Final Exam

This coming week we will be preparing for our final exams. We will review on Monday & Tuesday and then test Wed & Thur. (depending on when you have class. odd periods will be Wed., even periods will be Thurs.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Test Tomorrow

Students will have their Chapter 9 test tomorrow. Everyone should have a review sheet with them to study from.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Child Labor: Industrial Revolution

Go to the website: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.htm

Assignment: You will be looking at the problems with child labor during the Industrial Revolution. Using the category “Life in the Factory”, you will be making a PowerPoint on the problems for the laborers.

*8 SLIDES TOTAL
- Title Page (Put your name on this)
- 7 slides (one slide for each category)
- You need a picture for 5 slides either from this website or another

Make sure that you are reading the first-hand accounts for the children themselves! Those are the best parts to include in your PowerPoint.

Today's Assignment

Today we looked at the Industrial Revolution & the impact it has on society today.

The assignment is the 9.1 Worksheet that involves questions, cause/effect, people & inventions

13 days until semester grades are finalized!

-Mr. Cooley

This week's plan

This week we will start on the Industrial Revolution, which is Chapter 9. We will be looking at the causes and effects that it has on society today. Wednesday we are scheduled to be in the computer lab for a couple of great websites on child labor in England during the Industrial Revolution.

No assignment for today.

Have a good one!

-Mr. Cooley

Test on Tuesday

Our next test will be Tuesday on the French Revolution. We will review as a class tomorrow (Monday) and test before Thanksgiving break

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

-Mr. Cooley

A couple of reminders......

Some things to consider with your project:

*EVERYONE needs to participate equally in the presentation
*Have some transitions in your PP. You will be able to use the wireless mouse.
*Make sure that you send me the PP, jhcooley@hotmail.com

-Mr. Cooley

Research Projects

Marie Antoinette
http://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/index.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/rulerspre20th/p/marieantoinette.htm
*What where her interests?
*What where her likes/dislikes?
*Talk about her spending & dressing
*Talk about her children
Guillotine
http://europeanhistory.about.com/cs/frenchrevolution/a/Guillotine.htm
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/guillotine.html
http://www.theguillotine.info/index.php
http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/Guillotine.htm
*How many people died?
*When did it start & when was the last person sentenced to the guillotine
*What were the dimensions? Height, weight, etc.
*What were the parts that made it work?
LOUIS XVI
http://wsu.edu/~dee/REV/LOUISXVI.HTM
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/louis.htm
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/louis_trial.html
http://www.wga.hu/database/glossary/illustr2/louis16.html
*What were his interests, hobbies?
*What was his downfall?
*What was his execution like?

Robespierre
http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/robespierre.html
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/robespierre-terror.html
http://www.loyno.edu/history/journal/1983-4/mcletchie.htm
*Talk about his childhood
*Talk about his rise to power
*Talk about why he was killed
Bastille
http://www.chezjim.com/bastille/b_food.html
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255-s01/mapping-paris/Paris_Bastile.html
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/Bastille.html
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_interdisciplinary_history/v030/30.1sutherland.html
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/french-revolution3.htm
*When was it built
*What happened inside
*What happened on Bastille Day?
*What is it used for now?
Napoleon
http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/home.html
http://www.napoleonguide.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml
*Anything you want to talk about…..
REIGN OF TERROR
http://www.historywiz.com/terror.htm
http://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/timeline/reign.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/revolution/committee_pub_safety.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/terror.html
*Who started it? Why?
*Talk about Committee of Public Safety
*Talk about the death that took place
*Talk about the end of the terror
*Tell stories on why it was so bad!

Assignment for Monday

7.3 & 7.4

Questions 3-5 on both pages

All ID's

-Mr. Cooley

Cake Website

Here is the website where if students got an answer right on our French Revolution trivia game, they were able to swing against Marie Antoinette.

http://www.electricartists.com/frenchrev/game/

Veterans Day Ribbons

Today students are hanging their veterans day ribbons up along the cafeteria wall. There will be almost 5,000 soldiers that have died in Iraq and Afghanistan hanging on the wall with their name, age, hometown, and rank. The students have taken alot of pride in their work and it is very impressive.

We are also looking at the French Revolution and little bit today as well.

Have a good one!

-Mr. Cooley

Tonight's Assignment

Read 7.1

Finish 7.1 Worksheet

-Mr. Cooley

On Friday.........

we finished section 1 of the French Revolution. Monday we will have an assignment for class. Grades should be updated. Have a great weekend!

-Mr. Cooley

Wounded Warrior Project

Parents:

For the last month, we have been collecting money for the Wounded Warrior Project. It is a fundraiser for soldiers that have been wounded in battle. So far students have been donating at a very promising rate!

We are going to end this on Veterans Day, which is next Tuesday, November 11th. If you would like to donate you can send it with the student to school. I think it is a great way to give to a great cause!

-Mr. Cooley

Today's Activity

Today students are working on a big Veterans Day project that the social studies department is working on. Students are honoring the fallen victims in Iraq and Afghanistan by hanging a ribbon in their honor. The ribbon will include the picture of the soldier, name, age, and where they are from.

Next Tuesday on Veterans Day, all social studies classes will hang these ribbons on the wall near the cafeteria. It is a great way to honor the fallen.

-Mr. Cooley

Chapter 6 Test Tomorrow

Chapter 6 Test tomorrow in World Civ. We will have 15 multiple choice questions, 4 short answer questions, and an essay.

Students can study their notes and read 6.1, 6.2, and 6.4

-Mr. Cooley

This guy is tough!

Coach Don Meyer dealing with the partial amputation of his leg due to a car accident, cancer that was found, broken bones, etc. Inspirational stuff!

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_sports/meyer08/index.html?SITE=G

-Enjoy!

-Mr. Cooley

Quiz tomorrow

We will have a quiz tomorrow over sections 1 & 2 of Chapter 6. Students should be studying for this tonight. The quiz will be over information from the Scientific Revolution & The Enlightenment.

Have a good one!

-Mr. Cooley

No assignment for Monday

*No assignment today as we looked at the Scientific Revolution in class today. Tomorrow we will be looking at a couple of experiments from Galileo.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Test on Thursday

Today we are reviewing for the Chapter 5 Test. Our review is consisting of a review game, crossword, and going over sections 4 & 5 of the chapter. Students also have received their essay topic that they should be studying over the next two days.

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for October 20th

Due tomorrow:

p.183 Id's and Questions 3,5-7

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Upcoming Test

As of now, the Chapter 5 Test will be this coming Thursday. Make sure to study up!

Looking ahead for this week

Monday-Russia & Ivan the Terrible
Tuesday- Russia & Peter the Great
Wednesday- TBD
Thursday- Substitute teacher (I'm at state tennis) TBD

1st Quarter Ends Thursday

Just a reminder that 1st quarter ends this coming Thursday. With that being said, the final day that students can make up their Europe Map Quiz is this coming Thursday. This is a great opportunity for students to improve their grade.

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for Thursday, October 8

Students need to complete their 5.1/5.2 Questions & ID's worksheet by Friday. Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Europe Map Quiz Retakes

Just a reminder to everyone that you are able to retake your European Map Quiz anytime before the end of the quarter, which is Oct. 16th. If you received lower than a 33, then I would suggest you take it again! You will need to schedule a time period before or after school to complete this.

-Mr. Cooley

Review for Unit Exam

School of Athens by Raphael (p.45 in your book & you can click on this picture to make it bigger)

*The question has to do with how is this painting reflective of the Renaissance Era. In the first two paragraphs you will give an overview as to what the Renaissance was and how life was changing for the better

*In paragraphs three and four you will discuss how this painting is reflective of the Renaissance art and era. Talk about the statues in the background (probably made with the help of patrons), the depth of the painting (perspective) and all the movements that are happening in the painting.

*Discuss how the people on the bottom left are studying mathematics (the book) and the people on the right side (holding the globe) are studying astronomy (SECULAR SOCIETY, WORRYING ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW!!!). Discuss the movements and how they are reflective of a 'thinking society' that is concerned about the here and now

*Summarize with a concluding paragraph

*Your assignment is a practice essay, with 5 paragraphs just like we talked about.

*Email me with questions! jhcooley@hotmail.com OR jcooley@paplv.esu3.org

-Mr. Cooley

Chapter 4 Test Review

Here are some things to consider with material from the chapter.....

*The idea of mercantilism is that a country tries to become self-sufficient. The goal is to sell more (or trade more) than you buy. This way you don't have to rely on other countries

*The reason that Europeans saw Africans as a better source of labor than Natives is because the Africans were immune to the diseases. Too many Natives were dying from smallpox, malaria, etc.

*The spread of Islam into Africa helped to increase the slave trade in Africa during the 7th century; which was the time slavery first started in Africa

*The choices that you have for the first country to import Africans to the Americas are Spain, England, France, Germany

*New wealth from the Americas & the growth in overseas trade is what prompted a wave of new businesses and trade practices in Europe in the 16th & 17th centuries.

*Africa was affected by the Atlantic slave trade because cultures lost their best people and families were torn apart.

-Good luck tomorrow and study up!

Chapter 4 Test on Friday!!

A reminder to students that we have the Chapter 4 Test on Friday. By the end of today students will have everything they need to help them prepare for this exam (study guide, crossword, notes, etc).

Make sure to take some time and study it up!

Also, we are turning in 4.3 & 4.4 assignments today in class

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Middle Passage Assignment

Using the handouts on the middle passage I want you to make a PowerPoint on each topic:

Slide 1: Name & Title
Slide 2: The Toll of the Trip
Slide 3: Brutal Voyage
Slide 4: Hell Below Deck
Slide 5: Fighting Back

When you are finished, you may print them off. Make sure that you print all 5 slides onto ONE PAGE.

When done with everything, navigate through the following Jamestown Websites:



Jamestown Websites

http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

http://www.time.com/time/2007/jamestown/

http://jamestown.invioni.com/real_index.html

http://www.apva.org/jr.html

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/05/jamestown/jamestown-standalone?fs=mountain.nationalgeographic.com

http://www.jamestown1607.org/

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1615180,00.html

Assignment for Wednesday, September 24

p.131 questions & Id's

-Have a great night!

Mr. Cooley

Assignment from Monday, Sept 22nd

Forgot to put this up, sorry!

p.125 questions 4,5,7, and 8 along with the ID's

-Mr. Cooley

Computer Lab Assignment

Go to the following site: http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm

*You will be making a PowerPoint over the daily life of either the Aztecs or Incas. The website has plenty of information that will help you get a better feel for these cultures. Your PowerPoint needs to be at least 10 slides with at least 5 pictures.

*If you get done there is tons of information on the site so keep going through that.

*Next section we talk about Jamestown so feel free to go to this website and play the game: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/

-Send assignment to jhcooley@hotmail.com

-Mr. Cooley

Plan for this week

Monday- Go over section 4.1; assignment- questions & id's on p. 125
Tuesday- Computer Lab Assignment
Wednesday- Section 4.2
Thursday- Section 4.3

Have a great week!

-Mr. Cooley

Test Tomorrow!

Chapter 3 Test is tomorrow, it consists of 40 multiple choice questions. Make sure to bring everything with you tomorrow!

Chapter 3 Test on Friday

Friday we will be testing on Chapter 3. Students should be reading the Chapter preparing for the test!

Assignment for September 15th

Due Tuesday:

*Read Chapter 3.1
*Do questions 3-8 & Terms/ID's

Have a terrific Monday!

-Mr. Cooley

Links to the Remainder of 9-11 Film

Here are the links to Chapters 3 & 4 of the National Geographic Film: Zero Hour- Inside 9-11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3ZOEXxdYg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWq_7dnshA

Starting Monday, we will get into Chapter 3. I am hoping to have tests graded & grades updated this weekend. Have a great weekend!

-Mr. Cooley

Looking ahead to next week......

For next week:

Monday: Review for Chapter 1 Test
Tuesday: Review for Chapter 1 Test
Wednesday: Chapter 1 Test
Thursday/Friday: Remembering September 11th

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

-Mr. Cooley

Religions of the World Assignment

Here are the links so you don't have to type them in:

1. http://www.wadsworth.com/religion_d/special_features/popups/maps/matthews_world/content/map_01.html

2. http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-religion-map.htm

3. http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo200/religion.html

4. http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm

WHEN YOU ARE DONE STUDY YOUR EUROPE MAP QUIZ!!!!

Assignment for Sept 3

1.4 Worksheet is due tomorrow, Sept 4th. Once again, the Europe Map Quiz will be Friday. As of right now, it is looking like we will test over Chapter 1 next Tuesday. Look for an updated announcement on that.

"Keep it real" -Tim Clemenger

-Mr. Cooley

Europe Map Quiz Friday!

On Friday, we will be having our Europe Map Quiz. If you would like to study for that online, make sure to go to the Europe Map Quiz link on the right side of the page.

Study up!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for August 28th

Tonight's assignment is due tomorrow; 1.3 Worksheet which includes 9 questions and 4 ID's (Terms). Terms should be in a Who, What, When, Where, and Why format.

Today in class we looked at the Protestant Reformation and focused in on Martin Luther & King Henry VIII. A good quiz we looked at was http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/wife/index.html

Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

No Assignment for August 27th

Today in class we took a look at the different inventions that Leonardo Da Vinci sketched during his life. With those we compared them to today's inventions to see their worth.

Tomorrow we will be going into the Protestant Reformation. Have a great day!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for August 26th

Writing Assignment: Renaissance Men & Women


•In this writing assignment you are a man or woman during the Renaissance Era. Write a journal entry (minimum of ¾ page) about a typical day during the Renaissance:

–Tell us where you are located (what city)

–Use at least 4 terms that are used in Sec. 1 & 2

–p. 52-53 helps a lot

Studying for Europe Map

Make sure you know that the www.ilike2learn.com website is on the right side of this blog. It takes you directly to the correct Europe Map. Going over this 10-15 minutes a night will really help you out!

Computer Lab Assignment Due Tuesday by Midnight!!!

For 1st & 7th hours only!!

Computer lab assignment on McCain & Obama are due anytime Tuesday. Send them to jhcooley@hotmail.com

Keep working hard!

-Mr. Cooley

Assignment for August 22

After looking at several issues yesterday with the Democratic and Republican parties, we are going to look at the main figures of each party; John McCain (Republican) and Barack Obama (Democratic).

Assignment:
1.) Go to http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/
2.) On the issues page, pick five (5) issues of your choice
3.) Make a PowerPoint presentation explaining the views of each candidate (similarities or diferences)

Example
Slide #1 = Intro Slide (With a picture of each candidate)
Slide #2 = Issue #1 (Afghanistan)
Slide #3 = Issue #2 (Economy)
Slide #4 = Issue #3 (Homeland Security)
Slide #5 = Issue #4 (Education)
Slide #6 = Issue #5 (Iraq)
Slide #7 = WHAT YOU LEARNED & YOUR OWN OPINION ON THE CANDIDATES


When you are finished, you need to send the assignment to jhcooley@hotmail.com

If you do not finish today, you may save it to your file OR you may send it to your email so you can work on it at home

Bookcovers for Textbook

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Opening Day

Hello parents and students! My name is Mr. Cooley and this is my 4th year at PLSHS teaching World Civ. Hopefully this blog will help you alot with keeping track of what is due and when it is due for class. Overall, I'm really excited to start the school year and look forward to meeting all of you at Open House or Parent Teacher Conferences.

-Mr. Cooley