World History Honors

Period 2

World History Honors

Welcome

Assignments

Assigned May 16.
Use the article from Discovery Education to create a timeline of the events leading up to World War I. Describe concepts of nationalism, imperialism and military expansion. Include the events that caused the war and the major points within the war.

World War I - Discovery Education
HOW World War I Started: Crash Course World History - YouTube

Each student must turn in their own timeline. You may collaborate with a partner.

Comparing Market and Command Econonmies

Assigned May 9
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 10 slides that explains the following:

  1. Explain how market (capitalist) economies allocate goods and services.
  2. Describe the standard of living in capitalist economies and compare the United States to one command economy. Standard of living can be:
    • GDP per capita - income (how much money do people make per year?)
    • Calories consumed
    • Size of homes in square feet
  3. Are the benefits of prosperity equally shared among people in our society?
  4. What is the 'Invisible Hand' in market economies?
  5. Contrast the 'Invisible Hand' to the work government planners do in command economies.

Resources:
Padlet: Market and Command Economies
Due May 13 by email to evmartimast@gmail.com

Victorian Exposition: The Crystal Palace

Assigned Mar 7.

Crystal Palace - World's Fair 1851The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held in London inside an enormous structure of iron and glass known as the Crystal Palace. In five months, from May to October 1851, six million visitors thronged the gigantic trade show, marveling over the latest technology as well as displays of artifacts from around the world.

England hosted the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. The Great Exhibition was the brain-child of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert. England was experiencing a manufacturing boom and intended to show off, on the international stage.

Research resources:
The Great Exhibition - British Library
Britain's Great Exhibition of 1851 Was a Milestone in Technology - About.com

Your Assignment:

  1. Form a team with 4 members.
  2. Research the inventions/technology on display at the great exhibition.
    • Which countries were present?
    • What inventions/devices/technology was demonstrated?
  3. Choose an invention that was exhibited. Research the invention, including country of origin, and demonstrations staged at the exhibition.
    • Pick one invention
    • Research the invention
    • Describe how it was demonstrated at the exhibition
  4. Create a poster that advertises the invention and includes the information you found in #3.
    • poster is about one invention your team has created
    • style the poster as an ad for the demonstration at the exhibit
  5. Final product includes:
    • 1 page detailing your research
    • 1 poster advertising exhibit

Due Mar 14.

Viking Raids in Medieval Europe

Assigned Jan. 11
Students will create a historical account of a medieval village under Viking attack.

Using the resources linked from our class website, your notes, and our textbook create a media report describing a Viking attack on a medieval village. Be sure to include intentions and strategies, as well as a map highlighting major attack routes.

The report can be created in the style of a newspaper or magazine story, the script for a radio or TV program, or a story told in part from the perspective of either the Vikings or a resident of a village that they raided.
Due Jan. 13 at the start of class.

Be sure to create a 'Vikings' page in the History Labs section of your OneNote notebook.

Resources:
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
NOVA Online: The Vikings
NOVA: Who Were the Vikings?
Medieval Times and Castles: The Viking Raids
Use this sample from NPR as a guide to the way a radio news story can be structured:

Sep. 16th
Chapter 1 OneNote Team Activity

Work with your team through the collaboration space in our OneNote Class Notebook to complete what could not be finished in class. Due Sep. 18th

Assigned Sep. 14th
Complete the end of chapter assessment for chapter 1 in the World History textbook in your student portal. Due Sep. 18th

Assigned Sep. 9th
Read chapter 1 of your World History textbook in your student portal and answer the questions at the end of lessons 1 and 2. Please do not copy and paste answers from the text; try to answer in your own words. Due Sep. 18th

In Class

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Course Description

The World History course consists of the following content area strands: World History, Geography and Humanities. This course is a continued in-depth study of the history of civilizations and societies from the middle school course, and includes the history of civilizations and societies of North and South America. Students will be exposed to historical periods leading to the beginning of the 21st Century.

Digital Device Initiative

Tablet computers have been deployed to high school World History classrooms. Digital content, including content from course textbooks, has been loaded on the tablets, allowing students to access the curriculum offline. We encourage students to bring their assigned tablet to school everyday for use in class. Documents will be going home to parents/guardians the first week of school. More information about the M-DCPS digital initiative is available on their website.

M-DCPS Digital Initiative

Supplies

The ninth grade world history class will make extensive use of the tablet computers provided by the school district. Most work will be assigned and reviewed electronically. Some assignments and activities will still require traditional materials. Students should have the following supplies available for use in class:

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