Honors World History 1

Welcome to Honors World History 1!

Below are your homework assignments. Please note that the assignments are due on the date listed. Email with questions: jstiff@latinpcs.org

Renaissance and Reformation Quiz

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)?”.
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.

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).

Wednesday, Jan 9

All Periods: Work on memorizing the map of Europe. If you want a cool online quiz to help you, go to this awesome website: https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007

Europe: CountriesLearn all the countries of Europe by playing this fun geography game! Just click the map to answer the questions.

Homework for ALL PERIODS - Week of Dec 17 - 21

Your only HW assignment this week is your summary of life in medieval western Europe in the form of a travel brochure. You may work individually or in a group of 2 or 3 (no larger, please). Your travel brochures are due on Thursday, Dec 20 for BETA period, and on Friday, Dec 21 for GAMMA and EPSILON periods.

Medieval Western Europe Travel Brochure

Friday, Dec 14

Epsilon: Read and annotate Mills, Chapter XII, "The Manor"
Gamma: On a separate sheet of paper, create two, separate concept webs: one for the written text during the medieval period and one for the written text today. Your concept webs should focus on who is creating the written text (originally), how it is being disseminated (is it copied? how? how does it move from author to copyist to viewer?), who gets to access the written text, how they get to access it, what is being written/what is the content of the written text, who or what institutions control the written text and how. Try to make your concept webs in a similar style so that the result is a comparison and contrast between “knowledge through text” in the medieval world and in the modern world.
Beta: No Class.

Thursday, Dec 13

Epsilon: No Class
Gamma: Please read from p. 273, section 4 - The Making of a Medieval Book - to the end of the reading packet.
Beta: Complete the "Knights and Chivalry" primary sources assignment, analyzing the four primary texts for the qualities and habits that made up the code of conduct of the time period.

Wednesday, Dec 12

Epsilon: On a separate sheet of paper, create two, separate concept webs: one for the written text during the medieval period and one for the written text today. Your concept webs should focus on who is creating the written text (originally), how it is being disseminated (is it copied? how? how does it move from author to copyist to viewer?), who gets to access the written text, how they get to access it, what is being written/what is the content of the written text, who or what institutions control the written text and how. Try to make your concept webs in a similar style so that the result is a comparison and contrast between “knowledge through text” in the medieval world and in the modern world.
Beta: Education is ultimately bound up with knowledge. But how is knowledge created? And, what are the sources of knowledge? Write your answer to both questions in paragraph form on a sheet of loose-leaf paper with your name, date, and class-period in the upper right hand corner. Current Events Presenters: Changa, Ashay, Luca, Trevor, Sanjana
Gamma: No class.

Monday, Dec 10

Epsilon: Please read from p. 273, section 4 - The Making of a Medieval Book - to the end of the reading packet.
Beta: In the same packet as your warm-up from Tuesday is the assignment to go along with the next reading from Mills - on the formation of knowledge and the educational system of Medieval Europe. Complete the reading and the worksheet.
Gamma: Education is ultimately bound up with knowledge. But how is knowledge created? And, what are the sources of knowledge? Write your answer to both questions in paragraph form on a sheet of loose-leaf paper with your name, date, and class-period in the upper right hand corner.

Friday, Dec 7

Epsilon: Education is ultimately bound up with knowledge. But how is knowledge created? And, what are the sources of knowledge? Write your answer to both questions in paragraph form on a sheet of loose-leaf paper with your name, date, and class-period in the upper right hand corner.
Gamma: In the same packet as your warm-up from Tuesday is the assignment to go along with the next reading from Mills - on the formation of knowledge and the educational system of Medieval Europe. Complete the reading and the worksheet.
Beta: No class.

Thursday, Dec 6

Epsilon: No class.
Gamma and Beta: In the same packet as your warm-up from Tuesday is the assignment to go along with the next reading from Mills - on the formation of knowledge and the educational system of Medieval Europe. Complete the reading and the worksheet.

Wednesday, Dec 5

Epsilon: In the same packet as your warm-up from Wednesday is the assignment to go along with the next reading from Mills - on the formation of knowledge and the educational system of Medieval Europe. Complete the reading and the worksheet.
Gamma: No class.
Beta: Your Popes vs. Kings Skit/Comic is due at the start of class. Current Event Presenters - please be ready to present!

