Unit 8

April 29
  • Topic: WWI, pt. 2
  • Workshop: Research intro/abstract
May 1
  • Reading: review Strayer 629-632
  • Topic: WWI, pt. 3
  • Workshop: section 1 drafting
  • Due: Intro/Abstract
May 5
  • Reading: Strayer 636-641
  • Topic: Interwar Period
  • Workshop: section 1 drafting
May 7
  • Reading: Strayer 645-648
  • Topic: WWII, pt. 1
  • Workshop: section 2 drafting
May 9
  • Reading: Strayer 648-653
  • Topic: WWII, pt. 2
  • Workshop: section 3 drafting
  • Due: two complete sections
May 13
  • Reading: Strayer 653-656
  • Topic: Postwar Settlement
  • Workshop: Exam review
May 15
  •  Exam 8
May 19
  • Reading: Strayer 665-667
  • Topic: Communist China
  • Workshop: Research drafting
May 21
  • Reading: Strayer 675-677
  • Topic: Cold War in Korea & Vietnam
  • Workshop: Research revision
May 23
May 28
  • Reading: Strayer 724-731
  • Topic: Legacies of Imperialism
  • Workshop: WebQuest
    • WebQuest phase 2
      • select one of the Trust Territories on the list in the link below that has achieved independence through the UN Special Committee on Decolonization
      • conduct internet-based research and write a two-paragraph summary of how that territory gained independence (1 paragraph on its colonial history, 1 paragraph on the decolonization struggle)
May 30
  • Topic: Decolonization
  • Workshop: WebQuest
    • Web Quest phase 3
      • select one of the non-Self-Governing Territories (NSGTs) on the list in the link below that has yet to gain independence
      • conduct internet-base research and write a three-paragraph summary of that territory's quest for independence (1 paragraph about colonial history, 1 about obstacles to independence, 1 about a plan to achieve independence in the next 10 years)
  • Due: Cold War - Decolonization WebQuest (all three phases in one document - include introductory paragraph)
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Unit 7

Wednesday, March 26
  • Read: none
  • Workshop: Research day - annotated bibliography
Friday, March 28
  • Read: Strayer 559-560
  • Presentation: 19th century Imperialism
  • Workshop: Colonial/Imperial comparison
  • Due: Annotated Bibliography - final draft
Tuesday, Apr. 1
  • Read: Strayer, 564-571
  • Presentation: Crisis in China
  • Workshop: Research outline
Thursday, Apr. 3
  • Read: Strayer, 571-577
  • Lecture: "The Sick Man of Europe."
  • Workshop: Imperial comparison
Monday, Apr. 7
  • Read: Strayer 577-585
  • Presentation: Japan Opens its Doors
  • Workshop: Research intro
  • Due: Comparative chart
Wednesday, Apr. 9
  • Read: none
  • Presentation: Clean-up
  • Workshop: Exam Review
  • Due: Review Sheet
Friday, Apr. 11
  •  Exam 7
Tuesday, Apr. 15
  • Read: Strayer 625-629
  • Presentation: WWI Background
  • Workshop: Research Drafting
Thursday, Apr. 17
  • Read: Strayer 629-632
  • Presentation: Outbreak of War
  • Workshop: Research Drafting

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Unit 6

Welcome back from break. I hope you had a restful vacation. Here is our plan for the next unit:

Monday, 2/24
  • Reading: none
  • Presentation: Race & Imperialism in the 19th century
  • Activity: same
Wednesday, 2/26
Friday, 2/28
  • Reading: Strayer 532-533
  • Lecture: Mill Times video first 1/2
  • Workshop: research project
Tuesday, 3/4
  • Read: Strayer 534-538
  • Lecture: Social and Political Effects of Industrialization
  • Workshop: finish Mill Times
  • Due: WebQuest product

Thursday, 3/6
  • Read: Strayer 538-541
  • Lecture: finish Mill Times video
  • Workshop: research
Tuesday, 3/11
  • Read: Strayer 541-545
  • Lecture: Industrialization in the U.S.
  • Workshop: research
  • Due: 2 annotations
Thursday, 3/13
  • Read: Strayer 545-548
  • Lecture: Industrialization in Russia
  • Workshop: biography
  • Due: 2 annotations
**adjustment**

Monday, 3/17
  • Read: Strayer 545-548
  • Lecture: Industrialization in Russia
  • Workshop: biography
  • Due: completed review sheet
Wednesday, 3/19
  • Read: Strayer 548-554
  • Lecture: Industrialization in Latin America
  • Workshop: exam prep
  • Due: 2 annotations (homework check)
Monday, 3/24
  • Exam 6 
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Unit 5

Wednesday, Jan. 22
  • Read: Strayer 499-504
  • Lecture: American Independence
  • Workshop: Tracing the Ideals of the Enlightenment
Friday, Jan. 24
  • Read: Strayer 504-507
  • Lecture: French Revolution
  • Workshop: Mid-Year Evaluation
  • Due: Enlightenment Documents GRQs
Tuesday, Jan. 28
  • Read: Strayer 507-510
  • Lecture: Haitian Revolution
  • Workshop: Annotated Bibliography
Thursday, Jan. 30
  • Read: none
  • Lecture: Touissant Louverture video
  • Workshop: intro to citation 
  • Due: Touissant GVQs (completed in class)
Monday, Feb. 3
  • Read: Strayer 510-513
  • Lecture: Independence in Latin America
  • Workshop: intro to EasyBib
Wednesday, Feb 5
  • No School: Snow Day
Friday, Feb 7
  • Read: Strayer 513-516
  • Lecture: Abolition & Feminism
  • Workshop: Exam Prep
  • Due: preliminary list of 10 sources
Tuesday, Feb 11
  • Read: Strayer 520-523
  • Lecture: Social Movement Activity
  • Workshop: Exam Review
  • Due: completed review sheet
Thursday, Feb 13
  • Exam 5
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Unit 4 - January 2014

Tuesday, Jan.7
  • no school - too cold
Thursday, Jan. 9
  • Reading: none
  • Presentation: Review of Unit Themes
  • Workshop: Notebook Assembly
Monday, Jan. 13
  • Reading: Strayer 472-474
  • Presentation: Science & Religion - Islamic World
  • Workshop: Exam Prep
Wednesday, Jan. 15
  • Reading: Strayer 474-477
  • Presentation: Science & Religion - China & India
  • Workshop: Review Session
  • Due: Completed Review Sheets
Friday, Jan. 17
  • Exam 4
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Unit 4

Monday, Dec. 2
  • Reading: Strayer 462-467
  • Discussion: Protestant Reformation
  • Workshop: Topic Statement revisions
Wednesday, Dec. 4
  • Reading: Strayer 467-472
  • Discussion: Catholic Counter-Reformation
  • Workshop: Research Plan drafting
  • Due: Draft of research plan
Tuesday, Dec. 10
  • Reading: none
  • Discussion: Christian Missionaries
  • Workshop: Reformation Timeline
  • Due: Final Research Proposal
Thursday, Dec. 12
  • Reading: Strayer 477-482
  • Discussion: Scientific Revolution
  • Workshop: Important Thinker Biographies
Monday, Dec. 16
  • Reading: Strayer 482-486
  • Discussion: Enlightenment
  • Workshop: Biographies, cont.
  • Due: Elements of Biography worksheet
Wednesday, Dec. 18
  • Reading: none
  • Discussion: Preview of Atlantic Revolutions
  • Workshop: TBA
  • Due: notebook check
Friday, Dec. 20
  • Holiday Celebrations
  • Due: 2-3 page Biographical Essay
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Unit 3

Monday, Nov. 4
  • Reading: none
  • Discussion: Spanish Philippines
  • Activity: Magellan video
  • Due: Topic Statement draft
Wednesday, Nov. 6
  • Reading: Strayer 439-442
  • Discussion: British and Dutch in Indian Ocean
  • Activity: The Corporation
Friday, Nov. 8
  • Reading: Strayer 442-445
  • Discussion: Silver Trade
  • Activity: Mapping
Wedneday, Nov. 13
  • Reading: Strayer 445-448
  • Discussion: Fur Trade
  • Activity: exam prep
  • Due: Topic Statement final version
Friday, Nov. 15
  • Reading: none
  • Discussion: Migration
  • Activity: exam review
  • Due: Review Sheet
Tuesday, Nov. 19
  • Exam 3
Thursday, Nov. 21
  • Reading: none
  • Activity: Martin Luther biography
  • Homework assigned: Read Strayer 462-467
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