Week of 09/28 – Impact of the “Black Death”

Essential Questions:  How did trade routes between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia impact civilization growth and expansion? How does the geography and cultural characteristics of regions contribute to the formation of trade routes? 

Learning Objectives: Students will Identify specific national boundaries and geographic features of Europe and Asia, become familiar with technology and maps of Europe and China. Students will use a variety of map sources including Google Earth and the textbooks. 

Assessment: Class discussion, individual responses to questions. From Friday 09/25 (8th Period) – intro to Chinese culture– Google Earth, photo slideshow, Eastern and Middle Eastern Cultures are far more complex than European Culture in the 1300’s  Art From Ming Dynasty,  Map of Great Wall,  Silk Road Wiki,  Map of Silk Road,  Black Death Wiki,

Monday 09/28 – Begin watching the “plague” episode of Mankind: Story of All of Us  Notes mankindplaguevideoquestions.

Tuesday 09/29 – The “plague” episode of Mankind: Story of All of Us. Students will complete the video questions.

Wednesday 09/30 – The “plague” episode of Mankind: Story of All of Us. Students will complete the video questions.

Thursday 10/01- Go over Vocabulary from the Black Death Slide Show – Complete Graphic Organizer.  Slide Show- black_death_introduction.

Friday 10/02 – How to Avoid the Plague – Students will highlight the best advice from the document. 14th_century_advice_on_how_to_avoid_the_plague.

Monday 10/05, Tuesday 10/06 – Students Primary Source Document – The Black Death agnolo_di_tura_on_the_black_death.  Short answer Responses – Here –

Wed-Friday.  10/07 – 10/09 Crash Course Disease! 11:36  – Students will generate 2 visual posters about the black death. One will be filling in a map that tells the story of the plague and the other poster would be a warning posted in Europe at the time about how to avoid the plague.  Here is the google Doc and here is the NPHSWorldBlackDeath -pdf.

Monday – 10/12 –  European Geography – Barriers to Trade from the East and West –  Euro- Guesser, Google Earth/ Free Apps.

HW: Finish video questions if Necessary.

Essential Understanding: Interactions along the Silk Roads were the major economic engines during the late Middle Ages. This brought science, engineering, but also plague and misery to millions.

Week of 09/21 – Effects of Trade Europe and the Silk Road

From Last week – Students will have a few moments to finish a short 90 word response stating their opinion based on evidence from the resources covered 90 word response will be submitted using this google form. Who is responsible for the Syrian Refugees in Europe 2015? We will also set up our Interactive Notebooks Wednesday 09/24 No School.

Essential Questions:  How did trade routes between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia impact civilization growth and expansion?

Learning Objectives: Students will Identify specific national boundaries and geographic features of Europe, become familiar with technology and maps of Europe and China. Students will begin vocabulary assignments. Students will experiment with GoogleEarth and other apps as necessary.

Assessment: Class discussion, individual responses to questions. 

Homework: review maps

Tuesday 09/22 – review map of Europe, begin our discussion on trade between Europe and Asia by looking at Google Earth.

compile a list of the positive and negative aspects of trade

Thursday 09/24  Friday 09/25 – intro to Chinese culture– Google Earth, photo slideshow, Eastern and Middle Eastern Cultures are far more complex than European Culture in the 1300’s  Art From Ming Dynasty,  Map of Great Wall,  Silk Road Wiki,  Map of Silk Road,  Black Death Wiki,

Friday 09/25 – Familiarize yourselves with Google Earth; try to plot a route from China to Europe

Monday 09/28 – Share your google earth routes, look at the real Silk Roads routes, begin watching the “plague” episode of Mankind: Story of All of Us  Notes mankindplaguevideoquestions.

Tuesday 09/29 – The “plague” episode of Mankind: Story of All of Us –

HW: none

Essential Understanding: Interactions along the Silk Roads were the major economic engines during the late Middle Ages. This brought science, engineering, but also plague and misery to millions.

Welcome! Week of 09/14

Welcome to world History. We will be starting with introductory interviews Week of 09/09 and introductory procedures then begin to look at Europe today. Current Events – Syria.

Essential Questions – How do people get labeled when they move countries? What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee? Who should be responsible for the current Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe in 2015?

Learning Objectives: Students will analyze a variety of resources on the current Syrian refugee crisis in Europe (Notes and Verbal Response.) Students will define the difference in vocabulary between migrant and refugee (Notes.) Students will apply those definitions to the current Syrian refugee crisis by making an argument for who should be responsible for the care of the refugees.  Students will make an oral argument in class then write a short 90 word response stating their opinion based on evidence from the resources covered.

90 word response will be submitted using this google form.

Migrants and Immigrants what’s the difference?

Resources: Walk together – The Guardian 09/10/15 – ~ 17:00 ,  CNN 9/11/15 – Syrian has forced 1in 2,   AP – Migrants Long and Winding Road 09/10/15 ,  What is the difference between Immigrant and Refugee ? CNN 07/16/14,  BBC in Depth – 04/05/04 Refugees and Migrants: What’s the Difference,

Before and after. Syria 2015.