Homework/In Class Assignments for Mr. Abe’s
World History Class
UNIT I: The Rise, The Disappearance, and the Return of Democracy

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                In sophomore World History, we will study, analyze, and discuss selected themes and topics concerning historic world events. The period covered in this class will be from the birth of democracy in Athens, Greece in 508 B.C. to the present. In this unit, we will survey the main events that lead to the rise of democracy starting with the Greeks and then transition into the Romans. We will then examine England’s developing monarchy and how that affected the power of the people.

 

Table of Contents

 

Date

In Class Activity

Homework

THU/FRI

8/17-8/18

·       Course Rules/Requirements* (#1)

·       Go Over Binder Information Sheet (#2)

·       Intro Material

·       Discussion/Quickwrite:

     Quickwrite (#3)

     Why Study History- Read

      Historian as Detective? (#4)

·       Read Course Rules/Requirements* (#1)- get parents to sign

·     Get golden Rods signed

·       Prepare Binder- refer to  Binder Info Sheet (they’ll be checked WED/THU (#2)

·     Download Unit I Schedule/Intro and place in back of Unit 1 Divider (it’s this page) (#5)

MON/TUE

8/21-8/22

·       Assign Classroom Helpers

·       Finish Rules

·       Survivor Island Simulation “Creating a Gov’t” (65 minutes minutes) w/ discussion (#6)

·       Timeline (#7)

 

 

·       Prep Binders

·       Read Allegory of the Cave (#8) and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper using complete sentences:

1.)    Summarize the Allegory of the cave. Provide a detailed account of what happens in the story.

2.)    What message is Plato trying to communicate to the reader through the story? Explain.

WED/THU

8/23-8/24

Go Over Homework

 

Binder Check- 5 minutes

 

Start Lecture: The Rise, the Disappearance, and Return of Democracy (#9) (5 minutes**) – River Valley Civilizations- Plato

 

 

Introduce Press Conference  Debating the Ideal Form of Government (1) (10minutes) (#10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

·     Read and answer questions #2-6 on a separate sheet of paper using complete sentences.  “Rise of Democratic Ideas” (#11)

·       Bonus Reading: Read “Democratic Experiment”  (#11.5 * optional)

FRI/MON.

8/25 , 8/28

·         Finish Introduce Press Conference  Debating the Ideal Form of Government ; assign groups (15minutes) (#10)

 

·         Think about it- “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of light.” – Plato

 

 

·         Quad Group Allegory of the Cave (#12)

Comparing Allegory of the Cave to the M (45 minutes)

 

 

 

·         Read Lying Ahead (#13)

·         Lost On the Moon – ONLY DO ONLY THE FIRST COLUMN!! (#14)

 

·         Press Conference Prep (also bring materials to work on project in class next meeting) Here is a link to all of the philosopher’s bios (in case you didn’t get one?

TUE./WED.

8/29-8/30

·         Read Why group Work Is important (#15)
Finish Lost on the Moon (#) 20 minutes (#14)

·         Notes- The Rise ..Democracy Aristotle to Roman Republic (#9)  (45 minutes)

·         Plato and Aristotle Quotes Quad Group (#16)*

·         Prep Press Conference (#10) (25 minutes)

·         Magna Carta (#19)

 

 

·         Read Magna Carta 800 Years On (#17)

·         Read and do Questions for   King and Parliament in Medieval England (#18)

 

 

 

 

 

      

THU. /FRI.  

8/31-9/1

·         Lecture: Rise…Democracy: Medieval Period to Magna Carta (#) English Bill of Rights(35 minutes)

 

·         Prep Press conference (30 minutes)

 

·         School Rules Presentation- Mr. Thompson (25 minutes)

 

 

 

·         Prep Press Conference (next class!) – rubrics due; DVD or video link of Press agent’s intro of figure; dress! All questions and charts will be turned in

***BE SURE TO BE DRESSED IF YOU ARE THE CHARACTER BEFORE THE BELL RINGS!!***

·         Read Evolution of British Parliament (#20)

·         Here is the Unit I Studyguide (#22) to help you study for the test on THU/FRI

MON.

9/4

LABOR DAY- NO SCHOOL!!

 

TUE./WED.

9/5-9/6

·         PRESS CONFERENCE

- hand in DVD/Video with Press Agent’s intro figure or 

  Youtube link

- rubrics due

·      Read “How to Get Away with Dictatorship in the Age of Democracy” (#21)

 

·        TEST next class

·        Here is the Unit I Studyguide (#22) to help you study for the test on THU/FRI

·        Here is the Unit’s Powerpoint

 

   

THU./FRI.  

9/7-9/8

Jeopardy Review

UNIT I TEST

·         Go To Unit II Schedule (#23)

·         Read and Do Declaration of Indep. And Natural Rights W/S questions 1,3 and 1&2 (#24)

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