Accelerated World History

Ms. Lotito

Yucca Valley High School 7600 Sage Ave. Yucca Valley, CA 92284 760.365.3391

 

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Accelerated World History

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Assignments by Unit

Unit One Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four Unit Five
Themes Geography & World Leaders Topic Previews Global Issues Review Guides

 

Assignments by Week

Fall Trimester

Winter Trimester Spring Trimester

 

School Year: 2002-2003

Assignments will be added to this website as the trimester progresses.

CODES

(L): Left side of Notebook

(R): Right side of Notebook

(A): Assignment not completed in Notebook 

Fall Trimester 

Week One
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday: Informational notecard (A); Letter of Introduction (A); textbook returned to teacher; Map Pre-test (A)
Thursday: Set-up notebook; V-A-K Assessment (A); discussion of syllabus and other course information
Friday: Complete V-A-K Assessment discussion; Themes (R) 
Week Two
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Graph Grade; completed Themes; set-up first unit with title page (R) and test review guide page (L); completed Topic Preview (R); began Terms (R)
Wednesday: Finished Terms; Pictowords (L); Democracy Timeline (R)

HW: Finish Pictowords

Thursday: Finished Timeline; Visual Summary (L); Democracy Contribution Chart (R)

HW: Finish Pictowords & Visual Summary; 2 Analyzing Themes Prompts

Power & Authority: How do the steps Athens took reflect a turn toward democracy?

Cultural Interaction: What ideas crucial to the shaping of democracy did Judaism and Christianity share?

Friday: Timeline Part II (R); Visual Summary Part II (L)
Week Three
Monday: Graph Grade; Notes: Renaissance (R); Acrostic: RENAISSANCE (L)
Tuesday: Notes: Reformation (R); Acrostic: REFORMATION (L); Test Review Guide; Notebook Evaluation Sheet
Wednesday: Unit One Test; Notebook Due
Thursday: Unit One Test Retake

HW: Distributed Reading- "How to Read History" begin reading and taking notes on the topic for a Socratic Seminar next week

Friday: Begin Unit II: Absolutism to Revolutions... Unit Title Page (R); Test Review Guide (L); Topic Preview (R); Terms (R); Working It Out (WIO) (L)
Week Four
Monday: UGH! The heat! Graph Grade; shared WIO-Stories; Reading Notes: Absolute Monarchs: Spain (R) with extra copy to submit

HW: "How to Read History" and Reading Notes: Spain if not completed

Tuesday: Notes: Absolute Monarchs: France (R); Mind Map: France (L); 

HW: "How to Read History"

Wednesday: Notes: Absolute Monarchs: Central Europe (R); Identifications & Mind Map: France (L)

HW: "How to Read History"

Thursday: Notes: Absolute Monarchs: Russia (R); Continued work on Mind Map: France (L); Mind Map: History

HW: Insert Historical Figures handout & continue Identifications

Friday: Notes: Absolute Monarchs: England (R); Continued work on Mind Map: History

HW: Continue work on Identifications

Week Five
Monday: Graph Grade; Discussion of historical figures; Reading Notes: Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment (R); WS: Voltaire- "Candide"; WS: Frederick the Great (L)

HW: RAP: Great Discovery (L)

Tuesday: Reading Notes: Enlightenment Spreads & American Revolution (R); 

HW: Analyzing Themes

Power & Authority: Compare the views of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau on government. How do their differing ideas reflect their understanding of human behavior?

Wednesday: Continue work on all Reading Notes; WIO: Main Ideas (L); WIO: US Constitution (L); WS: Declaration of Independence (L)

HW: Analyzing Themes

Power & Authority: Imagine you are a public relations consultant for Frederick the Great, Joseph II, or Catherine the Great. The monarch you represent want s to be named "Most Enlightened Despot of 1700s." Write a press release or design a poster or flyer that presents reasons why your client should be given this honor.

Revolution: Do you think the American Revolution would have happened if there had not been an Age of Enlightenment? Explain.

