Modern European History

Next Two Weeks

This brings us through the next two weeks and completes the second unit.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Reading: Erasmus handout; Davis 1-26
Lecture: Northern Renaissance
Discussion: Historiography and Martin Guerre
Due: Renaissance id. terms

Patronage
Perspective
Mannerism
"School of Athens"
Erasmus
Albrecht Durer

Thursday, Oct. 17

Reading: Palmer 77-92; Davis 27-34
Lecture: Protestant Reformation
Discussion: Martin Guerre
Due: Create a one-page timeline of Protestant reforms/reformers.

Erasmus, John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, Martin Luther, Jean Calvin

Monday, Oct. 21

Reading: Palmer 93-98; Davis 35-50
Lecture: Catholic Counter-Reformation
Discussion: Martin Guerre

Wednesday, Oct. 23

Reading: Davis 51-72
Discussion: Martin Guerre
Workshop: exam prep
Due: completed review sheet

Friday, Oct. 25

Exam 2

Week of October 6

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Read: Palmer 56-69
Lecture: Italian Renaissance
Workshop: intro to New Cultural History
Due: Notebook Check

bring empty 3" 3-ring binder with 8 dividers

Thursday, Oct. 10

Read: Palmer 69-77
Lecture: Northern Renaissance & Challenges to the Church
Workshop: Understanding Humanism
Due: Book Check

bring Return of Martin Guerre

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

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