Classroom Update (9/16/2020)

 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- What led to European exploration in the 1400s?

- How did Portugal gain a sea route to Asia?

- How did a rivalry develop between Spain and Portugal?

Topic - Portugal Takes the Lead in Exploration

• Current Events - CNN10
• Work Day
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 16 Lesson 3 (China and Japan Reject Expansion) and Complete the Lesson Document in Schoology (Due Friday - 9/18)
• Exploration Vocabulary (Located in Schoology) - Due Today
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 9/18)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Supplemental Video: Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
• Interesting Article: Covid-19 Has Designers Reimagining Personal Protective Equipment

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World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?

- What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

Topic - The Northern Renaissance

• Current Events - CNN10
• Introduce Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 10/2)
• Work Day
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 14 Lesson 3 and Complete the Lesson Document on the Northern Renaissance (located in Schoology) - (Due 9/17)
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 10/2)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Supplemental Video: The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3
• Interesting Article: Covid-19 Has Designers Reimagining Personal Protective Equipment

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Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 
1. Current Events - 9/16/2020 (located in Schoology)
2. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th
1. Share with Mr. Molitor!

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Classroom Update (09/15/2020)

 

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- 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?

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

- What was the impact of Aurangzeb’s reign?

Topic - The Golden Age of Akbar

• DJ - P. 600 Map Questions
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Mughal Painting Analysis Document
• Review The Mughal Empire (16.1) Notes
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 16 Lesson 2 ( Europeans Explore the East) and Complete the Lesson Document in Schoology - Due Wednesday (9/16)
• Exploration Vocabulary (Located in Schoology) - Due Thursday (9/17)
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 9/18)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Explore Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'
• Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away

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World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?

- What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

Topic - The Northern Renaissance

• DJ - Why is Machiavelli’s work still relevant today?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish Reviewing Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) Notes
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 10/2)
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 14 Lesson 3 and Complete the Lesson Document on the Northern Renaissance (located in Schoology) - (Due 9/17)

• WH Enrichment: 
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away

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Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 
1. Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away
2. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th

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Classroom Update (9/14/2020)

 

Monday, September 14, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did the invention of the printing press impact European society? 

- So What? Why does the Renaissance still matter today?

Topic - The Legacy of the Renaissance

• DJ - How did the invention of the printing press affect the dissemination of knowledge and ideas?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Renaissance Unit Progress Check (Link in Schoology)
• The Mughal Empire Crash Course Video
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 16 Lesson 1 and Complete the Lesson Document in Schoology - Due Tuesday (9/15)
• Exploration Vocabulary (Located in Schoology) - Due Thursday (9/17)
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due Friday - 9/18))
• WH Enrichment: 
• Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away
• Interesting Article: The School of Athens: A detail hidden in a masterpiece

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World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic - The Italian Renaissance

• DJ - Why is Machiavelli’s work still relevant today?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Italian Renaissance Art Analysis
• Go over Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) Notes
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 14 Lesson 3 and Complete the Lesson Document on the Northern Renaissance (located in Schoology) - (Due 9/16)
• WH Enrichment: 
• Explore Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Interesting Article: The School of Athens: A detail hidden in a masterpiece
• Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away

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Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 
1. Interesting Article: What Happens When Children’s Covid-19 Symptoms Won’t Go Away
2. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th

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Daily Gator Posting

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Classroom Update (9/11/2020)

 

Friday, September 11, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance?

- What impact did the Northern artists and writers have on the Renaissance?

- How did the Elizabethan Age reflect the values of the Renaissance?

