Today's Recap, 9/7

Today was a BUSY day!  It's back to school night tonight, so I'm looking forward to possibly meeting  some of your parents this evening.  We are now half way through our fourth week of school, and the year is already going by fast!

Today in Class:

• D.O.G.G. 13 & 14 (All classes have now turned in all 14 entries)
• Turn in Absolute Monarch Comic
• Distribute small slips for Ch 1 Test (Test corrections are 9/8 and 9/9 in Room 403 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.) Please respond to the form in Google Classroom to let me know if you are planning to attend. **REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK TO TEST CORRECTIONS!!!**
• Lecture Notes: Downfall of Spain (link coming soon)
• Intro Mock Trial Project (See post in Google Classroom)
• Homework: 
• Finish Ch 2.2 KT/AB3 for tomorrow
• Review the Mock Trial Project roles and make a list of your top 3 choices

Weekly Objectives

• Explain the concept of "divine right."
• List some of the strengths and weakness of democracy.
• Describe the characteristics of an "absolute monarch."
• What factors contributed to Spain's downfall?
• How did Enlightenment ideas spread and how did authorities respond to those ideas?

Today's Recap, 9/6

I can't wait to see your Absolute Monarch Super Villains tomorrow!!  If you need to see the directions or fill in the boxes of the comic from Friday, please see the link below.


Today in Class:

• Turn in Ch. 2.1 KT/AB³
• Finish Absolute Monarch Instruction Manual Comic
• SOAPSTone: James I Speech to Parliament (Submit to Google Classroom)
• Homework: 
• Submit your completed SOAPSTone (started in class)
• Finish your Absolute Monarch Super Villain sketch and comic (started in class)
• Read Ch 2.2 (in the textbook) and begin KT/AB³ (DUE: Thursday)

To give those of you who regularly check the blog a bit of a jumpstart, here are the weekly objectives that I will introduce tomorrow: (Quiz on Friday!)

• Explain the concept of "divine right."
• List some of the strengths and weakness of democracy.
• Describe the characteristics of an "absolute monarch."
• What factors contributed to Spain's downfall?
• How did Enlightenment ideas spread and how did authorities respond to those ideas?

Week 2 at a Glance

Happy Monday!  Welcome to Week 2 of Humanities II: World History!

In class we have an entire whiteboard dedicated to giving you an overview of our week "At a Glance."  The board gives you some basic info about what is coming up in class, what is being assigned, and what is due.  Please take an opportunity on Mondays to copy down some of that info into your student planner (or whatever calendar you have decided to keep for yourself.)

Here is a digital copy of Week 2 At a Glance.  (Please note that this document may be updated as we go to reflect any lessons that spill over into the next day, etc.)

Weekly Objectives: By Friday you should be able to:

• Describe Roman influences on modern western governments
• Explain what Democratic principles are based on Judeo-Christian Traditions

Today in Class:

• I will collect the Chromebook Distribution permission slips (last page of document) that were assigned on Friday.  Chromebook distribution will happen tomorrow in the Library and will take most of the period.
• Due: Ch. 1.2 HW
• Review Weekly Objectives
• Assigned: Ch. 1.3 DUE: tomorrow

Objective Quiz #1, 8/18

Hi folks!!

To assist in your preparation for tomorrow's objective quiz I wanted to post some resources for you.

• Five Themes of Geography Slides and Summary Notes
• Map Activity and Five Themes Worksheet 
• Digital Skills Handbook (Reference page 32 for more on the Five Themes of Geography)

I will show you guys the Flocabulary video in class tomorrow (I can't post a link.)

Tomorrow's Quiz will have 5 multiple choice questions on it.  To do well, ask yourself if you can answer the following Objective questions:

• Describe the five themes (and the subthemes) of geography.
• How did the Greeks influence the development of democracy?

For those of you who did not turn in Ch. 1.1 HW, make sure to finish that tonight!!