World History - B and D Periods
Monday we will be reviewing the Reformation and Renaissance, by playing some Jeopardy!
Tuesday we will have our Unit Exam on the Reformation and Renaissance, and this will also be the last day I will accept any late homework from the Unit, so if you know you haven't been on top of your homework this term, check Aspen and try to make up for some of it!
Wednesday, classes will only be about 11 minutes, due to the Pep Rally! We will briefly discuss the history of Thanksgiving. There will also be an optional Extra Credit assignment available to any students who want to make up for missing work or get ahead of the next unit. I will discuss this in class.
Happy Thanksgiving!!! No homework, but there will be an optional Extra Credit assignment for those of you who are looking to bring your grades up. Directly below, you will find the link to the assignment, which will require you to read 2 pages about different forms of governments, and then complete 2 pages of activities. THIS EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT WILL BE WORTH 30 POINTS, OR 3 HOMEWORKS. Enjoy your break!
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT
US History I - A Period
Monday we will be discussing the raging debate after the Constiutional Convention ends: Will the states ratify it or not??? We'll talk a little about the two sides of the argument: the Federalists, who supported a powerful, centralized government as defined by the Constitution, and the Anti-Federalists (such a creative name - nobody thought of "The Constitutional Avengers" or something cool?!), who argued that big government would eventually turn sour and the people would lose all of their freedom. Notes are available here. We will also be getting comfortable with using the iPads, in preparation for our activity tomorrow. Homework is to finish your Snyder v. Phelps Essays. Tomorrow you should be handing in 2 outlines, 2 rough drafts, and 2 final drafts. This assignment is worth 50 points!!!
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Tuesday we will be conducting a digital scavenger hunt using the iPads and the History Here App from The History Channel. You will be given a list of local historical sites in and around Plymouth, and you will be tasked to locate them using satellite images and explain what they are. Check out this (kind-of) funny article about how Nicaragua "accidentally" invaded Costa Rica because Google Maps misdrew its borders. That excuse worked for a few weeks, until everyone realized the Nicaraguan troops were staying. No homework tonight.
Here's a cool video about the real hsitory behind Thanksgiving for all you Plymouthians:
And speaking of interesting traditions, check this out (it's pretty moving):
Wednesday, classes will only be about 11 minutes, due to the Pep Rally! We will briefly discuss the history of Thanksgiving. There will also be an optional Extra Credit assignment available to any students who want to make up for missing work or get ahead of the next unit. I will discuss this in class.
Happy Thanksgiving!!! No homework, but there will be an optional Extra Credit assignment for those of you who are looking to bring your grades up. Directly below, you will find the link to the assignment, which will require you to read 2 pages (mostly things we've already gone over in class) and then complete 2 pages of activities. THIS EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT WILL BE WORTH 15 POINTS, OR 3 HOMEWORKS. Enjoy your break!
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT
25 November 2013
18 November 2013
Week of 18-22 November
World History - B and D Periods
Monday we will be finishing up our Art Presentations in class. For homework, students will read the biography of either Leonardo da Vinci or Niccolo Machiavelli, two of the major characters of the Renaissance movement. Students will then write down one thing they have learned about their character after reading. One is remembered as the ultimate "Renaissance Man" for his knack in inventing, painting, and studying all sorts of different things. The other is remembered (perhaps incorrectly) as a ruthless politician who once said "It is better to be feared than loved."
Tuesday we will be looking at both biographies and sharing our observations with the class. We will also look at some of the reasons we remember both of these figures. We will also take a quiz to see whose personality we are most similar to out of four memorable Renaissance characters. For homework, students will read a worksheet about Mozart and Beethoven and answer questions. Due Thursday.
Apparently, Machiavelli looked way cooler in Assassin's Creed than in real life.
Wednesday will be a half-day, and we will dive into another artistic revolution: Music. We will look at the lives and works of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin , and others. It will be very exciting, so I need everyone to please contain their happiness. Just kidding. Really though.
Because on Thursday, we will finish up looking at music, and we will see how music like this...
....was the precursor to music like this......
Oh my gosh, you mean you like classical music and you just never knew it!?!?!
