Week 2: World History Ms. Moran

Monday, September 14, 2015  Welcome to class!  Today our desks should look like this (groups of 3 )

Binders  History Department rule : all students have a binder / portfolio of their work for each term  Have one? Bring it in by Friday  Need one? See Ms. Moran  Want a new one? Give Ms. Moran $3  Organize it! Yellow dividers for each week

Do Now  What do you think about the world? Be as general or specific as you want.

What’s up this week?  Homework for Friday : complete DBQ// Bring in a news article and summary// Buy a binder  Monday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Tuesday: P.C. Prep and Assembly  Wednesday: P.C. Prep and Sourcing  Thursday: Press Conference  Friday: News Article Presentations and DBQ Conferences

What’s up today?  Explain requirements for press conference, read and research perspective of historical figure  DBQ Overview  Press Conference Expectations  Ticket to Leave

DBQ Objectives  Answer all questions and 1-2 page essay!  Cite your documents  (Document B)  (Document C)

This week’s press conference  Jean-Jacques Rousseau  Yomara, Reynaldo  Plato  Kevin, Megan  Baron de Montesquieu  Juan S., Kasandra  King Louis XIV  Malachi, Brenda  John Locke  Carlos, Andres  Thomas Hobbes  Juan M., Dagoberto, Andrew  Mary Wollstonecraft  Vanessa, Micah  Queen Elizabeth I  Jennifer, Marlenn, Erika

Press Conference  Read with your table group  Person 1: Reader  read the passage aloud  Person 2: Timekeeper  keep your group on task (60 minutes)  Person 3: Evidence Finder  highlight evidence you think is most important to answer the questions and share with the others

Ticket to Leave: Turn and Talk  "Cogito, ergo sum." (I think, therefore I am.) According to this quote, what is the nature of humans? How does this relate to our rights?

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015  Welcome to class!  Today our desks should look like this (groups of 2-3 )… with team!

Binders  History Department rule : all students have a binder / portfolio of their work for each term  Have one? Bring it in by Friday  Need one? See Ms. Moran  Want a new one? Give Ms. Moran $3  Organize it! Yellow dividers for each week

Do Now  “It is paradoxical, yet true, to say, that the more we know, the more ignorant we become in the absolute sense, for it is only through enlightenment that we become conscious of our limitations. Precisely one of the most gratifying results of intellectual evolution is the continuous opening up of new and greater prospects.” -Nikola Tesla  According to the quote, what is the impact of enlightened thinking? Page 8 notes

What’s up this week?  Homework : For Friday: completed DBQ// For Friday, bring in a news article and summary to share  Monday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Tuesday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Wednesday: P.C. Prep and Sourcing  Thursday: Press Conference  Friday: News Article Presentations and DBQ Conferences

What’s up today?  Explain requirements for press conference, read and research perspective of historical figure  DBQ Check In  Office Hours Reminder (2:15)!  Senior Assembly  Press Conference Expectations  Ticket to Leave

This week’s press conference  Jean-Jacques Rousseau  Yomara, Reynaldo  Plato  Kevin, Megan  Baron de Montesquieu  Juan S., Kasandra  King Louis XIV  Malachi, Brenda  John Locke  Carlos, Andres  Thomas Hobbes  Juan M., Dagoberto, Andrew  Mary Wollstonecraft  Vanessa, Micah  Queen Elizabeth I  Jennifer, Marlenn, Erika

Group Work (60 minutes)  Finish reading and questions from yesterday (behind!)  Begin developing questions to ask others (Task 3)  Weak Question: What do you think about women’s rights?  Strong Question: Explain your thinking on women’s rights and why you think that will lead to greater equality? Isn’t it true that women can’t handle the intellectual rigor of men?

Ticket to Leave  My thinker is the strongest because… (use and cite evidence)  Find a partner NOT IN YOUR GROUP and discuss.  Share out your partner’s answer.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015  Welcome to class!  Today our desks should look like this (groups of 3 )- with your team!

Do Now  What is the strongest piece of evidence you have to support your thinker’s position on the importance of the Enlightenment? Page 9 notes

What’s up this week?  Homework : For Friday: completed DBQ// For Friday, bring in a news article and summary to share  Monday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Tuesday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Wednesday: P.C. Prep and Sourcing  Thursday: Press Conference  Friday: News Article Presentations and DBQ Conferences

What’s up today?  Correctly source evidence in a written statement  DBQ Check In  Press Conference Final Prep!  Ticket to Leave

Group Work (60 minutes)  Finish reading and questions from yesterday (behind!)  Begin developing questions to ask others (Task 3)  Weak Question: What do you think about women’s rights?  Strong Question: Explain your thinking on women’s rights and why you think that will lead to greater equality? Isn’t it true that women can’t handle the intellectual rigor of men?

Sourcing  According to me, Mary Wollstonecraft, in my book The Vindication of the Rights of Women in our packet on page 25, “I am about to display the mind of a woman, who has thinking powers.” Page 9 notes author book Page number Quotation marks

Press Conference Tomorrow!  Goal today is  Finish Task 3  Finish Task 4  Have a plan for finding an answer to a question you do not anticipate

Ticket to Leave  Goals for tomorrow?

Thursday, September 17, 2015  Welcome to our press conference!  Today our desks should look like this (big circle-ish)

Do Now  Meet with your team  Prepare your notes  Prepare your name badge  Prepare your note-taking sheet

What’s up this week?  Homework : For tomorrow : completed DBQ// For tomorrow, bring in a news article and summary to share  Monday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Tuesday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Wednesday: P.C. Prep and Sourcing  Thursday: Press Conference  Friday: News Article Presentations and DBQ Conferences

What’s up today?  Present the perspective of a historical figure in a press conference; take notes by listening to other presentations  Final preparations  Press Conference!  Ticket to Leave

Press Conference

Ticket to Leave  Praise  Praise another classmate’s contribution to class. Be specific! What did you like about what they did or said?

Friday, September 18, 2015  Welcome to class!  Today our desks should look like this (big circle-ish)

Do Now  4 minute speed interviews x 3.  Find a partner and discuss your current event article (due today!). You each get 2 minutes.  Repeat x 3 (total: 12 minutes)

What’s up this week?  Homework : Enjoy your weekend  Monday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Tuesday: P.C. Roles and Questions  Wednesday: P.C. Prep and Sourcing  Thursday: Press Conference  Friday: News Article Presentations and DBQ Conferences

What’s up today?  Present a news article about a current event; receive feedback on your DBQ essay  News Articles  BAG OF SWAG!  DBQs  Ticket to Leave

This week in history  September : Louis XVI swears his allegiance to French Constitution  September 15, 1588: British Navy destroys Spanish Armada during attempted invasion of England  September 15, 1963: Four little Black girls are killed in a church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama by White supremacists  September 16, 1620: The Pilgrims sail from England on the Mayflower  September 17, 1787: US Constitution is approved  September 18, 1850: Congress passes 2 nd Fugitive Slave Act

BAG OF SWAG!

DBQ Notes  Characteristics of strong DBQs  Strong thesis  Majority of documents are used  Academic vocabulary is used  Background knowledge not found in documents is included  Documents are discussed  Strengths and weaknesses  Author’s background (if known)  Author’s point of view  People the author influenced or was influenced by Page 10 notes

DBQ  Strong thesis (write on big piece of paper)  Majority of documents are used (highlight)  Academic vocabulary is used (highlight)  Background knowledge not found in documents is included (put a * next to this)  Swap with a partner. Get their feedback on your discussion of the documents

Ticket to Leave

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