Lessons 10th Grade Global Studies

Date	Topic	Lesson
Fri 1/19	End of Semester Final Exam.	Students will have a second day to finish exam.
Thur 1/18	End of Semester Final Exam.	Students will take 30 Question Final exam on everything we have studied since September. Topics on Quiz: 1- Scientific Revolution 8- Industrial Revolution 2- The Enlightenment 9- Karl Marx and Communism 3- The French Revolution 10- Meiji Restoration of Japan 4- Napoleon 11- European Imperialism 5- The Congress of Vienna 12- Irish Potato Famine 6- Nationalism 13- WW I 7- Latin American Revolutions 14- Russian Revolution
Wed 1/17	Quiz: WW I + Russian Rev. + Joseph Stalin	Quiz: WW I - Russian Rev. - Joseph Stalin. Blogs are due today at 6 pm.
Tue 1/16	Joseph Stalin - Review for Quiz	Brief lecture about Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism. Preview of Wednesdays quiz.
Fri 1/12	Joseph Stalin	Reading and a blog about Joseph Stalin and Totalitarianism.
Thur 1/11	Russian Revolution	Students will finish working on their Russian Revolution podcasts.
Wed 1/10	Russian Revolution	Students will continue working on their Russian Revolution podcasts.
Tue 1/9	Russian Revolution	Students will continue working on their Russian Revolution podcasts.
Mon 1/8	Russian Revolution	Students will begin working, in groups, on their own Russian Revolution Podcasts. Podcast text here.     Podcast images here.
Fri 1/5	Russian Revolution	Film Lesson: students will view selected scenes relating to The Russian Revolution from the film Dr. Zhivago.
Thur 1/4	Russian Revolution	Students will do an introduction to The Russian Revolution worksheet.
Wed 1/3	WW I Podcasts.	Students will continue working on their WW I podcast. Podcast text here.      Podcast images here.
Tue 1/2	WW I Podcasts.	Students will continue working on their WW I podcast.
Fri 12/22	WW I Podcasts.	Students will continue working on their WW I podcast.
Thuir 12/21	WW I Podcasts.	Students will continue working on their WW I podcast.
Wed 12/20	WW I Podcasts.	Students will begin working, in groups on their own WW I podcast. Podcast text here.    Podcast images here.
Tue 12/19	Podcasts/Audio Slide-Shows	Students will receive instruction on creating historical podcasts/Audio Slide-Shows using "Garage Band 3".
Mon 12/18	WW I	Film lesson: "Paths of Glory". Students will view first 32 minutes of this famous WW I film.
Fri 12/15	WW I	Students will revieve and review their DBQ essays on European Imperialism. Then students will get mini-lecture about WW I followed by WW I document work.
Thur 12/14	WW I	In goups students will read, analyze and answer questions about 6 WW I documents.
Wed 12/13	WW I	Students will read text and do review sheet for introduction to WW I. Blogs will be graded beginning at 6 pm today!
Tue 12/12	Quiz: Eur. Imperialism + Meiji Japan	Students will take a 20 question multiple choice quiz on European Imperialism and Meiji Japan.
Mon 12/11	DBQ: European Imperialism	Students will finish two-day DBQ essay about European Imperialism.
Fri 12/8	DBQ: European Imperialism	Students will begin two-day DBQ essay about European Imperialism.
Thur 12/7	European Imperialism	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about The Opium Wars between England and China.
Wed 12/6	European Imperialism	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about "The White Mans Burden"
Tue 12/5	European Imperialism in China	Students will read text and answer questions about European Imperialism in China and The Opium War.
Mon 12/4	European Imperialism in India	Students will do reading about Imperialism in India. A reading and discussion of the poem "The White Man's Burden" will follow.
Fri 12/1	European Imperialism	Students have until Monday 12/4 to complete this assignment.
Thur 11/30	European Imperialism	Students have until Monday 12/4 to complete this assignment.
Wed 11/29	European Imperialism in India	Students will read text and do review sheet for introduction to European Imperialism in India.
Tue 11/28	European Imperialism in Africa	Film: Discovery channel presents - Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Film discusses European Imperialism in Africa and European exploration into the unknown depths of Africa.
Mon 11/27	European Imperialism in Africa	Discuss themes from last weeks film. Followed by a power-point presentation on Cecil Rhodes and Rhodesia. Students will receive 2nd marking period grades.
Wed 11/22	European Imperialism in Africa	Students will view and discuss scenes from "Mountains of the Moon" - which addresses the early days of European Imperialism in Africa.
Tue 11/21	European Imperialism in Africa	Students will view and discuss scenes from "Mountains of the Moon" - which addresses the early days of European Imperialism in Africa. End of 2nd Marking Period.
Mon 11/20	European Imperialism in Africa	Brief intro lecture to topic followed by review sheet from textbook that serves as an introduction to this topic.
Fri 11/17	Meiji Restoration of Japan	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about The Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Thur 11/16	Meiji Restoration of Japan	Students will complete textbook based worksheet as a warm up and introduction to the Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Wed 11/15	Quiz	Students will take a 20 question multiple choice quiz on The Industrial Revolution and Karl Marx/Communism.
Tue 11/14	Review for Quiz on Wed.	Students will get back their DBQ essays from last week. Then will review for quiz on Wed. on Industrial Revolution and Karl Marx.
Mon 11/13	Karl Marx and Communism	Students will review documents and readings about Karl Marx and Communism.
Fri 11/10	Karl Marx and Communism	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about Karl Marx.
