World History Intensive

Week of October 14

Great job to everyone on the first unit. I was very pleased with the exam scores, and especially the amount of preparation everyone displayed through their notebooks. Hopefully you now have a sense of the rhythm of the course and what it takes to be successful. As we move into the next unit we will be using two new texts. Those will take some getting used to and should think about adjusting your note-taking strategies as we discussed in class.

Tuesday

Read: Strayer 409-415
Lecture: The Plantation Economy
Workshop: Race in Spanish America

Thursday

Read: Strayer 415-421
Lecture: Sugar, Furs & Slaves
Workshop: Patterns of Global Commerce

Week of October 7

**no school Monday**

Wedesday, Oct 10

Read: Strayer 403-406, Reilly 559-567
Lecture: Age of Exploration
Workshop: exam recap - MC strategies

Friday, Oct 11

Read: Strayer 406-409, Reilly 568-578
Lecture: Colonialism in Spanish America
Workshop: discuss Reilly
Due: correct 3 MC questions - include:

one bullet point paraphrasing what the question is asking
one bullet point for each distracter explaining why it is wrong
one bullet point for the correct answer, explaining why it is the best answer

Week of September 30

This will be a short week due to the class trip on Friday. It also marks the end of our first unit of study on ancient history review. Beginning next week we will enter the Modern Period.

Monday

Read: none
Lecture: miscellaneous end of unit items
Workshop: Review Session
Due: completed review sheet

Wednesday

Exam 1

Friday

no class - class trip

Week of September 23

We are approaching the end of our first unit. Keep building those study skills and habits and I think you will be pleased to find out how helpful they are when it comes to test time. Looking past this week, please keep in mind that we will have our first exam on Wednesday, October 3.

Monday, Sept 24

Read: 138-148
Lecture: Europe in the Middle Ages
Workshop: Comparative Essay
Due: Comparative Essay draft

Thursday, Sept 27

Read:148-154
Lecture: The Far East
Workshop: Exam prep
Due: Comparative Essay

Week of September 16

Super start to the year, people! As we move through the next few weeks we will start working on some AP style essays. It will be important for you to keep building on the basic study skills and habits like note-taking and organizing your materials in the notebook. Try to build a firm foundation now and it will keep paying off for the rest of the year.

Tuesday, Sept 18

Read: Packet 116-130
Lecture: Survey of Religions in the Ancient World
Workshop: AP comparative essay

Thursday, Sept 20

Read: Packet 132-138
Lecture: Rise of Islam
Workshop: AP essay construction
Due: Comparative Chart

create a three-column chart comparing methods of political control in Han China, Maurya/Gupta India and Imperial Rome
remember, the more info you put into the chart, the more material you will have at your fingertips to write our first comparative essay
bring a clean copy of this to hand in

First two weeks of school (Sept. 5 - Sept. 14)

Here is an outline of what you can expect in World History Intensive during the first two weeks of class.

*Please note that things are due to be completed on the day they are listed. For example, you are expected to complete the reading "Strayer xli-xliv" before class on Friday, Sept. 7.

Wednesday, Sept 5

In-class: welcome, introductions & distribution of course materials

this will be a shortened class (30-35 minutes)

Friday, Sept 7

Read: Strayer xli-xliv (prologue)
Lecture: Big History & Periodization

David Christian on TED

Workshop: Notebook strategies
Discuss: Achebe

Tuesday, Sept 11

Read: review packet 90-103
Lecture: Subsistence Patterns
Workshop: periodization
Discuss: Achebe

Thursday, Sept 13

Read: packet 104-116
Lecture: Early Civilizations
Workshop: the art of comparison
Due: summer reading essay

Getting Ready for School

Hi Everybody:

Just a couple of quick things as we're all getting ready to head back to school next week.

Supplies - Organization is an important skill in any class, but especially one that studies 500 years of history. In order to keep our materials organized, I recommend that you keep notes, homework and handouts in one large (3" or so) three-ring binder with multiple dividers. Because that may become cumbersome to carry back and forth to class every day, it might also help to have a smaller binder or folder (with pockets) for the current unit so you can leave the big one at home. There will be periodic assessments of your notebook. I will distribute a rubric the first week of class.
Summer Reading - We will begin discussing the summer reading assignment the first week of class, and the essay will be due the second week. Those assignments are posted on Sharepoint, which is accessible through the MPH Intranet Portal, or through this link directly: Summer Reading Assignments

I'm really looking forward to kicking off the year. See you soon.

Mr. Stegeman