Weekly Schedule January 20 – January 23

1st Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Martin Luther King Day – No School
Assignment: None
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Revolutionary War - Declarations of Independence
Topic: The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death: The beginning of the Revolutionary War was a defeat for George Washington, who had to retreat from New York into New Jersey. However, by December 1776, he managed to outwit the British and Hessians with important victories in Trenton and Princeton.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death
Topic: The Revolutionary War: The Fortunes of War: Divide and conquer was the strategy of the British. Follow General Burgoyne’s relentless march to split New England from Canada to Albany.
Assignment: Worksheet
Thursday:
Assignment Due: The Revolutionary War: The Fortunes of War
Topic: The Revolutionary War: Winter at Valley Forge: Join Washington during the brutal winter at Valley Forge, where a German impostor proved to be a godsend.
Assignment: Worksheet

2nd Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Martin Luther King Day – No School.
Assignment: None
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Byzantium: Rome fell in 476, but the empire moved east and lasted another thousand years. Part one of Byzantium describes how Constantine, a Christian convert, moved the center of power to this former Greek city and made it the glory of the Christian world. Part two examines the legacy of Byzantium, conquered by the Ottomans in 1453. You'll learn how Byzantine refugees helped spark the Renaissance by bringing classic Greek and Roman texts back from the East.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Byzantium
Topic: Civilizations in Conflict: Byzantium, Islam, and the Crusades (330-1453 A.D.): Filmed in eight different countries, this program examines the historical era that lasted from 330 to 1453 A.D. and focuses on the southern and eastern regions of the old Roman Empire. The program examines three main subjects: first is the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire; second is the growth of the Islamic civilization; third is the Crusades, a series of conflicts involving Islam, Byzantium, and Catholic Western Europe that spanned three centuries. The rich visual imagery of the live-action video is enhanced by the use of animated maps and historic, artwork, which combine to bring this important era of history to life.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: Civilizations in Conflict
Topic: Enduring Influence: Rome, Greece, and Byzantium: Pompeii: Preserved in Time (32 min.)—Examines the final 24 hours for the people of this ancient Roman city before the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius. Greece: One Out of Many (4 min.)—Traces how an assortment of city-states in the Aegean became one of the world’s most complex and influential cultures. The Rise of Rome’s Empire (5 min.)—Shows how Rome’s emperors swept away the old republic, created a vast empire, and came into conflict with a new religion, Christianity. Byzantium and Its Roman Ideals (5 min.)—Reviews the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and how its surviving Eastern empire kept alive its achievements and heritage.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz

Health

Friday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Just Chill! Dealing with Anger: This program is designed to help students deal constructively with anger. It uses scenarios and language students will recognize to demonstrate that the loss of control that anger precipitates, not only fails to achieve goal, but can escalate into a dangerous situation. Students have the power to control their anger and channel it into something constructive.
Assignment: Class Activities