Transcript The Modern World-Looking Back to Move

History of the
Modern World
Looking Back to Move Forward
Walsingham Academy
Mrs. McArthur
Room 111
Assignment 1
1.
2.
3.
Read syllabus with parent. (acknowledgement slip due
to me Monday, Aug. 30)*
Read handout: The West and in your own words write
a brief paragraph that addresses the questions on
slide 3.
Go to: http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ and watch
the CNN Student News for Monday and Tues. This is
an on-going assignment and will be the source for
class discussion and extra-credit questions on tests.
*Loose it? -It’s on SPA!
The Western Tradition
What is it and Why is it important?
Consider:
•The Role of Geography
•The Role of Culture
•The Role of History
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/dev/movies/flash_large.htm
Assignment 2
1.
2.
Read lecture notes: Geography is Destiny
Why did last year course by Term 4 seem to be too much material
presented too quickly? View it again!
http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/dev/movies/flash_large.htm
Assignment 3
1.
Prepare (with partners) 5-minute oral presentation
based on 5 questions about your era.
Why Look Back?
History is a guide to navigation in perilous times.
History is who we are and why we are the way we are.
David C. McCullough
•Early Civilizations
•The Classical World: Greece and Rome
•Monotheism and Christianity
•Byzantium, Islam and the Slavic World
•Era of Invasions: The Dark Ages
•Revival of Europe: The High Middle Ages
•Renaissance-Reformation
•The New Monarchy: Absolutism
Looking Back
What Should We Remember?
1. How long was each of the periods?
2. How did each era view human beings?
3. How was power organized and
exercised?
4. What were the key bases of political.
social, and economic life?
5. What aspects of culture seem to have
been dominant? Why remember this
era?
Assignment 4
1. Review week’s notes, organize notebook,
locate text’s resources.
2. Read syllabus with parent. (acknowledgement
slip due to me Monday, Aug. 30)*
*Loose it? -It’s on SPA!
Black Potatoes: The Story of the
Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
Semester 1
Choice 1
Must have by: Sept. 27
Choose this title or…
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
Semester 1
Choice 2
Must have by: Sept. 27
Read the Novel
or
Watch the Video
Available on-line
http://www.amazon.com