A Renaissance Webquest: The Artists

Introduction - The Renaissance (~CE 1350 - 1600) was an era of artistic and scientific achievement. European artists, politicians, and scientists laid the foundations of the Modern world

Instructions - Using the websites below, complete the webquest guide for each of the three famous Renaissance artists below. Be sure to examine each website! I have arranged the sites in increasing difficulty. The easiest to read sites are first, the sites with the most info are last.

Procedure
(1) Review the guiding questions for one of the artists on the inquiry chart
(2) Investigate a source from the webquest
(3) Attempt to answer as many/much of the guiding questions as you can
(4) Repeat 1-3 until all sources have been reviewed
(5) Bring your sheet to Mr. Cote for review
(6) Move on to the next artist and begin again at step 1

STAY ON THE WEBQUEST! You don't have time to wander around in the Internet - there is TONS of info on each of these peeps and you will get distracted, no doubt! Much of that data is inaccurate. I selected these sites for a reason, and each will help you complete your research quickly.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

1) a student project, and a good introduction to the artist: link
2) a bit more scholarly of a biography, from the Encyclopedia Brittanica (1911): link
3) a site dedicated to the artist, with many resources: link
4) galleries of all works by Michelangelo (click on the "works" button): link


Leonardo da Vinci

1) a biography put together by the museum of science: link
2) a biography in the Encylcopedia Brittanica: link
3) some of Da Vinci's inventions: link
4) galleries of all works by DaVinci: link


Lorenzo de Medici, the Magnificent
1) A website about world history aimed at young adults.
http://www.mrdowling.com/704-medici.html
2) A biography from a children's history site from Australia. http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/lo/Lorenzo_de_Medici
3) A concise biography. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/lorenzo.html
4) An article from the Columbia Encylcopedia http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0832477.html
5) Some of Lorenzo's poems. link

Preview of Week Beginning 12/16

Monday

POD: Japan in Asia (Direct instruction, Quiz)
World: English Law (Packet)

Tuesday

POD: The War before U.S. Entry (Direct Instruction, Summarizer)
World: Black Plague (Direct Instruction, Quiz)

Wednesday

POD: Review for Test Summative
World: Review for Test Summative

Thursday
POD: Test
World CP: Test
Hon: Black Plague (Direct Instruction, Quiz)

Friday
POD: US Entry into the War
World: Summative Test

Preview of Week Beginning 12/05

This week has an early release day on Thursday.

Monday

POD - Class will begin with teams completing their League of Nations charts. Direct Instruction will follow with a discussion of Europe between the wars and the "Isms." Students will complete a summarizer sheet for homework.

World History - Students will take a summative assessment. There will be a learning extension, afterward.

Tuesday

POD - Hitler's Rise to Power. Guided reading
World History - The Castle/Town part 1. Organizer Worksheet

Wednesday

POD - Hitler's Rise: Nazi Party. Guided reading.
World History HON - The Castle/Town part 1. Organizer Worksheet
World History CP1 & 2 - The Castle/Town part 2. Diagram for homework

Thursday

POD - Prewar Germany and Japan. Direct instruction followed by a quiz.
World History CP 3/Hon - Castle/Town II. Diagram for homwork.
World History CP1 - Joan of Arc. Primary and secondary sources. Guided questions

Friday
POD - War before the advent of the U.S. Direct Instruction and worksheet.
World History CP2, 3, HON - Joan of Arc (see above)
World History cp1 - The Influence of English Law on America packet.

Start of Trimester 1

Welcome to my new POD A Students! You will find a link to course materials on the right hand side of the webpage.



Tuesday
POD: Course Introduction. What do You Know? Graphic Organizers as a class. WWI Homework Worksheet
CP1/CP2/CP3:The Role of the Church in European society. We will take notes together

Wednesday
POD: World War I Direct Instruction. Summarizer Chart
HON: The Role of the Church in European Society.
CP1/CP2: International Trade, Richard & Saladin. Richard & Saladin Profile Worksheet

Thursday
POD: Treaty of Versailles. Direct Instruction. Primary Source Document. Reading.
CP3/Hon: International Trade, Richard & Saladin. Richard & Saladin Profile Worksheet.
CP 1: The Guild Direct Instruction

Friday
POD: The Interwar Years. Failure of the League of Nations. Weimar Republic. Third Republic. Lost Generation. Expatriots.
CP2, CP3, Hon: The Guild Direct Instruction
CP 1: Summative Assessment I

Just before Thanksgiving

This is the end of the first Trimester. Students have an opportunity to remediate their grades with me on Monday and on Tuesday for about five hours, and they are strongly encouraged to do so.

