Russian Empire

EQ: Why did the Russian Empire Fail?

Engage:

•  Review last lesson

Explore:

•  Engineering an Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Russian Empire (44:52) HistoryVault

Explain:

• What was the nickname of Ivan III?
• When was Moscow founded?
• What empire did Russia borrow religion and architecture from?
• Who ruled over the Russians for three centuries until they were defeated by Ivan III?

Evaluate:

• Worksheet

Last Round-Vote for Your Favorite Song and Motto! 8th Grade

 Class Song - Final Round:  https://forms.gle/Zzhs4AKZNa9qcvUe6

Class Motto - Final Round:  https://forms.gle/oJCiKbUHWZWWdSMJ8

Challenges of Expansion

EQ: Did the benefits of expansion outweigh the costs?

Engage:

• Following the Frontier Line Interactive Map
•  Westward Expansion and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (2:39)

Explore:

•  Settling the Northwest
• The Union Grows
• New States in the Southeast
• Native American Resistance
• A System to Unify America
• A National Transportation System
• The American System

Explain:

• How did the Northwest Ordinance aid the expansion of the United States?
• Which Northern states were added to the Union in the beginning of the 1800's?
• Which Southern states were added to the Union in the beginning of the 1800's?
• How did Native Americans react to the early expansion?
• What was the American System?
• How did transportation improve?
• What economic measures supported the American System?

Evaluate:

• Worksheet
• Vocabulary

1. Land Ordinance of 1785
2.  Northwest Ordinance of 1787 
3. Erie Canal
4. market revolution
5.  Gibbons v. Ogden
6. National Road
7. Adams-Onís Treaty  
8. pioneer 
9. McCulloch v. Maryland, 
10. Tariff of 1816 
11. meridian 
12. Treaty of Ghent

Geography of Russia and Central Asia

 

EQ:

• How does geography effect life in Russia and Central Asia?

Engage:

• Geography Now Russia (32:54)

Explore:

• Physical Features
• Political Map
• Climate
• Vegetation and Biomes

Explain:

• What are the major physical features of Russia and Central Asia?
• What countries make up Russia and Central Asia?
• What is the climate like in Russia and Central Asia?
• What is the natural vegetation like in Russia and Central Asia?

Evaluate:

• Map Exploration

What is the European Union?

 

EQ:

•  What is the European Union?

Engage:

•  The United Kingdom is Leaving the European Union (2:07) 
• Post-Brexit (2:58) March 2021

Explore:

• Europe: From World War 2 to the European Union (23:57) 2014
• European Union Map
• Joining the EU 
• Making Decisions for Many Countries

Explain

• What is the EU?
• What countries belong to the EU?
• How has the EU addressed political and economic challenges?

 

Evaluate:

• EU Timeline

Government and Geography of Europe Day 1

 

 EQ: What role do government and economic systems play in the lives of Europeans?

Engage:

• A Dividing Wall Comes Down

Explore:

• Rick Steves' Berlin (25:04)
• Postwar Europe
• Free Market VS Command Economy (2:33)
• The Beginning of the Cold War (11:05)
• The Marshall Plan (2:35)
• The Fall of USSR
• The Break up of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
• Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia and Serbia (4:00)

Explain:

• How did Europe change after the end of World War 2?
• What brought about the fall of the Soviet Union?
• How did ethnic tensions contribute to political change in Eastern Europe?

Evaluate:

• Rick Steves' Worksheet

The War of 1812

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812#/media/File:War_of_1812_Montage.jpg

EQ:

• What was the impact of the War of 1812 on early history of the United States?

Engage:

• 'The Impressment' picture. What is going on in this picture? What clues do you find?

Explore:

• Great Britain Angers the US
• Tecumseh and His Confederacy
• A Second War for Independence Begins
• War on Land and Sea
• An Era of Pride and Good Feelings
• The War of 1812 PBS (1:53:00)

Explain:

• What caused tensions between the US and Great Britain?
• What caused tensions between the US and Native Americans?
• What finally started the War of 1812?
• What were the major battles of the War of 1812?
• What were the results of the War of 1812?

Evaluate:

• Assessment in Lesson Book
• War of 1812 Scavenger Hunt
• Answer Key
• Map

The Age of Jefferson: Day 4-5 Slave Catchers Slave Resistors and Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murray,_4th_Earl_of_Dunmore

By His Excellency the Right Honorable JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of VIRGINIA, and Vice Admiral of the same.

