World History II 2007-2008
Lesson plans- day by day
September 4 - Assign books to all classes. Use remainder of class to list the 5 most influential people of the past 1000 years. Homework - Give handout on World History review. You are on your way!
September 5 - Take up and file influential people. Discuss answers to review. Look at major states and empires around A.D.1500. Supplement with map on wall to help locate these places
*This will satisfy W.H.II 2a
September 6 - Give Flanagan and Mott Pre -test consisting of 85 questions.
September 7 - Finish pre -test. Go over several of the most missed items.
September 10 - Begin looking at Chapter 5, section 1 on the Renaissance. (WHII. 2b )Take notes on when, where, and why the Renaissance took place. Discuss Machiavelli. Continue reading of section 1. Discuss characteristics of the Renaissance
September 11 - Discussion of leading city-states and their characteristics - Florence, Milan, and Venice. List information concerning Renaissance society. * Look closely at picture of printing press on p. 162. Discuss Gutenberg in detail using notes from old red book (p. 356 )
September 12 - Go over printing press and its effects from p. 162. From page 161, identify Castiglione, list segments of an urban society, mention arranged marriages and dowries.
September 13 - Start section 2 with definition of humanism and who Petrarch was. Note the accomplishments of Dante and Chaucer. Give these 6 names to discuss for homework: Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, daVinci, Raphael,and Michaelangelo
September 14 - Give SOL 9.3 of 15 questions to help supplement key events of the Renaissance. Discuss.
Show works of daVinci, Ghiberti, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello using my Life magazine of the restoration of the Sistine Chapel, and Rhonda Reed's book on Michelangelo, plus my old blue WH book. Also mention Masaccio and perspective as a key Renaissance characteristic in art, as well as Brunelleschi.
September 17 - Continue passing around Life magazine on Sistine Chapel restoration. Continue section 2 of chapter 5 with key figures of the Northern Renaissance, including Jan van Eyck and Albrecht Durer.
September 18 - Begin looking at section 3 on the Reformation WHII 3 a-c Discuss why Martin Luther entered the priesthood, and what he criticized the Church for. Mention where the Reformation began, when it began, and what it was.
September 17 - Continue yesterday's information concerning Martin Luther.
September 18 - Lecture on Martin Luther includes why he became a monk.
September 19 - Finish section 3 on the Reformation by discussing guided reading activity worksheet 5-3. This will count as a 10 point homework assignment
September 20 - Quick quiz of 5 questions on the Renaissance available ( optional ). Go over Peace of Augsburg. Show United Streaming Newscast from the Past. Introduce section 4 by highlighting major material including the Catholic Reformation. Assign handout of 17 questions. Homework assignment - Do questions 1-9.
September 21 - Check 1-9 for a 10 point homework quiz. Show United Streaming segment on Martin Luther( April 18, 1521 )
September 22 - Discuss in class 9-17 on section 4 handout
September 25 - Begin Chapter 5 review. Test tomorrow! ( 90 points )
September 26 - Test on Chapter 5
September 27 - Attempt computer lab lessons on the Renaissance and Reformation.
September 28 - Look at Flanagan questions 1- 27 on the Reformation. Go over questions that may present a problem ( 11,13,14,17,20,22,23 which is now available on a 7 question handout ) Test Monday worth 54 points. ( this is the old 9.4 version that is on Correlations disk ) This is GOOD !
If time allows, start comparing and contrasting major religions.
October 1 - Take 27 question quiz on 9-4 The Reformation. Go over upon completion. For homework, research several sites on major religions (WHII 2c) for library day.
October 2 - Using pages 80-85 research and discuss 5 major religions Find websites to use in lab tomorrow. Concentrate on date of origin, founder, sacred text, basic beliefs, number of followers, and where the religion is dominant. *Chart is available on teacher disk for WH II
October 3 - Lab Day in library.Chart the major religions- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism
October 4 - Handout chart to study in class and compare to the one they have been working on in preparation for tomorrow's quiz Show United Streaming segment on major religions. Give supplemental handout on major religions. Go over selected quiz questions to review.
October 5 - Give 24 question quiz on major religions. This will count as a 48 point quiz.( this is the old 9.6 of 12 questions plus the '04 version of 12 questions for a total of a 24 question quiz ) ** This is WHII .2
October 8 - Go over map questions from yesterday's quiz. Begin Chapter 6 on The Age of Exploration ( WHII 4 a-f ). Read the first section in class highlighting key material.
October 9 - Go to library and work on ALS lessons: Americas 2 plus The World Expands to help supplement Chapter 6. Assign the first 4 questions from section 1. Determine why the Age of Exploration occurred when it did. In other words, why not 100 years earlier or 100 years later.
October 10 - Continue handout of questions 1-21 from section 1. ** Write a paragraph highlighting Columbus from the Opposing Viewpoints on p.192-193 Slant it to support him as more hero than villian or vice versa.
October 11 - Continue discussion of section 1 handout.
October 12 - Read section 2 in class. Divide into 6 groups. Each group takes a page of the section and develops two questions. Go over and discuss upon completion. Compare questions to those of worksheet on sections 2 and 3.
October 15 - Worksheet on section 2 and 3 of Chapter 6 has questions 22-32. Discuss upon completion charting number 7 on the board. (Triangular trade including places and items) Give puzzle for homework.
October 16 - Go over puzzle puzzle. BEGIN and COMPLETE REVIEW OF CHAPTER 6.
October 17 - Take TEST on Chapter 6 - The Age of Exploration ***( WH II 4 a-f, 5 e )
October 18 - Give curriculum framework of 22 questions on WHII.4 ( '03 version ) Allow group work to copy and discuss. Go over upon completion.
October 19 - Give 28 question Flanagan quiz on WHII.4
( '04 version )
October 22 - Finish going over WHII.4. Introduce Chapter 8 and lecture on section 1 dealing with the three Islamic empires. This chapter will now become critical since WHII.5 (a-d) is now included in EOC testing. Use page 246-249 to write down 6 pieces of information about Suleyman.
October 23 - Partner up to compare info. Discuss most important ones. Begin to discuss the 18 question handout on Chapter 8. Go over first 10 questions.
October 24 - Look at Conquerors video on Suleyman. October 25 - Finish video on Suleyman. Wrap up video with discussion of accomplishments and tragedies by writing a paragraph
October 26 - Finish Chapter 8 worksheet of questions 11 - 18.
October 29 - Prepare for Flanagan quiz on WHII.5.
Briefly go over selected notes from Chapter 9 which includes a look at China and Japan.
October 30 - Take WHII.5 Flanagan quiz and go over. 15 questions worth 30 points
October 31 - Begin Chapter 7 on Crisis and Absolutism in Europe. Read section 1 and write down 5 items of importance. Discuss briefly upon completion. Give handout of this section to help supplement material.This aligns with WHII.6b
November 1 - Go over section 1 handout of Chapter 7. Add lecture notes to handout if needed to supplement material in section 1.
November 2 - Lecture on section 2 of Chapter 7 which includes the Thirty Years' War.
November 5 - Guy Fawkes Day!! Read the handout. Students read pages 219-221 and write down 3 pieces of information. Go over and re-emphasize the divine right of kings, civil war in England, restoration, and the Glorious Revolution. ( available in handout )
November 6 - Introduce the term absolutism on p.223. Mention Richelieu and Mazarin. Show 9 minute video on Louis XIV.
November 7 - Lab Day in library. Do lessons: Tudors and Stuarts and Romanov Dynasty
November 8 - 4 hour early release Puzzle for 3rd period
November 9 - Student Holiday Parent teacher conference
November 12 - Read selected passages in old blue book ( 410-412 ). Take notes on Louis's mistakes.
Look at Prussia and Russia with empahasis on what Peter the Great did. Take mock quiz on ruling families of Spain, England, and France as well as Prussia and Russia. Look at the difference in their absolutism.
November 13 - List some of Peter's reforms from old blue book. Begin the video on Peter the Great which does a good job of showing how he dragged Russia out of the Dark Ages. ( 50 minutes in length )
November 14 - Finish video on Peter the Great. Discuss upon completion.
November 15 - Discuss selected material from pages 231-233 emphasizing Hobbes and Locke. Complete crossword puzzle to supplement chapter information.
November 19 - Review for Chapter 7 test.
November 20 - Take test on Chapter 7. Go over upon completion. ( This test covers WHII 6b )
November 21 - 2 hour early release
November 22 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 23 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 26 - Begin Chapter 10 on Revolution and Enlightenment. Read section 1 and respond to the 16 question handout. Discuss who you feel made the biggest contributions and why you chose them. This section covers ** WHII 6a. Heavy emphasis on Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Harvey.
November 27 - Lecture on highlighted material from pages 300-301. Assign names for classwork as well as homework to know
November 28 - Use video from library to view and discuss The Age of Enlightenment Use colored pencils and paper to draw items to help identify the figures from sections 1 and 2 of chapter 10. Have groups of three design 2 drawings. Others will attempt to identify the individual the drawing is about.
November 28 - Lab day in Library. The following lessons should be completed: The Enlightenment, plus the American Revolution.
November 29 - Look at some of the drawings from yesterday. Do puzzle on first two sections of Chapter 10 to help reinforce names. ( 6th period will have their Lab day to work on lessons from Nov. 20 )
December 3 - Read and discuss section 3 material which highlights enlightened absolutism, plus the 7 Years War
December 4 - School play will take up most of the afternoon. 3rd period will go to library and work on the ALS lessons on the French Revolution.
December 5 - Discuss the Portuguese and Spanish Empires in the Americas from section 4 of chapter 10. Do section 4 handout which includes the American Revolution.
December 6 - Go over section 4 handout putting special emphasis on Louverture and Simon Bolivar. Use assessment of various questions on last page of Chapter 10. - Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 10 by using the handout of questions. The test is composed of 20 multiple choice items and 15 matching items that cover SOL 6a,d.
December 7 - Take test which includes this discussion question ( graded or ungraded - my choice ) : Explain how political philosophies of the Enlightenment contributed to future events.
December 10 - Give wrap up quiz on absolutism and Enlightenment ( 31 questions ) Write down the correct answer. Go over after completion.
December 11 - Begin Chapter 11 on the French Revolution. Discuss highlighted material centering around the Three Estates. Handout on identifying estates available.
December 12 - Review Three estates. Use handout identifying those estates. Lecture on highlighted material. Use Guided Reading 11-1 to supplement understanding. This will be homework
December 13 - Check Guided Reading 11-1. Begin section 2 of Chapter 11. - Lab day in library. Do 2 lessons: French Revolution I and II ( 5th and 6th periods )
December 14 - Lecture and discuss the radical factions, put spectrum of political opinion from '03 book on the board, mention Robespierre and the reign of terror. Finish reading remainder of section 2 for homework. Give handout on Marie Antoinette.
December 17 - Review yesterday's notes. Discuss remainder of that section. Begin work on section 3 handout.
December 18 - Video on the Guillotine.(Run time is about 50 minutes.) Take notes on pgs. 340-342 on Crushing Rebellion and dechristianization. Discuss 342-343 including coup d'etat.
December 19 - HOLIDAY SOCIAL FOR ALL CLASSES
December 20 - Holiday fillers!
December 21 thru January 2 - HAPPY HOLIDAYS !
January 3 - Review material from 12/18
January 4 - LAB DAY. Review French Revolution I. Go over French Revolution II. Also cover Post Napoleonic France
January 7 - Lecture on Chapter 11 section 3 .
January 8 - Finish discussing section 3 highlighting Napoleon's Russian campaign. ( Club and picture day )
January 9 - Do section 3 handout in class and check.
Video on Conquerors - Napoleon
January 10 - Continue video on Napoleon and discuss
January 11 - Finish the last bit of Napoleon's exile to St. Helena. Review for test on Chapter 11 Be prepared to take 35 question quiz on Flanagan later
January 14 - Take Chapter 11 test.
January 15 - Take Flanagan's 35 questions on WHII.6 It does a good job of summarizing the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. ( This is the '04 version )
January 16 - Begin section 1 of Chapter 12 on the Industrial Revolution. Use section 1 handout to supplement.
january 17 - NO SCHOOL SNOW
January 18 - NO SCHOOL SNOW
January 21 - View and discuss the film on the Industrial Revolution
January 22 - Discuss why reform and productivity in the film kept a bloodbath of revoultion from occurring. Look at how the industrial working class was treated on p. 369. Also read the Way it Was on p. 368-369
January 23 - Look at and discuss the Congress of Vienna in section 2 including the ideologies of conservatism and liberalism.
January 24 - 4 hour early dismissal End of 1st semester.
January 25 - Review section 2 handout on The Congress of Vienna.
January 28 - Check 1-13 on section 2 handout for a homework grade ( optional ) Lecture on the rest of section 2 and finish handout
January 29 - Write a paragraph on the Revolutions of 1848 including where they took place, what they hoped to achieve, and how successful they were.
January 30 - Read and discuss section 3 on the unification of Italy and Germany. Begin looking at Guided Reading Activity to help supplement this section. Key names for 7c and d are Garibaldi, Cavour, and Bismarck.
January 31 - Use 5 question handout review on German and Italian Unification. Work on Chapter 12 puzzle. February 1 - NO SCHOOL - ICE
February 4 - Section 4 of Chapter 12 deals with Romanticism and Realism plus several key figures. Read and discuss this section to close out the chapter.Use portion of Guided Reading to highlight Realism and Romanticism plus big names like Jenner and Pasteur
February 5 - Lab day in library. Lessons from ALS include Industrial Revolution I and II, plus German unification and Italian nationalism if not already done. Include Socialism as a lesson, plus France in the 1800's.
February 6 - Review of Chapter 12
February 7 - Test on Chapter 12
February 8 - Begin work on Chapter 13. Establish Karl Marx as the BIG name. Read the first section in class and work on section 1 handout of questions. Briefly go over several WH II .7 questions for quiz tomorrow.
February 11 - Student teacher Brady Price begins a 10 week experience for 3rd and 7th periods
** I will spend a bare minimum on Ch. 13 so that Ch. 14 on Imperialism can begin at the same time in all classes. This will put us ahead of last year by several weeks. Go over section 1 handout. (February 12 - Begin looking at section 2 of Chapter 13 on The Emergence of Mass Society. Several WH II 8a questions are on page 404. Use Guided Reading to put section in perspective.
February 13 - Give 18 question quiz on WHII.7 since I was not here yesterday. Go over section 2 Guided Reading Activity.
February 14 - Review page 404 about city conditions. Discuss women and education. Begin Section 3 of Chapter 13. Give homework on ranking the six European countries.
February 15 - Take homework grade on ranking countries. Discuss positioning with Great Britain and Germany as the top two. Briefly look at the status of the U. S. on page 415.
February 18 - Use Reading Essentials from section 4 to highlight Einstein and Freud as well as Darwin and modernism. Give puzzle to work on in groups
February 19 - Review material for Chapter 13 test tomorrow. Have students write down three possible questions. Comment on choices. Then give review sheet.
February 20 - Test on Chapter 13. Go over upon completion. )
March 2 - Begin looking at questions 1-26 on WH II.8 concerning the Industrial Revolution. Use the '04 version for review. Will do a complete quiz after going over the chapter on imperialism
Continue discussion and review on WH II.8
February 12 - Begin Chapter 14 on Imperialism. (WH II.8 d,e) Lecture on several key notes concerning imperialism in Southeast Asia. Give handout of questions on section 1 of Chapter 14 to supplement. Finish for homework if necessary.