Friday, we will begin looking at the Scientific "Revolution" (there is a pun at play there) that occurred during the Renaissance, with men like Galileo and Copernicus. Bring your lab coats! (No, that was just a joke, but if you really want to, you can.) We will spend the class making cool collector's cards for some of the famous Renaissance Era Scientists (activity here if you were absent). Students will finish their collector's cards for homework if not finished in class.
US History I - A Period
Monday we will continue to work on our Constitutional Convention Jigsaw projects, collecting what we've learned about our Constitutional problems and how they were solved, and then students will be gathering into groups with everyone else who had the same problem as them, to ensure that everyone is on the same page. For homework, students will read a 3-page excerpt of a popular comtemporary novel about a young man who witnesses the Constitutional Convention, titled "Legacy."
POP QUIZ TODAY on whether or not you actively read the homework! For those of you who check the blog, congrats, you have a heads-up! Tuesday we will be forming into groups again, but this time each group will include one expert in each different problem - Slavery, the Power of the States, and Trade. You will be teaching the other two students in the group about your problem and how it was solved, as well as learning about the other two main issues at the Convention. At the end of class, students will turn in their projects for a quiz grade (25 points). For homework, students will study for the quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday is a half-day, and we will have a brief open-notes quiz on what we've learned so far. Some keys words to focus on: Treaty of Paris, Newburgh Conspiracy, Shays' Rebellion, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Articles of Confederation, Annapolis Convention, Constitutional Convention, the 3/5 Compromise, the Virginia Plan, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Daniel Shays. No homework tonight.
Thursday we will dbe jumping ahead to a modern Supreme Court case: Snyder v. Phelps (2011). Snyder's son was a Marine killed in Iraq, and Phelps is the head of a religious group called the Westboro Baptist Church, who claims that God kills American soldiers because America is full of sinners. Opinions are great, but when Alfred Snyder tried to hold his son's funeral, the WBC arrived with pickets and protested the funeral, saying things like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." A few years later, after suffering a great deal of added emotional distress at the hands of the WBC, Mr. Snyder sued Mr. Phelps for causing him so much emotional and psychological pain. The case was bounced all the way up to the Supreme Court due to its publicity, but many were disappointed when the Supreme Court ruled that Phelps and the WBC were protected under the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Here is the main question we will consider: Despite our own feelings for these people and their opinions, when we are forming a country, should we focus on our own beliefs, or protect everyone's? Is it dangerous to persecute someone for their opinions, or is it fine? And finally, were the judges right or wrong??? These are all opinions. For homework, students will complete their current events, due Friday. Also, students will work on a packet on the Great Compromise, due Monday.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
Friday we will be in the computer lab, beginning our For/Against Essays, the final drafts of which will be due on Tuesday. Students will read this article on Snyder v. Phelps to establish some context, and then begin on their two (2) essays. The students will take on the role of lawyers. For one essay, each student will defend Snyder, arguing that Phelps has abused his First Amendment rights and crossed a line. For the second essay, the student will have to change roles, defending now Mr. Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, making the argument that everything they say and do is protected by the Bill of Rights. Each essay will be 3 paragraphs in length, and will follow the format found here.
Monday we will be finishing up our Art Presentations in class. For homework, students will read the biography of either Leonardo da Vinci or Niccolo Machiavelli, two of the major characters of the Renaissance movement. Students will then write down one thing they have learned about their character after reading. One is remembered as the ultimate "Renaissance Man" for his knack in inventing, painting, and studying all sorts of different things. The other is remembered (perhaps incorrectly) as a ruthless politician who once said "It is better to be feared than loved."
Tuesday we will be looking at both biographies and sharing our observations with the class. We will also look at some of the reasons we remember both of these figures. We will also take a quiz to see whose personality we are most similar to out of four memorable Renaissance characters. For homework, students will read a worksheet about Mozart and Beethoven and answer questions. Due Thursday.
Some of da Vinci's ideas included the crossbow, the parachute, the tank, the helicopter, and the glider.
Apparently, Machiavelli looked way cooler in Assassin's Creed than in real life.
Wednesday will be a half-day, and we will dive into another artistic revolution: Music. We will look at the lives and works of composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin , and others. It will be very exciting, so I need everyone to please contain their happiness. Just kidding. Really though.
