Week of 12/11
A Day (Pd. 3 & 5)
Monday:
English War and Revolution WebHunt: Students will complete the videos and readings, including some primary source documents, to analyze the impact of absolutism on the establishment of a constitutional system in England.
Work time: Absolutely Insta-Famous Project
Tuesday:
B Day
Wednesday:
Catherine the Great Reading & Q’s: students will read a Newsela article about Catherine the Great and her goals and rise to power. They will evaluate whether she is similar or different to Peter the Great, and how they both chose to exercise their absolute power in Russia
Absolutely Insta-Famous Project: In this project, you will be creating an Instagram account for one of our absolute monarchs in order to make them as Insta-famous as they are in history! Your goal is to make their account show just how powerful they really are and to showcase how absolute their rule is. You will have five separate posts in which you will need to tag a location, post a picture, write a full caption, and hashtag any important vocabulary!
Students will complete this project during this block in class - due on Sunday, 12/17
Thursday:
B Day
Friday:
Post-Renaissance Art and Culture Google Tour: Students will complete their Travel Guide as they work through the various geographical locations housed within the tour on the website. Students should explore each provided source to answer the questions.
File Check & Study Time: students can have the remainder of the period to study for the upcoming exam while the instructor checks student’s Files
Absolutely Insta-Famous Project due Sunday by 11:59pm
Unit Exam on Tuesday, 12/19
B Day (Pd. 2)
Monday:
A Day
Tuesday:
English War and Revolution WebHunt: Students will complete the videos and readings, including some primary source documents, to analyze the impact of absolutism on the establishment of a constitutional system in England.
Work time: Absolutely Insta-Famous Project
Wednesday:
A Day
Thursday:
Catherine the Great Reading & Q’s: students will read a Newsela article about Catherine the Great and her goals and rise to power. They will evaluate whether she is similar or different to Peter the Great, and how they both chose to exercise their absolute power in Russia
Absolutely Insta-Famous Project: In this project, you will be creating an Instagram account for one of our absolute monarchs in order to make them as Insta-famous as they are in history! Your goal is to make their account show just how powerful they really are and to showcase how absolute their rule is. You will have five separate posts in which you will need to tag a location, post a picture, write a full caption, and hashtag any important vocabulary!
Students will complete this project during this block in class - due on Sunday, 12/17
Friday:
A Day