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    HISTORY 12

    May 5 – Off Week/Secondary Session

    • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
      • the Lusitania (Ethical Dimensions, Historical Perspective)
    • 1917
      • Naval Blockade (Ethical Dimensions, Historical Perspective, Cause & Consequence)
      • Zimmerman Telegram & US entry into war (Ethical Dimensions, Historical Perspective, Cause & Consequence)
      • Russia
        • role of Tsar Nicholas II vs. Lenin (Continuity vs. Change, Historical Perspective, Cause & Consequence)
          • “Peace, Land & Bread”
          • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk 1918
          • Russian Civil War (pp.72-75 Global Forces)
    • Treaty of Versailles & League of Nations
    • Recommended Reading/Homework (from MOODLE):
      • *Map History Post WWI PDF
      • “Chapter 5 – Treaty of Versailles”
      • *”The World Remade”
      • Was the League Successful?”

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 5

    • GEO Unit
      • Grid Systems
      • Time Zones
      • Scale
      • Contour Lines
    • HOMEWORK Due Dates:
      1. Five Themes of GEO Assignment Due week of May 3 (this week)
      2. Classroom Map Assignment (see Powerpoint for Specifics) Due week of May 10
      3. Blog Posts – GEO VOCAB, Topographic Maps – Location Activity PDF – post by Friday, May 7

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 4

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    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. GEO VOCAB
      2. Blog Post:  Pick THREE (3) Geo vocab terms and post in Blog
        • Term + Definition + Image of a BC example (cite source of image)
      3. Topographic Maps – Location Activity (See Moodle)
        • Post finished PDF in Blog
      4. Grid Systems
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. Five Themes of GEO Assignment Due week of May 3 (this week)
      2. Classroom Map Assignment (see Powerpoint for Specifics) Due week of May 10
      3. Blog Posts – GEO VOCAB, Topographic Maps – Location Activity PDF

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    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    May 3

    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. Geography Basics – Powerpoint Notes
      2. GEO VOCAB
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. Five Themes of GEO Assignment Due week of May 3 (this week)
      2. Classroom Map Assignment (see Powerpoint for Specifics) Due week of May 10

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8

    April 30

    • Intro to course & Q4
      • Setting up MOODLE
      • Course Outline & Modifications
        • Assessment – 4 point scale: Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Exceptional
      • JO DI Mini School Experience and Expectations
        • Digital Skills & Communications
        • Leadership
    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY
        1. Assignment 1  (see Moodle)
        2. Follow up: Individual or Partner?  Choice of Focus?
      2. Geography Basics – Powerpoint
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. View NAT GEO video on maps
      2. GEO VOCAB

    HISTORY 12

    April 30

    • What makes an effective infographic?
      • Descriptive Title and sub-headings
      • Informative details (statistics, quotes, etc.)
      • Minimal text (kept to point form)
      • Complimentary visuals
    • WWI
      • Video Overview – Causes of WWI
      • Chapter 2 Global Forces
      • Additional Resources – see MOODLE
    • Homework due next day:
      • 1. Blog post #1:  Primary Sources
        • describe something that you would consider a primary source from the era of WWI; your post should include:
          • a description of what that source is
          • your reasons why you would consider it a primary source
          • paragraph or point form
      • 2. Read Chapter 2 by Monday, May 3
      • 3. Assignment 1 due week of May 10
        • choice of:
          • infographic(s)
          • slideshow
          • video

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    April 29

    • Intro to course & Q4
      • Setting up MOODLE
      • Course Outline & Modifications
        • Assessment – 4 point scale: Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Exceptional
      • JO DI Mini School Experience and Expectations
        • Digital Skills & Communications
        • Leadership
    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY
        1. Assignment 1  (see Moodle)
        2. Follow up: Individual or Partner?  Choice of Focus?
      2. Geography Basics – Powerpoint
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. View NAT GEO video on maps
      2. GEO VOCAB

    HISTORY 12

    April 29

    • Intro to Historical Inquiry (see Moodle for reference)
      • Blog Post #1
    • WWI
      • Assignment 1 – Applying the Historical Inquiry Model
      • Video Overview – Causes of WWI
      • Chapter 2 Global Forces
      • Additional Resources – see MOODLE
    • Homework due next day:
      • 1. create/set up Digital Portfolio & copy/paste the URL into TEAMS
        • Organize into:
          • Blog Posts
          • Assignments
      • 2. Blog post #1:  Primary Sources
        • describe something that you would consider a primary source from the era of WWI; your post should include:
          • a description of what that source is
          • your reasons why you would consider it a primary source
          • paragraph or point form
      • 3. Read Chapter 1 by Friday, April 30
      • 4. Read Chapter 2 by Monday, May 3

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    SOCIAL STUDIES 8M

    April 28

    • Intro to course & Q4
      • Setting up MOODLE
      • Course Outline & Modifications
        • Assessment – 4 point scale: Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Exceptional
      • JO DI Mini School Experience and Expectations
        • Digital Skills & Communications
        • Leadership
    • Intro to GEO Unit
      1. Five Themes of GEOGRAPHY
        1. Assignment 1  (see Moodle)
      2. Geography Basics – Powerpoint
    • HOMEWORK Due next period:
      1. View NAT GEO video on maps
      2. GEO VOCAB

    HISTORY 12

    April 28

    • Intro to course & Q4
      • Setting up MOODLE
      • Course Outline & Modifications
        • Primary Week vs Secondary Week
        • Course Digital Portfolio/Blog
        • Assignment due dates
        • Homework readings
    • Intro to the study of History
      • SNL – Jerry Seinfeld’s History Class
      • Historical Inquiry (see Moodle for reference)
      • Chapter 1 – Global Forces (Text)
    • Intro to Unit 1 –  WWI and its aftermath
    • Homework due next day:
      • 1. create/set up Digital Portfolio & copy/paste the URL into TEAMS
        • Organize into:
          • Blog Posts
          • Assignments
      • 2. Blog post #1:  Primary Sources
        • describe something that you would consider a primary source from the era of WWI; your post should include:
          • a description of what that source is
          • your reasons why you would consider it a primary source
          • paragraph or point form
      • 3. Read Chapter 1 by Friday, April 30