My History Homework

Objectives:

Students will analyze absolutism.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the age of exploration.
Students will assess Tsars of Russia.

Today, students were given ~25 minutes to complete their projects over absolutism.
Students then took the quiz over the age of exploration.
Finally, students began watching a film about some of the great Tsars in Russia- Peter the Great, Catherine the […]

Objectives:

Students will review for test.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of Reconstruction, the Old West, and the Age of Industry.
Students will discuss immigration.

Today, students were given a short amount of time to study.
Students took a test over Chapters 12-14.
Finally, students began taking notes over immigrant groups that came to the U.S. in the late 1800s and early […]

Objectives:

Students will review absolutism.
Students will analyze the role absolutism played in France and Eastern Europe.

Today, students spent a brief amount of time discussing absolutism.
Students were then introduced to a project they started related to the role absolutism played in France- especially during Louis XIV’s reign, and the role it played in Eastern Europe- especially in […]

Objectives:

Students will review the Age of Industry.
Students will present topics related to the Age of Industry.
Students will review information from Chapters 12, 13 & 14.

Today, students took some time to discuss the Age of Industry and reviewed the projects they saw on Monday.
Students then finished presentations related to this era and turned in their notes.
Students […]

Objectives:

Students will analyze gains from the Columbian Exchange/Triangular Trade.
Students will discuss absolutism.

Today, students took some time to finish presenting information about the Columbian Exchange and Triangular Trade from a variety of perspectives.
Students defined absolutism and brainstormed and then discussed ways in which they would run the United States if they had absolute power.
Homework:  Might not […]

Objectives:

Students will present research on topics related to the Gilded Age.
Students will demonstrate use of technology in presentations.

Students were given ~10 minutes to wrap up projects with partners.
Students presented their PowerPoint projects to the class.
Students turned in notes from other presentations given.
Students were given the remainder of the period to work on study guides to […]

Objectives:

Students will discuss further details of colonization.
Students will analyze various impacts of colonization.

Today, students took brief notes about the Columbian Exchange and Triangular Trade.
Students then took on the perspective of a European, a Native American, or African and discuss the impacts of Columbian Exchange.
Students presented their findings to the class.
Students who did not have a […]

Objectives:

Students will review project instructions.
Students will research information and create posters/powerpoints related to the Gilded Era.

Students went over project expectations again.
Students got together with partner and finished posters/powerpoints based on their topic.
Homework: Come to class Monday ready to present, bring study guides to work on

Objectives:
Students will discuss European Exploration.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of South American countries.
Students will analyze Hernan Cortes.
Today, students turned in their vocabulary homework.
Students then took notes over why European countries began exploring other areas.
Students watched a short video about one explorer in particular, Hernan Cortes.
Finally, students took a pre-test over South American countries to see how […]

Objectives:
 

Students will demonstrate knowledge of information through a quiz.

Students will analyze the changes that took place during the late 1800s related to jobs.
Students will view a video about “How Not To Make a PowerPoint.”
Students will begin creating a project related to the Gilded Era.

Today, students went through the short answer section of the first semester […]