Due on Monday, May 20
- All Periods: Complete the take-home quiz on the Renaissance and Reformation. (Attached above). You may use any notes and work from class. Please do not do additional research online, or work collaboratively. Your quiz should be your own work and should be a synthesis of your own thoughts.
Due on Friday, May 17
- Beta: No class.
- Epsilon and Gamma: Write a short (5 sentences) paragraph answering the question, "In what ways did our Reformation "speed dating" activity change your understanding of the Reformation?" Your answer should include details of facts you learned and, more importantly, an explanation of any way in which the speed dating activity changed your overall sense of what the Reformation was.
Due on Thursday, May 16
- Beta: Write a short (5 sentences) paragraph answering the question, "In what ways did our Reformation "speed dating" activity change your understanding of the Reformation?" Your answer should details of facts you learned and, more importantly, an explanation of any way in which the speed dating activity changed your overall sense of what the Reformation was.
- Epsilon: No Class
- Gamma: Complete Response #1 and Response #2 (answering 9 questions total) in the "Counter Reformation" packet.
Due on Wednesday, May 15
- Beta: Complete the research portion on your Reformation figure in preparation for Reformation speed dating!
- Epsilon: Complete Response #1 and Response #2 (answering 9 questions total) in the "Counter Reformation" packet.
- Gamma: No class.
Due on Tuesday, May 14
- All Periods: Read HRE Charles V's judgment of Martin Luther, then answer the questions that follow. (Note: Question #3 is about something from your world or your experience that you would be willing to call heretical).
Due on Monday, May 13
- Beta: Read and annotate the powerpoint slides/handout. Write down three questions to dig a bit deeper into the Protestant Reformation.
- Gamma: No homework.
- Epsilon: Read and annotate the textbook pages handed out in class on Friday (read up to the section heading "The Catholic Reformation"). As your read, use the chart at the back of the packet to note causes and effects of the Protestant Reformation.
Due on Friday, May 10
- Beta: No class.
- Gamma: No class.
- Epsilon: Complete your paragraph summary of the Renaissance.
Due on Thursday, May 9
- Beta and Gamma: Complete your paragraph summary of the Renaissance.
- Epsilon: No class.
Due on Wednesday, May 8
- Beta and Epsilon: Work on your summary of the Renaissance paragraphs (use the prompt and the directions on the handout). These are due on Thursday for Beta and Friday for Epsilon.
- Gamma: No class.
Due on Tuesday, May 7
- All Periods: Read and annotate the sections from Mills on Machiavelli, then fill out the worksheet at the back of the reading packet.
Due on Monday, May 6
- All Periods: Read and annotate the sections from Mills on da Vinci and Michelangelo. Complete the handout, looking for evidence of the Renaissance ideologies in each figure.
Due on Friday, May 3
- Beta: No class.
- Epsilon and Gamma: Complete the primary source analysis, looking for ideas of secularism, humanism, individualism, and skepticism in four primary Renaissance sources.
Due on Thursday, May 2
- Beta: Complete the primary source analysis, looking for ideas of secularism, humanism, individualism, and skepticism in four primary Renaissance sources.
- Epsilon: No class.
- Gamma: Complete your Mills vs. Green dialogue. Length is not as important as depth!
Due on Wednesday, May 1
- Beta: Finish reading Mills' The Spirit of the Renaissance and answer the corresponding questions (front and back).
- Epsilon: Complete your Mills vs. Green dialogue. Length is not as important as depth!
- Gamma: No class.
All Periods: Your homework is to prepare for the following two capstones for our study of African civilizations.
- Narration: You will have 3 uninterrupted minutes to orally answer the question “What were African civilizations like during the late Middle Ages and the Age of Global Convergence (roughly 1300 - 1800)?”.
- Guidelines/Tips:
- Pick three descriptions (adjectives or phrases) that you think characterize/summarize the time period.
- Prepare to explain each of these three descriptions with supporting evidence.
- Focus on summary and synthesis. Can you identify and explain the dynamics and forces that are at the core of what made African civilizations what they were at that time?
- You may bring in an index card to help you remember your descriptions/supporting evidence. However, do not plan on reading from your index card during your narration. It's there to jog your memory for what you want to say, not to be read from.
- Written Response: Prepare to answer two of the following three questions in a written response.
1.How did Islam and Christianity impact Africa during the time period we’ve studied (1300 – 1800)?
2.Historians describe “the ambition of African kings to participate in the commercial and diplomatic network of the Atlantic world.” Explain this statement. Then, answer the question, “Do you think this ambition caused the Atlantic slave trade?”
3.Explain how the “Age of Global Convergence” appropriately describes this era in African history.
Due on Monday, April 22
- All Periods: Please complete the African Kingdoms: Map Activity (passed out in class on Thursday). Complete both the map portion and the chart/table on the front.
Due on Thursday, April 18
- All Periods: Please complete both sides of the AGC Episode 5 HW assignment (passed out in class on Wednesday).
