Lesson Plans for FEB. 16 - FEB 20, '09

WORLD ISSUES



Textbook: World History: Connections to Today


Monday

CONTENT: Test-Absolutism



Objectives: The students will:

  • 1). Define absolutism, and identify absolute rulers.

  • 2). Describe how Absolutism came to be the governmental system most prevalent in Europe in 16th and 17th Centuries.

  • 3). Explain various aspects of the workings of Absolute rule.

  • 4). Recognize facts associated with Absolutism as True or False.



  • Materials: tests, scantrons, pencils.



    Procedures: Usual testing procedure: LD may go.


    Read pages:NA

    Homework:Have essays ready for web pages on Tuesday.

    Remember to write a journal entry

    Tuesday

    In Comp lab: check stocks, work on web pages, essays

    Select colors, make banner and buttons, find, select and save gifs and dividers.

    Teach font color change, and HR additions.

    Use HR coding in place of dividers to differentiate essays on web pages



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    Objectives

    The students will:

  • 1). check their stock portfolio's in Yahoo Finance to determine how their investement is doing.
  • 2). use Athens HTML color chart to select tertiary, (background and text) colors for web pages, and write code for these in notebooks.
  • 3). in cooltext create a "catchy" banner with name for web site, using alliteration.
  • 4). log into geos, delet old index and and set up new web page by creating a new index page.
  • 5). upload banner and place in index.
  • 6). use font color coding to enhance web pages.
  • 7). in bellsnwhistles, select and save at least 2 rules, and 4 animated gifs, using background color as a guide.
  • 8).Use HR coding and tertiary colors in place of dividers between essays on web pages.

  • Materials: text book, notebook, essays, etc.



    Procedures: Log on to yahoo, check stocks, then create banners, select colors, log into geos and begin work on web pages.



    Read: 108, Q 113.

    Be sure to have web pages complete today.

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    Remember to write a journal entry


    Wednesday

    Cont in comp lab: set up web page body color systems.

    Add essays and complete coding

    Check stock portfolios if time.


    Objectives

    The students will: (Cont from Tuesday).


    Materials: comp lab, stocks on line, account site.


    Procedures: Log on to yahoo, check stocks, then banners to sites, log into geos and add essays to web pages.



    Read pages:cont in comp lab tomorrow

    Homework:NA .

    Remember to write a journal entry

    Thursday

    In comp lab, cont from Tuesday. (Since each class moves at a different rate, daily progress is not noted here. Each class will complete the items listed for Tuesday.)






    Objectives

    The students will: Cont from Tuesday.


    Materials: comp lab.



    Procedures: Log on to yahoo, check stocks, then continue work on web pages: intro essay,add gifs, and rules.



    Read pages: 114 sect 2 .

    Homework: complete section review.

    Remember to write a journal entry

    Friday

    CONTENT

    CURRENT EVENTS

    Discuss current events for the past week in class. All students should participate, by introducing an event, or contributing to one already presented for discussion. Events may involve international, national, state, local, or school news. Events should be "current"..ie. have happened recently.


    Objectives

    The students will:

  • 1). discuss current events in class.
  • 2). read a newspaper in class to gain information about local, state, national, and international occurrances.


  • Materials

    Tribune Review


    Read pages:NA

    Homework:NA

    Remember to write a journal entry


    Project:

    Tests

    All tests will be given on dates assigned by admin.
    Tests are usually scantron type tests. That is, Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, and/or Short Answer.
    All "make up" tests are essay type. Make up day is, in class on Friday, unless other arrangements are made. All tests MUST be made up NO LATER than 2 weeks prior to the end of the grading period.

    Notebooks

    Notebooks are required for this class and must be brought to class every day. A grade is given each 9 weeks for the notebook. Be sure yours is up-to-date and all work is in it. Notebook checks are unannounced, so be sure you have yours with you EACH day for class. No locker visits are permitted to go get it.

    Homework

    LATE HOMEWORK IS NOT ACCEPTED. If you are legally absent from school, for each day of school that you miss, you will have that same number of days to make up homework. For example, if you are absent from school for 3 days, homework must be turned in NO LATER than 3 days AFTER the due date.

    All homework MUST have a heading: your first name and your last name, the name of the class, and period, and the date.