Thursday: Unit Wrap-up
Friday: Test & Notebook Due
Week Six
Monday: Graded Tests & Notebooks
Tuesday: Unit IIB: Revolutions... Unit Title Page (R); Test Review Guide (L); Topic Preview (R); Terms (R); Identifications (R); Working It Out (WIO): Pictowords (L); Notes: French Revolution (R)
Wednesday: Notes: French Revolution (R); continue Terms & Identifications; Group Activity: Skits
Thursday: Notes: French Revolution (R); finish Terms & Identifications; Group Activity: Skits
Friday: Notes: French Revolution (R); Group Activity: Skits performed
Week Seven
Monday: New Seating Chart; Graph Grade; Group Activity: Skits performed

HW: Hero & Wanted Poster: Napoleon (L);

Tuesday: Midterm Grades presented; Case Study: Nationalism (R)- Reading Notes of section 8.3;  Map: Italy (L); Map: Germany (L)

HW: Case Study: Nationalism RN

Wednesday: Continue Case Study: Nationalism & Maps
Thursday: Finish maps; finish Reading Notes: Nationalism; the Arts Group Time; History Makers
Friday: Notebooks Due; Quiz: Terms
Week Eight
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Graph Grade; Unit IIIA: Age of Industry... Unit Title Page (R); Test Review Guide (L); Topic Preview (R); Terms (R); Identifications (R); Working It Out (WIO): Pictowords  (L)
Wednesday: Geography Skills (L); Notes: Industrial Revolution (R)
Thursday: Notes: Industrial Revolution; RAP: Inventions (L); Wealth of Nations (L)
Friday: Quiz; Notes: Industrial Revolution; Current Events
Week Nine
Monday: New Seating Chart; Graph Grade; Help Wanted Poster (L); WIO: Smith vs. Marx (L)
Tuesday: Distributed Test; worked on test entire period
Wednesday: Test & Notebook Due; Worked on test and notebook before submittal
Thursday:  Unit IIIB: Age of Imperialism... Unit Title Page (R); Test Review Guide (L); Topic Preview (R); Terms (R); Identifications (R); Working It Out (WIO): Pictowords  (L)
Friday: Notes: Imperialism; Current Events
Week Ten
Monday: Graph Grade; Terms & Identifications
Tuesday: Quiz: Terms; Discussion
Wednesday: Assignment: One Pager; Discussion--College
Thursday: Discussion on Imperialism; One Pager Time
Friday: Quiz: Identifications; Project Time; Current Events
Week Eleven
Monday: New Seating Chart; Graph Grade; Discussion on Imperialism
Tuesday: Project Time; Geography Review; Discussion on Imperialism
Wednesday: Discussion on One Pager; Project Time; Geography Review
Thursday: Discussion on One Pager; Project Time; Geography Review
Friday: One Pagers Due; Geography Quiz; Project Time; Current Events
Week Twelve
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Graph Grade; Geography Review; Discussed Finals Schedule and Course Finals; Began Unit IV: World War I... Unit Title Page (R); Test Review Guide (L); Topic Preview (R); Terms (R); Identifications (R)
Wednesday: Imperialism Project Due; Continue work on Terms & Identifications; Geography Review; Notes: World War I 
Thursday: Quiz: Geography; Continue on Terms & Identifications; RAP: Powder Keg; Notes: WWI
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Week Thirteen
Monday: New Seating Chart; Graph Grade
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Week Fourteen: FINALS WEEK
Monday: FINALS 
Tuesday: FINALS 
Wednesday: FINALS 
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Spring Trimester

