World HistoryWeek of: 29 August – 1 September 2016 WPHS Learning Plan

UNIT THREE—EARLY MODERN TIMES (1300-1800)
CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Renaissance and Reformation 1300 - 1650
MONDAY
29August / Daily
Objectives /
  • Explain how the printing revolution shaped European society.
  • Describe the themes that northern European humanists and writers explored.

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Review the day’s objectives.
  • Review what was studied last Thursday about the Renaissance in Italy—and the medieval mindset by reviewing the Witness History video clip about Machiavelli.
  • Review Chapter Thirteen Section Two assessment questions three through six on page 421 before beginning.
  • Review online material about renaissance inventions @
  • Cover the material in Chapter ThirteenSection TWO, the Renaissance in the North, pages 418-422.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Students will identify one problem presented in section two mingle with fellow students to (A) prose their problems, and then (B) ask for solutions.
  • Page 422 Humanities/Theater.
  • Students review how the day’s objectives were met; review answers to assessment questions three through six on page 421; students will also determine individually which renaissance invention were the most important for the progress of human kind and explain why.

TUESDAY
30August / Daily
Objectives /
  • Summarize the factors that encouraged the Protestant Reformation.
  • Analyze Martin Luther’s role in shaping the Protestant Reformation.
  • Explain the teachings and impact of John Calvin.

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Review the day’s objectives.
  • Review what was learned yesterday about the Renaissance in the north of Europe.
  • Review Chapter Thirteen Section Three assessment questions three through six on page 421 before beginning.
  • Review the online material @
  • Cover the material in Chapter Thirteen Section THREE the Protestant Reformation, pages 423-427.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Test Your Memory—students will a five-question quiz to give to each other in class.
  • Students review how the day’s objectives were met; review answers to assessment questions three through five on page 427.

WEDNESDAY
24August / Daily
Objectives /
  • Describe the new ideas that Protestant Sects embraced.
  • Understand why England formed a new church.
  • Analyze how the Catholic Church reformed itself.
  • Explain why many groups faced persecution during the Reformation.

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Review the day’s objectives.
  • Review what was learned yesterday about the Protestant reformation.
  • Review Chapter Thirteen Section Four assessment questions three through six on page 433 before beginning.
  • Review the online material about the origins of the Church of England @
  • Cover the material in Chapter ThirteenSection FOUR Reformation Ideas Spread, pages 428-433.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Cross the Room—students will decide which factors best enhance national unity, lining on opposite sides of the room according to their position on the question posed, and crossing sides as the arguments presented result in a change of opinion.
  • Students review how the day’s objectives were met; review answers to assessment questions three through six on page 433.

THURSDAY
31 August / Daily
Objectives /
  • Explain how new discoveries in astronomy changed the way people viewed the universe.
  • Understand the new scientific method and how it developed.
  • Analyze the contributions that Newton and other scientists made to the scientific revolution.

Daily
Learning
Plan /
  • Review the day’s objectives.
  • Review what was learned last Thursday about the spread of Protestant ideas.
  • Review Chapter Thirteen Section Five assessment questions three through six on page 438 before beginning.
  • Cover the material in Chapter ThirteenSection FiveThe Scientific Revolution, pages 434-439.
  • ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:In rows, students will work on finding the correct answers to the crossed-words Chapter 13 test study sheet. The first row to identify all the correct answers receives candy! All answers will then be shared in class; students will then insure they have the information they need in their notes for the test tomorrow.
  • Students review how the day’s objectives were met; review answers to assessment questions three through six on page 438. Students may wish to take home their daily writes from last week and today to study for the test—but don’t forget to bring them back tomorrow for use on the test.
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN ASSESSMENT (TEST) TUESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER