Week 21:
The Pacific Rim before WWI
Unit Era: 1800 to 1914
Unit VI
Lesson 6: The Modernization of JapanL.G.1: I can identify the problems faced by Tokugawa Japan.L.G.2: I can explain how the United States opened Japan to the outside world. L.G.3: I can analyze the causes and effects of the Meiji Restoration.L.G.4: I can describe how Japan began to build an empire. Lesson 7: Southeast Asia and the PacificL.G.1: I can describe how Europe and the United States built colonies.L.G.2: I can explain how imperialism spread to the islands of the Pacific. L.G.3: I can analyze how Australia and New Zealand achieved self-rule. Lesson 8: The Americas in the Age of ImperialismL.G.1: I can identify the political problems faced by new Latin American nations.L.G.2: I can describe Mexico’s struggle to achieve stability.L.G.3: I can explain why Latin America entered a cycle of economic dependence.L.G.4: I can analyze the influence of the United States on Latin America, including the opening of the Panama Canal.L.G.5: I can analyze how Canada achieved self-rule.Assigned Readings
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
- Meiji Restoration
- Russo-Japanese War
- Zaibatsu
- French Indochina
- Spanish-American War
- Maori
- Caudillo
- La Reforma
- Monroe Doctrine
- Panama Canal
MW21 Notes | Pacific Rim
Monday: The Pacific
MSDE II.C.12 | Evaluate how the rapid economic growth and policies of the Meiji state influenced Japanese imperial and colonial expansion (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Opener: Image Analysis |The Great Wave by Hokusai (1831)
Use the TACOS strategy to analyze the 1831 woodblock print by Hokusai
If you want to know more about it listen to the podcast on the left.
Notes: The Pacific
I. Notes: The Pacific
II. Extension: Podcast | Hokusai's The Great Wave - AHOW in 100 Objects
Closing: Comparison | Asian Reactions to European Arrival
Compare the reactions of China and Japan to European arrival in the period 1800 to 1914.
Resources | Japan before WWI (1853 to 1914)
John MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada
Tuesday: Southeast Asia and the Pacific
MSDE II.C.3 | Examine how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4).Opener: Great Race | Provinces and Territories of Canada
Identify the provinces and territories of Canada
Lesson: The Americas in the Age of Imperialism
I. Notes: The Americas in the Age of Imperialism
Closing: Comparing Flags | Australia vs. New Zealand
Who did it better?
Resources | Southeast Asia and the Pacific (1750 to 1914)
Wednesday: Unit VI Thematic Chart
All of Unit VI Learning GoalsOpener: Open Notes Quiz | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)
Complete the open notes quiz
Lesson: Thematic Chart | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism
Complete the thematic chart in class to review what you learned in this unit. Your grade is based on participation, focus, and a completed chart that reflects the information on the chart created by your classmates.
Closing: Grade | Thematic Chart
Have your thematic charts out for grading purposes
If you have further questions now is the time to ask
Resources | Latin America after Independence
Random Internet Image Related to Thinking
Thursday: What Did you Learn?
All of Unit VI Learning GoalsOpener: Study | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)
Lesson: MW19-21 Test | Unit VI: The Age of Imperialism (1800 to 1914)
You will take the test in Schoology. The Unit VI test based on information related to MW19: Imperialism and Africa, MW20: European Counters in Asia and MW21: The Pacific
Closing: Introduce Next Topic | World War I
Next week we will learn about World War I
The following week, Week 23, we will have the county EBAS
Friday: Professional Development Day
No School TodayOpener: None | You Do Not Have School Today
But your teachers do
Lesson: None | Professional Development Day
Your teachers will attend various workshops and have new strategies to implement in the next few weeks. Unless, they already planned the year out in advance.
Closing: None | It's the Weekend
May it be a hygge one for you. Please ask Mr. Coombs for the definition and correct pronunciation of hygge. Also, do it on the weekend. He loves weekend emails.
End of Marking Period 2
Grades are finalized for MP2 today.
[ YouTube ] CCWH 1.34 - Nationalism
[YouTube] CCWH 1.27 - Life of James Cook
Essential Question(s) 1750 t0 1890
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze how and why regional industrialized nations were able to create global imperial empires by:
II.C.3 | Examining how warfare, technology, and/or diplomacy were employed by industrialized nations to establish and strengthen control over colonial possessions (3, 4).
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will compare how regional powers attempted to meet the challenge of modernization and interregional territorial expansion by:
II.C.12 | Evaluating how the rapid economic growth and policies of the Meiji state influenced Japanese imperial and colonial expansion (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5).