Advanced Placement World History with Mr. Duez
Summer Reading Unit - Standage - Six Glasses
Week at a Glance:
MON - LABOR DAY - No School. YES!
TUE - 6 Glasses epilogue; review for the test
WED/THU - TEST - 6 Glasses; Pick up article - Diamond, "Worst Mistake" read & annotate
FRI - Diamond article due; Socratic Discussion
MON next week - Quiz Chapter 1 & 2.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Quote: "I am a great believer in luck. I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson
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| What is Labor Day celebrating? (it's not barbecue or football!) |
Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and the Environment
Theme 2: Development and Interaction of Cultures
Theme 3: State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict
Theme 4: Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems
Theme 5: Development and Transformation of Social Structures
1. How was beer "essential" to human civilization?
2. How did the use of wine in Roman culture differ from that of ancient Greece?
3. Why do Christians Drink Wine and Muslims Do Not?
4. How did Columbian Exchange change the globe?
5. What is colonization and how to British imperial power change the world?
6. How does 'coca-colonization' explain American dominance in the 20th century?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW - Pick up the 6 Glasses Epilogue from the front desk. Annotate.
2. Water taste test. Students will volunteer to take the, "Is it bottled or tap?" test.
3. Quick informative quiz - what words should be associated with each of the six drinks Standage refers to in his book? (Example, Age of Reasoning = Coffee)
4. Video - CBS Sunday Morning - A Drink To History (June 11, 2006)
Mark Phillips speaks with Tom Standage, the author of "A History of the World in 6 Glasses," about the influence of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola from the stone-age until the present.
Assignment:
Fill out the student survey. This is your first grade.
Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take notes.
Fill out the student survey. This is your first grade.
Watch the screencasts over Six Glasses, take notes.
Bring your notes, 3 ring binder, and your brain to class. We will use them in class each day.
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Wednesday, Sept 4, 2013 & Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013
Quote: "Unless you pay the price for success, you will not know it's worth." - Apoorve Dubey
Part 1 - First Things First Beginnings in History, to 500 BCE
To familiarize students with the spread of human societies in the Paleolithic era
To explore the conditions of life in gathering and hunting societies
To examine factors that eventually led to change in the gathering and hunting societies
1. What is the significance of the Paleolithic era in world history?
2. In what ways did various Paleolithic societies differ from one another, and how did they change over time?
3. What statements in this chapter seem to be reliable and solidly based on facts, and which ones are more speculative and uncertain?
4. How might our attitudes toward the modern world influence our assessment of Paleolithic societies?
Agenda:
1. TEST - Summer Reading - A History of the World in Six Glasses
2. Diamond's Worst Mistake - Students will pick up Jared Diamond's "Worst Mistake" and read/annotate it after they finish the test. If time permits, we will discuss the article at the end of the period.
Assignment:
Review the notes from Unit 1, either by presentation or Mr. Duez's video. Read Strayer Chapters 1 and 2. Use the Target Sheet for Unit 1. Know your vocabulary for the quiz - along with hand written notes.
Review the notes from Unit 1, either by presentation or Mr. Duez's video. Read Strayer Chapters 1 and 2. Use the Target Sheet for Unit 1. Know your vocabulary for the quiz - along with hand written notes.
Bring your notes, 3 ring binder, and your brain to class. We will use them in class each day.
Quiz over Chapter 1 and 2 on Monday.
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| The multi-talented Jared Diamond |
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Friday, Sept. 6, 2013
Friday, Sept. 6, 2013
Quote: “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers
Part 1 - First Things First Beginnings in History, to 500 BCE
To familiarize students with the spread of human societies in the Paleolithic era
To explore the conditions of life in gathering and hunting societies
To examine factors that eventually led to change in the gathering and hunting societies
1. What is the significance of the Paleolithic era in world history?
2. In what ways did various Paleolithic societies differ from one another, and how did they change over time?
3. What statements in this chapter seem to be reliable and solidly based on facts, and which ones are more speculative and uncertain?
4. How might our attitudes toward the modern world influence our assessment of Paleolithic societies?
Agenda:
1. DO NOW - In what ways, and why, did the Chumash culture differ from that of the San? (Strayer p. 29)
2. Socratic Text Based Discussion - Diamond's Worst Mistake
3. Crash Course WH Video: If time remains, watch & discuss: Crash Course World History #1 - Agricultural Revolution
Assignment:
Review the notes from Unit 1, either by presentation or Mr. Duez's video. Read Strayer Chapters 1 and 2. Use the Target Sheet for Unit 1. Know your vocabulary for the quiz - along with hand written notes.
Review the notes from Unit 1, either by presentation or Mr. Duez's video. Read Strayer Chapters 1 and 2. Use the Target Sheet for Unit 1. Know your vocabulary for the quiz - along with hand written notes.
Bring your notes, 3 ring binder, and your brain to class. We will use them in class each day.
Quiz over Chapter 1 and 2 on Monday.