Introduction Days
August 16th - Introduction Day
- Objective: Students will walk away with an understanding of how the MWH class with operate and expectations for success
- Agenda:
- Welcome to Modern World History!
- Personality Profile
- Homework Sheet (click here for the document)
- Classroom supplies due Monday!
- Objective: Students will understand the "3 C's of Success in MWH" through an interactive simulation
- Agenda:
- Homework Check
- Desert Island Survival
- The "3 C's of Success"
- Homework:
- Class Supplies due Monday!
- Objective: Students will understand the basic principles of the Sector 6 game and how it will help in Modern World History
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Homework Check
- Introduction to Sector 6
- SIGIL Design Contest
- Homework:
- SIGIL Design - Due Wednesday
- Gather remaining supplies IF not present in class on Monday
Unit 1: Renaissance, Reformation, & Exploration
Unit Critical Question: Students will understand how the Renaissance & Reformation contributed to the start of European Exploration.
Renaissance
August 21st - Ancient World History Review
August 28th - Martin Luther & The Reformation
Exploration
August 31st - Beijing Escape
September 4th - Beijing Escape presentations
September 12th - Mercantilism
August 21st - Ancient World History Review
- Objective: Students will make connections between the content covered within Ancient World History and the Renaissance
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Content from AWH
- SIGIL Design work
- Homework:
- SIGIL design - Thursday
- Objective: Students will identify the major ideas associated with the Renaissance and how they impact their modern lives
- Agenda:
- SIGIL Work Time
- Renaissance Aspects notes
- Homework:
- Renaissance Artwork notes page video and quiz - Due Thursday
- Finished SIGIL - Thursday
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will recognize inherent qualities within Renaissance Artwork and describe those components
- Agenda:
- Current Events Paper explanation
- Renaissance Aspects
- Renaissance Artwork
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will properly use MLA citation and their study of history to evaluate news sources and connect to their lives
- Agenda:
- Current Issues Paper work time (see Google Classroom)
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will recognize inherent qualities within Renaissance Artwork and describe those components
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Renaissance Aspects
- Renaissance Artwork
- Homework:
August 28th - Martin Luther & The Reformation
- Objective: Students will recognize the significance of the the 95 Theses and its impact on the Catholic Church
- Agenda:
- Guest Speaker - Martin Luther himself!
- Review Reformation Notes
- 95 Complaints Against Vianney activity
- Homework:
- Current Events Paper #1 - Due Friday August 31st
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will identify how the individual power of the King can influence the Reformation
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Henry VIII Lesson
- Homework:
- Current Events Paper #1 - Due Friday August 31st
- Counter-Reformation notes & quiz - Due August 30th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will analyze the response of the Catholic Church to the Reformation and its effectiveness
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Current Events Paper #1 - Due Friday August 31st
- Homework Packet - Due on Test day
Exploration
August 31st - Beijing Escape
- Objective: Students will analyze possible seaward routes for travel and understand the difficulty of the trip
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Complete and submit Beijing Escape Project to Google Classroom - Due September 4th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
September 4th - Beijing Escape presentations
- Objective: Students will explore the difficulties of sailing in the 15th century
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geo World Cup Practice Round
- Beijing Escape Project
- Homework:
- Video Notes & Quiz over Roots of Exploration - Due Sept 5th
- Geo World Cup Round 1 (USA) - Sept 5th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will describe why Europe decided to explore out their borders
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geo World Cup Round 1
- European Exploration Causes
- Homework:
- Geo World Cup Round 2: USA + South America - Thursday
- Homework Packet - Due on Test day
- Objective: Students will understand how to compare historical documents and analyze primary sources
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Consider the question for discussion: "Is there any other examples you have seen in which history has been written by the winners?"
- Homework Packet
- Study Geography World Cup
- Objective: Students will apply the Historical Bias definition to modern examples
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Historical Bias lesson
- Geography World Cup
- Homework:
- Geography World Cup - South America & North America
- Conquest & Colonies Notes & Quiz - Due Monday
- Homework Packet - due on Test Day
- Read/ Take Notes Chapter 17 - Open Note Quiz on Thursday
- Objective: Students will understand how European technology and disease led to the conquest of the Americas
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography World Cup - S. America & N. America
- Guns, Germs, and Steel lesson
- Homework:
- Homework Packet
- Read/ Take Notes Chapter 17 - Open Note Quiz on Thursday
- Geography World Cup
- Unit 1 Test - Friday
September 12th - Mercantilism
- Objective: Students will answer the question, what role did Atlantic trade play in empowering European powers?
