
• “Engine and a Haircut, Two Fights” - Defining Deviance
• Common Assessment
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance) - if not completed
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Mug Shot

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Video shows small alligator wade into Charles River in Boston. "I thought it was fake, I didn't believe it."

Classroom Update (11/13/24)

 

Thursday, November 13, 2025

World History

EQ-

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

Topic: The Tokugawa Shogunate

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- What might have been the long-term effect of Japan’s closed-country policy?
• Go over Module 16 Lesson 3 WS - Japan
• Module 16 (Part 1 ) Assessment Checklist
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano, and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• Six Centuries Ago, Chinese Explorers Left This Coin Behind in Africa

Sociology 

Topic: Unit 4 Assessment

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - None
• Introduce Unit 5 - Deviance and Social Control
• Unit 5 Roadmap
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance)
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 196 - 203 (Defining Deviance)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• A Brief History of the Mug Shot

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Daily Gator

Where do MS alligators go in cold winter weather? It may be closer than you think

Classroom Update (11/12/25)

 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

World History

EQ-

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

- How did the Japanese express themselves culturally under the Tokugawa shoguns?

Topic: Current Events

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the Japanese express themselves culturally under the Tokugawa shoguns?
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano, and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• Six Centuries Ago, Chinese Explorers Left This Coin Behind in Africa

Sociology 

Topic: Unit 4 Review

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What is the expected behavior or collection of experiences of a particular status?
• Unit 4 Review Game
• Assignments: 
• Unit 4 Exam - 11/13
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s

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Daily Gator

6 Most Alligator Filled Rivers In Louisiana

Classroom Update (11/11/25)

 

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Special Schedule Today

World History

EQ-

- How did China deal with Dutch and British traders?

- What was the structure of society in Tokugawa Japan?

Topic: Japan in the 17th Century

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did China deal with Dutch and British traders?
• Current Events
• Assign: Module 16 Lesson 1-3 Vocabulary WS
• Assignments: 
• Read and complete notes on Module 16 Lesson 3 (Part 2 - Japan in the 17th Century) - if not completed
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Magellan, Elcano, and Their Voyage Around the World
• Supplemental Video: 
• 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
• The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4
• Interesting Article: 
• Six Centuries Ago, Chinese Explorers Left This Coin Behind in Africa

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- Does the glass ceiling effect still exist in our society?

Topic: Glass Ceiling Effect

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - How does alienation develop within bureaucratic organizations?
• Does the glass ceiling effect still exist in our society?
• Marilyn Loden, Who Coined The Term ‘Glass Ceiling,’ Dies At 76
• Go over Diversity, Perspectives, and Organizations Notes
• Assignments: 
• Unit 4 Exam - 11/13
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s

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Daily Gator

Alligator goes for a swim in Lake Apopka, where several can be seen on Wildlife Drive

Classroom Update (11/10/22)

 

Monday, November 10, 2025

World History

EQ-

- Why did China withdraw into isolation after the voyages of Zheng He?

Topic: The Voyages of Zheng He

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did China change following the voyages of Zheng He?
• Finish viewing and complete notes on Engineering an Empire: China
• Link to Engineering an Empire: China on YouTube
• Map of Early Portuguese Exploration
• Assign: Module 16 Lesson 3 WS - Japan in the 17th Century
• Assignments: 
• Read and complete notes on Module 16 Lesson 3 (Part 2 - Japan in the 17th Century)
• Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due Today!
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Christopher Columbus and the Exploration of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21
• Interesting Article: 
• The Man Who Sailed the World

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- How does George Ritzer's term “McDonaldization” explain how organizations control workers and consumers in today’s society?

- Does the glass ceiling effect still exist in our society?

Topic: McDonaldization of Society

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What is diversity training? Why is it needed?
• Characteristics of a Bureaucracy Handout
• Read and discuss the articles on McDonaldization
• McDonaldization (Sociology Live!)
• Assign: Unit 4 Study Guide
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Unit 4 Exam - 11/13
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s

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Daily Gator

The 'Alligator Capital Of Texas' Is A Lakefront City Brimming With Wildlife, Rich History, And Incredible Fishing

Classroom Update (11/7/25)

 

Friday, November 7, 2025

World History

EQ-

Essential Question (EQ)-

- Why did China withdraw into isolation after the voyages of Zheng He?

Topic: Engineering an Empire: China

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the arrival of Europeans affect the peoples of the East in general?
• Africa Map, 1914
• Begin viewing and complete notes on Engineering an Empire: China
• Assign: Module 16 Lesson 3 Guided Reading WS - China
• Assignments: 
• Read and complete notes on Module 16 Lesson 3 (Part 1 - China)
• Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due 11/10
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Christopher Columbus and the Exploration of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21
• Interesting Article: 
• The Man Who Sailed the World

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- How do sociologists categorize formal organizations?

- Why do bureaucracies such as our government, tend not to be as efficient, even though that is what they are designed to be?

Topic: Types of Organizations

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - Milgram Obedience Studies revealed that personal dilemmas occur because of the conflict between conscience and authority. In your notebook, provide an example(s) of the concept - appearance of agreement.
• Characteristics of a Bureaucracy Handout
• View and discuss “The Andrea Doria” USPS as a Bureaucracy
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Ramaswamy: ‘We want to go in and slash and burn that bureaucracy’

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Where do GA alligators go during cold winter weather? Closer than you may think

Classroom Update (11/6/25)

 

Thursday, November 6, 2025

World History

EQ-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

- How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

Topic: Portugal Leads the Way

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did Shan Jahan build the Taj Mahal?
• Map of Early Portuguese Exploration
• Age of Exploration Google Slides
• Age of Exploration WS Notes
• Current Events
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: Read Module 16 Lesson 2 (Europeans Explore the East) - if not completed
• Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due 11/10
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Christopher Columbus and the Exploration of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
• Interesting Article: 
• A Mysterious Shipwreck Rests Just 20 Feet Below the Surface. It May Be Connected to Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- Why are groups (especially juries) subject to social influences?

- How do sociologists categorize formal organizations?

Topic: Runaway Jury Assessment

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What is groupthink?
• Finish Runaway Jury Video Analysis
• Complete the Runaway Jury Assessment
• Assign: Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 154 - 165 (Organizations, Diversity, and Theoretical Perspectives)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology #16
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Watch Out for Groupthink

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Daily Gator

Alligator holds up traffic in Richmond neighborhood

Classroom Update (11/5/25)

 

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

World History

EQ-

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

- How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

Topic: Europeans Explore the East

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did Portugal have an advantage at the start of the Era of Exploration?
• Map of Early Portuguese Exploration
• Current Events
• Assign: Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due 11/10
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: Read Module 16 Lesson 2 (Europeans Explore the East) - if not completed
• Era of Exploration Map Assessment - Due 11/10
• Module 16 (Part 1) Assessment - 11/14
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Tour from the Top
• Christopher Columbus and the Exploration of America
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
• Interesting Article: 
• An Illustrated History of a Mughal Emperor
• A Mysterious Shipwreck Rests Just 20 Feet Below the Surface. It May Be Connected to Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- Why are groups (especially juries) subject to social influences?

Topic: Runaway Jury Video Analysis

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What is de-individuation, in terms of risky shift?
• Go over Social Influence Notes
• Finish Runaway Jury Video Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 150 - 154 (Social Influence) - if not done
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology #16
• Formal Organizations: Crash Course Sociology #17
• Interesting Article: 
• Watch Out for Groupthink

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Daily Gator

Alligators caught fighting on this SC island. Watch the wild brawl on video here