Modern World History
Welcome to Modern World History! Below you will find a running agenda of class work and documents. At the bottom of the page is a list of resources that I will add to as the semester progresses.
Find our textbook online here. PDFs of each chapter are posted.
Agenda
8/17: Introductions; assign syllabus quiz (due by Tuesday 8/22--see syllabus below); Introduction to historical thinking: What's in Your Wallet?
8/18: Intro to historical thinking, part II: Ordeal by Cheque; Begin the Dark Ages (see Boyd on Monday if absent)
8/18: Intro to historical thinking, part II: Ordeal by Cheque; Begin the Dark Ages (see Boyd on Monday if absent)
MWH Syllabus FA17 |
8/21: Continue Dark Ages Documents lesson (see documents, PPT, and lesson plan below if absent--we did A and B in class, and the American Cyclopedia quote referenced is in the PPT)
8/22: Continue Dark Ages Documents lesson -- through Docs. F and G; syllabus quiz with parent/guardian signature due by today!
8/23-34: Finish Documents packet; complete Dark Ages Postcard. Please complete on postcard-sized paper if doing at home. Directions: using your Dark Ages Documents, complete a postcard using the following guidelines.
Decide your perspective: who are you? Who are you writing to?
Decide your content: Why are you writing the postcard? What one fact will you choose to weave into your short message?
Decide your image: What images fit with your perspective? What images enhance your fact or message?
Begin Magna Carta in 3rd and 7th hours (see "Why is Magna Carta Important" below if absent)
8/25: Hand in packets and postcards, if not done yesterday (1st hour will have some work time today); Complete Magna Carta (begin it in 1st hour) (keep when done for notes)
8/22: Continue Dark Ages Documents lesson -- through Docs. F and G; syllabus quiz with parent/guardian signature due by today!
8/23-34: Finish Documents packet; complete Dark Ages Postcard. Please complete on postcard-sized paper if doing at home. Directions: using your Dark Ages Documents, complete a postcard using the following guidelines.
Decide your perspective: who are you? Who are you writing to?
Decide your content: Why are you writing the postcard? What one fact will you choose to weave into your short message?
Decide your image: What images fit with your perspective? What images enhance your fact or message?
Begin Magna Carta in 3rd and 7th hours (see "Why is Magna Carta Important" below if absent)
8/25: Hand in packets and postcards, if not done yesterday (1st hour will have some work time today); Complete Magna Carta (begin it in 1st hour) (keep when done for notes)
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Resources: Coming soon!
8/28: Finish Magna Carta activity (1st hour); lecture on Black Death (see presentation in PDF below); begin Disease Gallery Walk assignment (see page 21 of PDF)
8/29: Continue Disease Gallery Walk
8/31: Complete Disease Gallery Walk (due during class; see Boyd if absent); begin Renaissance Guided Reading (see below; if absent, complete using Chapter 12 of the online textbook link at top of page)
9/1: Finish Renaissance Guided Reading; begin Renaissance lecture with discussion on leadership (see leadership style quiz below; complete and hand in if absent)
8/29: Continue Disease Gallery Walk
8/31: Complete Disease Gallery Walk (due during class; see Boyd if absent); begin Renaissance Guided Reading (see below; if absent, complete using Chapter 12 of the online textbook link at top of page)
9/1: Finish Renaissance Guided Reading; begin Renaissance lecture with discussion on leadership (see leadership style quiz below; complete and hand in if absent)
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9/5: We will continue the leadership quiz and discussion when I return. Due to a family emergency, we’re switching plans for Tuesday and Thursday. Students will view “Da Vinci’s World: Engineering an Empire,” found on YouTube by user Prince Corsica, and complete the video guide distributed in class. Please keep this assignment for block day.
9/7-8: Go over video guide and keep for notes; Complete Machiavelli/Leadership intro and worksheet and hand in; Discuss Free Will (see worksheet below)
9/9: Finish and hand in Free Will/Mirandola exercise; Reach Chapter 12, Sec. 2, and answer Section Assessment questions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 in notes (see textbook link above if absent)
9/7-8: Go over video guide and keep for notes; Complete Machiavelli/Leadership intro and worksheet and hand in; Discuss Free Will (see worksheet below)
9/9: Finish and hand in Free Will/Mirandola exercise; Reach Chapter 12, Sec. 2, and answer Section Assessment questions 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 in notes (see textbook link above if absent)
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9/11: Finish 12.2 questions and go over key points, keep in notes; begin Art Imitates Life lesson on art in the Renaissance (see ppt above)
9/12: Finish Art Imitates Life; begin Spanish Inquisition (see documents below for in-class activity). Other source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAAhQ3KJjaE
9/13-14: finish Spanish Inquisition; complete reflection and hand in
9/15: Begin Protestant Reformation (see below for Martin Luther lesson plan/work and notes; hand in when finished if absent)
9/12: Finish Art Imitates Life; begin Spanish Inquisition (see documents below for in-class activity). Other source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAAhQ3KJjaE
9/13-14: finish Spanish Inquisition; complete reflection and hand in
9/15: Begin Protestant Reformation (see below for Martin Luther lesson plan/work and notes; hand in when finished if absent)
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9/18: Finish Protestant Reformation with notes (see PPT below); view Crash Course (here) on Protestant Reformation and take three main ideas from video
9/19: Read and analyze sonnets from Shakespeare and Petrarch (see document below; hand in if absent); short Socratic-style activity over ideas about love in the Renaissance vs. modern day
9/21: Begin Renaissance brochure activity (see below for template); pass out study guide (see below)
9/22: continue brochures
9/25: work on brochures; time to study as a class. See "RenRef FA17 study guide with item locations" for guidance on where to find items in class materials, if you need extra help. Don't hesitate to email me or come see me if you have any questions or concerns!
9/26: Renaissance and Reformation Exam! Hand in brochures.
9/19: Read and analyze sonnets from Shakespeare and Petrarch (see document below; hand in if absent); short Socratic-style activity over ideas about love in the Renaissance vs. modern day
9/21: Begin Renaissance brochure activity (see below for template); pass out study guide (see below)
9/22: continue brochures
9/25: work on brochures; time to study as a class. See "RenRef FA17 study guide with item locations" for guidance on where to find items in class materials, if you need extra help. Don't hesitate to email me or come see me if you have any questions or concerns!
9/26: Renaissance and Reformation Exam! Hand in brochures.
Reformation PPT FA17 |
Sonnets |
renaissance_brochures.docx |
renref_fa17_study guide.docx |
renref_fa17_study_guide_with_item_locations.docx |
9/27-28: Go over exam; discuss retake policy; complete maps in class (if absent, please print "world maps mwh" and maps, label just the nations listed on the handout, and color them such that no two countries that share a border are the same color).
9/29: View Mankind: Story of All of Us, Episode 8, "New World" and complete video guide (see pages 30-31 of PDF below for viewing guide; complete and hand in if absent)
9/29: View Mankind: Story of All of Us, Episode 8, "New World" and complete video guide (see pages 30-31 of PDF below for viewing guide; complete and hand in if absent)
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mankind_the_story_of_all_of_us.pdf |
10/2: Review video guide and keep for notes; Begin Exp Exp notes (see slides 1-6 below in ppt); complete De las Casas reading and questions (see below)
10/3: Boyd absent. Students are to read Chapter 13, Section 2, “Africa in an Age of Transition.” Afterward, students are to answer Section 2 Assessment questions 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 in their notes. Keep for review on block day.
> An editorial is a short written piece that takes a side on an issue and supports its argument with logic and evidence, where appropriate.
This is homework if not completed in class. Textbook link is located at top of page.
10/4-5: Go over 10/3 questions and keep for notes; complete slides 9-10 of notes in "Exp Exp Big Pres" ppt below; review levels of questions and complete questions in class (see slides 1-2 in "levels of questions" ppt below for assignment; turn in to Boyd when finished, if absent)
10/6: Check questions if not done yesterday; review games in class for first map quiz; take first map quiz; review notes with levels of question activity in class (no makeup necessary if absent)
10/3: Boyd absent. Students are to read Chapter 13, Section 2, “Africa in an Age of Transition.” Afterward, students are to answer Section 2 Assessment questions 1, 4, 5, 6, and 9 in their notes. Keep for review on block day.
> An editorial is a short written piece that takes a side on an issue and supports its argument with logic and evidence, where appropriate.
This is homework if not completed in class. Textbook link is located at top of page.
10/4-5: Go over 10/3 questions and keep for notes; complete slides 9-10 of notes in "Exp Exp Big Pres" ppt below; review levels of questions and complete questions in class (see slides 1-2 in "levels of questions" ppt below for assignment; turn in to Boyd when finished, if absent)
10/6: Check questions if not done yesterday; review games in class for first map quiz; take first map quiz; review notes with levels of question activity in class (no makeup necessary if absent)
exp_exp_big_pres.ppt |
de_las_casas_reading.docx |
levels_of_questions.pptx |
10/9: Review notes; take additional notes on European trade with Asia (see slide 11 in "Exp Exp Big Pres" above in ppt); introduce World Empires project (see handout below); complete initial research and turn preferences in to me (see me if absent)
10/10: Continue World Empires project in class; trade contact information and get a plan together to complete your project (note that absences will not result in an extended due date for your group, barring major extenuating circumstances!)
10/12: Continue World Empires project in class; map quiz #2 over Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
10/16: Continue project
10/17: Continue project
10/19: Pass out study guide for exam on Friday, Oct. 27 (see below for document); Begin presentations in 1st hour; see four high school candidates for governor in 3rd and 7th hours
***If absent during presentation work days, please communicate with your group to see what you can do outside of class. If you're absent for your group's presentation, you'll present to me individually after school Monday or Tuesday.***
10/23-24: Finish presentations; see document below for key information about terms students were supposed to present, in case you were absent or the group didn't cover it well; begin Scientific Revolution by completing notes (see slides 12-16 in "Exp Exp Big Pres" above for content)
10/26: Finish Scientific Revolution; complete in-class jigsaw activity over Galileo (if absent: download the assignment below titled "Galileo's Place in Science" and email or hand in when finished)
10/27: Finish Galileo and study for exam in class
10/10: Continue World Empires project in class; trade contact information and get a plan together to complete your project (note that absences will not result in an extended due date for your group, barring major extenuating circumstances!)
10/12: Continue World Empires project in class; map quiz #2 over Africa, Asia, and the Middle East
10/16: Continue project
10/17: Continue project
10/19: Pass out study guide for exam on Friday, Oct. 27 (see below for document); Begin presentations in 1st hour; see four high school candidates for governor in 3rd and 7th hours
***If absent during presentation work days, please communicate with your group to see what you can do outside of class. If you're absent for your group's presentation, you'll present to me individually after school Monday or Tuesday.***
10/23-24: Finish presentations; see document below for key information about terms students were supposed to present, in case you were absent or the group didn't cover it well; begin Scientific Revolution by completing notes (see slides 12-16 in "Exp Exp Big Pres" above for content)
10/26: Finish Scientific Revolution; complete in-class jigsaw activity over Galileo (if absent: download the assignment below titled "Galileo's Place in Science" and email or hand in when finished)
10/27: Finish Galileo and study for exam in class
world_empires_project.docx |
sg_exp_exp_fa17.docx |
mughal_empire_3rd_hour.pdf |
world_empires_presentations_key_information_fa17.docx |
galileos_place_in_science_reading.docx |
10/30: Exam
10/31: *~Halloween Lesson~!*
11/2: Intro to Changes in Europe and Revolutions Unit: see slides 1-6 (stop after covering Descartes) below if absent (keep in notes); begin completing 17th Century Political Thought below (will be due Tuesday--use online textbook link at top of page to complete if absent)
11/3: Socratic Seminar on State of Nature; talk with Boyd if absent
10/31: *~Halloween Lesson~!*
11/2: Intro to Changes in Europe and Revolutions Unit: see slides 1-6 (stop after covering Descartes) below if absent (keep in notes); begin completing 17th Century Political Thought below (will be due Tuesday--use online textbook link at top of page to complete if absent)
11/3: Socratic Seminar on State of Nature; talk with Boyd if absent
ce_ppt_fa17.pptx |
17th_cent_political_thought |
11/6: Boyd absent; view Heroes of the Enlightenment on YouTube (linked here) and complete video guide (see below).
11/7: Finish video, recap, and hand in; complete and hand in 17th Century Political Thought (see above; we began this last week); begin Wollstonecraft vs. de Gouge Venn Diagram assignment (see below for their writings; please construct and complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting their personal backgrounds and thoughts).
11/9: Complete Venn Diagram; take short political quiz (found here) and discuss in class, if comfortable sharing, to preview Smith and Marx (take it for fun if you were absent); begin "Marx vs. Smith" reading and pairing exercise. If absent, please choose just one of the two and complete the associated reading and activity guide. Read through the other thinker, though, so that you are familiar with his ideas, since you missed our pairing/sharing activity and class discussion!
11/10-11/13:
1. Continue Marx vs. Smith and discuss in class.
2. Complete review game (see "Sorting Marx and Smith" activity below for review if absent, no need to turn it in), and hand in activity guides when finished.
3. Review applications of Enlightenment thought with slide 9 in "CE PPT FA17" above.
4. Begin American Revolution reading (below--download and complete if absent).
5. Pass out study guide on 11/13 (see below).
11/7: Finish video, recap, and hand in; complete and hand in 17th Century Political Thought (see above; we began this last week); begin Wollstonecraft vs. de Gouge Venn Diagram assignment (see below for their writings; please construct and complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting their personal backgrounds and thoughts).
11/9: Complete Venn Diagram; take short political quiz (found here) and discuss in class, if comfortable sharing, to preview Smith and Marx (take it for fun if you were absent); begin "Marx vs. Smith" reading and pairing exercise. If absent, please choose just one of the two and complete the associated reading and activity guide. Read through the other thinker, though, so that you are familiar with his ideas, since you missed our pairing/sharing activity and class discussion!
11/10-11/13:
1. Continue Marx vs. Smith and discuss in class.
2. Complete review game (see "Sorting Marx and Smith" activity below for review if absent, no need to turn it in), and hand in activity guides when finished.
3. Review applications of Enlightenment thought with slide 9 in "CE PPT FA17" above.
4. Begin American Revolution reading (below--download and complete if absent).
5. Pass out study guide on 11/13 (see below).
power_of_knowledge_heroes_of_the_enlightenment_video_guide.docx |
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11/14: Complete American Revolution reading; do passbacks; complete notes over American and Haitian Revolutions (slides 10-11 in "CE PPT FA17" above; storytelling about the revolutions in class; prep for block day by assigning either a vocab word and Frayer model or a discussion question to each student, to be completed and posted in the classroom. Boyd has assigned you one if absent--see it on the bulletin board at school.
11/16: "Quest" (Quiz/Test) over Changes in Europe and the Enlightenment (just 23 questions); students may review for 15 min. before the quiz. Option to use my Kahoot: Sign in to my sub account, then click "shared with me." The Kahoot you need is labeled "MWH Changes in Europe and Enlightenment."
Username: boydsub515
Password: BoydSub515
Then, begin viewing "The French Revolution" on the History Channel, linked here. Below is the video guide book (you may download and view/complete at home if absent). Please complete the fill-in-the-blanks activity as you view, keeping in mind your discussion question or vocab word as you watch.
11/16: "Quest" (Quiz/Test) over Changes in Europe and the Enlightenment (just 23 questions); students may review for 15 min. before the quiz. Option to use my Kahoot: Sign in to my sub account, then click "shared with me." The Kahoot you need is labeled "MWH Changes in Europe and Enlightenment."
Username: boydsub515
Password: BoydSub515
Then, begin viewing "The French Revolution" on the History Channel, linked here. Below is the video guide book (you may download and view/complete at home if absent). Please complete the fill-in-the-blanks activity as you view, keeping in mind your discussion question or vocab word as you watch.
french_revolution_viewing_guide_for_history_channel_doc.pdf |
11/17: Finish documentary and begin work on Frayer model or discussion question. (Sheets located at back of classroom. Make sure you write big and neat, and proofread your content--you're helping your classmates review these ideas!)
11/20: Go through video guide (keep until we're done with the French Revolution next week); Finish Frayer Models and discussion questions and post in room (homework if not finished; due Tuesday at beginning of class)
11/21: Review French Revolution and complete comparison/contrast with Egyptian Revolution of 2011 (see ppt below if absent; note that makeup assignment is due Tuesday if absent); introduce extension opportunity for extra points back (see below; note that it is due by Monday, Dec. 11th; personality portrait handout is only meant to provide a framework and explanation of how to construct the portrait)
>>If interested, here is a link to the TED Talk referenced in class:
www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming
11/20: Go through video guide (keep until we're done with the French Revolution next week); Finish Frayer Models and discussion questions and post in room (homework if not finished; due Tuesday at beginning of class)
11/21: Review French Revolution and complete comparison/contrast with Egyptian Revolution of 2011 (see ppt below if absent; note that makeup assignment is due Tuesday if absent); introduce extension opportunity for extra points back (see below; note that it is due by Monday, Dec. 11th; personality portrait handout is only meant to provide a framework and explanation of how to construct the portrait)
>>If interested, here is a link to the TED Talk referenced in class:
www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming
optional_extension_mwh_fa17.docx |
personality_portrait.docx |
11/27: Complete notes for review over French Revolution and Napoleon (slides 12-14 in "CE PPT FA17" above, under 11/3); complete "The Rise and Fall of Napoleon" (see below)
11/28: Finish "Rise and Fall of Napoleon" if not finished yesterday, and hand in; complete "Four Ways Napoleon Changed the World" (see below)
11/30: Begin class with review activity--snowball fight! Then complete additional assignment over a revolution of your choice (see below--choose either the American, Haitian, or French Revolution, and complete the assignment as explained); prepare for Socratic Circle and portfolios on Friday (see slides 8-10 in "Revolutions Review PPT" below)
12/1: First half of class dedicated to missing work; second half dedicated to Socratic Circle over Revolutions. If absent, please submit a one page minimum analysis of these Revolutions, answering the three questions you prepared for the circle. Due by Tuesday, Dec. 4 for full credit.
REMINDER: OPTIONAL EXTENSION (FOR EXTRA CREDIT) IS DUE BY DEC. 11! See above under 11/21 for information.
11/28: Finish "Rise and Fall of Napoleon" if not finished yesterday, and hand in; complete "Four Ways Napoleon Changed the World" (see below)
11/30: Begin class with review activity--snowball fight! Then complete additional assignment over a revolution of your choice (see below--choose either the American, Haitian, or French Revolution, and complete the assignment as explained); prepare for Socratic Circle and portfolios on Friday (see slides 8-10 in "Revolutions Review PPT" below)
12/1: First half of class dedicated to missing work; second half dedicated to Socratic Circle over Revolutions. If absent, please submit a one page minimum analysis of these Revolutions, answering the three questions you prepared for the circle. Due by Tuesday, Dec. 4 for full credit.
REMINDER: OPTIONAL EXTENSION (FOR EXTRA CREDIT) IS DUE BY DEC. 11! See above under 11/21 for information.
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12/4: First half of class is dedicated to Kahoot over Revolutions (you may use your portfolio to complete this); see link below to retake Kahoot if desired. You may retake it via the Kahoot App as many times as you'd like before Tuesday at 11 p.m. Make sure to use your real name so I can properly award points! Your highest score will go in the grade book.
KAHOOT CHALLENGE CODE: 0350929
Then, hand in portfolios and begin Urban Game in class. See map handout below; give your town a school-appropriate name, and complete slide 2 on "Urban Game - Slides" if absent.
12/5: Continue Urban Game and complete Reading Check Questions as you proceed; see questions below below if absent
12/7: Finish Urban Game and hand in
>>>Use this link for the Kahoot App to access the Revolutions Kahoot between now and Friday at 11 p.m. if you missed the earlier window: 065566
12/8: Complete and hand in Intro to Industrial Revolution Guided Reading for pgs. 580-583 (What grade level does the average American adult read at? ...that's why we read in class!) (Use link for textbook for Chapter 19 at top of page if absent.)
KAHOOT CHALLENGE CODE: 0350929
Then, hand in portfolios and begin Urban Game in class. See map handout below; give your town a school-appropriate name, and complete slide 2 on "Urban Game - Slides" if absent.
12/5: Continue Urban Game and complete Reading Check Questions as you proceed; see questions below below if absent
12/7: Finish Urban Game and hand in
>>>Use this link for the Kahoot App to access the Revolutions Kahoot between now and Friday at 11 p.m. if you missed the earlier window: 065566
12/8: Complete and hand in Intro to Industrial Revolution Guided Reading for pgs. 580-583 (What grade level does the average American adult read at? ...that's why we read in class!) (Use link for textbook for Chapter 19 at top of page if absent.)
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study_guide_fa17.docx |
See Finals Study Guide linked above!
12/11: go over Urban Game reading check questions; complete and hand in guided reading for pgs. 584-588 (linked above); begin "Boom!" (linked here on YouTube; viewing guide is below)
12/12: Finish "Boom!" and hand in viewing guides; pass out physical copy of study guide in class (see above)
12/14: Complete Guided Reading for Ch. 20, Sec. 1 and hand in (see assignment below and textbook at top of page if absent); Notes over Romanticism (see PPT below); read "Hop Frog" and answer three questions at end of PPT (see audiobook here and find text below if absent); begin 19.4 work if time (read "A New Age of Science" on p. 607 through p. 609; write four Level II questions and answers, focusing on why Europeans were more motivated to accept science at this time, realism, Pasteur, and Darwin)
12/15: Finish 19.4 and complete "Toward a Modern Consciousness" notes (see below)
12/11: go over Urban Game reading check questions; complete and hand in guided reading for pgs. 584-588 (linked above); begin "Boom!" (linked here on YouTube; viewing guide is below)
12/12: Finish "Boom!" and hand in viewing guides; pass out physical copy of study guide in class (see above)
12/14: Complete Guided Reading for Ch. 20, Sec. 1 and hand in (see assignment below and textbook at top of page if absent); Notes over Romanticism (see PPT below); read "Hop Frog" and answer three questions at end of PPT (see audiobook here and find text below if absent); begin 19.4 work if time (read "A New Age of Science" on p. 607 through p. 609; write four Level II questions and answers, focusing on why Europeans were more motivated to accept science at this time, realism, Pasteur, and Darwin)
12/15: Finish 19.4 and complete "Toward a Modern Consciousness" notes (see below)
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toward_modern_consciousness_notes_mwh.docx |
12/18: Complete "Toward a Modern Consc." notes; review time in class
12/19: Review games and prep for final
12/20-21: FINAL EXAM (15 min. Soc. Circle + 45 multiple choice questions)
12/19: Review games and prep for final
12/20-21: FINAL EXAM (15 min. Soc. Circle + 45 multiple choice questions)