Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Poor Louis and Antoinette!

HW: Read 216-218 The King Concedes; Describe what happens at Versailles? How did the Church change? Describe the New Constitution. p. 218 Who were the ‘sans culottes’? What were their actions? #2 Checking for Understanding… Then, #7

Monday, October 29, 2012

PBS: Marie Antoinette

Go to http://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/life/index.html Royal Life: Choose a room; pictures; visit; take notes; Describe in 3 sentences

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Drought, Taxes, Anger! Revolt!

HW: p. 213 Chart; answer 1, 2 (what info here shows what caused the revolution?) Make a flow map on the events on page 214 Describe the picture of the Tennis Court Oath, p. 215 Read p. 215; what was going on in France? What did the National Assembly do on Aug. 4, 1789?

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The 3 Estates.....the 98% of France

Voices from the past; choose 5 actions words that are used to describe the event p. 212-23 What were the 3 estates; describe each one with 3 details each Look at the pie chart; What was UNFAIR?

Monday, October 22, 2012

Watch Debate! Write notes and final analysis.

Keep plus and minus info for each candidate This is on foreign policy: Issues Who Won? Give 3 issue related reasons why he won Give 2 personality/presentation reasons he won.

Friday, October 12, 2012

The Enlightenment Ideas of Natural Rights leads to the American REVOLUTION!!

King George was the King of……England HW : Read 192-93 List the taxes that enraged the Americans. Explain “No Taxation Without Representation!” Explain the Boston Massacre. Who? When? (1770) Where? Why? CW: How did King George Punish the Americans for protesting his laws? What new laws did he then pass? What ‘natural rights’ did the Americans feel that they had? The Declaration of Independence (see 194) drew on what ideas of John Locke? When was it written? HW CW/HW: 194-95 2nd Congress and Birth of a new Nation. Make a Flow Map Showing the events and chronology of the American Revolutionary War. P. 196; The Bill of Rights; make a T CHART of the ideas of the Enlightenment and the English Revolution and the ideas in the Bill of Rights What other Revolutions for democracy did the American Revolution inspire?

Monday, October 8, 2012

Enlightenment thinkers....Choose which thinker you want to know more about.

HW: Look at the famous people from the Enlightenment 184-189 List the individuals mentioned in the book. Which one would you like to know more about? Write 3 good reasons why you want to know more about this person or topic.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Watch the debate! Keep score! Who won?

WATCH: Weds 6 pm/debate at 7 pm: 1st Presidential Debate: Make 2 Lists of pro and con; give +1 or -1 point for each on: A. Content/issues: abortion +1, -1 immigration terrorism jobs dream act b. Behavior, looks, ‘zingers’, +1, c. Write and make an argument for who won the debate; base your argument on your notes, give 2-3 examples.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Was oliver cromwell a hero or a villain. List the pros and cons for oliver Cromwell. Two Columns Write a Thesis statement....Oliver Cromwell was a hero/villain? Did he do more good than harm? Positives: pro Negatives: con What can we learn from his story? Was he a hero or a villain?