February 13 - Discuss answers to section 1 handout.
February 14 - 15 Lecture on section 2 concerning imperialism in Africa. Use video on Imperialism ( 8 min. 47 sec. ) to show how brutal Belgium was in the Congo. Use political cartoon of African imperialism to help supplement. Show the ancient wonder- the Colossus to show play on words in number 3 question on cartoon. Use Boer War question from WH II.8 to reinforce reading on p. 441.
February 18 - Continue section 2 discussing apartheid in South Africa.
February 19 - Give 10 question review quiz on sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 14. ( oral ) and not graded
Section 3 hightlights British rule in India. Provide time to read a portion of the section and comment on pertinent material.
February 20 - Continue section 3 discussion. Computer lab day in room 107. Go over The Age of Imperialism and Asian Imperialism.
February 21 - Do Guided Reading Activity on section 3. Highlight Gandhi from old blue book detailing the march to the sea.
February 22 - Section 4 talks about Nationalist revolts in Latin America highlighting Toussaint-Louverture and Simon Bolivar. Use Guided Reading to help supplement. ( optional )
February 25 - Review for tomorrow's test on Chapter 14.
February 26 - Test on Chapter 14. Go over upon completion.
February 27 - NO SCHOOL - IMPENDING SNOW
February 28 - Begin Chapter 15 which highlights imperialism in China and Japan. Lecture and discuss The Opium War, the Tai Ping Rebellion, and spheres of influence. Give political cartoon to examine concerning the carving up of China.
February 29 - Read about the Open Door Policy and the Boxer Rebellion on pages 470-471. Take notes on discussion that follows.
March 3 - From section 3 on the Rise of Modern Japan, understand the implications of the Treaty of Kanagawa, by looking at Perry's arrival. Look at the Meiji Restoration which turned Japan into a "modern society". Mention Russo-Japanese War. 10 question quiz is available
March 4 - QUIZ on Imperialism.
March 5 - Begin Chapter 16 on W.W. I. Mention the 5 causes of the war as well as the spark that started the war. Take notes on this plus when the war was fought. Section 1 quiz will be taken after review
March 6 - 10 question quick quiz on section 1 of Chapter 16. Lab day in library. Work on the ALS lessons World War I and the Russian Revolution
March 7 - Review causes from yesterday. Comment on Germany's Schlieffen Plan. Section 2 handout is available after lecturing on highlighted material.
March 10 - Continue looking at section 2 material on pages 503-509. The terms stalemate, attrition, and propaganda will be discussed.Look at reasons why the U. S. entered the war. Give section 2 handout for homework.
March 11 - Grade section 2 handout. Lecture briefly on the 3rd section. In class plus homework assignment is to write a 2-3 paragraph summation of the Russian Revolution
March 30 - Take up their paragraphs. Compare to mine.Then give handout on the Russian Revolution. Look at web site on Anastasia. Its located in the favorites. Give pertinent info including Rasputin and massacre. ** Look for information below Begin a two day internet search on Anastasia and the Romanov family. Two good sites are:
http://members.tripod.com/~Pharaoh30/index-2.html and
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/anastasia/myth.html
*** Continue internet study of the Romanovs. Another site to go to: http://www.lostsecrets.com/ Begin two day viewing of the cartoon version of Anastasia. Look to be able to separate fact from fiction! Begin looking at the movie Anastasia.
April 2 - Continue looking at Anastasia.
April 3 - Finish Anastasia
April 4 - Go over questions 1-5 on section 4 of Chapter 16.
April 5 - Finish the rest of Section 4 handout questions. Work on puzzle to help reinforce W.W. I concepts.
SPRING BREAK !
April 11 - Begin review of Chapter 16
April 12 - Test on Chapter 16 (SOL WHII 9 a,b,c ) ** Project info given out Due MAY 25 ***
April 13 - A & E Video on Foot Soldier World War I is a good supplement. Show if time allows.
