Weekly outline

  • General

  • 22 September - 28 September

    Welcome to BearNet!

    Each week I will be posting daily assignments, homework, projects, upcoming tests and units covered.

    **WE HAVE FINISHED OUR INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY UNIT**

    There will be no unit test over our first unit.

    **WE HAVE BEGUN OUR ANCIENT GREECE UNIT**

    9/23/13: Hand out and discuss exam terms worksheet, read and discuss text pg. 253-4, finish Greece Map.

    HW: Finish Greece Map due Wed.

    9/25/13: Hand in Greece Map, continue exam terms, read and discuss text pg. 255-7, begin Athens/Sparta/Greek Government Poster (government part only today.)

    HW: None

    9/27/13: Finish exam terms, text pg. 259-260, specific notes, Sparta/Athens poster.

    HW: World Trivia extra credit is due next Monday 9/30.

    • 29 September - 5 October

      9/30/13: World Trivia extra credit due, Ancient Greek Olympics document, discuss, questions, text pg. 261-9 (misc.), continue Athens/Sparta poster.

      HW: None

      10/2/12: Text pg. 261-9 (misc.), finish Athens/Sparta poster.

      HW: Athens/Sparta poster due next Wed.

      • 6 October - 12 October

        10/9/13: Athens/Sparta poster continue, text pg. 271-2.

        HW: Athens/Sparta poster due Friday.

        10/11/13: Athens/Sparta poster due, text pg. 274-6 read and discuss, begin Persian Wars foldable.

        HW: None

        • 13 October - 19 October

          10/14/13: Continue Persian Wars foldable, read and notes pg. 279-286. World trivia extra credit #2 is due Nov. 25th.

          HW: None

          10/16/13: Testing, no class.

          HW: None

          • 20 October - 26 October

            10/21/13: Finish Persian wars foldable, read and take notes on Golden Age of Athens pgs. 279-286.

            HW: Finish Persian wars foldable due Wed.

            10/23/13: Persian wars foldable due, read and discuss text pg. 297-303, Legacy of Greece Chart, Greece study guide.

            HW: Review for Greece test Mon., Nov. 4.

            10/25/13: Finish Greece Legacy Chart, review Greece study guide.

            HW: Review for Greece test Mon., Nov. 4.

            • 27 October - 2 November

              10/28/13: Ancient Greece IMAX movie, begin Greece timeline.

              HW: Study for Greece test next Mon.

              10/30/13: Finish Greece timeline, review for Greece test.

              HW: Finish Greece timeline due Monday, review for Greece test Monday.

              • 3 November - 9 November

                11/4/13: Greece timeline due, Persian Wars Foldable due and Greek contributions chart due. Greece Test.

                HW: None

                **WE HAVE FINISHED OUR ANCIENT GREECE UNIT**

                **WE ARE BEGINNING RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION UNIT**

                11/6/13: Read and discuss text pg. 315-321 and take notes, ISN WS pg. 192-3, begin text pg. 323-331 w/Florence Poster.

                HW; None

                • 10 November - 16 November

                  11/11/13: Read and discuss pg. 318-21, ISN WS 193, read and discuss text pg. 323-331, begin Florence poster project.

                  HW: None

                  11/13/13: Collect all notes, text pg. 323-331, continue Florence poster project.

                  HW: None

                  11/15/13: Finish Florence poster/

                  HW: Florence poster due Monday.

                  11/18/13: Share and hand in Florence poster, text pg. 333-345, begin leading figures of Renaissance chart.

                  HW: None

                  11/20/13: Finish Renaissance chart, text pg. 347-49 with notes.

                  HW: Renaissance chart due Monday.

                  • 17 November - 23 November

                    Nov. 18 & 20: See agenda in above week.

                    • 24 November - 30 November

                      Nov. 25: Renaissance chart due, world trivia extra credit due, text pg. 350-1, ISN WS 214, begin Renaissance / Reformation timeline, hand out R/R study guide.

                      HW: Review Renaissance / Reformation study guide for test Dec. 4.

                      Nov. 27: Text pg. 352-55, ISN WS pg. 215, finish Renaissance / Reformation timeline, review R/R study guide.

                      HW: R/R timeline due Monday, study for R/R text Dec. 4.

                      • 1 December - 7 December

                        Dec. 2: Renaissance / Reformation timeline due. Renaissance / Reformation study guide.

                        HW: Study for Renaissance / Reformation unit test Wed.

                        Dec. 4: RENAISSANCE / REFORMATION UNIT TEST

                        **WE HAVE FINISHED OUR RENAISSANCE / REFORMATION UNIT**

                         

                        • 8 December - 14 December

                          Dec. 9: Finish Renaissance/Reformation Unit Test.

                          HW: None

                          Dec. 11: Begin Greece/R&R Ancient Newspaper semester project.

                          HW: None

                          Dec. 13: Continue Greece/R&R Ancient Newspaper semester project.

                          HW: None

                          • 15 December - 21 December

                            Dec. 16: Continue Greece/R&R Ancient Newspaper semester project.

                            HW: None

                            Dec. 18: Continue Greece/R&R Ancient Newspaper semester project.

                            HW: None

                            • 22 December - 28 December

                              • 29 December - 4 January

                                • 5 January - 11 January

                                  • 12 January - 18 January

                                    Jan. 13 - 19: Students will be completing semester one study guide and working on Greece or Renaissance/Reformation overview newspaper.

                                    Newspaper is due Jan. 27th.

                                    • 19 January - 25 January

                                      Jan. 20 - 26: SEMESTER ONE EXAMS MONDAY - WEDNESDAY

                                      Next week Mr. Fisher, our new student teacher will be leading lessons in both my class and Mr. Soldo's classes.

                                      • 26 January - 1 February

                                        Jan. 27 - 31: **Mr. Fischer will be covering the units: Age of Discovery / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment**

                                        The same lessons will be taught simultaneously in both 9.1 & 9.2 as well as the same assessments being given. Mr. Fischer will be participating in team planning meetings with Mr. Soldo and myself. He will be full time teaching for the rest of January and the month of February.

                                        • 2 February - 8 February

                                          Feb. 3 - 7: Mr. Fischer will introduce the unit: Discovery / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment using a powerpoint presentation, video clip, reading from the text and class discussion. Students will choose an important person of the Enlightenment and create a short 5-10 minute presentation on this person while the rest of the class takes notes.

                                          • 9 February - 15 February

                                            Feb. 10 - 14: Mr. Fischer will continue the unit on Discovery / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment. Reteach important details on giving presentations, sifting through unimportant details, knowing information well enough to not have to read it. Students will present specific information dealing with enlightenment discoveries/inventions. Notes will be taken.

                                            • 16 February - 22 February

                                              Feb. 17 - 23: Mr. Fischer will continue unit Discovery / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment using various powerpoint presentations, book resources and texts. This week he will wrap up these units. Final unit exam will be Monday, March 3rd.

                                              • 23 February - 1 March

                                                • 2 March - 8 March

                                                  March 3 - 7: Final exam over Exploration / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment

                                                  **WE ARE DONE WITH EXPLORATION / SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION / ENLIGHTENMENT UNIT**

                                                  **WE ARE BEGINNING OUR UNIT ON THE FRENCH REVOLUTION**

                                                  Monday is the final exam over Exploration / Scientific Revolution / Enlightenment. We will then begin our unit on The French Revolution introducing the unit this week.

                                                  • 9 March - 15 March

                                                    March 10 - 14: We are continuing with the French Revolution. This week we will continue through our text document and discuss social challenges, divine right, nobility of the sword and robe. Students will complete a task dealing with the social structure of AISZ and compare this with the social structure of France during the time of the revolution. We will also spend time discussing and debating the issue of national debt, specifically the French Royal Budgets of the 1770's and 1790's. National debt essay is due Monday, March 17th.

                                                    • 16 March - 22 March

                                                      March 17 - 21: This week we will continue the French Revolution. We will discuss political changes in France and continue with the financial crisis as well as discuss foreign wars. The national debt essay is due on Wednesday.

                                                      • 23 March - 29 March

                                                        March 24 - 28: We are continuing our unit on the French Revolution. This week we will look closely at the storming of the Bastille. We will also compare/contrast the Declaration of Independence with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Two source based questions will be assigned and are due on Wednesday. We will move on to discussing political clubs during the French Revolution and their role. We will begin working on a project dealing with this.

                                                        • 30 March - 5 April

                                                          March 31 - April 4: We are continuing our unit on the French Revolution. Newspaper article about Storming the Bastille is due on Monday, March 31st. We will cover "Declaration of Rights and other constitutions" as well as "political/revolutionary clubs/factions" this week. Students will begin creating a pamphlet on political clubs which is due on Friday.

                                                          • 6 April - 12 April

                                                            April 7 - 11: We are continuing our unit on The French Revolution. This week we will finish our pamphlet on political clubs. We have a library assembly during class which will take up some time, so we might push our lessons back a day this week. TBA. Read text pages 32-33 and discussion point 1/2 page paper due after break.

                                                            • 13 April - 19 April

                                                              SPRING BREAK

                                                              • 20 April - 26 April

                                                                April 21 - 25: We are continuing our unit on the French Revolution and Napoleon. We will continue our reading and discussion on Revolutionary Culture and Bonaparte's Rise. Page 33 discussion point 1/2 page essay is due on Monday, as well as page 35 source questions #2 & 4 due on Wednesday. Friday a 3/4 page essay dealing with supporting or opposing Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1789 is due.

                                                                • 27 April - 3 May

                                                                  April 28 - May 2: This week we are continuing our reading / discussion on the French Revolution. Pg. 35 source questions 2&4 are due on Monday the 28th. Pg. 37 3/4 page support / oppose essay due on Wednesday the 30th.

                                                                  • 4 May - 10 May

                                                                    May 5 - 9: This week we will finish up reading and discussing Napoleon. We will review all information and text read dealing with the French Revolution in preparation for our semester unit exam, which will deal with many facets of this unit as well as Napoleon.

                                                                    • 11 May - 17 May

                                                                      May 12 - 18: This week will be dealing with final important points in the French Revolution and Napoleon. We will also have a work period where students will complete any missing/late work needed.

                                                                      • 18 May - 24 May

                                                                        May 19 - 23: This week we will continue to finish up our unit on the French Revolution. Students will also be given the semester exam study guide.

                                                                        • 25 May - 31 May

                                                                          May 26 - 30: ***WE HAVE FINISHED OUR LAST UNIT OF THE YEAR - FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON***

                                                                          Semester 2 exam study guide will be handed out. Semester 2 exam is June 5th

                                                                          • 1 June - 7 June

                                                                            June 2 - 6: SEMESTER 2 EXAM IS ON JUNE 5TH.

                                                                            • 8 June - 14 June

                                                                              June 9 - 13: End of the year activities.

                                                                              • 15 June - 21 June

                                                                                • 22 June - 28 June