World History 17/18 2nd Semester
Monday, May 14
Continue watching Rise of the Third Reich (36:08 -
Last Day to work on projects
Friday, May 11
Continue watching "Rise of the third Reich" (16:20 - 36: 08)
Thursday, May 10
Begin Rise of the Third Reich (0:00 - 16:20)
Link to documentary
Wednesday, May 9
Day for research!
Results of Content test handed out. Recovery due May 15th
Tuesday, May 8
Day for research
Monday, May 7
Content Test on Africa
Sign ups for History in a box project
Links
WW1 Oversimplified HERE
If you are stuck on finding a person, here are a few links
People who changed the world in the 20th century
Time Magazine 100 most important people of the 20th century
Forbes Magazine: The World's 50 Greatest Leaders
100 famous Women of the 20th Century
Sign Ups
- Must have a POSITIVE contribution to World History
- Must have an impact outside of the United States
- Impact must have occurred from 1900 through to today
Friday, May 4
CRQ AFRICA
Quizziz study preview for m/c test on Monday
STUDY LINKS FOR AFRICA TEST (In addition to what is already posted in the rest of the website)
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Use the above code to access the Africa review quiz at https://join.quizizz.com
Apartheid Explained, Lecture Video HERE
Geography: Physical Features of Africa Practice HERE
Mojo: Top 5 Apartheid Facts HERE
King Leopold and the Congo HERE
Scramble for Africa HERE
Thursday, May 3
Review activity: Cause and Effects of Apartheid
Links
FTD Facts: 12 Surprising Facts About South Africa
Attachments
16 Cause and Effect Chart
Wednesday, May 2
Holocaust Studies with Ms Adams
Periods 5/6 students will meet in Auditorium for presentation by Holocaust survivor
Extra Credit is due today
Tuesday, May 1
Final Film Clip
Long Walk to Freedom sc 4 (All Clips are on the P Drive)
Monday, April 30
Processing Apartheid
Long Walk to Freedom sc3
Attachments
15 Choices Part Two
15 Study guide for Africa Test
Friday, April 27
Process Apartheid
Links
The movie clip we are watching is on my P-Drive, called Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Sc3
Thursday, April 26
Sharpville Massacre and Mandella's arrest
Extra Credit offered and is due on Wednesday
14 Sharpeville On this day BBC
OPVL Recovery (extra credit) Due Wednesday (I have copies)
Links
The movie clip we are watching is on my P-Drive, called "Mandela Long Walk to Freedom sc2
Wednesday, April 25
Reading test results are handed back. Students have through next Thursday to complete recovery.
Choices part two
Timeline activity
Links
This will guide us for the timeline
Attachments
13 Timeline of Nelson Mandela
Tuesday, April 24
Short film clip from Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (5:30) (In P-Drive, clip 1)
Links
Monday, April 23
Begin South Africa
Attachments
12 Choices Part one
Links
THIS video as a hook into South Africa, introducing Mandela and Apartheid
Images of Mineral Revolution HERE 1, HERE 2, HERE 3
Poster demonstrating presence of slavery in Cape Town HERE
THIS is another great site for exploring Apartheid
Friday, April 20
We discussed the primary sources from yesterday and filled in a cause and effect chart. I asked students to keep the cause and effect chart as a studu tool for teh upcoming CRQ.
Attachments
11 cause and effect chart: Congo Free State
Due Today:
DBQ Rewrites
10 Congo Free State Outcome
09 Imperialism Mapping Activity
Thursday, April 19
Chromebooks: Students will look at a series of primary and secondary sources to gain further understanding of the Congo Free State
Attachments
10 Congo Free State Outcome
Links
British Museum: The Congo Free State
British Museum Teacher's Notes (see pages 4 and 5 for good summary information about the Congo Free State)
Wednesday, April 18
No History; All English
Tuesday, April 17
Reading Test: Africa
Imperialism Mapping Activity due on Friday
Attachments
09 imperialism mapping activity
Links
A Guide to African Languages Spoken by Country
Official and Spoken Languages in African Countries (Scroll down to list)
Monday, April 16
We watched a Clip from the documentary King Leopold's Ghost. If you need to watch it, come see me during an off hour or during AS, as I cannot post this one.
Attachments
08 King Leopold's Ghost
Friday, April 13
We have a Powerpoint to cover many of the major ideas and concepts around Imperialism and the Scramble of Africa. Students will read a short passage and complete a map activity.
Attachments
07 PPT Imperialism of Africa
07 Imperialism Mapping Activity
07 What was the driving force behind imperialism
Thursday, April 12
Finish documentary that was started on Monday.
Students were asked to circle 21-26, and 28 for items to study for.
I have extended the deadline for the retakes/recovery on Mao Reading Test and China Content Test to Next Thursday, due to PSAT.
