Week of September 6th 

Monday, September 6
No School- Labor Day 
What is Labor Day and why do we celebrate it?
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Tuesday, September 7 
Objectives: Students should be able to 
1.  Identify themselves
2. Follow classroom rules and procedures

Procedure: 
1. Review Mr. Della Torre's Classroom Philosophy
2. Discuss AP exam and expectations  
3. Go to https://myap.collegeboard.org and enter the section join code 

4. Course at a glance- This is an important document. Save it on your computer. Print it if you can.  

Homework: 
1. Read from textbook- Period 1 Overview and Ch 1 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. Pages 1-21. Create Flashcards or use Brainscape w/ chapter vocabulary. Due Friday, September 10th   

Wednesday, September 8 
Objective: Students should be able to: 
1. Explain how the revival of classical texts contributed to the development of the Renaissance in Italy.
2. Explain the political, intellectual, and cultural effects of the Italian Renaissance.

Procedure: 
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast 
2. Unit 1 PowerPoint (1-5)
3. Primary source readings- Renaissance  
4. Answer the reading questions for the primary sources- Submit on Schoology- Due Tonight 

Homework: 
1. Answer the reading questions for the primary sources- Submit on Schoology- Due Tonight 
2. Read from textbook- Period 1 Overview and Ch 1 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. Pages 1-21. Create Flashcards or use Brainscape w/ chapter vocabulary. Due Friday, September 10th 

Thursday, September 9 
Objective: Students should be able to: 
1. Explain how the revival of classical texts contributed to the development of the Renaissance in Italy.
2. Explain the political, intellectual, and cultural effects of the Italian Renaissance.

Procedure: 
1. Teacher generated discussion 
2. Unit 1 PowerPoint (city-states) 
3. Freehand draw a map of the Italian peninsula. Label the city-states.   

Homework: 
1. Read from textbook- Period 1 Overview and Ch 1 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. Pages 1-21. Create Flashcards or use Brainscape w/ chapter vocabulary. Due Friday, September 10th 

Friday, September 10 
Objective: Students should be able to: 
1. Explain how the revival of classical texts contributed to the development of the Renaissance in Italy.
2. Explain the political, intellectual, and cultural effects of the Italian Renaissance.

Procedure: 
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast 
2. Unit 1 PowerPoint (city-states) 
3. Freehand draw a map of the Italian peninsula. Label the city-states.   

Homework: 
1. Read from textbook- Period 1 Overview and Ch 1 The Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution. Pages 1-21. Create Flashcards or use Brainscape w/ chapter vocabulary. Due Friday, September 10th