Classroom Update (12/5/25)

 

Friday, December 5, 2025

All Late Work (INC) must be completed by Wednesday, January 14th!

World History

EQ-

- How does the art from the Spanish and Dutch Golden Age reflect the political culture of the era? 

Topic: Mannerism

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did the Dutch prosper during this period (1600s)?
• Current Events
• Go over the Mannerism Art Analysis and Baroque Art Analysis (if time)
• Assign: Module 17 (Part 1) Vocabulary Worksheet
• Assignments: 
• Module 17 (Part 1) Assessment - 12/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• El Greco's "Boy Blowing an Ember"
• Supplemental Video: 
• Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
• Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15
• Interesting Article: 
• Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?

Sociology 

Topic: Unit 5 Assessment

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - None
• Unit 5 Assessment
• Assign: Textbook Reading: pp. 224-230 (Social Stratification)
• Soc. in the News
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp. 224-230 (Social Stratification)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Social Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #21
• Why is there Social Stratification?: Crash Course Sociology #22
• Interesting Article: 
• Many in Gen Z ditch colleges for trade schools. Meet the 'toolbelt generation'
• Outdoor Christmas decorations and burglary could be linked. Here's what to know

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Daily Gator

Video shows Florida deputies wrangling a massive 14-foot, 600-pound alligator blocking a roadway

Classroom Update (12/4/25)

 

Thursday, December 4, 2025

All Late Work (INC) must be completed by Wednesday, January 14th!

World History

EQ-

- How was Philip II of Spain a typical absolute monarch?

Topic: Philip II of Spain

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How was Phillip II of Spain a typical absolute monarch?
• Go over The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
• Assign: Complete the Mannerism Art Analysis and Baroque Art Analysis
• Assignments: 
• Module 17 (Part 1) Assessment - 12/11
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• El Greco's "Boy Blowing an Ember"
• Supplemental Video: 
• Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
• Interesting Article: 
• Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?

Sociology 

Topic: Unit 5 Review

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What are networks of groups that organize to support or resist changes in society called?
• Soc. in the News
• Review Game
• Assignments: 
• Unit 5 Assessment - 12/5 (moved to Friday)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• The 2008 Crash: What Happened to All That Money?

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Daily Gator

Why are there alligators at UNI and how are they cared for?

Classroom Update (12/3/25)

 

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

No Early Release!

All Late Work (INC) must be completed by Wednesday, January 14th!

World History

EQ-

- Why were monarchs able to gain absolute power during the 16th century?

- How was Philip II of Spain a typical absolute monarch?

Topic: Divine Right of Kings

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- Why did absolute monarchs believe they were justified in exercising absolute power?
• Complete The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 Assessment - Due Today!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• El Greco's "Boy Blowing an Ember"
• Supplemental Video: 
• Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
• Interesting Article: 
• Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?

Sociology 

Topic: Unit 5 Study Guide

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - Does the high arrest rate of poor people mean that the poor commit more crimes?
• Soc. in the News
• Assignments: 
• Unit 5 Assessment - 12/5 (moved to Friday)
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• The 2008 Crash: What Happened to All That Money?

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Daily Gator

Cal Academy announces beloved Claude the albino alligator has died

Classroom Update (12/2/25)

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

All Late Work (INC) must be completed by Wednesday, January 14th!

World History

EQ-

- Why were monarchs able to gain absolute power during the 16th century?

- How was Philip II of Spain a typical absolute monarch?

Topic: Spain's Empire and European Absolutism

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 change the political structure of Europe?
• Absolute Monarchs in Europe Unit Introduction (Module 17)
• The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
• Map of Europe in 1556
• Read and complete Module 17 Lesson 1 Worksheet on Spain's Empire and European Absolutism
• Work on Module 16 Assessment
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 Assessment - Due by Wednesday!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• El Greco's "Boy Blowing an Ember"
• Supplemental Video: 
• Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219
• Interesting Article: 
• Is This Religious Scene a Long-Overlooked El Greco Painting?

Sociology 

EQ-

- What is crime?

- How do we categorize the different types of crime?

Topic: Types of Crime

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - How do perpetrators of organizational crimes typically justify their actions?
• View and discuss Types of Crime Seinfeld Video Analysis
• Assign: Unit 5 Study Guide
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp.213 - 215 (Forms of Deviance) and pp.215 - 221 (Types of Crime)
• Unit 5 Assessment - 12/4
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• The 2008 Crash: What Happened to All That Money?

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Daily Gator

Alligators returned to San Jacinto Plaza in 1995 with dedication of los Lagartos statue

Classroom Update (12/1/2025)

 

Monday, December 1, 2025

World History

EQ-

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

- Which historical figures had a dramatic impact on the Era of Exploration?

Topic: Module 16 Poster Assessment

• Daily Jumble (DJ)- How did European colonization help create capitalist economies?
• Current Events
• Work on Module 16 Assessment
• Assignments: 
• Module 16 Assessment - Due by Wednesday!
• WH Enrichment:
• Google Arts and Culture: 
• In the Wake of Juan Sebastián Elcano
• Supplemental Video: 
• The Natives and the English - Crash Course US History #3
• Interesting Article: 
• Who Were the Taíno, the Original Inhabitants of Columbus’ Island Colonies?

Sociology 

EQ-

- What is crime?

- How do we categorize the different types of crime?

Topic: Forms of Deviance

• DJ (Daily Jumble) - What theory of deviance is your mother using when she declares that you’re hanging out with the wrong crowd?
• Soc. in the News
• Work on Term 2 Project
• Assignments: 
• Textbook Reading: pp.213 - 215 (Forms of Deviance) and pp.215 - 221 (Types of Crime)
• Chapter 8 Assessment - 12/4
• Sociology Enrichment:
• Supplemental Video: 
• Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #18
• Theory & Deviance: Crash Course Sociology #19
• Interesting Article: 
• The 2008 Crash: What Happened to All That Money?

coachmolitor.com

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Daily Gator

This slice of Westwego has always had alligators. Now, it has Gator Town.