Preview of Week Beginning 11/14

This is the last week of the Trimester. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, classes will complete discussion of the military innovations of the Middle Ages. On Tuesday, CP 2 students will study for the Unit III exam.

On Wednesday, students will study for the Unit III exam. CP1, CP3, and Hon students will have a study guide to take home. CP2 students will take the Unit III Exam

On Thursday, CP1, CP3, and Hon students will take the Unit III exam.

On Friday, students will have remediation after block 1 and 2 exams.

Preview of Week Beginning 10/24

This week, students will be working on an essay as the summative assessment for Unit 2: New Centers of Civilization. We will be working on this the entire week, and employing differentiation for the purpose of conferencing with students. This essay will be due next Monday. Progress reports will be finalized on Wednesday morning.

Preview of Week Beginning 10/16

This week, students will explore the achievements of the Golden Age of the Arab Empire. There will be a guided reading on the Arabs. Then, there will be direct instruction on the expansion and achievements of the Empire. Students will be asked to write a fictional letter to a Byzantine friend discussing the achievements of the Arab Empire. On Friday, students will complete a reading on Arab civilization in Egypt. There will be a learning extension on the great Arab explorer Ibn Battuta.

Week of Columbus Day

In World History 9 this week, students will create their standards portfolios for the end of the course. They will engage in a webquest on the Byzantine capitol of Constantinople. I will deliver direct instruction on the Technology of the Byzantines. Formative map assessments are due. A summative assessment will conclude the week.

Preview of Week Beginning 10/03

This week, we will end Unit I: Diverse Belief Systems and begin Unit II: New Centers of Culture. In this unit, we investigate the rise of the Byzantine and the Arab Empires in the Dark Ages, the two vehicles that preserved and advanced our Ancient Heritage in the worst years of the Middle Ages. Students should have Summative Assessment II done by Wednesday. There will be two formative assessments by the end of this week.

Open House Week!

This week we will complete studying the polytheisms, with a guided reading on Hindusim and Taoism in class. On Thursday and Friday, we will begin the summative assessment. This will be open note and will take two class sessions. Next week, we begin the Byzantine Empire!

Guide for Week Beginning Sept 19

Monday and Tuesday: I will meet with CP2 and with CP1 during block 3. Students will have an opportunity to complete any outstanding summative assessments. Once completed, students will be asked to code a document for use later this week on a formative assessment. This document is a Hinduism guide. During blocks 4 and 5, we will have NWEA testing. After the testing, students are encouraged to meet with me regarding their summative assessments.

Wednesday:

HON: Students will have an opportunity to complete any outstanding summative assessments. Once completed, students will be asked to code a document for use later this week on a formative assessment. This document is a Hinduism guide.

CP1 & 2: There will be direct instruction on Hinduism followed by a formative assessment. If not completed in class, this will be for homework.

Thursday:

CP3: Students will have an opportunity to complete any outstanding summative assessments. Once completed, students will be asked to code a document for use later this week on a formative assessment. This document is a Hinduism guide.

Hon: There will be direct instruction on Hinduism followed by a formative assessment. If not completed in class, this will be for homework.

CP1: As a class, we will analyze the famous Fire Sutta, one of the founding documents of Buddhism.

Friday:

CP2, HON: As a class, we will analyze the famous Fire Sutta, one of the founding documents of Buddhism.

CP3: There will be direct instruction on Hinduism followed by a formative assessment. If not completed in class, this will be for homework.

CP1: There will be direct instruction on Buddhism followed by a second formative assessment. If not completed in class, this will be for homework.

Preview of Week Beginning 09/12

Monday
CP2,3, & Hon - Students will receive direct instruction regarding the origins of Christianity

Tuesday
CP1,2,3 - Students will code an historical essay regarding Christianity

Wednesday
Hon - students will code an historical essay regarding Christianity
CP 1,2 - Students will receive direct instruction regarding the origins of Islam.

