| Lessons:
10th Grade Global Studies |
| Date
|
Topic |
Lesson |
| Fri 1/21 |
Russian Revolution End of 3rd Mark per. |
Students will watch and discuss
scenes from Doctor Zhivago, which brings to life some themes and scenes from
the Russian Revolution. |
| Thur 1/20 |
Review Quiz + Review DBQ |
Students will review quizzes
and read examples of outstanding DBQ essays. |
| Wed 1/19 |
Quiz: WW I + Russian Rev. |
Students will get back and
review their DBQ essays from last week. Students will take quiz on WW I and
Russian Rev. - two homeworks due. |
| Tue 1/18 |
3rd Marking Period Web Pages |
Students will have one class
period to finalize their web sites before they are graded for the 3rd marking
period. |
| Fri 1/14 |
Russian Revolution |
Student will do three readings
and discuss Russian Revolution and Totalitarianism. |
| Thur 1/13 |
Russian Revolution |
Students will read text
and answer questions about Russian Revolution (Lenin, Totalitarianism and
Stalin). |
| Wed 1/12 |
World War I |
Students will do two readings
(American Involvement and Treaty of Versailles) to finish up WWI. Students
will also see an example of an outstanding student digital postcard. |
| Tue 1/11 |
DBQ - European Imperialism
in Africa |
Students will finish 2-day,
6 document essay about European Imperialism in Africa. |
| Mon 1/10 |
DBQ - European Imperialism
in Africa |
Students will begin first
day of a 2-day, 6 document essay about European Imperialism in Africa. |
| Fri 1/7 |
World War I |
Students will view
and discuss scenes from film "Paths of Glory". The film depicts trench
warfare and the battle between the French and Germans along the Western
Front. |
| Thur 1/6 |
World War I |
Computer Lab Lesson: Digital Postcard World War I |
| Wed 1/5 |
World War I |
Students will analyze
and write about documents pertaining to WWI. Textbooks will be issued. |
| Tue 1/4 |
World War I |
Students will read
and discuss three readings about WWI: 1.) balance of power, 2.) assassination
of Francis Ferdinand, and 3.) trench warfare. |
| Mon 1/3 |
World War I |
Students will read
text and answer questions about origins of World War I. |
| Thur 12/23 |
Web Page catch
up day |
Computer lab catch
up day. Students have class period to work on their vocabulary section
and their digital postcards. |
| Wed 12/22 |
Review Quiz |
Students will
review quiz from Wed. |
| Tue 12/21 |
Quiz: Meiji Japan
and European Imperialism |
Quiz: Meiji Restoration
in Japan and European Imperialism in Africa - India - China. All five homework's due. |
| Mon 12/20 |
Imperialism in
China |
Students will
do two readings about the Opium War. |
| Fri 12/17 |
Imperialism
in China |
Students will
read text and answer questions about European Imperialism in China and
The Opium War. |
| Thur 12/16 |
Imperialism
in India |
Computer Lab Lesson: European Imperialism in India. |
| Wed 12/15 |
Imperialism
in India |
Students will
do reading about Imperialism in India. A reading and discussion of
the poem "The White Man's Burden will follow". New vocabulary words
will be introduced. |
| Tue 12/14 |
Imperialism
in India |
Discussion
of film from Monday. Then students will read text and do review sheet
for introduction to European Imperialism in India. |
| Mon 12/13 |
Imperialism
in Africa |
Film: "Mountains
of the Moon". Students will view 40 minutes of this film about an
English expedition to discover the source of the Nile River in 1854.
The beginnings of Imperialism in Africa. |
| Fri 12/10 |
Imperialism
in Africa |
Computer Lab Lesson: European Imperialism in Africa. |
| Thur 12/9 |
Imperialism
in Africa |
Film:
Discovery channel presents - Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness".
Film discusses European Imperialism in Africa and European exploration
into the unknown depths of Africa. |
| Wed 12/8 |
Imperialism
in Africa |
Students
will read and write about various aspects of European Imperialism
in Africa. A discussion will follow. |
| Tue 12/7 |
Imperialism
in Africa |
Mini
lecture on Imperialism followed by text reading with question sheet.
