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Week 29 4/21-4/25

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 11 with the Enlightenment Salon on Monday. Then, we will transition to our FINAL unit, Topic 12: The French Revolution and Napoleon!
 
This week's assignments:
-11.0 Enlightenment Salon
-Topic 12.1 Causes of the French Revolution
-Topic 12.2 Phase 1 and 2 of the French Revolution
-Topic 12.3 Phase 3 and 4 of the French Revolution
 
Objectives: 
11.0 Enlightenment Salon

  • Research and summarize the beliefs, background, and contributions of a key Enlightenment thinker in a clear and organized written format.

  • Interpret and represent Enlightenment ideals through symbolic and creative expression, using visual elements (e.g., name plate symbol) that reflect the chosen philosophe’s ideas.

  • Develop and articulate well-informed responses to philosophical and political questions from the perspective of their assigned thinker.

  • Engage in collaborative discussion and debate, demonstrating an understanding of differing Enlightenment viewpoints and defending their philosophe’s position using evidence and historical context.

Topic 12.1 Causes of the French Revolution
  • Understand how social inequality and economic problems contributed to the French Revolution.
  • Describe why the Third Estate, the vast majority of the French people, was heavily taxed and discontented.
  • Explain why The Third Estate claimed the right to have its votes count as much as those of the First and Second Estates.
Topic 12.2 Phase 1 and 2 of the French Revolution
  • Explain why The National Assembly affirmed the “rights of man” and set up a limited monarchy in the Constitution of 1791.
  • Explain why many people in France and abroad opposed radical groups that controlled the revolution.
Topic 12.3 Phase 3 and 4 of the French Revolution
  • Discuss why the new government broke into different factions when faced with internal crises and external threats.
  • Describe the reasons why thousands were executed during the Reign of Terror.
Due:
-11.0 Enlightenment Salon due 4/21
-Topic 12 assignments due 5/1
-Topic 12 homework due 5/1

Week 28 4/14-4/18

Hi people! This week we will continue with Topic 11: America's Colonies, Enlightenment, and Revolution. 
 
This weel's assignments: 
-Topic 11.4 Impact of the Enlightenment
-11.0 Enlightenment Salon
 
Objectives:
Topic 11.4 Impact of the Enlightenment

  • Explain key ideas of Enlightenment thinkers (e.g., John Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau) and how these ideas challenged traditional authority in Europe.

  • Analyze how Enlightenment principles influenced political and social changes in Europe, including movements toward democracy, individual rights, and secular governance.

  • Evaluate the impact of Enlightenment ideas on the American Revolution, citing specific examples of how Enlightenment thought shaped revolutionary goals and founding documents (e.g., Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution).

11.0 Enlightenment Salon

  • Research and summarize the beliefs, background, and contributions of a key Enlightenment thinker in a clear and organized written format.

  • Interpret and represent Enlightenment ideals through symbolic and creative expression, using visual elements (e.g., name plate symbol) that reflect the chosen philosophe’s ideas.

  • Develop and articulate well-informed responses to philosophical and political questions from the perspective of their assigned thinker.

  • Engage in collaborative discussion and debate, demonstrating an understanding of differing Enlightenment viewpoints and defending their philosophe’s position using evidence and historical context.

Due: 
-Topic 11.1 and 11.2 due 4/14
-Topic 11.3 and 11.4 due 4/21
-11.0 Enlightenment Salon due 4/21

Week 27 4/7-4/11

Hi people! This week we will wrap up our SURVIVOR unit and begin Topic 11: America's Colonies, Enlightenment, and Revolution. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Survivor- Tribal Challenge #4 and FISHBOWL Debate
-Topic 11.1 America's Early Colonies
-Topic 11.2 Slavery, Economic, and Social Life in America's Colonies
-Topic 11.3 The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
 
