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*Mindfulness: a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
*Mindfulness: a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY – Monday, January 20, 2026
DAY 1 – Tuesday, January 20, 2025 SEMESTER 2 STARTS
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin the Simon Bolivar Skit.
DAY 2 – Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete the Simon Bolivar Skit.
DAY 3 – Thursday, January 22, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete the Haitian Revolution video.
DAY 4 – Friday, January 23, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
View video footage on Haiti's gang violence:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSuxaDGtegM
Begin the Industrial Revolution Vocabulary Gallery Walk.
UNIT #2: REVOLUTIONS, PART 2, INDUSTRIAL
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Should this era of industrialization be called an Industrial Revolution? Why or Why not?
What were the results of the Industrial Revolution?
How was technology and the environment transformed by industrialization?
How did industrial revolutions affect governments, countries, and national identity in similar and different ways?
How did industrialization affect ordinary people, families, and work?
Why did socialist ideologies emerge and what were their key tenets?
DAY 5 – Monday, January 26, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Warm-up: View the Four IR video.
Warm-up: View "Causes Of The Industrial Revolution: The Agricultural Revolution" video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLF72K181mM
Complete Industrial Revolution Vocabulary Gallery Walk.
DAY 6 – Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Living During the Industrial Revolution video and questions.
DAY 7 – Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Mindfulness.
Complete Living During the Industrial Revolution video and questions.
Read in Textbook pages 170 to 179.
Begin and complete Industrial Revolution audio slide PowerPoint notes pages 1 to 2.
DAY 8 – Thursday, January 29, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin and complete Industrial Revolution audio slide PowerPoint notes pages 3 to 4.
DAY 9 – Friday, January 30, 2026
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin and complete Industrial Revolution audio slide PowerPoint notes pages 5 to 6.
Homework: Study for Industrial Revolution Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday, February 4th.
DAY 10 – Monday, February 3, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin and complete Industrial Revolution audio slide PowerPoint notes pages 7 to 8.
Homework: Study for Industrial Revolution Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday, February 4th.
DAY 11 – Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete the Industrial Revolution Vocabulary Quiz.
Review the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project rubric.
Begin research on the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project.
DAY 12 – Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Work on the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project.
DAY 13 – Thursday, February 6, 2025 *Marzano Training
Mindfulness Stretching.
Work on the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project.
DAY 14 – Friday, February 7, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Discuss child labor and social movements.
View: "Child Labor Reform in the Progressive Era".
PRESIDENT'S DAY HOLIDAY – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025
DAY 15 – Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete IR Lecture
View: "Child Labor Reform in the Progressive Era".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vjdvDsEw0I
Begin and Complete Collaborative reading: "Friedrich Engels: Industrial Manchester, 1844."
Complete work on CAAMPPS groups on "Friedrich Engels: Industrial Manchester, 1844"
DAY 16 – Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Discuss child labor and social movements.
View: "Child Labor Reform in the Progressive Era".
DAY 17 – Thursday, February 13, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Read "The Fifth Industrial Revolution: Is it for real?"
Begin the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project Presentations.
DAY 18 – Friday, February 14, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin the Industrial Revolution Google Slide Project Presentations.
Begin viewing movie - "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind."
PRESIDENT'S HOLIDAY - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025
DAY 19 – Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin New Imperialism Introductory note sheet.
Begin Analyzing Imperial Motives.
Begin labeling Africa New Imperialism Map.
DAY 20 – Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Color Africa New Imperialism Map.
Homework: Complete Africa New Imperialism Map.
DAY 21 – Thursday, February 20, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Play Scramble for Africa Game.
DAY 22 – Friday, February 21, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Warm-Up: New Imperialism Africa Definitions.
Homework: Complete Africa New Imperialism Map.
Color Africa New Imperialism Map.
DAY 23 – Monday, February 24, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin viewing "King Leopold's Ghost" and answer questions.
View Zulu Final Attack scene www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csr0dxalpI
DAY 24 – Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete viewing "King Leopold's Ghost" and answer questions.
Begin reading South African Narrative.
Complete questions summary.
DAY 25 – Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin New Imperialism in Asia: China definition.
Complete Imperialism in Asia China Notes.
