Week of 26 - 30 October

Freshmen World
Monday we will be going over Justinian's Code, with some notes. Homework tonight will be to complete a worksheet on Justinian and Theodora. Quiz on Thursday!



Tuesday we will finish our notes by discussing the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastwern Orthodox Churches. We will then work on creating a Tombstone Epitaph for the Emperor Justinian. Homework will be to finish the tombstone activity (with color!!!).



Wednesday we will review for the Byzantine Empire Quiz on Thursday. Format will be 10 fill-in-the-blanks and 5 vocab connections, where you will receive two vocab words and you will have to explain how they are connected. Homework tonight is to use your notes to complete the study guide thought web, and STUDY, so you don't end up like THIS GUY!



Thursday, we will have our quiz. It shouldn't take too long, and for homework students will be analyzing a primary source about the Fall of Constantinople, which they may begin working on as soon as they finish their quiz. Worry not! You'll have the whole period to take the quiz if you need it. :)



Friday, we will begin our new mini-unit on World Religions, which will help us better understand a lot of the conflicts we'll learn about in the next unit on the Middle Ages. Students will be exploring each of the major world religions to get a better understanding of some of the cultures and conflicts which we will be discussing. Here is the map you will be completing for homework, in order to get familiar with some of the places we'll be discussing.

HERE is a great website with information on each religion.



Sophomore Modern World
Today we will be taking some more notes, and discussing our worksheet titled "The Opening of the Liverpool to Manchester Railway." Homework tonight is to take notes on 9.2 in the textbook, A Case Study of Manchester, England.



Tuesday we will continue to discuss the Railway Age, and see just how important the Railroad would prove as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. Homework will be to read a handout on The Steam Engine by James Watt and answer question sets A and B. And study for tomorrow's open-note quiz on 9.1 and 2 in your book!



Wednesday we will be having an open-notes quiz on 9.1 and 9.2. You may use your own notes from the two sections. Then we will be talking about migration and urbanization. Tonight for homework, students will complete a Link to Literature WS on a reading from Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. Answer questions on a separate sheet.



Thursday, students will be discussing Urbanization and the mass migration from rural areas to urban ones, from farms to factories. We will also create charts detailing all of the new inventions in the Textile Industry alone (a lot!!!) Homework will be to read an excerpt of Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell. Remember, we read actively!

Friday we will have a short. 3-question reading quiz on the homework last night. Then, we will pair up and complete our charts on Textile Inventions. We'll finish class with some notes, and for homework, students will read 'Farm or Factory?' and answer Review Questions #1-5 as well as Part B.

Junior USII
Monday we will be peer-editing our rough drafts of our essays, and then heading to the computer lab to begin work on our final drafts. For homework, students will complete their final draft, TYPED. This entire assignment is worth a quiz grade.

Tuesday we will be exploring the concepts of vertical and horizontal integration in businesses, and what it means to own a Monopoly! Students will deisgn their own business flow charts in class.



Wednesday, students will complete their flowcharts in class, and for homework is there is not enough time in class.



Thursday we will be discussing Rockefeller and Carnegie, and defining two new words: philanthropist and robber-baron. We will be learning more about and then critiquing Rockefeller and Carnegie. Homework will be to complete the classwork.





Friday, we will finish discussing philanthropy and robber barons. We will work on an activity analyzing Rockefeller today. Homework is to finish the classwork.

And here is a glance at Henry Ford's attempt at building his own city in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Fordlandia:

Week of 19 - 26 October

Freshmen World
Monday, students will be finishing up the video we've been watching, answering the corresponding questions, and will do some brief notes, here. Students will also take a look at the Hagia Sophia for homework, here.




Hagia Sophia external and internal view.


Tuesday students will be in the computer lab in room 321 taking a virtual tour of Hagia Sophia, where they will explore the architecture of the Hagia Sophia inside and out. Here is the link to the tour! Homework tonight will be to read 'Byzantium: A New Rome' and answer the corresponding questions ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER - due Thursday.




Wednesday, students will begin class by 'Gettin' Byzzy Wit It' above, analyzing some sweet rap lyrics.Then, students will hand in their Tour Guide Sheets and take some quick notes, here. Then, students will read a brief history of Justinian by Michael Hart, who rated the famous emperor as the 99th most influential person in history. Students will then write down 9 facts about Justinian and work on quickly writing up an outline for a 3-point thesis. Students must finish the thesis for homework, in addition to the "New Rome" packet.

Thursday: I will be observing today, so you will have a substitute. Follow these directions:
-Do starter (video below)
-Hand HW into bins (DETACH ANSWER SHEETS FROM BOTH HOMEWORKS - I DO NOT WANT THE READINGS!!!!)
-Read the Nika Rebellion Worksheet and answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper
-When you have finished, you may grab the other worksheet and begin it - this will be your homework
-and Behave Yourselves!!!


Friday we will be reviewing, from Byzantium as the New Rome to Justinian's rule and influence, to the Nika Rebellion, and we will finish up with a look at Justinian's Code.

Sophomore Modern World
Monday, students will begin a new unit on the Industrial Revolution. First, students will receive their Unit 1 Tests back. Test corrections are due NLT the beginning of class on Wednesday. After reading a short story about a boy in the late 1800s and working on critical inferences, students will discuss life during the Industrial Revolution. For homework, students will complete a worksheet titled 'Life in the Steel Mill', available here.


Tuesday, students will practice their outlining and notetaking skills, and then we will be taking notes! I know, boring! So, let's make it fun. Tuesday's homework will be to read 9.1 in the textbook and OUTLINE (detailed notes, including the vocab words).



Wednesday students will be taking more notes!!! Yay!!!!!!! Homework tonight is to complete the 'Before the Industrial Revolution' WS.



Thursday: I will be observing today, so you will have a substitute. Do the following:
- Starter (the video below)
- Hand HW into bin
- Do "9.1 Beginnings of Industrialization WS" - you may work in pairs if you choose
- For homework, do 'Hazardous Duty' Worksheet



Friday, you guessed it - more notes! But today we will be doing more review. If we have time, we'll even watch some CNN Student News. Here are the NOTES. Our starter activity today will be the below song, by country great Patty Loveless. Here are the lyrics for you to read.





Junior USII
Monday students will wrap up their worksheet Comparing Periods in History: Technology and read the Congressional Testimony of Samuel Gompers, the president of the American Federation of Labor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. We will answer some questions, and for homework, students will finish any questions from the worksheet they did not finish in class.



On Tuesday, students will read short profiles of two very influential men, Alexander Graham bell and Thomas Edison, from Michael Hart's "The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History." Then they will compare and contrast the two, and formulate an argument concerning which one had a larger impact on the Industrial Revolution. We will work on formulating a 3-point thesis and extracting evidence from the text. For homework, students will complete their profile of one character.

Well, I think we all know who won the mustache contest........Clearly, it was Edison.

Wednesday, students will continue working on their comparison essays, completing their second profile and then working on an outline. For homework, students must write an introduction and thesis for their upcoming paper.



Thursday: I will be observing today, so you will have a substitute. Follow these directions:
- NO STARTER (write this down)
- View the TV show, "The Men Who Built America, Episode 4: Blood is Spilled" (DVD version)
- Answer the corresponding questions on the worksheet
- FOR HOMEWORK: You will be given a template to write down your Introduction and Thesis Statements for your paper. Make sure you do this!!!

Friday we can finish the movie and then go over the questions you answered. We will then get cracking on our essays. Homework for the weekend is to TYPE a rough draft of the essay. Proper heading, size 12 TNR font, double-spaced. We will be peer-editing them on Monday.

Week of 13 - 16 October

Freshmen World

Tuesday: Today we will do some housekeeping, go over our Unit Tests on Rome, and get introduced tot he Byzantine Empire. For homework, students will clean out their binders completely (keeping everything in a safe place for midyear time. Also, students will complete a worksheet on the city of Constantinople.

Wednesday: Today we will look at a map of the Byzantine Empire, and do some guided reading together. For homework, students will complete a map of the Byzantine Empire, using color!!! Due tomorrow. This might help!

Press Ctrl and + in order to zoom in!

Click here for a satellite image of Constantinople (modern day Istanbul).

We'll discuss this photo, taken just a few days ago in Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

Thursday: Today we will finish looking at the strategic advantages of Constantinople before we watch the documentary Engineering an Empire: The Byzantines, which will show us not only how the empire was constructed physically, but also socially and politically. Students will answer corresponding questions while viewing. For homework, students will read a handout about the Byzantines and complete the accompanying reading questions, available here.

Friday: Today students will continue viewing the documentary from yesterday. Homework over the weekend is to complete reading Byzantium: A New Rome and to answer the questions at the end, on a separate sheet of paper.

Sophomore Modern World

Tuesday: Today we will finish our activity on the Congress of Vienna, hashing out our final negotiations between the five big powers. For homework, students will read Chapter 7, Section 5 and complete this worksheet. NOTICE: UNIT TEST WILL BE THIS FRIDAY - STUDY!!!

Blank Map of Europe Pre-Congress of Vienna

Blank Map of Europe Post-Congress of Vienna

Wednesday: Today, most of the class will be taking the PSATs, so for the majority of class, we will be reviewing the Unit in preparation for the test on Friday. Come prepared with any questions you may have! Here are notes that everyone may find useful for the test! Print them out!!!!!!!!

Thursday: Today we will see how close we came in our activity to the real results of the Congress of Vienna. We will quickly review some notes, and then play a review game in preparation for the Unit Test on Friday. STUDY TONIGHT!!!


We will also have a quick discussion about the refugee crisis in Europe.

Friday: Test day! In yourselves believe, and great deeds accomplish you shall... For homework, students need to clean out their binders, in preparation for the new unit on Monday!

Junior USII

Tuesday:Today we will review the Industrial Revolution in America after our long weekend, and then we will finish our statistics chart and discuss the mass migration to cities during the late 1800s. Then we will read a few different firsthand accounts of the Industrial Revolution from those who lived through it, and we will analyze them to form educated opinions about the IndustRev. :)

Wednesday: PSATs today! Good luck, everyone!!!

Thursday: Today we will be comparing periods in history regarding technology and different industries. We will work on this in class, and the homework is to complete the two modern boxes on the bottom.

Friday: Today students will be reading the Testimony of Samuel Gompers, the president of the American Federation of Labor in the late 1800s and early 1900s. We will answer some questions, and watch CNN Student news. For homework, students will finish any questions from the worksheet they did not finish in class.

Week of 2 - 6 October

Freshmen World History
Monday: Today students will be finishing their Contributions of Rome Chart. Then we will look at comparing the governments of the Rome and America. For homework, students will read a similar chart and complete the corresponding 5 questions.



Tuesday: Today students will finish discussing the similarities and differences of the Roman and American Republics! Then, we will take a look at a Primary Source on the Fall of Rome and analyze it. For homework, students will complete a map of the Roman Empire, due Thursday. Test on Friday on everything we've learned so far this year!



Wednesday: Half day today. Students will work on their Primary Source Analysis in class, and finish their map for homework.

Thursday: Today we will review for the Test on Friday!



Friday: TEST DAY!!!!!




Sophomore Modern World
Monday: Today students will finish their notes on Napoleon, and then complete their acting out of Shakespeare's "St.Crispin's Day" speech from Henry V and Napoleon's speeches to his men at Austerlitz. For homework, students will finish reading 7.3 and 7.4 and complete the worksheet that is due Tuesday.



Tuesday: Today students will do a group activity on How France Changed Under Napoleon. Students will look at the different successes and failures of Napoleonic France and analyze the efficacy of his reign. For homework, students will read a military history of the French Revolution and Napoleon and answer corresponding questions.

Wednesday: Half day! Today, students will look at the poem Russia 1812 by Victor Hugo and analyze it in both a historical and a literary sense. For homework, students will take a look at life in France according to different eyewitnesses and complete the FRONTSIDE of a worksheet on whether or not the Revolution achieved its goals. TEST one week from today!

A very cool map depicting the size of Napoleon's army throughout his Russia campaign, along with the temperatures during their retreat. And FYI, -30 degrees Celsius is equivalent to -22 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thursday: Today students will be conducting a mock Congress of Vienna, where they will try to negotiate a peace settlement throughout Europe that satisfies every country. Homework tonight is to read and complete the questions for this worksheet. TEST one week from today!

Friday: We will continue the mock Congress of Vienna. Homework tonight is to read Chapter 7, Section 5 and complete this worksheet.


Junior US II
Monday: Today students will continue to work on the vocabulary packet on the American Industrial Revolution. For homework, students will create a secondary definition for each of the words we completed in class today (one ORIGINAL sentence or one drawing).



Tuesday: Today students will complete the vocab packet and watch a short video on child labor, one of the biggest negative effects of the Second Industrial Revolution. For homework, students will look up 3 modern Child Labor laws online and write them down.



Wednesday: Half day! Today students will discuss child labor and some of the laws that are in place today to protect against it, compared to the late 19th and early 20th centuries before those laws existed.

Labor Laws by Age Group
Hazards and Restrictions for Youth Workers

Thursday: Today students will read the story of a Miner in the late 1800s and see what life was truly like. Here is the reading and follow-up questions. Then, students will be comparing the Industrial Age to the Modern Age in regards to different fields of industry.

Friday: Today we will continue the activity from yesterday, and then begin working on a chart showing statistics of Urban Populations during the IndustRev. :) Happy Friday!