Objectives: 
Topic 11.1 America's Early Colonies
  • 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.
  • Describe the Puritan colony in Massachusetts and explain why Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire were founded.
  • Analyze the relationship between New Englanders and American Indians.
  • Explain how Dutch New Netherlands become English New York.
  • Analyze the importance or religious diversity in the Middle Colonies.
Topic 11.2 Slavery, Economic, and Social Life in America's Colonies
  • Explain how immigration to the colonies changed between the late 1600’s and 1700’s.
  • Describe the experience of enslaved Africans in the colonies.
  • Analyze the economic relationship between England and its colonies.
  • Explain the impact of geography on the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Compare and contrast differences in the social structure of the three major colonial regions.
Topic 11.3 The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
  • Trace how the development of new technology and scientific theories became the foundation of the Scientific Revolution.
  • Understand how the Scientific Revolution gave Europeans a new way to view humankind’s place in the universe.
  • Recognize how contributions of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, led to a new concept of the universe.
  • Understand how Eighteenth-century intellectuals used the ideas of the Scientific Revolution to reexamine all aspects of life.
  • Describe why Enlightenment thinkers, or philosophes, believed all institutions should follow natural laws to produce the ideal society.
Due:
-10.0 Essay due 4/7
-Topic 11.1 and 11.2 due 4/9
-Topic 11.3 due 4/21
-Topic 11 homework due 4/21

Week 25 3/10-3/14

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange. We will continue our project-based learning unit, Survivor, this week as well!
 
This week's assignments: 
-10.6 Explorer Biography Analysis
-10.7 Wanted Posters and Gallery Walk
-Tribal Challenge #1 and #2
 
Objectives:
Survivor
  • Define exploration and identify the qualities of a "good" explorer.
  • Examine the consequences of exploration on societies, cultures, and environments.
  • Evaluate the impact of exploration on the settlement and development of nations.
  • Discuss the relevance of exploration in the human spirit and its presence in the modern world.
Due: 
-10.6 Explorer Biography Analysis due 3/10
-10.7 Wanted Posters and Gallery Walk due 3/11

Week 24 3/3-3/7

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange. We will begin our project-based learning unit, Survivor, this week as well!
 
This week's assignments: 
-Survivor: Mascots
-Mascot Gallery Walk
 
Objectives:
Survivor
  • Define exploration and identify the qualities of a "good" explorer.
  • Examine the consequences of exploration on societies, cultures, and environments.
  • Evaluate the impact of exploration on the settlement and development of nations.
  • Discuss the relevance of exploration in the human spirit and its presence in the modern world.
Due: 
-Topic 10 assignments due 3/5
-Topic 10 PRIMATES homework due 3/5

Week 23 2/24-2/28

Hi people! This week we will continue Topic 10 The Columbian Exchange. We will begin our project-based learning unit, Survivor, this week as well!
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 10.3 The Atlantic Slave Trade
-Survivor: Post-It Palooza
-Survivor: Kick-Off
 
Objectives:
Topic 10.3 The Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Understand how European expansion affected Africa with the dramatic increase of the slave trade. 
  • Describe how the slave trade increased as enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas.
Survivor
  • Define exploration and identify the qualities of a "good" explorer.
  • Examine the consequences of exploration on societies, cultures, and environments.
  • Evaluate the impact of exploration on the settlement and development of nations.
  • Discuss the relevance of exploration in the human spirit and its presence in the modern world.
Due: 
-Topic 10 assignments due 3/5
-Topic 10 PRIMATES homework due 3/5

Week 22 2/18-2/21

Hi people! 
 