Week One: March 17-21
Monday: Notecard; Map Review; Letter of Intent; Historical Review
Tuesday: Syllabus distributed; Historical Review; begin presentations
Wednesday: Geography; presentations, Essay Topics 1-2 Topics
Thursday: Presentations; Class Chat
Friday: Skills for Achievement (SFA) 1-2; Essays 1-2 Due; finish presentations
Week Two: March 24-28
Monday: Graph Grade; Class Chat; "How to Read a Document"
Tuesday: Global Issue #1 Day 
Wednesday: Geography; finish "How to Read a Document" discussion; discuss Group Chats
Thursday: Group Chat: Russia Revolution; Counseling Visitation for 2003-2004 Course Selection Sheets
Friday: SFA 3-4; Quiz 1; Class Chat: Course Selections
Week Three: March 31- April 4
Monday: Graph Grade; Seating Chart; Stain's Russia Review
Tuesday: postponed Global Issue #2; China Review
Wednesday: Class Chat; India & Southwest Review
Thursday: Chapter 14 Test
Friday: SFA 3-4 & 5-6; Notebooks Due; INDIA Acrostic Due
Week Four: April 7- 11
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Graph Grade; Discussion regarding late work; New Title Page with CAS and Topic Preview; Global Issue 2-3 Current Event Discussion
Wednesday: Geography; Table Talk--Age of Uncertainty; Terms; Pictowords
Thursday: Quiz 2; Continue Table Talk; Meeting of the Minds
Friday: SFA 7-8; Independent Work Day
Week Five: April 21-25
Monday: New Seating Chart; Graph Grade; Socratic Seminar Prep; Discussed Children's Book Project; Discussed CAT 6 Testing Schedule
Tuesday: Global Issue #4; Started FASCISM Mind Map
Wednesday: Geography Review; FASCISM Mind Map; Notes
Thursday: No Class CAT 6 Testing
Friday: SFA 9-10 & all make-up SFAs; Socratic Seminar--Totalitarian leaders of yesterday and today; Essay 3-6 Due
Week Six: April 28-May 2
Monday: Graph Grade; Return essays for rewrites; WIO: Tables (pgs. 436-7); Notes: Aggression; Political Cartoons
Tuesday: No Class CAT 6 Testing
Wednesday: Notes: Causes-War Years; Map: Europe at War (pg. 442)
Thursday: Quiz; Independent Work on essay rewrites or projects
Friday: Essay Peer Rubric Scoring; make-ups
Week Seven: May 5-9
Monday: New seating chart; graph grade; Notes: WWII, Rubric for Storybook project
Tuesday: Global Issue 5-6 with only one article & no activity; Q&A- storybook project and resumes; Notes: WWII, Test Review Guide
Wednesday: Geography review; Q&A- WWII; Tutorial
Thursday: Chapters 15-16 Test
Friday: Storybook Project Due; Gallery Exhibition; SFA 11-12 & 13-14; begin Genocide One Pager
Week Eight: May 12-16
Monday: Continued Genocide: One Pager; Video: If You Cried, You Died
Tuesday: **Global Issue moved to Wed.** Genocide One Pager-last day in class to gather information
Wednesday: Global Issue 7; New Unit- Title Page, CAS, Topic Preview; Terms with Pictowords; Identifications

Global Issue #7 Activity: Investigate  a current conflict around the world, explain what the United Nations (UN) is/has done to try and ease the conflict.

New Unit Materials: Go to Unit Five: Chapter 17

Thursday: **Quiz moved to Friday** New Unit continued; Notes: Cold War
Friday: Quiz; SFA 14-15; Genocide: One Pager Due; Notes: Cold War; Panel Discussion #1
Week Nine: May 19-23
Monday: New seating chart; Q&A; Calendar adjustments; Reading Notes for panel discussion
Tuesday: Graph Grade; Global Issue #8; Panel Discussion #2
Wednesday: Geography; discussion of Emergency Drill on May 28th; Reading Notes for panel discussion; test preparation
Thursday: Chapter 15-16 Test Retakes; Independent Studies; SFA 15-20 distributed
Friday: Chapter 17 Quiz; Panel Discussion #3
Week Ten: May 26-30
Monday: NO SCHOOL
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Week Twelve: June 9-12
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Friday: SUMMER VACATION