WEEK of 8/19
Thursday
Syllabus
Meet the Teacher
How to use Schoology & ASSIGNMENT #1 (due by Monday)
Discussion: What is Culture? (material and non-material)
Friday
Current Events
Journal: What are the origins of the universe? Throughout history, many stories have been told about the genesis of the universe. Some people rely on religion to answer this question; others look to science. What do you think?
Start Vocabulary List
BCE/CE vs. BC/AD
Timeline Practice
Assessment: Chart a Timeline of Ancient Periods using text handout
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WEEK of 8/26
Monday
Journal: What was required to shift humans from being nomadic to having a static locale?
Review Vocab list
CFA Pretest
Neolithic Revolution
View: ICE MAN
Tuesday
Journal: When humans thought about "the whole world" in 5000 BCE, how big was it?
Early River Civilizations (MAP)
Handout 2-1: Elements necessary for a civilization
Gilgamesh and Noah comparison (Venn)
Discuss Archaeological Evidence #1 and #2
Wednesday
Journal: Why are our laws "written down" in the WV State Code?
Current Events & Crazy Laws
Review Vocabulary List & Fertile Crescent
Handout 2-2: Mesopotamia
Hammurabi Activity (in groups)
Debrief and discuss
Thursday
Journal
Review Vocabulary
Handout 2-3: Egypt
Activity: Egyptian Bureaucracy Simulation (in pairs)
Friday
Journal:
Review Vocabulary
Zoroaster, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism
Gallery Walk: 4 Religions
1 Hour Mentoring TODAY
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WEEK of 9/2
Monday
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
Journal: List as many "types" of government as you can...
Review Vocabulary
Define types of governments in early city-states: aristocracy, monarchy, oligarchy...
...and in the Greek islands: a democracy! (see Pericles, 5th century BCE)
GR pg. 58-66 (mix)
Introduce Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Wednesday
Journal: List what you remember about the Allegory of the Cave.
Review Vocabulary
Begin "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Discuss
Thursday
Journal: What do you think Rand's personal philosophy is? Why?
Review Vocabulary
Continue "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Discuss
Friday
Journal: Is the individual, or the group more important in society? Why?
Review Vocabulary
Finish "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Review Plato's theories on FORMS and REALITY
Discuss
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WEEK of 9/9 ***FREEDOM WEEK***
Tuesday
Journal: Define "compromise"
View & discuss: Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Examine a potential new government from 3 perspectives:
New Jersey: "Equal representation. Each state should get 1 vote!"
Virginia: "Bigger states deserve more say, and so more votes!"
Southern states: "We agree with VA, and our slaves should count as population!"
Debate. How do we solve these issues?
PPT: Discuss 3 major compromises and history/structure of the Constitution.
Still no deal! - Federalist / Antifederalist debate. Also...
Electoral College (Math Activity) as an example of Fed/AntiFed compromise
Wednesday
Journal: Could Congress ever take away free speech, or the right to bear arms?
Simplify the bill of rights
Review Article V of the Constitution
Gallery walk: Analyze these examples Suffrage propaganda
Discuss passage and repeal of prohibition.
Reread and diagram Article V
Discuss: Could we repeal the 1st Amd? 2nd? Any? Should we? How many votes would it take?
Thursday
Review the bill of rights.
Use yesterdays definitions to complete each of the 8 stations.
Identify whether any civil liberties were violated in the 8 cases.
Discuss
Debrief
Friday
Journal: Why did it take almost 100 years to free the slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation: What is it? What motivated Lincoln to do it?
Review Vocab
Review Greece
Vocab quiz
Alexander the Great PPT
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Week of 9/16
Monday
Return Vocab Quiz (discuss results)
Re-take quiz in Tutoring (T&F @ 11:50) as needed
Begin new vocab list
Etruscian Kings
Early Roman Monarchy (PPT)
Tuesday
Review Vocabulary list
The Roman Republic (PPT)
Tax Farmers Activity
"Anthem" Schoology Assignment due TODAY!
