Mr. Peal's (History) Class Notes
Teacher: David Peal
Last Updated: 5/25/2010

Modern World History 1 (periods 2, 4)
Modern World History 2 (periods 5, 6)

David Peal, teacher

April - June 2010: What we're doing in class

Modern World History 1 - Revolution.  Students have been learning about the rise of powerful states and empires from Spain to Russia. This final unit introduces the revolutions that  transformed states and empires on both sides of the Atlantic. After a brief review of the American revolution, students spend most of the time exploring the French revolution through a close reading of Robespierre, an entertaining new book in the Wicked History series. Project work will relate to this book.
 
Modern World History 2 - Cold War and Decolonization. Students begin by learning about the causes of the Cold War and the framework of events that gave the conflict its unique drama: the Korean War: the Berlin airlift and construction of Berlin Wall; the Bay of Pigs and Cuban missile crisis; the War in Vietnam; end of Cold War. Within this framework of conflict, each student will complete a project on one of the individuals (outside the U.S.) who helped make the world more peaceful, including Mahatma Gandhi, Golda Meir, Nelson Mandela, Lech Walesa, Mikhail Gorbachev, Vaclav Havel, and Pope John Paul II.

Assignments
All assignments are due the next class period unless otherwise noted.

Week of May 24-28

  • WH1

    Quiz on 5/28 (including map info at http://www.purposegames.com/game/c63cbc1d78)

    • Mon. No new HW
    • Tues. Using notes from class, list events in Robespierre, 70-75
  • WH2

    • Quiz on 5/28 (including map info at http://www.purposegames.com/game/cold-war-hot-spots-quiz)

    • Mon. Vietnam war - reading & worksheet; '
    • Tues. No new HW

    Wek of May 17-21

    • WH1
      • Monday. List 5 achievements of National Assembly on a single day in August 1789
      • Wed. Write a paragraph: "If I were Louis XVI in late 1789, I would...." Write 6 or more sentences
    • WH2
      • This week. Students are writing and revising their Belief paragraphs for their Cold War leaders project. Individual students will have personalized assignments.

    Week of May 10-17

    • WH1
      • Tues. Robespierre, pp. 37-45, questions.
      • Wed. Study for quiz
      • Thurs. Comic Strip (pp. 37-44)
    • WH2
      • Tues. Comic strip (Korean War)
      • Thurs. Paragraph (What was the Cold War, Essential Question #1)

    Week of May 3-7

    • WH1
      • Mon. No HW
      • Tues. Par on peasant grievances based on primary source read in class
      • Wed. Robespierre (32-36) ws
      • Thurs. No HW
    • WH2
      • Mon.  Quiz tomorrow
      • Tues. Introduce the subject of your biography to the class: show photo; give birth/death dates; choose one of your 10 important facts and say why it is important.
      • Wed. - Thurs. Timeline for project due Friday

    Week of April 26 - 30

    • WH1
      • Mon. Complete vocab, with illustrations
      • Tues. Read Robespierre (11-13), with questions
      • Thurs. Read Robespierre (31); outline Rousseau's revolutionary ideas
    • WH2
      • Mon. "Cold War" chapter, with questions
      • Tues. Create a cartoon showing conflict between US and USSR in the Cold War (after discussing such cartoons in class)
      • Thurs. Part one of project due (ten questions). Cold War bios.

    Week of April 19-23

    • WH1
      • Mon. American Revolution ws.
      • Tues. Complete work started in class (words of the day)
      • Thurs. Compare / contrast Declaration of Independence and Constitution
    • WH2
      • Mon. Study for Tues. quiz
      • Tues. None
      • Thurs. Project - 2 pictures
      • Fri. Use Cold War paragraphs to develop definitions of 7 terms, using context clues

    Week of April 12-16

    • WH2
      • Mon. Complete script.
      • Tues. Use script to write News Flash!
      • Wed. Atom Bomb ws.
      • Thurs. Define 5 terms for quiz on Monday, 4/19
    • WH1
      • Mon. Complete 4-panel comic, "Peace at a Price."
      • Tues. - Wed. Prepare for quiz on Thursday. For Wed., complete quiz review sheet.
      • Thurs. American Revolution ws.

