Lecture: The Age of Exploration, Part 1. There is a sheet for this lecture, We will be talking about the reasons for exploration and looking at the world's first explorer: Zheng He.
Tuesday, December 1
Lecture: The Age of Exploration, Part 2. Today, we will be looking at Christopher Columbus--the Myth and the Legends
Wednesday, December 2
1. Lecture: The Columbian Exchange
2. Webquest: Slavery. For this webquest, you will be researching slavery using the following website: http://whslavery.weebly.com
Thursday, December 3
Continue working on the webquest. What you don't finish, you'll have to do on your own.
Friday, December 4
DBQ: The Effects of Exploration. The packet will need to be completed so that you can write the DBQ. The DBQ will be part of your Unit 3 test.
Your notesheet quiz for this part of the unit will be on TUESDAY.
After the notesheet quiz, you can start working on the next World History Blog post. For this post, you will be describing how a Renaissance work of art represents either secularism, individualism or humanism. Click here for the instructions.
1. Pre-Quiz: Africa, America and Exploration
2. Africa Geography Activity. You will be filling out a map of Africa, labeling the early empires and cities in Africa.
1. Pre-quiz: The Renaissance
2. Book Activity: Renaissance Word Scramble. You will need to use Chapter 17 from your textbook for this activity. The password is "grens"
You will be reading a short article about the Renaissance and answering some questions. At the end of the period, you will need to do a quick exit slip in Schoology. The exit slip will be for points!
1. Pre-Quiz: Crusades, Feudalism and Mongols
2. Lecture: Crusades and Cathedrals. There is a notesheet for this lecture.
Tuesday, October 20
1. Lecture: Feudalism. There is a notesheet for this lecture.
Wednesday, October 21
Today, we will be discussing Feudalism in Japan and making comparisons with European Feudalism. You will be completing a Japanese Feudalism packet.
Thursday, October 22
Reading Benchmark Test. Today, we will be taking a times reading test, based on the ACT. This is the first of several for this year. Friday, October 23
Lecture: The Rise of the Mongols. There is a notesheet for this lecture.
1. Mini-Lecture: Monotheism: Putting it all together
2. Notesheet quiz: Religions
Wednesday, October 14
Lewis University Field Trip!
Thursday, October 15
Lecture: The Byzantine Empire and the Beginning of the Crusades. There is a notesheet for this lecture. Click here.
Friday, October 16
Crusades: Documents and Activities. Today, you will be working on a packet regarding the Crusades. The packet contains primary sources, charts and maps. You will also need to use Chapter 14 in the textbook. The password is grens! (with the exclamation point)
NEXT TUESDAY WILL BE YOUR UNIT TEST. IT WILL BE 100 POINTS! Monday, September 21
Today, you will be working on your Rome and Han China packet. What you don't finish in class, you will need to finish on your own. Click here for the packet.
We will also watch this clip in class to answer some questions in the packet:
Tuesday, September 22
Meet in the THEATER today for a FORUM on Greek and Roman Art
Wednesday, September 23
No School
Thursday, September 24
Lecture: Rome and China. You will be completing a chart that looks at the similarities and differences between Rome and China
Friday, September 25
1. Notesheet Quiz: Rise and Fall of Empires. Today, you will have a quiz over Persia, Greece, Rome and Han China. You may use all of your notesheets on this quiz. Make sure everything is completed!
2. We will watch Mankind: Empires. There is a sheet that goes with this viewing.
Monday, September 28
1. Finish Movie
2. Discuss the "History Chat"
3. Review Kahoot!
Tonight, I will be online starting at 8:30. I will go over the test in the History Chat Study Room. All are welcome!
Today, we are going to take a pre-quiz over the first half of this unit: Neolithic Age and River valley Civilizations. Then, we are going to set up our blogs for the blogging project.
When you set up you block, enter your blog url on this form.
Friday, August 28
Lecture: Art, Allusion and History: How are They Connected? Today, we are going to look at why we study art and history. You will take notes on this sheet. Then, you will write your first blog post! If you don't finish your blog post in class, it is due on Monday!
ATTENTION: On Monday, you will be meeting in the Theater, not in class!
