5/5-6: we finished Schindler’s List (movie questions due next class); homework was to read and annotate The War Ends and answer the questions at the end; here’s the Unit 9 WWII and the Holocaust Study Guide and Project Option
5/3-4: we watched Schindler’s List; homework was to complete the Japan’s Pacific Campaign reading and questions
5/20-6/2: we discussed the Holocaust – 1 presentation; we watched Schindler’s List; homework was to complete The Home Front and Civilians reading and questions
HERE’S THE 2014 Euro Final Exam Study Guide
5/28-29: we completed the WWII map quiz; we read Schindler’s List Background in class; we began watching Schindler’s List and completing the Schindler’s List Movie Questions; homework was to read and annotate Schindler During WWII
5/23-27: we discussed the WWII Begins Presentation; we completed the The War Begins Primary Sources in class in groups; homework was to study the WWII map for a quiz and to have a parent/guardian sign the Schindler’s List Permission Slip
5/21-22: we completed the WWII Map Activity using the Labeled WWI Map (must pick up blank map to label from class crate); we discussed the The Road to WWII Presentation; homework was to finish labeling the map (quiz class after next) and read and annotate Hitler’s Lightening War Reading and complete the Hitler’s Lightning War Matching
5/19-20: we took the Unit 8 – WWI and the Russian Revolution exam; homework is to complete the Rise of the Dictators Reading and Questions
5/15-16: we studied for the exam using the remote-control game in class
5/13-14: each group presented their option in class while others took notes and asked questions (Choosing An Option); homework is to start preparing for our next exam using the Unit 8 Study Guide and Project Option
5/9-12: we completed our work on the Russian Revolution – Options group work; homework is to read the Totalitarianism packet and answer the questions (must pick up from class crate)
5/7-8: we took our content quiz in class; no homework
5/5-6: we took our map quiz in class; we broke up into groups and began working on presentations (see Russian Revolution – Options); homework was to use the Unit 8 Quiz Study List to prepare for a content quiz next class
5/1-2: we reviewed the 1914 & 1918 maps in class to ensure that all locations were properly identified; we discussed the World War I is Fought Presentation; homework is to study the maps for a map quiz and to read and then answer the questions to Revolutions in Russia
4/29-30: we reviewed the corrected Unit 7 exams; we discussed World War I Begins; we listened to How Bad Directions and A Sandwich… (you can also read the transcript: How Bad Directions (And A Sandwich) Started World War I); homework is to label and color the 1914-1918 Europe Maps Activity using the 1914 Europe Map to label the blank 1914 Europe Map and the 1918 Europe Map to label the blank 1918 Europe Map; read WWI A Global Conflict and answer the questions as homework
4/17-28: we took the Unit 7 Exam; homework is to complete the questions for The Great War reading packet
4/15-16: we took a map quiz on the locations from the Africa Map Activity; we discussed the Imperialism Packet; homework was to prepare for a “mini” test next class using the Unit 7 Study Guide
4/11-14: we passed in the Imperialism Packet; we discussed the The Industrial Revolution Reading Packet and the Nationalism Reading Packet; homework is to use the Labeled Imperialism in Africa map to complete the Africa Map Activity on the Scramble for Africa map copy; study this map for a quiz next class
4/9-10: we worked on the Nationalism Reading Packet in class and passed it in by the end of class; homework is to complete the Imperialism Packet
4/7-8: we worked on the The Industrial Revolution Reading Packet in class and turned it in at the end of class; homework is to complete Nationalism Reading Packet
4/3-4: we completed Unit 6 Age of Revolutions exam in class; complete The Industrial Revolution Reading Packet for homework
4/1-2: we studied for the exam in class using the remote control game
3/28-31: watch PBS documentary Napoleon: Mastering Luck and complete PBS Napoleon Video Questions; use study guide given out last class to continue to prepare for exam
3/26-27: here is a copy of the terms and definitions used during the review activity we did in class: French Revolution Matching Key; use time lines to complete Napoleon’s Empire Questions; begin preparing for next week’s exam using 2014 Unit 6 Study Guide Project Option
3/24-25: time given in class to complete all work assigned last class
3/20-21: read and annotate Who was Napoleon Bonaparte; begin working on Napoleon Timeline; complete Napoleon and Josephine as homework (this is all due class after next – Wed or Thurs of next week)
