Week of September 29th

Monday, Sept. 30

• Reading: none
• Discusion: Mr. Leclercq
• Workshop: exam prep
• Due: Completed notebook and review sheet for homework check

Wednesday, Oct.2

• Exam 1

Friday, Oct. 4

• Reading: Palmer 49-55
• Lecture: Medieval Europe, the Catholic Church & the Plague
• Discussion: recap exam & Multiple Choice testing strategy
  

Week of September 22nd

Tuesday, Sept. 24

• Reading: none
• Lecture: DBQ writing
• Activity: in-class DBQ essay
• Assigned: exam 1 review sheet
• Due: Receipt for book orders
• Return of Martin Guerre
• The Great Cat Massacre
• I, Pierre Reviere...

Thursday, Sept. 26

• Class Trip

NOTE - our first exam will be given on Wednesday, Oct. 2nd

Week of September 15th

Monday

• Reading: Palmer 1085-1099
• Lecture: Social Change and Social Movements
• Discussion: Joan Scott - overview of concepts

Wednesday

• Reading: Palmer 1010-1021
• Lecture: Europe & the Global Economy
• Discussion: Joan Scott - Racism

Friday

• Reading: Palmer 946-950, 959-961, 966-969
• Lecture: Decolonization in French Africa
• Discussion: Joan Scott - Secularism

Week of September 8

Tuesday, Sept 10

• Read: NY Times Article
• Lecture: Anatomy of a Controversy
• Discussion: Joan Scott's argument
• Assignment: notebooks
  

Thursday, Sept 12

• Read: Palmer 1099-1114
• Lecture: Europe in the 21st Century
• Discussion: Joan Scott, cont.
• Due: reading notes

Back to School Post

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing and/or adventurous summer, suited to your tastes. I have a lot that I can't wait to tell you about. For now, here is a basic plan for our first week of school.

Tuesday, 9/3

• Presentation - Stegeman's Summer Slideshow
• Assigned - distribute syllabus

Friday, 9/6

• Review - course description
• Activity - "How History is Like Broken Dishware"
• Discuss - plans, expectations & how to be successful in Modern European History
• Due - Summer Assignment