Below, you will find assignments and weekly schedules describing what tasks you should be completing during the school closure. None of these assignments are graded, but they will help you maintain your current skills. Some of the content on PowerPoints is 'new', but all of this content will be reviewed once we return to class. If you are unable to access these assignments and activities during the closure, you will have a chance to access the material upon our return. While none of these activities are graded, you may submit them to me via email (picture, scanned assignment, etc.) or to Turnitin.com and I will offer you feedback. If you have any questions, please email me and we will figure this out together!
Week of March 30-April 3:
Monday, March 30, 2020: Mankind "Revolutions" Episode Video Notes
Watch the episode of Mankind titled "Revolutions" and take notes on the Video Notes worksheet. This is a great overview of some of the major impacts of the Industrial Revolution and how it fits into the world history context. The episode covers some of the global impacts of the Industrial Revolution. The video notes are linked on the right and the episode can be found on YouTube. I have also linked it to the right. Have fun! :) |
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Introduction to the Industrial Revolution PowerPoint Notes
As a reminder, we will cover information provided to you in PowerPoints when we eventually return to class. To help guide your exploration of the Industrial Revolution, use this point to help you understand the causes and early stages of one of the biggest movements in world history. As you move through the PowerPoint, take notes on the slides in your journals. Our modern lives full of technology are a direct product of the Industrial Revolution, considered possibly the biggest shift in human history since the neolithic Agricultural Revolution. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most people lived in the country side, there were no machines to produce technology, and most people never left within 20 miles of their birthplace. Oh and life expectancy was around 33...yikes! This way of life may seem long ago, but the industrial revolution started only 250 years ago, with the high point being early-mid 1800s! This was the most radical shift in the way that humans lived in nearly 3000 years! As we consider a lot of our global problems in the 21st century, a lot of them began with this shift to a mechanized and urban way of life due to the Industrial Revolution. |
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020: "Why the Industrial Revolution Happened Here [Great Britain]" Video Notes
Watch the episode from BBC on why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain. If you looked through the PowerPoint from Tuesday, you would know that Great Britain was where the first phase of the Industrial Revolution began in the 1700s. Britain had ample LAND, LABOR, & CAPITAL. This documentary from BBC looks at what allowed the Industrial Revolution to kickoff and thrive in Great Britain. The documentary can be found on YouTube, but I also linked it to the right, along with the Video Notes worksheet. The questions are in order on the worksheet, so just follow along as you watch. Have fun! :) |
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Thursday & Friday, April 2-3, 2020: Conditions of the Working Class Cornell Notes
Once again, to continue to practice our Cornell Notes (especially for those who registered for an AP class next year), please read the selection of the textbook linked to the right on the Conditions of the Working Class during the Industrial Revolution. This section is a fantastic overview of the terrible working and living conditions during the Industrial Revolution. Factory owners and managers took advantage of the lower working classes to make incredible profits during the high point of the Industrial Revolution. Society in Europe actually saw a widening of the social class as well. Basically, there was a very small middle class and a large gap between the 'haves' and the 'have-nots'. Injuries, poor sanitation, pollution, cramped living conditions, slums, child labor, low wages and long hours, and death ran rampant during the Industrial revolution. Out of these issues, we will eventually see the creation of labor laws to protect to workers and the development of unions., but that doesn't happen for quite a while. As always, your Cornell Notes Worksheet has a vocabulary section, a notes section, and a summary section. Please answer the essential question in the summary section of the worksheet after you have finished reading and taking notes on the selected reading. |
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Week of March 23-27:
Monday, March 23, 2020: Comparing Revolutions
Have you been reviewing what we learned prior to the school closure? If not, this assignment will be a great exercise in covering the 4 main revolutions we discussed. Use the Comparing Revolutions Worksheet to collect information on each of the revolutions we studied. Then, use the information to compare and contrast the revolutions by answering the questions on the back of the worksheet. |
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Tuesday & Wednesday, March 24-25, 2020: Which of the Revolutions was most 'Revolutionary'?
The French Revolution Essay has been postponed until we return. Since we want to make sure we are still practicing our argumentative writing, consider answering the following prompt in a single paragraph and submitting it to Turnitin.com. The prompt is: Which of the revolutions was most 'revoltuionary'? I will give feedback, but remember that this is not a graded assignment. Have fun with it and remember to have a clear and concise argument that answers the question, have some evidence to support your answer, and connect that evidence back to your argument (how does it prove what you are saying?). As always, have a nice conclusion statement that sums everything up and restates your argument.
The French Revolution Essay has been postponed until we return. Since we want to make sure we are still practicing our argumentative writing, consider answering the following prompt in a single paragraph and submitting it to Turnitin.com. The prompt is: Which of the revolutions was most 'revoltuionary'? I will give feedback, but remember that this is not a graded assignment. Have fun with it and remember to have a clear and concise argument that answers the question, have some evidence to support your answer, and connect that evidence back to your argument (how does it prove what you are saying?). As always, have a nice conclusion statement that sums everything up and restates your argument.
Thursday & Friday, March 26-27: Causes of the Industrial Revolution Cornell Notes
To continue to practice our Cornell Notes (especially for those who registered for an AP class next year), please read the selection of the textbook linked to the right on the Causes of the Industrial Revolution in Europe. As always, your Cornell Notes Worksheet has a vocabulary section, a notes section, and a summary section. Please answer the essential question in the summary section of the worksheet after you have finished reading and taking notes on the selected reading. |
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