Topic - The Northern Renaissance

• DJ - What conditions in northern Europe allowed the middle class to start sponsoring artists?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Map of Europe - 1400
• Complete and discuss the Northern Renaissance Art Analysis
• Assignment: 
• Read Module 14 Lesson 4 and Worksheet - Due Monday (9/14)
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due 9/18/2020)
• WH Enrichment: 
• The 9/11 Attacks Explained: US History Review (1/2)
• Zoom Into Albrecht Dürer's 'Hase'
• Interesting Article: The School of Athens: A detail hidden in a masterpiece

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World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic - The Italian Renaissance

• Current Events - CNN10
• Work Day
• Assignment: 
• Renaissance Vocabulary (Due 9/14) (located in Schoology)
• Read Module 14 Lesson 2 and Complete the Lesson Document on Italian Renaissance Writers (located in Schoology) - (Due Monday 9/14)
• WH Enrichment: 
• The 9/11 Attacks Explained: US History Review (1/2)
• Explore Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'
• Interesting Article: The School of Athens: A detail hidden in a masterpiece

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Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 
2. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th

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Daily Gator Posting

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Classroom Update (9/10/2020)

 

Thursday, September 10, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic - Italian Renaissance Art and Literature

• DJ - Why is Machiavelli’s work still relevant today?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Complete and discuss the Italian Renaissance Art Analysis
• Go over Module 14 Lesson 2 (The Italian Renaissance) Notes
• Assign: 
• Read Module 14 Lesson 3 and Complete the Lesson Document on the Northern Renaissance (in Schoology) - Due Friday
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due 9/18/2020)

World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- During the fourteenth century, how did the bubonic plague shake Europe socially, politically, and economically?

- Which shifts in society had the greatest impact on the Renaissance?

- How did humanism influence Renaissance ideas?

Topic - 

• DJ - How was Italy unlike other countries in Europe?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish going over Module 14 Lesson 1 (14.1) Lesson Document
• Assign: Renaissance Vocabulary (9/14) (located in Schoology)

Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 
2. Current Events 9/9/2020 - Due Today in Schoology!
3. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th

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Classroom Update (9/9/2020)

 

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- Why did the Italian Renaissance produce some of the world’s most extraordinary writers and artists?

- How do the works of Renaissance artists and architects reflect Renaissance ideas?

Topic - Architecture of the Italian Renaissance

• Current Events - CNN10
• Watch and complete notes on Engineering an Empire: Davinci's World
• Engineering an Empire: Davinci's World Notes
• Optional Renaissance Videos:
• The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
• Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
• Assign: 
• Renaissance Vocabulary Document (Due Today)
• Read Module 14 Lesson 2 and Lesson Document (in Schoology) - Due Thursday at the start of class!
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due 9/18/2020)

World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- During the fourteenth century, how did the bubonic plague shake Europe socially, politically, and economically?

- Which shifts in society had the greatest impact on the Renaissance?

- How did humanism influence Renaissance ideas?

Topic - The Black Death

• Current Events - CNN10
• The Middle Ages (The Black Death Explained)
• Assign: Go over Module 14 Lesson 1 (1.1) and Notes Thursday (9/10)

Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 (Interesting Link on News Bias)
2. Current Event Article Assignment (Located in Schoology)

Daily Gator Posting

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Classroom Update (9/8/2020)

 

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

World History (Block)

E.Q. -

- How did humanism influence Renaissance ideas?

Topic - Renaissance Ideals

• DJ - How was Italy unlike other countries in Europe?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Finish Module 14 Lesson 1 Notes
• Assign: 
• Renaissance Vocabulary Document (Due 9/9)
• Read Module 14 Lesson 2 and Lesson Document (in Schoology) - Due Thursday at the start of class!
• Current Events Written Assessment (Due 9/18/2020)

World History (Skinny)

E.Q. -

- During the fourteenth century, how did the bubonic plague shake Europe socially, politically, and economically?

- Which shifts in society had the greatest impact on the Renaissance?

- How did humanism influence Renaissance ideas?

Topic - 

• DJ - What does “renaissance” mean?
• Current Events - CNN10
• Assign: Read Module 14 Lesson 1 (1.1) and complete Lesson Document

Contemporary Affairs

Project Work Day

1. Current Events - CNN10 (Interesting Link on News Bias)
2. Project Work Time - Contemporary Affairs-Education/Foreign Policy Topics Presentation
1. Two citations in your Works Cited (Bibliography)
2. Glossary of the terms started (with definitions)
3. Paper/Presentation Outlines due Thursday, September 17th

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