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18/19 On-Level Sophomores 

Important Links
Myers/Gilpin Syllabus
Sophomore Writing Rubric
Writing Resources
18/19 School Year Calendar 
turnitin.com
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Study Guide and Power Points for Second Semester : 
Look at both.

1. usp=sharingdrive.google.com/drive/folders/12ai20QmRHtM-Ow-yA8mtxudX31GW8OGh?usp=sharing

​2. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yzMP0xusIu7CDWqyp1hecsR23xaEL-Hb
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World History – 2nd Semester
Study Guide 2019
 

 
World War I:
  • Long Term Causes (M.A.I.N.)
  • Triple Alliance
  • Triple Entente
  • Beginning of the War
    • Austria-Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia
    • Franz Ferdinand; Princip; Black Hand
    • blame; ultimatums; declarations of war
  • Russian involvement
  • Schlieffen Plan
  • Central Powers
  • Allied Powers
  • Western Front
    • Battle of the Marne (1st and 2nd battles here, significance)
    • Trench warfare
    • Weapons/inventions
    • Somme/Verdun (examples of war of attrition, western front)
  • Eastern Front
  • Similarities/Differences with Western Front
  • Submarine warfare—blockade of England/Germany (impact on economy, see film notes)
  • U.S. Enters the War
    • Lusitania--see film notes
    • Zimmermann Telegram
    • Popular consensus (why did the US join the allies)
  • War on the Home Front
    • Total War
    • Rationing
    • Propaganda
    • Role of Women
  • Withdrawal of Russia
  • Why was Russia struggling?
  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (March 1918)
  • Mexican Revolution
    • Zapata
    • Pancho Villa
    • Diaz
    • Madero
    • Causes/Impact
  • End of the War
    • Armistice
    • Wilson’s Fourteen Points (Just the big ones we talked about in class)
    • Treaty of Versailles
    • League of Nations
  • Dates to know:
    • November 11, 1918

  • Joseph Stalin
  • Communism
  • Socialism
  • Capitalism
  • Totalitarianism
  • Hitler
    • Mein Kampf
    • Triumph of the Will
  • Germany economy 1920s
  • Mussolini
  • Fascism
 
World War II:
  • Political/Economic Situation in Germany
  • Weimar Republic
  • Inflation
  • Dawes Plan
  • Treaty of Locarno 1925
  • Kellogg-Brian Pact 1928
  • Great Depression – Impact on Germany
  • Hitler
  • Mein Kampf
  • Nazi Party
  • Spanish Civil War
  • Early WWII
    • Appeasement
    • Sudetenland
    • Rhineland
  • Invasion of Poland
    • September 1st 1939
  • War on the Home Front
  • Battle Projects
    • Phony War & The Winter War
    • Operation Weserubung
    • Case Yellow, Battle of France & Operation Dynamo
    • Battle of the Atlantic
    • Battle of Britain & Operation Sea Lion
    • Operation 25 & Operation Marita
    • Operation Barbarossa, the Siege of Leningrad & and The Battle of Stalingrad
    • Battle of El-Alamein
    • Operation Torch
    • Pacific Theatre (Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Philippines Campaign)
    • Operation Citadel and Red Army Advance
    • Operation Overlord
    • Operation Market Garden
    • Ardennes Offensive
    • Firebombing of Dresden
    • Fall of Berlin 
  • D Day
    • June 6th 1944
  • Axis/Allied alliances
  • Maginot Line
  • V-E Day
  • Yalta/Potsdam Conference
  • US Enters War
    • American Neutrality
    • Pearl Harbor
      • Dec 7th 1941
  • Cash/Carry
  • Lend-Lease
  • Spanish Civil War
 
Cold War/Latin America/Modern Euro:
  • Iron Curtain
  • Truman Doctrine
  • Marshall Plan
  • Containment policy
  • Berlin Blockade
    • Berlin Airlift
  • Sphere of Influence
  • Satellite States
  • Arms Race
  • NATO
  • Warsaw Pact
  • MAD
  • U2 Spy Plane
  • Space Race
    • Sputnik
  • Division of Berlin/Berlin War
    • Federal Republic of Germany (W)
    • German Democratic Republic (E)
  • Attempts to break from the Soviet Union (order of revolution movements)
  • Hungarian Revolution – 1956 
6/10
Continue watching  "Bridge of Spies"
Turn in Critical Read - Korean War and Overview, and JFK - and the Cuban Missile Crisis
6/7
Begin Movie "Bridge of Spies"
Critical Read - Korean War and Overview, and JFK - and the Cuban Missile Crisis Due Monday  
6/5 
​Lecture/Discussion on the Cold War.
6/4 
Complete the "Cold War Packet"
6/3
Intro into the cold war 
5/24
Begin the Movie "Cold War"
5/23
Work Day Ch 30 - Section 1 (Terms, People, Places (TPP), 10  Notes, Questions 3- the last question)
5/22
​Game Play 
5/21