Due on Tuesday, April 16
- Beta: Please have your seminar reflection ready to turn in (or have it shared with me) by the beginning of class. See the assignment for Friday (below) if you need a reminder.
- Epsilon and Gamma: No HW.
Due on Friday, April 12
- Beta: No class.
- Gamma: Thank you, all, for a thoughtful and engaged discussion on progress, civilization, and morality. For homework, please answer the following question (google doc or paper): Has your view on progress or morality changed or become more nuanced as the result of our conversation? Have you had to question your own view as a result of something said? Describe the change in your view, and what caused it. Explain your thinking, and be as specific and detailed as possible. (If your view didn't change at all, please write a summary of the discussion that we had about morality, and then explain which side of the discussion you're on and why).
- Epsilon: No homework.
Due on Thursday, April 11
- Beta: Complete the post-seminar reflection (passed out in class).
- Gamma: No homework
- Epsilon: No class
Due on Wednesday, April 10
- Epsilon: Thank you, all, for a thoughtful and engaged discussion on progress, civilization, and morality. For homework, please answer the following question (google doc or paper): Has your view on progress or morality changed or become more nuanced as the result of our conversation? Have you had to question your own view as a result of something said? Describe the change in your view, and what caused it. Explain your thinking, and be as specific and detailed as possible. (If your view didn't change at all, please write a summary of the argument that we had about morality, and then explain which side of the argument you're on and why).
Due on Tuesday, April 9
- All Periods: (1) Please print out your progress and civilization google docs, and (2) Complete the handout passed out after the map of Africa quiz to prepare for our Socratic seminar.
Due on Monday, April 8
- All Periods: (1) Prepare for your quiz on the modern political map of Africa (see above). (2) Complete the remainder of the "Progress? Civilization?" e-assignment.
Due on Friday, April 5
- Gamma and Epsilon: Complete all seven questions in section 2A of the "Progress? Civilization?" e-assignment. You do not have to complete section 2B.
- Beta: No class.
Due on Thursday, April 4
- Gamma: Complete both sides of the What you learned from Episode #4 of Africa's Great Civilizations worksheet (passed out in class on Tuesday).
- Beta: Complete all seven questions in section 2A of the "Progress? Civilization?" e-assignment. You do not have to complete section 2B.
- Epsilon: No class.
Due on Wednesday, April 3
- Epsilon: Complete both sides of the What you learned from Episode #4 of Africa's Great Civilizations worksheet (passed out in class on Tuesday).
- Beta: Complete Part 1 (the front side) of the What you learned from Episode #4 of Africa's Great Civilizations worksheet (passed out in class on Tuesday).
- Gamma: No class.
Due on Tuesday, April 2
- All Periods: Write a brief paragraph summarizing the economic, political, and social structures of East Africa in the Middle Ages (based on the section of the Africa's Great Civilizations video we watched in class on Monday).
Due on Tuesday, March 19
- All Periods: (1) Be ready to present your current event (if you have not done so already). (2) Read and annotate Reading 4.5 "Gunpowder States" AND answer the questions at the back of the packet.
Due on Monday, March 18
- All Periods: Read "Gunpowder's Use in Military Technology" and answer the three questions at the back of the packet.
Due on Friday, March 15
- Beta: No class.
- Gamma: Read all three sources in the "Portugal?? Really???" handout to make a list of the factors that contributed to Portugal's surprising take0over of the spice trade. Then write a paragraph that summarizes your findings.
- Epsilon: Read all three sources in the "Portugal?? Really???" handout to make a list of the factors that contributed to Portugal's surprising take-over of the spice trade.
Due on Thursday, March 14
- Beta: Read all three sources in the "Portugal?? Really???" handout to make a list of the factors that contributed to Portugal's surprising take0over of the spice trade. Then write a paragraph that summarizes your findings.
- Gamma: Complete the "Reflecting on Notes 4.1 and 4.2" chart.
- Epsilon: No class.
Due on Wednesday, March 13
- All Periods: Complete the "Reflecting on Notes 4.1 and 4.2" chart.
Due on Tuesday, March 12
- All Periods: (1) Finish your political maps of Africa; (2) Read and annotate the notes for "Panorama of Era 2" (Passed out in class on Monday)
Due on Monday, March 11
- Beta: Write 10 factual quiz questions and answers using material we have explored in our study of the Black Death and the Indian Ocean Trade Networks.
- Epsilon and Gamma: Prepare for the Black Death and Indian Ocean Trade quiz.
Due on Friday, March 8
- Gamma: Write 10 factual and 2 analysis questions and answers using material we have explored in our study of the Black Death and the Indian Ocean Trade Networks. If possible, please email/share them with me. (If not possible, turning in a written copy is fine).
- Epsilon: Complete the post-simulation reflection (front and back!)
- Beta: No class.
Due on Thursday, March 7
- Gamma and Beta: Complete the post-simulation reflection (front and back!)
- Epsilon: No class
Due on Tuesday, March 5
- All Periods: Complete the remainder of the Indian Ocean Trade Background packet.
