Welcome to Honors World History, Spring Semester 2009
Homework assignments, notes, and other class information will be posted here
throughout the 2009 spring semester.
Wed 1/21-In class readings on the beginning of Ch.23 in class. HW: Complete
Ch.23 ID/Terms and Read P.597-604.
Thur 1/22-Notes on Ch.23 from powerpoint, Pt 1. HW: Read P.604-614.
Fri 1/23-Notes on Ch.23 powerpoints, Pt 2. HW: Complete email assignment and
Read P.614-621.
Email assignment for the weekend: Choose one European explorer from this era,
list his or her notable accomplishments, and write about whether you would
rank their accomplishments as "great"? Due on Monday morning 1/26 at 7:55am.
Mon 1/26-Email assgn due in AM. HW: Read P.621-627.
Tues 1/27-HW: Study for Ch.23 test on Wed.
Wed 1/28-Ch.23 Objective test in class. HW: read P. 631-637 (Ch.24)
Thur 1/29-Review Ch.23 tests, group work on P.631-637, Religious Issues in
16th century Europe. HW: Read P.637-643
Fri 1/30-Continue Thur group work, discuss material. Day 2 of Religious
Issues. Receive Ch.24 study guide. HW: Read P. 643-649 and complete email
assignment, due Monday at 7:55am.
Email Assgn: Give your opinion to the following statement."The Protestants
who broke away from the Roman Catholic Church had valid reasons for doing so."
Mon 2/2-Topic: Consolidation of Sovereign States. paired in-class assignment
on P.637-648. HW: read P.649-654
Tues 2/3-Notes on Capitalism and Enlightenment. HW: read P. 654-661 and
prepare for the Ch.24 Test on Wed.
Wed 2/4-Chapter 24 Exam, 40 multiple choice questions.
Thur 2/5-Video on Henry VIII.
Fri 2/6-Begin Ch.29 material. Receive ID/Terms for unit. HW: No email assgn,
Read P. 781-794 for Monday.
Mon 2/9-Viewing the video, Battle of canada and its consequences for the
American colonies. HW: read P. 781-794 if you haven't already done so.
Tues 2/10-Discussion of group assgn from Monday.
Wed 2/11-Receive list of NB assgn's in class. HW: Read P.795-800.
Thur 2/12-HW: Read P. 800-805, Notebooks collected in class.
Fri 2/13-No Class, Freshman Field Trip.
Mon 2/16-No Class, President's Day.
Tues 2/17-HW: read P. 805-812
Wed 2/18-Study for Ch.29 Test.
Thur 2/19-Ch.29 Test in class. HW: Begin reading Ch.30 P.815-821
Fri 2/20-Review Ch.29 test, receive Ch.30 ID's in class, intro to inventions
of the Industrial revolution. HW: Read P.821-825 for Monday.
Mon 2/23-Begin Ch.30 Notes, slides 1-10. HW: Read P.825-832
Tues 2/24-Group essay assignment in-class. HW: read P. 832-838
Wed 2/25-Finish group essays and reading them in class. If time, we will
continue Ch. 30 notes. HW: read P. 838-842
Thur 2/26-Finish notes on Ch.30 and review for the Ch.30 exam tomorrow.
Fri 2/27-Ch.30 Exam on the Industrial Revolution. 40 multiple choice
questions. Email assignment will be posted today and will be on Mon 3/2 at
7:55am.
Email Assgn: How would your world be different if the Industrial Revolution
had never occurred?
Mon 3/2-Review Ch.30 tests, Begin Ch.31 notes in class. HW: Read P. 847-853.
Ch.31 study guides handed out in class.
Tues 3/3-Continue with Ch.31 Notes. HW: Read P.853-860
Wed 3/4-War of 1812 video in class. HW: Read P.860-867
Thur 3/5-Finishing Ch.31 notes in class. HW: Read to the end of the Chapter
P.867-876.
Fri 3/6-No School
Email Assgn: Due Monday 3/9-If you had the choice to immigrate to America
from Europe in the late 1800's, would you? Explain your answer
Mon 3/9-Review and preparation for Ch.31 Test tomorrow. HW: Study for Ch.31
Test.
Tues 3/10-Ch.31 Test in class. 30 multiple choice questions and 1 essay worth
10 points.
Wed 3/11-Review of Ch.31 Test. Begin Ch.32 group assgn, counts as a test
grade. Due Thur 3/19. HW: Read P. 879-886
Thur 3/12-Video on Japanese History. HW: read P.886-892
Fri 3/13-TBA, HW: Read P.892-899
Mon 3/16- TBA, HW: Read P. 899-905
Tues 3/17-3rd Quarter Papers due in class. Working in the CRC today on the
Ch.32 Group Presentations.
