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Friday, September 30, 2011

Movie Reflection Directions



Save These Directions: Extra-Credit For Semester Due Dec. 1-2 (Check your odd or even day)Movie Choices aer on the Syllabus...

Directions:
For each film, complete a typewritten reflection that includes the following:
Part I: A two paragraph (6-8 sentences each) summary of the historical events, people, eras, and/or themes the film seeks to portray.
Part II: A two paragraph (6-8 sentences each) reaction as to how useful the movie was in increasing your understanding of the historical events, people, eras, and/or themes. Please explain your reaction and provide reasons for your assessment of the film's portrayal.


Monday, September 26, 2011

Week of Sept. 26-30 Unit Test This Week!!!

9/26-9/27
1. Continue Napoleon Political Cartoons Analysis pp. 229-37
2. Congress of Vienna pp. 238-241
3. All Revolutions Charts pp. 272-277
4. p. 242 Answer #'s 9-18 in complete sentences (Period 2 and 4 Only)
Period 2/4 Due 9/27Comparison/Contrast of American Revolution
American Revolution Compare/Contrast:
a. Causes/Effects
b. Famous Documents
c. Key Players
Period 3 (Due 9/28)
p. 233 #'s 1,3-5 all in complete sentences
p. 237 #'s 1, 3-5 all in complete sentences

9/28-29
1. Continue Congress of Vienna
2. Other Global Revolutions
3. Period 3 Unit 2 Test on Sept. 30

9/29
1. Unit 2 Test Period 2/4

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Unit 2 Study Guide

Chapter 6 American Revolution
**Causes/Effects
**Declaration of Independence
**U.S. Bill of Rights
**Impact of U.S. Constitution on other countries
**Enlightenment Philosophers Major Ideas (Locke, Rousseau, etc)
Chapter 7 French Revolution (Most of test)
**Estates
**Old Regime (King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette)
**Causes of Fr. Revolution
**Tennis Court Oath
**Great Fear
**Legislative Assembly
**National Assembly
**March on Versailles
**guillotine
**Reign of Terror
**Storming of the Bastille
**Declaration of Rights of Man/Citizen
**Robespierre
**emigres
**sans-culottes
**Jacobins
**National Convention
**Directory
**Napoleon
**Napoleonic Code
**Napoleon's Major Battles
**Napoleon's Rise & Fall
**Congress of Vienna
**Legitimacy
**Balance of Power
**Concert of Europe
**Holy alliance
**Klemens Von Metternich
**Nationalism
**Latin American Revolutions (Ch. 8)
**Simon Bolivar (Ch. 8)

Objectives:
1. Compare the major ideas of philosophers (e.g., John Locke, Charles-Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison).

2. Compare the effects of the major ideas of philosophers (look at names in objective II) on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America.

3. List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791).

4. Compare the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)

Sunday, September 18, 2011

French Revolution & Napoleon Week Sept. 19-23

Sept. 19/20
1. Conclude French Revolution Documentary (Absent students will do alternate assignment. Please see Mr. Neal for this task.)Video questions Due at conclusion of video
2. Old Reigme Journal Entry (see directions below)
3. Reign of Terror through Directory (Ch. 7 sec. 2-3)
***Quiz on Weds 9/21 and Thursday 9/22 (Ch. 7 sec. 1/2 all bold terms/names may be on quiz, hint: items from your notes will be main focus)
Old Regime---Journal Entry
• Write about what life was like under the old Regime (as a peasant, clergy member, noble or part of the royal court) by discussing the conditions, the financial crisis, other factors, and what should be done to resolve the problems of France prior to outbreak of the French Revolution.
****Absent students on one of the two video days will complete the following: p. 243; Writing About History (Only complete the first four bullets on this assignment)
**EACH JOURNAL ENTRY MUST BE 5-8 SENTENCES LONG AND BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:
1. REVOLUTIONARY (FIRST BULLET)
2. A WOMAN DURING THIS TIME PERIOD (2ND BULLET)
3. A SPECTATOR OF THIS EVENT (3RD BULLET)
4. A SUPPORTER OF ROBESPIERRE (4TH BULLET)

Sept. 21-23
1. French Revoluton Quiz Ch. 7 sec. 1-2
2. Create a Venn Diagram Comparing and Contrasting the American Revolutions (Causes, Groups/People, Key Documents and Effects)Resource: pp. 272-277
3. Directory to Age of Napoleon (ch. 7 sec. 3-4)
4. Napoleon Political Cartoon Activity (to be completed in class)

Unit 2 Test Sept. 28th and 29th(Study Guide Coming Soon!
Objectives:

1. Compare the major ideas of philosophers (e.g., John Locke, Charles-Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison).

2. Compare the effects of the major ideas of philosophers (look at names in objective II) on the democratic revolutions in England, the United States, France, and Latin America.

3. List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791).

4. Compare the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

French Revolution Week 9/12-9/16

Week 9/12-9/16
1. Document Pyramids Due Odd-9/14 and Even-9/15 (hand-outs at bottom of page)
2. French Revolution (Chapter 7 pp. 217-227)
3. French Revolution Journal (see below) and French Revolution Political Cartoon Worksheet
4. French Revolution Documentary Worksheet (must be in class to complete if you are absent you will have to do an alternate assignment)

Old Regime---Journal Entry
• Write about what life was like under the old Regime (as a peasant, clergy member, noble or part of the royal court) by discussing the conditions, the financial crisis, other factors, and what should be done to resolve the problems of France prior to outbreak of the French Revolution.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Week of Sept. 6-9

Sept. 6-7:
1. American Revolution (HW Read pp. 206-211)
2. Document Analysis (see documents at bottom for directions and power point)
3. Review for test (9/8 or 9/9) See above area for study guide.

Sept. 8-9
1. Unit 1 Test (Rise of Democratic Ideals)
2. Document Analysis/Pyramid (Final Pyramid Summary Due Odd-9/14 and Even-9/15)
3. Read Ch. 7 pp. 215-221

Friday, September 2, 2011

Unit 1 Study Guide "Items to Know"

Greco-Roman Ideas (Main contributions to democracy)
Judeo-Christian Ideas (Main contributions to democracy)
English History of Democratice Ideas (11 timeline items)
Enlightenment Philosophers Main Ideas (especially their impact on democracy)
American Revolution (Causes, Effects, Democratic ideas)

pp. 5-30, pp. 180-183, pp. 195-211 (pages that we have covered)

The test will be 23-25 Multiple Choice Questions. If you review your notes & you have been keeping up with your work you should have no problem doing very well on the test.