WHAPSeptember 8-12

Monday, Sept. 8

• Ch. 3 Quiz/Comparative Essay Rubric Quiz

• Crash Course:

• Thesis or Not?

• With a partner, you will analyze more examples of C/C thesis statements

• ***BRING YOUR HIGHLIGHTERS TO CLASS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR ESSAY ANALYSIS!

• Homework: Your chapter 4 work is due Tuesday

• You have a big test this week!

• Ch. 1-5

• Focus on Ch. 1 from Bentley and Ch. 2-5 from Stearns textbook

• Anything that we have watched (i.e. Crash Courses) are also fair game!

Tuesday, Sept. 9

• Ch. 4/Crash Course #5 Persia/Greece

• “Historical bias”

• Greek origins

• Persian Wars/Battle at Thermopylae

• Alexander the Great

• Thesis or Not?

• With a partner, you will analyze more examples of C/C thesis statements

• Homework: 2007 Comparative Question Handout

• Is it a thesis? Answer and explain.

• Readings for Unit 1 Test should be complete!

• Don’t forget your highlighters for Wednesday!

Wednesday, Sept. 10

• Ch. 4• Timeline: Classical Age

• Sparta vs. Athens

• C/C Analysis: Sample essays (directions on next slide)

• Review Thesis or Not?

• Homework: Readings for Unit 1 Test should be complete!

C/C Essay Analysis

• Read your essay thoroughly all the way through.

• Go back and label in the margins.

• T: Thesis (Pink)

• S: Similarities (Green)

• D: Differences (Blue)

• DC: Direct Comparison (Orange)

• E: Evidence (Yellow)

• After labeling, highlight according to the above code.

• On the back of your essay, grade it accordingly and add notes as to why you gave it that grade.

2014 C/C Essay

• Analyze similarities and differences in how TWO of the following empires used religion to govern before 1450.

• Byzantine Empire

• Islamic Caliphates

• Mauryan/Gupta Empires

Thursday, Sept. 11

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Thursday, September 11

Turn in your 2 handouts: Thesis or Not and Practice Essay please!

9/11

Homework:

Make sure your readings are complete!

Friday, Sept. 12

• Essay notes/outline: This is the ONLY thing you can bring Monday to use.

• Please bring a blue/black pen to write with.

• Ch. 4/5: Macedonians, Rome, Huns, Fall of the Classic Civilizations

• Essay scoring review

• Homework:

• Timed essay Monday

• Multiple Choice Tuesday (also timed)

Test 1 (Ch. 1-5)

• Bentley’s Ch. 1 (online)

• Stearn’s Ch. 2-5

• I would advise for you to read Stearn’s Ch. 1 for Mesopotamia, Egypt content

• Crash Course (See my site for some added resources!)

• Chapter reading guides: Ch. 2, 3, 4