Thursday, 11.10.16
Quaestio: What elements must be included in an APWH comparative essay?
Pensa: Chapter 7 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Pensa: Chapter 7 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Monday, 11.07.16
Quaestio: Unit 1 short-answer exam
Pensa: Read Part 2 of your textbook pages 132-133 and create a SPICE chart for the time period. Due Thursday!
Chapter 7 Cornell notes are due next Monday, get a head start if you'd like!
Pensa: Read Part 2 of your textbook pages 132-133 and create a SPICE chart for the time period. Due Thursday!
Chapter 7 Cornell notes are due next Monday, get a head start if you'd like!
Friday, 11.04.16
Quaestio: How do we debate unit 1 topics using credible sources?
Pensa: 1) Study for unit 1 short-answer exam. Exam on Monday!
2) Examine a few issues and the position each presidential candidate has using the following website: http://2016election.procon.org/. We will have a mock vote in class on Monday.
Pensa: 1) Study for unit 1 short-answer exam. Exam on Monday!
2) Examine a few issues and the position each presidential candidate has using the following website: http://2016election.procon.org/. We will have a mock vote in class on Monday.
Thursday, 11.03.16
Quaestio: How do we debate unit 1 topics using credible sources?
Pensa: Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Pensa: Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Wednesday, 11.02.16
Quaestio: How do we debate unit 1 topics using credible sources?
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates. You MUST have at least two arguments complete by tomorrow!
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates. You MUST have at least two arguments complete by tomorrow!
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Tuesday, 11.01.16
Quaestio: How do we debate unit 1 topics using credible sources?
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates. You MUST have at least two arguments complete by tomorrow!
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates. You MUST have at least two arguments complete by tomorrow!
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Monday, 10.31.16
Quaestio: How do we debate unit 1 topics using credible sources?
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Pensa: 1) Prepare for debates
2) Study for unit 1 short response exam on Monday, 11/7
Friday, 10.28.16
Quaestio: How do we write an APWH comparative essay?
Pensa: Completed comparative essay. Prompt, rubric, and outline attached.
Pensa: Completed comparative essay. Prompt, rubric, and outline attached.
Thursday, 10.27.16
Quaestio: Why did Maya civilization collapse?
Pensa: Create a T-chart describing developments of settled agricultural societies in the Americas prior to 600 B.C.E. on one side and developments of settled agricultural societies in the Middle East prior to 600 B.C.E. Include details about impact on the environment, changes to society (wealth, social stratification), specialization of labor, political structures
Pensa: Create a T-chart describing developments of settled agricultural societies in the Americas prior to 600 B.C.E. on one side and developments of settled agricultural societies in the Middle East prior to 600 B.C.E. Include details about impact on the environment, changes to society (wealth, social stratification), specialization of labor, political structures
Wednesday, 10.26.16
IA #1
Tuesday, 10.25.16
Quaestio: What does evidence suggest about the early peoples of the Americas and Oceania?
Pensa: Study for IA1 tomorrow!
Pensa: Study for IA1 tomorrow!
Monday, 10.24.16
Quaestio: Who were the first Americas?
Pensa: Answer questions 1-3 on page 128 of your textbook. Provide an explanation for each answer.
Pensa: Answer questions 1-3 on page 128 of your textbook. Provide an explanation for each answer.
Friday, 10.21.16
Quaestio: What does the Book of Songs reveal about Zhou society?
Pensa: 1) Chapter 6 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total. DUE MONDAY!
2) Study for IA 1 Wednesday, See button below for review guide.
Pensa: 1) Chapter 6 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total. DUE MONDAY!
2) Study for IA 1 Wednesday, See button below for review guide.
Thursday, 10.20.16
Quaestio: What are the SPICE features of the Shang and Zhou dynasties?
Pensa: 1) Chapter 6 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total. DUE MONDAY!
2) Study for IA 1 Wednesday, See button below for review guide.
Pensa: 1) Chapter 6 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total. DUE MONDAY!
2) Study for IA 1 Wednesday, See button below for review guide.
Wednesday, 10.19.16
Quaestio: Why did the Indus Valley civilization fall?
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Tuesday, 10.18.16
Quaestio: What have archaeologists discovered about the early cities of the Indus Valley?