Wed 3/18-No Class, early dismissal.
Thur 3/19-Ch.32 Group Presentations.
Fri 3/20-End of 3rd Quarter ends.
Mon 3/23-Receive 3rd Q papers back. HW: Ch.33 Id's in your notebook. Read
P.909-915
Tues 3/24-Begin Ch.33 notes. Discuss White Man's Burden. Ch.33 Quiz WS for
homework, due on Wed. HW: Read P.915-923
Wed 3/25-Continue Ch.33 notes. Ch.33 Ws quizzes due today. Develop an essay
question and list concepts to answer them in your notebook. Base your essay
question off of the imperialism outline given out in class. HW: Read P.923-927
Thur 3/26-Discuss essay questions and continue with Ch.33 notes on
Imperialism. HW: Read P.927-938.
Fri 3/27-HW: Read P.927-930, no email assgn for the weekend.
Mon 3/30-No school.
Tues 3/31-Finish Ch.33 material in class. Ch.33 study guides given out in
class today.
Wed 4/1-Ch.33 Review in class. ED schedule. Study for Ch.33 exam tomorrow in
class.
Thur 4/2-Ch.33 Test in class. 40 multiple choice questions.
Fri 4/3-Review Ch.33 exams.
Mon 4/6-Wed 4/8-Historical film in class, TBA.
Tues 4/7 Notebooks collected in class.
Have a Happy Easter and a great Spring Break!
Mon 4/20-Begin Ch.34, World War I. Intro to unit. Video on beginning of the
war, primary sources of the beginning of the war, and music of WWI. HW: Read
P.945-950.
Tues 4/21-Notes on war between 1914-1917. HW: read P. 950-962.
Wed 4/22-National Social Studies League Exam in class.
Thur 4/23-more WWI content in class. HW: read P.962-967
Fri 4/24-WWI content cont'd. HW: Email assignment and Read P.967-974
Email assgn: Due on Monday 4/27 at 7:55am.
"Choose one country that fought in WWI and descibe their reasons for fighting
in the War and what outcomes it had for them. How did the war change their
country, government, people? Explain your answer in writing."
Mon 4/27-US Entry into WWI: 1917. HW: Study for Ch.34 Test.
Tues 4/28-Treaty of Versailles and the end of WWI
Wed 4/29-WWI Ch.34 Test in class. 40 multiple choice questions.
Thur 4/30-Review of Ch.34 Tests and receive 4th Quarter group project in
class.
Fri 5/1-Working in the CRC on 4th Quarter Projects.
Mon 5/4-Ch.35 notes in class. Ch.35 ID's passed out in class. HW: read P.977-
985
Tues 5/5-Begin discussion of Ch.35 powerpoint notes. HW: Read P.985-996
Wed 5/6-Finish Ch.35 notes in class. HW: Read P.996-1001
Thur 5/7-Ch.35 Open-Note Test.
Fri 5/8-Working in the CRC on the Quarter Project.No email assgn.
Mon 5/11-Begin Ch.37 WWII. HW: read P.1031-1037
Tues 5/12-Ch.37 WWII. HW: Read P.1037-1047
Wed 5/13-Ch.37 WWII. HW: Read P.1047-1054
Thur 5/14-Working in the CRC on the Quarter Group Project.
Fri 5/15-Ch.37 WWII. HW: Read P. 1054-1058. Last email assgn: What effect did
the Treaty of Versailles (that ended WWI) have on the causes for WWII? Do you
think the second world war could have been prevented? Explain your thinking.
Due Monday by 7:55am.
Mon 5/18-WWII Video. HW: Begin preparing for Ch.37 Exam.
Tues 5/19-Ch.37 WWII review and recap. HW: prepare for Ch.37 Test.
Wed 5/20-Special schedule, long class. Ch.37 Test. ID/Essay format. Last unit
test of the year!
Thur 5/21-No class.
Fri 5/22-No class.
Mon 5/25-Memorial Day, no school.
Tues 5/26-Quarter Project Presentations.
Wed 5/27-Quarter Project Presentations.
Thur 5/28-Quarter Project Presentations.
Fri 5/29-Final Exam Review, pt 1
Mon 6/1-Final Exam Review, pt 2
TUES 6/2-Final Exam
-Mr. Szczepkowski
