If this man can do this, just imagine what you can do with heart and perseverance!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448&feature=youtu.be
11 May 2012
BBC's Horrible Histories--The Crusades
He is fast talking but very informative and funny! Get the low down on the Crusades in about five (5) minutes from this Horrible Histories rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TooOJGKlGc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TooOJGKlGc
"Black Death" by historyteachers on YouTube
Check out this catchy tune for the Black Death! By the end, you will be chanting "Ooh, fleas on rats" all day long! It is on YouTube, so you will have to view it from home:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ
10 May 2012
Hours 2, 4, 5 and 7--The Renaissance
HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Who's Who in your review packet due Monday!
Review notes for Middle Ages test Tuesday!
Middle Ages notebook due Tuesday!
Following the Middle Ages, Europe entered a period known as The Renaissance. You will explore the following website for information and interactives during this exciting time period in history... when learning was again an important part of European life!
Each topic has some "deeper information" at the bottom of the page. Be sure to check these out, as well as the interactives! When you have your notes and are ready for the next topic, click on NEXT TOPIC at the bottom of the page (or from the menu to the left of the information).
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled RENAISSANCE. Take notes (no sentences necessary) on the following questions (question to the left of the line, notes to the right):
1. What does the word Renaissance mean, and what language is it?
2. What is the overall "big" idea of the Renaissance?
3. How did the Plague (Black Death) affect the economy in Europe?
4. What was the "new middle class"?
5. What were some reasons for exploration?
6. What were some items found in the New World?
7. Why was the printing press such an important advancement?
8. What cultures, which we have studied this year, reappeared in art, literature and architecture during the Renaissance?
9. Which Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance? WHY?
10. Based on what you read about life in Florence, would you like to live there? Why or why not?
Who's Who in your review packet due Monday!
Review notes for Middle Ages test Tuesday!
Middle Ages notebook due Tuesday!
Following the Middle Ages, Europe entered a period known as The Renaissance. You will explore the following website for information and interactives during this exciting time period in history... when learning was again an important part of European life!
Each topic has some "deeper information" at the bottom of the page. Be sure to check these out, as well as the interactives! When you have your notes and are ready for the next topic, click on NEXT TOPIC at the bottom of the page (or from the menu to the left of the information).
http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled RENAISSANCE. Take notes (no sentences necessary) on the following questions (question to the left of the line, notes to the right):
1. What does the word Renaissance mean, and what language is it?
2. What is the overall "big" idea of the Renaissance?
3. How did the Plague (Black Death) affect the economy in Europe?
4. What was the "new middle class"?
5. What were some reasons for exploration?
6. What were some items found in the New World?
7. Why was the printing press such an important advancement?
8. What cultures, which we have studied this year, reappeared in art, literature and architecture during the Renaissance?
9. Which Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance? WHY?
10. Based on what you read about life in Florence, would you like to live there? Why or why not?
Hours 1 and 6--Crusades, Magna Carta and Black Death
HOMEWORK--Complete your Agenda!
Who's Who Review WS in packet due Monday!
Review political map of Europe and feudalism notes for quiz Tuesday.
Middle Ages Notebook due Tuesday!
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled Crusades, Magna Carta and the Black Death. You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed. These are notes, no sentences necessary.
THE CRUSADES (10 minutes)
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars involving the Christians and the Muslims. These two groups were fighting for control of the Holy Land (land around Jerusalem). Read the information on the following webpage and complete notes on the following questions:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm
1. Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?
2. What were the Crusades?
3. What were the results of the Crusades?
MAGNA CARTA (5 minutes)
The Magna Carta was a powerful document that changed how the king ruled. Go to this webiste and take notes on the following questions:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/
1. Who wrote the Magna Carta?
2. How did it inspire American government?
BLACK DEATH (rest of class)
Explore at least two (2) of the websites below, which have information about the Black Death in Europe. Take two-column notes on the following questions:
1. What caused the Black Death?
2. How did the Black Death spread? Why did it spread so quickly in cities?
3. Approximately how many people died during this plague?
4. How did people react to the disease and death around them?
5. How did trade help spread the disease (think about the 50K+ miles of roads built by the Romans)?
For this last question, respond using Power Answers:
6. If you were a priest or doctor during the Black Death, would you help people, even if it meant you could die? Why or why not?
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home?gr=WELCOME!&gr=Welcome+Kansas+Education
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/theblackdeath/ig/Spread-of-the-Black-Death/msBD1.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-black-death-in-europe-a74072
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/4544/The-second-pandemic-of-the-Black-Death-in-Europe
Who's Who Review WS in packet due Monday!
Review political map of Europe and feudalism notes for quiz Tuesday.
Middle Ages Notebook due Tuesday!
Start a new right page in your notebook entitled Crusades, Magna Carta and the Black Death. You are going to take notes on these topics, using the links below and the questions I've posed. These are notes, no sentences necessary.
THE CRUSADES (10 minutes)
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars involving the Christians and the Muslims. These two groups were fighting for control of the Holy Land (land around Jerusalem). Read the information on the following webpage and complete notes on the following questions:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm
1. Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?
2. What were the Crusades?
3. What were the results of the Crusades?
MAGNA CARTA (5 minutes)
The Magna Carta was a powerful document that changed how the king ruled. Go to this webiste and take notes on the following questions:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/
1. Who wrote the Magna Carta?
2. How did it inspire American government?
BLACK DEATH (rest of class)
Explore at least two (2) of the websites below, which have information about the Black Death in Europe. Take two-column notes on the following questions:
1. What caused the Black Death?
2. How did the Black Death spread? Why did it spread so quickly in cities?
3. Approximately how many people died during this plague?
4. How did people react to the disease and death around them?
5. How did trade help spread the disease (think about the 50K+ miles of roads built by the Romans)?
For this last question, respond using Power Answers:
6. If you were a priest or doctor during the Black Death, would you help people, even if it meant you could die? Why or why not?
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home?gr=WELCOME!&gr=Welcome+Kansas+Education
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm
http://www.boisestate.edu/courses/westciv/plague/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/theblackdeath/ig/Spread-of-the-Black-Death/msBD1.htm
http://www.suite101.com/content/the-black-death-in-europe-a74072
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/4544/The-second-pandemic-of-the-Black-Death-in-Europe
17 April 2012
Macedonia by historyteachers
Today in class, I showed this great YouTube video! It is The Knack's "My Sharona" put to new words about Alexander the Great. This 2+ minute lesson is fun and creative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idh5pWvr8yU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idh5pWvr8yU
12 April 2012
Titanic 100 Year Anniversary
Have you seen the Titanic movie, as in the new 3-D version? What did you think? My daughter saw it for the first time last week, and she loved it. There are parts of the movie that portray, very well, the atmosphere of the day before this tragedy struck. Even though some said it could not be sunk, we know that to not be true today. What is fascinating about this historical event is that it occurred just before the start of World War I, an event that would change the role of America on the world stage forever. In addition, there were many warnings and items of concern about the Titanic long before it made its maiden voyage.
Today, you will explore some of the interesting facts, "characters" and birth/disaster/aftermath of that fatal day in 1912.
As you work through each step and website, keep my Blogspot open on this tab. Open each link in a new tab of Internet Explorer.
Today, you will explore some of the interesting facts, "characters" and birth/disaster/aftermath of that fatal day in 1912.
As you work through each step and website, keep my Blogspot open on this tab. Open each link in a new tab of Internet Explorer.
- From this first site, you will explore the Birth, Disaster and then Aftermath of Titantic. After going through each of these parts, scroll down the page a bit and click on some of the clips covering various topics: http://www.history.com/interactives/titanic-interactive.
- Would you like to walk in the feet of a passenger aboard the ship? Go to this link and experience Titanic from various perspectives by simply clicking on a passenger: http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/titanic/Titanic/titanic.html.
- Through sonar imaging, startling photos are shared on this National Geographic website of the crash site: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/titanic/titanic-interactive.
- Considered an engineering marvel, explore this interactive for how the monster ship was built over 100 years ago: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/building-titanic-interactive-timeline/.
- All aboard! Want to be a First Class passenger on the Titanic? Then join the maiden voyage here: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic/adventure-on-the-titanic/.
- This is cool! You go deeper in the water as you scroll down... to get to Expedition Titanic! http://www.rmstitanic.net/expedition/.
- Scientific American provides the explorer with a moment-to-moment timeline of Titanic events. Filled with details you may not hear about everyday, this is a great way to get the real facts: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=titantic-timeline-1909-2012.
- The granddaughter of a survivor speaks here: http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2012/apr/11/christine-quinn-leonard-lopate/.
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