Weekly Schedule February 16 – February 19

1st Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: No School: President’s Day
Assignment:
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch
Topic: America under Thomas Jefferson - 1800-1808: This program examines the United States under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: America under Thomas Jefferson
Topic: America under James Madison: 1809-1816: The War of 1812: This program examines important events that occurred during the presidency of James Madison, including the War of 1812.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: America under James Madison
Topic: America under James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, 1817-1828: The Monroe Doctrine and the Missouri Compromise: This program looks at American expansion under presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams and how it affected American Indians and foreign powers.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

2nd Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: No School: President’s Day
Assignment:
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Islam
Topic: Religions of the World - Judaism: This program, shot on location in Israel, Egypt, and the United States, traces the history, development, and practice of Judaism from its earliest beginnings to the present. Some of the areas covered are the Torah, Jewish teaching and law, the ancient faith, the practices of Judaism, the Holocaust, the state of Israel, and the Jewish Renewal movement. This program is part of the "Religions of the World" series
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Judaism
Topic: Religions of the World: A Comparison of Religious Thought: This program feature interviews with seventeen different individuals representing the five major world religions. Among the topics addressed are the search for a spiritual path; and the foundations of faith; life after death; religious experience; original sin/good vs. evil; the spirit in daily life; belief in one God. The interviews include both members of the clergy and layperson. Location footage from around the world is included to illustrate the subjects covered. These programs provide an opportunity to compare the similarities and differences in the way fundamental religious concepts are viewed by different religions. After viewing the program, the viewer will have a better understanding not only of the concepts presented, but also of the importance of religion in the lives of those who follow the different faiths.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: Religions of the World: A Comparison of Religious Thought
Topic: Economics: The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Goods and Services: Resources: This program defines and illustrates three basic kinds of resources; natural resources, labor, and capital. Students learn the principle of "opportunity costs" in all phases of resource utilization, i.e. the use of a resource for one purpose means it cannot be used for another. Finally, the program presents some of the forces that determine how we choose to use resources in economic activities.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

Weekly Schedule February 9 – February 13

1st Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: America in a Changing World 1793-1799
Topic: Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch: This program focuses on the origins of the executive branch of the United States government, the executive offices, the Cabinet, the power of the presidential veto, and executive checks and balances. Also, it examines the requirements and functions of the presidency along with the distribution of federal power between the branches.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Executive Branch
Topic: Almost Painless Guide to the Judicial Branch: This program looks at judicial checks and balances, the functions of the Supreme Court, and the appointment of Justices. It also delves into judicial overview of lower courts and the power of the Supreme Court to influence history.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Judicial Branch
Topic: Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch: This program explores the functions of the legislative branch of the U.S. Government: legislative checks and balances, the power to impeach, and the lawmaking process. It also explains the origins of the two-house system and the structure of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: Almost Painless Guide to the Legislative Branch
Topic: America Under Thomas Jefferson - 1800-1808: This program examines the United States under the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
Assignment: Worksheet

2nd Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: Age of Discovery - 1400-1550
Topic: Roots of Religion - Ancient Middle East—Visits the ancient civilizations of Sumer and Egypt, and tracks how the Hebrews created a lasting culture and religion. In Search of Eden—Follows scientists and theologians attempting to prove that Mesopotamia was the setting for the Book of Genesis. Islamic Civilization— Shows how the prophet Muhammad’s teachings gave birth to a religion that spread across and beyond the Middle East through trade and conquest. Islam: Past and Present—Explores the history and teachings of Islam, from Muhammad’s struggles to the beliefs and practices of Muslims today.
Assignment: Worksheet
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Roots of Religion
Topic: Religions of the World - Christianity: Christianity has more followers in the world today than any other religion. In the last two thousand years, the life of one man, known as Jesus the Christ, may be said to have had a more profound effect on the course of history than that of any other being. As Christianity spread throughout the world, it splintered into different sects. This program is part of the "Religions of the World" series.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Christianity
Topic: Religions of the World - Buddhism: Buddhism can be described as more of a way of life than a religion. Not based on a belief in God, its goal for humanity is to transcend the world perceived by the senses in order to achieve true happiness and peace.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: Religions of the World - Buddhism
Topic: Religions of the World - Islam: The Arabic word Islam means "to surrender." It is derived from the Arabic root word for peace. One out of every five people on earth, more than one billion people, have chosen to follow the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed, the religion of Islam. It is the world's fastest growing religion.
Assignment: Worksheet

Weekly Schedule February 2 – February 6

1st Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: Revolutionary War – South Regained
Topic: Revolutionary War - A Harvest of Victory: American victory, results and impact of the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis, George Washington, American military leaders
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Revolutionary War - A Harvest of Victory
Topic: An American Nation Begins - 1789-1792: This program examines some of the practices of government in the United States during the period 1789-1792 by focusing on the extension, restriction, and reorganization of American political democracy. The program also looks at technological change and how it affected American industrialization, divisions between North and South, and relations with foreign powers.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

