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Friday, December 15
TEST on Russian Revolution and Animal Farm
DBQ Rewrites are due on Monday!
Thursday, December 14
Propaganda presentation
Attatchments
09 Russian Revolution Vocabulary (we used this to discuss the presentation)
09 Soviet Propaganda Short Version
Quizziz Review
Wednesday, December 13
Practice Quizziz
Work time for projects
Tuesday, December 12
Textbook work to review and make connections with content
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION/ANIMAL FARM TEST THIS FRIDAY!!!
Handed back DBQs and Reading Test results
***DBQ rewrites are due on Monday
Attachments
08 Q and A longsheet From Lenin to Stalin
Study Links for Russian Revolution Test this Friday:
School of Life (video): Marxism
8-Bit Philosophy (video): What is Marxism?
Biography (video): Stalin
Biography (video): Trotsky
Ten Minute History (video): The Russian Revolution
Epic History (video): The Russian Revolution
BBC iWonder (website): Joseph Stalin: National Hero or Cold Blooded Murderer?
Monday, December 11
Finish up the Russian Revolution PowerPoint
HW: Finish Animal Farm by this Wednesday
Friday, December 8
Textbook work to review and make connections with the content
HW: Read chapters 6 and 7 of Animal Farm this weekend
Attachments
07 Q and A longsheet Two Revolutions in Russia (This is a legal size document, so it may not print at home; Due today)
07 Textbook chapter Two Revolutions in Russia
Thursday, December 7
Continue PowerPoint on Russian Revolution (Get to Stalin's Rise to Power)
Links
Wednesday, December 6
Students had time to work on their Piktochart projects
HW: Read through end of chapter 5 of Animal Farm by Friday
Tuesday, December 5
Continue PowerPoint Presentation on Russian Revolution. We got through slide 18 today.
Read Chapter 3 of Animal Farm today
Attachments
06 Vocabulary Russian Revolution
Monday, December 4
PowerPoint Presentation on the Russian Revolution
Begin Animal Farm: Read Chapters 1 and 2
Attachments
05 Marx in a Nutshell
05 Russian Revolution PowerPoint We got through slide 14 (in my PDrive. I cannot post this due to copyright restrictions)
There will be a test on this information next week. It will be open notes. Notes will be taken throughout the PowerPoint. Students who were not here should see me for instructions on this.
Friday, December 1
Background information on the problems facing Russia prior to the revolution
Attachments
03 Reading intro proverbs and stats peasants
Thursday, November 30
Introduction to Revolutions
Links
Guiding Presentation: Revolution Opener
Wednesday, November 29
Finish DBQ
Reading Test on Industrialization
Tuesday, November 28
Start DBQ on the Industrial Revolution. We will finish this tomorrow
Students were also given a reading activity to help them with the reading test, which will also be given tomorrow
Attachments
02 Spencer Marx scaffold with Vocab activity (IR/Russian Revolution folder)
Monday, November 27
Watch and discuss a few clips about child labor during the Industrial Revolution (we paid special attention to bias)
Film: The Children who built Victorian Britain, parts one and two
Links
The Children who Built Victorian Britain (part one)
The Children who Built Victorian Britain (part two)
Friday, November 17
Finish up project that are due today.
Thursday, November 16
Students get back their CRQs. They will have break to do their rewrites.
Continue projects
Please take the following short survey for students at NHS
or:
Tuesday, November 14
Finish Urban Game
Start Industrialization projects
Attachments
01 Industrialization Book project (in IR/Russian Revolution folder)
Research Links
British Library Georgian Britain: This is a more advanced view, and if you go here you should click on related subjects
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Super advanced resources for those interested in primary sources
Monday, November 13
Industrialization Introduction
The Urban Game (We got through round 5)
The OPVL Test and the Multiple Choice Content Test results are posted. Student have this week to recover points.
Thursday, November 9
Student Survey
Reading Test
Wednesday, November 8
Reading Scaffold for tomorrow's Reading Test
Assessments
Content: Multiple choice
CRQ: Writing assessment
OPVL: Multiple choice
Attachments:
15 Reformation Reading Test Vocab
Tuesday, November 7
PowerPoint: Effects of the Reformation
Review: Cause and Effect of Reformation and Renaissance
Attachments
13 SPLIT and CandE Review (Cause and Effect Review in class)
14 Effects of Reformation
Monday, November 6
Continue movie, Luther (we got to 1:32:30)
Review of Reformation: SPLIT Activity
Attachments
13 SPLIT and CandE Review (we did the SPLIT in class)
Friday, November 3
Continue movie, Luther
Review Quizizz Contest
Links
YouTube: Luther (we got to about 1:06, where Luther burns the Papal Bull)
Quizizz review:
Code 659657 at https://join.quizizz.com
Study Links
Martin Luther, the 95 Theses and the Birth of the Protestant Reformation
Kahn Academy: A whole unit on the Reformation and Luther
Kahn Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther
Renaissance Overview: Goodbye art academy
Other Renaissance quizzes on ProProfs
Ducksters Quiz: Reformation (easy)
Thursday, November 2
Continue movie, Luther (begun on Tuesday)
Links
YouTube: Luther (we got to about 41:30, where Luther nails his 95 theses (not feces) to the door of Wittenberg Church)
Wednesday, November 1
No history. Ms. Adams runs the show!
Tuesday, October 31: Halloween
Study guide handed out: Assessments will be given next week!
Begin Film: Luther
Attachments
12 Study Guide Renaissance and Reformation assessments
Links
YouTube: Luther (we got to about 11:00, where Luther views John the Baptist's skull)
Study Links
Martin Luther, the 95 Theses and the Birth of the Protestant Reformation
Kahn Academy: A whole unit on the Reformation and Luther
Kahn Academy: Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther
Renaissance Overview: Goodbye art academy
Other Renaissance quizzes on ProProfs
Ducksters Quiz: Reformation (easy)
Monday, October 30
DBQ Handbacks and feedback
Continue with Reformation presentation that we started on Friday (begin on slide 10)
Links
Attachments
11 Biography of Martin Luther Q and A
Friday, October 27
More on the Reformation
Time to finish up the reading from yesterday
Attachments
10 Reformation PowerPoint
Thursday, October 26
Introduction to the Reformation
The Letter I handed out is a fake!
Attachments
10 LL The Church on Eve of Reformation (I cannot post this due to copyright. Please ask me for a copy if you are absent)
Wednesday, October 25
WebQuest on Renaissance Artists
Attachments
09 Webquest Renaissance art
Links for the Webquest can be found HERE
Afterwards, optional Activities
Review Webquest Link HERE (see Mr. Hammond for handout)
Cool Links to Primary sources
Michelangelo Sistine Chapel Virtual Tour HERE
Leonardo da Vinci: The British Library has his complete notebook for viewing HERE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Renaissance Art Collection HERE
The High Renaissance Art Collection HERE
Northern Renaissance Art Collection HERE
Essays from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Full Listing of Essays HERE
Weddings in the Italian Renaissance HERE
Birth and Family in the Italian Renaissance HERE
Art and Love in the Italian Renaissance HERE
Courtship and Betrothal in the Italian Renaissance HERE
Leonardo da Vinci HERE
Art Games, from ArtK12
Renaissance Art Matching Game HERE
Renaissance Art Matching Game II HERE
Mona Lisa Puzzle HERE
Other Art Games HERE
Tuesday, October 24
The importance of Gutenberg
WTL:
How would life be different without the Internet?
What are some negative aspects of the Internet?
Discussion Question:
Are we going through a similar revolution today? What are the benefits and costs of rapid communication technology?
Attachments
08 How did the Printing Press Change History?
Links
Harry Ransom Center: Gutenberg Bible Exhibit
Albrecht Durer's Four Horsemen and others HERE
Copernicus' Heliocentric Universe HERE
Monday, October 23
Renaissance Art
Continue with presentation that was started on October 17
Links
Great Minds: Leonardo da Vinci
Friday, October 20
Finish up The Medici, Godfathers of the Renaissance ch2
OPVL and mini lesson on bias
Attachments
07 OPVL Petrarch
Links
Thursday, October 19
I have the entire block today, so no Ms. Adams!
Run down on Humanism It is essential that students understand this term!
Film on the Medici
Attachments
05 How did Humanism Reading
05 How did Humanism Q and A
06 Medici film guide ch2
Links
The Medici ch1 (0:00 - 8:00)
The Medici ch2 (0:00 - 33:20)
Wednesday, October 18
Ms Adams runs the show today
Renaissance test reports were given out today. Students have until next Tuesday for the retake opportunity
Tuesday, October 17
Intro to the Renaissance
Attachments
04 Renaissance PPT short version (we got to slide 12) - This is in the P Drive. I cannot post this online due to copyright restrictions
04 Renaissance PPT short version notes
Monday, October 15
Notes on Medieval Europe (see me for copies)
Friday, October 13
Ms Adams is in charge today.
Thursday, October 12
The Black Death in Europe
Attachments
03 OPVL Black Death
Links
The Black Death: Symptoms (gross)
Wednesday, October 11
Grouping Activity and discussion of Medieval Europe
Attachments
02 Timeline: Medieval Europe (In Renaissance and Reformation)
Tuesday, October 10
Continue Islam and Crusades
We finished up the activity on Islam. Students keep these and will have a quiz based on questions #1, 6, 8, 10, 13, and 15
Attachments
Links
Interactive Map: Spread of Islam
Monday, October 9
Beginning of new Unit: Renaissance and Reformation
Islam
Attachments
01 LL Islam (I cannot post due to copyright restrictions. See me for copies)
01 LL Islam Q and A (I cannot post due to copyright restrictions. See me for copies)
Links
Crash Course: Islam
Friday, October 6
Finish Rome Assessment
Thursday, October 5
Rome Assessment:
25 question m/c test
Day One of DBQ writing (To be finished tomorrow)
Wednesday, October 4
Ms. Adams takes over and no curriculum from Mr Hammond
Hand back reading test scores. Students have until next Tuesday for recovery
Tuesday, October 3
Fall of the Roman Empire
Attachments
13 Fall of the Western Roman Empire plus Q and A
Links
Fall of the Roman Empire Interactive Map
Crash Course Fall of Rome
Top 10 Reasons why the roman Western Empire Fell
Monday, October 2
Practice DBQ
Attachments
12 How to write a DBQ essay
Friday, September 29
Reading Test
Quizizz Review of Roman Empire
Study guide for next week (Content test on Thursday; DBQ on Thursday and Friday)
Attachments
11 Study Guide Rome
Study Links
Khan Academy: Overview of the Roman Empire
Khan Academy: Roman Political and Social Structures
Teacher: Review of Pax Romana
Geography Review HERE
Thursday, September 28
Preparation for Reading Test
Vocabulary Instruction:
- heterogeneous
- homogeneous
- undercurrent
- sporadic
Attachments
10 Rome Reading Test Prep
Links
TedEd A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome
Wednesday, September 27
Webquest on Roman Emperors
Attachments
09 Webquest Roman Emperors
Webquest Links
Time line of Roman Emperors site with basic information HERE
Another page from the above site, that divides the emperors into categories HERE
Top ten Greatest Emperors of Ancient Rome HERE
The 8 Bloodiest Roman emperors in history HERE
Top ten worst Roman emperors HERE
Ancient History Encyclopedia HERE
Top Ten infamous Roman Emperors Video HERE
Other places to go when you are done
Roman Empire interactives HERE
Gladiator, Dressed to Kill Game HERE
Timeline: The rise and fall of the Roman games HERE
10 Things you probably didn't know about the Romans HERE
11 facts you may not have known about Roman gladiators HERE
BBC Roman Empire Page HERE
BBC Roman Empire Page (more text than images) HERE
10 Things you may not know about Roman gladiators HERE
Top 10 Famous Roman Gladiators HERE
Advanced: Murderous Games: Gladiatorial Contents in Ancient Rome HERE
Women in Rome HERE
Vox's 40 Maps that Explain the Roman Empire
Read about Bouddica, the queen who led a revolt against he Romans in Britain in 60/61 CE
Tuesday, September 26
Discussion around the questions posed for yesterday's readings
Attachments
08 Rome A Vast and powerful Empire
08 QandA Rome A Vast and Powerful Empire
Links
Map of Roman Empire Expansion
Map of Roman Empire Christianity
TedEd The Great Conspiracy against Julius Caesar
Monday, September 25
Finish up video on Julius Caesar
We also previewed information about the Roman Empire after Julius Caesar
Guiding questions for the reading:
What major events/trends occurred after Caesar?
