Friday, October 31, 2025

Salem Witch Trials

Happy Halloween! Today we are going to learn a little about the Salem Witch Trials, where mass hysteria and a couple mean kids caused the death of over 20 people. Is there anything more Halloween-like than that? Unfortunately real people suffered for things we tend to enjoy, the confluence of life and death.

As you watch try to identify what caused the trials to begin and what caused them to end.



As you watch see how many cultures are represented by the holiday. Also, when did Halloween as we celebrate it come into being? 


EQ:
  • What were the Salem Witch Trials?
  • What is the history of Halloween?
Engage:
  • Don't really need any, it is Halloween
Explore:
Explain:
  • What started the Salem Witch Trials
  • Why did the trials end?
  • What are the historic roots of Halloween?
  • When did the modern version of Halloween start?

Thursday, October 30, 2025

History Topic 3 Lesson 4 Washington Crossing the Delaware Part 2

Emanuel Leutze "Washington Crossing the Delaware "

The painting of "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze is a historically significant piece of art in the United States. It is so iconic it has become inspiration for pop art. Read about pop art here.

Below is one example of using the painting to create a pop art piece. Compare the two pieces of art, what is similar and what is different?
  1. Create your own piece of pop art using the knowledge you learned from the Wikipedia page. Use "Washington Crossing the Delaware" as your inspiration.
  2. Check with me if you have any questions.
EQ: 
  • What is pop art and why should it be a thing?
Engage:
  • Part 2 of the lesson
Explore:
Explain:
  • Is pop art based on original works ok? 
Evaluate:
  • Students will create a piece of art using Leutze's painting as inspiration.

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

History Topic 3 Lesson 4 Washington Crossing the Delaware Part 1

   

Washington Crossing the Delaware is a very famous painting. Its use in popular culture probably even led to a contest to pick the best George Washington impersonator to re-enact the crossing every year. Watch this video to find out more about the contest. 


After watching the video, lets look at the paining. What do you see? Can you find any historical inconsistencies? You can find more information about the painting of Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware.

Emanuel Leutze "Washington Crossing the Delaware "
The painting creates a lot of questions. Why was this painted? Is it historically accurate? Who is the artist Emanuel Leutze? Check out the article below to find out these answers.

Assignment 

On a piece of paper answer the following questions: 

  1. In "Being George" why do you think portraying George Washington is so important to the contestants?
  2. Why did Leutze paint "Washington Crossing the Delaware"? 
  3. Identify three historical inaccuracies in the painting. 
  4. Should art be historically accurate? Explain why or why not. 

Use the following frame for your comment:
  1. Portraying George Washington is important to the contestants because
  2. Leutze painted "Washington Crossing the Delaware" because
  3. Three historical inaccuracies in the painting are
  4. Yes, art should be historically accurate because/No, art should not be historically accurate because 
EQ: 
  • Should artists have a responsibility to make their art historically accurate?
Engage:
Explore:
Explain:
  • The students will examine pop culture homages to the painting. We will also discuss how the painting has been used for political reasons.
Evaluate:
  • In "Being George" why do you think portraying George Washington is so important to the contestants?
  • Why did Leutze paint "Washington Crossing the Delaware"? 
  • Identify three historical inaccuracies in the painting. 
  • Should art be historically accurate? Explain why or why not. 

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 8 The Caribbean Today and Lesson 9 Challenges Facing Middle America

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Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Explore:

  • Read pages 188-191
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 188
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)
  • Read pages 192-195
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 192
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)
  •  

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 91
  • Lesson Check questions 1-6 on page 191
  • Lesson 8 Quiz
  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 93
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 195
  • Lesson 9 Quiz
Extend: 

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 7 Mexico and Central America at Work

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Essential Question:
 Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Explore:

  • Read pages 182-187
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 182
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p.89 
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 187
  • Lesson 7 Quiz

Friday, October 24, 2025

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 6 Living in Mexico and Central America

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Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Explore:

  • Read pages 178-181
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 178
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 86
  • Lesson Check questions 1-4 on page 181
  • Lesson Quiz

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 5 History of the Caribbean

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Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Explore:

  • Read pages 173-177
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 173
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 83
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 173
  • Lesson 5 Quiz
Extend: 

History Topic 3 Lesson 4 1776 The Musical

Since 2015 the biggest musical, let alone history based musical has been Hamilton. Here is a clip from the Tony's. 


