Important Documents
World Studies A - Banducci - Syllabus
Week 1 - Unit 1 (Democracy vs. Absolutism)
Essential Question: How did ancient philosophy and religion impact modern political thought?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.1.1 Analyze the similarities and differences in Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law, reason and faith, and duties of the individual.
Question of the Day - Week 1
Reading - Prologue: The Rise of Democratic Ideals (p. 4-29)
Monday
-Opening Day - Handout Books, Syllabus, Classroom Norms / Greek Connections to Western Society
-Worksheets
-Assign Weekly Reading
Tuesday
-Google Drive: Research Presentation (Louis XIV, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Genghis Khan, Queen Elizabeth, Peter the Great, Mansa Musa, Suleiman the Magnificient, Catherine the Great, Darius I, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Emperor Justinian)
Wednesday
-Greek Connections to Western Society
-Worksheet: Understanding Projections
Thursday
-Worksheet: Geography
Friday (sick day)
-Quiz: The Rise of Democratic Ideas
-Worksheet: Roads of the Roman Empire
-Week 2: Key Names and Terms (p. 152-183)
Week 2 - Unit 1 (Democracy vs. Absolutism)
Essential Question: How does absolutism contrast with democratic political thought?
CA Teaching Standard:
Common Core Teaching Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9 Compare and contrast treatments of the same topic in several primary and secondary sources.
Question of the Day - Week 2
Reading - Absolute Monarchs in Europe (p. 152-183)
Monday
-Classwork: democracy dialogue + comic strip/class performance
Tuesday
-democracy dialogue + comic strip (due)
Wednesday
-Video: Bad King John
-Notes: Magna Carta / English Bill of Rights
-Socratic Discussion: Machiavelli Guided Reading Questions
Thursday
-Google Drive: Research Presentation (Easybib)
-Video: Crash Course
Friday
-CNN Student News
-Essay Question: How did religion, the Greeks, and Romans impact Western political thought? (Test question, provide a thesis and three examples)
-Emperor Justinian clip (22:09+)
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Week 3 - Unit 2 (Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Napoleon)
Essential Question: Why did revolutions in France and the colonies begin?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
Question of the Day - Week 3
Reading - Enlightenment (p. 188-205)
Monday
-Worksheets: Science Revolution / Enlightenment
-Assign Weekly Reading
Tuesday
-Video: Martin Luther, the 95 Theses and the Birth of the Protestant Reformation
-Google Drive: Constructed Response to Documents (Enlightenment)
Wednesday
-Notes: The Enlightenment
-Homework Time
Thursday
-International Movies Preview Day
-Worksheet: International Movies
-Study Guide
Friday
-Quiz
-This Week's International News Stories
Week 4 - Unit 2 (Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Napoleon)
Essential Question: How did the ideology of the French Revolution impact the creation of Western government?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
Question of the Day - Week 4
Reading - Revolution (p. 206-228)
Monday
The French Revolution - History Channel HD / reflection
Worksheets: Review for Exam
Tuesday
The French Revolution - History Channel HD / reflection
Jeopardy
Wednesday
The French Revolution - History Channel HD / reflection
-Test: Greeks, Democracy, Absolutism, Science, Enlightenment
-Laptops: Document Based Writing
Thursday
Movie Previews
Friday
HOLIDAY
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WINTER HOLIDAY
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Week 5 - Unit 2 (Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Napoleon)
Essential Question: Why did the French Revolution end?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.2.5 Discuss how nationalism spread across Europe with Napoleon but was repressed for a generation under the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe until the Revolutions of 1848.
Question of the Day - Week 5
Reading - Napoleon (229-241)
Monday
-Notes: The French Revolution
-CNN10 Thursday/Friday
Tuesday
-Notes: Napoleon: Glory and Defeat / Nationalism
-Worksheet
Clips
-Napoleon: Battle of Arcole (1796)
-Napoleon: Coronation of Napoleon (1804)
-Napoleon: Battle of Austerlitz (1805)
-Napoleon: Battle of Eylau (1807)
-Napoleon: Battle of Aspern-Essling (1809)
-Napoleon: Invasion of Russia (1812)
-Napoleon: Relationship with Metternich (1813)
-Napoleon: Battle of Leipzig (1813)
-Napoleon: Hears of Josephine's Death on Elba (1814)
-Napoleon: Escape from Elba and Encounter with Marshall Ney (1815)
-Napoleon: The Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Wednesday
-Finish: Notes: Napoleon: Glory and Defeat / Nationalism
-Activity: Congress of Vienna
-Worksheets: Congress of Vienna
Thursday
-Activity: Congress of Vienna
-Worksheets: Congress of Vienna
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
Week 6 - Unit 2 (Enlightenment, The French Revolution, Napoleon)
Essential Question: How did the political forces of monarchy, democracy, and nationalism converge in Europe in the 1800s?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.2.5 Discuss how nationalism spread across Europe with Napoleon but was repressed for a generation under the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe until the Revolutions of 1848.
Question of the Day - Week 6
Reading - Congress of Vienna (246-263)
Monday
HOLIDAY (MLK)
Tuesday
-DBQ: Congress of Vienna Role Play (Flags)
-Assignment (create a nationalistic seal [p.246])
Wednesday
-Jeopardy + Study Guide [Enlightenment / French Revolution / Napoleon / Congress of Vienna]
Thursday
-Test: Enlightenment / French Revolution / Napoleon / Congress of Vienna
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
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Week 7 - Unit 3 (The Industrial Revolution)
Essential Question: Why was England the first to industrialize? + Why did the Industrial Revolution spread?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Question of the Day - Week 7
Reading - pages
Monday
-Project: The Urban Game / Project Work Time
-Worksheet
Tuesday
-Project: The Urban Game / Project Work Time
-Worksheet
Wednesday
-Notes: The Industrial Revolution 1
Thursday
-Project Work Time / Worksheets
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
Week 8 - Unit 3 (The Industrial Revolution)
Essential Question: How did the Industrial Revolution impact Western economic structures?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Question of the Day - Week 8
Reading - pages 295-307
Monday [Jury Summons]
-Questions: Urban Game
-Computers: Industrial Revolution Papers
Tuesday
-Questions: Urban Game
-Computers: Industrial Revolution Papers
Wednesday
-Oliver Twist + Questions
-Notes: The Industrial Revolution 2
Thursday
-10 Inventions That Changed The World
-Inventions/Inventors Worksheets
-New Inventions Projects
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
Week 9 - Unit 3 (The Industrial Revolution)
Essential Question: How did the Industrial Revolution impact Western economic structures?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.
Question of the Day - Week 9
Reading -
Monday
-Video: Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America
Tuesday
-Video: Megaprojects
Wednesday
-Notes: The Industrial Revolution 3
Thursday
-Video: Megaprojects Worksheet
-Video: Nike Sweat Shops
-Jeopardy Review: Industrial Revolution
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
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Week 10 - Unit 4 (Imperialism)
Essential Question: How did industry growth impact the need for imperialism?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.
Question of the Day - Week 10
Reading - pages
Monday
-Test: Industrial Revolution
Tuesday
-Notes: Imperialism Overview (Star Wars)
-Notes: Imperialism
-Worksheet: African Resistance
-India History Module
Wednesday
-Notes: Imperialism Overview + China
Thursday
-Latin America History Module
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
Week 11 - Unit 4 (Imperialism)
Essential Question: How did imperialism impact indigenous groups? How did indigenous groups resist imperialism?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.
Question of the Day - Week 11
Reading - pages
Monday
-HOLIDAY (Presidents Day)
Tuesday
-Chinese History Module
Wednesday
-Notes: Imperialism in India and China
Thursday
-Southeast Asia History Module
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
Week 12 - Unit 4 (Imperialism)
Essential Question: How did imperialism lead to world conflict?
CA Teaching Standard: 10.4 Students analyze patterns of global change in the era of New Imperialism in at least two of the following regions or countries: Africa, Southeast Asia, China, India, Latin America, and the Philippines.
Question of the Day - Week 12
Reading - pages
Monday
-Africa History Module: The Berlin Conference
Tuesday
-Africa History Module
Wednesday (BEGIN ROXANA OBSERVATION WINDOW)
-Notes:
Thursday
-Writing: Documents
-Test: Imperialism
Friday
-CNN10 Monday-Friday
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Week 13 - Final Exams
Monday (SICK DAY 4)
-Preparation: Presentation of World Studies
Tuesday
-Preparation: Presentation of World Studies
Wednesday
-Final Exam (Period 1)
Thursday
-Final Exam (Periods 2,3)
Friday
-NO SCHOOL
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