Sunday, February 28, 2010

Trimester BEGINS!!!

Congrats on STARING Trimester #3!!!


Here is a "reminder" of our last week together!




We will begin/re-introduce Chapter 12 (The Reformation of Christianity) through an in depth look at Martin Luther (not that Martin Luther, another guy!)

Here are the objectives of Chapter 12 Section 1:

Students will learn that …

1. The Catholic Church faced challengers who were upset with the behavior of Catholic clergy and with church practices.

2. Martin Luther urged reform in the Catholic Church, but he eventually broke away from the church.

3. Other reformers built on the ideas of early reformers to create their own churches.


Here are the key terms you'll need to know:

  1. Reformation
  2. indulgence
  3. purgatory
  4. Martin Luther
  5. Protestants
  6. John Calvin
  7. King Henry VIII
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This Week Will Look Like This:

Monday
  • Chapter Intro
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion
Tuesday (min day)
  • Section "Refresher!"
Wednesday
  • Ch. 12 Activity
Thursday
  • Continue Activity
Friday (Minimum Day)
  • Activity Wrap Up




Sunday, February 21, 2010

Ch 11 - Test Week

This week's Homework will be announced in class:

1. Read/Reread Ch 11
2. Complete & Turn in Q/W's
3. CHAPTER TEST FRIDAY!!!
**Complete the IN CLASS Project!!!

HSS: 7.8.4 & 7.8.5

Objectives
Students will learn that …

1. Paper, printing, and new universities led to the spread of new ideas.

2. The ideas of the Northern Renaissance differed from those of the Italian Renaissance.

3. Literature beyond Italy also thrived in the Renaissance.

Vocabulary

1. Johann Gutenberg
2. Christian humanism
3. Desiderius Erasmus
4. Albrecht Dürer
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. William Shakespeare

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Ch 11

This week's Homework is:

1. Read pages 312-319
2. Complete sections 2 & 3 Assessment #'s 1-3
3. Complete & Turn in Q/W's
4. CHAPTER TEST FRIDAY!!!

HSS: 7.8.4 & 7.8.5

Objectives
Students will learn that …

1. Paper, printing, and new universities led to the spread of new ideas.

2. The ideas of the Northern Renaissance differed from those of the Italian Renaissance.

3. Literature beyond Italy also thrived in the Renaissance.

Vocabulary

1. Johann Gutenberg
2. Christian humanism
3. Desiderius Erasmus
4. Albrecht Dürer
5. Miguel de Cervantes
6. William Shakespeare

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You knew it would happen...here is you LAST opportunity for:

EXTRA CREDIT

Watch the following film, write down what
YOU think the Windmill Means (stands for).
One paragraph will due.
Remember to READ the Section 3 part
about Don Quixote (page 316)...it will help!





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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Ch. 11: The Renaissance


Welcome to the Renaissance (1271-1600)


The standards we will cover this chapter will include: HSS 7.8; CS3; English Language Arts 7.2.4b & 7.1.2.

Homework for this week is:

  1. Quick Writes (completed daily)
  2. Read pages 298-303
  3. Page 303 #'s 1-4
  4. Marco Polo or Trade Cities Map (page 299 or 301)
  5. Quiz on Friday
Key terms/Vocab for Section one are:
  1. Marco Polo
  2. Interest
  3. Cosimo de Medici
  4. Renaissance
Objectives:
Students will learn that:

1. European trade with Asia increased in the 1300s.

2. Trade cities in Italy grew wealthy and competed against each other.

3. As Florence became a center for arts and learning, the Renaissance began.

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