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)
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)
