Unit #9 Driving Question
- To what extent has the Modern Revolution been a positive or a negative force?
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe accelerating global change and the factors that describe it.
- Understand the key features that define the Anthropocene.
- Describe the acceleration in world population, technology, science, communication, and transportation. Explain how they have benefited and threatened humanity.
- Explain the changes in the use, distribution, and importance of natural resources on human life.
- Analyze the causes and consequences of major revolutions in global political, economic, and social networks. (WH)
- Analyze the causes and consequences of shifts in world population, including the impact of industrialism and commerce. (WH)
- Analyze the causes, characteristics, and long-term consequences of World War I, the Great Depression and World War II. (WH)
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans for the Week of April 26, 2021 to April 30, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: The History of Writing
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Unit 9 DQ Notebook, Inventions & Discoveries List, Unit 9 Vocabulary Google Slide Deck, & Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Threshold 8: The Modern Revolution Video & Threshold 8 Foldable Project (Paper Instructions, Virtual Instructions, Template & Threshold Card)
Thursday, April 29, 2021 Crash Course: Industrial Revolution Video Questions & The Industrial Revolution Reading and Questions
Friday, April 30, 2021 Panorama Student Survey
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 3, 2021 to May 7, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Project Work Day (May the 4th Be With You)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Project Work Day
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: Climate
Friday, May 7, 2021 Crash Course: The Anthropocene
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 10, 2021 to May 14, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021 The Anthropocene Reading
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Man Activity
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Project Work Day
Friday, May 14, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: Stimulants, Spices, and Trade
Lesson Plans for the Week of April 22, 2019 to April 26, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019 No School (Spring Holiday)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Unit #9 Vocabulary Flipbooks
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Unit #9 DQ Notebook, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Acceleration, Threshold #8 Foldable, and
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Threshold 8-The Modern Revolution
Thursday, April 25, 2019 Crash Course: Industrial Revolution (Transcript) and The Industrial Revolution Reading
Friday, April 26, 2019 How Did Change Acceleration and Acceleration Reading
Lesson Plans for the Week of Monday, April 29, 2019 to Friday, May 3, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019 Crash Course: The Anthropocene (Transcript), The Anthropocene Reading, and The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Collective Learning Part 4, Smith, Marx, and Keynes Reading, How the Modern World Was Created Video
Wednesday, April 31, 2019 Why is that T-Shirt So Cheap Reading, Crash Course: Globalization Part 1 (Transcript), So You Say You Want a Revolution Reading
Thursday, May, 1, 2019 Crash Course: Imperialism (Transcript), Crisis and Conflict on the Global Stage Reading
Friday, May 2, 2019 Crash Course: WW1 (Transcript), Crash Course: WW2 (Transcript)
Lesson Plans for Week of May 6, 2019 to May 10, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019 The Anthropocene (Man Analysis Worksheet)
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3) Investigation 9 Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Thursday, May 9, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Friday, May 10, 2019 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 13, 2019 to May 17, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Thursday, May 16, 2019 Unit 10 Visions of the Future & David Christian Reading
Friday, May 17, 2019 Unit 10 Personal Visions of the Future
lesson Plans for the Week of May, 7, 2018 to May 11, 2018
Monday, May 7, 2018 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Thursday, May 10, 2018 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Friday, May 11, 2018 Investigation #9 Due/7th Grade Elective Sign-ups
Lesson Plans for the week of April 30, 2018 to May 4, 2018
Monday, April 30, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3) Investigation 9 Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Thursday, May 3, 2018 Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 11: Speed
Friday, May 4, 2018 6th Grade Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the week of April 23, 2018 to April 27, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 The Anthropocene: (Crash Course: The Anthropocene, The Anthropocene Reading & Questions)
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Anthropocene (Man Analysis Worksheet)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Friday, April 27, 2018 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Lesson Plans for the week of April 16, 2018 to April 20, 2018
Monday, April 16l, 2018 Unit #9 Driving Question & Unit #9 Vocabulary Flipbooks
