Week of February 11, 2013
Monday-Growth of State Power (ch. 10)
Tuesday-Atlantic Empires (ch. 10)
Wednesday-Test, chapter 10
Thursday-Started chapter 11, Discussion of Ottoman Empire
Friday-Kagan activity on 5 empires from chapter 11 (Ottoman, Mughals, Ming/Qing, Tokugawa, Russia)
Week of February 4, 2013
Monday-Start Chapter 9, Discussion of Maya
Tuesday-Inca & Aztec (ch. 9)
Wednesday-Kagan activity (4 art stations/team assignment)
Thursday-Test, chapter 9
Friday-Start chapter 10-First Global Age
Week of January 28, 2013
Monday-Begin chapter 8 West African Kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai)
Tuesday-Literacy Week door decoration, Gold for salt trade
Wednesday-Ibn Battuta, Mansa Musa, and travels in West Africa
Thursday-Won FIRST PLACE for door! 1st period wins a free pizza party!, Notebook Guide Activity, BBC 14 minute video on Timbuktu's libraries
Friday-Test, chapter 8
Week of January 21, 2013
Monday-Holiday
Tuesday-Test, chapter 6, followed by vocabulary introduction for chapter 7
Wednesday-Start chapter 7 on early Chinese Empires (Xia, Shang, Qin dynasties)
Thursday-Confucian examinations, scholars to bureaucrats
Friday-Take home test on chapter 7
Week of January 14, 2013
Monday-Introduction to chapter 6: Byzantine Empire. The geographical/strategic advantages of Constantinople.
Tuesday-Byzantine Empire scavenger hunt/Seminole Lab
Wednesday-Justinian the Great
Thursday-History of Orthodox Christianity (Cyril and Methodius, Iconoclastic Controversy)
Friday-1/2 day
Week of January 7, 2012
Monday-Start Chapter 5-Decline of Feudalism
Tuesday-Political changes (Magna Carta, Constintutions of Clarendon, murder of Thomas Becket)
Wednesday-Economic changes resulting from Black Death
Thursday-Military changes resulting from Hundred Years' War
Friday-Test, chapter 5
Week of December 17, 2012
Monday-Islamic Culture lecture
Tuesday-Mongol Empire and Marco Polo
Wednesday-Test, chapter 4
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
Week of December 10, 2012
Monday-Discussion of Asian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism)
Tuesday-Seminole Lab, world religions cyber scavenger hunt
Wednesday-Test, chapter 3 on World Religions
Thursday-Start chapter 4
Friday-Discussion collapse of Rome/China/Gupta Empires; Notebook check
Week of December 3, 2012
Monday-Early River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt
Tuesday-Greece & Roman civilization
Wednesday-Test, Chapter 2
Thursday-Discussion of monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
Friday-Kagan activity, divided into 3 groups: Questions tied to TCI visuals/questions for chapter 3; homework is to read pages 40-49.
Week of November 26, 2012
Monday-Bring index cards to class; Be sure that you have read chapter 1 in your textbook
Tuesday-In Gator lab creating TCI accounts and exploring online resources for textbook; Summary questions for chapter 1 online (graded)
Wednesday-Complete notebook covers and Student Handout on 5 Themes of World History; Reading strategies: SQ3R
Thursday-Neolithic Revolution
Friday-Early River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Egypt
Friday, November 16, 2012
Welcome to World History at Labelle High School! I'm delighted to have you in my class this year. To get a head start for the first week of the new trimester, please . . .
-Read the article "Why Learn World History?" which you can find at http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/shared/thinking.php
-You will need a 3 ring binder, notebook paper, 3 x 5 index cards, highlighters, blue/black pen
-Bring your excitement and enthusiasm!
I look forward to hitting the ground running on Monday, November 26!
Sincerely,
Ms. Boyett
boyettc@hendry.k12.fl.us