Students will receive second marking period grades accompanied
by teacher "grade spiel". |
| Mon 12/6 |
Japan
and Meiji Restoration |
Computer Lab Lesson: Japan and the Meiji Restoration. |
| Fri 12/3 |
Japan
and Meiji Restoration |
Two
readings, mini-lecture, and discussion of Japan and Meiji Restoration. |
| Thur 12/2 |
Japan
and Meiji Restoration |
Review
Quiz. Reading about Meiji Restoration with worksheet and questions. |
| Wed 12/1 |
Quiz,
Review DBQ |
Quiz
on Industrial Revolution, Karl Marx and Communism. All homeworks
due. Example of student DBQ essay. |
| Tue 11/30 |
Web
Pages |
Substitute
Teacher: students will go to computer lab and work on web pages. |
| Mon
11/29 |
Industrial
Revolution |
Students
will get back and review their DBQ essays. Short film on Industrial
Revolution (Charlie Chaplan: Modern Times). |
| Wed
11/24 |
Web
Pages |
Students
will have computer lab time to polish up and perfect their web
pages which are due after Thanksgiving break. |
| Tue
11/23 |
DBQ
- Industrial Revolution |
Students
will finish DBQ essays. |
| Mon
11/22 |
DBQ
- Industrial Revolution |
Students
will have two days to write a 5 paragraph DBQ essay using information
from 3 of 6 documents. |
| Fri 11/19 |
Housekeeping |
DBQ
preview, with example of successful student work. Explanation of grading and web site expectation. Brief potato famine
lesson. |
| Thur 11/18 |
Karl
Marx |
Computer Lab Lesson - Karl Marx and Communism.
|
| Wed 11/17 |
Karl
Marx |
Students
read text and answer questions about Karl Marx, communism,
and capitalism. |
| Tue 11/16 |
Karl
Marx |
Students
list what they know about communism. Then we do two class reading
about Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto. |
| Mon 11/15 |
Industrial Revolution |
Students
will watch two short documentaries about modern day sweat
shops. This relates to the working conditions of the industrial
revolution. |
| Fri 11/12 |
Industrial Revolution |
Computer Lab Lesson -
Industrial Revolution (2 day) - |
| Wed 11/10 |
Industrial Revolution |
Computer Lab Lesson -
Industrial Revolution (2 day) - |
| Tue 11/9 |
Industrial Revolution |
Substitute lesson (Mr. Moloney will
be attending a conference). |
| Mon 11/8 |
Industrial Revolution |
Students will make posters illustrating
the pro's and con's of the Industrial Revolution. |
| Fri 11/5 |
Industrial Revolution |
Research into Industrial Revolution in
preparation for poster on Monday. |
| Thur 11/4 |
Industrial Rev. Review Quiz |
Review quiz from Wed. Begin Industrial Revolution with "steam engine" reading. |
| Wed 11/3 |
Finish Nationalism Quiz: Napoleon, Nationalism, etc. |
Reading: Garibaldi and Italian Nationalism.
Quiz (100 points): Napoleon-Latin Am Revs-Congress of Vienna-Nationalism.
All 4 homeworks due (40 points). |
| Mon 11/1 |
Nationalism |
Textbook lesson: read pages 613-618,
answer questions 16-17-18 on page 624. Questions count as 20
point quiz. |
| Fri 10/29 |
Half-Day: Review |
Half day of school due to parent teacher
conferences. Classes that meet will play geography jeopardy
game. |
| Thur 10/28 |
Nationalism |
Begin nationalism with students listing
what it means to be an American, trying to get at the jist
of what it means to be nationalistic. Followed be reading on nationalism
and some documents with questions. |
| Wed 10/27 |
Congress of Vienna |
One day lesson; reading and discussion
of Congress of Vienna. Also students get a talk about the
college application process and the need for them to get 3 letters
of recommendation from teachers. |
| Tue 10/26 |
Latin American Revolutions |
Computer Lab Lesson - Latin
American Revolutions: On web sites students will create
digital postcards about the Latin American Revolutions of
the early 1800's. |
| Mon 10/25 |
Latin American Revolutions |
Read, analyze and discuss two readings
about Latin American Revolutions. Featuring Simon Bolivar
and Jose de San Martin. |
| Fri 10/22 |
Latin American Revolutions |
Review of Geography - Latin Am. and
Europe. Latin Am. Revs. - poll classes as to # of students of Latin Am. decent. |
| Thur 10/21 |
Napoleon Web Sites/Grades |
Reading about the decline of Napoleon
and his invasion of Russia. Students will get a grade
"pep talk." Examples of student web sites and digital postcards
will be displayed. |
| Wed 10/20 |
Napoleon |
Computer Lab Lesson - Napoleon:
On web sites students will create digital postcards
about the rise of Napoleon. |
| Tue 10/19 |
Napoleon |
Students will do two readings about
the rise of Napoleon. Students will develop notes on reading
that will go on web pages. |
| Mon 10/18 |
Assessment Review |
Students will receive and review homeworks,
quizzes, DBQ essay from last week. Grade sheets will be
distributed. |
| Fri. 10/15 |
Web Page Assessment. |
Student Web
Page Assessment. Students will grade each others
web pages using a guide provided by the teacher. Last
day of marking period. |
| Thur. 10/14 |
Quiz -Enlightenment and
French Rev. |
Finish section of Enlightenment
and French Revolution with quiz. All homeworks due.
Discussion of grading and web site grading for end of marking period. |
| Wed. 10/13 |
DBQ - French Revolution |
Students will finish their
5 paragraph DBQ essay. |
| Tue. 10/12 |
DBQ - French Revolution |
Students will write a 5
paragraph DBQ essay using information from 3 of 5 documents. Students
get vocabulary words for French Revolution. |
| Fri. 10/8 |
Finish French Rev DBQ preview |
Reading - The Great Terror.
Students will receive instruction on writing DBQ essays
- with examples of student essays from last year.
|
| Thur. 10/7 |
French Revolution |
Computer Lab
Lesson: On their web sites students will create
a digital postcard of the French Revolution. |
| Wed. 10/6 |
French Revolution |
Reading: fictional dialogue
about French Rev. Students will make a historical marker
of The Bastille. |
| Tue. 10/5 |
French Revolution |
Intro. to French Revolution.
Students will develop thesis statements from causes of French Rev. documents. |
| Mon. 10/4 |
Fire Drills - Enlightenment
|
Practice fire drills. Wrap
up enlightenment - students get Enlightenment vocabulary
words. Students will connect Enlightenment political ideas
to those of the US govt. Student web page set up will
be discussed. |
| Fri. 10/1 |
Enlightenment |
Students will come up with
their own fictional govt. - then students will read a
summary of Enlightenment political ideas. Students will
then connect any Enlightenment ideas to the govt. they
created. Students will then write an essay explaining
their govt. and how it is, or is not, influenced by the Enlightenment.
Essay will go on student web pages. |
| Thur. 9/30 |
Web Page Construction |
Computer Lab Lesson:
Students will get instruction
on using Netscape to build their Web Pages.
|
| Wed. 9/29 |
Enlightenment |
In
groups students will discuss and come up with
best answers for Enlightenment homework. Discuss
and review quiz from Tue. |
| Tue. 9/28 |
Scientific
Revolution |
Wrap up Scientific
Revolution. Quiz: (Absolutism/Responses to Absolutism/Scientific
Revolution). All (5) homework's due. |
| Mon. 9/27 |
Scientific
Revolution |
Finish two-day
lesson with construction of collaborative poster,
display of poster and discussion. |
| Fri. 9/24 |
Scientific
Revolution |
Begin two-day
lesson on scientific revolution which culminates with
student groups making a collaborative poster. A packet
of various readings is supplied. New Vocabulary words
issued. |
| Th. 9/23 |
Responses
to Absolutism |
Computer Lab
Lesson. On their web site students will create a digital postcard
depicting the assassination of Charles I of England. |
| Wed. 9/22 |
Responses
to Absolutism |
In groups
students will discuss questions based on the reading
"The Execution of King Charles" from Enjoying
Global History Textbook. |
| Tue. 9/21 |
Absolutism |
Computer Lab Lesson.
On their web site students will create
a digital postcard depicting life during Absolutism. |
| Mon. 9/20 |
Absolutism |
Students develop
vocabulary section of their notebook (which will
be transferred to web page), beginning with Absolutism,
Divine Right, and Louis XIV. Students will then use
notes, past homeworks, and the textbook for information
needed to write two paragraphs comparing Absolutism and
Feudalism. |
| Wed. 9/15 |
Absolutism |
In groups
students will make a collaborative poster about Louis
XIV based on reading "The Sun King" from
Enjoying Global History Textbook. |
| Tue. 9/14 |
Review of
Last year |
Review of
9th grade global. In groups students will
put 35 historical events into chronological
order and match them with corresponding definitions.
|
| Mon. 9/13 |
Introduction |
Introduction
to class; contract, etc. |