Week of October 25th
Monday, October 25
Objective: Students should be able to:
Complete an AP DBQ
Procedure:
1. Lesson on writing DBQ body paragraphs
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete body paragraphs- Due Wednesday
Tuesday, October 26
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
2. sistema de castas video and The Caste System Fails video- Answer question on Schoology discussion board
- What kind of caste system was created by Spain for use in the New World?
- Why do you think the Spanish created such a system?
- Could there be any long-term effects that still linger today that resulted from that caste system? Give an example
Homework:
None
Wednesday, October 27
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
2. Age of Exploration Test Study Guide- Test on Thursday, November 2
Homework:
Age of Exploration Test Study Guide- Test on Thursday, November 2
Thursday, October 28
Objective: Students will be able to:
Write an AP DBQ conclusion
Procedure:
1. Peer revisions
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete DBQ- Due Wednesday, November 3
Friday, October 29
Objective: Students will be able to:
Write an AP DBQ conclusion
Procedure:
1. Lesson on writing conclusions
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete DBQ- Due Wednesday, November 3
Objective: Students should be able to:
Complete an AP DBQ
Procedure:
1. Lesson on writing DBQ body paragraphs
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete body paragraphs- Due Wednesday
Tuesday, October 26
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
2. sistema de castas video and The Caste System Fails video- Answer question on Schoology discussion board
- What kind of caste system was created by Spain for use in the New World?
- Why do you think the Spanish created such a system?
- Could there be any long-term effects that still linger today that resulted from that caste system? Give an example
Homework:
None
Wednesday, October 27
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
2. Age of Exploration Test Study Guide- Test on Thursday, November 2
Homework:
Age of Exploration Test Study Guide- Test on Thursday, November 2
Thursday, October 28
Objective: Students will be able to:
Write an AP DBQ conclusion
Procedure:
1. Peer revisions
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete DBQ- Due Wednesday, November 3
Friday, October 29
Objective: Students will be able to:
Write an AP DBQ conclusion
Procedure:
1. Lesson on writing conclusions
2. DBQ
Homework:
Complete DBQ- Due Wednesday, November 3
Week of October 18th
Monday, October 18
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ Procedure:
1. Thesis Writing
2. Peer Review using rubric
Homework:
Complete revised thesis and contextualization
Tuesday, October 19
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Review Context
3. Final Intro paragraph revisions
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, October 20
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Textbook CH 22- Reading quiz on Friday
3. Final Intro paragraph revisions
Homework:
Textbook CH 22- Reading quiz on Friday
Thursday, October 21
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Explain why Spanish explorers traveled to the Americas
2. Analyze primary sources in order to explain reasons for Spanish victory over the Aztec empires
3. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Spanish Colonization PowerPoint
3. Identify the ethnocentrism- Complete on Schoology- Due tonight
4. Ethnocentrism: World Delicacies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1AaCbnXjg
Homework:
None
Friday, October 22
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Las Casas Primary source
4. Cortes the Killer- Neil Young Song
5. What Happened to the Aztec's?
Homework:
None
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ Procedure:
1. Thesis Writing
2. Peer Review using rubric
Homework:
Complete revised thesis and contextualization
Tuesday, October 19
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Review Context
3. Final Intro paragraph revisions
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, October 20
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Textbook CH 22- Reading quiz on Friday
3. Final Intro paragraph revisions
Homework:
Textbook CH 22- Reading quiz on Friday
Thursday, October 21
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Explain why Spanish explorers traveled to the Americas
2. Analyze primary sources in order to explain reasons for Spanish victory over the Aztec empires
3. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Spanish Colonization PowerPoint
3. Identify the ethnocentrism- Complete on Schoology- Due tonight
4. Ethnocentrism: World Delicacies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1AaCbnXjg
Homework:
