buford high school curriculum calendar course: honors...

Buford High School CURRICULUM CALENDAR

COURSE: Honors World History

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TEACHER(S): Anthony, Gilbert

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Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional Strategies Standards (CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 1 Friday, 8/3 Themes of World History Personal History: Self Portrait, Time Line, Themes of Life

Monday, 8/6 Conflict and Change Culture, Governance, Individual, Groups, Institutions, Location, Movement/Migration, Technological Innovation, Time/Continuity/Change

-Students will work in groups and develop project for one of the World History Themes

All

Tuesday 8/7 -Students will create a visual image that depicts/illustrates their groups theme

Wednesday 8/8 Thursday 8/9 Friday 8/10 Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional

Strategies Standards (CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 2 Monday, 8/13 Development of Civilizations

Analyze the concept and study of Pre-History Describe how the Study of History is accomplished

What is pre-history? Jared Diamond Article: Worst Mistake in History?

Map of Human Migration, Create Language family tree

Tuesday 8/14 First Civilizations Describe the characteristics of the First Civilization Characteristics

What is Civilization?

Mental Map, First Civilizations Chart,



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Create a blended civilization of all river valley’s

Wednesday 8/15 First Civilizations Compare the First Empires and Cultures

Why was Mesopotamia such a sought after location?

Empire Charts, Analyze pictures from archaeological sites.

SSHW1a

Thursday 8/16 First Civilizations Legacy of the First Civilizations

What were the major achievements of the Mesopotamian empire Hammurabi’s Code, Compare to 10 Commandments Need for Law debate

SSWH1b

Friday 8/17 Early Religions Quiz What was unique about the Hebrew religion? What impact did the Phoenicians have? ‘The Source’ Discussion Genesis Citation: Isaac/Ishmael, Jerusalem

Alphabet Family Tree

SSWH1c ,d, e

Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 3 Monday, 8/20 Early Religions Characteristics of What impact did the SSWH2a, b



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Hinduism Aryans have on Indian civilization? What were the characteristics of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires? Indian Unity Issues Indian Religion Values of Merit Based religion, society

Tuesday 8/21 Classical Civilizations Chinese Beginnings Chinese Beliefs

What made Chinese civilization unique? What impact did Confucianism have on Chinese civilization? Why is the Han Dynasty considered the ‘Classic Civilization of China? Chinese Dynasty Song Comparison Essay/Presentation between Confucianism and Humanism

SSWH2c, d

Wednesday 8/22 Classical Civilizations Greek Beginnings What obstacles did Greece overcome to become an advanced civilization? How did Greece’s physical development impact its culture? Democracy Origins Democracy Principles, Evolution=Humanism

SSWH3a

Thursday 8/23 Classical Civilizations Greek Culture How did Greek culture become dominant in

SSWH3b, c



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the western world? Why Greece? What If Alexander? Olympics

Friday 8/24 Unit Test What steps did Rome take to become a dominant culture? Early Roman Peoples Romulus and Remus Legend Greco-Roman Traditions

SSWH3a



Week 4 Monday, 8/27 Classical Civilizations Roman Beginnings What impact did the Roman Empire have on Europe? Roman Empire Notes Roman Empire Map

SSWH3e

Tuesday 8/28 Classical Civilizations Beginnings of Christianity

How did Christianity and Rome become intertwined in history?

SSWH3d

Wednesday 8/29 Postclassical Civilizations

What impact did the Byzantine Empire have on Europe’s development? Did the Roman Empire Fall?

SSWH4 a, b, c, d, e f

Thursday 8/30 Review Friday 8/31 Unit Test Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 5 Monday, 9/3 Labor Day



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Tuesday 9/4 Review Project Wednesday 9/5 Themes of First Unit

Thursday 9/6 Review Friday 9/7 Social Studies

Benchmark



Week 6 Monday, 9/10 Postclassical civilizations

Islamic Beginnings and Beliefs

What are the Major Beliefs of Islam? Venn Diagram Koran Questions, debate

SSWH5a, b

Tuesday 9/11 Islamic Impact What areas were impacted by Islam? Map of Abbasid and Umayyad Empires

SSWH5 c

Wednesday 9/12 Islamic Spread What allowed Islam to spread so quickly? Methods and Motivation of Conversion discussion, research.

SSWH 5b, g

Thursday 9/13 Mongol Empire Quiz What impact did the Mongols have on the History of the World? How Genghis Khan Impacted the world excerpt.

SSWH5f

Friday 9/14 African Civilizations Mongols Continue. . . What impact did the Bantu migrations have on Africa?

SSWH6a, b, c, d



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What events led to the creation of empires throughout Africa? Africa Map: Mali, Ghana, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, Aksum.



Week 7 Monday, 9/17 Postclassical Review How does the development of civilizations compare? Civilization Comparisons, Conclusions

Tuesday 9/18 Test Wednesday 9/19 Social Studies PE Thursday 9/20 European Middle Ages What is feudalism? How

did the Church use its power and authority? Personal Values, Chaos Theory

SSWH7a, b

Friday 9/21 Medieval Europe Power of Church What did changes in Medieval society symbolize? Theocracy-good idea/bad idea.

SSWH7b, c



Week 8 Monday, 9/24 Beginnings of England What events led to the SSWH7



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development of England? Individuality, Norman Conquest, Magna Carta

Tuesday 9/25 Crusades What was the Purpose of the Crusades? What did changes in Medieval society symbolize? Perception of Crusades, Causes, Impact

SSWH5e

Wednesday 9/26 100 Years War How did the 100 years war change Europe? What impact did the plague have on Europe? Timeline, Plague Documents, Impact

SSWH7

Thursday 9/27 Mesoamerica Empires Location and Description of American Civilizations

Quiz What made Mesoamerican cities unique?

Map, Chart

SSWH8 a, b

Friday 9/28 Native American Culture

Chichen Itza, 2012, Scientific Achievements

SSWH8a,b



Week 9 Monday, 10/1 Gunpowder Empires Location and Description

What does the term Gunpowder Empire mean?

SSWH12a, b



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Chart, Map Tuesday 10/2 Gunpowder Empires

Impact What impact did the Mughal and Ottoman Empires have on the world? Cause and effect paragraphs.

SSWH12a, b

Wednesday 10/3 Pre-Exploration Project

Examine the Eastern and American World before 1492.

When the west was the least project.

Thursday 10/4 “ “ Friday 10/5 “ “ Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 10 Monday, 10/8 Review Tuesday 10/9 Wednesday 10/10 Benchmark #2 Thursday 10/11 Re-Birth of Europe Renaissance

Beginnings What was the Renaissance? Causes of Renaissance, Key Figures Biographies

SSWH9a, b

Friday 10/12 Fall Break Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 11 Monday, 10/15 Fall Break Tuesday 10/16 Renaissance

Characteristics What reborn in the Renaissance? Importance of Knowledge, Art analysis, Comparison to the Northern Renaissance

SSWH9c



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Wednesday 10/17 Reformation What was the Reformation? Analysis of Luther/Church Documents, Connection to Renaissance, Impact

SSWH9d

Thursday 10/18 Spread of Reformation What impact did the spread of the Reformation have on Europe? Biographical info on Reformation leaders.

SSWH9d, f

Friday 10/19 Counter-Reformation How did the Catholic church react to the success of the Reformation? Thirty Years war causes, impacts. Jesuits

SSWH9e



Week 12 Monday, 10/22 Exploration Reasons, causes for exploration

Quiz What brought about the Western Europeans desire to Explore? Map, Chart, Power Point

SSWH10c

Tuesday 10/23 Impact of Exploration What impact did the Europeans have on the areas they explored? Comparison between Zheng He and Spanish, Evolution of Slavery.

SSWH10a

Wednesday 10/24 American Empires Areas of Impact Where did Europeans establish control in

SSWH10b



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America? Map exercise, Web diagram

Thursday 10/25 Social Impact of Exploration

What types of social classes evolved in European Colonies? Analysis of impact of social structures on American colonies.

SSWH10b

Friday 10/26 Columbian Exchange Impact of Globalization How did the Columbian Exchange impact the world? Chart

SSWH10b



Week 13 Monday, 10/29 Chinese, Japanese Isolation

Chinese Dynasty characteristics

Why did China and Japan turn to isolation? Japanese Feudalism, Ming Dynasty, Forbidden City

SSWH11a,b

Tuesday 10/30 Review Wednesday 10/31 Unit Test Thursday 11/1 Monarchy Development of

Monarchies around the world

What are the Benefits and drawbacks of having an absolute ruler? Cross Cultural Comparison, Positive/Negatives

SSWH14a

Friday 11/2 Twisted Genealogy of the Hapsburgs

What problems did the Hapsburg family face as their dynasty grew? Power Point, Family Tree study

SSWH14a



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Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional Strategies

Standards (CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 14 Monday, 11/5 Example of Absolutism in France

What made Louis XIV the perfect example of an absolute monarch? Power Point, Notes

SSWH14a

Tuesday 11/6 Absolute Monarchs create conflict

How did the Thirty Years war exhibit the problem and power of the absolute monarchs? Map Analysis, Impact Analysis

SSWH14a

Wednesday 11/7 Absolute Monarchs in Russia

How was Russia different that Western Europe? Power Point, Peter Bio

SSWH14a

Thursday 11/8 Monarchy problems in England

How did the English view monarch differently than the rest of Europe? Magna Carta, Judicial Process, Parliament Review, Stuart Family Tree Notes

SSWH14b

Friday 11/9 England moves away from Monarchy

What impact did the English Civil War have on their progression in history? English Civil War Notes, Impact Analysis

SSWH14b

Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional Strategies

Standards (CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 15 Monday, 11/12 Review Tuesday 11/13 Review Wednesday 11/14 Benchmark #3



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Thursday 11/15 Age of Reason, Science and Enlightenment

Scientific Revolution How was the Scientific Revolution an extension of the Renaissance? Biographical Chart

SSWH13a

Friday 11/16 Invention Analysis Thanksgiving Break Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 16 Monday, 11/26 Age of Enlightenment Why is Age of Enlightenment referred to the age of Reason? Analysis of the Social and Political history of Europe.

SSWH13b

Tuesday 11/27 How is the Age of Enlightenment an extension of the Renaissance? Enlightenment Biographies, notes

SSWH13b

Wednesday 11/28 What major ideas were developed in the Enlightenment? Impact Analysis

SSWH13b

Thursday 11/29 Review Friday 11/30 Test Week Day Concept Objectives Instructional


Week 17 Monday, 12/3 Review Project Tuesday 12/4 Wednesday 12/5 Thursday 12/6 Friday 12/7



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Week 18 Monday, 12/10 Tuesday 12/11 Wednesday 12/12 Thursday 12/13 Friday 12/14



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WEEK DAY CONCEPT OBJECTIVES INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES STANDARDS

(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 1 Monday, 1/7 Professional Learning Day (Student Holiday)

Tuesday, 1/8 Democratic Revolutions

French Revolution What factors led to the French Revolution? Pg. 650 Two Column Notes,

SSWH14b

Wednesday, 1/9 What factions divided the National Assembly? “Connect to Today’, pg 657 Two Column Notes

SSWH14b

Thursday, 1/10 Napoleon’s Empire What impact did Napoleon have on France and the Revolution? What makes an Empire? Power Point

SSWH14c

Friday, 1/11 Why did Napoleon’s Empire collapse? What is Nationalism Power Point

SSW14c, b


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 2 Monday, 1/14 What was the Congress of Vienna, and how did it reflect/counter the ideals of the French Revolution? Timeline/Impact of French Revolution and Napoleon, Personal Actions Writing (Who, What is effected by my actions in connection with Napoleons actions)

SSWH14c

Tuesday, 1/15 Latin American Revolutions

What Created unrest in colonial society in North America and Latin America? Chart of Revolutionary Leaders in North and Latin America. Writing idea: How was the revolutions in Latin American and North America different?

SSWH14b

Wednesday, 1/16 Haitian Case Study, Review Revolutions SSWH14b

Thursday, 1/17 Latin American Revolutions continued Writing Assignments Due Revolution Quiz/Test?

Friday, 1/18 Revolutionary Ideas

Revolution Newspaper Beginning

Students will create Publisher Newsletters that describe in detail the events of the French, South American, Mexican, Haitian, American Revolutions and Napoleonic Empire.


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 3 Monday, 1/21 MLK HOLIDAY



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Tuesday, 1/22 Newspaper Rough Drafts

Wednesday, 1/23 Newspaper Editing

Thursday, 1/24 Newspapers Due

Friday, 1/25 Industrialization Beginnings of Industrialism

Why is the Industrial revolution one the most significant changes in World History? Previewing Discussion, Two Column Notes

SSWH15a


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 4 Performance Essay

Monday, 1/28 Industrial Inventions What major inventions contributed to the Industrial Revolution? Invention Chart-Necessity Mother of Invention.

SSWH15a

Tuesday, 1/29 Industrialism Spreads What other nations became industrialized? pg. 727

SSWH15a

Wednesday, 1/30 Industrialization Leads to Reform

What reforms were made during the Industrial Revolution? Ism identification, sign creation

SSWH15a

Thursday, 1/31 -Ism Debate SSWH15a

Friday, 2/1 Industrialization Review Quiz



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(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 5 Benchmark Week #1

Monday, 2/4 Nationalism German, Italian Nationalism

What is Nationalism? How did Nationalism shape the 19th

century? Two Column notes, Political Cartoon Analysis

SSWH15b

Tuesday, 2/5

Wednesday, 2/6 Review

Thursday, 2/7 SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE

Friday, 2/8 19th

Century Progress How did the inventions of the late 19th

century impact daily life? Invention Chart, pg. 764

SSWH15


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 6 Monday, 2/11 2nd

Industrial Revolution What significant events occurred in the 2nd

Industrial Revolution? Oil, Electricity

SSWH15

Tuesday, 2/12 Industrialization, Nationalism leads to Imperialism SSWH15d

Wednesday, 2/13 Imperialism What were the factors that allowed Europeans to control Africa? History of African Isolation, impact of slavery, Dr. Livingstone

SSWH15d

Thursday, 2/14 Scramble for Africa What prompted the age of imperialism? Pg. 772, 777 Map, Political Cartoon Analysis, Power Point

SSWH15d

Friday, 2/15 Imperialism in India Quiz How did the British take control of India? History of Indian Unity problems, Raj

SSWH15d


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)


Monday, 2/18 WINTER HOLIDAY

Tuesday, 2/19 WINTER HOLIDAY

Wednesday, 2/20 WINTER HOLIDAY

Thursday, 2/21 Imperialism in China, SE Asia

How did Imperialism impact China? Review of China’s Isolation policy. Comparison of Dutch vs. British rule. Opium Wars,

SSWH14d, 15d

Friday, 2/22 Modernization in Japan What led to the modernization of Japan? Japanese What Not to Wear, Japanese Tradition vs. Change, Nationalism

SSWH14d



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Comparison

Monday, 2/25 US Economic Imperialism

What are the various forms of imperialism? Web Diagram, Panama Canal Map, Video, Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt Corollary, Spanish American War

SSWH14d

Tuesday, 2/26 Imperialism in Muslim Lands

How did imperialism impact Muslim Lands? Suez Canal, Ottoman Empire recap, Muslim Tradition vs. Change

SSWH14d

Wednesday, 2/27 SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE

Thursday, 2/28 Review

Friday, 3/1 Test



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(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 8 Monday, 3/4 First World War Word War Beginnings What were the political and military factors that led to war? Alliance World Map, pg. 843, MAINS

SSWH16a

Tuesday, 3/5 War Begins How did the Great War compare to other wars throughout history? Power Point, pg. 846, pg 850, ‘Eyewitness to History’, Total War demonstration, Gallipoli clip

SSWH16b

Wednesday, 3/6 US Involvement Why did the US not join the war when it started? What events led to their involvement? Power Point, Turning Point Chart, pg. 855, 852, pg. 857

SSWH16b

Thursday, 3/7 Propaganda How did propaganda impact and represent the views of the war? WWI Poster analysis, creation

SSWH16c

Friday, 3/8 Treaty of Versailles, League of Nations

What were the major principles of the Treaty of Versailles and its Legacy? Peace Guidelines, 14 Points, League of Nations, Wilson/Clemenceau Comparison, Problem Solving

SSWH16c


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Weeks 9/10 Benchmark Week #2

Monday, 3/11 Early 20th

Revolutions

Russian Revolution What crisis led to the revolutions in Russia? Russian History, 2 Column Notes, pg. 875, 878, 881

SSWH16d

Tuesday, 3/12 What was the impact of the Russian Revolution? Romanov Family Album, Communist Beginnings

SSWH16d, 17b

Wednesday, 3/13 Stalin’s Russia How did Stalin establish and expand communism in Russia? Stalin Propaganda, creation.

SSWH17b, 17e

Thursday, 3/14 Professional Learning (Student Holidays)

Friday, 3/15

Monday, 3/18 Review

Tuesday, 3/19 SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE

Wednesday, 3/20 Mexico’s Revolution What was the major issue that led to the Mexican revolution? Mexican leader chart

Thursday, 3/21 Early Release

Friday, 3/22




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(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 11

Monday, 3/25 Modernization in Asia

China How did China attempt to modernize? Bios of Sun Yixian, Jiang Jieshi, and Mao Zedong, 2 Column Notes

SSWH17d

Tuesday, 3/26 India What made Gandhi’s leadership unique? Gandhi clip, Cause and Effect, Nonviolent protest analysis

SSWH19a

Wednesday, 3/27 WWII Era Between Wars Quiz What impact did World War I and the Great Depression have on Europe? World Map, Totalitarianism, Outline

SSWH17a

Thursday, 3/28 Fascism Why were dictators able to take over in European governments? Power Point

SSWH17c, e

Friday, 3/29 War Begins Cont. , Why were the Axis so successful at the beginning of the war? Appeasement examples positive negatives, power point, Technological advances

SSWH17f



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(CCGPS, GPS, AP)


Monday, 4/1 Turning Points What were the significant turning points in the war? SSWH18a

Tuesday, 4/2 Holocaust, War Ends What was the Holocaust, How did WWII change the world? Jewish History, Film Clip, pg. 955 1-3, pg. 957 1-3, pg. 959 1-3

SSWH18b, c, d

Wednesday, 4/3 Review

Thursday, 4/4 Unit Test

Friday, 4/5 Cold War Cold war Causes How did the Cold War shape the 20th

century? 2 columns, United Nations mission, Human Rights

SSWH18d, 19c

SPRING BREAK


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 13

Monday, 4/15 Cold War Superpowers What issues did Europe have after WWII? Europe map, Berlin Map, Berlin Blockade/Airlift, Alliances, Iron Curtain, Brinkmanship

SSWH18d, 19c

Tuesday, 4/16 Space Race How did the Cold War affect society? Right Stuff Clip, Cold War movies/Propaganda analysis

SSWH19c

Wednesday, 4/17 China Why did China become communist? What was the impact of China becoming communist? Ch. 33 Sect. 2 Outline, China/USSR Comparison, Map

