World History II 2011-2012 Lesson plans- day by day
August 29- Assign 8th year books to all classes. Give review sheet to show where they were last year and where they will be headed this year.
August 30 - . Discuss answers to review. Work on their list of the 5 most influntial people of the past 1000 years. Look at major states and empires around A.D.1500. Supplement with map on wall to help locate these places
*This will satisfy W.H.II 2a
August 31 - Give newest version of Pre -test consisting of 70 questions.
September 1 - Finish pre -test. Go over several of the most missed items.
September 7 - Work briefly on longitude and latitude. Begin looking at Chapter 5, section 1 on the Renaissance. (WHII. 2b )Take notes on when, where, and why the Renaissance took place. Discuss Machiavelli. Continue reading of section 1. Discuss characteristics of the Renaissance
September 8 - Discussion of leading city-states and their characteristics - Florence, Milan, and Venice. List information concerning Renaissance society. * Look closely at picture of printing press on p. 162. Discuss Gutenberg in detail using notes from old red book (p. 356 )
September 9 - Go over printing press and its effects from p. 162. From page 161, identify Castiglione, list segments of an urban society, mention arranged marriages and dowries.
Start section 2 with definition of humanism and who Petrarch was. Note the accomplishments of Dante and Chaucer.
September 10 - Give these 6 names to discuss for homework: Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, daVinci, Raphael,and Michaelangelo. Also view DVD from library on Renaissance Art, Music, and Literature. This is one of a good series that is 23 minutes in length.
Show works of daVinci, Ghiberti, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello using my Life magazine of the restoration of the Sistine Chapel, and Rhonda Reed's book on Michelangelo, plus my old blue WH book. Also mention Masaccio and perspective as a key Renaissance characteristic in art, as well as Brunelleschi.
Finish section 2 of chapter 5 with key figures of the Northern Renaissance, including Jan van Eyck and Albrecht Durer.
- View 23 minute DVD on Life in the Renaissance.
September 13 - Wrap up section 2 showing more artwork and quickly review for quiz tomorrow.
September 14 - Give SOL 9.3 of 15 questions to help supplement key events of the Renaissance
September 15 -Begin looking at section 3 on the Reformation WHII 3 a-c Discuss why Martin Luther entered the priesthood, and what he criticized the Church for. Mention where the Reformation began, when it began, and what it was.
Continue yesterday's information concerning Martin Luther.
September 16 - Lecture on Martin Luther includes why he became a monk.
Finish section 3 on the Reformation by discussing guided reading activity worksheet 5-3. This will count as a 10 point homework assignment
September 17 - Quick quiz of 5 questions on the Renaissance available ( optional ). Go over Peace of Augsburg. Show United Streaming Newscast from the Past. Introduce section 4 by highlighting major material including the Catholic Reformation. Assign handout of 17 questions. Homework assignment - Do questions 1-9.
September 23 - Check 3-17 on section 4 handout.
September 26 - Go over Chapter 5 review Test tomorrow! ( 90 points )
September 27 - Test on Chapter 5
September 28 - Begin work on Chapter 6 The Age of Exploration Handout of questions available. For the following day (since I will be absent on the 28th) back up work on the wrap up quiz which follows :
September 29 - - Look at questions 1- 27 on the Reformation. Go over questions that may present a problem ( 11,13,14,17,20,22,23 which is now available on a 7 question handout ) Test worth 54 points. ( this is the old 9.4 version that is on disk ) This is GOOD !
September 30 - Take 27 question quiz on 9-4 The Reformation. Go over upon September 30 - Give 24 question quiz on major religions. This will count as a 48 point quiz.( this is the old 9.6 of 12 questions plus the '04 version of 12 questions for a total of a 24 question quiz ) ** This is WHII .2
October 3 - Begin Chapter 6 on The Age of Exploration ( WHII 4 a-f ). Go over the first section in class highlighting key material. October 4 - Go to library and work on ALS lessons: Americas 2 plus The World Expands to help supplement Chapter 6. ( Will not use in "11 ) Determine why the Age of Exploration occurred when it did. In other words, why not 100 years earlier or 100 years later.
October 5- Continue handout of questions 1-21 from section 1. ** Write a paragraph highlighting Columbus from the Opposing Viewpoints on p.192-193 Slant it to support him as more hero than villian or vice versa.
