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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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

Classroom Update (11/4/25)

 

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

World History

Essential Question (EQ)-

- What does the art during this time period suggest about the culture of Mughal India?

- What was the impact of Aurangzeb’s reign?

Topic: Mughal Painting Analysis

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did the empire weaken under the rule of Aurangzeb?
• Growth of the Mughal Empire, 1525-1707
• Map of India,  2018
• Current Events
• Go over Mughal Painting Analysis 
• Assign: Read Module 16 Lesson 2 (Europeans Explore the East)
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: Read Module 16 Lesson 2 (Europeans Explore the East)
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Tour from the Top
• 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

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

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

Topic: Runaway Jury Video Analysis

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - How does group size affect conformity?
• Begin 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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South Carolina mom catches 12-ft. gator, becomes viral ‘Gator Girl’ sensation

Classroom Update (11/3/25)

 

Monday, November 3, 2025

World History

Essential Question (EQ)-

- While the age of exploration was beginning in Europe, how was the political power in India being centralized under the Mughal Empire?

- What role did Babur play in the establishment of the early Mughal empire?

Topic: The Mughal Empire in India

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the Delhi Sultanate help lay the groundwork for the Mughal Empire?
• Growth of the Mughal Empire, 1525-1707
• Map of India,  2018
• Current Events
• The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: Read Module 16 Lesson 1 (The Mughal Empire in India) - if not completed, and the Mughal Painting Analysis 
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• Taj Mahal: A Tour from the Top
• Supplemental Video: 
• Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
• Interesting Article: 
• An Illustrated History of a Mughal Emperor

Sociology 

Essential Question (EQ)-

- How much influence does the groups that we participate in have on our decision- making process?

Topic: Social Influence

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - Why are social categories and audiences not groups?
• Complete and discuss Social Influence Webquest
• Soc. in the News
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 140-159 (Types of Groups) - if not completed
• 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

These 5 Mississippi rivers have the most alligators in them