Western+Civilization

Class Wiki Link Welcome to Western Civilization! **VoD from Annenberg Foundation ** [|"The Western Tradition"]

//(Includes primary document assignments for unit 1)//

Western Civ. Blog //(This blog will be used for class discussion, primary document analysis, and reflection.)// Distribute: Class rules, course syllabus, textbooks HW: E-mail Mrs. Friday, Read "How to Read a Primary Document" Information sheet || Read "Western Civilization Still Cradle of Learning" by William Bennett; comment to class blog Assign primary documents & article reviews for unit 1 Notes: Character of Europe Europe Map || Activity: Themes of History Notes - Ancient Greece & the Hellenistic World (see BELOW) Read & compare: "The Funeral Oration of Pericles" & "Excerpts from 9/11 Speech" - Comment to "Comparing Pericles & President Bush" on the class blog || Video: "The Roman Republic" & "The Roman Empire" || Library Worksheet Due || Go to poster... || || Assignment: Use the SVHS databases to identify the following information about your ruler: · Name · Nation · Dates of birth, reign, & death · At least five significant acts (ex. treaties, wars, legislation, etc.) accomplished and/or implemented by the ruler · A brief (3-5 sentences) explanation of how the ruler implemented and maintained absolutist rule Comment to "ABSOLUTISM BIOGRAPHIES" on the class blog before the end of class (For a comprehensive list of the rulers, see below.) || Join class wiki & begin Scientific Revolution project || Guided Notes: Age of Enlightenment || Film: "Cromwell" || Film: "Cromwell" What is the Glorious Revolution? Compare/contrast to Puritan Revolution (English Civil War) || Venn Diagram: Puritan Revolution vs. Glorious Revolution Comparative Case Study: Hobbes & Locke || Opinion: On Blog || Collaborative Quiz || Notes: Europe Under the Old Regime DBQ: Causes of the French Revolution (e-mail thesis & 3 supporting details to Mrs. Friday) || Thesis evaluation & causes of the French Revolution The Course of the French Revolution (Part I) Group Activity: Changing Images of the King || Analysis of Napoleon's Rule Debate: Napoleon - Hero or Tyrant? Image Analysis: Napoleon Crossing the Alps || **Multimedia Slideshow** : Voicethread (If you choose to create a Voicethread, you will need to invite Mrs. Friday & all of your classmates to collaborate when you have finished.) ||
 * **Date** || **Classwork & Assignment Due Dates** ||
 * 4/4 (M) || WELCOME!
 * 4/5 (T) || Information sheet (for bonus points)
 * 4/6 (W) || Information sheet due
 * 4/7 (R) || Each student should e-mail Mrs. Friday (jessica.friday@svpanthers.org) a summary of Ancient Greece. The summary must include 1 sentence main idea and at least 3 supporting details. Also include at least one question about Greece that was NOT addressed in the notes.
 * 4/8 (F) || LIBRARY ||
 * 4/11 (M) || Quiz - Europe Map & Themes of History ||
 * 4/12 (T) || Primary document blog posts due BEFORE class begins
 * 4/13 (W) ||  ||
 * 4/14 (R) || TEST - Unit 1 ||
 * 4/19 || media type="custom" key="9142770" ||
 * 4/20 || media type="custom" key="9150294"
 * 5/2 || Post two comments to class blog - One comment to "Northern Renaissance" Reflection post and one comment to "Comparing Catholicism & Protestantism" Reflection post
 * 5/3 || Unit 2 Test (be sure to bring notebook to class) ||
 * 5/9 || **Absolutism Biography Project**
 * 5/10 || Absolutism Reflection
 * 5/11 || Group Work: Scientific Revolution project (due at end of class) ||
 * 5/12 || Discussion & Review - Scientific Revolution
 * 5/13 || Guided Notes: Age of Enlightenment
 * 5/16 || Scientific Revolution Quiz
 * 5/18 || Unit 4 Primary Document Posts Due
 * 5/19 || Review Locke & Hobbes
 * 5/20 || Unit 4 Primary Document Comments Due
 * 5/23 || Distributed grade reports - Any missing assignments must be made up by Friday, 5/27 or blanks will turn into zeros!
 * 5/24 || Unit 5 Primary Document Posts due BEFORE class begins
 * 5/25 || The Course of the French Revolution (Part II) ||
 * 5/26 || Unit 5 Primary Document Comment due BEFORE class begins
 * 5/27 || Individual work on culminating project
 * Online Animation Tools **: Xtranormal, Go Animate (If you choose to create an Animation, you will need to e-mail Mrs. Friday a one paragraph summary explaining your position.)
 * Online Timeline **: Time Glider, X-Timeline(If you choose to create a timeline, you will need to create an audiofile to accompany the timeline.)
 * 5/31 || Napoleon: Interactive Battle Simulator ||
 * 6/1 || Napoleon Fishbowl Discussions
 * 1) 1 - Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant? (Cody, Katrina, Pat, Dave, Justin, Shannon, Nathan, Kristy, Tyrell)
 * 2) 2 - Did Napoleon make history or was Napoleon made by history? (Jason, Jimmy, Matt, Sam, Lori, Hailey, Mike, Julie, Lainie, Kimmy) ||
 * 6/2 || French Revolution & Napoleon Quiz ||
 * 6/3 || Format selection for culminating project due to Mrs. Friday ||
 * 6/10 || Culminating project due by 9.45 am ||
 * 6/14 || Final Test ||

 **Unit 1: Origins of the West**

**Unit 2: Renaissance and Reformation** 

"A man can do all things if he will..." 

Examine the glogs and consider our discussions of Alberti & the "Renaissance Man." Post 7 comments on the wiki discussion showing how Machiavelli, Castiglione, Cellini, & Petrarch embodied the ideals of the Renaissance. Everyone MUST post at least one comment under the "success" discussion.
 * Graded Assignment: Defining the Renaissance (35 points) **

**Unit 3: Age of Absolutism **

"Myth of Absolutism" Questions to Consider:  1) Define "Absolutism" and "Absolutist Rule" - Which of these concepts BEST applies to the era under discussion? WHY?  2) How can these ideas be applied to help us understand current geo-political realities?

**Unit 4: Revolution in Science & Thought** [|emergenc of nation-state teacher notes.doc]  Scientific Revolution Assignment

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