Which two events/trends are the most important to you/world? (why?)
What major problems faced the Roman Empire?
Attachments
07 Roman Empire Cheat Sheet
07 Timeline Rome and the Rise of Christianity
Friday, September 22
Julius Caesar
We watched about half of a video on Julius Caesar (to 32:00 today)
Links
Rome: The Rise and Fall of an empire, Caesar, video can accessed on Mr. Hammond's P drive
Thursday, September 21
Julius Caesar
Links
Introduction to Julius Caesar presentation
Wednesday, September 20
Ms. Adams is in charge. No content from Mr. Hammond
Tuesday, September 19
The Roman Republic
Attachments
06 Structures Roman Republic Outcome sheet
06 Structures Roman Republic PPT
Links
TedEd: Four Sisters in Ancient Rome (8:38)
Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans, Come Dine with Me
Extras
TedEd: Who were the Vestal Virgins?
Monday, September 18
The tension between the Plebeians and the Patricians
Attachments
05 The Struggle for Political power in Ancient Rome Reading
05 The Struggle for Political Power in Ancient Rome outcome
Links
Friday, September 15
Feedback Friday:
Student get back their scores on the CRQ, Content Test, and Reading Test. We will cover the ways that students can recover points on two of the assessments.
Attachments
00 Feedback Greece Assessments (In Greece Folder)
Thursday, September 14
We will take a look at a timeline of early Rome, and read about Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome
Attachments
03 Timeline Early Rome
04 Annotation Romulus and Remus
Wednesday, September 13
We will use the chromebooks to fill out a map activity on the Roman Empire
Attachments
02 Rome Geography (In Rome Folder) DUE ON FRIDAY
Links
Introduction video: 10 Things you did not know about the Roman Empire
Some good maps that might be helpful, Map One, Map Two, Map three (which is interactive)
A good place to study for the Roman geography is HERE
Going further
Vox's 40 Maps that Explain the Roman Empire gives a wealth of information about Roman provinces, legions, military tactics and more. Worth taking a look at!
HERE is a great place that links historical information to geography at Worldology. It is interactive.
Mapping History relays great information about the growth of the Roman Empire through time. It is pretty high level
ORBIS is nuts. This interactive shows the costs of travel in the Roman world. You can even show how weather affects travel in the Empire. Wonderful and geeky!
Tuesday, September 12
Begin Rome Unit by making parallels between Rome and American civilization.
Attachments
01 Rome and USA Connections (in Rome folder)
Monday, September 11
We will end the Greek unit by focusing on Alexander the Great
We are starting a new unit tomorrow: Rome
Attachments
Alexander the Great Timeline
About.com: Alexander the Great
Biography.com: Alexander the Great
Links
Friday. September 8
GREECE UNIT TEST
Thursday, September 7
We will preview the documents for the Reading test that is part of the unit assessment tomorrow.
We will also do a quick review of Greece to prep for the writing portion of the unit test.
GREECE TEST IS TOMORROW
Attachments
11 Greece review quick write presentation
Wednesday, September 6
Students will have Ms. Adams all period.
Tuesday, September 5
Return Practice CRQs and feedback on how to improve these
Students will be introduced to Greek philosophy through a few short videos and ans a reading/response assignment
Attachments
10 CRQ feedback checklist (extra credit given to those who complete this and give to Mr. Hammond during AS)
Links
Presentation: Feedback and introduction to Greek philosophy
Friday, September 1
Finish video from yesterday
Hand out Study Guide for upcoming assessment. The unit assessment is scheduled for next Friday! It will consist of a multiple choice test (no more than 25 questions) and a CRQ (about a paragraph in length
Attachments
09 Study Guide Greece Test 2017
Thursday, August 31
Warm up: Quotation analysis
We will be watching a documentary and filling out a video guide in order to learn more about the Greeks
Attachments
08 Video guide The Greeks Part One
Links
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization Part One
Wednesday, August 30
Webquest: Ancient Greece
Due: 06 Brains or Braun
Students will use the following sites in order to compare Athens with Sparta. This assignment is due at the end of the period
Attachments
06 Webquest Sparta and Athens
Websites:
TCI Partial Textbook Chapter (This will download a chapter that you will be able to view in another tab. I suggest you start here)
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Athens
Tripod: Comparing women in Athens and Sparta
Diffen: Comparing Sparta and Athens
Reading: Athens, The School for Citizens
English Learners
High Level Readings
Saber and Scroll: Social and Political Roles of Women in Athens and Sparta
All Empires: Similarities and Differences
Finished? Here are some places you can visit:
Odyssey Online Interactive information on Greece
BBC Bitesize Wide range of information about Greeks divided into many subjects
EdSitement Get to know the Greek alphabet
The British Museum Ancient Greece: A wide range of subjects that show many Greek artifacts. Also includes an interactive on the Plague!
Tufts The Ancient Olympics
Tufts Hercules
Tuesday, August 29
Webquest on the Greeks
Monday, August 28
We will continue learning about differences between Athens and Sparta through some short video clips and an activity
Attachments
06 Brains or Brawn? (Due Wednesday)
Links
Today's presentation (includes links to videos used in class) HERE
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Friday, August 25
We will do a Quizzez review of Greek Geography and other content that was covered in class.
Students will read about some of the different groups in Greek society and respond with a quick write.
Attachments
05 Greek Society
Links
Quick write question HERE
Study for Greek Geography HERE
DUE TODAY
03 The Greek City States QandA
04 PEA Practice Sparta Athens writings
Thursday, August 24
We will use a short video clip to reinforce some understanding of Ancient Greece
We will review and practice how to write a PEA paragraph by using information about the Sparta and Athens.
Attachments
04 PEA Practice Sparta Athens writings
04 PEA exemplar Geek Geography
Links
Top Five Facts about Ancient Greece
DUE TODAY
02 Geography of Greece (map and questions sheet stapled please)
Wednesday, August 23
Ms. Adams will have the block of instruction today. Students should have a little bit of time to work on assignments that were given earlier this week
Tuesday, August 22
Students will begin reading about Greece with focus on Athens and Sparta
Attachments
03 The Greek City States (Do not do questions at the end)
03 The Greek City States QandA (Due Friday)
Monday, August 21 (Terror from the Sky)
Time to finish assignment from last week, about 10 minutes. We will discuss this and how it relates to today. We will start on Geography of Greece activity. The geography of Greece will be part of the unit assessment
Attachments
02 Geography of Greece (Due Thursday)
Only one of the maps needs to be filled out. A 4 score is all elements, and colored pencil.
Links
HERE is a great site to use for studying Greek Geography
DUE TODAY:
01 Hammurabi's Code Assignment
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Friday, August 18
Hammurabi's Code
Background information is HERE
Attachments
01 Hammurabi's Code Assignment (In Greece Folder)
Thursday, August 17
Today we will go over basic class information and structures, using THIS presentation
Remind Account: Join HERE YAY, we get to go through the syllabus, which is always an awesome activity!
Attachments
1718 LHS WS Common Syllabus (in Nuts and Bolts folder)
01 Remind Invite 2017 (In Nuts and Bolts folder)
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