None
Friday, October 22
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Las Casas Primary source
4. Cortes the Killer- Neil Young Song
5. What Happened to the Aztec's?
Homework:
None
Week of October 11th
Monday, October 11
No School- Teacher in-service day
Tuesday, October 12
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, October 13
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, October 14
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Complete essay
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 15
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Complete essay
Homework:
TBD
No School- Teacher in-service day
Tuesday, October 12
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, October 13
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, October 14
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Complete essay
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 15
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Complete essay
Homework:
TBD
Week of October 4th
Monday, October 4
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. Primary & Secondary Source Presentation & Practice
2. DBQ Group Activity
Homework:
None
Tuesday, October 5
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
Homework:
None
Wednesday, October 6
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, October 7
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 8
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. Primary & Secondary Source Presentation & Practice
2. DBQ Group Activity
Homework:
None
Tuesday, October 5
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
Homework:
None
Wednesday, October 6
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, October 7
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Friday, October 8
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Complete an AP style DBQ
Procedure:
1. DBQ
2. Construct an intro paragraph- Context and Thesis
Homework:
TBD
Week of September 27th
Monday, September 27
Objective: Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Ted Ed: Silk Road
2. Silk Road PowerPoint
3. To what extent does the Silk Roads meet the following definitions of globalization:
A. The breaking down of traditional boundaries in the face of increasingly global and financial trends.
B. It is a process of increasing interdependence and interaction among people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and made possible by innovations in information technology.
4. Make an exhaustive list of advantages and disadvantages with respect to globalization. In your group, determine whether you want the United States to continue or stop globalizing. Make an argument.
5. Forbes: The Pros and Cons of Globalization
A. After reading through this list, do you see more advantages or disadvantages? Reassess your conclusion in #2.
B. Who benefits MOST and LEAST from globalization? Do YOU?
Homework:
TBD
Tuesday, September 28
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Globalization Today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8
A. According to then Senator Obama, there are new challenges that have emerged. What are these challenges?
B. Does the internet eliminate the boundaries?
C. Why can't we turn back the tide of globalization, according to Obama?
D. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
E. What kind of group is Obama addressing? How do you know?
F. Overall, what is Obama's message on globalization? Do you agree?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgY6QUulP4
A. According to then candidate Trump, what challenges does America face?
B. According to then candidate Trump, what is globalization and how should America counter it?
C. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
D. Overall, what is Trump's message on globalization? Do you agree/disagree?
E. What kind of group is Trump addressing? How do you know?
Summitive question: In your opinion, is globalization inevitable? Should it be stopped?
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, September 29
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Globalization Today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8
A. According to then Senator Obama, there are new challenges that have emerged. What are these challenges?
B. Does the internet eliminate the boundaries?
C. Why can't we turn back the tide of globalization, according to Obama?
D. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
E. What kind of group is Obama addressing? How do you know?
F. Overall, what is Obama's message on globalization? Do you agree?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgY6QUulP4
A. According to then candidate Trump, what challenges does America face?
B. According to then candidate Trump, what is globalization and how should America counter it?
C. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
D. Overall, what is Trump's message on globalization? Do you agree/disagree?
E. What kind of group is Trump addressing? How do you know?
Summitive question: In your opinion, is globalization inevitable? Should it be stopped?
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, September 30
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Explain why Spanish explorers traveled to the Americas
2. Analyze primary sources in order to explain reasons for Spanish victory over the Aztec empires
3. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Spanish Colonization PowerPoint
3. Identify the ethnocentrism- Complete on Schoology- Due tonight
4. Ethnocentrism: World Delicacies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1AaCbnXjg
Homework:
None
Friday, October 1
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Evaluate the motives behind European exploration
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast- Correct screencast now posted
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Age of Exploration video
Homework:
None
Objective: Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Ted Ed: Silk Road
2. Silk Road PowerPoint
3. To what extent does the Silk Roads meet the following definitions of globalization:
A. The breaking down of traditional boundaries in the face of increasingly global and financial trends.
B. It is a process of increasing interdependence and interaction among people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and made possible by innovations in information technology.
4. Make an exhaustive list of advantages and disadvantages with respect to globalization. In your group, determine whether you want the United States to continue or stop globalizing. Make an argument.
5. Forbes: The Pros and Cons of Globalization
A. After reading through this list, do you see more advantages or disadvantages? Reassess your conclusion in #2.
B. Who benefits MOST and LEAST from globalization? Do YOU?
Homework:
TBD
Tuesday, September 28
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Globalization Today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8
A. According to then Senator Obama, there are new challenges that have emerged. What are these challenges?
B. Does the internet eliminate the boundaries?
C. Why can't we turn back the tide of globalization, according to Obama?
D. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
E. What kind of group is Obama addressing? How do you know?
F. Overall, what is Obama's message on globalization? Do you agree?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgY6QUulP4
A. According to then candidate Trump, what challenges does America face?
B. According to then candidate Trump, what is globalization and how should America counter it?
C. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
D. Overall, what is Trump's message on globalization? Do you agree/disagree?
E. What kind of group is Trump addressing? How do you know?
Summitive question: In your opinion, is globalization inevitable? Should it be stopped?
