Mr. C's Class Blog

Saturday, April 02, 2022

Westward Expansion Day 4

EQ: What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the growth and development of the Us?

Game Day:

Oregon Trail Game

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

McDonald County School Board Candidates

These are the candidates running for McDonald County School Board. The election will take place next Tuesday, April 6. We will watch these videos and on Tuesday we will have a mock election where you will vote for two candidates. Tuesday night we will find out if your candidates are successful.

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Westward Expansion

EQ: What impact did Manifest Destiny have on the growth and development of the Us?

Engage:

Oregon Trail Game
Vocabulary

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Manifest Destiny
forty-niners
prospect
empresario
merchant,
Gadsden Purchase
abolition
subsistence farming
Santa Fe Trail
California Gold Rush
Oregon Territory
Mormons
Oregon Trail
Donner Party

Explore:

Explain:

What was Manifest Destiny?
How did the US acquire the Oregon Territory?
How did the US acquire Texas?
What were the causes of the Mexican-American War?
How did the US gain control of the Southwest?
Who were some of the famous explorers of the western US?

Evaluate:

Worksheet

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

People and Culture of Central Asia Day 1

EQ: How have political and religious changes influenced the cultures of Russia and Central Asia?

Engage:

Geography Now: Russian Republics (15:48)

Explore:

Explain:

How did Russia's diverse population develop?
How did the Soviet Union impact life in Russia?
What influences shape modern Asia?

Evaluate:

Worksheet

Vocabulary:

architecture
Tatars
Slavic peoples
mosque
colonization
Rus
Mongols
Arab Empire
caravan
steppe
glasnost
capitalism
assembly
autocracy
authoritarian

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

Thursday, March 10, 2022

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:

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

Wednesday, March 09, 2022

Geography of Russia

EQ:

How does geography effect life in Russia and Central Asia?

Engage:

Geography Now Russia (32:54)

Explore:

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 of Russia Checklist

Tuesday, March 08, 2022

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:

Explain

What is the EU?
What countries belong to the EU?
How has the EU addressed political and economic challenges?
Vocabulary: Use this link to go to Discovery Education for the words.

taxes
debt
federation
feudalism
imperialism
supply and demand
command economy
parliament
constitutional monarchy
free trade
commerce
division of labor

Evaluate:

Vocabulary
EU Timeline

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Rick Steves Eastern Europe

EQ: What are some of the countries in Eastern Europe?

Explore:

Rick Steves Poland, Romania, Croatia and Bulgaria

Explain:

What are some of the cities RS visits in Eastern Europe
What important sites does RS visit?

Evaluate:

Rick Steves' Worksheet

Age of Jefferson Day 6

EQ: How did the United States deal with the Barbary Pirates during Jefferson's Presidency?

Explore:

Pirates: Terror in the Mediterranean Digging for the Truth History Vault

Explain:

Who are the Barbary Pirates
What problems did they cause to the US?
How did Jefferson deal with them?

Evaluate:

Class Discussion

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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:

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

Government and Geography of Europe

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

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Age of Jefferson Day 4-5

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.

Friday, February 11, 2022

The Age of Jefferson Day 3: The Lowell 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?

Thursday, February 10, 2022

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:

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
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

Wednesday, February 09, 2022

The Age of Jefferson: Day 2

EQ:

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

Explore:

Ken Burns American Experience Corps of Discovery (1:45:11)

Explain:

How did Americans learn about the Louisiana Territory?
What did the Corps of Discovery accomplish?

Evaluate:

Worksheet

Vacation Denmark: Day 2

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:

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
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 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

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Vacation Denmark: Day 1

You say you are obsessed with Denmark? Well, why don't you vacation there? You say you are worried your parents will say no? I say, make them say yes!

Watch the videos below and check out the websites underneath. Collect information that will convince your parents to take you on vacation to Denmark. Maybe if your presentation is good enough they may even decide to move!