HW: None -- Nationalism and other -ism's test on Monday, March 4
Day 2
In Class: The other "isms" in the world
-Communism
-Socialism
-Zionism
-Fascism
-Capitalism
HW: Nationalism and other -ism's test on Monday, March 4
Day 3 In Class: Finish the "isms" -- Introduce the World Wars
-Contributing factors to World War I
-How was World War I fought -- photo analysis HW: Nationalism and other -ism's test on Monday, March 4
Day 4 In Class: World War I -- How was it fought? The war ends...now what? HW: Nationalism and other -ism's test on Monday, March 4
Day 1 -- No Class -- President's Day! Go watch the History Channel, I bet a bunch of stuff is on about the Presidents! Day 2 In Class: Introduce Nationalism! What is Nationalism? Where did it start? What nation-states were involved?
Important Q's to answer in discussion
How can nationalism be a uniting and divisive force?
How can nationalism impact people, nations, and other empires?
What about a "nation-state" is most important? i.e. Land, culture, language, etc..
HW: None! Day 3 In Class: Nationalism vs. Patriotism -- What's the biggest difference?
What do you love about America?
What makes America a great nation?
Are you proud to be an American? Why?
Are there extreme cases of loving one’s country? Examples?
Is there an event or world stage where nationalism and patriotism are on extreme public display?
Who is Simon Bolivar and how are his ideas "nationalistic?"
HW: None! Day 4 In Class: How National is Your Anthem???
Reading about the French Revolution answering the following Q's:
What did France look like before the Revolution?
What was the Bastille?
Who made up 90% of France's population in the 1700s?
Who were the bourgeoisie?
What was the Enlightenment?
What was the National Assembly and what did they do?
What is a constitutional monarchy?
What happened to King Louis XVI in January 1793?
Who were the Jacobins?
Who was Robespierre?
What made the events in France in the 1780s-1790s a revolution?
How did these events prove to be revolutionary?
How could have France experienced a revolution through a different way?
In what ways was the revolution a success? In what ways was the revolution a failure?
Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!
HW: None!
Day 2 In Class: Go over the French Revolution Q's -- Trying to find out "what" created a revolution and how these events eventually overthrew the French government! -- Crash Course French Rev!
HW: None!
Day 3 In Class: Finish any French Revolution that we hadn't done in Day 2 -- Introduce the Revolutions Writing Assignment!
In a short essay, answer the following question: How do the events/discoveries of the Scientific, Industrial, and French Revolutions prove they were in fact revolutions? In your essay you will define the word "revolution" and explain how each of these revolutions are accurate definitions of the word.
HW: None -- Be ready to write this essay on Tuesday or Wednesday in class depending on when we have you in class.
Hey there #Scientists, welcome to Week 23 and the continuation of our Revolutions Unit
Day 1
In Class: Turn in your Scientific Revolution Thinkers Rankings -- Go over the rankings and see who really ranks where. What did these guys do that was revolutionary? Who SHOULD be Number 1?
HW: None!
Day 2 In Class:How Industrial is Your Revolution? What was the Industrial Revolution? Where did it take place? What makes this era "industrial?" What is Industrial???
HW: None!
Day 3 & Day 4 In Class:How Industrial is Your Revolution? -- What made these inventions so "revolutionary" in the 18th and 19th centuries? -- John Green Crash Course Industrial Revolution!
We read about the Industrial Revolution and learning about steam power, the railroad, the use of coal, the mills, and other innovations. We watched John Green tell us about how blueberries in February, the television, and the car were "Industrial Revolution." We looked at what industry is and what makes industry "revolutionary." Now, we will watch the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympic Games and answer the following question:
According to the Opening Ceremonies... What was Great Britain like in the beginning? (before the Industrial Rev.) How did Britain change during the Industrial Revolution and explain these changes based on the video.