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Mankind: The Story of All of Us (Revolutions)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Threshold 8 Questions, How Did Change Accelerate, and Threshold #8 Foldable
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Crash Course Industrial Revolution Questions and Industrial Revolution Reading & Questions
Friday, April 20, 2018 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Lesson Plans for the week of April 24, 2017 to April 28, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017 Little Big History Practice Day 1
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Little Big History Practice Day 2
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Little Big History Presentation Day
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Introduction to Unit #9 Vocabulary
Friday, April 28, 2017 Threshold #8 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the week of May 1, 2017 to May 5, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017 Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (Industrial Revolution Reading & Questions)
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Mankind: The Story of All of Us (Revolutions)
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Acceleration: The Modern Revolution (Threshold 8 Questions, Crash Course Industrial Revolution Questions, How Did Change Accelerate)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 The Anthropocene: The Good & Bad of the Modern Revolution (Crash Course: The Anthropocene, The Anthropocene Reading & Questions)
Friday, May 5, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 8, 2017 to May 12, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Friday, May 12, 2017 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 15, 2017 to May 19, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Final Visit from the Spurlock Museum (Climate)
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Investigation #9 (Final Draft)
Friday, May 19, 2017 No Classes (St. Louis Field Trip)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 2, 2016 to May 6, 2016
Monday, May 2,2016 Introduction to the Industrial Revolution & the Anthropocene
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Investigation #9
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Investigation #9
Thursday, May 5, 2016 Investigation #9
Friday, May 6, 2016 Introduction to World War 1 & World War 2
Lesson Plans for the week of May 9, 2016 to May 13, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016 Industrialization & WW1 (Guest Speaker)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Crash Course: Imperialism, WW1, and WW2
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Industrialization & WW2 (Guest Speaker)
Thursday, May 12, 2016 Industrialization & The Cold War (Guest Speaker)
Friday, May 13, 2016 Investigation #9 Essay (In Class)
Lesson Plans for the Week of April 26, 2021 to April 30, 2021
Monday, April 26, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: The History of Writing
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Unit 9 DQ Notebook, Inventions & Discoveries List, Unit 9 Vocabulary Google Slide Deck, & Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Threshold 8: The Modern Revolution Video & Threshold 8 Foldable Project (Paper Instructions, Virtual Instructions, Template & Threshold Card)
Thursday, April 29, 2021 Crash Course: Industrial Revolution Video Questions & The Industrial Revolution Reading and Questions
Friday, April 30, 2021 Panorama Student Survey
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 3, 2021 to May 7, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Project Work Day (May the 4th Be With You)
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Project Work Day
Thursday, May 6, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: Climate
Friday, May 7, 2021 Crash Course: The Anthropocene
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 10, 2021 to May 14, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021 The Anthropocene Reading
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Man Activity
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Project Work Day
Friday, May 14, 2021 Spurlock Museum Presentation: Stimulants, Spices, and Trade
Lesson Plans for the Week of April 22, 2019 to April 26, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019 No School (Spring Holiday)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Unit #9 Vocabulary Flipbooks
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Unit #9 DQ Notebook, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Acceleration, Threshold #8 Foldable, and
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Threshold 8-The Modern Revolution
Thursday, April 25, 2019 Crash Course: Industrial Revolution (Transcript) and The Industrial Revolution Reading
Friday, April 26, 2019 How Did Change Acceleration and Acceleration Reading
Lesson Plans for the Week of Monday, April 29, 2019 to Friday, May 3, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019 Crash Course: The Anthropocene (Transcript), The Anthropocene Reading, and The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 Collective Learning Part 4, Smith, Marx, and Keynes Reading, How the Modern World Was Created Video
Wednesday, April 31, 2019 Why is that T-Shirt So Cheap Reading, Crash Course: Globalization Part 1 (Transcript), So You Say You Want a Revolution Reading