Homework:
TBD
Wednesday, September 29
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Globalization Today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8
A. According to then Senator Obama, there are new challenges that have emerged. What are these challenges?
B. Does the internet eliminate the boundaries?
C. Why can't we turn back the tide of globalization, according to Obama?
D. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
E. What kind of group is Obama addressing? How do you know?
F. Overall, what is Obama's message on globalization? Do you agree?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYgY6QUulP4
A. According to then candidate Trump, what challenges does America face?
B. According to then candidate Trump, what is globalization and how should America counter it?
C. How can the US compete and succeed in the 21st century if jobs are being outsourced?
D. Overall, what is Trump's message on globalization? Do you agree/disagree?
E. What kind of group is Trump addressing? How do you know?
Summitive question: In your opinion, is globalization inevitable? Should it be stopped?
Homework:
TBD
Thursday, September 30
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Explain why Spanish explorers traveled to the Americas
2. Analyze primary sources in order to explain reasons for Spanish victory over the Aztec empires
3. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Spanish Colonization PowerPoint
3. Identify the ethnocentrism- Complete on Schoology- Due tonight
4. Ethnocentrism: World Delicacies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1AaCbnXjg
Homework:
None
Friday, October 1
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Evaluate the motives behind European exploration
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast- Correct screencast now posted
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Age of Exploration video
Homework:
None
Week of September 20th
Monday, September 20
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify 20 African Americans and Events
Procedure:
1. Visit Museums in Motion Exhibit- 20 African Americans & Events Every Person Should Know
2. About Exhibit: https://www.museumsinmotion.org/exhibits#TwentyAA
Homework:
None
Tuesday, September 21
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Discuss assignment "The West Unique, Not Universal.
2. Do Now: Consider what an African native means by the following quote: "The only way to get around in the Sahara Desert are by the ships of the desert." What are these "ships?" What makes them so important and valuable?
3. Examine climate/geography of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/
4. Gold-Salt Trade PowerPoint
Homework:
None
Wednesday, September 22
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Finish day 1 Gold Salt Trade PowerPoint
2.Map Work (Part 1)
Homework:
Map Work (Part 1)
Thursday, September 23
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Gold Salt Trade PowerPoint
2. Ted Ed: Mansa Musa
3. What is the Hajj?
4. Map Work (Part 2)
Homework:
Map Work (Part 2)
Friday, September 24
Objective: Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Ted Ed: Silk Road
2. Silk Road PowerPoint
3. To what extent does the Silk Roads meet the following definitions of globalization:
A. The breaking down of traditional boundaries in the face of increasingly global and financial trends.
B. It is a process of increasing interdependence and interaction among people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and made possible by innovations in information technology.
4. Make an exhaustive list of advantages and disadvantages with respect to globalization. In your group, determine whether you want the United States to continue or stop globalizing. Make an argument.
5. Forbes: The Pros and Cons of Globalization
A. After reading through this list, do you see more advantages or disadvantages? Reassess your conclusion in #2.
B. Who benefits MOST and LEAST from globalization? Do YOU?
Homework:
TBD
Objective: Students should be able to:
Identify 20 African Americans and Events
Procedure:
1. Visit Museums in Motion Exhibit- 20 African Americans & Events Every Person Should Know
2. About Exhibit: https://www.museumsinmotion.org/exhibits#TwentyAA
Homework:
None
Tuesday, September 21
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Discuss assignment "The West Unique, Not Universal.
2. Do Now: Consider what an African native means by the following quote: "The only way to get around in the Sahara Desert are by the ships of the desert." What are these "ships?" What makes them so important and valuable?
