Hey Folks!

This week we will finish Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange. We will have a quiz on Tuesday.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

Why did many wealthy Englishmen favor the development of colonies in the Americas?

Learning Objectives

Topic 11.1 Objectives: Explain why England wanted colonies and how they were planned. Describe how Jamestown was settled, why the colony struggled, and how it survived. Explain the relationship between American Indians and settlers in the Southern Colonies. Discuss how Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were settled.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Bartolome De Las Casas Review
2. Topic 10 Quiz
3. Topic 11.1 The Southern Colonies Take Root

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 10.4 Exploration and Expansion
2. Topic 10.5 Spain and France in the Americas

Hey Folks!

This week we continue to talk about Plato and the Allegory of the Cave.

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Essential Question

How does the Allegory of the Cave relate to Plato's views on education and the pursuit of knowledge?

Learning Objectives

Summarize key biographical details about Plato's life and historical context, including his relationship with Socrates and his contributions to the development of Western philosophy.

Explain Plato's Theory of Forms:

Articulate Plato's Theory of Forms, including its central concepts, such as the distinction between the physical world and the realm of Forms, and its implications for understanding reality.

Assess the significance of Plato's use of dialogues as a philosophical method, considering how they facilitate the exploration of complex ideas and the development of philosophical inquiry.

Identify ways in which Plato's philosophy has influenced subsequent thinkers and philosophical traditions, and evaluate the enduring relevance of his ideas in contemporary philosophical discourse.

Formulate critiques of Plato's philosophy based on ethical, epistemological, or political considerations, and construct reasoned responses to these critiques drawing on textual evidence and philosophical reasoning.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Matrix Viewing Questions

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Plato Lecture
2. Plato’s Cave Analysis

Hey Folks! This week we will do a News Review and Analysis for Media Journals on Tuesday.

Have a great week!

Essential Question

What are the subjective and objective factors that go into the transmission of world events to the public?

This Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Hey Folks!

This week we continue to talk about Plato

Have a great week!

Essential Question

How does the Allegory of the Cave relate to Plato's views on education and the pursuit of knowledge?

Learning Objectives

Summarize key biographical details about Plato's life and historical context, including his relationship with Socrates and his contributions to the development of Western philosophy.

Explain Plato's Theory of Forms:

Articulate Plato's Theory of Forms, including its central concepts, such as the distinction between the physical world and the realm of Forms, and its implications for understanding reality.

Assess the significance of Plato's use of dialogues as a philosophical method, considering how they facilitate the exploration of complex ideas and the development of philosophical inquiry.

Identify ways in which Plato's philosophy has influenced subsequent thinkers and philosophical traditions, and evaluate the enduring relevance of his ideas in contemporary philosophical discourse.

Formulate critiques of Plato's philosophy based on ethical, epistemological, or political considerations, and construct reasoned responses to these critiques drawing on textual evidence and philosophical reasoning.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Plato Lecture
2. Plato’s Cave Analysis

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Reviewing “Plato’s Apology – Trial of Socrates

Hey Folks!

This week we will move onto Topic 7 Renaissance and Reformation.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

Which of the effects of cultural blending do you think is the most significant?

Learning Objectives

Topic 8.1 The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

Objectives: Understand how the Ottomans established a Muslim empire that combined many cultures and lasted for more than 600 years. Compare and contrast how modern societies, from Algeria to Turkey, had their origins under Ottoman rule.

Topic 8.2 Cultural Blending and The Birth of Modern Persia

Objectives: Explain how the Safavid Empire produced a rich and complex blended culture in Persia. Describe how modern Iran, which plays a key role in global politics, descended from the culturally diverse Safavid Empire. Identify examples of cultural blending in the Safavid Empire.

Topic 8.3 The Mughal Empire in India

Objectives: Explain how the Mughal Empire brought Turks, Persians, and Indians together in a vast empire. Identify how the legacy of great art and deep social division left by the Mughal Empire still influences southern Asia.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 8.1 The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire
2. Topic 8.2 Cultural Blending and The Birth of Modern Persia
3. Topic 8.3 The Mughal Empire in India
4. Topic 8 Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 7.1 The Italian Renaissance
2. Topic 7.2 The Renaissance in Northern Europe
3. Topic 7.3 The Protestant Reformation
4. Topic 7.4 Reformation Ideas Spread
5. Topic 7 Quiz

Hey Folks! This week we will do a News Review and Analysis for Media Journals on Tuesday. On Thursday we update Topic posts and discuss our individual topics.

Have a great week!

Essential Question

What are the subjective and objective factors that go into the transmission of world events to the public?

This Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Hey Folks!

This week we will finish Topic 15 Post War America. We will have a quiz on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

How did American educational priorities change in the years following World War II?

Learning Objectives

Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

Objectives: Examine the rise of the suburbs and the growth of the interstate highway system. Explain the causes and effects of prosperity in the 1950’s on consumers. Discuss postwar changes in family life. Describe changes in education in the postwar period. Describe the rise of new forms of mass culture.

Topic 15.7 Social Issues of the 1950’s

Objectives: Summarize the arguments made by critics who rejected the culture of the 1950’s. Describe the causes and effects of urban and rural poverty. Explain the problems that many minority groups faced in the postwar era.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s
2. Topic 15.7 Social Issues of the 1950’s
3. Topic 15 Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home
2. Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity

Hey Folks!

This week we continue to talk about Socrates.

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Essential Question

Why does Socrates ask; ‘is the unexamined life worth living?

This Week’s Assignments

1. Reviewing “Plato’s Apology – Trial of Socrates

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Socrates Notes
2. Plato’s Apology – Trial of Socrates

Hey Folks! This week we will do a News Review and Analysis for Media Journals on Tuesday. On Thursday we update Topic posts and discuss our individual topics.

Have a great week!

Essential Question

What are the subjective and objective factors that go into the transmission of world events to the public?

This Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Media Journal
2. Topic Posts

Hey Folks!

This week we will move onto Topic 7 Renaissance and Reformation.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What factors set the stage for the Protestant Reformation?

Learning Objectives

Topic 7.1 The Italian Renaissance

Objectives: Describe the characteristics of the Renaissance and understand why it began in Italy. Identify Renaissance artists and explain how new ideas affected the arts of the period. Understand how writers of the time addressed Renaissance themes. Explain the impact of the Renaissance.

Topic 7.2 The Renaissance in Northern Europe

Objectives: Describe the themes that northern European artists, humanists, and writers explored. Explain how the printing revolution shaped European society.

Topic 7.3 The Protestant Reformation

Objectives: Summarize the factors that encouraged the Protestant Reformation. Analyze Martin Luther’s role in shaping the Protestant Reformation. Compare and contrast the differences between Protestant ideology and those of the Catholic Church.

Topic 7.4 Reformation Ideas Spread

Objectives: Describe the new ideas that Protestant sects embraced. Understand why England formed a new church. Analyze how the Catholic Church reformed itself. Explain why many groups faced persecution

during the Reformation.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 7.1 The Italian Renaissance
2. Topic 7.2 The Renaissance in Northern Europe
3. Topic 7.3 The Protestant Reformation
4. Topic 7.4 Reformation Ideas Spread
5. Topic 7 Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 6.1 Peasants, Trade, and Cities
2. Topic 6.2 Medieval Christianity
3. Topic 6.3 Culture of the High Middle Ages
4. Topic 6.4 The Late Middle Ages
5. Topic 6 Quiz

Hey Folks!

This week we will continue Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

How were native people of the Americas affected by the arrival of Europeans? What role did the quest for gold, god, and glory play in the treatment of native peoples?

Learning Objectives

Topic 10.3 Early Civilizations in South America

Objectives: Explain how the Inca developed a well-organized and militaristic empire with a distinct Inca culture. Describe how the Chavin, Nazca, and Moche cultures existed in South America before the Inca came to power. Explain how the Inca developed a well-organized, militaristic empire with a highly structured society.

Topic 10.4 Exploration and Expansion

Objectives: Understand how Europeans began to explore distant lands, motivated by religious zeal and the promise of gold and glory. Explain the goals of Columbus and the consequence of his explorations. Analyze how contact with Europeans affected the people of the Americas.

Topic 10.5 Spain and France in the Americas

Objectives: Explain the religious rivalry among Europeans Nations. Describe Spanish society in New Spain and Peru. Evaluate the cause and effects of Spanish imperial policies in the American Southwest. Explain how the fur trade affected the French and the Indians in North America. Describe the French expansion into Louisiana.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 10.3 Early Civilizations in South America
2. Topic 10.4 Exploration and Expansion
3. Topic 10.5 Spain and France in the Americas

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 10.1 The Peoples of North America
2. Topic 10.2 Early Civilizations in Mesoamerica
3. Explorers or Conquistador’s Web Quest

Hey Folks!

This week we continue Topic 15 Post War America.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

What effect did the 2^nd Red Scare have on free speech in the United States? Does the fear of communism create situations where we begin to embrace what we claim to despise?

Learning Objectives

Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home

Objectives: Describe the efforts of President Truman and the House Un-American Activities Committee to fight communism at home. Explain how domestic spy cases intensified fears of communist influence in the US government. Analyze the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy and the methods of McCarthyism.

Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity

Objectives: Describe how the United States made the transformation to a booming peacetime economy. Discuss the growth of the Sunbelt and the effects of migration. Describe the changes in the US economy in the postwar period. Discuss the accomplishments and leadership qualities of Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

Objectives: Examine the rise of the suburbs and the growth of the interstate highway system. Explain the causes and effects of prosperity in the 1950’s on consumers. Discuss postwar changes in family life. Describe changes in education in the postwar period. Describe the rise of new forms of mass culture.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home
2. Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity
3. Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.1 The Beginnings of the Cold War
2. Topic 15.2 The Korean War
3. Topic 15.3 The Cold War Intensifies