3/18-19: we completed an activity in groups to illustrate the Three Estates; we finished watching the French Revolution video; read and annotate EXECUTION BY GUILLOTINE/MARIE ANTOINETTE TRAGIC QUEEN, MEMOIRS OF ÉLISABETH VIGÉE-LEBRUN, and FRENCHMEN IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT for homework
3/13-17: we took our Revolutions unit content quiz; complete The Radical Revolution Questions for homework
3/11-12: we reviewed our homework (Declaration of the Rights of Man) in groups and discussed the similarities/differences and Enlightenment thinking involved; we watched more of the History Channel French Revolution video; homework was to use the Content Quiz Study List to prepare for a quiz next class
3/7-10: we completed an activity illustrating the Three Estates; then we started watching a video from The History Channel entitled “The French Revolution” and started completing the History Channel The French Revolution Questions (we will be watching portions of this film over the next several classes and the questions will not be due until the class after we have finished the entire video); homework was to complete Declaration of the Rights of Man reading assignment
3/5-6: each group made their presentations on either the Restoration or the Glorious Revolution; then we talked about The American Revolution; the homework was to read the Proclamation of Rebellion and answer the questions and to complete the Pre-Revolution France Questions from your text
2/28: WINTER CARNIVAL! 🙂
2/26-27: we completed the Enlightenment Presentation in class; the homework was to write the The Perfect Society speech
2/24-25: Unit 5 Absolutism exam; complete Scientific Revolution Charts and Ads
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3/3-4: complete your group’s portion of the Class Presentations Guidelines; if completing a presentation on the Restoration, read and annotate the Charles II Reading; if completing a presentation on the Glorious Revolution, read and annotate the William of Orange Reading
9/5-6: complete Letter to Parents and Behavior Contract w/parents and return next class; read over Euro Classroom Grading System with parents; complete poster using Who Am I Poster Guidelines; identify 4-5 units of study/content areas you would suggest we cover this year in class
9/9-10: read Knowing History and Knowing Who We Are – McCullough; consider Units of Possibility; read and annotate Byzantine Empire packet (must pick up copy from class crate); complete Byzantine Map Activity by using Europe and the Byzantine Empire Map
9/11-12: work in groups to create 3 review questions per section of the Byzantine Empire packet; study Europe and the Byzantine Empire Map for quiz next class (only need to study the locations decided upon in class); read and annotate National Geographic article: Byzantine Empire Rome of the East, specifically highlighting the answers to the The Byzantine Empire – Rome of the East Questions
9/13-16: watch Islam Empire of Faith: The Messenger; read and annotate Medieval Kingdoms in Europe reading packets; research your discussion topic
9/17-18: finish watching Islam Empire of Faith: The Messenger; complete Islam Empire of Faith – The Messenger questions; read Islam/Feudalism/Norman Conquest readings and complete Islam-Feudalism-Norman Conquest Reading Questions
9/19-20: complete rough draft of the test you’re creating using the Make Your Own Test Template
9/23-24: type and print final copy of Google Docs test using ModEur Directions for Google Docs; hand-write the answers into the text; will hand in next class
9/25-26: complete quiz (see me to make it up); read How the Pope Got His Political Muscle; complete The Medieval Church Keynote Notes Sheet while I lecture (you may need to ask another student to see their notes); read Medieval Jokes-clean (fun); read, annotate, and answer the questions to Was Avignon the Babylon of the West
9/27-9/30: take notes on Crusades Keynote; work in groups of 2-3 on Crusades Nursery Rhymes Activity; read, annotate, and answer questions to Crash Course on the Crusades
10/1-2: watch Witch Hunt video and take notes; read, annotate, and answer questions to Intro to Inquisition; read and annotate Inquisition Docs
10/3-4: take notes on Black Plague Keynote; complete Black Death Economics Activity in groups during class; read and annotate Death Defined; read, annotate, and complete Document Analysis Worksheet on Boccaccio – The Decameron
10/7-8: we used these classes to catch up
10/9-10: take notes on Hundred Years’ War Keynote Notes Sheet; label and color Europe, c. 1300 Map Activity using the Europe, c. 1300 Map; start preparing for next week’s exam using the Unit 2 Study Guide and Project Option
10/11-15: study for exam
10/16: PSATs
10/17-18: read and annotate Italian States packet (must pick one up from the class crate) and complete The Italian States Questions; complete Renaissance Map Activity
10/21-22: complete Renaissance Men and Women Research Guidelines
10/23-24: complete Renaissance – Intro Notes; read The Prince Text and complete The Prince Quotes
10/25-28: complete Renaissance Women activity (5 different groups – find your group’s reading from these: Renaissance Women 1; Renaissance Women 2; Renaissance Women 3; Renaissance Women 4; Renaissance Women 5)
10/29-30: complete Renaissance – Humanism Keynote Notes Sheet; read and annotate one of these three readings: Erasmus Praise of Folly, Petrarch Letter to Posterity, or Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel; organize all Quarter 1 work using 1st Quarter Portfolio Directions
10/31-11/1: review the bond issues Maine will be voting on by referencing the Maine Voter’s Guide
11/4-5: complete questions while watching Sister Wendy’s Renaissance Video; read and annotate Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarotti, and The Myth of the Renaissance in Europe
11/6-7: complete Italian Renaissance Art Notes Sheet; study Italian Renaissance Art Examples; read and annotate Northern Renaissance Text and complete Northern Renaissance Text Questions
11/8-12: create 10 review questions and answers from Northern Renaissance Art powerpoint; study items on Unit 3 Renaissance Study Guide and Project Option in preparation for taking the comprehensive exam or short quiz associated with the project
11/13-14: use Renaissance Review Game Questions to prepare for next class’s exam
11/15-18: annotate Reformation reading (must pick up from class folder) and complete Reformation Reading Questions; use Labeled Map of Charles V, 1550 to complete Reformation Map Activity on the Outline Map of Charles V, 1550
11/19-20: complete Causes of the Protestant Reformation Notes Sheet; complete Writing a Thesis Guidelines
11/21-22: complete presentation based on one of six Martin Luther Readings; complete U-Create Quiz based on class readings and Martin Luther Notes
11/25-26: complete Spread of Protestant Reformation Notes Handouts; read and annotate Henry VIII reading and at least three of the following: Catherine of Aragon; Anne Boleyn; Jane Seymour; Anne of Cleves; Kathryn Howard; Katherine Parr
12/2-5: complete English Reformation ppt; study the items on the Quiz Study List for a quiz next class
12/6-9: complete Unit 4 quiz (see me to make it up if necessary); read and annotate The Counter Reformation Reading Handout; begin preparing for next week’s exam using the 2013 Unit 4- The Protestant Reformation Study Guide and Project Option
12/10-11: study for exam
12/12-13: complete Unit 4 Exam; complete European Exploration Detailed Outline Handout; begin working on Age of exploration project by completing Explorer Research Sheet
12/16-17: continue working on Exploration Poster Project
12/18-19: present Exploration Poster Project; complete Exploration Thesis and Outline
1/6-7: complete rough draft of essay using 6 Exploration Essay Guidelines
1/8-9: complete final copy of essay
HERE IS THE 2014 Midterm Study Guide
1/10-13: begin watching Elizabeth; Queen Elizabeth I Reading and extra credit Elizabeth Video Activity are due class after next; complete Section 1 of the Ch 14 IDs and Questions – due next class
1/14-15: finish watching Elizabeth; complete Section 2 of the Ch 14 IDs and Questions – due next class
1/16-17: study for midterm exam
1/21-22: Midterm Exams
1/27-28: complete English Absolutism notes; complete Louis XIV Reading and Questions
Here’s the link to the Outlines for the Western Civilization Textbook
1/29-30: as a whole group in class, examine the Chancellor Séguier at the Entry of Louis XIV into Paris in 1660; in small groups in class, read and annotate The Court of Louis XIV, specifically noting any parts of the source that could be used to either support or refute the claim that Louis XIV was “great”
1/31-2/3: in small groups in class, read and annotate Extracts from Bossuet and Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, specifically noting any parts of the source that could be used to either support or refute the claim that Louis XIV was “great;” then create an outline according to the directions on the Louis XIV DBQ Essay handout; complete Louis XIV Reading and Questions – Part 2
2/4-6: view Versailles; view My Versailles Trip; complete Louis XIV Reading and Questions – Part 2
2/7-10: use Eastern European and Russian Absolutism to complete Eastern European and Russian Absolutism Notes Sheet; begin preparing for the unit assessment using the Absolutism Study Guide and the Timeline Activity and Timeline Project Rubric
2/11-12: study game in class; prepare for exam next class
[2/13-14: SNOW DAYS!! :)]