What you may not know is there was a musical over the same time period that started on Broadway in 1969 and later became a movie in 1972. We are going to watch the movie and try to parse what is factual and what is changed for the medium (besides the congressman not randomly breaking into song.)


EQ: Why did the Declaration of Independence get written and who wrote it?

Engage:
Explore:
  • Vocabulary: declaration, independence, self-evident, equal, endowed, inalienable, liberty, derive
  • Vocabulary: government, destructive, transient, accustomed, usurpations, assent, tyranny, justice
  • 1776 the Musical
Explain:
  • What held up the Continental Congress from declaring independence from Britain?
  • Who was the most ardent supporter of independence?
  • How did slavery complicate declaring independence?
Evaluate:
  • Questions
Extend:

Thursday, October 23, 2025

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 4 Independence for Mexico and Central America

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Collage_Independencia.jpg

 Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

 Explore:

  • Read pages 168-172
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 168
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 81
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 172
  • Lesson 4 Quiz

History Topic 3 Lesson 4 The Move Towards Independence

 Essential Question: When is war justified?

Engage:

  • Video: The Declaration of Independence

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 70
  • Lesson Check page 176
  • Lesson Quiz

Extend:

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

History Topic 3 Lesson 3 Boston Tea Party

     

The difference between a riot and a protest may simply be which side of the political argument you are on. But, what happens when the riot or protest isn't really about politics at all, but about money? As we learn about the Boston Tea Party think about the reasons behind it and determine for yourself if it was a riot, a protest, or something else completely.

 EQ: Why did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Engage:

  • Tea!!!

Explore:

Explain:

  • Who was involved in organizing the Boston Tea Party?
  • What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
  • What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?
  • What do you think of the tea?

Evaluate:

  • Class Discussion

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 3 Spanish Colonization and Geographic Sources The Florentine Codex

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Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

Explore:

  • Read pages 163-166
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page  163
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)
  • Read The Florentine Codex page 167

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 79
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 166
  • Lesson 3 Quiz

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 2 Aztec Civilization and Analysis Skill


Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

 Explore:

  • Read pages 158-161
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 158
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)
  • Read p. 108 Analyze Visual Data 

Evaluate:

  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 161
  • Lesson 2 Quiz

Friday, October 17, 2025

History Topic 3 Lesson 3 Taking Up Arms

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Essential Question: When is war justified?

Engage:

  • Video: The Boston Tea Party

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 68
  • Lesson Check page 163
  • Lesson Quiz

Extend:

History Topic 3 Lesson 2 Growing Resentment Against Britain

By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84157347


Essential Question: 
When is war justified?

Engage:

  • Video: The Rights of Colonists
  • Analysis Skill p. 141 Identify Physical and Cultural Features

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 65
  • Lesson Check page 152
  • Lesson Quiz

Extend:

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

World Geography Topic 3 Lesson 1


Essential Question: Who should benefit from a country's resources?

 Engage:

  • Video A Long Way from Home

Explore:

  • Topic 3 Intro p. 144-145 Explore the Essential Question
  • Regional Atlas Political p. 146-147, Physical 148-149, Climate 150-151
  • Lesson 1 Read pages 153-157
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 153
  • Digging for the Truth Passage to the Maya Underworld
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 79
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 157
  • Lesson Quiz

History Topic 3 Lesson 1 French and Indian War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War#/media/File:Indians_ambush_British_at_Battle_of_the_Monongahela.jpg

Engage:

  • Video: Causes of the French and Indian War

Explore:

Evaluate:

  • Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 63
  • Lesson Check page 140
  • Lesson Quiz

Extend:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

World Geography Topic 2 Review

 a man speaking into a microphone with the words we talkin about practice

 Review: page 143

  • Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
  • Critical Thinking and Writing 8-13
  • Analyze Primary Sources 15
  • Analyze Maps 16-18

History Topic 2 Review

By Fletcher6 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5683228

Review page 127:

  • Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
  • Critical Thinking and Writing 8-12
  • Analyze Primary Sources 14
  • Analyze Maps 15-17

Friday, October 10, 2025

World Geography Topic 2 Lesson 7 Challenges Facing the United States and Canada

By Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, , pp. 324-325. - https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97502086, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5108973

Essential Question:
 What should governments do?

Explore:

  • Read pages 138-141
  • Analyze diagrams and pictures in the lesson
  • Define vocabulary words on page 138
  • Summary
  • Summary (Spanish)

Evaluate:

  • Active Journal Practice Vocabulary p. 61
  • Lesson Check questions 1-5 on page 141
  • Lesson 7 Quiz