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Mercantilism Activity
- Homework:
- Homework Packet - Due Sept 14th
- Read/ Take Notes Chapter 17 - Open Note Quiz on Thursday
- Geography World Cup
- Unit 1 Test - Friday
- Objective: Students will understand the importance of Trans-Atlantic trade to the modern world
- Agenda:
- Chapter 17 Open Note Quiz
- Columbian Exchange & Slavery Lesson
- Test- Prep/ Test Format
- Homework
- Homework Packet - Due Sept 14th (Friday)
- Unit 1 Test - Tomorrow! Friday Sept 14th
- Objective: How does the Renaissance & Reformation lead to the Age of Exploration?
- Agenda:
- Turn in Homework Packet
- Unit 1 Test
Unit 2: The Age of Revolutions
Unit Critical Question: Students will identify why a revolution starts, and how to build an effective and fair government.
The Enlightenment
September 17th - Notes Review Day
September 25th - Causes of the American Revolution
October 1st - NO SCHOOL
October 2nd - Declaration of Independence
October 9th - French Revolution: Causes
October 23rd - Industrial Revolution
September 17th - Notes Review Day
- Objective: students will review appropriate methods for creating notes
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography World Cup - N. America & Europe
- Review Ch. 17 Quiz
- Lesson on Effective Note Taking
- Homework:
- Coffee Article - Due Friday
- Geography World Cup
- Objective: How did the development of scientific processes impact society and government?
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography World Cup - Europe & Middle East
- Scientific Revolution Lesson
- Homework:
- Coffee Article - Due Friday
- Geography World Cup
- Objective: How did the development of scientific processes impact society and government?
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography World Cup - Middle East & Africa
- Scientific Revolution Lesson
- Homework:
- Coffee Article - Due Friday
- Geography World Cup
- Objective: How did the ideas of the enlightenment contribute to the modern world
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography World Cup - Africa & Asia
- The Enlightenment lesson
- Homework:
- Coffee Article - Due Friday
- Geography World Cup
- Objective: How did the ideas of the enlightenment contribute to the modern world
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Check Coffee Article Notes
- Geography World Cup - Asia
- The Enlightenment lesson
- Homework:
- Enlightenment Quiz - Monday
- Geography Quiz - Wednesday
- Objective: Students will walk away with a sense of the discussion that happened in Coffeehouses throughout Europe during the Enlightenment
- Agenda:
- Enlightenment Quiz
- Coffeehouse discussion time
- Homework:
- Geography Quiz - Wednesday
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
September 25th - Causes of the American Revolution
- Objective: Students will identify and describe the major causes of the American Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review Enlightenment Quiz
- Causes of the American Revolution
- Homework:
- Geography Quiz - Wednesday
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will identify and describe the major causes of the American Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Geography Final Quiz
- Causes of the American Revolution
- Homework:
- Objectives: Students will identify the enlightenment ideas with the founding document of the American Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review Geography Quiz
- Review Unit 1 Test
- Group Reading of the Declaration of Independence
- Homework:
- Read Declaration of Independence - Identify the Enlightenment Thinkers on Document - Due Tuesday
- Read Ch. 21 (pg. 394-407) and take notes - Due Wednesday
- Ch. 21 Open Note Quiz - Wednesday
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
October 1st - NO SCHOOL
October 2nd - Declaration of Independence
- Objective: Students will analyze current events and its historical significance
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Enlightenment thinkers + Practical example in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation
- Read Declaration of Independence Analysis
- Introduce Current Issues Paper #2
- Homework:
- Read Ch. 21 (pg. 394-407) and take notes - Due Wednesday
- Ch. 21 Open Note Quiz - Wednesday
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will identify different fighting styles of the American Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Chapter 21 Quiz
- Battles of the American Revolution
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will connect the enlightenment to the Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Constitution & Bill of Rights
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will connect the enlightenment to the Constitution and Bill of Rights
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Constitution & Bill of Rights
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
October 9th - French Revolution: Causes
- Objective: Students will identify the influence of the enlightenment thinkers on the French Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Finish Bill of Rights
- Review Chapter 21 Quiz
- Causes of the French Revolution
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will identify the influence of the enlightenment thinkers on the French Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Causes of the French Revolution
- Homework:
- Current Issues Paper #2 - Due Wednesday October 10th to Google Classroom
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will be able to identify the key events of the French Revolution in order
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Key Events of the French Revolution walking tour
- Homework:
- Homework packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: students will understand how a Revolution can be corrupted to suit individual needs and wants
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Reign of Terror lesson
- Homework:
- Rise of Napoleon Notes from Video lecture - Due Monday October 15th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will understand how Napoleon came to power and what changes he made to implement the Enlightenment ideas.
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Notes Homework
- Rise of Napoleon lesson
- Homework:
- Fall of Napoleon notes from Video lecture - Due Tuesday October 16th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will understand how Napoleon lost his control of France and his legacy
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Notes Homework
- Fall of Napoleon lesson
- Homework:
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will learn to take on the role of a Revolutionary from the time period
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Project Overview and Character Selection
- Project work time
- Homework:
- Tweet Like a Revolutionary Project - Due Monday October 22nd
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will learn to take on the role of a Revolutionary from the time period
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Project work time
- Homework:
- Tweet Like a Revolutionary Project - Due Monday October 22nd
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will learn to take on the role of a revolutionary from the time period
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Present Projects
- Lesson on Taking Proper Notes
- Homework:
- Chapter 22 Notes - Due Tuesday October 23rd
- Test Tuesday Oct. 30th
October 23rd - Industrial Revolution
- Objective: Students will identify the key advances and inventions of the Industrial Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Turn in Written notes for grading
- Industrial Revolution
- Homework:
- Test - Tues Oct 30th
- Open Note Quiz Monday October 29th on Ch. 22
- Homework Packet - Due on Tuesday October 30th
- Objective: Students will identify how the assembly line worked and what impact in had on production
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Assembly Line demonstrations/ activity
- Assembly Line lesson
- Homework:
- Test - Tues Oct 30th
- Open Note Quiz Monday October 29th on Ch. 22
- Homework Packet - Due on Tuesday October 30th
- Objective: Students will identify the key conflict between workers and owners and what workers did to create a more equal balance
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Workers vs. owners
- Homework:
- Test - Tues Oct 30th
- Open Note Quiz Monday October 29th on Ch. 22
- Homework Packet - Due on Tuesday October 30th
- Objective: Students will identify key economic changes during the industrial revolution including new ideas about the relationship between workers and owners
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Economic Systems Lesson
- Homework:
- Test - Tues Oct 30th
- Open Note Quiz Monday October 29th on Ch. 22
- Homework Packet - Due on Tuesday October 30th
- Objective: Students will connect the enlightenment to the industrial Revolution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Finish Industrial Economic systems
- Chapter 22 Open Note Quiz
- Test Prep (essay prep)
- Homework:
- Test - Tues Oct 30th
- Homework Packet - Due on Tuesday October 30th
Research Project!
October 31st - Solving the Worlds Problems
November 6th - ELECTION DAY!
- Objective: Students will identify the major issues of the world and theorize how to solve them
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- World Issues Discussion/ Activity
- 50 world Issues assignment
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will theorize and develop basic solutions to complex problems
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- THINK BIG activity & world problems
- Top 5 Issues activity
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will develop a complete outline about a specific issue and include its solution
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review Top 5 issues
- How to Write an Outline
- Outline Work time
- Homework:
November 6th - ELECTION DAY!
- Objective: Students will learn the basics of government elections and civic engagement
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- How Elections Work
- Looking at the Midterm Ballot
- Homework:
- none!
- Objective: Students will complete practical research to help solve the world's problems
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review of Outline with partners
- Research Practices
- Time to Research projects
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will complete practical research to help solve the world's problems
- Agenda:
- Time to Research Projects
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will complete practical research to help solve the world's problems
- Agenda:
- Time to Research Projects
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will apply an outline & research facts to write a research paper
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Review 50 facts
- Writing the Research paper
- Homework:
- Complete 1st draft - Due Nov. 19th
- Read page 408-end of chapter / take notes - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Quiz (above pages) - Tues. Nov. 20th
Unit 3: Nationalism and Imperialism
Unit Question: What role does Nationalism play, including the ability to Create, Change, or Destroy in our modern world?
Unit Question: Students will understand the relationship between National Pride and Imperialism.
Nationalism
November 13th - What is the Term Game?
November 16th - Nationalism Unification movements
November 26th - Destruction movements of Nationalism
November 28th - Introduction to Imperialism
November 13th - What is the Term Game?
- Objective: Students will evaluate modern day examples to determine the most powerful idea of the modern era
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- What is the Term Game!
- Homework:
- Complete 1st draft - Due Nov. 19th
- Read page 408-end of chapter / take notes - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Quiz (above pages) - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Objective: Students will apply nationalism concepts to ethnic groups and analyze various empires as it relates to nationalism
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Multi-Ethnic empires map analysis
- Introduction to Board Game Project
- Homework:
- Complete 1st draft - Due Nov. 19th
- Read page 408-end of chapter / take notes - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Quiz (above pages) - Tues. Nov. 20th
November 16th - Nationalism Unification movements
- Objective: Students will identify how Nationalism can help unify people into a common nation
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Nationalism Unification movements
- Introduction to Board Game Project
- Homework:
- Complete 1st draft - Due Nov. 19th
- Read page 408-end of chapter / take notes - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Quiz (above pages) - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Board Game Project
- Objective: Students will learn how to properly cite and document research into research papers including how to formulate works cited pages
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Works Cited & Citations lesson
- Time to work on Research Paper
- Homework:
- Read page 408-end of chapter / take notes - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Quiz (above pages) - Tues. Nov. 20th
- Board Game Project
- 2nd Draft Research Paper -Due Dec 3rd
- Objective: Students will creatively display the impact of nationalism on the world
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Ch. 21 Quiz (part 2)
- Board Game Project time
- Homework:
- Research Paper 2nd Draft - Nov. 27th
- Board Game - Nov. 27th
- Homework Packet - Due on Test Day
November 26th - Destruction movements of Nationalism
- Objective: Students will analyze examples of how Nationalism can destroy empires
- Agenda:
- Ottoman Empire
- Board Game Project Work Time
- homework:
- Research Paper Draft 2 - Due Nov. 27th
- Homework packet - Due on Test Day
- Objective: Students will learn to peer edit professional work between their classmates
- Agenda:
- Peer Editing
- Time to peer edit each others work
- Homework:
- Homework Packet due on Dec 4th
- Unit 3 Test - December 4th
November 28th - Introduction to Imperialism
- Objectives: Students will analyze and identify the reasoning behind Imperialism
- Agenda:
- UN Peace Conference Island Game
- Homework:
- Homework Packet due on Dec 4th
- Unit 3 Test - December 4th
- Objectives: Students will analyze and identify the reasoning behind Imperialism
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Homework Packet due on Dec 4th
- Unit 3 Test - December 4th
- Objective: Students will connect justification for imperialism to real world examples
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Homework Packet due on Dec 4th
- Unit 3 Test - December 4th
- Objective: Students will connect justification for imperialism to real world examples
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Homework Packet due on Dec 4th
- Unit 3 Test - December 4th
- Turn in Homework Packet
- Unit 3 Test
Unit 4: The World @ War
Unit Question: Students will explain the connection between Nationalism, Industrialization, economic depression and Global War.
World War 1
December 5th - Start of WW1
December 10th - The Great Depression
December 13th - Start of WW2 & Key Battles
December 17th - The Cold War
REVIEW WORK FOR FINAL EXAM
December 18th - Review Day 1
December 5th - Start of WW1
- Objective: Students will identify the long term and short term causes of WW1
- Agenda:
- MAIN causes of WW1 & Short term causes
- Daily Writing
- Homework:
- Introduce Semester Review Packet - Due on Final Exam Day
- Objective: Students will understand Trench Warfare & What impact new technology had on the common soldier
- Agenda:
- Daily writing
- WW1 Trench Warfare & New Technology
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will identify what role communism played in WW1 & What impact the United States had on the War
- Agenda:
- Homework:
December 10th - The Great Depression
- Objective: Students will understand how Economic depressions occur and what impact it had on the World
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- The Great Depression
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will analyze election debate tactics and how charismatic leaders can take advantage of economic depressions
- Agenda:
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will analyze election debate tactics and how charismatic leaders can take advantage of economic depressions
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Notes on the rise of Fascist Leaders
- Homework:
December 13th - Start of WW2 & Key Battles
- Objective: Students will analyze the early success of the Axis powers of WW2 AND identify how they won early
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- WW2 Abridged
- Homework:
- Objective: Students will identify the progression of the Holocaust
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- WW2 Abridged
- Japanese Honor Haiku
- Homework:
December 17th - The Cold War
- Objective: Students will identify the major causes of the Cold War in the Post-WW2 era
- Agenda:
- Daily Writing
- Japanese Haiku
- WW2 Abridged + Cold War
- Equality Review
- Liberty Review
- Homework:
REVIEW WORK FOR FINAL EXAM
December 18th - Review Day 1
- Objective: Students will understand the relationship between Equality & Liberty
- Agenda:
- Equality Review
- Liberty Review
- Review Games for Content
- Homework: