Using the documents and outside information from your notes, complete the Planning Worksheet. We will do additional essay prep in class on Thursday. You will hand in the worksheet in before writing your essay on Friday.
Hi students: use this link to access a Google Docs folder that contains all of the class handouts for lesson 1.1-1.8. I'm posting these in case you need to update your notes and/or use them to help you study for Wednesday's test.
You'll need a free Google account to access. -Sforza https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B51mxLFJWZndMjUyNzMxNTUtMmFkZC00MTQ4LWE1NTctMDFlYmZlOWE3NjAw&usp=sharing Hi students - I'm posting this just in case you didn't get a hard copy of the Study Guide in class. If you DID receive one, please use the already printed & stapled copy. If you print this one out, please staple it before handing it in on Wednesday. See you Monday. -Mr. S
Read pages 629-634. Complete all questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Thursday.
1) Vocabulary Builder: Find three words in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) What was the Enlightenment? How was it similar to the Scientific Revolution? How was it different? 3) How did John Locke's view of human nature differ from that of Thomas Hobbes? 4) Who were the philosophes? Describe two of the five concepts that formed their core beliefs. 5) Read the chart on page 632. Which do you think are the two most important Enlightenment ideas? Explain your choices. 6) Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? Why might some women have been critical of the Enlightenment? 7) Identify and briefly describe the three lasting effects of the Enlightenment discussed in the text. 8) Creative Response: Imagine you are a social critic like the philosophes of the Enlightenment. Write a paragraph in which you criticize something that you think is wrong with RKA. Make sure you include your suggestion for how to improve the problem! HW2 - Use your class notes and the attached documents to write an essay response to the question “Why do we study history?” Guidelines:
This assignment is due in class Monday, 9/15.
Read pages 623-628. Complete all questions in complete sentences on a sheet of loose leaf paper. You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Thursday.
1) Vocabulary Builder: Find three words in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 2) According to the reading, which events helped cause the Scientific Revolution? Which cause do you think was the most significant? Explain. 3) Explain the difference between the geocentric theory and the heliocentric theory. 4) How did Galileo build upon the previous work of Copernicus and Kepler? How did his work get him into trouble? 5) Do you think figures of authority tend to reject new ideas? Do you think it is wise or unwise for them to do so? Explain. 6) What is the scientific method? Why do you think it is important to use this approach to science? 7) 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. 8) Creative Response: In 1676, 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.On a separate sheet of paper, draw a cartoon or write a poem, rap, or song that expresses the meaning of this quote. |
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