Thursday
Cp3 and Honors will receive direct instruction regarding the origins of Islam
CP1 - first summative assessment on Monotheistic religions

Friday
CP2,3,4 - first summative assessment on Monotheistic religions

Preview of Week Ending 09/09

World History 9
Tuesday
CP1 - there will be a learning extension activity.We will discuss the quiz. We may begin work on the Judaism lesson.
CP2&3 - students will complete the first group research activity.

Wednesday
Honors - students will complete the first group research activity.
CP1&2 - Students will participate in a group reading and analysis of a document on Judaism. We will discuss, as a class, the process of coding a document during the research process.

Thursday
CP3 & Honors - Students will participate in a group reading and analysis of a document on Judaism. We will discuss, as a class, the process of coding a document during the research process.
CP1 - As individuals, students will attempt to code a new source on Judaism and will submit these for assessment.

Friday
CP2&3, Honors - As individuals, students will attempt to code a new source on Judaism and will submit these for assessment.
CP1 - There will be an ensemble coding of a document regarding Christianity.

Welcome to World History A!

A warm hello to all new students on Team Katahdin and to their parents and guardians. I hope that this blog will be of use to you. Please browse through the site. I am making some changes and this will be an ongoing process, especially once the iPads have arrived.

First week's preview

Day 1 - We will go over class expectations. As a research challenge, students will be asked to find out WHO invented History (as a subject) and WHAT it means (it should be a single word).

Day 2 - We will discuss the origin and meaning of "History" and begin a group research activity.

Day 3 - We will complete our group research activities and report out.

Please feel free to contact me at my new email:jasoncote@rsu57.org.

New Vietnam Link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SSHt2q7zckG7fY8-3lCAyZIWRvHFdpVe6F0VVZn5L7I/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CNa7__cH

Socratic Seminar for Vietnam

Link

History v. Hollywood Writing Prompt Quiz

1. Why do historians code? What is the value of this, even for those with good memories?

2. Is it a good idea to multitask? When is it appropriate/useful to do so? When Not?

3. So far in the film, what violence has been the most justified? Which the least? Why do you think this is?

Network Socratic Seminar Document

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rSvaDL4G9BXSQv3yK6NOyYCjv5Ku1t70aRaraEg4yxo/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIm-vKkI

Professor Edward Said on Orientalism (for Mississippi Burning)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwCOSkXR_Cw&feature=related

The Patriot Links

The Patriot Research Document and Questions

Jamestown Resources

link to primary sources

link to homesite

link to official government documents from the U.K.

link to material artifacts/trade goods

link to article on change in colonizing strategy

Preview for Week Beginning 03/28

History v. Hollywood

Monday - We will develop a rubric for research in class and discuss the submission of evidence of that research. With remaining time, we will have the opportunity for original research by students

Tuesday - We will discuss the Social Studies writing rubric together and will begin rough drafts of our papers. With remaining time, we will have time for original research.

Wednesday - Pocahontas, Pt.1

Thursday - Pocahontas, Pt.2

Friday - Research/Writing Workshop.

World History (Full Week/4 classes)

Class 1 - Primary source discussion (Honors: Diderot, CP: Rousseau). Direct instruction on the Path to the Enlightenment

Class 2 - Hook Question activator followed by direct instruction on the Philosophes. Learning extension for student consideration as a summarizer.

Class 3 - Current News Story as activator. Direct instruction pt. 2 on Philosophes.
Learning extension for student consideration as a summarizer.

Class 4 - Students will research an Enlightened despot in teams using assigned sources and "grade" that monarch on his/her "Enlightenment." We will cover this at the start of the next class.

Welcome to Trimester 3

This week begins the third and last trimester of the 2010-2011 school year. There will be some changes coming as the school continues its move towards Performance Based Education. I will inform you all as soon as I have definite information.

History v. Hollywood
Monday: Course Expectations,Movie Permission Form, Classroom Tour, Student Inventory. Students should consider a recent article from a psychology journal regarding the use of movies in history education.