Tuesday, Dec 4

Gamma and Epsilon: (1) Complete the Feudalism simulation reflection. (2) Read pp. 144 - 152 from Mills and answer the questions on the back of the Feudalism simulation reflection sheet.
Beta: Work on your Popes vs. Kings Skit/Comic, due at the start of class on Wednesday

Monday, Dec 3

Gamma and Epsilon: Complete the Popes vs. Kings comic/skit. Be sure to pay attention to the required list of questions to answer in your comic/skit.
Beta: Complete the worksheet for all three Popes vs. Kings case studies.

Friday, Nov 30

Gamma: Complete all thee Pope vs. Kings case studies.
Epsilon: Begin work on the Popes vs. Kings case studies. You must have at least one case study completed by the start of class; all three will be due on Monday.
Beta: No Class

Thursday, Nov 29

Gamma: Read p. 111 to 117 from Chapter 8, The Medieval Church (you may skip the section of the Canterbury Tales, if you like) and complete the worksheet.
Beta: Begin work on the Popes vs. Kings case studies. You must have at least one case study completed by the start of class; all three will be due on Monday.
Epsilon: No Class

Wednesday, Nov 28

Epsilon and Beta: Read p. 111 to 117 from Chapter 8, The Medieval Church (you may skip the section of the Canterbury Tales, if you like) and complete the worksheet.
Gamma: No Class.

Tuesday, Nov 27

All Periods: Read the "Medieval Christianity and Culture" section (starting on page 135) from your reading packet. Complete the worksheet attached at the back of the reading packet.
Epsilon: Please also be sure to bring your Venn diagrams comparing and contrasting Charlemagne to Justinian (should have been collected on Monday!)

Tuesday, Nov 20

All Periods: Choose one of the historical figures for whom you tweeted in class on Monday and write a 6-8 sentence paragraph summary of their significance for the time period. Your paragraph should answer the question, "What was _______________'s significance for European history in the early Middle Ages?"
Epsilon and Gamma: Please be sure to bring your Venn diagrams comparing and contrasting Charlemagne to Justinian (should have been collected on Monday!)

Monday, Nov 19

All Periods: (1) Review your notes from the Middle Ages and the collapse of empires to prepare for a quiz; (2) Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Charlemagne to Justinian. You may do additional research to aide you if you choose, and can also re-watch the video series we began in class to help jog your memory. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_2E0RxVHH4

Thursday, Nov 15

Beta: Complete the remainder of the Mills' Charlemagne reading.
Epsilon: No Class.
Gamma: Complete both assignments, front and back, for the Charlemagne reading.

Wednesday, Nov 14

Beta: Read the pp. 59 -68 from Dorothy Mills' The Book of the Middle Ages and complete only the front side of the companion worksheet, noting the role of religion, ideas about ruling, and the qualities of leaders mentioned in the reading.
Epsilon: Read the pp. 59 -68 from Dorothy Mills' The Book of the Middle Ages and complete only the front side of the companion worksheet, noting the role of religion, ideas about ruling, and the qualities of leaders mentioned in the reading.
Gamma: No Class.

Tuesday, Nov 13

Beta and Gamma: Write a one paragraph (5-6 sentence max!) summary of the "Middle Ages". The goal here is to hit on the main trends and changes of the time period, NOT just to mention facts (however true they are).
Epsilon: No HW

Monday, Nov 12

Beta: Complete the reading on Western Europe in post-fall of the Western Roman Empire. Explain each of the topics on the corresponding handout/worksheet.
Epsilon: Complete the reading on Western Europe in post-fall of the Western Roman Empire. Explain each of the topics on the corresponding handout/worksheet.
Gamma: (1) Complete your concept map/graphic organizer for the fall of Rome; (2) Complete the reading on Western Europe in post-fall of the Western Roman Empire. Explain each of the topics on the corresponding handout/worksheet.

Thursday, Nov 8

Beta: Pick one factor from the four that you researched and write a paragraph explaining why you think it is the most significant factor leading to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Epsilon: No Class
Gamma: (1) Pick one from the list of factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (the ones we compiled as a class) and explain why you think it is the most significant factor for the fall of Rome. (2) Please bring your Book of Centuries to class to be turned in if you haven't already done so.

Wednesday, Nov 7

Beta: Answer the following test-level analysis question: "How do economic factors affect the downfall of Empires?"
Epsilon: (1) Pick one from the list of factors that led to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (the ones we compiled as a class) and explain why you think it is the most significant factor for the fall of Rome. (2) Please bring your Book of Centuries to class to be turned in if you haven't already done so.
Gamma: No Class

Tuesday, Nov 6

Beta: Please bring your Book of Centuries to class to be turned in.
Epsilon: (1) Answer the following test-level analysis question: "How do economic factors affect the downfall of Empires?". (2) Please bring your Book of Centuries to class to be turned in.
Gamma: (1) Finish reading The Crossing (2) Answer the following test-level analysis question: "How do economic factors affect the downfall of Empires?". (3) Please bring your Book of Centuries to class to be turned in.

Monday, Nov 5

All Periods: Answer all the questions (on both sides of the page!) in the Collapse of the Han Dynasty handout.

Tuesday, Oct 30

Beta: Spend 30 minutes working on your Book of Centuries. You can use all the dates from our study of world religions.
Epsilon: (1) Create a list of conditions needed to sustain an empire. What would be needed to keep the empire from collapsing? (2) Rank these conditions in order from most important to least important.
Gamma: (1) Create a list of conditions needed to sustain an empire. What would be needed to keep the empire from collapsing? (2) Rank these conditions in order from most important to least important.

Monday, Oct 29

All Periods: Spend 30 minutes working on your Book of Centuries. You can use all the dates from our study of world religions.

Thursday, Oct 25

Beta: (1) Prepare 3 questions about Christianity and 3 questions about Islam. Ask tough questions! (2) Bring your Book of Centuries to class!
Epsilon: No class.
Gamma: Prepare 3 questions about Christianity for our Christianity panel.

Wednesday, Oct 24

Beta: Study for the World Religions TEST!
Epsilon: Prepare 3 questions about Christianity for our Christianity panel.
Gamma: No class

Tuesday, Oct 23

All Periods: Study for the World Religions TEST!

Wednesday, Oct 17

Beta: (1) Complete the remainder of Christianity graphic organizer. (2) Complete the introduction to Islam questions.
Epsilon: Complete your Islam graphic organizer.
Gamma: No class.

Tuesday, Oct 16

Beta: Complete the introductory reading on Islam.
Epsilon: Complete the introductory reading on Islam.
Gamma: Complete the introductory reading on Islam.

Monday, Oct 15

Beta: Complete as much as you can for your Christianity graphic organizer.
Epsilon: Read and annotate the introductory chapter on Islam
Gamma: Complete as much as you can for your Christianity graphic organizer. If you want to get ahead, read and annotate as much as you can of the introductory chapter on Islam (you will have to have read the entire reading by Tuesday!).

Friday, Oct 12

Beta: No class
Epsilon: Complete your graphic organizer for Christianity.
Gamma: Complete as much as you can on your graphic organizer for Christianity

Thursday, Oct 11

Beta: Add any relevant dates from our study of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism, and Judaism to your Book of Centuries.
Epsilon: No class
Gamma: Complete the reading and questions about the life of Jesus.

Wednesday, Oct 10

Beta: Complete your religion's graphic organizer for Judaism (the same graphic organizer you have already completed for Hinduism and Buddhism).
Epsilon: No HW
Gamma: No class.

Tuesday, Oct 9

Beta: (1) Read and annotate the introduction to Judaism packet. (2) Complete the post-Socratic Seminar discussion questions
Gamma and Epsilon: Complete your religion's graphic organizer for Judaism (the same graphic organizer you have already completed for Hinduism and Buddhism).

Wednesday, Oct 3

Beta: (1) Complete the "Traditional vs. Individual: Socratic Seminar Prep" worksheet to prepare for our Socratic seminar. (2) Bring your "Book of Centuries" to class!
Gamma: No Class
Epsilon: Read and annotate the introduction to Judaism packet.

Tuesday, Oct 2

Beta: No HW.
Epsilon and Gamma: (1) Complete the "Traditional vs. Individual: Socratic Seminar Prep" worksheet to prepare for our Socratic seminar. (2) Bring your "Book of Centuries" to class!

