Wednesday, 9/5-Thursday, 9/6:
Due Today: A good attitude! 🙂
Today’s Learning Target: What are the academic and behavior expectations for our class? Why is detecting bias important to the study of history?
What we did in class today: we discussed what makes a “good” class and reviewed the Syllabus; we reviewed the Parent Letter, Guidelines for Assessment, and Who Am I? Poster guidelines; we completed the Lunch Room Fight Activity in groups; we read Zinn’s Comments on Historiography
Due Next Class: review and complete the Parent Letter and Guidelines for Assessment with parents, getting information/signatures where necessary; complete the and Who Am I? Poster; complete the Summer Learning Opportunity Rubric using the information on the Summer Learning Opportunity Description; read and take notes on a separate piece of paper on the Geography Skills Handbook Handout
Friday, 9/7: POWER OUTAGE – NO SCHOOL
Monday, 9/10-Tuesday, 9/11:
Due Today: review and complete the Parent Letter, Assessment Guidelines with parents, getting information/signatures where necessary; complete the and Who Am I? Poster; complete the Summer Learning Opportunity Rubric using the information on the Summer Learning Opportunity Description; read and take notes on a separate piece of paper on the Geography Skills Handbook Handout
Today’s Learning Target: What occurred on 9-11-01 in America? Why is historiography important to the study of history? How can I make my learning process more efficient?
What we did in class today: we watched a short video on and then discuss the events of 9-11-01; we handed in our completed Parent Letter and Assessment Guidelines; we shared some information from our completed Who Am I? Poster; we reviewed the Lunchroom Fight Activity we worked on last class; we answered some questions about the Geography Skills Handbook Handout homework reading (here are the answers to the Geography Packet multiple-choice questions); we discussed the Planning Your Work Week handout
Due Next Class: complete the Medieval Era Review using outside sources when necessary; complete the Planning Your Work Week Activity
Wednesday, 9/12-Thursday, 9/13:
Due Today: complete the Medieval Era Review using outside sources when necessary; complete the Planning Your Work Week Activity
Today’s Learning Target: What were the main events of the Medieval era?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the timing documented on the assigned Planning Your Work Week Activity and the Planning Your 168-hour Work Week activity; we discussed the answers to the Medieval Era Review completed as homework (here are the answers to the Medieval Era Review questions)
Due Next Class: complete any incomplete work
Friday, 9/14-Monday, 9/17:
Due Today: any incomplete work
Today’s Learning Target: What changed during the Renaissance?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed the timing documented on the assigned Planning Your Work Week Activity and the Planning Your 168-hour Work Week activity; we worked in small groups to complete one section each of the Renaissance History As Mystery handout
Due Next Class: complete the Renaissance History As Mystery Hypothesis sheet (last page of the Renaissance History As Mystery handout); complete the Italy Birthplace of the Renaissance reading activity; label and color the Renaissance Europe Map Activity (map quiz class AFTER next) using the Europe 1500 Blank Map, the Europe 1500 Labeled Map, and the Renaissance Map Activity Guidelines; complete the Planning Your 168-hour Work Week activity
Tuesday, 9/18-Wednesday, 9/19:
Due Today: complete the Renaissance History As Mystery Hypothesis sheet (last page of the Renaissance History As Mystery handout); complete the Italy Birthplace of the Renaissance reading activity; label and color the Renaissance Europe Map Activity (map quiz class AFTER next) using the Europe 1500 Blank Map, the Europe 1500 Labeled Map, and the Renaissance Map Activity Guidelines; complete the Planning Your 168-hour Work Week activity
Today’s Learning Target: What was the Renaissance?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we joined our class’s Remind.com page (here are the directions: Orange 3-4 Remind Code; Orange 5-6 Remind Code; Black 7-8 Remind Code); we reviewed the Renaissance Europe map locations (quiz NEXT class); we completed an essay on the Renaissance; we discussed the Renaissance Presentation
Due Next Class: study your labeled and colored Renaissance Europe map for a quiz next class; read, take notes on, and answer the questions to the Humanists’ Fascination With Antiquity reading
