2014+Honors+Quarter+1+Assignments+and+Resources

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Names Summer current events quiz ||
 * === Wednesday, August 27 === || Welcome
 * ===Thursday,===

August 28
|| Intro to the course History of the world in 7 minutes video: media type="youtube" key="4pnmZalx9YY" width="560" height="315" Review course syllabus Student info survey
 * ASSIGNMENTS: Return signed syllabus, get a binder for class** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

September 2
|| Finish student info survey World at Night worksheet: World at Night photo (larger version available here)
 * HW: Paragraph response due on Thursday** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

September 4
|| What makes a "Check Plus" homework grading discussion "China's Next Generation" article


 * HW: Finish China article and questions** ||
 * ===Monday,===

September 8
|| Discuss China article Shanghai skyline photo What came before the Modern Era? Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber video (Link to video does not work at school, but you can watch outside of school.)
 * OPTIONAL EXTRA CREDIT: Joe Biden on China**
 * HW: Strayer textbook Pre-Modern Era reading and questions: DUE WEDNESDAY[[file:Strayer pre-modern reading questions.doc]]** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

September 9
|| Finish Feudalism notes Start on pre-Enlightenment topics in groups: ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

September 10
|| Group presentations on Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution Enlightenment preview vocabulary:


 * HW: Enlightenment Preview Vocab****: DUE THURSDAY**

(Use any source - book, internet - for the vocab, but make sure to put the definitions in words that make sense to you.) ||
 * ===Thursday,===

September 11
|| Finish last group presentation Enlightenment preview vocab review


 * HW: COMPLETE THINKERS CHART FOR NEXT MONDAY** ||
 * ===Monday,===

September 15
|| Enlightenment thinkers group dialogue: ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

September 16
|| Present group dialogues ||
 * ===Thursday,===

September 18
|| Social contract theory notes ||
 * ===Monday,===

September 22
|| Enlightened Despots readings and assignment: ||
 * HW: COMPLETE ENLIGHTENED DESPOTS RESPONSE**
 * ENLIGHTENMENT TEST ON WEDNESDAY**
 * ===Tuesday,===

September 23
|| Review for **TEST ON WEDNESDAY** ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

September 24
|| Age of Enlightenment test 2 readings from Strayer textbook: - Atlantic Revolutions (read and think about which revolution you want to research for an essay) - Eurocentrism: **COMPLETE READING QUESTIONS ON THIS READING FOR NEXT MONDAY** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

September 25
|| Begin Atlantic Revolutions essay assignment
 * HW: EUROCENTRISM READING QUESTIONS DUE ON MONDAY**
 * RESEARCH WORKSHEET DUE ON TUESDAY** ||
 * ===Monday,===

September 29
|| Eurocentrism discussion Continue work on Atlantic Revolutions essay research: Be ready to show evidence of research on Tuesday (either the worksheet or NoodleTools or some other format) Online history curriculum citation (for on-paper readings in class): ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

September 30
|| Unrest in Hong Kong - ideas of the Enlightenment being played out today Begin structuring essays and creating thesis statements: ||
 * ===Thursday,===

October 2
|| Share thesis statements with partners and get feedback Begin writing rough drafts: **BRING ROUGH DRAFTS TO CLASS ON MONDAY** ||
 * ===Monday,===

October 6
|| Peer editing workshop: ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

October 7
|| Work on editing essays: FINAL DRAFTS **DUE TOMORROW** ||
 * ===Wednesday,===

October 8
|| Begin Industrial Revolution: Start Industrial Revolutions Beginnings DBQ packet: ||
 * ===Thursday,===

October 9
|| Quick write: Why did the I.R. begin in Britain? (Practice DBQ techniques) Factors of production: Land, Labor, Capital notes: Good website for explanations here Finish Industrial Rev Beginnings packet - match the documents to the Factors of Production ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

October 14
|| How to use documents from a DBQ in your response: DBQ: Immediate effects of the Industrial Revolution:
 * HW: Complete paragraph on Effects of the Industrial Revolution** (specific question on back of IR effects worksheet) ||
 * ===Thursday,===

October 16
|| Patience Kershaw reading Worldwide Impact of the I.R. ||
 * ===Monday,===

October 20
|| Draw conclusions from Worldwide Impact documents Begin Economic Philosophies slideshow
 * Industrial Revolution quiz on THURSDAY** ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

October 21
|| Read Adam Smith/Karl Marx comparison ||
 * Industrial Revolution quiz on THURSDAY**
 * ===Wednesday,===

October 22
|| Share Smith/Marx cartoons Finish Economic Philosophies slideshow "Modern Times" movie clip
 * Industrial Revolution quiz on THURSDAY** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

October 23
|| Industrial Revolution quiz Begin Colonialism Unit Work on creating your own definitions to three terms on intro sheet ||
 * ===Monday,===

October 27
|| Quizzes returned: **Corrections due on Thursday if you want them on First Quarter** Really begin Colonialism Unit: Start "Guns, Germs, and Steel" episode 2 Link to video online here Take notes on video using this sheet: ||
 * ===Tuesday,===

October 28
|| Finish "Guns, Germs, and Steel" episode 2 Apply info from G,G,&S to the overview chartComplete Overview chart:
 * HW: Strayer textbook colonialism reading packet: DUE MONDAY, NOV. 3 [[file:Strayer colonialism reading questions.doc]]** ||
 * ===Thursday,===

October 30
|| Complete "New Imperialism" or "2nd Wave Colonialism" side of chart: Why were European powers interested in colonizing Africa? Scramble for Africa Gallery Walk:
 * HW: Strayer textbook colonialism reading packet: DUE MONDAY, NOV. 3 [[file:Strayer colonialism reading questions.doc]]** ||