Finish WWII game preparation.
Start on Chapter 29 sections 3,4,&5 terms, People, Places (TPP), 10  Notes, Questions 3 through the last question.
5/20
Workday for Game Board Preparation.
5/17
Work Day to finish book questions and Project Information 
WWII Game Board Assignment
5/16
WWII Battles Information Gathering Project
5/15
WWII Battles Information Gathering Project
5/14
Chapter 29 Sections 1, and 2, Terms, People, Places (TPP), 10  Notes, Questions 3-6 (Section 1) and Questions 3-5 (section 2)
5/13 
Chapter 29 Sections 1, and 2, Terms, People, Places (TPP), 10  Notes, Questions 3-6 (Section 1) and Questions 3-5 (section 2)
5/10
"The Time Between The Wars" Test
5/9
"The Time Between The Wars" Test Review Continued 
5/8 
"The Time Between The Wars" Test Review 
5/7
Lecture/Discussion
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party Continued.
5/6
Lecture/Discussion
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party Continued.
5/3
Lecture/Discussion
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party.
5/2 
Finish Lecture on Hitler and Germany and the continue watching "Hitler rise of Eval"
5/1 
Continue Lecture on Hitler and Germany 
4/30
Movie "Hitler - Rise of Evil"
4/29
1) Turn in Ch 28 sections 3,4,and 5 
Lecture/Discussion on Hitler 
Power Points for The Interwar Years : 
usp=sharingdrive.google.com/drive/folders/12ai20QmRHtM-Ow-yA8mtxudX31GW8OGh?usp=sharing

4/24 
Chapter 28 Section 3 Terms, People, Places (TPP), 10  Notes, Questions 3-6
Chapter 28 Section 4, TPP, 10 Notes, Questions 3-7
Chapter 28 Section 5 TPP, 10 Notes, 3-8 
All Due  On Monday

4/23 
LA Genocide Presentations

4/22
Work Period on LA Project Due tomorrow 
4/17 

Log on to actively learn (Activelylearn.com) and use the following class code to register for my class t675n. Read the posted article and respond to the questions at the end.
4/16 LA Project work time 
4/15
Journal activity for propaganda
     1. This week, I would like you to watch two news shoes, either MSNBC and  FOX would be fine, but you might choose your own.
find examples of propaganda, using your chart.  Identify the example, and tell why it is what it is.  Then select two online sources and select two sources that would be Left and Right in their orientation  and do the same as you did with the televised sources. 
Tell why your selection is propaganda, and falls into what category
it falls into. Be ready to discuss on Friday.  ​

4/4
​Finished watching "The Gathering Storm"
4/3 

​If you have not turned in your final Sophomore Project paper, please do so ASAP. 
Today we watched and took notes on the beginning of "The Gathering Storm" on Netflix.

4/1
Complete Chapter 28 sections 1 and 2, Pages 884-889, (section 1) terms, people, and places, 10 notes and questions 3,4, and 5.
​Section 2 pages 891-897, terms, people, and places, 10 notes and questions 3,4,5, and 6. Due on Wednesday.

3/19 - 3/29 
​Work on Sophomore Project 
Work on Final Draft due to turnitin on Sunday 11:59, Final Draft and all process work is due in class on 4/1
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3/18
Chapter 26 section five, complete "Terms, People, Places", 10 notes and end of section questions 2 through 5 or 6.  Three level outline for your Sophomore Project due tomorrow.
3/15 
WWI movie 
3/14
Computer Carts work on Sophomore Project Outline 
3/13 
Working on Sophomore Project, 50  note cards due Monday
3/12

I received the following message from Career Counseling:  
This is important: 
"10th and 11th graders!  Your high school and beyond plan is past due.  All students should log into Career Cruising and confirm that their completion bar is at 100%.  If it is not, then more work has to be done.  Please stop in the College & Career Center to complete the work or finish it at home this week. Here is the link if students should ask.
https://sites.google.com/site/skylinehsccc/culminating-project/career-cruising"
​ Activity - Lecture Discussion on Treaty of Versailles 
​3/11
​Computer carts for your Sophomore Project,  Ch 26 sections 3 and 4 Due.
3/8
Library work on your Sophomore Project.  First 25 Note Cards due.  If you use Doodle Tool make sure you share with me (blaggc), Use your real name and make sure you are using the 5th period project.   
​ 3/7
     1) Please register for MY "Turnitin"! The class code is 20583454 The password is "spartans2"
     2) 25 Note cards are due on 
Friday (in class for paper, and turned in at midnight to 
Turnitin for electronic).  If you have not signed up               for my Turnitin, you need to do so ASAP.
     3) Complete Ch 26 sections 3 and 4 . 
Complete "Terms, People, and Places"  for each section and write 10 notes on each section.                          Complete Assessment questions 3,4,5, and 6 fro each section.  Due Monday
3/6 
Library Time  Sophomore Project 
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3/5
We went over "Writing a good Thesis" the link is below. 
We also continued on the "Mexican Revolution" presentation.
Reminder 25 research note cards are due NLT Friday (3/8)  

3/4
Preliminary Thesis Due 
​Reading notes due 

​3/1 
​Reading CH-26 Sections 1 and 2, Pages 616 through 828. Complete "Terms, People, and Places"  for each section and write 10 notes on each section. Complete Assessment questions 3,4,5, and 6 fro each section.
Sophomore Project Research Selection Sheets due on Monday


2/28
Library Time for Sophomore Project 
       Topic Selection sheet DUE On Monday 
       Parent Permission Sheet is Due NLT Tomorrow.

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Reading about writing a good Thesis Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQW93HSm8YFQ-HZp7iod511g02xY_17dhKKPRKSWD9W8d5aGNoCaqt8akvcksvWsMKMpecMcdVwZXpd/pub

2/27
​Sophomore Project Packet 
research Presentation  Below 
drive.google.com/file/d/1OyXu__mL8UPUzOemXyaywpbcVud3SI37/view?usp=sharingview?usp=sharing
2/26
Poster Gallery Walk 
Finish Trench Warfare Film  
2/25
Lecture Discussion On WWI ​Link is as follows:
drive.google.com/open?id=1OhyG_uQV2Eiwg-KnHLSLypuf2yjHXAgM

2/15
The poster project is due on 2/26!
WWI
Thursday 2/7
     I handed out the Rubric for the poster project, and we continued the lecture on "Causes" . 
​     The due date for the project will depend on the weather for next week, 
Wednesday 2/6 
      Continue Causes of WWI 
      ​https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15YiNvR2_yDIzHKD21uhrKF8qCil67XrZOPaXiBYuMsI/edit?usp=sharing
​Directions for “Causes of WWI Poster Project”
  1. Design a personification for each of the following countries that would have an impact on Europe prior to the WWI:
    1. Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, Italy, France, Serbia, Britain, Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Japan, America before the war, and America after the war. This can be pictures, Memes, etc.
    2. Include a written description for each personification.
    3. You will be judged by your peers on the following categories:
i.Creativity
ii.Neatness
iii.Design
iv.Overall Best   
Unit 4 Daily Activities
Wednesday 1/20/19
Daily Activities:
Final 

Tuesday 1/19/19
Daily Activities:
Study time

Friday 1/18/19
Daily Activities:
Test prep as a class

Thursday 1/17/19
Daily Activities:
Industrial Rev.

Wednesday 1/16/19
Daily Activities:
Industrial Rev.

Tuesday 1/15/19
Daily Activities:
Industrial Rev.

Monday 1/14/19
Daily Activities:
Industrial Rev.
Unit 4 Power Points
Industrialism Power Point

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Unit 3 - Enlightenment, French Rev., & Napoleon
Unit 3 Daily Activities
1/11/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Unit Assessment
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Journal Entry:

1/10/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Napoleon
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Journal Entry:

1/9/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Napoleon
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Journal Entry:

1/8/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Napoleon
​
Journal Entry:

1/7/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Napoleon
​
Journal Entry:

1/4/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Napoleon
​
Journal Entry:

1/3/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
French Rev. 
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Journal Entry:

1/2/19
Homework:

Daily Activities:
French Rev. 

Journal Entry:

12/19/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
French Rev.

Journal Entry:

12/18/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
French Rev.

Journal Entry:

12/17/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
French Rev.

Journal Entry:

12/14/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

Journal Entry:

12/13/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

Journal Entry:

12/12/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

Journal Entry:

12/11/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

Journal Entry:

Friday 12/10/18
​Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

​Journal Entry:

Thursday 12/6/18
Homework:
None
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Daily Activities:
Started on Scientific Rev & Enlightenment 

​Journal Entry:
Unit 3 Power Points 
Enlightenment 
French Revolution
​Napoleon
Readings & Other Resources
Introduction to Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment 
  • Reading
  • Graphic Organizer
Unit 2 - Rise of the English
Unit 2 Daily Activities
Wednesday 12/5/18
Homework:
None
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Daily Activities:
Rise of the English quiz 
Once we finished we started on the Introduction to Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment & graphic organizer
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Journal Entry:
None
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Tuesday 12/4/18
Homework:
Study for quiz - it is open note. 
  • You are welcome to use either of the note guides I printed and gave to you in class
  • Remember if you are missing information you can check the PP

Daily Activities:
Finished ECW

Journal Entry:
What was the greatest cause of the English Civil War?

Monday 12/3/18

Homework:
Final draft due no later than 10pm tonight

Daily Activities:
English Civil War 

Journal Entry:
Who was more important to the reformation of religion in England - Henry VIII or Elizabeth?

Essay Portion Due Today:
Final draft submission window closes at 10pm tonight

Friday 11/30/18
Homework:
Final draft submission window

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Essay Portion Due Today:
Final draft submission window

Thursday 11/29/18
Homework:
Final draft submission window

Daily Activities:
Start rise of the English
Reformation in England reading
  • Start at The Reformation in England
    • Skip - John Calvin & Calvinism (p. 385)
    • Skip - The two paragraphs above "The England of Elizabeth" (p. 397)
    • Skip - Film & History (p. 399)
    • Skip - The Spanish Armada (p. 400)

Journal Entry:
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Unit 2 Power Points
Rise of the English PP
Unit 2 Readings/Resources
Rise of England note guide 
Reformation of England reading
English Civil War note guide
English Bill of Rights reading
Fall Essay 
Daily Activities & Due Dates


Essay Portion Due Today:
Final draft submission window

Wednesday 11/28/18
Homework:
Final draft submission window

Daily Activities:
Final draft writing day

Journal Entry:
None

Essay Portion Due Today:
Final draft submission window

Tuesday 11/27/18
Homework:
Final draft submission window

Daily Activities:
Final draft writing day 

Journal Entry:
None
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Essay Portion Due Today:
Final draft submission window

Monday 11/26/18
Homework:
Final draft submission window

Daily Activities:
Peer edit rough drafts

Journal Entry:
None

Essay Portion Due Today:
Rough draft both online and in class
  • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the rough draft

Finish works cited both online and in class
  • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the works cited (it can be attached to the rough draft, it doesn't need to be separate)

Final thesis/bts online only 

Wednesday 11/21/18
Homework:
Finish rough draft both online and in class
  • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the rough draft

Finish works cited both online and in class
  • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the works cited (it can be attached to the rough draft, it doesn't need to be separate)

Final thesis/bts online only 
  • Due Monday 11/26/18

Daily Activities:
Writing day for rough draft 

Journal Entry:
None


Essay Portion Due Today:
None

Tuesday 11/20/18
Homework:
Rough draft
Daily Activities:
Writing day for rough draft 

Journal Entry:
None


Essay Portion Due Today:
None

Monday 11/19/18
Homework:
Rough draft 

Daily Activities:
Peer edit outlines

Journal Entry:
None

Essay Portion Due Today:
Outline 
  • Both in class and online
    • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the outline
2nd thesis/bts 
  • Turned in online only

Friday 11/16/18
Homework:
Work on outline
  • Remember this is due both in class and online
    • The in class version MUST be printed to receive credit for the assignment, I will not allow you to go to the library to print the outline
Due Monday 11/19/18

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Essay Portion Due Today:
Nothing

Thursday 11/15/18
Homework:
Work on outline

Daily Activities:
Basic analysis techniques
Essay development

Journal Entry:
•How many paragraphs should your essay be?
•What are the basic components of an essay? 
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Essay Portion Due Today:
Nothing

Wednesday 11/14/18
Homework:
Work on outline

Daily Activities:
Outline writing day 
Journal Entry:
None

Essay Portion Due Today:
Nothing

Tuesday 11/13/18
Homework:
Work on outline

Daily Activities:
Review outlining 
Discuss evidence use & essay development

Journal Entry:
What is the most important thing to think about when you select evidence for an essay?

Essay Portion Due Today:
Note cards (all)
1st thesis/bts (online by 10pm)

Friday 11/9/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Sophomore Writing Rubric
William of Normandy reading
Evidence Use Practice Assignment 

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 11/8/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Library research day
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Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 11/7/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Research day, in class

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 11/6/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Library research day

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 11/5/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Thesis examples

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 11/2/18
Homework:
See essay calendar

Daily Activities:
Library research day

Journal:
None

Thursday 11/1/18
Homework:
Start basic research

Daily Activities:
Introduced essay

​Journal Entry:
None
Essay Resources
Fall Essay - Full Assignment
Stamp Sheet
Thesis Revision Sheet (TRS)
Prompt Selection Sheet
​Essay Reminders (Do's and Don'ts)
Unit 1 - Early Modern Europe on Continent
Daily Activities & Due Dates 
Wednesday 10/31/18
Homework:
Compile HW packets
Compile Journals 
Due Thursday 11/1/18 in class

Daily Activities:
End of unit quiz

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 10/30/18
Homework:
Study for quiz

Daily Activities:
Think again Presentations

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 10/29/18
Homework:
Study for test

Daily Activities:
Study day for quiz on Wednesday

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 10/26/18
Homework:
Absolutism Facebook Project - 
Due Sunday via email by 10pm

Daily Activities:
Work on Absolutism Facebook project

Journal Entry:
None
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Thursday 10/25/18
Homework:
Work on Absolutism Facebook Project 
Facebook template
Due Sunday by 10pm via email

Daily Activities:
Finish Louis XIV, started Absolutism Facebook Project
Facebook template

Journal Entry:
  • Explain the ruling style of Louis XIV

Wednesday 10/24/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Finished French Wars of Religion, started Louis XIV

​Journal Entry:
  • What does the term defenestration mean?

Tuesday 10/23/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
French Wars of Religion

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 10/22/18
Homework:
Finish reading Politics and Wars of Religion and filling out evidence practice 
Due Tuesday 10/23/18

Daily Activities:
Worked on reading Politics and Wars of Religion & filling out evidence practice 

Journal Entry:
  • What is the hardest part about taking tests?
  • What is the hardest part about writing an essay?

Friday 10/19/18
Homework:
None
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Daily Activities:
Methods of the Inquisition

Journal Entry:

Thursday 10/18/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Catholic Reformation
Started Inquisition 

Journal Entry:
Read the article Background on the Alhambra Decree and answer the following prompt –
  • In the event that a person was caught in Spain as a Jew/Muslim/non Catholic what do you think would happen?

Wednesday 10/17/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Counter Reformation 

Counter Reformation Note Guide & BTS/Evidence practice sheet
Politics and Wars of the 16th Century

Journal Entry:
What is the difference between a direct quote and a paraphrase?
When should you use a direct quote versus a paraphrase?

Tuesday 10/16/18
Homework:
Finish HW from Monday if you didn't do if for today

Daily Activities:
Spread of reformation 

Journal Entry:
  • What type of challenges did Luther encounter during the rise of Lutheranism?
    • Include specific examples on this one – especially the Peasants War

Monday 10/15/18
Homework:
Read and take notes or critically read #8 Counter Reformation
  • Due Tuesday 10/16/18
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Daily Activities:
Discuss Reformation & Luther

Journal Entry:

Friday 10/12/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Finish Luther video, start talking about Luther's impacts 

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 10/11/18
Homework:
Finish HW from Tuesday, due tomorrow

Daily Activities:
Luther video

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 10/10/18
Homework:
Homework from last night 

Daily Activities:
No class, PSAT day

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 10/9/18
Homework:
Read and take notes from #7 Luther's Reformation 
  • Due Friday 10/12/18
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​Daily Activities:

Mid Unit Quiz 
  • Remember you are welcome to use a 3"X5" handwritten (front and back) note card on the quiz 

Journal:
None

Monday 10/8/18
No school 

Friday 10/5/18
Homework:
Study for quiz

Daily Activities:
Northern Renaissance
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Journal Entry:
Read the article - Church in the Renaissance
  • Who were the Lollards and Hussite's, what did they want, what happened to them?

Who were the Lollards and Hussite's, what did they want, what happened to them?