Wednesday
No Class - Opioid Summit in Huntington, WV
Thursday
Review vocabulary list
Discuss Schoology responses.
Review Roman origins to Republic.
Rome becomes an empire (PPT)
Friday
Review Vocabulary list
Review: Origins of Judaism
Origins of Christianity
What can the Bible teach historians about Roman government?
John 18:28 - 19:16
Christianity in the Roman Empire
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WEEK of 9/23
MONDAY
Review Vocabulary Terms
Fall of Roman Empire/Rise of Feudalism (PPT)
Castle STEM Challenge
TUESDAY
Review Vocab Terms
Manor Life / Medieval Warfare (PPT)
Castle design (due TODAY!)
Opposing groups will design a means of attacking the castle on Friday.
WEDNESDAY
Growing Role of Church (PPT)
STEM Castle Catapult challenge
THURSDAY
NO SCHOOL
Scan textbooks during PL morning?
Training at BOE in PM
FRIDAY
MENTORING (12:20-1:20)
Scan textbooks during mentoring?
Review Vocab Terms
Handout copies of Tuesday's castle designs
Devise a plan to invade opposing castle
Post attack plan alongside original blueprint
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WEEK of 9/30 Golden Age of Islam
Monday
Current events
Ted talk: goal setting
"Premeditatio malorum" activity
Journal: Why might Stoicism have declined in the Middle Ages?
Tuesday
Current Events
HarvardX Brief History of Islam
5 Pillars & 6 Beliefs of Islam
Related films
Wednesday
Current Events
Islamic "Golden Age"
Journal: what is an algorithm?
Islamic Origin of Algebra
Lattice Method of Multiplication
Thursday
Current Events
Islamic contributions to math and science
Tessellation activity: GRID and Directions
FRIDAY
Current Events
Depictions of prophets in Islam
Charlie Hebdo debate
Al Jazeera: Science in the Golden Age
HOMECOMING COOKOUT
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WEEK of 10/7 Monasticism, the Church, & the Crusades
MONDAY
Feudal System T/F Gallery Walk A & B
Feudal Crime "You Be The Judge" Activity
Feudal Religion Info and Questions
TUESDAY
Power of the Church (PPT)
Start of the Crusades (Notes & Discussion)
Crusades (film)
WEDNESDAY
Primary Sources: Essays on the Crusades
THURSDAY
The Plague (PPT / Notes & Discussion)
CDC Zombie Outbreak Activity
FRIDAY
Changes in art and thought after the Crusades / Plague
One point perspective art assignment
WEEK of 10/14
Monday
Journal: For a leader, is it better to be loved or feared?
Review: Changes in art and thought after the Crusades
Italian Renaissance PPT
Define "Humanism"
Machiavelli Primary Source Activity
Tuesday
Review: Historical sequence since the fall of Rome
Review Machiavelli (film)
Da Vinci inventions (film)
Renaissance DBQ
Wednesday
Renaissance Exploration
Aztec / Inca / Mayan - Gallery Walk
Human Sacrifice and Elongated Skulls
Cortez and Pizarro
Thursday
Columbian Exchange DBQ
Midterm Review
Friday
Mercantilism (in groups)
First English Colony CROATAN
Six Croatan Theories
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WEEK of 10/21
Monday
What is a narrative?
Review for Midterm
Tuesday
Printing Press & Indulgences (PPT)
95 Theses Activity
Wednesday
Midterm
Grade / Discuss midterm results
Thursday
95 Theses Activity (check for understanding)
Reformation Animation (short)
Reformer Dossier Activity
Friday
Current Events
Protestant Reformation (Nat Geo)
English Reformation
Henry VIII (begin at 0:50)
Dossier Activity -Check for understanding
History vs. Henry VIII
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WEEK of 10/28
Monday
Review concepts and terms from last week
Mayflower Compact (film)
Mayflower Compact
Tuesday
Puritanism: Democracy or Theocracy?