Thur 11/9	Karl Marx and the Industrial Revolution	Students will do an on-line blog lesson about Karl Marx.
Wed 11/8	No Class	Mr. Moloney absent - no classes today
Tue 11/7	Election Day - No School	No School
Mon 11/6	DBQ - Industrial Revolution	Students will complete two-day DBQ essay about Industrial Revolution.
Fri 11/3	DBQ - Industrial Revolution	Students will begin two-day DBQ essay about Industrial Revolution.
Thur 11/2	Industrial Revolution	Students will view Lewis Hine photos of child labor - then review notes in preparation for DBQ about Industrial Revolution.
Wed 11/1	Industrial Revolution	Students will watch "brainpop" cartoon about Industrial Revolution - then watch 20 minutes of "Modern Times", a film about the Industrial Revolution.
Tue 10/31	Industrial Revolution	Students will do on-line blog lesson about Industrial Revolution.
Mon 10/30	Industrial Revolution	Students will do on-line blog lesson about Industrial Revolution.
Fri 10/27	Industrial Revolution	Students complete on-line lesson on Industrial Revolution. Parent-teacher conferences today 12 - 2:30
Thur 10/26	Industrial Revolution	Students will finish into. worksheets on Industrial Revolution. Parent-teacher conferences tonight 6 - 8:30
Wed 10/25	Industrial Revolution	Students will review quiz from Tue. and then begin section on Industrial Revolution. Student Blogpages will be graded beginning at 6 pm today.
Tue 10/24	Quiz	Students will take a 20 question multiple choice quiz (see details on Monday 10/23). Before quiz students will see a "Brainpop" cartoon about Napoleon.
Mon 10/23	Review for Quiz on Tue.	Review for quiz on Tue. Quiz topics: Napoleon, Latin American Revolutions, Congress of Vienna, Nationalism.
Fri 10/20	Nationalism	Begin nationalism with students listing what it means to be an American, trying to get at the jist of what it means to be nationalistic. Followed by reading on nationalism and some documents with questions
Thur 10/19	Congress of Vienna	One day lesson; reading and discussion of Congress of Vienna. Also students get a talk about the college application process and the need for them to get 3 letters of recommendation from teachers.
Tue 10/17	History Blogs	More work on building student blog pages.
Mon 10/16	History Blogs	More work on building student blog pages. First day of second marking period.
Fri 10/13	Latin American Revolutions	Last day of marking period. Students will receive print out of 1st marking period grades. More work on building student blog pages.
Thur 10/12	Latin American Revolutions	More work on building student blog pages.
Wed 10/11	Latin American Revolutions	Introduction to students blog pages.
Tue 10/10	Latin American Revolutions	Reading and map lesson on Latin American Revolutions.
Fri 10/6	Napoleon	Reading and map lesson on the fall of Napoleon.
Thur 10/5	Napoleon	Readings and documents on Napoleon.
Wed 10/4	Review Quiz. Review DBQ's.	Students will review quiz and possibly re-take? Students will get back and review their DBQ essays from last week. Students will read an example of an outstanding student essay.
Tue 10/3	Quiz: Enlightenment and French Rev.	Students will take a 20 question quiz on The Enlightenment and the French Revolution.
Fri 9/29	French Revolution	Notes and Review of French Rev. and Reign of Terror for Quiz on Monday.
Thue 9/28	DBQ - French Revolution	Second day of 2-day DBQ essay on French Revolution.
Wed 9/27	DBQ - French Revolution	First day of 2-day DBQ essay on French Revolution.
Tue 9/26	French Revolution	Documents and notes on French Revolution. Introduction to DBQ essays.
Mon 9/25	French Revolution + Robespierre and The Reign of Terror.	Two readings and discussion on French Revolution and The Reign of Terror.
Fri 9/22	French Revolution	Discussion of Writeboard and the fall equinox (Sept. 21). Readings and worksheets on the French Revolution.
Thur 9/21	French Revolution	"Fall of The Bastille" Lesson using writeboard.  Introduction to Writeboard
Wed 9/20	French Revolution	Text reading and questions - into. to French Revolution.
Tue 9/19	Enlightenment	Reading and discussion of Enlightenment.
Mon 9/18	Quiz - Then Enlightenment	Quiz: Creation vs. Evolution + Scientific Revolution. Then: students will come up with their own fictional government in preperation for study of Enlightenment.
Fri 9/15	Scientific Revolution	Students will do gallery walk and peer review of posters from last week. Practice fire drills. Mini-lecture on Scientific Revolution. (Top 100 most influential people).
Thur 9/14	Scientific Revolution	Finish two-day lesson with construction of collaborative poster, display of poster and discussion.
Wed 9/13	Scientific Revolution	Begin two-day lesson on scientific revolution which culminates with student groups making a collaborative poster. A packet of various readings is supplied.
Tue 9/12	Creation vs. Evoltion	Students assigned computers. Into. to class blog. Students begin blogs.
Mon 9/11	Creation vs. Evoltion	Film clips: Inherit the Wind. Students will view clips from this famous film about the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Fri 9/8	Creation vs. Evoltion	Film clips: Inherit the Wind. Students will view clips from this famous film about the Scopes Monkey Trial.
Thur 9/7	Creation vs. Evolution	Readings and discussion of both sides of creation and evolution debate.
Wed 9/6	9th grade review.	Students will put together a matching puzzle made up of material from 9th grade. I want to see what you remember from last year.
Tue 9/5	First Day of School!	Introduction. Seating chart. Review of class website, etc.