Print and complete the Essay Planning Worksheet in preparation for Essay #1 on Thursday 10/6. Use the documents (file provided below) to plan your essay. Write your introduction, topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusion on the planning sheet. Supporting details should include information from the documents with citations (not only the document #) as well as outside information (info from class that is NOT in the documents). Completing the worksheet will help prepare you for Thursday’s in-class essay exam. You will submit it at the beginning of class and will NOT be permitted to use the worksheet during the exam. Due Thursday 10/6.
This file the contains the rubrics that I'll use to evaluate your essays this year. One is for DBQs, and the other is for Thematic Essays. You'll receive a hard copy of this on Wednesday and we will go over it in class.
As we reach the end of Unit 1, I'm posting the in-class readings from this unit. Some of you may wish to use these as additional resources for studying.
Read the documents. Answer all questions in complete sentences. Questions are in the PDF file.
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! Since I posted this a little late, I'm extending the deadline to Friday. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two 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. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 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 (at least 5 sentences) in which you criticize something that you think is wrong with RKA. Make sure you include your suggestion for how to improve the problem!
Hi everyone. A few students were having trouble accessing the textbook pages online. It's working fine for me... make sure you try your phone as well as your home computer. If it's still not working, here's a PDF of the pages. Also, remember you are answering MY questions that I posted to the website, NOT THE QUESTIONS IN THE TEXTBOOK! See you Monday. :)
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 Monday, 9/19.
1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look it up in the dictionary. Write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. 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, what circumstances helped lead up to the Scientific Revolution? Which do you think was most significant? 4) Explain the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric theory. 5) How did Kepler build on the work of Copernicus? How did Galileo build on Kepler's work? 6) Why do you think Church leaders rejected Galileo's new ideas about science? Was it wise or unwise for them to do so? 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. 10) 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. Here is the online textbook login information:
1. Go to my.hrw.com 2. Username: BHSB6 3. Password: rkahistory |
|