    Week of April 5-9

    • Monday
    • Wednesday
      • WH1. For Thursday, complete three pictures (organizer based on "The Coming War"); For Friday, Peace at a Price
      • WH2. For Thursday, find a photo and map for your event (Turning Points of WW11)
    • Thursday
      • WH2. Complete first three questions of Turning Points ws.

    Week of March 22-26

    No new homework this week. All classes are studying for quizzes: WH1 (Wednesday) and WH2 (Thursday). Quiz review for WH1; WH2.

    Week of March 15-19

    • Monday
      • WH1. Students will be completing food project in class this week.
      • WH 2. Due Today - completed page 2 of organizer as part of movie project. Due Wednesday - crossword puzzle. Due Thursday - pages 3 and 4 of organizer.
    • Tuesday
      • WH1. Slave Trade map 
    • Wednesday
      • WH1. Period 5 - complete food script.
      • WH2. Due Friday, Holocaust timeline illustrations (period 2 through #5, period 4 through #6)

    Week of March 8-12

    • Monday
      • WH2. For WEDNESDAY (revised): write 1-2 sentences EACH on the American, Nazi, and Soviet responses to the Great Depression. 
    • Tuesday
      • WH1. Complete the worksheets (developing test questions, with answers) for "Life in African Kingdoms" and "The Slave Trade."
    • Wednesday
      • WH1. Sugar-making process (worksheet)
      • WH2. Hitler State (worksheet)

    Week of March 1-5

    • Monday
      • WH2. For TUESDAY, students are to select a movie as part of the Holocaust movie project. Complete "Hitler Comes to Power" worksheet for WEDNESDAY (period 2 only)
      • WH1. Complete Life in Africa Q&A (3 questions/section)
    • Friday
      • WH1. Complete Slave Trade Q&A sheet for Tuesday.

    Week of February 22-26

    • Monday
      • WH 1. Find information for Question 1 of food autobiographies (Autobiography of a food product).
      • WH2. Analyze an ad (period 2); prepare for quiz on Tues. (period 4)
    • Tuesday
      • WH1. Study for quiz on THURSDAY: words of the day + 4 Asian empires (Ming, Mughal, Ottoman, Russia) + 4 empires in the Americas (British, French, Spanish, Portugal)
      • WH2.
        • Period 2: par about ad
        • Period 4: none
    • Wednesday
      • WH2. Rise of Dictators (p. 2); ad analysis (p. 4)

    Week of February 16 - 19

    • Tuesday
      • WH 1. We are making maps in class as part of the new unit. Project will begin by end of the week.
      • WH2. Make up of missing homework, due 2/22. QUIZ ON WORDS OF THE DAY on Friday, 2/16
    • Thursday.
      • WH1 (p. 6). Bring in picture of your plant (cinnamon, coffee, cocoa, black pepper)
      • WH2 (p. 2). Quiz on first 6 words of the day for new unit.

    Week of February 9

    • Monday
      • WH2: paragraph on Effects of Great War (due Thursday); questions on "Life after the Great War" (due Friday)
    • Thursday
      • WH1 - Complete worksheet on how the French paid for their monarchy, using concept map. Started in class; may require support.
      • WH2 - Interwar event paragraph (Interwar events); students chose an event in class

    Week of February 1

    • Monday
      • WH1 - no homework (completing project)
      • WH2 - Use organizer to write paragraph on effects of Great War (for Thursday); worksheet on "Life after the Great War" reading (for Friday)

    Week of January 25

    • Monday
      • WH1 - no homework
      • WH2 - "What happened in 1917" ws.
    • Tuesday
      • WH1 - no homework (completing projects in class)
      • WH2 - Complete pictures for All Quiet project.
    • Thursday
      • WH1 - Monarchs & money (answer questions based on concept map). Started in class. May require support.
      • WH2 - Interwar events worksheet (Interwar events). Students choose an event in class.
     

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