Kagan Chapter 18 Quiz- Friday 12/14
Enlightenment Roundtable Discussion- Wed 12/19
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
Due Wednesday 12/12
Read Sherman pp. 93-103 (stop @Crocker article)
Be prepared for class discussion based on "Consider" points
Be prepared for class discussion based on "Consider" points
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Due Monday 12/10
Read Taking Sides Issue 10: "Was the West African Slave Trade a Precondition for the Rise of British Capitalism"
Complete "historical or article form" for one of the articles
Complete "historical or article form" for one of the articles
Friday, November 16, 2012
Chapters 16 & 17 work due 12/7
-review questions from Kagan book & terms sheets
-multiple choice test on 12/7
-multiple choice test on 12/7
Monday, November 12, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Extra Credit-Quarter 1
Extra Credit Assignment-AP European History
1st Quarter
*due on Friday 11/16 via turnitin.com (Not Accepted Late)
2-5 pages total (12 point font double-spaced)
1. Write a 1-2 ½ page synopsis of the film in your own words
2. Write a 1-2 ½ page paper explaining how the film represents that historical era (time/place/themes). Cite specific scenes, and explain how they represent that time/place/them in European History. Consider the political, religious, social, and intellectual themes.
You may use any of the following films (you may only complete extra credit papers for 2)
1. Elizabeth (1998)
2. Luther (2003)
3. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
4. The Last Valley (1971)
5. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
6. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
7. Cromwell (1970)
8. Lady Jane (1986)
9. The Mission (1986)
10. Black Robe (1991)
11. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
12. The Abdication (1974)
1st Quarter
*due on Friday 11/16 via turnitin.com (Not Accepted Late)
2-5 pages total (12 point font double-spaced)
1. Write a 1-2 ½ page synopsis of the film in your own words
2. Write a 1-2 ½ page paper explaining how the film represents that historical era (time/place/themes). Cite specific scenes, and explain how they represent that time/place/them in European History. Consider the political, religious, social, and intellectual themes.
You may use any of the following films (you may only complete extra credit papers for 2)
1. Elizabeth (1998)
2. Luther (2003)
3. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
4. The Last Valley (1971)
5. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
6. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
7. Cromwell (1970)
8. Lady Jane (1986)
9. The Mission (1986)
10. Black Robe (1991)
11. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
12. The Abdication (1974)
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Schedule Update 11/8-11/12
11/8- DBQ Prep/Review Chapter 13 & 15
11/9-DBQ Essay Writing "Literacy of the Old Regime"
11/12-Multiple Choice Test: Chapters 13 & 15
*All chapter questions & maps due
11/9-DBQ Essay Writing "Literacy of the Old Regime"
11/12-Multiple Choice Test: Chapters 13 & 15
*All chapter questions & maps due
Monday, October 22, 2012
Homework due 10/23
Use Kagan chapters 13 & 15 to complete "Powerful Nation-States..." chart & answer questions 1-4 in part B
Friday, October 12, 2012
Revised Schedule for 10/15-10/19
*Due to CAPT breakfast on 10/12, there are changes to due dates & assignments for next week*
Monday 10/15:
Reading Quiz: Kagan chapter 12
Finish notes on French Wars of Religion
Tuesday 10/16:
FRQ Prep
Test Review
Wednesday 10/17: No class due to PSAT
Thursday 10/18:
Multiple Choice Test: Chapters 11 & 12 (Kagan)
*Chapter 12 work due
Chapters 9 & 10 Test Corrections Due
Friday
FRQ in class: French Wars of Religion
Monday 10/15:
Reading Quiz: Kagan chapter 12
Finish notes on French Wars of Religion
Tuesday 10/16:
FRQ Prep
Test Review
Wednesday 10/17: No class due to PSAT
Thursday 10/18:
Multiple Choice Test: Chapters 11 & 12 (Kagan)
*Chapter 12 work due
Chapters 9 & 10 Test Corrections Due
Friday
FRQ in class: French Wars of Religion
Friday, October 5, 2012
Reformation Thesis
Submit thesis statements as comments responding to the "Reformation Free-Response Question."
Monday, October 1, 2012
Homework Due 10/2
Complete "Dialogue Journals" (your response & quote sections only) from Reformation sources using Sherman book
1-"Justification by Faith"
2-"Predestination"
3-Constitution of the Society of Jesus"
4-"Way of Perfection"
1-"Justification by Faith"
2-"Predestination"
3-Constitution of the Society of Jesus"
4-"Way of Perfection"
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Friday, September 7, 2012
Homework Due 9/11/2012
Kagan chp 10 review questions 1-7 on p. 349
*answers must be submitted via turnitin.com
*answers must be submitted via turnitin.com
Homework Due 9/10/2012
Respond to the "consider" questions from the Burckhardt & Burke article on pp. 15-16 of the Sherman book
*Must submit answers via turnitin.com
Complete chapter 10 map excercises (handout)
*Must submit answers via turnitin.com
Complete chapter 10 map excercises (handout)
Friday, August 31, 2012
Reading Schedule for 8/31-9/7
Kagan=The Western Heritage by Donald Kagan (large red text)
Sherman=Western Civilization: Sources, Images, and Interpretations edited by Dennis Sherman
*Dates given mean that you should have read up to that point and/or completed assignment by that day in class
9/4-Kagan: pp. 315-327 (up to Renaissance Art)
Sherman: pp. 3-6 (stop at "City of Ladies")
9/5-Kagan: pp. 327-330 (stop at Italy's Political Decline)
Sherman: pp. 9-13 (visuals)
9/6-Kagan: pp. 330-339
Sherman: pp.14-16 (stop at Machiavelli & Renaissance)
9/7: Kagan: finish chapter 10
Sherman: finish chapter 1
Sherman=Western Civilization: Sources, Images, and Interpretations edited by Dennis Sherman
*Dates given mean that you should have read up to that point and/or completed assignment by that day in class
9/4-Kagan: pp. 315-327 (up to Renaissance Art)
Sherman: pp. 3-6 (stop at "City of Ladies")
9/5-Kagan: pp. 327-330 (stop at Italy's Political Decline)
Sherman: pp. 9-13 (visuals)
9/6-Kagan: pp. 330-339
Sherman: pp.14-16 (stop at Machiavelli & Renaissance)
9/7: Kagan: finish chapter 10
Sherman: finish chapter 1
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Monday, April 30, 2012
Wednesday 5/2 (Updated) & Thursday 5/3
In class Wed 5/2: Write 1 of the 3 art DBQ essays given out Monday 4/30
Kagan Questions (28 & 29) due on Thursday 5/3 via turnitin.com;
multiple choice exam (27-29) will be given Thursday 5/3
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Homework Due 4/24
Read "Munich Agreement" packet and take notes on main idea from your assigned documents from "Avoiding the Inevitable" to prepare for class discussion
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Birth of Modern Thought In Brief-Due 3/29
1. Public Education & Mass Literacy
2. Charles Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection
3. Intellectual Skepticism/Friedrich Nietzsche
4. Church & State Conflict (Kulturkampf)
5. Psychoanalysis/Sigmund Freud
6. 19th Century Physics
7. Social Darwinism/19th Century Racism
8. Anti-Semitism/Zionism
9. 19th Century Feminism
-Prepare brief explanation of concept or contribution from the 19th Century using information from your textbooks and one additional source.
-You must stay within the confines of the 19th Century
-Topics will be drawn at random. You may work with up to 1 partner.
-Your explanation will be presented to the class on Thursday, 3/29. Presentations that do not take place on 3/29 take place on 3/30.
-You must include either a handout or visual aid (PowerPoint, prezi, etc.) for the class. Presentations should be no longer than 7 minutes, no less than 5 minutes.
-You are essentially teaching your concept to the rest of the class, who will have to fill out a graphic organizer with information on your topic
2. Charles Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection
3. Intellectual Skepticism/Friedrich Nietzsche
4. Church & State Conflict (Kulturkampf)
5. Psychoanalysis/Sigmund Freud
6. 19th Century Physics
7. Social Darwinism/19th Century Racism
8. Anti-Semitism/Zionism
9. 19th Century Feminism
-Prepare brief explanation of concept or contribution from the 19th Century using information from your textbooks and one additional source.
-You must stay within the confines of the 19th Century
-Topics will be drawn at random. You may work with up to 1 partner.
-Your explanation will be presented to the class on Thursday, 3/29. Presentations that do not take place on 3/29 take place on 3/30.
-You must include either a handout or visual aid (PowerPoint, prezi, etc.) for the class. Presentations should be no longer than 7 minutes, no less than 5 minutes.
-You are essentially teaching your concept to the rest of the class, who will have to fill out a graphic organizer with information on your topic
Post Debate Questions-Due 3/27
1. What did you contribute to the group?
2. What one other group member was vital for your side?
3. What did the remaining group members do?
4. Why do you feel your group won the debate?
2. What one other group member was vital for your side?
3. What did the remaining group members do?
4. Why do you feel your group won the debate?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Industrial Revolution Debate Date Change
-Debate will take place on Monday 3/26
-See my BMHS Site for full assignment
-See my BMHS Site for full assignment
Friday, March 16, 2012
Week of 3/19-3/22
-Unit Multiple Choice Test on chapters 22, 23, & 24 in Kagan
-Kagan review questions for chapters 22, 23, & 24 due via turnitin.com by start of class on Thursday 3/22
-No school for students on Friday 3/23
-Kagan review questions for chapters 22, 23, & 24 due via turnitin.com by start of class on Thursday 3/22
-No school for students on Friday 3/23
Friday, March 2, 2012
Schedule for Week of 3/5 through 3/9
AP European History
Mr. Meli
Schedule for Week of 3/5 through 3/9
Tuesday 3/6
HW Due:
-Austrian Empire map questions
-Paris Commune Free-Response, “Defend the following statement, The Paris Commune was the final act of the French Revolution.”
-Read Kagan through chapter 23
In Class:
-Multiple Choice (10) Quiz-Kagan-chp 23
-Discussion: Politics of the 19th Century of:
-Habsburg Empire
-Russia
-Great Britain
Thursday 3/8
HW Due:
-Kagan: pp. 815-830
In Class:
-Lecture on 19th Century Social History
Friday 3/9
HW Due:
-Kagan: pp. 831-840
-Sherman:“On Liberty” pp. 187-188; “Women as Chemists” p.189; “Communist Manifesto” pp. 189-191; “Socialist Women” p. 191
In Class:
*BRING IN SHERMAN BOOKS*
-Class document analysis and discussion: -Socialism & Feminism
DUE TO CAPT SCHEDULE THERE IS NO PERIOD 2 ON 3/5 or 3/7
PRACTICE AP EXAM: WED 3/14 IN ROOM 2113 @7:30
*PLEASE NOTE*-Current Event for March is due Monday 3/12
Mr. Meli
Schedule for Week of 3/5 through 3/9
Tuesday 3/6
HW Due:
-Austrian Empire map questions
-Paris Commune Free-Response, “Defend the following statement, The Paris Commune was the final act of the French Revolution.”
-Read Kagan through chapter 23
In Class:
-Multiple Choice (10) Quiz-Kagan-chp 23
-Discussion: Politics of the 19th Century of:
-Habsburg Empire
-Russia
-Great Britain
Thursday 3/8
HW Due:
-Kagan: pp. 815-830
In Class:
-Lecture on 19th Century Social History
Friday 3/9
HW Due:
-Kagan: pp. 831-840
-Sherman:“On Liberty” pp. 187-188; “Women as Chemists” p.189; “Communist Manifesto” pp. 189-191; “Socialist Women” p. 191
In Class:
*BRING IN SHERMAN BOOKS*
-Class document analysis and discussion: -Socialism & Feminism
DUE TO CAPT SCHEDULE THERE IS NO PERIOD 2 ON 3/5 or 3/7
PRACTICE AP EXAM: WED 3/14 IN ROOM 2113 @7:30
*PLEASE NOTE*-Current Event for March is due Monday 3/12
Monday, February 27, 2012
Schedule for 2/27-3/2
AP European History
Mr. Meli
Schedule for Week of 2/27 through 3/2/2012
Monday 2/27
HW Due: 1848 Revolution questions
Review ingredients for Nationalism
The Western Tradition-Eugene Weber lecture, "Age of Nation-States"
Tuesday 2/28
HW Due:
-Sherman: Mazzini, "Duties of Man," pp. 170-171
-Kagan: pp. 781-788
Italian Unification
Wednesday 2/29
HW Due:
-Sherman: Bismarck, pp. 168-170; von Treitschke, pp. 171-172; Fabri, pp. 172-173
-Kagan: pp. 788-793
German Unification
Thursday 3/1
HW Due:
German Unification DBQ Chart & Thesis
Round table thesis discussion
Complete German Unification
Friday 3/2
HW Due:
Kagan: pp. 794-801
France & Austria
*All readings should include preparing for discussion with notes. Use "consider" points as guide for Sherman docs*
Mr. Meli
Schedule for Week of 2/27 through 3/2/2012
Monday 2/27
HW Due: 1848 Revolution questions
Review ingredients for Nationalism
The Western Tradition-Eugene Weber lecture, "Age of Nation-States"
Tuesday 2/28
HW Due:
-Sherman: Mazzini, "Duties of Man," pp. 170-171
-Kagan: pp. 781-788
Italian Unification
Wednesday 2/29
HW Due:
-Sherman: Bismarck, pp. 168-170; von Treitschke, pp. 171-172; Fabri, pp. 172-173
-Kagan: pp. 788-793
German Unification
Thursday 3/1
HW Due:
German Unification DBQ Chart & Thesis
Round table thesis discussion
Complete German Unification
Friday 3/2
HW Due:
Kagan: pp. 794-801
France & Austria
*All readings should include preparing for discussion with notes. Use "consider" points as guide for Sherman docs*
Friday, February 24, 2012
Homework due 2/27
-Answer "Revolutions of 1848" questions
-Use PowerPoint from my BMHS site, Kagan book, and Sherman book to answer
-Finish reading "Excerpts on Nationalism" and create list of the characteristics of nationalism
-Use PowerPoint from my BMHS site, Kagan book, and Sherman book to answer
-Finish reading "Excerpts on Nationalism" and create list of the characteristics of nationalism
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Homework due 2/24
Read "National Petition, 1838" packet and answer questions (complete both part A & B)
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Isms Topic Assignments
Shawn-Imperialism
Isha & Caitlyn- Nationalism
Aaron & Lexy- Socialism
Katie-Feminism
Christian & Nick- Modernism
Gillian & Hannah- Realism
Mallory & Natalie- Communism
Linda-??? (absent)
Felipe & Estephany-??? (not clear if working together)
Isms still available:
Liberalism
Conservatism
Fascism
Anarchism
Capitalism
*Please post on the blog and/or email me if you want to change to one of the available "isms"
Isha & Caitlyn- Nationalism
Aaron & Lexy- Socialism
Katie-Feminism
Christian & Nick- Modernism
Gillian & Hannah- Realism
Mallory & Natalie- Communism
Linda-??? (absent)
Felipe & Estephany-??? (not clear if working together)
Isms still available:
Liberalism
Conservatism
Fascism
Anarchism
Capitalism
*Please post on the blog and/or email me if you want to change to one of the available "isms"
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Reading Assignments
By Thursday 2/23:
-Kagan: read chapter 22 (pp. 742-774)
-Sherman: finish chapter 12 (through p. 166)
-Kagan: read chapter 22 (pp. 742-774)
-Sherman: finish chapter 12 (through p. 166)
Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Unit Test Date Change
-The unit test on chapters 19, 20, & 21 has been changed from Friday 2/10 to Monday 2/13
-Kagan review questions for chapters 20 & 21 will also be due via turnitin.com on Monday 2/13 by the start of class
-Kagan review questions for chapters 20 & 21 will also be due via turnitin.com on Monday 2/13 by the start of class
Friday, February 3, 2012
Week of 2/6
-Read chapter 21 of Kagan textbook by Wednesday 2/8
-Unit Test on chapters 19,20, & 21 on Friday 2/10
-Unit Test on chapters 19,20, & 21 on Friday 2/10
Friday, January 27, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Homework Due 1/25
Kagan- chapter 19 questions (via turnitin.com)
PERSIA chart-French Revolution
French Revolution Events sheet
PERSIA chart-French Revolution
French Revolution Events sheet
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Due Tuesday 1/17
Read and outline (key points in notebook):
Hunt, The French Revolution & Human Rights: "Introduction: The Revolutionary Origins of Human Rights"
Kagan: pp. 625-635
Hunt, The French Revolution & Human Rights: "Introduction: The Revolutionary Origins of Human Rights"
Kagan: pp. 625-635
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Due Friday 1/13
-Kagan chapter 18 review questions (must be submitted to turnitin.com)
-Chapter 18 term sheet
-PERSIA chart for Enlightenment
*FRQs written in class on 1/12
*Multiple choice test on 1/13
-Chapter 18 term sheet
-PERSIA chart for Enlightenment
*FRQs written in class on 1/12
*Multiple choice test on 1/13
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Enlightenment FRQs-Must Answer 2 of 4 in class 1/12
A. Identify and analyze the events of the 17th century that influenced the social contract theories of Hobbes and Locke.
B. Identify the tenets of Deism and analyze their roots within the Scientific Revolution.
C. To what extent was the reign of Frederick the Great of Prussia more “enlightened” than that of Joseph II of Austria?
D. "In the eighteenth century, people turned to the new science for a better understanding of the social and economic problems of the day."
Assess the validity of this statement by using specific examples from the Enlightenment era.
B. Identify the tenets of Deism and analyze their roots within the Scientific Revolution.
C. To what extent was the reign of Frederick the Great of Prussia more “enlightened” than that of Joseph II of Austria?
D. "In the eighteenth century, people turned to the new science for a better understanding of the social and economic problems of the day."
Assess the validity of this statement by using specific examples from the Enlightenment era.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Homework Due Monday 1/9
Kagan: pp. 607-620 (finish chapter 18)
Sherman Read remaining articles in chapter 8
Sherman Read remaining articles in chapter 8
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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