Thursday, May, 1, 2019 Crash Course: Imperialism (Transcript), Crisis and Conflict on the Global Stage Reading
Friday, May 2, 2019 Crash Course: WW1 (Transcript), Crash Course: WW2 (Transcript)
Lesson Plans for Week of May 6, 2019 to May 10, 2019
Monday, May 6, 2019 The Anthropocene (Man Analysis Worksheet)
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3) Investigation 9 Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Thursday, May 9, 2019 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Friday, May 10, 2019 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Lesson Plans for the Week of May 13, 2019 to May 17, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Thursday, May 16, 2019 Unit 10 Visions of the Future & David Christian Reading
Friday, May 17, 2019 Unit 10 Personal Visions of the Future
lesson Plans for the Week of May, 7, 2018 to May 11, 2018
Monday, May 7, 2018 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Thursday, May 10, 2018 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Friday, May 11, 2018 Investigation #9 Due/7th Grade Elective Sign-ups
Lesson Plans for the week of April 30, 2018 to May 4, 2018
Monday, April 30, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3) Investigation 9 Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Thursday, May 3, 2018 Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 11: Speed
Friday, May 4, 2018 6th Grade Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the week of April 23, 2018 to April 27, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 The Anthropocene: (Crash Course: The Anthropocene, The Anthropocene Reading & Questions)
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Anthropocene (Man Analysis Worksheet)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Friday, April 27, 2018 The Anthropocene Infographic Poster Project
Lesson Plans for the week of April 16, 2018 to April 20, 2018
Monday, April 16l, 2018 Unit #9 Driving Question & Unit #9 Vocabulary Flipbooks
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Mankind: The Story of All of Us (Revolutions)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Threshold 8 Questions, How Did Change Accelerate, and Threshold #8 Foldable
Thursday, April 19, 2018 Crash Course Industrial Revolution Questions and Industrial Revolution Reading & Questions
Friday, April 20, 2018 Industrial Revolution Infographic Poster Project
Lesson Plans for the week of April 24, 2017 to April 28, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017 Little Big History Practice Day 1
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Little Big History Practice Day 2
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Little Big History Presentation Day
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Introduction to Unit #9 Vocabulary
Friday, April 28, 2017 Threshold #8 Foldable
Lesson Plans for the week of May 1, 2017 to May 5, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017 Introduction to the Industrial Revolution (Industrial Revolution Reading & Questions)
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Mankind: The Story of All of Us (Revolutions)
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Acceleration: The Modern Revolution (Threshold 8 Questions, Crash Course Industrial Revolution Questions, How Did Change Accelerate)
Thursday, May 4, 2017 The Anthropocene: The Good & Bad of the Modern Revolution (Crash Course: The Anthropocene, The Anthropocene Reading & Questions)
Friday, May 5, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 1-3)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 8, 2017 to May 12, 2017
Monday, May 8, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 4: Inventions & Discoveries Graphic Organizer, Group #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Investigation #9 (Analysis of Text 5-8)
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Investigation #9 (Evidence & Reasoning Planning Chart)
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Friday, May 12, 2017 Investigation #9 (Outline)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 15, 2017 to May 19, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017 Investigation #9 (Essay-1st Draft, Investigation 9 Essay Checklist)
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Investigation #9 (Essay-2nd Draft)
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Final Visit from the Spurlock Museum (Climate)
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Investigation #9 (Final Draft)
Friday, May 19, 2017 No Classes (St. Louis Field Trip)
Lesson Plans for the week of May 2, 2016 to May 6, 2016
Monday, May 2,2016 Introduction to the Industrial Revolution & the Anthropocene
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Investigation #9
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 Investigation #9
Thursday, May 5, 2016 Investigation #9
Friday, May 6, 2016 Introduction to World War 1 & World War 2
Lesson Plans for the week of May 9, 2016 to May 13, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016 Industrialization & WW1 (Guest Speaker)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Crash Course: Imperialism, WW1, and WW2
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Industrialization & WW2 (Guest Speaker)
Thursday, May 12, 2016 Industrialization & The Cold War (Guest Speaker)
Friday, May 13, 2016 Investigation #9 Essay (In Class)