Monday, Oct 1

Beta: (1) Prepare for the Chinese Philosopher Smackdown! (2) Read the blog post on Individualism: Good or Bad? and answer the attached questions in writing.
Epsilon and Gamma: Read the blog post on Individualism: Good or Bad? and answer the attached questions in writing.

Friday, Sept 28

Beta: Prepare for the Chinese Philosopher Smackdown!
Epsilon: Read the text from Houston Smith and answer the questions on the worksheet to prepare for a Socratic Seminar.
Gamma: Read the text from Houston Smith and answer the questions on the worksheet to prepare for a Socratic Seminar.

Thursday, Sept 27

Epsilon: No class.
Gamma: Prepare for the Chinese Philosopher Smackdown! :)
Beta: Read the excerpts from the Tao Te Ching, the Analects, and Han Fei's writing. Pick one quote from each text that you agree with and explain why you agree with it; then, pick one quote from each text that you either disagree with or have questions about and explain why.

Wednesday, Sept 26

Beta: Complete the three page assignment identifying and explaining quotes as either Daoist, Confucian, or Legalist, and then responding to four scenarios as a representative of each school of Chinese philosophy.
Epsilon: Prepare for the Chinese Philosopher Smackdown! :)
Gamma: No Class

Tuesday, Sept 25

Epsilon and Gamma: Complete the three page assignment identifying and explaining quotes as either Daoist, Confucian, or Legalist, and then responding to four scenarios as a representative of each school of Chinese philosophy.
Beta: Read the "Background Information" packet on Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism, and answer the "questions for discussion" interspersed throughout the packet. You may write your answers on the reading packet itself, or use a separate sheet of paper.

Monday , Sept 24

Epsilon and Gamma: Read the "Background Information" packet on Daoism, Legalism, and Confucianism, and answer the "questions for discussion" interspersed throughout the packet. You may write your answers on the reading packet itself, or use a separate sheet of paper.
Beta: No Class (Friday Schedule)

Friday, Sept 21

Epsilon: Complete the Buddhism graphic organizer and review your Hinduism graphic organizer to prepare for a short quiz on the two religions.
Gamma: Review your Hinduism and Buddhism graphic organizers to prepare for a short quiz on the two religions.
Beta: No Class

Thursday, Sept 20

Epsilon: No class.
Gamma: (1) Complete the worksheet to compare Buddhist and Hindu teachings/philosophies. (2) Complete the Buddhism graphic organizer.
Beta: Complete the Buddhism graphic organizer and review your Hinduism graphic organizer to prepare for a short quiz on the two religions.

Wednesday, Sept 19

Beta: No HW. Groups that have not yet presented will present today.
Epsilon: Complete the worksheet to compare Buddhist and Hindu teachings/philosophies.
Gamma: No Class

Tuesday, Sept 18

All Periods: Be sure you are ready to present your aspect of Buddhist thought to the class. Order of presentations: (1) Four noble truths; (2) Eight-fold path; (3) Self; (4) Non-violence; (5) Authority and discipline.

Monday, Sept 17

All Periods:

Prepare for the Map of Asia quiz.
Be sure you are ready to present your aspect of Buddhist thought to the class
Add 5 entries to your Book of Centuries.

Friday, Sept 14

Epsilon and Gamma: (1) Prepare to present your aspect of Buddhist thought to the class on Monday, Sept 17. (2) Continue to memorize the country and body of water locations of Asia.
Beta: No Class.

Thursday, Sept 13

Epsilon: No class.
Gamma:
Beta:

Wednesday, Sept 12

Beta and Epsilon:
Gamma: No Class

Tuesday, Sept 11

All Periods:

Monday, Sept 1o

All Periods: Use the blank map of Asia and the country/body of water list to prepare for a quiz on the continent's geography. The quiz will not be on Monday; it will be at the end of the week.

Homework for ALL PERIODS - Week of Dec 17 - 21

Your only HW assignment this week is your summary of life in medieval western Europe in the form of a travel brochure. You may work individually or in a group of 2 or 3 (no larger, please). Your travel brochures are due on Thursday, Dec 20 for BETA period, and on Friday, Dec 21 for GAMMA and EPSILON periods.