Tuesday: We will begin with a concept map on Pocahontas. We will do a guided reading in class from two sources (The Pageant of World History and The Complete Book of United States History.

Wednesday: We will consider a primary source from Capt. John Smith and also a biography of the man.

Thursday: Students will examine a National Geographic article regarding archaeological findings at the Jamestown colony site.

Friday: As a group, we will develop the research scoring rubric and will also set research goals for the first movie. We will then utilize any remaining time to focus on individual research.

World History (Full week, each class will meet 4 times)

Meeting 1: Students will begin working on the Explorer Facebook Summative Assessment. Students will receive the rubric and will code their data. For homework, students are asked to draft their posters and collect any needed materials.

Meeting 2: Students will be assembling/finalizing their Explorer Facebook profiles. There will be an opportunity for peer editing and for conferencing with me. If not completed in this timeframe, students will be expected to complete it outside of class. The Facebook profile will need to be submitted by Friday.

Meeting 3: Students will begin Unit VII: Revolutions! We will begin by reviewing the MLRs and the unit expectations. We will then have a guided reading of a primary source ("A Day in the Life of the Sun King") as we discuss Absolutism.

Meeting 4: Students will take direct instruction regarding the start of the Enlightenment. In class we will listen to the "Dies Irae" of Mozart's Requiem and discuss its meaning and artistic message. We will do a dipsticking activity that will gauge student success in attaining the big concepts.

Age of Exploration - Explorers Research Webquest

Procedure: by now, you know how this works. Sources are provided below (in annotated fashion).
(1)Review the guiding questions on the Explorers Research packet
(2)Review a source, and fill in any information that you can on the Research Packet
(3)Proceed to an addition source.

DO NOT USE GOOGLE/BING or any other search engine until all sources have been exhausted!!

John Cabot
A very readable and short account by Thinkquest: click
A concise article by Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (yes, in English): click
An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia that has good data on resources: click

Samuel de Champlain
Thinkquest's article on Champlain: click
An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia that has great data: here
The wikipedia article is good, although it is heavily copied from Champlain's Dream: click

Preview for Week Beginning 03/07

This is the last instructional week for Trimester 2. If students have outstanding work or need extra help, it is important they they schedule to see me this week.

US History

On Monday, we will have our last direct instruction: Social Darwinism, the Social Gospel, & the Gospel of Wealth. There will be a summarizer. We will then spend the remaining four days reviewing the course for the Midterm, one unit at a time. Students should bring all of their materials, especially Need 2 Know Sheets.

World History CP & Honors

This is a full week, so each class will meet with me four times.
Class 1: We will finish our consideration of Columbus with a counter perspective with primary sources from Bartolome de las Casas. We will then contrast his achievements with those of Amerigo Vespucci. For homework, students will be expected to write a short evaluation of Columbus.

Class 2: We will have direct instruction on the career of Ferdinand Magellan. For homework, students will be expected to complete a formative assessment on joint-stock companies.

Class 3&4 (CP): We will begin two parts of direct instruction on the exploitation of colonies. We will discuss: colonies, triangular trade, mercantilism, Cortes, Pizzaro, and the African Slave trade. CP students will be asked to complete a formative worksheet on the mission system. Hon students will be asked to complete a primary source reading on the colonization of the Philippines (Miguel Lopez de Legaspi). For homework over the weekend, students are being asked to work on their Need 2 Know sheets over the weekend.

Preview for Week Beginning 03/07

This is the last instructional week for Trimester 2. If students have outstanding work or need extra help, it is important they they schedule to see me this week.

US History

On Monday, we will have our last direct instruction: Social Darwinism, the Social Gospel, & the Gospel of Wealth. There will be a summarizer. We will then spend the remaining four days reviewing the course for the Midterm, one unit at a time. Students should bring all of their materials, especially Need 2 Know Sheets.

World History CP & Honors

This is a full week, so each class will meet with me four times.
Class 1: We will finish our consideration of Columbus with a counter perspective with primary sources from Bartolome de las Casas. We will then contrast his achievements with those of Amerigo Vespucci. For homework, students will be expected to write a short evaluation of Columbus.

Class 2: We will have direct instruction on the career of Ferdinand Magellan. For homework, students will be expected to complete a formative assessment on joint-stock companies.

Class 3&4 (CP): We will begin two parts of direct instruction on the exploitation of colonies. We will discuss: colonies, triangular trade, mercantilism, Cortes, Pizzaro, and the African Slave trade. CP students will be asked to complete a formative worksheet on the mission system. Hon students will be asked to complete a primary source reading on the colonization of the Philippines (Miguel Lopez de Legaspi). For homework over the weekend, students are being asked to work on their Need 2 Know sheets over the weekend.

Preview for Week Beginning 02/11

World History 9

This is the week of Midterms.

Mon
Classes Hon, 3, and 4 have midterms

Tue
Class 1 has a midterm.
Class Hon and 3 will be working on a Reformation Map Activity. For homework, they have a biographic profile of Gutenburg and Luther.

Wed.
Classes 4 and 1 will be working on a Reformation Map Activity. For homework, they have a biographic profile of Gutenburg and Luther.

Honors will have a Socratic Seminar.

Thursday

Classes 3, 4, and 1 will have direct instruction on the Scientific Revolution. There will be a quiz at the end of instruction.

Friday

Classes Hon, 3 and 4 will have direct instruction on the Scientific Revolution.

US History

Mon - we will have direct instruction on the opening of the Wars in the Great Plains. Students should work on Need 2 Know 3 for homework, as we will have a test on Friday.

Tue - students will work together on a guided reading about the Little Big Horn. For homework, students will interpret a political cartoon about the Sioux/Lakota.

Wed - we will have the second part of direct instruction on the Plains wars. Students will have a biography of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce for homework.

Thu - We will review for the test with some Competitive History Jeopardy

Fri - Westward Expansion Test.

Preview for Week Beginning 01/18

US History

This week we will be completing our unit on Reconstruction. On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be direct instruction. Students will receive the Need 2 Know Sheet for the unit, which they should complete in preparation for the unit project. Thursday and Friday will be dedicated to the completion of the unit project - which will count as a summative assessment grade.

World History CP/HON

This week, we will be completing our unit on the Renaissance.

On Tuesday, classes 4 and 1 will complete the workshop and should submit the worksheet on the Medici. Honors will review the unit in a round of Competitive History Jeopardy.

On Wednesday, classes 1,3,4 will review the unit in a round of competitive history jeopardy.

On Thursday, classes 2, 3, 4 will take the Renaissance test.

On Friday, class 1 will take the Renaissance test. Honors and class 3 will begin the Unit V ("The Questioning of Authority (the Reformation)"

Preview for Week Beginning 01/10

US History A

Monday: Students will work with research packets on the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups that began during Reconstruction. These packets should be completed for homework.

Tuesday: Students will watch pt.1 of "Reconstructon: The Second American Civil War" and will take notes on a guided research sheet.

Wednesday: Students will work on a summarizer activity in class. This will be completed for homework.

Thursday: Students will watch pt.2 of "Reconstruction: The Second American Civil War" and will take notes on a guided research sheet.

Friday: There will be direct instruction on the end of Reconstruction. Students will take a short quiz.

World History B

Monday (Classes 1, Hon, 3)
All students will use textbooks in a guided reading regarding Renaissance City States. Students should complete the matrix for homework.

Tuesday (Classes 4,1,Hon)

Class 4: Students will use textbooks in a guided reading regarding Renaissance City States. Students should complete the matrix for homework.

Class 1: Students will complete the Renaissance Webquest and should complete the written reflection for homework.

Class Hon: Students will conduct the Machiavelli RPA reading in class. Students will complete an extended written response for homework.

Wednesday (Classes 3,4,1)
Students will conduct the Machiavelli RPA reading in class.

Thursday (Classes Hon,3,4)
Students will conduct the Beccaria RPA reading in class. Honors students will have to prepare for their Socratic Seminar for homework. CP students should complete their N2K sheets and study for History Jeopardy Review

Friday (Classes 1,Hon,3)
Class 1: Students will conduct the Beccaria RPA reading in class.
Class 2: Honors students will participate in a Socratic Seminar. They should study for the test.
Class 3: History Jeopardy Review. Students should study for the Test.
Class 3: Students will participate in a review.