First Nine Weeks Course Objectives
08/18/10 - 08/20/10: Discuss the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance.
08/23/10 - 08/27/10: Identify the great artists and sculptors produced by the Renaissance.
08/30/10 - 09/03/10: Define cultural diffusion and review popular trade routes.
09/07/10 - 09/10/10: Explain how Martin Luther's religious reforms led to the emergence of Protestantism.
09/13/10 - 09/17/10: Summarize the religious rebirth of the Catholic Church.
09/20/10 - 09/24/10: Discuss how in the fifteenth century Europeans began to explore the world.
09/27/10 - 10/01/10: Characterize the creation of a strong Ottoman Empire with religious tolerance and artistic achievements.
10/04/10 - 10/08/10: Explain how the Moguls united India under a single government with a common culture.
10/11/10 - 10/15/10: Discuss how Chinese culture flourished between 1500 and 1800.
10/18/10 - 10/22/10: Describe how between 1500 - and 1800, Japan experienced many peasant uprisings.
First Nine Weeks Class Assignments
08/18/10: Finish the Ice Breaking activity.
08/19/10: Join into groups and investigate the "tragedy" of Sam Smiley.
08/20/10: Work on a mapping activity using an outline map of the world.
08/23/10: Finish the Bingo: Renaissance handout and then participate in the game.
08/24/10: Complete a list of identifies that are significant to the Renaissance period.
08/25/10: Create an illustrated and annotated timeline of key events for the Renaissance period.
08/26/10: Select one artist and one explorer from the Renaissance and research their life and achievements.
08/27/10: Continue working on the Renaissance webquest in the computer lab.
08/30/10: Work on the Renaissance crossword puzzle.
08/31/10: Complete the Renaissance test study guide.
09/01/10: Finish the Renaissance Test and then work on the Key Terms (1-9) located on page 402 in the textbook.
09/02/10: Begin working on the People of the Renaissance activity.
09/03/10: Continue working on the People of the Renaissance activity.
09/07/10: Work on The Reformation handout.
09/08/10: Finish A Monk's Life (see link below) activity in the computer lab.
09/09/10: Complete the Reformation crossword puzzle.
09/10/10: Begin working on the Martin Luther foldable activity.
09/13/10: Identify key terms that relate to the Protestant Reformation. (Reformation Identifies)
09/14/10: Continue identifying key terms that relate to the Protestant Reformation.
09/15/10: Work on the Reformation Comparison handout.
09/16/10: Participate in the Pass It On game. Winners will receive extra points on the test tomorrow.
09/17/10: Complete the open notebook test on the Protestant Reformation.
09/20/10: Finish the key terms on page 424 in the textbook.
09/21/10: Create a time line of 10 Renaissance events.
09/22/10: Complete the Map Exercise: Europe trades with the East handout.
09/23/10: Join into groups and participate in the Explorers Game.
09/24/10: Finish the handout that corresponds to the Explorers Game.
09/27/10: Create a foldable featuring 3 explorers from the Age of Discovery.
09/28/10: Continue creating a foldable featuring 3 explorers from the Age of Discovery.
09/29/10: Identify significant locations that are related to the Ottoman Empire.
09/30/10: Work on the Age of Exploration crossword puzzle.
10/01/10: Participate in the "Create Your Own Turkish Rug" assignment.
10/04/10: Begin working on the Golden Age of India crossword puzzle.
10/05/10: Finish the Key Terms on page 408 in the textbook.
10/06/10: Work on the India mapping activity.
10/07/10: Join into teams and participate in the "Selling of the Taj Mahal" activity.
10/08/10: Rejoin into teams and complete the "Selling of the Taj Mahal" activity.
10/11/10: Finish the "Selling of the Taj Mahal" activity in the computer lab.
10/11/10: Present the "Selling of the Taj Mahal" PowerPoints to the class.
10/11/10: Take notes on the Ming Dynasty of China.
10/11/10: Join into groups and complete the test study guide on the Age of Discovery, the Ottoman Empire, the Mogul Empire and China.
10/11/10: Finish Test #3 on the Age of Discovery, the Ottoman Empire, the Mogul Empire and China.
10/18/10: Finish a mapping activity on ancient China.
10/19/10: Join into teams and participate in the India, China, and Japan game.
10/20/10: Rejoin into teams and participate in the India, China, and Japan game.End of the 1st Nine Weeks