Here is the MFA Permission Slip
Thursday, 9/20-Friday, 9/21:
Due Today: study your labeled and colored Renaissance Europe map for a quiz this class; read, take notes on, and answer the questions to the Humanists’ Fascination With Antiquity reading
Today’s Learning Target: How were Renaissance ideals reflected in art and architecture?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we completed our Renaissance Europe map quiz; we read a handout on Da Vinci and Michelangelo; we discussed the Renaissance Art Presentation
Due Next Class: read and take notes on the Northern Renaissance reading; if you would like, watch Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – 2 – The Hero Steps Forth and/or Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – 4 – Two Sides of the Alps and take notes (if you hand this in you will earn homework grade(s) – we are watching episode 3 – The Age of Genius next class
Monday, 9/24-Tuesday, 9/25:
Due Today: read and take notes on the Northern Renaissance reading; if you would like, watch Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – 2 – The Hero Steps Forth and/or Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – 4 – Two Sides of the Alps and take notes (if you hand this in you will earn homework grade(s)
Today’s Learning Target: How were Renaissance ideals reflected in art and architecture?
What we did in class today: we reviewed corrected work; we finished our previous discussions of the Renaissance Presentation and the Renaissance Art Presentation; we watched Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – 3 – The Age of Genius and took notes on the Sister Wendy’s Story of Painting – The Age of Genius notes sheet
Due Next Class: use the Unit 1 Quiz 1 Study List to prepare for a quiz next class
Wednesday, 9/26-Thursday, 9/27 (Black Day – Mrs. Wagner was out sick):
Due Today: use the Unit 1 Quiz 1 Study List to prepare for our quiz today
Today’s Learning Target: What are the most important themes of the Renaissance?
What we did in class today: we reviewed the processes of studying; we reviewed the writing prompts on the Unit 1 Quiz 1 Study List; we reviewed how to write thesis statements; we completed the Unit 1 Quiz 1; we discussed the Annotation Guidelines
Due Next Class: complete any work that has been assigned so far this year (MUST be turned in by Tuesday of next week); read and annotate The Myth of the Renaissance in Europe reading
Friday, 9/28 (Orange Day – Mrs. Wagner was out sick):
Due Today: complete any work that has been assigned so far this year (MUST be turned in today); read and annotate The Myth of the Renaissance in Europe reading
Today’s Learning Target: What are the most important themes of the Renaissance?
What we did in class today: we watched the video “The Six Queens of Henry VIII Episode 1” and took notes (turned in at the end of class)
Due Next Class: all incomplete work
Monday, 10/1-Tuesday, 10/2:
Due Today: complete any work that has been assigned so far this year (MUST be turned in today); read and annotate The Myth of the Renaissance in Europe reading
Today’s Learning Target: What conditions can encourage the desire for reform?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we worked in groups to complete the Reformation History As Mystery Analysis Handout using the Reformation History As Mystery Sources
Due Next Class: complete any remaining boxes on the Reformation History As Mystery Analysis Handout that you were not able to take full notes on; read and annotate The Protestant Reformation reading
Wednesday, 10/3-Thursday, 10/4:
Due Today: complete any remaining boxes on the Reformation History As Mystery Analysis Handout that you were not able to take full notes on; read and annotate The Protestant Reformation reading
Today’s Learning Target: What caused the Protestant Reformation? What were Martin Luther’s main criticisms of the Church?
What we did in class today: we discussed the Catherine of Siena visual; we discussed the Challenges to the Church presentation; we worked in groups to complete the 95 Theses Activity; we discussed the Protestant Reformation Thesis and Outline handout
Due Next Class: complete the Protestant Reformation Thesis and Outline; complete the 95 Theses Questions
Friday, 10/5: TEACHER’S WORKSHOP – NO SCHOOL
Monday, 10/8: VETERANS’ DAY – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, 10/9 (Black Day – Mrs. Wagner was out):
Due Today: complete the Protestant Reformation Thesis and Outline; complete the 95 Theses Questions
Today’s Learning Target: What happened during the English Reformation?
What we did in class today: we watched the video “The Six Queens of Henry VIII Episode 1” and took notes (turned in at the end of class)
Due Next Class: complete the Protestant Reformation Thesis and Outline and the 95 Theses Questions if not already done for today
Wednesday, 10/10-Thursday, 10/11:
Due Today: complete the Protestant Reformation Thesis and Outline; complete the 95 Theses Questions
Today’s Learning Target: How did the Protestant Reformation spread to other areas of Europe?
What we did in class today: we discussed some current events; we discussed our MFA Field Trip for Friday; we worked in groups to read and analyze the Ulrich von Hutten Letter; we began a discussion of the Spread of Protestant Reformation notes presentation
Due Next Class: complete the Catholic-Counter Reformation reading and invitation activity
REMINDER: OUR MFA TRIP IS FRIDAY – I WILL SEND A MESSAGE OUT THURSDAY NIGHT VIA REMIND.COM
Please be sure you have joined your class’s Remind page:
Orange 3-4 Remind Code
Orange 5-6 Remind Code
Black 7-8 Remind Code
Friday, 10/12: MFA Field Trip
Here is the Art Assignment for Non-Attendees.
Here is the Museum of Fine Arts Assignment for Attendees (in case you lost the one we did at the museum).
Monday, 10/15-Tuesday, 10/16:
Due Today: complete the Catholic-Counter Reformation reading and invitation activity
Today’s Learning Target: How did the Protestant Reformation spread to other areas of Europe? What changes occurred as a result of the Catholic-Counter Reformation?
What we did in class today: we reviewed corrected work; we discussed some current events; we finished our discussion of the Spread of Protestant Reformation notes presentation; we reviewed the main information about the Catholic-Counter Reformation; we discussed the Catholic Reformation TO-DO List
Due Next Class: begin working on the Make Your Own Test project using the Black Day Class WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines or the Orange Day Classes WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines and the Make Your Own Test Template
Wednesday, 10/17-Thursday, 10/18:
Due Today: begin working on the Make Your Own Test project using the Black Day Class WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines or the Orange Day Classes WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines and the Make Your Own Test Template
Today’s Learning Target: What is the most important information we learned in this unit?
What we did in class today: we used the laptops to work on our Make Your Own Test projects
Due Next Class:
BLACK DAY CLASS: rough draft and final copy of your Make Your Own Test project are due BEFORE 7:45 ON MONDAY
ORANGE DAY CLASSES: rough draft and final copy of your Make Your Own Test project are due IN CLASS ON MONDAY
(directions and template are here: Black Day Class WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines; Orange Day Classes WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines; Make Your Own Test Template)
Friday, 10/19-Monday, 10/22:
Due Today: BLACK DAY CLASS: rough draft and final copy of your Make Your Own Test project are due BEFORE 7:45 ON MONDAY; ORANGE DAY CLASSES: rough draft and final copy of your Make Your Own Test project are due IN CLASS ON MONDAY; (directions and template are here: Black Day Class WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines; Orange Day Classes WSII Make Your Own Test Guidelines; Make Your Own Test Template)
Today’s Learning Target: What is the process involved in voting?
What we did in class today: we completed the Unit 1 objective assessment; we discussed some current events; we discussed the General Voting Information handout
Due Next Class: use the information on this website to organize all your assignments, readings, presentation handouts, etc.in a binder in chronological order; complete the Pew Typology Quiz online and print your results (or upload it to a Google Doc)
Tuesday, 10/23-Wednesday, 10/24:
Due Today: use the information on this website to organize all your handouts in a binder in chronological order; complete the Pew Typology Quiz online and print your results (or upload it to a Google Doc)
Today’s Learning Target: How would I vote in this year’s election?
