World History Intensive

Next Three Weeks

Here is a plan for the next several weeks. This takes us through the completion of our second unit and the first marking period.

October 15/16

Reading: Strayer 417-422
Presentation: Russian Empire
Workshop: Intro to DBQ

October 17/18

Reading: Strayer 422-424; Reilly 628-636
Presentation: Qing Dynasty China
Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis

October 21/22

Reading: Strayer 424-425; Reilly 640-643
Presentation: Mughal India
Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis

October 23/24

Reading: Strayer 425-429; Reilly 644-649
Presentation: Ottoman Empire
Workshop: Reilly Source Analysis
Due: notebook check

October 25/28

Reading: none
Presentation: Comparing the Role of Religion in 16th Century Empires
Workshop: exam review
Due: completed review sheet

October 29/30

Exam 2

Week of October 6

October 8/9

Reading: Reilly 583-602
Presentation: Contact & Exchange
Discussion: Historical Perspectives in the Conquest of Mexico
Due: empty notebook with 4 dividers

October 10/11

Reading: Strayer 409-417
Presentation: Conquest & Colonization
Workshop: Race in Latin America
Due: 3 written Point-of-View Analyses of Reilly Sources

1-3 sentences each
1 analysis for each source
1 each of:

Evaluation of Reliability
Position in Society
Tone Analysis

Week of September 29th

Sept. 30/Oct.1

Reading: none
Presentation: Multiple choice testing strategies
Workshop: exam prep
Due: completed notebook and review sheet

Oct. 2/3

Exam 1

Oct. 4/7

Reading: Strayer 369-378
Presentation: Fifteenth Century Exploration
Discussion: Comparing Europe and China
Workshop: Mapping the Ocean

Week of September 22nd

Sept. 23/24

Reading: review packet 138-148
Presentation: Europe in the Middle Ages
Discussion: LeMoyne Field Trip
Workshop: Comparative Essay

Sept. 25/26

Reading: review packet 148-154
Presentation: The Far East
Discussion: LeMoyne Field Trip
Workshop: Exam Preparation
Due: Comparative Essay

Analyze similarities and differences in methods of political control in TWO of the following empires in the Classical period.

Han China (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Maurya/Gupta India (320 BCE - 550 CE)
Imperial Rome (31 BCE - 476 CE)

NOTE - Our first unit exam will be next week, October 2/3

Week of September 15th

Sept. 17/18

Reading: Packet 116-130
Presentation: Religions in the Ancient World
Workshop: AP comparative essay
Assignment: 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

Sept. 19/20

Reading: Packet 132-138
Presentation: Rise of Islam
Workshop: AP essay construction
Due: Comparative Chart

Week of September 8

Sept. 9/10

Reading: Strayer xli-xliv (prologue)
Presentation: Big History & Periodization

David Christian on TED

Workshop: notebooks & note-taking
Discussion: summer assignment

Sept. 11/12

Reading: review packet 90-103
Presentation: Subsistence Patterns
Workshop: intro. to AP exam
Due: notes from review packet

Sept. 13/16

Reading: packet 104-116
Presentation: Early Civilizations
Workshop: the art of comparison
Discussion: field trip

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing and/or adventurous summer, suited to your tastes. I have a lot that I can't wait to tell you about. For now, here is a basic plan for our first week of school.

Tuesday, 9/3

Presentation - Stegeman's Summer Slideshow
Assigned - distribute syllabus and course expectations

Wednesday, 9/4 & Friday, 9/6

Review - syllabus & course description
Discuss - plans, expectations & how to be successful in World History Intensive
Activity - "How History is Like Broken Dishware"
Due - Summer Assignment