WEEK OF DECEMBER 15 - 19

Monday will see us finishing up the worksheet on the French Revolution. Students will then be assigned to a group and we will create a little newspaper on the French Revolution.

Tuesday students will finish up their newspapers.
sample newspaper


Wednesday we will learn about Napoleon starting with 3 people who say they are Napoleon but only one is the real deal






A quick summary of Napoleon.

Thursday we will finish Napoleon and review for the test on Friday.

Friday is a test on government, French Revolution and Napoleon.

VACATION.

WEEK OF DECEMBER 8 - 12

Monday  will find us taking notes on Enlightenment and looking at the major thinkers of the 1600 an 1700's and how they influenced the USA.  The notes will be found here.  We will make a 9 types of government pamphlet. We will practice our types of governments symbols.


We will have a quiz on the 9 types of government symbols. We will finish the notes on Enlightenment.
There is a homework sheet for homework.



Wednesday  will find us looking at Absolute Monarchy and the Reign of Louis XIV.



     

Thursday We will have a quiz on 9 types of government and the political spectrum. . We will talk about how ideas of new government pass from Europe to the USA back to Europe.
We will start looking at the French Monarch and the seeds of the Revolution.



Friday we will start the French Revolution and the 3 estates of France.

WEEK OF DECEMBER 1- 5

NICE TO BE BACK! 3 WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS BREAK!

Our new unit is Revolution in Government. We have talked about revolutions in religion, art and music/culture and now it is governments turn.

Monday students will be introduced to the political spectrum. They will learn what a liberal, conservative, reactionary and radical is. They will see these terms on a continuum from right to left.
The students will take a personal test and discover if they are liberal or conservative on issues.

Tuesday we will go over the quiz answers and score it. We will discuss some of the questions. Students will be introduced to nine types of government. They will create hand signals to represent each type of government. Students will be given a  Homework packet that will be due next Tuesday.

Wednesday will find us going over the hand signals and practicing them.   Students will then be in groups creating a pamphlet on the nine types of government.

Can you guess which type of government goes with each picture.
a.    b.   

c.   d. 

e.   f.
g. 

Thursday students will finish pamphlet on the nine types of government. They will also practice the hand signals for the 9 types of government.  Students will be introduced to the enlightenment and the ideas of where modern republics came from.

Answers: a = monarchy; b = communism; c = democracy;  d = theocracy;  e. = parliment; f = republic  g= totalitarian.

Friday we will have a quiz on the 9 types of governments. We will finish the notes on Enlightenment and the discussion of why we had to change government from a monarchy.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24 - 26

Monday we will finish the scientist yearbook. We will have a quick review for test. I will be collecting the 4 paragraph essay/DBQ.

Tuesday is a test on Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Protestant Reformation.

Wednesday is a half day we will only meet for about 10 minutes.

Happy Holiday.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17 - 21

Monday we will finish art presentations. Monday will have a homework sheet. They will be found here.
Mozart
Beethoven

Tuesday we will be going over homework packet. We will be listening to classical music to see the revolution in audio art as well as visual art.
Here is some of the music style we will be listening to.








If not familiar start at 13:50.

 Wednesday we will have a quiz on art schools.

Thursday through Friday students will be looking at the scientific revolution. They will be creating an important scientist yearbook of the major players of the Scientific Revolution such as  Galileo and Newton.

Students will also be getting a DBQ or Document Based Question to work on for Homework Thursday and Friday eve.

Modern day science

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10 - 14

Since classes are in different times in the library, the days might be mixed up, but here is what all classes will do.

Monday we will be in library researching our artist and piece of art.

Tuesday we will have no school Veteran's Day

Wednesday we will be in library again.

Thursday we will be looking at some rules to good speaking.

Friday we will start presenting our oral presentation part to our art project.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 - 7

Monday will find us going over the schools of art such as Realism, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Cubism and Abstract.  Students will have an activity where they will try to place painting in these categories.   We will also go over how to look at art. Students will get a homework reading on Cellini which will be found here on Monday.












Tuesday is no school.

Wednesday and Thursday we will be in computer lab looking at 20 art pieces and critiquing them.
Students will get a homework reading.
Some of the pieces










Friday we will finish up our critiques and look at how to give an oral presentation.
I will also be collecting the homework packet.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 27 - 31

Monday will be working on Fakebook pages on Henry VIII and Elizabeth.



Tuesday we will be finishing the Fakebook page and we will be going over the homework packet on Protestant Reformation.



 Wednesday will be a quiz on Protestant Reformation. We will start the Renaissance. We will have a homework packet on Renaissance due next Wednesday.
It is here.


Thursday we will be taking some notes on the Renaissance. They can be found here on Thursday.


Friday we will be looking at the great Artists of the Renaissance and the next revolution: ART.
The first 3 schools are classical, medieval and renaissance.

                             
                                      

WEEK OF OCTOBER 20 - 24

Monday will find the students going over the Venn diagram on Protestants and Catholics. Students will then be given a vocab word to draw the definition of.



 Tuesday will find us looking at Martin Luther. We will read about him and take a little comprehension quiz.




Wednesday will find us making an FBI most wanted poster for Martin Luther. It is a half day. I will be collecting homework packet.

Thursday we will look at the effect of  Protestant Revolution in England with King Henry VIII and his daughters.




On Friday we will be finishing up on Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I

WEEK OF OCTOBER 14 - 17

Tuesday we will be looking at Revolutions, This is the theme for the rest of the year. We will be looking at Revolutions as an important concept for the world.  Students will look at what a revolution is by using a Freyer Model. This helps us look at characteristics and examples.

Wednesday is READY STEP TESTING. A pre pre SAT test.  So for the classes that we have we will be getting a vocab word to draw.

Thursday we will be getting a homework packet on the Protestant Reformation. The homework packet can be found here.  It will be due next Wednesday.

We will be starting our first Revolution. We will be looking at he revolution in Religion. We will be starting the Protestant Reformation. We will be taking some notes on the Reformation. The can be found here.




Friday will us  looking at Martin Luther and the the start of the actual Protestant Reformation.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 6 - OCTOBER 10

Monday  Ms. Getchell will be coming in for a guidance talk. Here is a Ms. Getchell glam shot!


Tuesday we will finish looking at cathedrals and the Cathedral activity.
Best get to church or this is what awaits you!

Wednesday we will be going over the Magna Carta and it’s importance.


Thursday we will review for a test on Middle Ages.

Friday Test on Middle Ages.

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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 3

Monday we will be finishing up the Inquisition and looking at the Reconquista of Spain. We  will be looking at monastic life and cloisters that we just started vs priest life.


Tuesday we will be monks and nuns  in a monastery.



Wednesday is the LAST DAY TO HAND IN MIDDLE AGES PROJECT WITHOUT LOSING POINTS. We will be looking at the Cathedral and the importance it held. We will be looking at gothic architecture and the different parts of the cathedral.

     

Thursday we will finish up the cathedral activity.

Friday will be an activity on the Crusades or the religious war.