Continue discussion of section 1 handout. Read section 2 in class. Divide into 6 groups. Each group takes a page of the section and develops two questions. Go over and discuss upon completion. Compare questions to those of worksheet on sections 2 and 3.
October 6 - Worksheet on section 2 and 3 of Chapter 6 has questions 22-32. Discuss upon completion charting number 7 on the board. (Triangular trade including places and items)
October 7- Complete puzzle ( Will use after test ) . BEGIN REVIEW OF CHAPTER 6.
October 10- Complete review of Chapter 6.
October 11 Take TEST on Chapter 6 - The Age of Exploration ***( WH II 4 a-f, 5 e
October 12 - Using pages 80-85 research and discuss 5 major religions Find websites to use in lab tomorrow. Concentrate on date of origin, founder, sacred text, basic beliefs, number of followers, and where the religion is dominant. *Chart is available on teacher disk for WH II
October 13 - Lab Day in library. Chart the major religions- Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism
October 14 - Handout chart to study in class and compare to the one they have been working on in preparation for upcoming quiz Show United Streaming segment on major religions. Give supplemental handout on major religions. Go over selected quiz questions to review. October 17 - Give 18 question handout as a review Allow group work to copy and discuss. Go over upon completion.
October 18 - Give 24 question quiz on major religions. This will count as a 48 point quiz.( this is the old 9.6 of 12 questions plus the '04 version of 12 questions for a total of a 24 question quiz ) ** This is WHII .2 October 19 - Review for tomorrow's quiz on The Age of Exploration October 20- Give 27 question quiz on WHII.4
( '06 version )
October 21 - Finish going over WHII.4. Introduce Chapter 8 and lecture on section 1 dealing with the three Islamic empires. This chapter will now become critical since WHII.5 (a-d) is now included in EOC testing. Use page 246-249 to write down 6 pieces of information about Suleyman.
October 24 - Visit usatestprep.com and do sample test. Finish 6 items on Suleyman
October 25 - Look at Conquerors video on Suleyman.
October 26 - Work in computer lab on test prep from website
October 27 - Finish Chapter 8 worksheet of questions 11 - 18.
October 31 - Prepare for quiz on WHII.5.
Briefly go over selected notes from Chapter 9 which includes a look at China and Japan.
November 1 - Take WHII.5 quiz and go over. 15 questions worth 30 points
November 2 -Lab Day- Work with iq.poquoson.org
November 3- 4 hour early release
November 4 - Student Holiday Parent teacher conference
November 7 - Go over section 1 handout of Chapter 7. Add lecture notes to handout if needed to supplement material in section 1. Handout of this section to help supplement material.This aligns with WHII.6b
November 8 - Lecture on section 2 of Chapter 7 which includes the Thirty Years' War.
November 9 - Students read pages 219-221 and write down 3 pieces of information. Go over and re-emphasize the divine right of kings, civil war in England, restoration, and the Glorious Revolution. ( available in handout )
Guy Fawkes Day!! Read the handout. Introduce the term absolutism on p.223. Mention Richelieu and Mazarin. Show 9 minute video on Louis XIV.
November 10 - Read selected passages in old blue book ( 410-412 ). Take notes on Louis's mistakes.
Look at Prussia and Russia with empahasis on what Peter the Great did. Take mock quiz on ruling families of Spain, England, and France as well as Prussia and Russia. Look at the difference in their absolutism.
November 15 - List some of Peter's reforms from old blue book. Begin the video on Peter the Great which does a good job of showing how he dragged Russia out of the Dark Ages. ( 50 minutes in length )
November 16- Finish video on Peter the Great. Discuss upon completion.
- Discuss selected material from pages 231-233 emphasizing Hobbes and Locke. Start crossword puzzle to supplement chapter information.
November 17 - Finish puzzle -Review for Chapter 7 test.
. ( Tomorrow's test covers WHII 6b )
November 18 Take test on chapter 7
November 21 - Begin Chapter 10 on Revolution and Enlightenment. Read section 1 and respond to the 16 question handout. Finish for HW.
November 22 - Take 9 question wrap up quiz on Absolutism. Go over after completion Go over 16 questions. Discuss who made the biggest contributions and why . This section covers ** WHII 6a. Heavy emphasis on Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, and Harvey
Lecture on highlighted material from pages 300-301. Assign names for classwork as well