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Monday, 10.17.16
Quaestio: What do we know about the early societies of South Asia?
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Pensa: Chapter 5 Cornell notes. 4 summaries total. DUE THURSDAY!
Friday, 10.14.16
Quaestio: How do the political institutions of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia compare?
Pensa: Chapter 4 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Pensa: Chapter 4 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Thursday, 10.13.16
Quaestio: How advanced was Egyptian civilization?
Pensa: Answer all parts of the question that follows the on a separate sheet of paper.
“Historians have argued that ancient Egypt, c. 3000 BCE – 30 BCE, was was of the most advanced civilizations of the Ancient Era.”
a) Identify and explain TWO pieces of historical evidence that would support the above statement.
b) Identify and explain ANOTHER civilization in world history that can be interpreted as being of equal or greater importance. (Use MESOPOTAMIA as the other civilization.)
Pensa: Answer all parts of the question that follows the on a separate sheet of paper.
“Historians have argued that ancient Egypt, c. 3000 BCE – 30 BCE, was was of the most advanced civilizations of the Ancient Era.”
a) Identify and explain TWO pieces of historical evidence that would support the above statement.
b) Identify and explain ANOTHER civilization in world history that can be interpreted as being of equal or greater importance. (Use MESOPOTAMIA as the other civilization.)
Tuesday, 10.11.16
Quaestio: What are the SPICE features of Ancient Egypt?
Pensa: 1) Read "Connecting the Sources" on pages 62-63 of your textbook. Answer the two test practice questions and provide an explanation for each answer using evidence from the documents.
2) Watch Mesopotamia and Egypt Crash Course videos.
Pensa: 1) Read "Connecting the Sources" on pages 62-63 of your textbook. Answer the two test practice questions and provide an explanation for each answer using evidence from the documents.
2) Watch Mesopotamia and Egypt Crash Course videos.
Friday, 10.07.16
Quaestio: What do we know about Judaism from primary sources?
Pensa: Chapter 3 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Pensa: Chapter 3 Cornell notes. 3 summaries total.
Thursday, 10.06.16
Quaestio: How does the Code of Hammurabi reflect Babylonian society?
Pensa: Read and annotate "Hebrew Bible" reading. You DO NOT need to answer the questions.
Pensa: Read and annotate "Hebrew Bible" reading. You DO NOT need to answer the questions.
Wednesday, 10.05.16
Quaestio: What are the SPICE features of Mesopotamia?
Pensa: Read and annotate "Code of Hammurabi" reading and answer the questions on a separate sheet.
Pensa: Read and annotate "Code of Hammurabi" reading and answer the questions on a separate sheet.
Friday, 09.30.16
Quaestio: Was the Neolithic Revolution the worst mistake in human history or its most important event?
Pensa: 1) Watch the Crash Course video "The Agricultural Revolution."
2) Chapter 2 Cornell Notes. 4 summaries total.
Pensa: 1) Watch the Crash Course video "The Agricultural Revolution."
2) Chapter 2 Cornell Notes. 4 summaries total.
Thursday, 09.29.16
Quaestio: Was the Neolithic Revolution a positive event in world history?
Pensa: Read and annotate "The Worst Mistake of in the History of the Human Race"
Pensa: Read and annotate "The Worst Mistake of in the History of the Human Race"
Wednesday, 09.28.16
Quaestio: How do the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods compare?
Pensa: Read and annotate "The Importance of the Neolithic Revolution" reading. Be ready to discuss it tomorrow!
Pensa: Read and annotate "The Importance of the Neolithic Revolution" reading. Be ready to discuss it tomorrow!
Monday, 09.27.16
Quaestio: When and where did early humans move after leaving Africa?
Pensa: Finish the human migrations map activity using the reading from today's class and chapter 1 Cornell notes.
Pensa: Finish the human migrations map activity using the reading from today's class and chapter 1 Cornell notes.
Friday, 09.23.16
Quaestio: What topics will we learn about for Period 1?
Pensa: Chapter 1 Cornell notes (3 summaries total). Due Monday!
Pensa: Chapter 1 Cornell notes (3 summaries total). Due Monday!