Because on Thursday, we will finish up looking at music, and we will see how music like this...
....was the precursor to music like this......
Oh my gosh, you mean you like classical music and you just never knew it!?!?!
Friday, we will begin looking at the Scientific "Revolution" (there is a pun at play there) that occurred during the Renaissance, with men like Galileo and Copernicus. Bring your lab coats! (No, that was just a joke, but if you really want to, you can.) We will spend the class making cool collector's cards for some of the famous Renaissance Era Scientists (activity here if you were absent). Students will finish their collector's cards for homework if not finished in class.
US History I - A Period
Monday we will continue to work on our Constitutional Convention Jigsaw projects, collecting what we've learned about our Constitutional problems and how they were solved, and then students will be gathering into groups with everyone else who had the same problem as them, to ensure that everyone is on the same page. For homework, students will read a 3-page excerpt of a popular comtemporary novel about a young man who witnesses the Constitutional Convention, titled "Legacy."
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| Mr. Madison |
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| Mr. Hamilton |
POP QUIZ TODAY on whether or not you actively read the homework! For those of you who check the blog, congrats, you have a heads-up! Tuesday we will be forming into groups again, but this time each group will include one expert in each different problem - Slavery, the Power of the States, and Trade. You will be teaching the other two students in the group about your problem and how it was solved, as well as learning about the other two main issues at the Convention. At the end of class, students will turn in their projects for a quiz grade (25 points). For homework, students will study for the quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday is a half-day, and we will have a brief open-notes quiz on what we've learned so far. Some keys words to focus on: Treaty of Paris, Newburgh Conspiracy, Shays' Rebellion, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Articles of Confederation, Annapolis Convention, Constitutional Convention, the 3/5 Compromise, the Virginia Plan, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Daniel Shays. No homework tonight.
Thursday we will dbe jumping ahead to a modern Supreme Court case: Snyder v. Phelps (2011). Snyder's son was a Marine killed in Iraq, and Phelps is the head of a religious group called the Westboro Baptist Church, who claims that God kills American soldiers because America is full of sinners. Opinions are great, but when Alfred Snyder tried to hold his son's funeral, the WBC arrived with pickets and protested the funeral, saying things like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." A few years later, after suffering a great deal of added emotional distress at the hands of the WBC, Mr. Snyder sued Mr. Phelps for causing him so much emotional and psychological pain. The case was bounced all the way up to the Supreme Court due to its publicity, but many were disappointed when the Supreme Court ruled that Phelps and the WBC were protected under the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Here is the main question we will consider: Despite our own feelings for these people and their opinions, when we are forming a country, should we focus on our own beliefs, or protect everyone's? Is it dangerous to persecute someone for their opinions, or is it fine? And finally, were the judges right or wrong??? These are all opinions. For homework, students will complete their current events, due Friday. Also, students will work on a packet on the Great Compromise, due Monday.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
Friday we will be in the computer lab, beginning our For/Against Essays, the final drafts of which will be due on Tuesday. Students will read this article on Snyder v. Phelps to establish some context, and then begin on their two (2) essays. The students will take on the role of lawyers. For one essay, each student will defend Snyder, arguing that Phelps has abused his First Amendment rights and crossed a line. For the second essay, the student will have to change roles, defending now Mr. Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church, making the argument that everything they say and do is protected by the Bill of Rights. Each essay will be 3 paragraphs in length, and will follow the format found here.
12 November 2013
Week of 12-15 November
World History - B and D Periods
Tuesday students will have a BINDER CHECK, and will continue to work on the iPads for their Looking at Art Projects.
Wednesday and Thursday we will be in the library doing some more research on our pieces of art. For homework, students will continue to work on their art project, which they can expect to present to the class on Friday. Also, students will complete a brief worksheet on William Shakespeare and Desiderius Erasmus, also due Friday. The worksheet is avalable by clicking here.
Friday we will begin our Oral Presentations in class. Woohoo! For homework, students will be completing the attached worksheet on the Scientific Revolution.
US History I - A Period
Tuesday I will not be in class, so you will be finishing up the Founding Fathers movie and passing in your question sheets, and then you will be spending the rest of the class working on our next activity, creating the Western Hemisphere Union.Tuesday students will have a BINDER CHECK, and will continue to work on the iPads for their Looking at Art Projects.
Wednesday and Thursday we will be in the library doing some more research on our pieces of art. For homework, students will continue to work on their art project, which they can expect to present to the class on Friday. Also, students will complete a brief worksheet on William Shakespeare and Desiderius Erasmus, also due Friday. The worksheet is avalable by clicking here.
Friday we will begin our Oral Presentations in class. Woohoo! For homework, students will be completing the attached worksheet on the Scientific Revolution.
US History I - A Period
Wednesday, we will be doing the Western Hemisphere Activity in class, where we will attempt to form a union of all of the countries in the Western Hemisphere, which will help us understand what it was like for Congress as they tried to unite all of the states. Remember, the focus of this activity is Localism vs. Nationalism. Do your loyalties lie with the place you come from, or with the idea of unity of all states? For homework, students will work on one Current Event of their choice for Friday, and will also read pgs.140-144 and write 5 observations, 3 questions, and 1 opinion.
Thursday we will be talking about the Constitutional Convention, when Congress decided it was time to "try again" at creating a national government. But the big question is, did it work??? For homework, students will read the following handout and answer the questions attached to the pictures. Reading available here. Also, students have Current Events due tomorrow!
Friday you will each be assigned a key talking point of the Convention, and your job will be to research the issue, come up with a solution, and research the solution that Congress came upon. On Monday, you will confer with your classmates who had the same issue, and then on Tuesday, students will be getting into groups of three and teaching each other about the issues they focused on. For homework, students will complete this Coded Homework on the Constitutional Convention.
04 November 2013
Week of 4-8 November
World History - B and D Periods
Monday we will be looking at more art, practicing what we've learned by distinguishing classical, medieval, and renaissance art, and doing so with the guidance of in-house expert, Mr. Perlow!!! We will also be analyzing art, which means looking at a piece of art and really figuring out what it means (more than just pretty colors). This is a skill that help you everywhere in life (yes, even if you don't become a museum curator). No homework tonight.
Happy Bonfire Day!
Tuesday we will learn a little more about Renaissance artwork and all of the other classes that came out of it. We will also discuss some of the characteristics and features of art, to help us prepare for our upcoming project. For homework, students will receive a handout on the Renaissance, from 13.1 and 13.2 in the textbook. Answer ALL questions! Due Thursday.
Wednesday through Friday, we will be spending class working on an art project with the iPads. We will go over the directions in class, but they will also be available here.
PROJECT
Thursday I will not be present, but your homework is due. Also, for homework tonight students should make sure everything is in order to complete their projects in class on Friday. Also, students will be completing a short worksheet on Leonardo da Vinci and Isabelle d'Este, available here. Due Tuesday.
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| Some more of da Vinci's work. Notice the expression in the characters' faces. |
Enjoy your 3-day weekend, and while you're out doing non-school things on Monday, remember why you have the day off in the first place! Report cards also go home today.
US History I - A Period
Monday we will discuss in earnest the Articles of Confederation, or more specifically, all the trouble they caused! We'll use our worksheets to take notes. No homework tonight!
Tuesday we will finish our discussion from Monday, and prepare for an activity on Wednesday. For homework, you will refresh your memory on the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 in preparation for our activity tomorrow. Worksheet is available here. Also, current events will be due on Friday, 1 event of your choice.
Wednesday we will have an activity!!!! We'll be grouping up and buying some townships from the US Government, then designing and organzing our newly acquired lands. This activity will help us understand how the sales of lands were organized and carried out. For homework, students will be completing a worksheet on Shays's Rebellion, due on Friday. Worksheet is available here.
Thursday I will not be in class, but Mr. Hales will be giving you all a quick "Learning" Test, and then you will begin watching "Founding Fathers," which will help us understand the Articles of Confederation, and how we moved on to the foundation of American Government for centuries to come, the U.S. Constitution, thanks to our Founding Fathers. For homework, finish up your current events assignment!
Friday we will spend some time discussing Veteran's Day and the history behind it, before we wrap up the movie from Thursday and discuss it. Enjoy your 3-day weekend, and don't forget to thank the people responsible for it!!! Report cards also go home today.
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