A PROCLAMATION

As I have ever entertained Hopes, that an Accommodation might have taken Place between GREAT-BRITAIN and this Colony, without being compelled by my Duty to this most disagreeable but now absolutely necessary Step, rendered so by a Body of armed Men unlawfully assembled, firing on His MAJESTY'S Tenders, and the formation of an Army, and that Army now on their March to attack his MAJESTY'S Troops and destroy the well disposed subjects of the Colony. To defeat such treasonable Purposes, and that all such Traitors, and their Abettors, may be brought to Justice, and that the Peace, and good Order of this Colony may be again restored, which the ordinary Course of the Civil Law is unable to effect; I have thought fit to issue this my Proclamation, hereby declaring, that until the aforesaid good Purpose can be obtained, I do in Virtue of the Power and Authority to ME given, by His MAJESTY, determine to execute Martial Law, and cause the same to be executed throughout this Colony: and to ****** the Peace and good Order may the sooner be restored, I do require every Person capable of bearing Arms, to resort to His MAJESTY'S STANDARD, or be looked upon as Traitors to His MAJESTY'S Crown and Government, and thereby become liable to the Penalty the Law inflicts upon such Offenses; such as forfeiture of Life, confiscation of Lands, &. &. And I do hereby further declare all indented Servants, Negroes, or others, (appertaining to Rebels,) free that are able and willing to bear Arms, they joining His MAJESTY'S Troops as soon as may be, foe the more speedily reducing this Colony to a proper Sense of their Duty, to His MAJESTY'S Crown and Dignity. I do further order, and require, all His MAJESTY'S Liege Subjects, to retain their Quitrents, or any other Taxes due or that may become due, in their own Custody, till such a Time as Peace may be again restored to this at present most unhappy Country, or demanded of them for their former salutary Purposes, by Officers properly ***** to receive the same.

GIVEN under my Hand on board the Ship WILLIAM by Norfolk, the 7th Day of November in the SIXTEENTH Year of His MAJESTY'S Reign.
DUNMORE

(GOD save the KING.)

 During the battle of Yorktown Joseph Plum Martin experienced this:

During the siege, we saw in the woods herds of Negroes which lord Cornwallis, (after he had inveigled them from their proprietors,) in love and pity to them, had turned adrift, with no other recompense for their confidence in his humanity, than the small pox for their bounty and starvation and death for their wages. They might be seen scattered about in every direction, dead and dying, with pieces of ears of burnt Indian corn in the hands and mouths, even of those that were dead. After the siege was ended many of the owners of these deluded creatures, came to our camp and engaged some of our men to take them up, generally offering a guinea a head for them. 

(p. 174, Chapter 7 The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plum Martin)

EQ:

• To what extent did Jefferson's actions as President reflect his principles?

Explore:

• Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters (1:31:25)
• Foreign Affairs
• Lord Dunmore's Proclamation 
• The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plum Martin

Explain:

• What ideals did Jefferson bring to the Presidency?
• How did American daily life change in the early 1800's?
• How did Jefferson deal with foreign affairs?
• What did Lord Dunmore's Proclamation do?
• Why were there runaway slaves around Yorktown during the battle?

Evaluate:

• Class Discussion Questions - We will choose questions to answer as a class before we start the video. 

Denmark Vacation: Day 3

Continue using the resources below to identify where you would like to visit in Denmark. 

Wikitravel Denmark

Wikipedia Denmark

Denmark's Official Website

Visit Denmark

Lonely Planet Denmark

Requirements for this assignment:

1. Make a Google Presentation on visiting Denmark with 15-20 slides.
2. Embed at least one video
3. Add pictures to at least 10 slides
4. Cite your sources for all pictures, videos and information
5. Include information that you think will make your parents want to go!

How to make a Google Presentation Playlist

EQ:

• What makes Denmark a place worth visiting?

Engage:

• Rick Steves Denmark Beyond Copenhagen (24:00)

Explore:

• Geography Now! Denmark (9:27)
• Rick Steves Denmark Beyond Copenhagen (24:56)
• Visit Denmark: What You Should Know Before Visiting Denmark (9:28)
• Wikitraveler
• Wikipedia
• Denmark.dk
• VisitDenmark.com
• LonelyPlanet

Explain:

• What places would you like to visit in Denmark?

Evaluate:

• Make a Google Presentation on visiting Denmark with 15-20 slides.
• Embed at least one video
• Add pictures to at least 10 slides
• Cite your sources for all pictures, videos and information

The Age of Jefferson: Day 3 The Lowell Mill Girls

EQ:

• To what extent did Jefferson's actions as President reflect his principles?

Explore:

• Accomplished Explorers
• Changing Direction of the Country
• Life in the Early Republic
• Massachusetts Mill Workers, Lowell National Historic Park (6:31)
• Mill Times PBS (56:38)

Explain:

• What ideals did Jefferson bring to the Presidency?
• How did American daily life change in the early 1800's?
• How did Jefferson deal with foreign affairs?