Due on Monday, March 4
- All Periods: Write two paragraphs in response to the prompt on the back of the notes from the John Greene "Disease" video. The prompt is also copied below. Please note that this is not an essay. Two 3-5 sentence paragraphs, please.
Write a paragraph crafting an argument that disease is the most powerful shaper of human history. You should include specific examples from our exploration of the Black Death. Then, write a second paragraph that argues the opposite viewpoint – namely, that a different force (or forces) have played a larger role in the shaping of human history. Name that other force (or forces) and explain your reasoning.
Due on Friday, March 1
- Gamma and Epsilon: Read The Black Death, 1348 and write a paragraph to answer the question, “How did the Black Death affect European societies (think social structures) at the time of infection and in the immediate aftermath?”
- Beta: No Class
Due on Thursday, Feb 28
- Gamma: Complete your answers to the "Warm Up" from Tuesday, Feb 26
- Epsilon: No Class
- Beta: Read The Black Death, 1348 and write a paragraph to answer the question, “How did the Black Death affect European societies (think social structures) at the time of infection and in the immediate aftermath?”
Due on Wednesday, Feb 27
- Gamma: No class
- Epsilon: (1) Be ready to present a summary of your primary documents in class; (2) On a loose-leaf sheet of paper with your name, period, and the date on it, write a short (3-5 sentences) paragraph in response to the following question: What beliefs about the world did the author(s) of your primary text hold, and how do those beliefs explain their reaction to the Black Death?
- Beta: Finish your map detailing the scope and timing of the Black Death's spread across Europe.
Due on Thursday, Feb 21 and Friday, Feb 22
- All Students: Complete as much as you can of the study guide (above) for Monday's test on the rise and influence of Islam.
- Gamma students: You will have Thursday's period to work on your study guides, and Friday's short period for a review game
- Epsilon and Beta students: With only one period remaining in the week, we will likely use it as time to complete your study guides.
Due on Tuesday, February 19
- Beta: (1) Complete your summary of your given perspective on the Crusades. Be sure to share your groups' document with me via google docs. (2) Read the short textbook entry on the Crusades and answer the questions passed out along side the text.
- Gamma and Epsilon: Complete your summary of your given perspective on the Crusades. Be sure to share your groups' document with me via google docs.
Due on Friday, February 15
- Beta: No class.
- Epsilon: Read the short summaries of each of the Crusades and give a 2-3 sentence answer to the questions that follow each section.
- Gamma: Read the textbook entry on the Crusades and answer the questions about their effects.
Due on Wednesday, February 13
- Beta and Gamma: Read the short summaries of each of the Crusades and give a 2-3 sentence answer to the questions that follow each sentence.
- Epsilon: No HW.
Due on Tuesday, February 12
- Gamma and Epsilon: Extra Credit Assignment: Read the following article from the NY Times and write a paragraph in response (agreement/disagreement and why). Reading the comments for the article is also helpful in forming a more nuanced perspective. www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/opinion/sunday/girls-school-confidence.html
- Beta: Set a timer and spend 20 minutes and continue exploring one of the topics explored in class.
Due on Monday, February 11
- Gamma and Epsilon: Read and complete the questions for each of the five sections of Ibn Battuta's travels. Then pick a section and write a postcard (with a partner, if desired) that highlight Ibn Battuta's persepctive on the region and why he may have had that perspective.
- Beta: (1) Finish reading the long section of the Rihla passed out in class on Wednesday. (2) Complete the organizer that went along with that section, using the text as a lens through which to learn about the economic, cultural, political, and environmental world of the 14th century. (3) Read the five sections from the Rihla passed out in class on Thursday and answer the questions after each section. (4) Write a post card as Ibn Batuta from one of those sections. (5) Write a paragraph summary of the 14th century Muslim world using the prompt on the back of the organizer.
Due on Friday, February 8
- Gamma: Work on reading and completing the questions for each of the five sections of Ibn Battuta's travels. Then pick two sections and write two postcards (with a partner, if desired) that highlight Ibn Battuta's persepctive on the region and why he may have had that perspective. The postcards will be due on Monday.
- Epsilon Complete the reading from the Rihla and the companion organizer on the travels of Ibn Battuta.
- Beta: No class.
Due on Thursday, February 7
- Gamma: Complete the reading and companion worksheet on the travels of Ibn Battuta.
- Epsilon: No class
- Beta: Read the first page (front and back!) of the text from the Rihla and complete the corresponding graphic organizer.
Due on Wednesday, February 6
- Gamma: No class.
- Epsilon: No HW
- Beta: Write a paragraph articulating your opinion on when it is appropriate for a society to treat men and women differently.
Due on Tuesday, February 5
- Gamma and Epsilon: Write a paragraph articulating your opinion on when it is appropriate for a society to treat men and women differently.
- Beta: Prepare for a quiz on the rise and early spread of Islam (Muhammad through Abbasid dynasty).