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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 7 Challenges Facing South Asia
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 586, 587-590
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 587
- Journal Taken Notes 302
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 303
- Lesson Check page 590
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
Thursday, April 16, 2026
American History Topic 8 Lesson 6 The War's End
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 531, 532, 533-543
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 533
- Journal Taken Notes 206
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 207
- Lesson Check page 543
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Ken Burns Civil War
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 6 South Asia at Work
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 579-585
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 579
- Journal Taken Notes 299
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 300
- Lesson Check page 585
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Geography Now: Bangladesh
- Geography Now: Bhutan
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 5 Living in South Asia
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 575-578
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 575
- Journal Taken Notes 297
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 298
- Lesson Check page 578
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
Friday, April 10, 2026
American History Topic 8 Lesson 5 Emancipation and Life in Wartime
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 520-530
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 520
- Journal Taken Notes 203
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 204
- Lesson Check page 530
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Ken Burns Civil War
Thursday, April 09, 2026
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 4 Later History of South Asia
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 568-574
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 568
- Journal Taken Notes 294
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 295
- Lesson Check page 574
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 2 Origins and Beliefs of Hinduism
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 557-562
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 557
- Journal Taken Notes 290
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 291
- Lesson Check page 562
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
American History Topic 8 Lesson 4 The Course of War
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 512, 513-519
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 513
- Journal Taken Notes 201
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 202
- Lesson Check page 519
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Ken Burns Civil War
Monday, April 06, 2026
World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 3 Origins and Beliefs of Buddhism
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 563-567
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 563
- Journal Taken Notes 292
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 293
- Lesson Check page 567
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
- Life, The Universe, and the Buddha: Crash Course Religion #6
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
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World Geography Topic 11 Lesson 1 Early Civilizations of South America
Essential Question: What Should Governments do?
Engage:
- Video: Geography Now Afghanistan
Explore:
- Read pages 542-547, 549-556
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 549
- Journal Map Skills p. 279
- Journal Taken Notes 288
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 289
- Lesson Check page 556
- Lesson Quiz
Ken Burns The Civil War
EQ: How did sectionalism help lead to civil war?
Engage:
- Vocabulary
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Bleeding Kansas
- Dred Scott
Explore:
- Ken Burns: The Civil War (Prime Video)
Explain:
- During the mid-19th century, southerners and northerners both had fears around slavery. What did many southerners fear? What did many northerners fear?
- What threatened to upset the “delicate equilibrium of power”?
- In the course of three months how many men died in Bleeding Kansas? How long did the events around Bleeding Kansas continue?
- In 1857 the Supreme Court refused to free an enslaved person. What was his name? What was the reasoning?
- At the end of the video, President Abraham Lincoln called the nation “A House Divided.” What did he mean by this?
Evaluate:
Extend:
Thursday, March 26, 2026
American History Topic 8 Lesson 3 Division and the Outbreak of War
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 500, 501-511
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 501
- Journal Taken Notes 199
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 200
- Lesson Check page 511
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
World Geography Topic 10 Review
Page 538 Review and Assessment
Page 539
- Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
- Critical Thinking 8-12
- Analyze Primary Sources 14
- Analyze Maps 15-17
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
American History Chapter 8 Lesson 2 Growing Tensions
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 488, 489-499
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 489
- Journal Taken Notes 196
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 197
- Lesson Check page 489
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
World Geography Topic 10 Lesson 4 Conflicts in Southwest Asia
Essential Question: How should we handle conflict?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 531-537
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 531
- Journal Take Notes page 27
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 274
- Lesson Check page 537
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
Monday, March 23, 2026
American History Topic 8 Lesson 1 Conflicts and Compromises
Essential Question: When is war justified?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 474-474, 479-487
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 479
- Map Skills 185
- Journal Taken Notes 194
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 195
- Lesson Check page 487
- Lesson Quiz
World Geography Topic 10 Lesson 3 Governments in Southwest Asia
Essential Question: How should we handle conflict?
Engage:
- Video:
Explore:
- Read pages 523, 524-530
- Define and Draw Vocabulary page 524
- Journal Take Notes page 27
- Lesson Summary
- Lesson Summary Spanish
Evaluate:
- Journal Practice Vocabulary page 272
- Lesson Check page 530
- Lesson Quiz
Extend:
Thursday, March 12, 2026
American History Topic 7 Review
Page 472 Review and Assessment
Page 473
- Vocabulary and Key Ideas 1-7
- Critical Thinking 8-12
- Analyze Primary Sources 14
- Analyze Maps 15-16