September 6
Intro to course
History of the world in 7 minutes video
Review syllabus

Paragraph response due Wednesday, September 7
Signed syllabus due ASAP
Binder for class due ASAP
September 7
Student survey
What makes a "Check Plus"?
September 9
Unit question intro
"China's Next Generation" article

Discuss China article - signs of modernity


Biden reading and analysis due Tuesday, September 13
September 13
What came before the Modern Age?
Theodoric of York (link in "videos")
Feudalism slideshow (link in "slideshows")
Slideshow note sheet 1:
Slideshow note sheet 2:
HW: Strayer reading questions: Due Wed 9/24

September 14
Group research on Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Protestant Reformation
Prepare for group presentations for Friday
September 16
Last minute prep for presentations
Group presentations - take notes on other groups' topics
Enlightenment preview vocabulary:
If there is time remaining in class, start in on Enlightenment Thinkers Chart:
You will find the information you need for the chart in this document on pages 12-23:
(You may have to open that document through Adobe Acrobat.)
September 20
Enlightenment preview vocab review:
Continue working on Enlightenment Thinkers Chart
September 21
Request membership to this Wikispace
Continue working on Enlightenment Thinkers Chart
Assign Strayer text and questions on Eurocentrism: Due Friday
September 23
Enlightenment Thinkers dialogues: Group work to write and perform dialogues:
September 27
Finish dialogue presentations
Eurocentrism discussion:
Enlightened Despots assignment:
- For materials, see pages 27-34 of this document:
- Response paragraph due Wednesday (beginning of class for p.4, end of class for p.8)

Study guide for quiz on Friday:
September 28
Enlightened Despots paragraph due
Review for quiz on Friday
September 30
Enlightenment quiz
October 4
French Revolution reading and questions:
Questions due Wednesday, October 5
October 5
Review French Revolution reading using Atlantic Revolutions research worksheet:
HW: Read "Atlantic Revolutions" page from Strayer text for Friday
October 7
Group work to gather information on North American, Haitian, and Latin American revolutions:
October 11
Group work on Enlightenment Revolutions
October 12
p.4 no class
p.8 present posters on revolutions
October 14
p.4 present posters
Essay outlining workshop:


Essay rough drafts due on Tuesday for peer editing workshop
October 18
Peer editing of essays:
October 19
Intro to the Industrial Revolution: Notes on background of the I.R.
Essays due Friday
October 21
Essays due today
Industrial Revolution: Beginnings DBQ. Analyze documents and write thesis statement for essay on the question "Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England?"

Worldwide impact of the Industrial Revolution: Refer to the charts on pages 10-11 of this document:
HW: Create a cartoon or write a paragraph that answers the following question: "How did the Industrial Revolution begin to alter worldwide patterns of production and trade?" DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26
October 25
Mr. Lambek on Salem field trip
Plan for the day:
I.R. Effects DBQ:
Assignment from last Friday (see Oct. 21 entry) due tomorrow
Assignment from today due this Friday
October 26
Industrial Rev. worldwide impact paragraph due
Factors of Production: Land, Labor, Capital notes
"Cascading Effect of Inventions" slideshow:
HW: Finish I.R. Effects DBQ paragraph for Friday
October 28
Review positive/negative effects of the Industrial Revolution
Economic Philosophies of the Industrial Age:
Watch clips from "Modern Times"
November 1
Finish "Modern Times" clips and Economic Philosophies notes
Adam Smith vs. Karl Marx reading
Extra credit assignment: Capitalism and Marxism political cartoon (description is on last slide of slide show linked to Oct. 28 class) - DUE FRIDAY
November 2
Begin "Make your own quiz" assignment:
DUE BY THE END OF CLASS ON FRIDAY