November 23 - THANKSGIVING BREAK

November 24 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 25 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 28 - Continue 16 question handout on Section 1. Do puzzle on first two sections of Chapter 10 to help reinforce names.

November 29 - From section 2: Define Enlightenment plus the 7 figures on the handout

November 30 - Use selected portions of the video from library to view and discuss The Age of Enlightenment (optional) Use colored pencils and paper to draw items to help identify the figures from sections 1 and 2 of chapter 10. Have groups of three design 2 drawings. Others will attempt to identify the individual the drawing is about.

December 2 - Read and discuss section 3 material which highlights enlightened absolutism, plus the 7 Years War

December 5 - Review the Portuguese and Spanish Empires in the Americas from section 4 of chapter 10. Review section 4 handout which includes the American Revolution.
Put special emphasis on Louverture and Simon Bolivar. Use assessment of various questions on last page of Chapter 10. - . .
December 6 - Begin Study for test on Chapter 10 by using the handout of questions. The test is composed of 20 multiple choice items and 15 matching items that cover SOL 6a,d. Homework is to do the second page of the 3 page review Another day of review will be necessary since a school play will be performed in the afternoon cutting short 6th and 7th periods

December 8- Take test which includes this discussion question ( graded or ungraded - my choice ) : Explain how political philosophies of the Enlightenment contributed to future events.

December 9 - Lab day - Go over ALS lessons on the French Revolution 1 & 2

December 12 - Read the first 3 pages of Chapter 11 section 1. Do handout 11-1 plus the 30 item identifying estates.

December 13 - Review material for wrap up quiz tomorrow
December 14 - Give wrap up quiz on absolutism and Enlightenment ( 31 questions ) Write down the correct answer. Go over after completion.
December 15 - Review Chapter 11 on the French Revolution. Discuss highlighted material centering around the Three Estates. Go over handout on identifying estates available.
December 16 - Review Three estates. Use handout identifying those estates. Lecture on highlighted material. Use Guided Reading 11-1 to supplement understanding. Give handout on Marie Antoinette. December 19- THE SOCIAL plus concerts by band and chorale will take these 2 days

December 21 thru January 2 -HAPPY HOLIDAYS !!

January 3 - NO SChOOL - snow

January 4 - NO SCHOOL - snow

January 5 - Lecture and discuss the radical factions, put spectrum of political opinion from '03 book on the board, mention Robespierre and the reign of terror. Finish reading remainder of section 2 for homework.
January 6 - Video on the Guillotine.(Run time is about 50 minutes.)

January 9 - Take notes on pgs. 340-342 on Crushing Rebellion and dechristianization. Discuss 342-343 including coup d'etat. Review material from section 2 of Chapter 11 plus Crushing Rebellion on p. 340 January 10 - Begin Lecture on Chapter 11 section 3 Start Napoleon video.
January 11 - Finish discussing section 3 highlighting Napoleon's Russian campaign.
January 12 - Do section 3 handout in class and check.
January 13 - Go over handout. Chart 3 disastrous mistakes by Napoleon
January 16 - Go over Chapter 11 review Be prepared to take 35 question quiz on Flanagan later
January 17 - Take Chapter 11 test.
January 18 - Take 35 question quiz on WHII.6 It does a good job of summarizing the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. ( This is the '04 version )
January 19 - Begin section 1 of Chapter 12 on the Industrial Revolution. Use section 1 handout to supplement.
January 20 - View and discuss the film on the Industrial Revolution
January 23 - Discuss why reform and productivity in the film kept a bloodbath of revoultion from occurring. Look at how the industrial working class was treated on p. 369. Also read the Way it Was on p. 368-369
January 24 - Look at and discuss the Congress of Vienna in section 2 including the ideologies of conservatism and liberalism.