Hi everyone. I am so looking forward to this upcoming school year. This is the official website for my class. You will find the weekly schedule here, and also links to the textbook and the notes and assignments.
We will also be using Schoology to take online quizzes, too.
If you have any questions, just ask. See you on Wednesday!
Hi guys. I am not going to be in today. Here's what you will be doing:
1. You need to read an article about Sierra Leone today. The article is called, "Sierra Leone's Diamonds Still A Source Of Contention" and can be found here.
2. Go to Schoology to take the quiz on Blood Diamond and the article. You can use the Blood Diamond packet on the quiz and any notes you may have.
IMPORTANT: most of the quiz is short answer. Make sure your answers are thoughtful and have examples. Plus, you need to write the MelCon. The Melcon is a compare and contrast. So you need to identify ways in which Blood Diamond and the Belgian Congo are both SIMILAR and DIFFERENT. (You can identify 2 similarities and 1 difference or 1 similarity and 2 differences)
We have been watching Blood Diamond in class. Here is the packet that goes with the film. On Wednesday, we will have a quiz and you will need to write a paragraph comparing the situation depicted in Blood Diamond to that of the Belgian Congo.
Starting on Tuesday, you will be examining maps involving African imperialism. First, you will need to download the African Map Packet. Open it in Notability and color in the first map based on the European powers that took over Africa. Next, you will need to answer questions based ont he two maps in the packet.
If you open up this document in the World History App, simply click on. At the bottom, click on the link to Open in Safari. Then click on the the link "Open in..." and choose Notability or another app of your choice.
Lecture: Intro to Imperialism. Here is the notesheet.
Tuesday, April 28
Lecture: Imperialism in Africa (Continue with the notesheet from yesterday)
Wednesday, April 29
Lecture: The Congo Today. You will watch a short film about Congo and compare maps of Africa today with Africa during imperialism,
Thursday, April 30
Movie: Blood Diamond. During class we are going to watch the film Blood Diamond, which is about a civil war in Sierra Leone during the late 1990s. Here is the analysis guide. You will need to compare this with what happened in the Belgian Congo 100 years earlier. Then, you will be writing a MelCon.
Here is the trailer for the film.
Friday, May 1
Continue watching Blood Diamond
On Tuesday, we will be writing a MelCon in class and taking a short quiz over the film.
This week we are working on a DBQ. You will need to turn the DBQ in during class on Wednesday. To help with your writing of the paragraph, here is the Power Point instructions that we discussed in class.
On THURSDAY, you will have a test over Unit 7. Here is the review sheet. You can turn this in for some extra credit on Thursday.
Monday, April 20
1. Take short quiz over Friday's movie: The Worst Jobs in the World: IndustrialNote: If you weren't here on Friday, you will need to watch the video and fill out the sheet in order to take the quiz)
2. Start on the DBQ. Read through the documents and answer the questions. You will need to open the documents in Notability in order to annotate and write. Then, you will fill out the charts and write a thesis statement
Tuesday, April 21
Continue with the DBQ. You will need to write a MelCon this time. Here is the rubric.
Wednesday, April 22
Today, you will write and turn in your MelCon essay. This essay will count as a test. Here is the RUBRIC. Then, when you are done, you will work on the review guide for the Unit 7 Test tomorrow.
Thursday, April 23
Test: Unit 7. The test is 40 questions multiple choice.
1. Notesheet Quiz: Revolutions and Romanticism
2. Kahoot review over Ages of Art
Tuesday, April 14
Webquest: The Industrial Revolution. Today, you will be going to the following website to answer questions about the Industrial Revolution. Bring earbuds so you can listen quietly to some video clips. Here is a copy of the webquest.
This week you will be creating a Romanticism Art project. If you weren't here on Wednesday, you can view the powerpoint below. The notesheet contains the instructions.
1. Take NOTESHEET quiz. This quiz covers the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, French Revolution and Napoleon
2. Review for tomorrow's test!
Tonight at 8:30, I will be online at 8:30--hanging out in the History Chat Room--for a review session!
Tuesday, March 17
Test: Unit 6
Wednesday, March 17
1. Introduction to Romanticism
2. Romanticism Project: Each of you will be given a painting from the Romantic Period. You will need to do the following:
research the painting and artist
create a notability presentation
This will be due on FRIDAY. You will email it to me.