Wednesday, April 11
10th Grade stays home. No Class
Tuesday, April 10
PSAT TESTING!
Monday, April 9
We are going to shift to modern Africa and the effects that Imperialism had on the continent.
We will do this by watching another episode of Africa's Great Civilizations m(Episode 6)
Warm up: What do you know about Imperialism?
Attachments
06 Video Guide Africas Great Civs part 6
Links
PBS Africa's Great Civilizations (You will need to create an account to watch this)
Friday, April 6
Introduction to the Igbo tribe of Nigeria. This is to give students background information so that they can understand the setting of Things Fall Apart, the novel assigned by Ms. Adams.
Quiz on tribalism!
Attachments
I cannot post the Reading and outcome on the Igbo due to copyright. Students will have to get these from me if they are absent.
Links
FTD Facts: 12 Incredible Facts about Nigeria
FTD Facts: Incredible Facts about Nigeria Part 2
Thursday, April 5
We finished the assignment on tribalism from yesterday.
We also had student volunteers help in demonstrating the differences and advantages/disadvantages between nuclear and extended family structures. Quiz tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 4
We will learn more about Africa through analyzing geographic trends
We will also begin learning about tribalism by reading and responding to a handout
Attachments
03 African Geographic Trends
03 African Tribalism (Due Friday)
Tuesday, April 3
Finish documentary from yesterday
Monday, April 2
Welcome Back from Spring Break!
We started a documentary (Africa's Great Civilizations) to show the contributions that Africans have made to prehistory.
Attachments
02 Africa's Great Civilizations, Part 1 (Students will be accountable for questions 1-5, and 13-17, for the content test)
Links
Africa's Great Civilizations: Video Link requires a sign-in to PBS
Study Sites for the upcoming China Assessment
Here is how to access the Quizizz we did in class on Thursday. You will be able to access this through Monday morning
Links
Sporkle: Geography Practice, physical and political
Geography Quiz: Chinese Seas and Rivers
Sheppard: More Geography Practice (Choose middle column)
Video: The School of Life: Confucius
Khan Academy: Confucius and Confucianism
Presentation: Confucianism and Legalism
Khan Academy: Overview of Chinese history 1911 - 1949
Feature History Video: The Chinese Civil War
Feature History Video: Opium Wars
Tuesday, March 20
Presentations on China
No History Content today
Monday, March 19
M/C Content Test on China (30 questions)
Attachments (New folder, Africa)
01 Geography of Africa Map (due this Friday)
01 Geography of Africa Questions
Friday, March 16
FINISH DBQ ON CHINA: I should have these graded after we come back from Spring Break
Thursday, March 15
DBQ: DAY ONE, Planning session
Wednesday, March 14
Time to work on projects
Tuesday, March 13
Reading Test: Mao's China
Introduction to presentation projects. We will start presenting next Tuesday.
Attachments
16 China Magazine Presentations
Monday, March 12
Finish To Live with emphasis on Cultural Revolution
Attachments
15 To Live Part Four
15 Study Guide: China (DBQ is scheduled for this Thursday and Friday. Content Test is scheduled fro early next week)
15 Extra Credit: The Corpse Walker (Due on Friday, March 23)
Friday, March 9
The Cultural Revolution
Attachments
14 Cultural Revolution posters Stanford
09 Notes on Mao's China (Cultural Revolution)
Links
MSNBC: Behind China's Cultural Revolution, the Unseen Photos
Thursday, March 8
The Great Leap Forward
To Live (51:58 - 1:21:50)
Attachments
13 To Live Part Three
09 Notes on Mao's China (Great Leap Forward)
Wednesday, March 7
Research Day
Tuesday, March 6
Watch more of movie, To Live (28:20-51:50)
Reading Test Results given out: (Recovery due by this Thursday)
Attachments
12 OPVL Agrarian Reform Law of 1950 (Due Thursday)
Monday, March 5
We are going to start the movie, To Live, as a way of reinforcing the events that occurred during the Mao years in China.
Attachments
10 Timeline Review
11 To Live Parts one and Two
Links
To Live (full movie) We watched through 28:20
Friday, March 2
Introduction to Land Reform Movement after Communist take over of China
Links
THIS presentation will give information on People's Courts and Speak Bitterness Meetings
Extra
THIS is a link to an NPR article that has several good examples of Chinese Revolutionary Posters
Attachments
09 Notes on Mao's China (Land Reform)
09 Speak Bitterness
Thursday, March 1
Focus on Mao Zedong as a historical figure
Attachments
08 Mao Biography
Wednesday, February 28
Research Day for China Magazine projects
Attachments
08 Magazine Project
08 Magazine Project Rubric
Tuesday, February 27
Quiz based on yesterday's work
Introduction to Mao Zedong and the Civil War in China
Links
This Presentation will guide us today (we got through slide 5)
Video: Chinese Civil war HERE
NPR Timeline: China under Communist Rule (Use Explorer)
Monday, February 26
Students will do a reading about the downfall of the Qing Dynasty and who fought for contral afterwards.