January 25 - No Classes - Semester change

January 26 - Check 1-13 on section 2 handout for a homework grade ( optional ) Lecture on the rest of section 2 and finish handout

January 27 -

January 30 - Lab day in library. Lessons from ALS include Post Napoleonic France, plus German unification and Italian nationalism
January 31 - Review the Revolutions of 1848 including where they took place, what they hoped to achieve, and how successful they were.
Read and discuss section 3 on the unification of Italy and Germany. Begin looking at Guided Reading Activity to help supplement this section. Key names for 7c and d are Garibaldi, Cavour, and Bismarck.

February 1- Go over section 3 handout. Use 5 question handout review on German and Italian Unification. Work on Chapter 12 puzzle.
February 2 - Review puzzle. Then go to Section 4 of Chapter 12 which deals with Romanticism and Realism plus several key figures. Read and discuss this section to close out the chapter.Use portion of Guided Reading to highlight Realism and Romanticism (optional) plus big names like Jenner and Pasteur
February 3 - Partial Review of Chapter 12 - 11 items on the back

February 6 - Continue review of Chapter 12
February 7 - Test on Chapter 12

February 8 - Use USA Test Prep to prepare for SOL- 10 day free trial

February 9 - Lab Day - Use Test Prep again
February 10 - Begin work on Chapter 13. Establish Karl Marx as the BIG name. Read the first section in class and work on section 1 handout of questions. Briefly go over several WH II .7 questions for quiz tomorrow. (February 9 - Begin looking at section 2 of Chapter 13 on The Emergence of Mass Society. Several WH II 8a questions are on page 404. Use Guided Reading to put section in perspective.
February 14 - Review page 404 about city conditions. Discuss women and education. Review selected questions for upcoming quiz on WH II.7 Begin Section 3 of Chapter 13. Give homework on ranking the six European countries.
February 15 - Check response on ranking countries. Discuss positioning with Great Britain and Germany as the top two. Briefly look at the status of the U. S. on page 415.
February 16 - Give puzzle to work on in groups

February 17 - Give 24 question quiz on WHII.7
February 20 - NO SCHOOL SNOW 4-6 "

February 21- 2 hour delay -Review material for Chapter 13 test tomorrow. Have students write down three possible questions. Comment on choices. Then give review sheet.
February 22 - Test on Chapter 13. Go over upon completion. Begin looking at questions 1-26 on WH II.8 concerning the Industrial Revolution. Use the '04 version for review. Will do a complete quiz after going over the chapters on imperialism
Continue discussion and review on WH II.8
February 23 - Begin Chapter 14 on Imperialism. (WH II.8 d,e) Lecture on several key notes concerning imperialism in Southeast Asia. Give handout of questions on section 1 of Chapter 14 to supplement.

February 24 - Give handout of questions on section 1 of Chapter 14 to supplement. l

February 27 - Discuss answers to section 1 handout.
February 28- Lecture on section 2 concerning imperialism in Africa. Use video on Imperialism ( 8 min. 47 sec. ) to show how brutal Belgium was in the Congo. Use political cartoon of African imperialism to help supplement. Show the ancient wonder- the Colossus to show play on words in number 3 question on cartoon. Use Boer War question from WH II.8 to reinforce reading on p. 441.
February 29 - Continue section 2 discussing apartheid in South Africa.
March 1 - Give 10 question review quiz on sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 14. ( oral ) and not graded
Section 3 hightlights British rule in India. Provide time to read a portion of the section and comment on pertinent material.
March 2 -Continue section 3 discussion. Do Guided Reading Activity on section 3. Highlight Gandhi from old blue book detailing the march to the sea.

March 5 - NO SCHOOL SNOW
March 6 - Section 4 talks about Nationalist revolts in Latin America highlighting Toussaint-Louverture and Simon Bolivar. Use Guided Reading to help supplement. ( optional ) SOL testing puts morning class behind
March 7 - Review for tomorrow's test on Chapter 14.
March 8- Test on Chapter 14. Go over upon completion.
March 9,12 - Begin Chapter 15 which highlights imperialism in China and Japan. Lecture and discuss The Opium War, the Tai Ping Rebellion, and spheres of influence. Give political cartoon to examine concerning the carving up of China.
March 13 - Read about the Open Door Policy and the Boxer Rebellion on pages 470-471. Take notes on discussion that follows.
March 14 - From section 3 on the Rise of Modern Japan, understand the implications of the Treaty of Kanagawa, by looking at Perry's arrival. Look at the Meiji Restoration which turned Japan into a "modern society". Mention Russo-Japanese War. 10 question quiz is available. Review for tomorrow's wrap up quiz with 26 question review ( 7 imperialism questions excluded )

March 15- Give WHII .8 quiz 33 question version worth 66 points

March 16 - Begin Chapter 16 on W.W. I. Mention the 5 causes of the war as well as the spark that started the war. Take notes on this plus when the war was fought. Section 1 quiz will be taken after review
March 19 - 10 question quick quiz on section 1 of Chapter 16.

March 20 - Lab day in library. Work on the ALS lessons World War I and the Russian Revolution
March 21 - Review causes from yesterday. Comment on Germany's Schlieffen Plan. Section 2 handout is available after lecturing on highlighted material.
March 22 - Continue looking at section 2 material on pages 503-509. The terms stalemate, attrition, and propaganda will be discussed.Look at reasons why the U. S. entered the war. Give section 2 handout for homework.
March 26 - Grade section 2 handout. Lecture briefly on the 3rd section. In class plus homework assignment is to write a 2-3 paragraph summation of the Russian Revolution
March 27 - Take up their paragraphs. (worth 15 points) Compare to mine.Then give handout on the Russian Revolution. Look at web site on Anastasia. Its located in the favorites. Give pertinent info including Rasputin and massacre. ** Look for information below Begin a two day internet search on Anastasia and the Romanov family. Two good sites are:
http://members.tripod.com/~Pharaoh30/index-2.html ( This site has moved - look in favorites) and
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/anastasia/myth.html
*** Continue internet study of the Romanovs. Another site to go to: http://www.lostsecrets.com/ **Begin two day viewing of the cartoon version of Anastasia. Look to be able to separate fact from fiction! Begin looking at the movie Anastasia.
March 28 - Continue looking at Anastasia.
March 29 - Finish Anastasia
March 30 - Go over questions 1-5 on section 4 of Chapter 16.
April 2 & 3 Finish the rest of Section 4 handout questions. Work on puzzle to help reinforce W.W. I concepts. 1st period will have test on 4/5 - periods 4,6, & 7 will test on 4/4
April 4 - Begin review of Chapter 16
April 5 - Test on Chapter 16 (SOL WHII 9 a,b,c )
April - A & E Video on Foot Soldier World War I is a good supplement. Show if time allows.

April 6-9 EASTER BREAK
April 10 - ** Project info given out Due MAY 25 *** View the first part of the video Warring and Roaring, to help review what we have covered in W. W I. (1st period gets project 0n 4/11
April 11 - Review for 19 question strand on WHII.9. Use United Streaming and a look at the decade of the 1920's.
April 12 - Give 19 question quiz on WH II.9.
April 12 - View second part of Warring and Roaring.

April 13 - Go over 19 question quiz and discuss "Roaring"
April 16 - *Use History of the 20th Century video to supplement the 1920's.
April 17 - Look at section 1 of Chapter 17. Discuss the Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal programs. View and take notes on the video History of the 20th Century ( 1930-1939 ) This is a very good interwar period look. It is tilted toward America during the '30's.
April 18 - Discuss England and France and Germany's situation after W.W. I.
April 19 - Begin looking at The Rise of Fascism in Italy on p. 540. Discuss definition as well as Mussolini. United Streaming has Mussolini video clip ( WHII.10 )
April 20 - Spend the day dicussing the Soviet Union in section 2. Do section handout 17-2 and check. Read and note Nazism in section 3 beginning on p. 548. Write down 5 items concerning Hitler. Give puzzle to work on.
April 23 - Go over puzzle answers. Look at section 1 of Chapter 18 on Nationalism Around the World. Discuss the Massacre of the Armenians.Discuss Gandhi from section 2.
April 27 - Look at section 3 of chapter 18. Read and discuss Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong.
April 30 - Give chapter 17 & 18 review sheet.
May 1 - TEST ON CHAPTERS 17 & 18. Look at '03 version of WHII.10. Discuss some of the 14 questions Continue video and discussion of it.

May 2 - Begin WW II on Chapter 19 List Hitler's acts of aggression from the first section of Chapter 19.
-Check homework on Hitler's acts of aggression. section. Discuss the steps of Germany's aggression as well as Japan's early movements. At least 2 days will be needed to discuss material.
- Discuss from section 2 Germany's early successes. The Battle of Britain, and the German march into Russia
- Finish discussion of yesterday. Show film on Axis victories. (Not shown in 2012 )
- Continue working on section 2 of Chapter 19 which include the 3 turning points of the war.
*** ( If Available ) Lab Day. Work on Marco Polo in the lab. The lesson on "Remembering Pearl Harbor" is excellent.
May 3 - Watch the film " Allied Victory " A 10 question quiz may be used. ** If time allows
May 4 - Go over Guided Reading sections 3 & 4 of Chapter 19
May 7 - Present handout of Cold War plus puzzle ( due tomorrow ) **WH II strands 10-12 are available to review and test before SOL

May 8 - Take up puzzle.Begin 43 question SOL WHII.12 **Finish for homework Allow 6 or 7 days to review for SOL Work on 70 Question simulation test on line ( 07 version ) Handouts on the Cold War plus give WHII 10-15 plus 5 page End of Course Review **********

Begin working on EOC review using flashcards and EOC review packet. ** Flashcards are now on share drive and disk

SOL ** FOR ALL WH II CLASSES WILL BE TUESDAY, MAY !5 **

After SOL, finish WW II if not already done. Show Patton and The Great Escape

DUE TO EARLY TEST DATE< THE FOLLOWING PLANS FROM APRIL 26-30 can be picked up if deemed necessary

PROJECT DUE ON MAY 25 !

April 26 - Give WHII.10 '04 version of 16 questions Go over 16 questions upon completion. This is a 32 point quiz. Homework - List Hitler's acts of aggression from the first section of Chapter 19.
April 27 -Check homework on Hitler's acts of aggression. section. Discuss the steps of Germany's aggression as well as Japan's early movements. At least 2 days will be needed to discuss material.
April 28 - Discuss from section 2 Germany's early successes. The Battle of Britain, and the German march into Russia
April 29 - Finish discussion of yesterday. Show film on Axis victories.
April 30 - Continue working on section 2 of Chapter 19 which include the 3 turning points of the war.
*** ( If Available ) Lab Day. Work on Marco Polo in the lab. The lesson on "Remembering Pearl Harbor" is excellent.

May 26 - Assign a list to be made of what you consider to be the 5 most influential people in world history if not already done. Over the next 5 days or 6, view A&E's Biography of the Millennium 100 people- 1000 years. This is an excellent program!

May 31 - June 6   EXAMS !! Finish Top 100 people after taking exam if needed

This year's (2011-2012) SOL pass rate is 76%  47/62 passed. 11 were expedited and will retake Thursday morning May 24th. It is obvious the folks in Richmond could not tolerate the high degree of success so they have made the test much tougher!!

This past year's (2009-2010) SOL pass rate was 96%
57 out of 59 students passed
** This past year's ( 2006-2007 ) SOL pass rate was
100% - CONGRATS ! 50/50 passed
** This past year's (2004-2005) SOL pass rate was 98%
57 out of 58 students passed
** Previous year's (2003-2004) SOL pass rate was 95% 58 out of 61 students passed