Thursday 10/4/18
Homework:
Critically read or take notes from Northern Renaissance
  • Due Friday 10/5/18

Daily Activities:
Worked on Renaissance Art Assignment 
  • It was due at the end of the period 

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 10/3/18
Homework:
Critically read or take note from reading #5
  • Due Thursday 10/4/18
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Daily Activities:
Humanism

Journal Entry:
Define Humanism

Tuesday 10/2/18
Homework:
Read and complete HW questions for #4
Due Wednesday 10/3/18

Daily Activities:
Machiavelli 

Journal Entry:
Is it better to be loved or feared? 

Monday 10/1/18
Homework:
Critically read homework #3 
  • Due Tuesday 10/2/18

Daily Work:
Start Renaissance

Journal Entry:
Define the Renaissance

Friday 9/28/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Early church reform

Journals:
Two questions -
  • Explain the difference between the Papacy in Avignon and the Great Schism
  • What led to the Great Schism?

​Thursday 9/27/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Early church reform
Journals:
How could the church potentially use Relics, and Indulgences in a negative way?

Wednesday 9/26/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Early church reform

Journals:
What is the most interesting thing you learned in the reading from last evenings homework?
  • You are welcome to look back over the reading to refresh your memory

Tuesday 9/25/18
Homework:
Complete HW assignment #2 (critically read)
  • Due Wednesday 9/26/18
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Daily Activities:
Petrine Supremacy
Started early issues with the church
Journals:

Monday 9/24/18
Homework:
Complete HW assignment #1 (see above)
  • Due Tuesday 9/25/18
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Daily Activities:
Did medieval jigsaw
Petrine Supremacy 

Journals:
​Read the article Petrine Supremacy  and answer the following questions - 
  • What is this article saying?
  • How does this article sum up the reasoning for issues between the church and state?

Friday 9/21/18
Homework:
Medieval Research Project
Due Sunday 9/23/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm
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Daily Activities:
European Map Quiz
worked on Medieval Research Project once everyone was done

Journals:
None
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Thursday 9/20/18
Curriculum Night
Homework:
Medieval Research Project
Due Sunday 9/23/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm

Daily Activities:
working on Medieval Research Project 

​Journals:
None

Wednesday 9/19/18
Homework:
Medieval Research Project
Due Sunday 9/23/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm

Daily Activities:
Started working on Medieval Research Project 

Journals:
None

Tuesday 9/18/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journals:

Monday 9/17/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journals:
Friday 9/14/18
Activities:

Due:

Thursday 9/13/18
Homework:
Get syllabus signed
  • Due Friday 9/14/18
​
Daily Activities:
Discussed the syllabus in class
Started new unit - Introduced Early Modern Europe

Journals:
What are you most excited to learn about this school year?
  • Based on what you know about the class 

Wednesday 9/12/18
Homework:
Critically read the syllabus
  • Due 9/13/18

Daily Activities:
Finished discussing cell phone policy

Journals:
Did you think the article How Cell Phones are Killing Conversation was fact or opinion?

Tuesday 9/11/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Started discussing cell phone policy
Read How Smart Phones are Killing Conversation

Journals:
Two questions today -
  • What do you believe is the most significant invention of human history?
  • Why?  How has it improved humanity?

Monday 9/10/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Golden Circle
Creating your Golden Circle

Journals:
What does it mean to lead yourself?

​Friday 9/7/18
Project Spartan!
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Beard Scratchers

Journals:
None

Thursday 9/6/18
Picture day!
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
​Started Golden Circle

Journals:
Why is school important?
  • This is a totally personal question, make this specific to you and you only. 

Wednesday 9/5/18
Homework:
Start thinking about what you want to get out of school, or why you think school is important. We are going to be discussing this question tomorrow in class. 

Daily Activities:
  • First day of school. 
  • Introductions. 

​Journals:
•What makes a good teacher?
•What makes a bad teacher?
Unit 1 Readings
The due dates for these readings are under the date in the column on the left. 
  1. Critically read Petrine Supremacy 
  2. Critically read Early Church Reform
  3. Machiavelli 
  4. Renaissance Intellectualism Sp. 344-350​​ - Answer the Renaissance Intellectualism Questions 
  5. Renaissance Art
  6. Northern Renaissance Sp. 368-371
  7. Luther's Reformation Sp. 371-377
  8. Counter Reformation Sp. 389-393​
Unit Study Information
I don't give study guides, but I do recommend looking at the topics discussed in class (on the PP) and the HW to build your own. I will give you a day to prepare at the end of the unit. 

Power Points
Medieval Context PP
Middle Ages Context
Early Church Reform
Renaissance
Reformation
​French Absolutism


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