Section outline

  • Unit 1 - Civilizations and the Emergence of Organized Religions


    • Monday 23rd:
      Part 1
      1.  Seating Plan
      2. Course Preview and Learning Objectives - (click here)
       - class expectations, fire, and lock-down instructions

      Part 2
      1. Discussion - Dating systems.

    • Tuesday 24th
      Part 1
      1. Notes/Discussion - Civilizations (Made it as far as geography)
      2. Sign out text books - took close to 20 minutes - includedbreak time

      Part 2
      Mapping Conventions - demo map

    • Wednesday 25th:
      Part 1
      1. Continue discussion from yesterday

      Part 2
      1. Assignment: Europe Map Physical

    • Thursday 26th:
      Part 1
      1. Finish discussion from yesterday
      2. Video Resource - Mankind Series Ep1 (up to minute 24)

      Part 2
      1. Assignment: Europe Map Physical (Continue working on)
      2. Current Events

    • Friday 27th:
      Part 1
      1. Current Events
      2. Finish Video Resource - Mankind Ep1

      Part 2
      1.Begin Lesson on Bias - (got to the end of the chart)

      Homework: Map due Monday

    • Monday 30th:
      Part 1
      1. Submit: Map Assignment
      2. Continue Lesson on Bias

      Part 2
      1.Continue Lesson on Bias
      2. Current Events

    • Tuesday 1st:
      Part 1
      1. Hand back Map Assignment - discussion about assignment
      2. Complete Lesson on Bias

      Part 2
      1. Begin Lesson on Primary and Secondary Sources - (Made it to concussion sources)

    • Wednesday 2nd:
      Part 1
      1. Complete Lesson on Primary and Secondary Sources
      2. Formal Assignment: Sources and Bias ( approx. 1 hour given today - 15 minutes tomorrow)

      Part 2
      1. About 20 mins of formal
      2. Begin Lesson on Religions - A Force for Change (made it to Aabrahamic Religions)

      Homework:
      1. Formal Assignment: Sources and Bias - Due Friday

    • Thursday 3rd:
      Part 1
      1. Formal Assignment: Sources and Bias ( approx. 25 minutes given)

      Part 2
      1. Continue with Lesson on Relgions - A Force for Change

      Homework:
      1. Formal Assignment: Sources and Bias - Due Friday

    • Friday 4th:
      Part 1
      1. Submit: Formal Assignment: Sources and Bias
      2. Continue with Lesson on Religions - A Force for Change - complete to final parable

      Part 2
      1. Current Events
      2. Video Resource: Mankind Episode 2 (26 minutes)

    • Monday 7th:
      Part 1
      1. Discuss formal assignment
       - explain how they were assessed
      2. Complete Lesson on Religions - A Force for Change - final parable

      Part 2
      1. Formal Assignment: Israeli & Palestinian Conflict paragraph
       - students working on paragraph outline
      2. Hand back and discuss each formal assignment with each individual student.

    • Tuesday 8th:
      Part 1
      1. Formal Assignment: Israeli & Palestinian Conflict paragraph
       - students write paragraph - give the first block to complete
      2. Submit: Formal Assignment: Israeli & Palestinian Conflict paragraph

      Part 2
      1. Video Resource - Mankind Part 2 - complete
      2. Begin next Lesson - Religion a Force for Change Part 2

    • Wednesday 9th:
      Part 1
      1. Discuss general impression of student paragraphs
      2. Lesson - Religion a Force for Change Part 2

      Part 2
      2. Current Events

    • Thursday 10th:
      Part 1
      1. Current Events
      2. Lesson - Religion a Force for Change Part 2

      Part 2
      1. Complete - Religion a Force for Change Part 2
      2. Hand out and discuss next assignment - will begin to work on tomorrow.

    • Friday 11th:
      Part 1
      1. Formal Assignment: Christianity and the Roman Empire
       - assignment
       - reading

      Part 2
      1. Current Events
      2. Video Resource: Mankind - The Story of Us. Episode 3 (to 23:"46)

    • Monday 14th:
      Part 1
      1. Formal Assignment: Christianity and the Roman Empire - work on Paragraph

      Part 2
      1. Lesson: Constantine and Christianity

      Homework:
      1. Formal Assignment due Tuesday 15th

    • Tuesday 15th:
      Part 1
      1. Submit: Formal Assignment
      2. Lesson: Northern Ireland: The Troubles

      Part 2
      1. Discussion: Northern Ireland questions
      2. Video Resource: Mankind: the Story of Us - complete episode 3

    • Wednesday 16th:
      Part 1 and 2
      1. Discuss Formal Assignment: Hand back
      2. Current Events
      3. Begin Lesson: Religion a Force for Change Part 3(Made it to Sacred Texts)

    • Thursday 17th
      Part 1 and 2
      1. Current Events
      2. Continue: Religion a Force for Change part 3

    • Friday 18th:
      Part 1
      1. Complete: Religion a Force for Change part 3

      Part 2:
      1. Assignment: Islam and Bias (completed and submitted in class)