Thursday, March 18
Work on ROMANTICISM PROJECT
Friday, March 19
Romanticism and the Horror Movie---We will watch several short horror movies
Continue watching French Revolution video. Here is the sheet.
Tuesday, March 10
Lecture: The French Revolution. There is a sheet that goes with this lecture.
Wednesday, March 11
Finish French Revolution Lecture.
Thursday, March 12
1. Introduce Napoleon. There is a notesheet for this.
2. Napoleon Tweets Activity. You will read 12 "tweets" from Napoleon. Using your book, identify each event and the date. Then, go to Schoology to place the events in the correct order.
Friday, March 13
Finish Napoleon lecture.
Notesheet Quiz is on Monday. This quiz will cover the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and Napoleon.
1. Finish Lecture on Scientific Revolution
2. Start Enlightenment webquest. For this webquest, you will be visiting the following websites in order to answer the questions.
You will also need to go to Chapter 22 in your textbook to answer some questions. You will have until Friday, 6 pm to complete a short check for understanding quiz on schoology. You can take it as many times as you need, but need to get an 80% in order to get credit.
Tuesday, March 3
Testing Day
Wednesday, March 4
1. Finish the webquest
2. Start Lecture: From Enlightenment to Revolution. Click here for the notesheet.
Thursday, March 5
Finish Lecture: From Enlightenment to Revolution. Click here for the notesheet.
Friday, March 6
Video: The French Revolution, Part 1. There is a notesheet for this video.
Video: The Rise and Fall of Versailles, Part 1. There is a sheet that goes with this.
Tuesday, February 24
1. Notesheet Quiz: Absolutism
2. Lecture: Introduction to the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. There is a notesheet for this lecture.
Wednesday, February 25
1. Pre-Quiz: Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment and Revolutions
2. Lecture: Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. You will be finishing the notesheet from yesterday.
1. Pre-Quiz: Absolutism We will start the week with a pre-quiz for Absolutism, which is found in Chapter 21. Those with the highest scores will spin the wheel!
2. Introduction to Unit 6
3. Lecture: Introduction to Absolutism---Get ready to sing!
Wednesday, February 18
Lecture: Absolutism. There is a notesheet for this lecture.
Video: The Rise and Fall of Versailles. This video is about Louis XIV and his palace of Versailles. The video is embedded below and there is a sheet (of course!). If you miss this day, you will need to watch it.
Your first notesheet quiz for this unit will be on TUESDAY! covering Absolutism, the Chart and Map and the video guide.
At the end of the week, you will have your first unit test of the semester. Look at your Unit 5 overview for questions and vocabulary. There is also a Quizlet for this Unit. On Thursday night, there is a review session online.
Monday, February 9
DBQ on Exploration. You will create a chart based on the documents and then write a thesis statement based on the prompt. This will be done in class and will count as a test grade. 25 pts.
(If you do not finish in class, it will be collected tomorrow.)
Lecture: The Age of Exploration: Columbus Remember, there is a notesheet for this.
Wednesday February 4
1. Lecture: The Age of Exploration: The Columbian Exchange Thursday February 5
Video: Mankind: New World We will start watching this video today and finishing it tomorrow. There is a viewing guide for this video. If you are not here, you will still need to watch it.
Friday, February 6
1. Finish the video
2. Start the Exploration DBQ. There is a document packet. You will use your iPads to read and annotate the documents. You will answer questions regarding the documents.
Today, you will be working on a webquest for the African empires of Ghana and Mali. If you cannot load the website, you may have entered the address wrong (there is no "www" on this address). Click on the link below and it will take you right to the website.
Today you will be working on a webquest about West African Empires. You will have the entire period to work, but it is long so you will have to work hard to finish it in class.
1. Notesheet Pre-Quiz: This quiz will cover Exploration, the Columbian Exchange and Slavery. This can all be found in Chapter 19 and Chapter 20.
2. Lecture: Exploration. Continue with the Exploration notesheet.
As you get ready for finals, there is a review sheet that you can fill out for extra credit. Click on the link below to access the review. You will eventually get a paper copy, but you can use this for now.