April 13 - View the first part of the video Warring and Roaring, to help review what we have covered in W. W I.
April 16 - Give 13 question strand on WHII.9. Use United Streaming and a look at the decade of the 1920's.
April 17 - Computer lab day. Work on 3 lessons: Between the Wars I & II, plus Prelude to War.
April 18 - View second part of Warring and Roaring. Discuss.
April 18 - *Use History of the 20th Century video to supplement the 1920's.
April 19 - Look at section 1 of Chapter 17. Discuss the Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal programs.
April 23 - Discuss England and France and Germany's situation after W.W. I.
April 24 - Begin looking at The Rise of Fascism in Italy on p. 540. Discuss definition as well as Mussolini. United Streaming has Mussolini video clip ( WHII.10 )
April 25 - Spend the day dicussing the Soviet Union in section 2. Do section handout 17-2 and check. Read and note Nazism in section 3 beginning on p. 548. Write down 5 items concerning Hitler. Give puzzle to work on.
April 26 - Go over puzzle answers. Look at section 1 of Chapter 18 on Nationalism Around the World. Discuss the Massacre of the Armenians.Discuss Gandhi from section 2.
April 27 - Look at section 3 of chapter 18. Read and discuss Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong.
April 30 - Give chapter 17 & 18 review sheet.
May 1 - TEST ON CHAPTERS 17 & 18. View and take notes on the video History of the 20th Century ( 1930-1939 ) This is a very good interwar period look. It is tilted toward America during the '30's. ( OPTIONAL )
Look at '03 version of WHII.10. Discuss some of the 14 questions Continue video and discussion of it.
May 2 - Give WHII.10 '04 version of 16 questions Go over 16 questions upon completion. This is a 32 point quiz. Continue video on History of the 20th Century ( 1930 -1939 ) Will not show in '07. Homework - List Hitler's acts of aggression from the first section of Chapter 19.
May 3 -Check homework on Hitler's acts of aggression. section. Discuss the steps of Germany's aggression as well as Japan's early movements. At least 2 days will be needed to discuss material.
May 4 - Discuss from section 2 Germany's early successes. The Battle of Britain, and the German march into Russia
May 5 - Finish discussion of yesterday. Show film on Axis victories.
May 8 - Continue working on section 2 of Chapter 19 which include the 3 turning points of the war.
*** ( If Available ) Lab Day. Work on Marco Polo in the lab. The lesson on "Remembering Pearl Harbor" is excellent.
May 9 - Watch the film " Allied Victory " A 10 question quiz may be used. ** If time allows
A review sheet will be given to prepare for the test on W. W. II **Finished to this point ahead of schedule
May 2 - Test on W. W. II.
May 5-12 Start the movie Patton. Give Cold War handouts including puzzle. Begin working on EOC review using flashcards and EOC review packet. ** Flashcards are now on share drive and disk
May 16 - SOL test to 2nd period - Room 109 8:45 AM
May 16 - SOL test to 6th period - Room 109 12:45 PM
May 18 - SOL test to 3rd period - Room Lib. 8:45 AM
May 22 - Begin Flanagan and Mott post - test of 85 questions. This is being phased out because of the concern of overtesting. **WH II strands 10-12 are available to review and test before final exam
May 23 - 30 Begin the video Great Escape to help supplement W.W. II. ( May have to start at different times according to SOL's )
June 2 - Assign a list to be made of what you consider to be the 5 most influential people in world history if not already done. Over the next 5 days or 6, view A&E's Biography of the Millennium 100 people- 1000 years. This is an excellent program!
June 2 - Continue A&E's Biography of the Millennium
June 3 - 5 " " " " " "
June 7 - 10 EXAMS !! Finish Top 100 people after taking exam if needed
** This past year's ( 2006-2007 ) SOL pass rate was
100% - CONGRATS ! 50/50 passed
** This past year's (2004-2005) SOL pass rate was 98%
57 out of 58 students passed
** Previous year's (2003-2004) SOL pass rate was 95% 58 out of 61 students passed
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