What we did in class today: we worked in groups to complete the Informed Voting Activity; we discussed our ideas together as a whole group; we voted as a class
Due Next Class: annotate the European Exploration and Expansion reading; complete the Exploration Map Activity using The World During the Age of Discovery Blank Map, The World During the Age of Discovery Labeled Map, the Claims in the Americas 1700 Blank Map, and the Claims in the Americas 1700 Labeled Map
Thursday, 10/25-Friday, 10/26:
Due Today: annotate the European Exploration and Expansion reading; complete the Exploration Map Activity using The World During the Age of Discovery Blank Map, The World During the Age of Discovery Labeled Map, the Claims in the Americas 1700 Blank Map, and the Claims in the Americas 1700 Labeled Map
Today’s Learning Target: What were the primary motivations for European exploration?
What we did in class today: we voted and turned in our Pew Typology Quiz results and the Informed Voting Activity; we wrote answers to the European Exploration Bellringer; we reviewed the locations required for our Exploration Map Activity to prepare for our map quiz next class; we discussed the Exploration presentation; we worked in groups to complete the European Exploration and Expansion reading quiz (to qualify for choosing research topics); we reviewed some high points of the European Exploration and Expansion reading we completed as homework; we reviewed the Basic Explorer Research Guidelines and then chose the explorer each person would be researching (attach the slip of paper you drew from the hat to your Basic Explorer Research Guidelines handout)
Due Next Class: study your completed Exploration Map Activity to prepare for our map quiz next class; read and annotate the Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress reading handout; begin working on your Basic Explorer Research (be sure to review the General Notes on Chicago Style and MY BASIC EXPLORER RESEARCH EXAMPLE for more information on formatting and content)
Monday, 10/29-Tuesday, 10/30:
Due Today: study your completed Exploration Map Activity to prepare for our map quiz today; read and annotate the Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress reading handout; work on your Basic Explorer Research (due NEXT class)
Today’s Learning Target: How were the natives affected by colonization?
What we did in class today: we reviewed the map locations and completed our Exploration map quiz; we read and then discussed Teaching Students to Navigate the Online Landscape; we worked in groups to discuss the Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress- Discussion Questions
Due Next Class: complete your Basic Explorer Research (due NEXT class); read and annotate the Treatment of the Slaves reading
Wednesday, 10/31-Thursday, 11/1:
Due Today: Basic Explorer Research; read and annotate the Treatment of the Slaves reading
Today’s Learning Target: What were the effects of the trade in enslaved Africans?
What we did in class today: we discussed the Pyramid of Hate explained using the Pyramid of Hate explained; we discussed the Trade in Enslaved Africans notes handout (here are my notes for the Trade in Enslaved Africans presentation); we used the Basic Explorer Research Rubric to proofread each other’s assignments; we used the laptops to work on our Explorer Research Outline (here is my outline example)
Due Next Class: read and annotate the Colonial Latin America reading and the Spain Builds an Empire reading
Here are the WS II 1st Quarter Portfolio Directions and Social Studies Standards
Friday, 11/2-Monday, 11/5:
Due Today: work on the Explorer Research Outline; read and annotate the Colonial Latin America reading and the Spain Builds an Empire reading
Today’s Learning Target: What was the “Spanish Requirement?”
What we did in class today: we reviewed all corrected work and the guidelines for the Explorer Research Outline (here is my outline example) that is due next class; we discussed the Spanish Requirement (which was in the Spain Builds an Empire reading); we used the rest of class to work on our outlines
Due Next Class: the Explorer Research Outline is due next class; read and annotate the Rise and Expansion of the Ottoman Empire reading; optional additional assignments: Constantinople – A Strategic Location and Technology: Janissaries
Tuesday, 11/6: ELECTION DAY – NO SCHOOL