The Modern World


Date

In Class Activity

Homework

Due Next Class

Tues

5/6
  • Decolonialism in Africa:
  • 5 Case studies
  • Interactively Read your Zimbabwe background article
  • Extra Credit Films for this unit. You may watch one of the following: The Last King of Scotland, or Queen of Katawe (Disney+)

    • Thur

    5/8
  • Lecture: Zimbabwe's post imperialism Case Study
  • United Nations Conference
  • Start: Mugabe and the White African
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  • Print out and bring to class the Mugabe and the White African: video guide
  • Don't forget to do your out of class participation forms - Softball senior night is tomorrow!
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    Mon

    5/12
  • Film Mugabe & the White African
    		•  We say no to whites owning our land... It is ours and that message should ring loud and clear in Britain and the United States.
    --Robert Mugabe
  • Complete the post viewing guide (and interactively highlight the video guide) which you completed most of in class today.
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    Wed

    5/14
  • UN Peace Conference and discuss challenges Africa has today
  • Start Lecture: Modern China
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  • Do pages 1-9 in the China packet Sleeping Dragon packet/ You should have completed some of this in class today.
  • Do not forget to bring the Sleeping Dragon packet to class during the unit, and that your out-of-class participation is due at the end of the semester..

    • Fri

    5/16
  • Start Modern China: Victory of Mao- Hundred Flowers Campaign
  • Case Study: China Great Leap Forward - Yes or No?
  • Introduction to the Cultural Revolution
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  • Read pages 14-23 in the packet and do the summary on page 26 Do not forget to bring the packet to class during the unit.

    • Tues

    5/20
  • Introduction to the Cultural Revolution
  • Start 4 corners activity
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  • Write a paragraph on why your Hot Seat point is correct (by 5/31)
  • Interactively read any pages from 24-34 we didn't finish in class
  • Don't forget to do your out of class participation forms. MAP SMASHn counts & the rally on Friday too.
  • 35-49 we will not do in the packet - scratch them out.

    • Thur

    5/22
  • Mini-Hot Seat (4 corners debate)
  • China in the 1970s and 1980s
  • Film: Tank Man
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  • Prep for your China hotseat by interactively reading your section and writing a 90 second opening statement.
  • Interactively read pages 63-66 in your China packet.
  • Make sure you are finishing your out of class activity forms. The end of the semester is near. SMASHn Counts! (5/20)
  • Start taking a look at the Finals Study Guide
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    Mon

    5/26
  • Finish Modern China
  • Hot Seat: China
    		•  Work 20 minutes on your Be the Change Proposal and record what you did in your google doc. Here are Friday's Benchmarks: Create your team's Google Doc with initial research, roles listed in doc., what are your group's goals, answer the question how does your team plan to make a difference?
  • Look at the updated, Finals Study Guide.
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    Wed

    5/28
  • RFK Day of Affirmation Speech and Be the Change.

  • Launch BTC II Project
  • Do not forget your out of class participation forms I will accept them Thursday or on the final
  • Our final exam is on Thursday with the presentation following during media class. Here is the rubric for the presentation part

    • Fri

    5/30
  • BTC II Project
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  • Last thing for out of class assignment is SMASH'n tonight.

    • Mon

    6/2
  • Review
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    • Wed

    6/4
  • Final Exam & Presentations
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