Week 17 of Distance Learning 11-30 to 12-4
Welcome Back!
Two weeks until semester finals....3 weeks until winter break.
Important Information for All Students
Here is the final exam schedule:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xqQwU8y1o5x6c5PWDHVIC1F5i9QaMmH3/view?usp=sharing
2nd Quarter Schedule:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rjn5bRY72VHqJo7p9tyVK5vF9h-Un2O7/view?usp=sharing
Quick Guide for Distance Learning: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dY-qTnwrVtv7x6njLxcauVPsx08j7kqvmmklvGRZG0s/edit#heading=h.1g36qvkxl865
Grades: I start a new gradebook each quarter. Your semester grade is the average of the two quarter grades.
Google Classroom: Do not move or copy the assignments in such a way that I cannot find/read them in GC. Please don't click "turn in" on blank documents.
Late Work: Late work may be eligible for partial credit. Check with me in advance for approval to do late work that is more than a week old.
Copied Work: If you turn in work that is copied from any source, I will give you a zero for that assignment. This includes work copied from another student.
Open Trojan Time: Come to Trojan Time if you have questions about assignments or would like to do homework.
Office Hours (on request): Every day after your last class. Email me to set it up. If you are struggling with Distance Learning, or just need help with assignments, email me to set up an Office Hours meeting!
Alternative for Open Trojan Time: In TeachMore, search by your House #.
Link for the student Covid screener:
College Awareness Club: Sponsored by AVID -- all students welcome!
https://sites.google.com/cv.k12.ca.us/college-readiness-club
Application for a free Alameda Country student transit pass:
https://stpp.formstack.com/forms/cvusd_castrovalleyhigh
Free Lunch: Mabel Street turnaround, every school day from 11:30 to 12:30.
Classes
EL World History:
This week, we will continue our unit on the Industrial Revolution.
Last Week (before Thanksgiving):
You learned two sets of vocabulary words related to the Industrial Revolution.
You read a section of your textbook (New Inventions), and took Cornell reading notes.
Together, we viewed some slides on the Agricultural Revolution, and you answered questions about this essential event that took place before industrialization.
You watched a video in Edpuzzle, and you answered the questions embedded in the video.
All of these assignments were due on Friday, November 20.
This Week:
You will be taking notes on the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, and you will answer some questions. The questions will be due on Wednesday.
You will have a quiz on vocabulary related to the Industrial Revolution on Friday, December 4.
US History:
We are continuing our unit on Industrialization and the Progressives.
Last Week (before Thanksgiving):
You read a textbook section entitled "Rise of Industrialism," and completed a set of questions on the beginning of the industrial era.
You watched an Edpuzzle video previewing the Industrial Revolution. This was due on Friday, 11-20. Email me for a reset, if needed.
I showed some slides (visual evidence) about industrialization, and you took notes on the slides. Your goal was to evaluate the validity of the saying, "What's Good for Business is Good for America."
Based on this evidence, you completed a Padlet explaining your evaluation.
Important Reminder: To get credit, your Padlet comment MUST include evidence/examples about the period of industrialization from the slides and video.
Both the slide notes and the Padlet were due on Friday, 11-20.
This Week: You will take notes on the great wave of immigration into the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
You will be watching a video on Ellis Island, the entry point for many immigrants coming to the US from Europe during the period of the Industrial Revolution.
On Thursday/Friday, we will analyze some political cartoons about immigration -- these are primary sources from the period of Industrialization. You will focus on analyzing the "point of view" (POV) of the artist. Analyzing POV is an important skill in the study of history!
AP Euro:
The deadline to register for the AP exam was November 11, There is a $40 fee for late signups, but there is no penalty for cancelling. Sign up for the exam!
Please sign in to the AP Classroom site, whether or not you are planning to take the AP exam! I will be using some of the material on the site.
Textbook Pickup: Please contact Ms. Oliver in the bookroom to pick up "Sources of the Western Tradition" by Marvin Perry. I will be assigning readings from this book.
Review the LEQ materials that have been posted in GC.
Before Thanksgiving:
We wrapped up the chapter on "Absolutism and Constitutionalism." Continue to think about these two approaches to governing a modern nation as we move into the 1700s.
Remember to do some APEH every day. Read all the questions in the SG and see if you think you could answer them on a hypothetical test. Watch at least one video every day. If you are taking the AP exam (and, after all, why not?) get an exam prep book and start working your way through it.
Thanksgiving Week:
You started the SG for the Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment. Questions were posted in GC.
What is "world view?" What do the textbook authors mean by this term?
AP Videos were also listed in GC.
To assist you with the many important thinkers of this period, I've posted a rundown of a few of the most significant philosophers. During this period, "science" (as we define it), and "philosophy" (as we define it) were not separate in people's minds. Can you explain this (CONTEXT).
Query: What is absolutism? What were the values of the Enlightenment? So....what is "Enlightened Absolutism?"
This Week:
We'll discuss the SG from Chapter 15, and we will briefly discuss Hobbes and Locke.
I will lecture on the Scientific Revolution. The focus is changing "world view."
New videos are posted in GC.
The Scientific Revolution directly led to the Enlightenment. Read the excerpt from Alexander Pope's Essay on Man, and answer the question that follows in a short paragraph. Your paragraph should begin with a topic sentence about the Enlightenment that makes a defensible claim. Support your claim in the body of the paragraph.