Honors World Studies II 2nd Quarter

Thursday, 11-9 and Monday, 11-13:
Due Today: complete Portfolio and turn it in to Mrs. Wagner by Thursday at 2:10; read and annotate the Rise and Expansion of the Ottoman Empire
Today’s Learning Target: Why did the Mughal Empire rise and collapse so quickly?
What we did in class today: we completed Mary Sasso’s civics lesson; Mr. Lynch briefly introduced the Mughal Empire and its correlation to exploration; we watched excerpts from the video “Warrior Empire: The Mughals of India” and completed the Mughal Video Worksheet
Due Next Class: read and annotate The Decline of the Mughal Empire; complete Mughal Meme Assignment

Tuesday, 11-14 and Wednesday, 11-15:
Due Today: read and annotate The Decline of the Mughal Empire; complete Mughal Meme Assignment
Today’s Learning Target: What were the successes and failures of the Ming & Qing dynasties?
What we did in class today: we completed Mary Sasso’s civics lesson; we shared some of our memes; Mr. Lynch briefly reviewed some misconceptions about the Ottoman Empire and introduced the Ming & Qing dynasties; we read samples from Confucius’ The Analects and briefly discussed the foundations of Chinese culture and thought; Mr. Lynch discussed the Ming and Qing Presentation; Mr. Lynch discussed the Timeline Assignment, the Unit 2 Test Study Guide; and the Unit 2 Project Guidelines
Due Next Class: complete the Timeline Assignment; begin preparing for the unit assessment using the Unit 2 Test Study Guide and the Unit 2 Project Guidelines

Thursday, 11-16 and Friday, 11-17:
Due Today: complete the Timeline Assignment; begin preparing for the unit assessment using the Unit 2 Test Study Guide and the Unit 2 Project Guidelines
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information from our unit on Exploration and Discovery?
What we did in class today: Mr. Lynch handed back all corrected work and reminded students that all work from Unit 2 that was to be revised (anything since our last quiz) must be handed in by the assessment next class – and that all work from this unit must be completed in order to earn the ability to revise the assessment (regardless of whether it was not done for a grade before the first assessment); we played Kahoot to review; we worked in teams to play Jeopardy as a review for next class’s assessment
Due Next Class: prepare for the unit assessment using the Unit 2 Test Study Guide and the Unit 2 Project Guidelines

Monday, 11-20 and Tuesday, 11-21:
Due Today: all Unit 2 missing and/or revised work; prepare for today’s unit assessment using the Unit 2 Test Study Guide and the Unit 2 Project Guidelines
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information from our unit on Exploration and Discovery?
What we did in class today: we completed our Unit 2 Assessment
Due Next Class: read and annotate Elizabethan England and Spain Under Philip II reading

Monday, 11-27 and Tuesday, 11-28:
Due Today: read and annotate Elizabethan England and Spain Under Philip II reading
Today’s Learning Target: What was Elizabethan rule of England like?
What we did in class today: (see Mrs. Wagner to get the Remind.com code for our class); we reviewed our corrected Unit 2 assessments with Mr. Lynch; we discussed some current events; we completed the PostTest for Mary Sasso’s project; we completed the International affairs – the Scottish queen and the Spanish king, 1580–1603 reading; we completed a review activity for our homework; we discussed how to annotate readings online
Due Next Class: if not completed in class, complete the International affairs – the Scottish queen and the Spanish king, 1580–1603 reading; complete The Role of Parliament reading and questions

Wednesday, 11-29 and Thursday, 11-30:
Due Today: read and annotate the International affairs – the Scottish queen and the Spanish king, 1580–1603 reading and The Role of Parliament reading The Role of Parliament reading and questions
Today’s Learning Target: What was Elizabethan rule of England like?
What we did in class today: we discussed some Current Events; we completed the Spain Under Philip II Reading Questions as a review exercise; we did a review exercise using the International affairs – the Scottish queen and the Spanish king, 1580–1603 reading and The Role of Parliament reading; we discussed the first page of the English Absolutism Presentation
Due Next Class: complete the Central European Absolutism reading; label, color, and study the blank Europe 1650 Map using the labeled Europe 1650 Map and the Europe 1650 Map Activity directions

Friday, 12-1 and Monday, 12-4:
Due Today: complete the Central European Absolutism reading; label, color, and study the blank Europe 1650 Map using the labeled Europe 1650 Map and the Europe 1650 Map Activity directions (map quiz today)
Today’s Learning Target: What made England change from an absolutist form of government to a constitutional monarchy?
What we did in class today: we discussed some Current Events; we discussed the rest of the English Absolutism Presentation; we reviewed the labeled Europe 1650 Map and then completed our map quiz; we read the Maria Theresa – Dutiful Defender of Austria reading handout and answered the question
Due Next Class: complete the Maria Theresa – Dutiful Defender of Austria reading if not completed in class; complete the Ivan IV “The Terrible” reading and question; complete The First of the Romanov Tsars is Crowned reading and question

Tuesday, 12-5 and Wednesday, 12-6:
Due Today: complete the Maria Theresa – Dutiful Defender of Austria reading if not completed in class; complete the Ivan IV “The Terrible” reading and question; complete The First of the Romanov Tsars is Crowned reading and question
Today’s Learning Target: In what ways was Peter the Great an absolutist ruler in Russia?
What we did in class today: we watched the “Empire of the Tsars: Peter the Great” video and completed the Empire of the Tsars – Peter the Great video questions
Due Next Class: finish watching the “Empire of the Tsars: Peter the Great” video and complete the Empire of the Tsars – Peter the Great video questions (here is a link to the script if that helps)

Thursday, 12-7 and Friday, 12-8:
Due Today: finish watching the “Empire of the Tsars: Peter the Great” video and complete the Empire of the Tsars – Peter the Great video questions (here is a link to the script if that helps)
Today’s Learning Target: What forms of absolutism existed in Europe from 1500-1800?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we reviewed all of the homework to date, including answers to the questions on some of the readings
Due Next Class: use the Unit 3 Content Quiz Study Guide to prepare for a quiz next class

Monday, 12-11 and Wednesday, 12-13: [Tuesday, 12-12: SNOW DAY]
Due Today: use the Unit 3 Content Quiz Study Guide to prepare for a quiz next class
Today’s Learning Target: What advancements in learning were made during the Scientific Revolution?
What we did in class today: we completed our Unit 3 Content Quiz; we read and annotated the Francis Bacon and the Scientific Revolution Reading; we discussed the Intro to the Scientific Revolution Presentation
Due Next Class: if not completed in class, complete the Francis Bacon and the Scientific Revolution Reading; read, annotate, and answer the questions on the Scientific Revolution Reading

Thursday, 12-14 and Friday, 12-15:
Due Today: if not completed in class, complete the Francis Bacon and the Scientific Revolution Reading; read, annotate, and answer the questions on the Scientific Revolution Reading
Today’s Learning Target: What advancements in learning were made during the Enlightenment?
What we did in class today: we worked together in groups to complete the Scientific Revolution Tweets; we discussed the first page of the Enlightenment presentation
Due Next Class: no homework [wait – WHAT? yes, that’s right – NO HOMEWORK] 🙂

Monday, 12-18 and Tuesday, 12-19:
Due Today: none
Today’s Learning Target: What advancements in learning were made during the Enlightenment? How did the American Colonial Rebellion affect Europe?
What we did in class today: we discussed the rest of the Enlightenment presentation; we discussed the American Colonial Rebellion presentation
Due Next Class: use the Objective Content Quiz Study List to prepare for a quiz next class; read and annotate the French Absolutism reading

Wednesday, 12-20 and Tuesday, 1-2:
Due Today: use the Objective Content Quiz Study List to prepare for a quiz next class; read and annotate the French Absolutism reading
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information we’ve learned so far in this unit?
What we did in class today: we completed our Unit 3 Objective Content Quiz; we read the France on the Eve of the Revolution reading to prepare for our activity; we did a whole-class activity that illustrated the differentiation in power between the Three Estates in pre-Revolutionary France
Due Next Class: read and annotate the Revolution reading 

Here is the 2018 Midterm Study Guide and here are the Midterm Maps to study: 

Wednesday, 1-3 and Friday, 1-5:
Due Today: read and annotate the Revolution reading
Today’s Learning Target: What events led to the outbreak of the French Revolution?
What we did in class today: we reviewed the reading by putting the events leading up to the outbreak of the French Revolution (here is the Outbreak of the Revolution Timeline)
Due Next Class: read the Declaration of the Rights of Man and follow the directions for adding brackets and notes; complete any work you need to do that was assigned after the Unit 3 Content Quiz

Monday, 1-8 and Tuesday, 1-9:
Due Today: complete the Declaration of the Rights of Man exercise; complete any work you need to do that was assigned after the Unit 3 Content Quiz
Today’s Learning Target: What events occurred during the French Revolution?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the French Revolution Rages presentation; we reviewed the format of next class’s Unit 3 Subjective Quiz using the Essay Outline and Intro Example
Due Next Class: use the Essay Content Quiz Study List