This week we will begin Topic 10: The Columbian Exchange. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 10.1 The Early Peoples of the Americas
-Topic 10.2 Exploration and Expansion 
-Topic 10.3 The Atlantic Slave Trade
 
Objectives:
Topic 10.1 The Early Peoples of the Americas
  • Describe how hunters and gatherers spread into the North American continent and established their unique ways of living. 
  • Explain how distinct cultures were created by early hunters and gatherers moved across the Bering Strait into North America.
  • Describe how early Mesoamerican civilizations flourished with fully developed political, religious, and social structures. 
  • Explain how the Maya and the Toltec were able to rule Mesoamerica for nearly nine centuries. 
  • Relate the conditions that helped the Aztecs rule Mesoamerica until the arrival of the Spanish in the 1500s.
  • Explain how the Inca developed a well-organized and militaristic empire with a distinct Inca culture.
Topic 10.2 Exploration and Expansion 
  • Describe the major development on the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Middle Ages and the start of the Renaissance 
  • Explain the goals of Columbus and the consequence of his explorations.
  • Analyze how contact with Europeans affected the people of the Americas.
  • Compare and contrast how Portugal and Spain reaped profits from the natural resources and products of their Latin American colonies.
  • Describe how the Portuguese and Spanish built colonial empires in Latin America and profited from the resources and trade of their colonies.
 
Topic 10.3 The Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Understand how European expansion affected Africa with the dramatic increase of the slave trade. 
  • Describe how the slave trade increased as enslaved Africans were brought to the Americas.
 
Due: 
-Topic 10 assignments due 3/5
-Topic 10 PRIMATES homework due 3/5

Week 21 2/10-2/14

Hi people, happy kindness week! 
 
This week we will continue Topic 9 Crisis and Absolutism. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 9.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism 
-Topic 9.4 The World of European Culture
-Topic 9 Quiz
 
Objectives: 
Topic 9.3 Response to Crisis: Absolutism
  • Describe how France became the greatest power of the seventeenth century. 
  • Understand the reasons why Prussia, Austria, and Russia also emerged as great European powers.
  • Summarize the accomplishments of Peter the Great.
Topic 9.4 The World of European Culture
  • Understand how art and literature reflected people’s spiritual perceptions and the human condition.
  • Describe how the artistic movements of Mannerism and the baroque began in Italy and reflected the spiritual perceptions of the time. 
  • Learn how mannerism depicted the tensions in society after the Renaissance.
Due:
-Topic 9 assignments due 2/13
-Topic 9 PRIMATES homework due 2/13
-Topic 9 Quiz 2/13

Week 20 2/3-2/7

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands and begin Topic 9 Crisis and Absolutism.
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands Project
-Topic 9.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
-Topic 9.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution
 
Objectives:
Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands

  • Research and analyze the cultural, political, and historical significance of an assigned Muslim empire: Students will explore the unique contributions and characteristics of the Ottoman, Safavid, or Mughal empires, using provided resources to become experts and present a comprehensive understanding of their empire’s impact on history and culture.

  • Demonstrate creative and analytical skills by producing a multimedia presentation and art piece: Students will collaborate to create a PRIMATES presentation that highlights key aspects of their empire, while also producing a piece of art that reflects the distinctive techniques and styles of their assigned empire, followed by a gallery walk for peer analysis and feedback.

Topic 9.1 Europe in Crisis: The Wars of Religion
  • Understand the causes for why religious and political conflicts erupted between Protestants and Catholics in many European nations. 
  • Compare and contrast why King Philip II championed Catholic causes throughout his lands, while England became the leader of Protestant nations of Europe. 
  • Describe how England defeated Spain at sea.
Topic 9.2 Social Crises, War, and Revolution
  • Understand why social, economic, and religious conflicts challenged the established political order throughout Europe. 
  • Understand how population decline in Europe and the hysteria of witchcraft trials contributed to economic and social problems in seventeenth-century Europe. 
  • Describe how Europeans responded to economic and social problems.
 
Due: 
-Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands project due 2/4
-Topic 9 assignments due 2/13

Week 19 1/27-1/31

Hi people! This week we will wrap up Topic 7 Renaissance and Reformation with our summative assessment, The Reformation Dinner Party. We will also begin Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Reformation Dinner Party
-Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands Project
 
Objectives:
Reformation Dinner Party

  • Analyze the historical and doctrinal differences and similarities among key figures in the Protestant and Catholic Reformations: Students will identify the religious beliefs, values, and political stances of each character, evaluating how these factors would influence their interactions and seating preferences at a dinner party.