3. Examine climate/geography of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/mapping/interactive-map/
4. Gold-Salt Trade PowerPoint
Homework:
None
Wednesday, September 22
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Finish day 1 Gold Salt Trade PowerPoint
2.Map Work (Part 1)
Homework:
Map Work (Part 1)
Thursday, September 23
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Describe the economic, political, and social effects of the gold-salt trade
Procedure:
1. Gold Salt Trade PowerPoint
2. Ted Ed: Mansa Musa
3. What is the Hajj?
4. Map Work (Part 2)
Homework:
Map Work (Part 2)
Friday, September 24
Objective: Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the economic and social consequences including cultural diffusion of the Silk Roads
2. Evaluate to what extent the Silk Roads was the beginning of globalization
Procedure:
1. Ted Ed: Silk Road
2. Silk Road PowerPoint
3. To what extent does the Silk Roads meet the following definitions of globalization:
A. The breaking down of traditional boundaries in the face of increasingly global and financial trends.
B. It is a process of increasing interdependence and interaction among people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and made possible by innovations in information technology.
4. Make an exhaustive list of advantages and disadvantages with respect to globalization. In your group, determine whether you want the United States to continue or stop globalizing. Make an argument.
5. Forbes: The Pros and Cons of Globalization
A. After reading through this list, do you see more advantages or disadvantages? Reassess your conclusion in #2.
B. Who benefits MOST and LEAST from globalization? Do YOU?
Homework:
TBD
Week of September 13th
Monday, September 13
Freshman class meeting in the auditorium.
Tuesday, September 14
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1.Identify city-states that participated in the Indian Ocean trade network
2.List conditions that facilitated or hindered trade in the Indian Ocean
Procedure:
1. PowerPoint
2. Simulation Preparation of the Indian Ocean Trade Basin Trade
3. Summative Review
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Wednesday, September 15
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Evaluate the motives behind European exploration
Procedure:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
2. Cultural Diffusion Activity
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Thursday, September 16
Yom Kippur- No School
Friday, September 17
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Identify city-states that participated in the Indian Ocean trade network
2.List conditions that facilitated or hindered trade in the Indian Ocean
Procedure:
1.Do Now: Describe words you associate with Africa
2. Simulation Preparation of the Indian Ocean Trade Basin Trade
3. Hindustani classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmdfcNFYiiE during simulation.
4. Summative: Write three generalizations of the Indian Ocean Basin Trade Simulation
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Freshman class meeting in the auditorium.
Tuesday, September 14
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1.Identify city-states that participated in the Indian Ocean trade network
2.List conditions that facilitated or hindered trade in the Indian Ocean
Procedure:
1. PowerPoint
2. Simulation Preparation of the Indian Ocean Trade Basin Trade
3. Summative Review
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Wednesday, September 15
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Evaluate the motives behind European exploration
Procedure:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
2. Cultural Diffusion Activity
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Thursday, September 16
Yom Kippur- No School
Friday, September 17
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Identify city-states that participated in the Indian Ocean trade network
2.List conditions that facilitated or hindered trade in the Indian Ocean
Procedure:
1.Do Now: Describe words you associate with Africa
2. Simulation Preparation of the Indian Ocean Trade Basin Trade
3. Hindustani classical music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmdfcNFYiiE during simulation.
4. Summative: Write three generalizations of the Indian Ocean Basin Trade Simulation
Homework:
1. Read "The West Unique, Not Universal." Next, post on the Schoology discussion board the author's thesis. Explain whether you agree with the author's argument. Responses should be at least 15+ sentences. Next, respond to one other classmate. First post due by Thursday, September 16. Response post due by class on Sunday, September 19.
Objectives: Students should be able to:
1. Evaluate the motives behind European exploration
Procedure:
1. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
2. Age of Exploration video
3. Identify the ethnocentrism- Complete on Schoology- Due tonight
4. Ethnocentrism: World Delicacies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK1AaCbnXjg
Homework:
None
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Las Casas Primary source
4. Cortes the Killer- Neil Young Song
5. What Happened to the Aztec's?
Homework:
None
Objective: Students should be able to:
1. Analyze differing points of view pertaining to Spanish colonization in the Americas
2. Describe the results of the first encounters between the Spanish and Native Americans
Procedure:
1. Watch Mr. D's Screencast
2. Age of Exploration PowerPoint
3. Age of Exploration Test Study Guide-
Homework:
Age of Exploration Test Study Guide-
