Week of October 27th

Tuesday, Oct. 29

• Reading: Strayer 434-437
• Discussion: The Trading Post Empire
• Activity: Intro to Year-Long Research Project

Thursday, Oct. 31

• Reading: Strayer 437-439; research proposal guide
• Discussion: Spanish Philippines
• Activity: Topic Statement
• Due: two potential research topics

Week of October 20th

Monday, Oct. 21

• Reading: Strayer 415-417
• Discussion: Colonization of North America
• Activity: exam prep

Wednesday, Oct. 23

• Reading: Equiano handout
• Discussion: Slavery - Old World & New
• Activity: exam review
• Due: review sheet & notebook check

Friday, Oct. 25

• Exam 2

Week of October 13th

Tuesday

• Reading: none
• Presentation: Race & Economy in New Spain
• Workshop: comparing race in the Americas
• Due: revised comparative essay

Thursday

• Reading: Strayer 412-415
• Presentation: Sugar Colonies & Settler Colonies
• Workshop: Intro to Research Project

Week of October 6

Tuesday

• Reading: Strayer 404-409
• Presentation: Age of Exploration
• Workshop: Mapping the Ocean
• Due: 2 things
• Term Ids - Great Dying & Columbian Exchange
• write one paragraph for each - include definition, context & significance
• Notebook check - new unit/blank slate - bring empty 3-ring binder with 4 dividers

Thursday

• Reading: Strayer 409-412
• Presentation: Colonization of Latin America
• Workshop: Essay Revision

Week of September 29th

Monday, Sept. 30

• Reading: Strayer 390-393
• Presentation: Intro to Modern Period
• Workshop: exam prep
• Due: notebook & completed review sheet
• bring these for homework check - try to complete to at least 80%

Wednesday, Oct. 2

• Reading: none
• Presentation: Multiple Choice testing strategies
• Workshop: review session

Friday, Oct. 4

• Exam 1

Week of September 22nd

Tuesday, Sept. 24

• Reading: Strayer 382-386
• Presentation: Indigenous America, pt. 1
• Discussion: LeMoyne Field Trip
• Workshop: Comparative Essay

Thursday, Sept. 26

• Reading: Strayer 386-389
• Presentation: Indigenous America, pt. 2
• Discussion: LeMoyne Field Trip
• Workshop: Exam Preparation
• Due: Comparative Essay Draft
• Compare features of fifteenth century Europe and China to explain why European exploration leads to global dominance, while Chinese exploration stops.
• 2-3 pages in length
• use 2-4 analytic categories to make your comparison
• you should have at least 3 points of comparison for each category
• underline thesis statement in introduction

NOTE - Our first unit exam will be next week - Friday, Oct. 4th 

Week of September 15th

Monday, Sept. 16

• Reading: none
• Presentation: 15th Century China
• Workshop: Comparison

Wednesday, Sept. 18

• Reading: Zheng He handout
• Presentation: 15th Century Europe
• Workshop: Comparison
• Assignment: China/Europe comparative chart (due Sept. 20)
• create 3-5 analytic categories for your comparison of China and Europe
• come up with at least two points of comparison for each category
• you can do these as T-charts or Venn diagrams, but you should do one for each analytic category, not just one overall 

Friday, Sept. 20

• Reading: Strayer 378-382
• Presentation: 15th Century Islamic World
• Workshop: The Argumentative Essay Introduction
• Due: China/Europe comparative chart