1) Homework is due IN CLASS on the day of the due date. Homework submitted later in the day, after your class period, will be marked late.
2) I do not accept emailed work. A physical copy of the work must be submitted, in class on the due date, to receive full credit. If you have printer problems you should be handwriting your work or completing your work early so you have enough time to print it before class. -Mr. S Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen farther than others it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” He meant that in order to explain the Law of Gravity, he used the work of major thinkers who came before him in order to make intellectual progress. Create either a cartoon, poem, rap, or song that expresses the meaning of the quote. Due Friday, 9/21
Guns, Germs, & Steel Summary & Response
We watched and discussed Episode 1, "Out of Eden" in class. Write a one-page summary of & response to the video. In your summary portion, you may wish to consider: 1) What question was Jared Diamond trying to answer?; 2) How did he go about trying to answer it?; 3) What answers did he come up with? In your response portion, you may want to consider: 1) Do you agree with Diamond’s theories? Why/why not?; 2) What did you learn from the video?; 3) Did you like it? Why/why not? Due Friday, 9/21. If you want, you can watch it again on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwZ4s8Fsv94 Congrats to the winners of our "Know Your Classmates" Ice-Breaker game. The following students were experts at correctly matching their classmates with their secret slogans!
Period 1 CHAMPION: Aylen Marrero SECOND PLACE: Abigail Casino THIRD PLACE (Tie): Anna Muravyeva; Jeannette Herencia; Youbin Kim Period 2 CHAMPION: Anna Tzanetatos SECOND PLACE (Tie): Duval Drummond; Anthony Benitez Period 3 CHAMPION: Esmir Radoncic SECOND PLACE (Tie): Hannah Branche; Jacob Schmieder Period 7 CHAMPION: Sally Sakande SECOND PLACE (Tie): Kaitlyn Kwon; Mia Kauffman Period 8 CHAMPION: Gabby Lima SECOND PLACE: Allanah Pejcinovic THIRD PLACE: Mariluz Jimenez Read pages 623-628. Complete all questions in complete sentences, typed or handwritten in pen. No pencil please! You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Tuesday, 9/18. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) Before 1500, how did most scholars decide what was true or false? Why do you think they rarely challenged old ideas? 3) According to the text, it wasn't just one event, but a combination of circumstances that helped lead up to the Scientific Revolution. Of the ones mentioned, which do you think was the most significant? Explain your answer. 4) Explain the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric theory. 5) How did Kepler build upon the work of Copernicus? How did Galileo build upon the work of Kepler? 6) Why do you think Church leaders rejected Galileo's new ideas about science? Do you think it is wise or unwise for people who are in a position of power to reject new ideas? Explain. 7) Name some steps used in the scientific method. Why do you think it is important to use this approach to science? 8) How were Francis Bacon's and Rene Descartes' ideas similar? How were they different? 9) Of the new scientific developments mentioned on pp. 627-628, which one do you think has had the most significant impact on your life today? Explain your choice in a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. (HONORS: Choose 2 developments and write a 2-paragraph response.)
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Student username: rkastudent Student password: RKA!Student1 Then, scroll down to World History: Patterns of Interaction and click on "Go to the Online Textbook". HW1: (DOUBLE HOMEWORK) Write a document-based argumentative essay in response to the question: Should we study history? Please read the guidelines (below) carefully. Due Tuesday, 9/18. Grading Criteria: 1) Original Work - I'm only interested in reading your own original work. Your sentences should be created "from scratch" using factual information from the documents or your notes. You may use quotes, but avoid overly long ones (over 1 or 2 lines). Any evidence of direct copying or paraphrasing from online material will result in a diminished (or non-existent!) grade. 2) Thesis - Make sure your thesis (argument) is made clear in your introduction. The best place to do this is the last sentence in your introductory paragraph. 3) Evidence - Back up your argument with sufficient evidence in the body paragraphs. Use at least half (5) of the documents. 4) Citations - Use proper citations (document #s in parentheses after the sentence in which info from a document is used). 5) Outside Information - At least once in the essay, include some examples/evidence that is not in the document. 6) Address & Refute Counterclaim - Show that you understand the opposing side, but state why it is wrong! 7) Conclusion - Restate your thesis and leave the reader with an insightful closing idea. 8) Mechanics - This includes: spelling; sentence structure; grammar; and organization of ideas. 9) Presentation - This assignment must be typed. Use the attached template. (double-spaced; 12-point Arial font; 1-inch margins) 10) Length - Using the above spacing and margins, your essay must be at least 2 pages in length.
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