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