    This is the heading:

    YOUR NAME: First AND Last

    WI-(your class period)

    Date

    Failure to use the complete heading, as indicated here, will result in loss of points.

    PENNSYLVANIA STANDARDS FOR WORLD HISTORY


    8.1 Historical Analysis and Skills Development


    8.1.12

    12th Grade


    Standards used in the lessons are indicated by *

    A. Evaluate Chronological Thinking


    *1. Sequential order of historical narrative
    *2. Continuity and change
    *3. Context for events

    B. Synthesize and Evaluate Historical Sources


    *1. Literal meaning of historical passages

    *2. Data in historical and contemporary maps, graphs, and tables

    *3. Different historical perspectives

    *4. Data presented in maps, graphs, and tables

    *5. Visual data presented in historical evidence

    C. Evaluate Historical Interpretation of Events


    *1. Impact of opinions on the perception of facts

    *2. Issues and problems in the past

    *3. Multiple points of view

    *4. Illustrations in historical stories and sources

    *5. Connections between causes and results

    *6. Author or source of historical narratives' points of view

    *7. Central issue

    D. Synthesize Historical Research


    *1. Historical event (time and place)

    *2. Facts, folklore, and fiction

    *3. Historical questions

    *4. Primary sources

    *5. Secondary sources

    *6. Conclusions

    *7. Credibility of evidence

    8.2 WORLD HISTORY


    8.2.12

    12th Grade


    A. Evaluate the significance of individuals and groups who made major political and cultural contributions to world history since 1450


    *1. Political and military leaders
    *3. Cultural and commercial leaders
    *4. Innovators and Reformers

    B. Evaluate Historical Documents, Material Artifacts, and Historic Sites Important to World History since 1450


    *1. Documents, writings, and oral traditions
    *2. Artifacts, architecture, and historic places
    *3. Historic districts

    C. Evaluate How Continuity and Change throughout History has Impacted Belief Systems and Religions, Commerce and Industry, Innovations, settlement patterns, social organizqtion, transportation and roles of women since 1450.


    *1. Africa
    *2. Americas
    *3. Asia
    *4. Europe

    D. Evaluate How Conflict and Cooperation Among Social Groups and Organizations Impacted World History from 1450 to present in Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe


    *1. Domestic instability
    *2. Ethnic and racial relations
    *3. Labor relations
    *4. Immigration and Migration
    *5. Military Conflicts

    3.7.12. GRADE 12

    8.1 Computer Literacy


    8.1.12

    12th Grade


    The use of hardware and software in standard statements C, D, and E, should be integrated across all content.


    A. Apply advanced tools, materials and techniques to answer complex questions.


    •1. Demonstrate the safe use of complex tools and machines within their specifications.
    •2. Select and safely apply appropriate tools, materials and processes necessary to solve complex problems that could result in more than one solution.
    •3. Evaluate and use technological resources to solve complex multi-step problems.

    B. Evaluate appropriate instruments and apparatus to accurately measure materials and processes.


    • 1. Apply and evaluate the use of appropriate instruments to accurately measure scientific and technologic phenomena within the error limits of the equipment.
    •2. Evaluate the appropriate use of different measurement scales (macro and micro).
    • 3. Evaluate the utility and advantages of a variety of absolute and relative measurement scales for their appropriate application.

    C. Evaluate computer operations and concepts as to their effectiveness to solve specific problems.

    • 1. Describe and demonstrate atypical software installation.
    • 2. Analyze and solve hardware and advanced software problems.
    • 3. Assess and apply multiple input and output devices to solve specific problems.

    D. Evaluate the effectiveness of computer software to solve specific problems.


    • 1. Evaluate the effectiveness of software to produce an output and demonstrate the process.
    • 2. Design and apply advanced multimedia techniques.
    • 3. Analyze, select and apply the appropriate software to solve complex problems.
    • 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of the computer as a presentation tool.
    • 5. Analyze the legal responsibilities of computer users.

    E. Assess the effectiveness of computer communications systems.


    • 1. Assess the effectiveness of a computer based communications system.
    • 2. Transfer files among different computer platforms.
    • 3. Analyze the effectiveness of on-line information resources to meet the needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications and productivity
    • 4. Apply knowledge of protocol standards to solve connectivity problems.

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