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Friday, May 29, 2015

HWC Day 73 - Colonialism, Slavery, & Revolution in Latin America

Objectives: Define unique physical geography of Latin America. Investigate indigenous cultures of Latin America.

Task: Buenos dias! When you arrive to class, please get out the rubric for your final draft and hand it in on the podium. We'll begin class with your presentations on the Olmec, Maya, and Aztecs. Then, you'll spend a few minutes considering the colonial history of Latin America. Finally, we'll begin a directed research activity to investigate slavery, maroons, and the revolution in Haiti.

Homework:

TODAY - R&R final draft due emailed as a PDF to Mrs. Friday by 3:00
Monday, June 1 - R&R public awareness mp4 shared with Mrs. Friday by 3:00 *5 bonus points for any submissions on or before May 29 at 3:00
Tuesday, June 2 - Latin America Map Quiz
Friday, June 5 - Cumulative Map Quiz - Europe & Africa
Friday, June 12 - HWC Final Exam at 7:35 am

Links for "Slavery & Revolution in Latin America"

Part I: The Atlantic Slave Trade (Adjust the rows, columns, & cells to get the information you need)

Tables & Timeline: http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/estimates.faces
Maps: http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/assessment/intro-maps.faces

Part II: Maroons in Jamaica http://scholar.library.miami.edu/slaves/Maroons/maroons.html
Part III: Haitian Revolution

French Revolution:http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/chap8a.html
Code Noir: http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/335/
The First Days of the Slave Insurrection: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/675831.html
Multiple Revolutions: http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline/bogues/tb10.php
Affect on the World: http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline/bogues/tb13.php
Legacy of the Haitian Revolution: http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline/dupuy/ad8.php

Part IV: Linking Past & Present http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/17/sunday/main6107857.shtml

CPWC Day 78 - Revolution in Haiti

Objective: Investigate the impact of slavery on the development of Latin America. Review

Task: Buenos dias! We'll begin with a short game to review the geography of Latin America. Then, we'll share our cultural food before we begin watching a documentary on the Haitian Revolution.

Homework:

TODAY - Chapter 11, section 1 reading notes
TODAY - Culture Food Party (see GoogleSpreadsheet for signups)
Monday, June 1 - Latin America map quiz
Tuesday, June 2 - Chapter 11, section 2 reading notes
Tuesday, June 2 - "Slavery & Revolution In Latin America" due
Wednesday, June 3 - Reading quiz (9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 11.1, & 11.2)
Friday, June 5 - Cumulative map quiz
Wednesday, June 10 - CPWC Final Exam at 7:35 am

CPWC Current Events - Extra Credit Opportunity (due by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, June 9)
Use one or more of the news sources below to find recent news articles relating to topics we've studied in quarter 2. Create citations and annotations in NoodleTools. The annotation MUST include a summary AND an explanation of how the article relates to our studies. Share your work with the "CPWC Quarter 4 Extra Credit" dropbox.

Each citation/annotation is worth up to 5 points and you may complete up to 3 per unit (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, & Oceania, & Latin America).

Thursday, May 28, 2015

West Civ Day 33 - French Revolution & Napoleon

Objective: Evaluate the causes of the French Revolution. Create a timeline to detail the events of the French Revolution.

Task: Bonjour! We'll begin with a short overview of the French Revolution. Then, you'll participate in or observe the debate on Napoleon. Finally, if any time remains, we'll identify the main contributions of Napoleon.

Homework:

ASAP - Unit 4 PDPs
ASAP - Unit 4 PDCs
YESTERDAY - Unit 5 PDP's due by 3:00
Thursday, May 28 - Napoleon debate in class
Thursday, May 28 - Unit 5 PDC's due by 3:00
Monday, June 1 - Unit 6 PDPs due by 3:00
Wednesday, June 3 - Unit 6 PDCs due by 3:00
Friday, June 5 - Western Civ. Cumulative Test

CPWC Day 77 - Indigenous Peoples, Slavery, & Revolution in Latin America

Objective: Compare and contrast the Aztec & Incan empires. Investigate the impact of slavery on the development of Latin America.

Task: Buenos dias! When you arrive to class, please get out your Panama Canal packet from yesterday. We'll spend the first portion of class finishing our review of these worksheets. Then, we'll begin our exploration of the Aztecs and Incas. Finally, you'll begin an investigation of slavery and revolution in Latin America.

Homework: