Agenda: Week of September 8th-12th

Monday, September 8th, 2014

Quote of the Day:  "Chance favors the prepared mind."

Targets:  

1.  Understand the spread of human societies in the Paleolithic era
2.  Describe the conditions of life in gathering and hunting societies
3.  Analyze factors that eventually led to change in the gathering and hunting societies

Essential Questions:  

• What is the significance of the Paleolithic Era in world history?
• In what ways did various Paleolithic societies differ from one another, and how did they change over time?
• How does our place in history influence how we might view Paleolithic societies?

Agenda:

1. Discuss note taking strategies for WHAP
2. Address Big Picture Questions for Chapter One
3. Watch Crash Course: Agricultural Revolution

Tuesday, September 9th, 2014

Quote of the Day:    "Why did human development proceed at such different rates on different continents for the last 13,000 years?"  -Jared Diamond

Targets:  
1.  Understand how, when and where agriculture evolved independently in the several regions of the world.
2.  Trace the development of agriculture and its local variations.
3.  Speculate as to the social implications of the Agricultural Revolution.  

Essential Questions:  

• What evidence is there for and against the Agricultural Revolution as a major turning point in world history?
• Assess the validity of the following statement..."The Agricultural Revolution provides evidence for 'progress' in human affairs."  

Agenda:

1. Go over Big picture questions in groups.
2. Go over notes and vocab.  
3. Go over notes and tie to Jared Diamond "Out of Eden" 
1. 1. What is Diamond’s “Thesis”?
   2. What are the 3 major elements that separate the world’s “haves” from the “have nots” according to Diamond?
   3. What is Diamond’s theory about huge discrepancies among different countries. Explain the theory & give several examples from the film to support your answer.
   4. For 1000s of years, people have been cultivating crops. Describe the process used to domesticate crops & create plants that yielded bigger, tastier harvests.
   5. How did the domestication of animals help people?

Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

Quote of the Day:    

Targets:  
1.  Understand the relationship between the First Civilizations and the Agricultural Revolution
2.  Contrast civilizations with other forms of human communities
3.  Analyze how, when and where the First Civilizations arose in human history
4.  Explain how the emergence of civilizations transformed how humans lived and how their societies were structured
5.  Contrast the various ways in which civilizations differed from one another.
6.  Evaluate the emergence of the First Civilizations.  

Essential Questions:  

• What distinguished civilizations from other forms of human community?
• Assess the validity of the following statement..."Civilizations were held together largely by force."  
• In the development of the First Civilizations, what was gained for humankind, and what was lost?

Agenda:

1. Go over Big picture questions in groups.
2. Go over notes and vocab. 
3. Compare first wave civilizations.

Thurday, September 11th, 2014

Quote of the Day:  "I've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed."  -Michael Jordan

Agenda:

1. Review of AP concepts
2. Review of terms
3. Review of Chapter questions 

Friday, September 12th, 2014

Quote of the Day:  "Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."  -Martha Graham

UNIT ONE TEST!!!