DAY 26 – Thursday, February 27, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Warm-up: View a short video: "Opium Wars: The Story of China"
ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/opium-wars-story-of-china/opium-wars-story-of-china/
Homework: Complete Lin Zexu's Letter to Queen Victoria and complete questions.
DAY 27 – Friday, February 28, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Queen Victoria's Response to Lin Zexu - Group Competition.
DAY 28 – Monday, March 3, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Continue Queen Victoria's Response to Lin Zexu - Group Competition.
Complete Gallery Walk - Queen Victoria's Response to Lin Zexu - Group Competition.
Vote on in-class best letter.
DAY 29 – Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Imperialism in Asia: Japan PowerPoint notes..
DAY 30 – Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete Imperialism in Asia: Japan PowerPoint notes.
View movie clips from "The Last Samurai".
DAY 31 – Thursday, March 6, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Imperialism in Asia: Southeast PowerPoint notes.
Analyze poem: 'White Man's Burden."
DAY 32 – Friday, March 7, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Continue Imperialism in Asia: Southeast PowerPoint notes.
Continue Analysis of poem: 'White Man's Burden."
DAY 33 – Monday, March 10, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
View powerpoint on Vietnam.
Begin reading Imperialism in Vietnam.
DAY 34 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete Imperialism in Vietnam questions.
DAY 35 – Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin New Imperialism in India definitions and PowerPoint notes highlights.
DAY 36 – Thursday, March 13, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete New Imperialism in India PowerPoint notes.
Read Bio on Gandhi New Imperialism in India.
DAY 37 – Friday, March 14, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin viewing "Gandhi" movie.
DAY 38 – Monday, March 17, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Continue viewing "Gandhi" movie.
DAY 39 – Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Continue viewing "Gandhi" movie.
DAY 40 – Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete viewing "Gandhi" movie.
DAY 41 – Thursday, March 20, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete New Imperialism in Hawaii notes
View "How The U.S. Stole Hawaii."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK2MBnw6RlY
DAY 42 – Friday, March 21, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin the PowerPoint on the Mexican Revolution.
DAY 43 – Monday, March 24, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
"View How the U.S. Stole Mexico."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OMmxKiG4LE
DAY 44 – Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Work on the Unit 3: The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism Study Guide.
DAY 45 – Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete Unit 3: The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism Test Study Guide.
Homework: Study for the Unit 3 Test.
DAY 46 – Thursday, March 27, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Review for The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism Test.
DAY 47 – Friday, March 28, 2025 – END OF
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete Unit 3: The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism Test.
DAY 48 – Monday, March 31, 2025
Mindfulness.
Begin: World War I vocabulary.
DAY 49 – Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete vocabulary.
DAY 50 – Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin lecture and Page 1 of World War 1 PowerPoint Notes.
DAY 51 – Thursday, April 3, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching
Complete Page 1 of World War 1 PowerPoint Notes.
DAY 52 – Friday, April 4, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching
Complete Page 2 of World War 1 PowerPoint Notes.
DAY 53 – Monday, April 7, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Counselors' Presentation.
Complete Page 3 of World War 1 PowerPoint Notes.
DAY 54 – Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
PowerPoint Lecture
Zimmerman Note.
World War 1 Videos and questions: "The Great War" & "The Guardian".
DAY 55 – Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete Zimmerman Note contest.
Begin and complete World War 1 vocabulary quiz.
DAY 56 – Thursday, April 10, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
View World War 1 Videos: "The Great War" & "The Guardian" and answer questions.
DAY 57 – Friday, April 11, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Review World War 1 Project sheet.
Discuss the diversity of Americans and women serving in WW1.
SPRING BREAK – SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 – SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025
DAY 58 – Monday, April 21, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Read accounts of the Armenian genocide.
Work on World War 1 Project.
DAY 59 – Tuesday, April, 22 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
World War 1 Video.
DAY 60 – Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Work on WW1 project.
DAY 61 – Thursday, April 24, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Work and Complete WW1 project.
DAY 62 – Friday, April 25, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
WW1 Project presentations.
DAY 63 – Monday, April 28, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
WW1 Project presentations.
DAY 64 – Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
WW1 Project presentations.
DAY 65 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin Viewing The Century: "The Great War" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZKzUdeMdPU&t=303s.
DAY 66 – Thursday, May 1, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete View The Century: "The Great War" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZKzUdeMdPU&t=303s.
DAY 67 – Friday, May 2, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Discuss The Treaty of Versailles and The Fourteen Points.
DAY 68 – Monday, May 5, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin the World War 1 Study Guide.
DAY 69 – Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete World War 1 Study Guide.
DAY 70 – Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Review for World War 1 Test.
DAY 71 – Thursday, May 8, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete World War 1 Test.
DAY 72 – Friday, May 9, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Read "The Interwar Years and The Rise of Totalitarian Government".
DAY 73 – Monday, May 12, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin PowerPoint Notes on Totalitarianism and the Dictator's Venn Diagram.
Teacher's lecture on "The Interwar Years and The Rise of Totalitarian Government" Powerpoint.
DAY 74 – Tuesday, May 13 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete PowerPoint Notes on Totalitarianism and the Dictator's Venn Diagram.
View video: "5 Reasons Why Adolf Hitler Gained Absolute Power."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdS9s_Y_GdQ .
View History Brief: Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkTjNHwbITg
View videos on Mussolini's and Stalin's Rise to Power.
DAY 75 – Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Teacher's lecture on World War 2 (Part 2) Building Axis Aggression Powerpoint.
Being World War 2 (Part 2) Building Axis Aggression Document A Questions.
Complete World War 2 (Part 2) Building Axis Aggression Document A Questions.
Begin Reading "Remembering Pearl Harbor: A Pearl Harbor Fact Sheet."
www.census.gov/history/pdf/pearl-harbor-fact-sheet-1.pdf
DAY 76 – Thursday, May 15, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin World War 2 (Part 3) The Allied Response Document B Questions.
Homework: Complete World War 2 (Part 3) The Allied Response Document B Questions.
DAY 77 – Friday, May 16, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Re-emphasis the How Axis Aggression Builds.
View Invasion of Poland and Japanese Aggression video.
View "Pearl Harbor" movie Excerpt.
MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY – MONDAY, MAY 26, 2025
DAY 78 – Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete viewing of "Pearl Harbor" Movie Excerpt
Teacher's lecture on World War 2 (Part 3) The Allied Response.
DAY 79 – Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete viewing of "Pearl Harbor" Movie Excerpt
Teacher's lecture on World War 2 (Part 3) The Allied Response.
DAY 80 – Thursday, May 29, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
View WW2 Japanese Invasion of China.
Begin Holocaust PowerPoint Questions.
DAY 81 – Friday, May 30, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin reading of Night.
Homework: WW2 Part 5 (Chapter 14, Section 4) The End of the War.
DAY 82 – Friday, May 31, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin viewing movie: "The Pianist."
Homework: WW2 Part 5 (Chapter 14, Section 4) The End of the War.
DAY 83 – Monday, May 31, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Begin viewing movie: "The Pianist."
Homework: WW2 Part 5 (Chapter 14, Section 4) The End of the War.
DAY 84 – Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
View movie: "The Pianist".
Turn-in Chapter 14, Section 4 End of War homework.
DAY 85 – Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete viewing movie: "The Pianist".
Receive World War 2 Test Study Guide.
DAY 86 – Thursday, June 5, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Work on Test Study Guide.
DAY 87 – Friday, June 6, 2025
Mindfulness Stretching.
Review for World War 2 Test.
DAY 88 – Monday, June 9, 2025 – MINIMUM DAY
Mindfulness Stretching.
Complete World War 2 Test
DAY 89 – Monday, June 10, 2025 – MINIMUM DAY
Mindfulness Stretching.
Final: Debate on Dropping of the Atomic Bomb.
DAY 90 – Tuesday, June 11, 2025 – MINIMUM DAY
Mindfulness Stretching.
Final: Debate on Dropping of the Atomic Bomb.
DAY 91– Wednesday, June 12, 2025 – MINIMUM DAY – END OF TERM 4 and SEMESTER 2 – MINIMUM DAY
Mindfulness Stretching.
Final: Debate on Dropping of the Atomic Bomb.
Thursday, June 13, 2025 – TEACHER IN-SERVICE
Mindfulness Stretching.
Grades.