Wednesday
Slavery & Triangular Trade (DBQ)
Thursday
PL DAY
Friday
Current Events
Check Slavery DBQ together
Discuss
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WEEK of 11/4 Colonialism and Imperialism
Monday
Colonization map activity
Tuesday
South Africa & India Colonization Questions
Current Events
Wednesday
Current Events
Check Colonization Questions
REWIND: Enlightenment (Document Based Gallery Walk)
Thursday
Current Events
REWIND: Enlightenment (in depth DBQ)
Friday
Current Events
Check and discuss Enlightenment DBQ
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WEEK of 11/11
Monday
No School
Tuesday
French Revolution (PPT & Questions)
Wednesday
Current Events
Scientific Revolution
Pg 717 #1-7
Thursday
Review: triangular trade, mercantilism, Enlightenment thinkers, etc.
Study Guide
Friday
Pre-test review
Test
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WEEK of 11/18 Industrial Revolution
Monday
Current Events
Chronological Sequence (Quiz)
Origins of the Industrial Revolution (PPT)
Industrial Revolution in Europe (DBQ)
Tuesday
Industrial Revolution (Review)
Film: BBC News Documentary
Wednesday
Additional Primary Resources (Cont'd)
Thursday
Rise of the "middle class"
Friday
Historical Hand Turkey Mania!
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WEEK of 11/25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK of 12/2
Monday
Current Events
Coordinate Directions
Map Skills practice
Geography refresher
Tuesday
Current Events
Global Migration to the US (1820-2015)
Migration in the 19th and 20th Centuries (PPT)
"Seeds of Change" film #1
Wednesday
Current Events
Causes of WWI (PPT)
M.A.I.N. (militarism, alliances, etc.)
"Seeds of Change" film #2
Thursday
Current Events
Propaganda Activity (Gallery Walk)
Friday
Current Events
Trench catapult activity (STEM)
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WEEK of 12/9
Monday
Current Events
Industrial Revolution: Worker strikes
Tuesday
Current Events
Marx & the 1917 Revolution (PPT)
National Geographic (short film)
Communism vs. Socialism (short film)
Communism vs. Capitalism DBQ
Wednesday
Current Events
Citizenship: Signatures and Handwriting
Thursday
Current Events
Last Days of WWI
Treaty of Versailles (Britannica)
Treaty of Versailles (VENN)
Treaty DBQ
Friday
Current Events
Great Depression in Europe
Rise of Dictators (PPT)
Hitler's Rise to Power DBQ
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WEEK of 12/16
Monday
Current Events
Study Guide
Tuesday
Current Events
WAPO: What is the Green New Deal?
NYT Upfront: Green New Deal (pro/con)
Wednesday
Current Events
Test
Thursday
Current Events
Review Enlightenment Thinkers
NYT Upfront: Checks and Balances
Friday
Tacky Christmas Craft Extravaganza!
2 HR early out (Faculty Senate)
WEEK of 12/23 & WEEK of 12/30 CHRISTMAS BREAK
Friday 1/3
Current Events
2019 Year in Review (Activity)
WEEK of 1/6
MONDAY
Current Events
World Religions "Children's Book" assignment
Complete comparative religions chart
TUESDAY
Current Events
Working (design) time for "Religions" book project
WEDNESDAY
Current Events
"Book Fair" - share and discuss
Major World Religions
Review Quiz
THURSDAY
Current Events
Return Review Quiz - discuss and evaluate weaknesses
CFA Review
TED Talk: How Good is Your Memory?
Memory mugshot activity
FRIDAY
Current Events
Common Formative Assessment
The Atlantic: Raising Smoking Age to 21 is Pointless
Brainstorm: What makes you an "adult" in American culture?
Film excerpts: National Geographic Initiation Rituals
WEEK of 1/13 REVIEW & FINALS
MONDAY
Current Events
Final Review
Status Map and "Overboard" activity
Thursday
Syllabus
Meet the Teacher
How to use Schoology & ASSIGNMENT #1 (due by Monday)
Discussion: What is Culture? (material and non-material)
Friday
Current Events
Journal: What are the origins of the universe? Throughout history, many stories have been told about the genesis of the universe. Some people rely on religion to answer this question; others look to science. What do you think?
Start Vocabulary List
BCE/CE vs. BC/AD
Timeline Practice
Assessment: Chart a Timeline of Ancient Periods using text handout
_______________________________________________________
WEEK of 8/26
Monday
Journal: What was required to shift humans from being nomadic to having a static locale?
Review Vocab list
CFA Pretest
Neolithic Revolution
View: ICE MAN
Tuesday
Journal: When humans thought about "the whole world" in 5000 BCE, how big was it?
Early River Civilizations (MAP)
Handout 2-1: Elements necessary for a civilization
Gilgamesh and Noah comparison (Venn)
Discuss Archaeological Evidence #1 and #2
Wednesday
Journal: Why are our laws "written down" in the WV State Code?
Current Events & Crazy Laws
Review Vocabulary List & Fertile Crescent
Handout 2-2: Mesopotamia
Hammurabi Activity (in groups)
Debrief and discuss
Thursday
Journal
Review Vocabulary
Handout 2-3: Egypt
Activity: Egyptian Bureaucracy Simulation (in pairs)
Friday
Journal:
Review Vocabulary
Zoroaster, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism
Gallery Walk: 4 Religions
1 Hour Mentoring TODAY
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WEEK of 9/2
Monday
HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday
Journal: List as many "types" of government as you can...
Review Vocabulary
Define types of governments in early city-states: aristocracy, monarchy, oligarchy...
...and in the Greek islands: a democracy! (see Pericles, 5th century BCE)
GR pg. 58-66 (mix)
Introduce Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Wednesday
Journal: List what you remember about the Allegory of the Cave.
Review Vocabulary
Begin "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Discuss
Thursday
Journal: What do you think Rand's personal philosophy is? Why?
Review Vocabulary
Continue "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Discuss
Friday
Journal: Is the individual, or the group more important in society? Why?
Review Vocabulary
Finish "Anthem"
Identify similarities with Plato
Review Plato's theories on FORMS and REALITY
Discuss
___________________________________________________
WEEK of 9/9 ***FREEDOM WEEK***
Tuesday
Journal: Define "compromise"
View & discuss: Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Examine a potential new government from 3 perspectives:
New Jersey: "Equal representation. Each state should get 1 vote!"
Virginia: "Bigger states deserve more say, and so more votes!"
Southern states: "We agree with VA, and our slaves should count as population!"
Debate. How do we solve these issues?
PPT: Discuss 3 major compromises and history/structure of the Constitution.
Still no deal! - Federalist / Antifederalist debate. Also...
Electoral College (Math Activity) as an example of Fed/AntiFed compromise
Wednesday
Journal: Could Congress ever take away free speech, or the right to bear arms?
Simplify the bill of rights
Review Article V of the Constitution
Gallery walk: Analyze these examples Suffrage propaganda
Discuss passage and repeal of prohibition.
Reread and diagram Article V
Discuss: Could we repeal the 1st Amd? 2nd? Any? Should we? How many votes would it take?
Thursday
Review the bill of rights.
Use yesterdays definitions to complete each of the 8 stations.
Identify whether any civil liberties were violated in the 8 cases.
Discuss
Debrief
Friday
Journal: Why did it take almost 100 years to free the slaves?
Emancipation Proclamation: What is it? What motivated Lincoln to do it?
Review Vocab
Review Greece
Vocab quiz
Alexander the Great PPT
___________________________________________
Week of 9/16
Monday
Return Vocab Quiz (discuss results)
Re-take quiz in Tutoring (T&F @ 11:50) as needed
Begin new vocab list
Etruscian Kings
Early Roman Monarchy (PPT)
Tuesday
Review Vocabulary list
The Roman Republic (PPT)
Tax Farmers Activity
"Anthem" Schoology Assignment due TODAY!
Wednesday
No Class - Opioid Summit in Huntington, WV
Thursday
Review vocabulary list
Discuss Schoology responses.
Review Roman origins to Republic.
Rome becomes an empire (PPT)
Friday
Review Vocabulary list
Review: Origins of Judaism
Origins of Christianity
What can the Bible teach historians about Roman government?
John 18:28 - 19:16
Christianity in the Roman Empire
___________________________________________
WEEK of 9/23
MONDAY
Review Vocabulary Terms
Fall of Roman Empire/Rise of Feudalism (PPT)
Castle STEM Challenge
TUESDAY
Review Vocab Terms
Manor Life / Medieval Warfare (PPT)
Castle design (due TODAY!)
Opposing groups will design a means of attacking the castle on Friday.
WEDNESDAY
Growing Role of Church (PPT)
STEM Castle Catapult challenge
THURSDAY
NO SCHOOL
Scan textbooks during PL morning?
Training at BOE in PM
FRIDAY
MENTORING (12:20-1:20)
Scan textbooks during mentoring?
Review Vocab Terms
Handout copies of Tuesday's castle designs
Devise a plan to invade opposing castle
Post attack plan alongside original blueprint
__________________________________________
WEEK of 9/30 Golden Age of Islam
Monday
Current events
Ted talk: goal setting
"Premeditatio malorum" activity
Journal: Why might Stoicism have declined in the Middle Ages?
Tuesday
Current Events
HarvardX Brief History of Islam
5 Pillars & 6 Beliefs of Islam
Related films
Wednesday
Current Events
Islamic "Golden Age"
Journal: what is an algorithm?
Islamic Origin of Algebra
Lattice Method of Multiplication
Thursday
Current Events
Islamic contributions to math and science
Tessellation activity: GRID and Directions
FRIDAY
Current Events
Depictions of prophets in Islam
Charlie Hebdo debate
Al Jazeera: Science in the Golden Age
HOMECOMING COOKOUT
_________________________________________
WEEK of 10/7 Monasticism, the Church, & the Crusades
MONDAY
Feudal System T/F Gallery Walk A & B
Feudal Crime "You Be The Judge" Activity
Feudal Religion Info and Questions
TUESDAY
Power of the Church (PPT)
Start of the Crusades (Notes & Discussion)
Crusades (film)
WEDNESDAY
Primary Sources: Essays on the Crusades
THURSDAY
The Plague (PPT / Notes & Discussion)
CDC Zombie Outbreak Activity
FRIDAY
Changes in art and thought after the Crusades / Plague
One point perspective art assignment
WEEK of 10/14
Monday
Journal: For a leader, is it better to be loved or feared?
Review: Changes in art and thought after the Crusades
Italian Renaissance PPT
Define "Humanism"
Machiavelli Primary Source Activity
Tuesday
Review: Historical sequence since the fall of Rome
Review Machiavelli (film)
Da Vinci inventions (film)
Renaissance DBQ
Wednesday
Renaissance Exploration
Aztec / Inca / Mayan - Gallery Walk
Human Sacrifice and Elongated Skulls
Cortez and Pizarro
Thursday
Columbian Exchange DBQ
Midterm Review
Friday
Mercantilism (in groups)
First English Colony CROATAN
Six Croatan Theories
_______________________________________________________
WEEK of 10/21
Monday
What is a narrative?
Review for Midterm
Tuesday
Printing Press & Indulgences (PPT)
95 Theses Activity
Wednesday
Midterm
Grade / Discuss midterm results
Thursday
95 Theses Activity (check for understanding)
Reformation Animation (short)
Reformer Dossier Activity
Friday
Current Events
Protestant Reformation (Nat Geo)
English Reformation
Henry VIII (begin at 0:50)
Dossier Activity -Check for understanding
History vs. Henry VIII
____________________________________________
WEEK of 10/28
Monday
Review concepts and terms from last week
Mayflower Compact (film)
Mayflower Compact
Tuesday
Puritanism: Democracy or Theocracy?
Wednesday
Slavery & Triangular Trade (DBQ)
Thursday
PL DAY
Friday
Current Events
Check Slavery DBQ together
Discuss
____________________________________________
WEEK of 11/4 Colonialism and Imperialism
Monday
Colonization map activity
Tuesday
South Africa & India Colonization Questions
Current Events
Wednesday
Current Events
Check Colonization Questions
REWIND: Enlightenment (Document Based Gallery Walk)
Thursday
Current Events
REWIND: Enlightenment (in depth DBQ)
Friday
Current Events
Check and discuss Enlightenment DBQ
_______________________________________________
WEEK of 11/11
Monday
No School
Tuesday
French Revolution (PPT & Questions)
Wednesday
Current Events
Scientific Revolution
Pg 717 #1-7
Thursday
Review: triangular trade, mercantilism, Enlightenment thinkers, etc.
Study Guide
Friday
Pre-test review
Test
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WEEK of 11/18 Industrial Revolution
Monday
Current Events
Chronological Sequence (Quiz)
Origins of the Industrial Revolution (PPT)
Industrial Revolution in Europe (DBQ)
Tuesday
Industrial Revolution (Review)
Film: BBC News Documentary
Wednesday
Additional Primary Resources (Cont'd)
Thursday
Rise of the "middle class"
Friday
Historical Hand Turkey Mania!
________________________________________________
WEEK of 11/25 THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK of 12/2
Monday
Current Events
Coordinate Directions
Map Skills practice
Geography refresher
Tuesday
Current Events
Global Migration to the US (1820-2015)
Migration in the 19th and 20th Centuries (PPT)
"Seeds of Change" film #1
Wednesday
Current Events
Causes of WWI (PPT)
M.A.I.N. (militarism, alliances, etc.)
"Seeds of Change" film #2
Thursday
Current Events
Propaganda Activity (Gallery Walk)
Friday
Current Events
Trench catapult activity (STEM)
__________________________________________
WEEK of 12/9
Monday
Current Events
Industrial Revolution: Worker strikes
Tuesday
Current Events
Marx & the 1917 Revolution (PPT)
National Geographic (short film)
Communism vs. Socialism (short film)
Communism vs. Capitalism DBQ
Wednesday
Current Events
Citizenship: Signatures and Handwriting
Thursday
Current Events
Last Days of WWI
Treaty of Versailles (Britannica)
Treaty of Versailles (VENN)
Treaty DBQ
Friday
Current Events
Great Depression in Europe
Rise of Dictators (PPT)
Hitler's Rise to Power DBQ
_____________________________________________________
WEEK of 12/16
Monday
Current Events
Study Guide
Tuesday
Current Events
WAPO: What is the Green New Deal?
NYT Upfront: Green New Deal (pro/con)
Wednesday
Current Events
Test
Thursday
Current Events
Review Enlightenment Thinkers
NYT Upfront: Checks and Balances
Friday
Tacky Christmas Craft Extravaganza!
2 HR early out (Faculty Senate)
WEEK of 12/23 & WEEK of 12/30 CHRISTMAS BREAK
Friday 1/3
Current Events
2019 Year in Review (Activity)
WEEK of 1/6
MONDAY
Current Events
World Religions "Children's Book" assignment
Complete comparative religions chart
TUESDAY
Current Events
Working (design) time for "Religions" book project
WEDNESDAY
Current Events
"Book Fair" - share and discuss
Major World Religions
Review Quiz
THURSDAY
Current Events
Return Review Quiz - discuss and evaluate weaknesses
CFA Review
TED Talk: How Good is Your Memory?
Memory mugshot activity
FRIDAY
Current Events
Common Formative Assessment
The Atlantic: Raising Smoking Age to 21 is Pointless
Brainstorm: What makes you an "adult" in American culture?
Film excerpts: National Geographic Initiation Rituals
WEEK of 1/13 REVIEW & FINALS
MONDAY
Current Events
Final Review
Status Map and "Overboard" activity