Attachments
07 The Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule Reading
07 The Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule QandA
07 Quiz (Open note but not open reading)
Links
It's History:The Father of Modern China
Friday, February 23
Time to finish up work from yesterday
06 The Decline and Disintegration of Imperial China due on Monday
Thursday, February 22
Reading Test on Confucianism and Legalism
Introduction to Imperialism in China
Attachments
06 The Decline and Disintegration of Imperial China
06 The Decline and Disintegration of Imperial China Outcome
Wednesday, February 21
English claims the day! No History instruction
Tuesday, February 20
Last Activity on Confucianism and Legalism
Imperialism and other reasons for the downfall of China prior to 1911
India CRQs are graded and handed back. Rewrites are due at the end of this week.
Attachments
04 Chinese Beliefs Wrap up
Thursday, February 15
Review of Confucianism
Introduction to Legalism
Attachments
03 Legalism
Links
Eastern Philosophy: Confucius (more advanced)
Ted Ed: The Hidden Meanings of Yin and Yang
Ted Ed The Myth Behind the Chinese Zodiac
Wednesday, February 14
Data reports were given out for India Reading test and India Multiple choice content test
Recovery for these is due next Thursday
We are learning about Confucianism today
Attachments
02 Confucianism
Tuesday, February 13
Zhou Dynasty Activity (raffle tickets were given!):
Mandate of Heaven, Confucius
Monday, February 12
Geography of China
Attachments
01 Geography of China
Friday, February 9
Begin China Unit
Students will watch a documentary on the Terra cotta Warriors as a way of introducing the first Chinese empire and emperor Qin
Thursday, February 8
India Assessments: Content test and CRQ
Wednesday, February 7
Ms. Adams teaches today. No history!
Tuesday, February 6
Review for India Test
We practiced a few model CRQ questions as a way of preparing for the test on Thursday
I was unable to run the Quizizz, but students can access this on their own:
code 149293 at https://join.quizizz.com
Attachments
17 CRQ practice India
Monday, February 5
Reading Test
We also watched a little bit of a Gandhi biography video
Friday, February 2
Partition and prep for reading test
Reading Test scheduled for Monday
Attachments
16 Gandhi Film Guide Partition
16 Vocabulary Practice Partition
Links
Partition questions that go with the timeline HERE
Gandhi, Nerhu and Jinnah argue over the future of India. This clip is used with the Attachment.
BBC 70 Years after, Primer on Partition
Partition of India and Pakistan 1947
NowThisWorld Why India and Pakistan Hate Each other
Thursday, February 1
Gandhi the pacifist revolutionary
We will use the timeline to guide us through several scenes from the movie, Gandhi.
Court Scene, Salt March, Salt Works Raid
Attachments
15 Gandhi Timeline, After Amritsar Massacre
Links
Gandhi Salt Works Raid (we watched 1:55-2:25 of the actual movie, Gandhi)
Wednesday, January 31
DUE:
10 Imperialism Song Lyrics (pushed to Friday. One extra credit point for turning in today, completed. Will show up on Hinduism quiz)
12 Nobel Peace Prize Q and A (pushed to Friday. One extra credit point for turning in today, completed. Will show up on Hinduism quiz)
14 OPVL Amritsar Massacre
We will be looking at Gandhi through a variety of sources
Links
Clip from Gandhi (clip 8 on on DVD)
Attachments
14 Gandhi Timeline to Amritsar Massacre
14 OPVL Amritsar Massacre
Tuesday, January 30
Students will watch a video on a recent Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and have an introduction to Partition and the tensions between India and Pakistan
Unit Test is scheduled for next Friday, February 3rd
Attachments
13 Study Guide
Links
Guiding Presentation HERE
Biography of Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai Interview on the Daily Show HERE
After partition: BBC article with good map
STUDY LINKS
Geography of India
Study Link physical geography Purpose Games
Study Link: physical geography Wiley College (has a lot more than you are accountable for)
Study Link: political geography Purpose Games
Study Link: political geography Shepard Software(Make sure you click on South Asia)
Other Study Tools for India
Review video of Hinduism HERE
Video Eastern Philosophy: The Buddha
Video: Mughal Empire: Crash Course in World History
Video: NowThisWorld: Why India and Pakistan Hate Each other (partition)
Video: NowThisWorld: Is India's Caste System Still Alive?
Monday, January 29
Introduction to Gandhi and the Nobel Prizes
Attachments
12 Nobel Peace Price Recipient List
12 Gandhi Nobel Peace Prize Reading
12 Gandhi Nobel Peace Prize Q and A
Links
How Deadly Explosives Made the Nobel Peace Prize Possible
Ted Ed:How the Nobel Prize Works
Friday, January 26
Imperialism Activity
Students transform the content of Imperialism into a song parody. (Due Wednesday)
Attachments
11 Imperialism Song Lyrics
11 Imperialism Summary Sheet
Links
Weird Al: White and Nerdy (To serve as a model)
Thursday, January 25
Introduction to British Imperialism in India
Links:
Map of British Empire HERE
Timelines video on the British East India Company HERE
Attachments
10 Jewel in the Crown Intro Reading
10 Imperialism in India PPT
Extras
A fun and educational simulation on the East India Company can be found HERE
Wednesday, January 24
Ms Adams has charge of class today
Tuesday, January 23
The Mughal Empire in India
Attachments
09 The Mughal Empire Introduction PPT
09 The Mughal Empire in India
09 The Mughal Empire in India Q and A
Links
The Real Reason the Taj Majal was Built
Mocomi Kids Taj Majal Fun Facts (for kids)
Monday, January 22
More work on Buddhism, and comparison to Hinduism
07 Buddha Seeks Enlightenment Due Today
08 Hinduism Buddhism Dilemmas due Today
Attachments
08 Hinduism Buddhism Dilemmas
Friday, January 19
Quiz on Hinduism today!
06 OPVL due today
07 Buddha Seeks Enlightenment due on Monday
Reading on Buddhism
Attachments
07 Buddha seeks Enlightenment
07 Buddha seeks Enlightenment Q and A
Links
Eastern Philosophy: The Buddha
Thursday, January 18
Caste then and now
QUIZ TOMORROW: This will be an open note (not open chapter). You can use the notes on the chapter given last Thursday.
OPVL on one of the articles is due tomorrow.
Attachments
06 OPVL Caste Articles 2018
Links
Image of caste HERE (BBC)
Caste System comedy HERE
Review video of Hinduism HERE
Wednesday, January 17
Finish up the rest of Story of India, chapter 2
Class time to finish up the chapter and notes on Hinduism (given last Thursday): Open note quiz on Friday
Attachments
05 Story of India chapter two, part 2
Tuesday, January 16th
Hinduism and Buddhism: We will watch a 20 minute clip of The Story of India
Attachments
04 Story of India chapter two
Links
Story of India Chapter Two, The Power of Ideas (0:00 - 20:15)
Monday, January 15th
Martin Luther King, Jr Day: No School
Friday, January 12th
DUE TODAY:
01 Story of India Chapter One
02 South Asia Mapping Activity
Film Clip from Story of India (36:45-end) Terms used are: "Archaeology, Mahabharata, Krishna"
Thursday, January 11th
Film Clip from Story of India (24:00 - 36:45) Terms used are: "Sanskrit, Vedas, Aryans, Mother/Father/Horse"
Begin Packet on Hinduism (We will be working on this through about Wednesday of next week. There will be an open note quiz on this).
Attachments
03 HA Hinduism Chapter Reading
03 HA Hinduism Notetaker
Wednesday, January 10th
Film clip from Story of India (13:20 - 24:00) Terms used are: "Indus, Monsoon, Collapse, Migration"
Geography of India assignment (Due this Friday)
Attachments
02 South Asia Mapping Activity
02 South Asia Map political
02 South Asia Map physical
Links
01 India PowerPoint (You will need to log on using your school account information)
Practice Links for the map assignment (This will be part of the end of unit assessment)
Study Link physical geography Purpose Games
Study Link: physical geography Wiley College (has a lot more than you are accountable for)
Study Link: political geography Purpose Games
Study Link: political geography Shepard Software(Make sure you click on South Asia)
Tuesday, January 9th: Welcome Back!
Introduction to India
We read an introduction on culture. We also watched the first 13:20 of Story of India, and students filled in the first section of the video guide
Attachments
01 The Sacred Rac guided reading
01 Story of India chapter one
Links
Story of India chapter one (0:00 - 13:20)
Workspace
Friday, March 3
Finish To Live
Attachments
32 Extra Credit Corpse Walker
Thursday, March 2
The Cultural Revolution
Attachments
31 Cultural Revolution posters Stanford
Wednesday, March 1
Reading Test: Mao, Communism and China
The Cultural Revolution
Attachments
26 Notes on Mao's China (Cultural Revolution)
30 To Live Part Four
Links
New York Times: Voices from the Cultural Revolution
MSNBC: Behind China's Cultural Revolution, the Unseen Photos
Tuesday, February 28
We will discuss The Great Leap Forward and apply the history to the film, To Live
To Live, Part Three: The Great Leap Forward
Attachments
26 Notes on Mao's China (Great Leap Forward)
29 To Live Part Three
Links
Vocabulary Practice for upcoming Reading Test
Attachments
28 Mao Communist Vocabulary
Links