World History Advanced Placement
Unit 3 - Age of Accelerating Connections
Chapter 12 - The Mongol Moment
Week at a Glance:MON - Reading Check Quiz CH 12 -- Pick up CCOT Packet & Time Article
TUE - The Mongol Impact (on Middle East, China, & Russia) -- How to write the CCOT
WED/TH - Socratic Discussion: Article on Time -- Cooperative Poster Creation CCOT
FRI - Timed writing CCOT - Mongols
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Quote of the Day: "A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues." - Cicero
Learning Targets:
* Analyze the significance of pastoral societies in world history
* Explain how the conditions of nomadic life differed from the rest of Eurasia
* Explain the impact of the Mongol Empire on world history
* Examine implications of the Eurasian trade sponsored by the Mongols and determine how Eurasian trading systems changed over time.
Essential Questions:
1. In what different ways did Mongol rule affect the Islamic world, Russia, China, and Europe?
2. How would you define both the immediate and the long-term significance of the Mongols in world history?
3. How would you assess the perspective of this chapter toward the Mongols? Does it strike you as negative and critical of the Mongols, as bending over backward to portray them in a positive light, or as a balanced presentation?
4. Describe and analyze continuities and changes in the impact of nomads on ONE of the following areas from 600 to 1450. - China - Russia - Middle East: Islamic World
Agenda:
1. Reading Check Quiz - Chapter 12 - The Mongol Moment
2. Students will pick up the CCOT Introduction Guide after the quiz. They will also pick up the Article concerning time - "The History of Time: Past, Present, & Future - Perception of time through the ages. We will discuss the CCOT guide on Tuesday, read it and understand what it is asking you to do for Friday's essay. The article concerning time will be used on Wed/Thu during the first half of class during a socratic discussion with classmates. Read it for block day and follow these instructions (write them at the top of the page so that you remember):
Write notes on a separate sheet of paper (10), Underline important points (10), Circle things that you need clarification on (10), Write a summary, 2 to 3 sentences (20), Write a Question for discussion (50).
3. After the quiz, students will watch Crash Course World History #12: Wait for it... The Mongols!
While viewing the video students should consider the essential questions from Strayer 12 and they will be used for discussion following the conclusion of the video.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Quote of the Day: "Gratitude is born in hearts that take time to count up past mercies." - Charles E. Jefferson
Learning Targets:
* Analyze the significance of pastoral societies in world history
* Explain how the conditions of nomadic life differed from the rest of Eurasia
* Explain the impact of the Mongol Empire on world history
* Examine implications of the Eurasian trade sponsored by the Mongols and determine how Eurasian trading systems changed over time.
Essential Questions:
1. In what different ways did Mongol rule affect the Islamic world, Russia, China, and Europe?
2. How would you define both the immediate and the long-term significance of the Mongols in world history?
3. How would you assess the perspective of this chapter toward the Mongols? Does it strike you as negative and critical of the Mongols, as bending over backward to portray them in a positive light, or as a balanced presentation?
4. Describe and analyze continuities and changes in the impact of nomads on ONE of the following areas from 600 to 1450. - China - Russia - Middle East: Islamic World
Agenda:
1. DO NOW QUESTION: How would you define both the immediate and the long-term significance of the Mongols in world history? How did they create a lasting impact in Russia, China, and The Islamic World?
2. Notes, Discussion, & Video: The Mongol Impact
Video Clip: Millennium The 13th Century - The Century of the Stirrup ~ The Mongols!
3. Exit Ticket on a separate sheet: Students will leave class and hand to Mr. Duez their beginning thesis for the CCOT on Friday. Who are they writing about (China, Russia, or Middle East) and what was the Mongol impact?
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 & Thursday, November 15, 2012
Quote of the Day:
Not what we give,
But what we share,For the gift
without the giver
Is bare.
~James Russell Lowell
Learning Targets:
* Analyze the significance of pastoral societies in world history
* Explain how the conditions of nomadic life differed from the rest of Eurasia
* Explain the impact of the Mongol Empire on world history
* Examine implications of the Eurasian trade sponsored by the Mongols and determine how Eurasian trading systems changed over time.
Essential Questions:
1. In what different ways did Mongol rule affect the Islamic world, Russia, China, and Europe?
2. How would you define both the immediate and the long-term significance of the Mongols in world history?
3. How would you assess the perspective of this chapter toward the Mongols? Does it strike you as negative and critical of the Mongols, as bending over backward to portray them in a positive light, or as a balanced presentation?
4. Describe and analyze continuities and changes in the impact of nomads on ONE of the following areas from 600 to 1450. - China - Russia - Middle East: Islamic World
Agenda:
1. Do Now Question: How would you assess the perspective of this chapter toward the Mongols? Does Strayer's narrative strike you as negative and critical of the Mongols, as bending over backward to portray them in a positive light, or as a balanced presentation?
2. Socratic Discussion: Article concerning time - "The History of Time: Past, Present, & Future - Perception of time through the ages. Discussion will be 10 to 20 minutes of time, depending on the class and quality of the discussion.
Students will sit in a large circle and discuss the article. The questions they generated while reading the article will fuel the discussion. Mr. Duez will collect the article and score it according to the directions given on Monday:
Write notes on a separate sheet of paper (10), Underline important points (10), Circle things that you need clarification on (10), Write a summary, 2 to 3 sentences (20), Write a Question for discussion (50).
3. Students will work in groups of 6 to create timelines for the CCOT. They will write the CCOT Prompt at the top of the poster and choose one area (Russia, China, or Middle East) and compare early, middle, and late continuities and changes. We will present the posters at the end of the period. Students should use their CCOT Intro packet for help and their notes from Strayer for information to fill in on the timeline. They may draw pictures to represent ideas.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Quote of the Day: “Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow.” - Edward Sandford Martin
Learning Targets:* Analyze the significance of pastoral societies in world history
* Explain how the conditions of nomadic life differed from the rest of Eurasia
* Explain the impact of the Mongol Empire on world history
* Examine implications of the Eurasian trade sponsored by the Mongols and determine how Eurasian trading systems changed over time.
Essential Questions:
1. In what different ways did Mongol rule affect the Islamic world, Russia, China, and Europe?
2. How would you define both the immediate and the long-term significance of the Mongols in world history?
3. How would you assess the perspective of this chapter toward the Mongols? Does it strike you as negative and critical of the Mongols, as bending over backward to portray them in a positive light, or as a balanced presentation?
4. Describe and analyze continuities and changes in the impact of nomads on ONE of the following areas from 600 to 1450. - China - Russia - Middle East: Islamic World
Agenda:
1. CCOT Essay Timed Writing:
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME QUESTION
Directions: You are to answer the following question. Write an essay that:
has a relevant thesis.
Addresses all parts of the question.
Uses world historical context to show continuity and change over time.
Analyzes the process of continuity and change over time.
Describe and analyze continuities and changes in the impact of nomads on ONE of the following areas from 600 to 1450.
- China
- Russia
- Middle East - Islamic World
HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!
Go Texans... Beat the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.
We will have the reading check quiz on Chapter 13 - Worlds of the 15th Century on the Monday when we return.
But, remember... last chapter of Strayer for the year! (2012 that is!)