SSWH19a

Thursday, 4/18 Hot Spots How was the Cold War fought around the world? Cause/Effect War chart, Map, Vietnam Confusion, Castro, Cuban Missile Crisis

SSWH19a

Friday, 4/19 Cold War Thaws What trend came about in the 1970s? In what ways did the Cold War change the world? Timeline, Line Graph

SSWH19c


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 14

Monday, 4/22 Cold War Ends What changes occurred to bring the Cold War to an End? Gorbechev’s Policies, Fall of Berlin Wall

SSWH19d, SSWH20b

Tuesday, 4/23 What problems did Russia and Europe encounter after the fall of communism? Effects of the cold war

SSWH19e

Wednesday, 4/24 Independence of Indian Independence What problems did India encounter after independence? SSWH19a



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Nations Video, Power Point

Thursday, 4/25 African Independence How did African independence reveal the impact of imperialism? Two Column Notes, Chart, Map

SSWH19a

Friday, 4/26 Middle East Independence

What issues surround the creation of Israel? Two Column Notes, Map, Timeline

SSWH19b


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)


Monday, 4/29 Review

Tuesday, 4/30 SOCIAL STUDIES + CTAE

Wednesday, 5/1 Independence Brochures

Thursday, 5/2 “ “

Friday, 5/3 Brochures Due


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)

Week 16 Monday, 5/6 Modern Issues Central Asia How has Afghanistan impacted modern events? Two column notes, Charlie Wilson/Massoud Discussion

SSWH20a

Tuesday, 5/7 Ethnic Violence Why was Yugoslavia and Rwanda the site of so much violence? Big Ideas, Impact of the past

SSWH20b

Wednesday, 5/8 China How has China changed in the last 20 years? Tank Man site, discussion

SSWH19d

Thursday, 5/9 Africa How has change in South Africa reflect modern issues? 12th

man clip, Change over time analysis

SSWH19d

Friday, 5/10 Latin America How have dictatorships shaped Latin America? Chart, Haiti Discussion

AP Exams Monday, 5/6 – AP Chemistry (AM) and AP Psychology (PM) Wednesday, 5/8 – AP Calculus (AM) Thursday, 5/9 – AP English Literature (AM) Friday, 5/10 – AP English Language (AM), AP Art (AM), and AP Statistics (PM)

Career Pathways Testing Tuesday, 5/7 Wednesday, 5/8 Thursday, 5/9 (PM – Make-Up Exams)


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)



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Week 17 Monday, 5/13 Terrorism Why has terrorism become so prevalent in the last part of he 20

th century? Power point, timeline

SSWH20c

Tuesday, 5/14 Globalism How has the world become interconnected economically and culturally? Current Events, McWorld

SSWH21a

Wednesday, 5/15 Technology, Environment

How has the knowledge gained by technology and about the environment impacted life around the world?

SSWH21b

Thursday, 5/16 Review

Friday, 5/17 EOCTs, Yearbooks, Carnival, Class Night

AP Exams Monday, 5/13 – AP Biology (AM) and AP Music Theory (AM) Tuesday, 5/14 – AP Government (AM) Wednesday, 5/15 – AP US History (AM) Thursday, 5/16 – AP Macroeconomics (AM) and AP World History (AM) Friday, 5/17 – AP Human Geography (AM)

EOCTs Thursday, 5/16 – Economics Friday, 5/17 – 9

th Lit & Comp, Math 2

(Other EOCTs will be given during Semester Exam periods.)


(CCGPS, GPS, AP)


Monday, 5/20 Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th

, 6th

, & 7th

)

Tuesday, 5/21 Senior Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st

, 2nd

, 3rd

, & 4th

) / Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 7th

)

Wednesday, 5/22 Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 1st

& 2nd

)

Thursday, 5/23 Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 3rd

& 4th

)

Friday, 5/24 Semester Exams (Benchmark #4 – 5th

& 6th

)