  • Evaluate and justify decisions on interpersonal dynamics and seating arrangements: Students will create a thoughtful seating chart that fosters productive discussion and minimizes conflict, supporting their choices through evidence from historical context, religious beliefs, and personal traits of the individuals involved.

Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands

  • Research and analyze the cultural, political, and historical significance of an assigned Muslim empire: Students will explore the unique contributions and characteristics of the Ottoman, Safavid, or Mughal empires, using provided resources to become experts and present a comprehensive understanding of their empire’s impact on history and culture.

  • Demonstrate creative and analytical skills by producing a multimedia presentation and art piece: Students will collaborate to create a PRIMATES presentation that highlights key aspects of their empire, while also producing a piece of art that reflects the distinctive techniques and styles of their assigned empire, followed by a gallery walk for peer analysis and feedback.

 
Due: 
-Topic 7 assignments due 1/28
-Reformation Dinner Party due 1/28
-Topic 8 The Muslim World Expands project due 2/4

Week 18 1/21-1/24

Hi people! 
 
This week we will continue Topic 7: Renaissance and Reformation. 
 
This week's assignments: 
-Topic 7.2 The Northern Renaissance
-Topic 7.3 The Protestant Reformation
 
Objectives: 
Topic 7.2 The Northern Renaissance
  • 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
  • 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.
Due: 
1. Topic 7 assignments due 1/28
2. Topic 7 PRIMATES due 1/28
 

Week 17 1/13-1/17

Hi People!
 
Welcome to week 17 of our course, and week 1 of semester 2. This week we will begin Topic 7: Renaissance and Reformation. 
 
This week's assignments:
1. Syllabus
2. Topic 7.1 The Italian Renaissance
3. Topic 7.2 The Northern Renaissance
4. Renaissance Art Activity
 
Objectives: 
Topic 7.1 The Italian Renaissance
  • 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 Northern Renaissance
  • Describe the themes that northern European artists, humanists, and writers explored. 
  • Explain how the printing revolution shaped European society.
 
Due: 
1. Syllabus due 1/21
2. Topic 7 assignments due 1/27
3. PRIMATES homework due 1/27

Week 16 12/16-12/20

Hi People!
 
Here is the schedule for this week:
Monday, 12/16- Regularly scheduled school day
  • Seterra Showdown
Tuesday, 12/17- Field trip to the Arvada Center for Performing Arts
 
Wednesday, 12/18- Environmental Career Fair 9:00-11:00 AM
 
Thursday, 12/19- Regularly scheduled school day
  • SPICE Game
Friday, 12/20- Regularly scheduled school day
  • End of Semester Party
  • No class

This image displays the final exam schedule for Semester 1.
Here is the final exam schedule for this week. Please note, Monday 12/9 and Tuesday 12/10 are regularly scheduled days. 
 

Week 15 12/9-12/13

Hi People!
 
This week we will prepare for our final exam which is scheduled for Wednesday, 12/11 from 10:00-11:50 AM. 
 
This week's assignments:
-Final exam prep
-Final exam: option to choose test or essay
 
Objectives:
  • By the end of this semester, students will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key historical events, figures, and cultural developments from the rise of Rome and Christianity to the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the rise of medieval Europe.
  • Students will have the option to synthesize their knowledge by choosing to complete either a test or an essay, where they will analyze and discuss the impact of the following topics: the rise of Rome and Christianity, the Islamic world, early African civilizations, early Asian civilizations, the emergence of Europe and the Byzantine Empire, and Europe during the Middle Ages.
  • Students will be expected to critically evaluate the significance of these historical periods and their interconnectedness, using specific historical evidence and examples to support their analysis.
 
Due: 
-Final exam on 12/11 from 10:00-11:50 AM.