1. Journal Entries 10/ /16-20

2. Monday, 10/9/17 Modern World History – subject for the day
Project Enlightenment
Goals/activities
To LMC – print out your slides, 6/page (if possible)
Back to room; presentations
To prepare for presentations, in your journal (right side)
For each presentations, write down name of presenter and subject, then
Two questions and two facts for each presenter as they present
Homework:
Left side of journal
Read p
List each Enlightened Despot/tyrant/dictator/king/Emperor/Empress
For each one (there are only three), include:
Country, and what that country is like
what they did that was enlightened
what you think they COULD have done that could be considered MORE enlightened

3. Tuesday, 10/10/17 Modern World History – subject for the day
Project Enlightenment
Goals/activities
Continue presentations
Homework:
Left side of journal
Look back through your list of 16 subjects presented. Pick a top three and bottom two, in terms of a combination of these criteria:
Most impressive work, and why
Impact on others, and how
If they could help us today, or hurt, and how

4. Wednesday, 10/11/17 Modern World History – subject for the day
Project Enlightenment
Goals/activities
Finish presentations
Share with your group your findings from your homework
Then, on RIGHT SIDE of journal:
Together, come up with the top three and bottom three
(you can include the final four from today)
Most impressive work, and why
Impact on others, and how
If they could help us today, or hurt, and how
Homework:
Left side of journal
Read Do the “taking notes” section on 546.

5. Check out study sheet on my web page
Thursday, 10/12/17
Modern World History – subject for the day
Global Economy and wars
Goals/activities
Discuss who you selected yesterday as your top three
PPT on the 18th Century
Right side of journal – Explain (in two paragraphs) an answer to this question: How did Britain become the most powerful nation in Europe after the Peace of Utrecht?
Homework:
Left side of journal:
Read
Do the “taking notes” section on 460.
Also: TEST is coming up.
Check out study sheet on my web page

6. Friday, 10/13/17
Modern World History – subject for the day
Finish yesterday’s lesson
Goals/activities
Right side of journal:
What is Britain?
Homework:
Left side of journal – no homework

7. Monday, 10/16/17 Modern World History – subject for the day
British Colonial Rebellion – formation of USA
Goals/activities
Reading on British view of US rebellion
Right side of journal: What was the American Revolution, from a non-American perspective.
Why would we, as Americans, see this as a distortion of our truth?
Homework:
Left side of journal
Read p
Answer the three questions in the margins on
p. 469, 470 and 471.

8. Tuesday-Thursday, 10/17-19/17
Modern World History – subject for the day
Causes of French Revolution
Goals/activities
Discussion of last night’s homework.
Why was land distribution considered by 3rd Estate as unfair?
Bad harvest led to bread shortage, which led to price hikes. How did the peasants react? Was “war zone” already begun?
[to be discussed within today’s PPT]
Discussion of yesterday’s journal entry. [flick back to yesterday]
PPT and discussion on causes of the French Revolution.
Image analysis and discussion
On right side: what were the causes of the French Revolution? Was it preventable?
Homework:
Left side of journal
Read p
List the violent acts of the early stage.
For each, mention what led to it, and what was violent about it.
<<Tuesday night: look back at THE ENLIGHTENMENT to better define it>>

9. Friday, 10/20/17 Modern World History – subject for the day
Impact of the early French Revolution on society
Goals/activities
Discussion of causes of French Revolution
What were they? Was revolution preventable? How?
Read the Declaration of Rights of Man
Quick discussion
PPT of the Early Violent Stages
Group Activity
On right side: What was the Declaration of Rights of Man? Why will it matter at this point in Revolution? What does it seem, by this, that the direction of revolution has taken. Give examples to support or refute that notion.
Homework:
None – HAND IN YOUR JOURNAL TODAY