Wednesday:
Assignment Due: An American Nation Begins - 1789-1792
Topic: America in a Changing World 1793-1799: This program examines some of the practices of government in the United States during the period 1793-1799. The program looks at developing American industrialization, expansion of slavery, and the growth of regional divisions between the North and South. Relations with foreign powers are also examined.
Assignment: Worksheet

Thursday:
Assignment Due: America in a Changing World 1793-1799
Topic: Almost Painless Guide to the US Constitution: This entertaining video takes us step by step through the document that forms the basis of the United States government. Students will learn about the ideals of American Constitutional government, the theory of "We, the people," and the concepts laid out in the Preamble. Also shown is how the Constitution empowers the government to fulfill its responsibilities, while at the same time limiting and sharing those powers.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

2nd Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: All About the Renaissance, Part 1
Topic: All about the Renaissance, Part 2 - This program focuses on the later developments of the Renaissance. This program presents the impact of the enormous changes that took place in science, invention, architecture, exploration and religious reform during this pivotal era of world history.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

Tuesday:
Assignment Due: All about the Renaissance, Part 2
Topic: Protestant Reformation: Viewers will learn about Martin Luther, a brilliant, highly emotional priest and scholar who, in 1517, posted his now-famous Ninety-Five Theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Luther's theses started the Protestant Reformation, a chain of events that would changes forever the character of Western European civilization. This program, filmed on location in Europe, provides students with a clear understanding of the causes of the Protestant Reformation and the social and political changes that resulted from it.
Assignment: Worksheet

Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Protestant Reformation
Topic: Age of Discovery - 1400-1550: "The Age of Discovery" focuses on one of the most exciting eras of history: the period from 1400 to 1550. Using colorful historic artwork, animated maps, and beautiful live-action re-creation video, students learn about trade with the Far East in the fifteenth century and how restrictions on that trade helped bring about the Age of Discovery. The immediate and long-term effects of European colonization are also presented.
Assignment: Worksheet & Quiz

Thursday:
Assignment Due: Age of Discovery - 1400-1550
Topic: All about the Enlightenment - The Age of Reason: This valuable program examines the amazing historical era known as the Enlightenment or “Age of Reason." It examines the key contributions of Isaac Newton, the French philosophers, Denis Diderot, and Carolus Linnaeus in helping to shape brand-new way of seeing and relating to the world
Assignment: Worksheet

Weekly Schedule January 26 – January 30

1st Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due:
Topic: Revolutionary War: Price of Loyalty - As the war dragged on, the costs to both sides in terms of casualties and economics began to mount. See how the Revolution affected families at home, and learn how the introduction of guerrilla warfare in the South helped the patriots stave off defeat.
Assignment: Worksheet
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: Price of Loyalty
Topic: Revolutionary War: Dark Days - The year of 1780 was a difficult one for the American patriots, as British military dominance in the South escalated.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Dark Days
Topic: Revolutionary War: The South Regained - The war was decided in the South in 1781, where an American victory seemed unlikely just a year before. Watch the daring strategy of Nathanael Greene that turned the tide for good, and learn what happened to the major players after the final curtain fell.
Assignment: Worksheet
Thursday:
Assignment Due: The South Regained
Topic: Revolutionary War: A Harvest of Victory - American victory, results and impact of the Revolutionary War, Lord Cornwallis, George Washington, American military leaders.
Assignment: Quiz

2nd Year Social Studies

Monday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Dark Ages: Europe After the Fall of Rome (410-1066 A.D.) - The Dark Ages, the period of European history during the time that led to the fall of Rome up to the Norman conquest in 1066, was a time of tremendous social, political, religious, and economic transition brought about by the merging of the classical Roman culture and its new Christian religion with that of the barbarian Germanic tribes. Historical reenactments filmed on location in a reconstructed seventh-century Anglo-Saxon village in England, combined with live-action imagery from other fascinating Dark Ages sites bring this important period of history to life for students.
Assignment: Worksheet
Tuesday:
Assignment Due: None
Topic: Living History: Living in Medieval Europe - The Medieval Era, the age of great castles and cathedrals, was undoubtedly one of the most interesting times in history. The program, filmed at some of the finest medieval sites in Europe, takes students through real castles, and introduces the people who lived in them. Students discover how knights were trained, how ordinary people lived, and how the devotion of medieval Christians created the golden age of cathedral building.
Assignment: Worksheet
Wednesday:
Assignment Due: Byzantium
Topic: All About the Renaissance, Part 1 - This program sets the stage for the Renaissance by providing the historical background needed to understand its emergence in the early 1300s, when the glories of classical Roman and Greek culture were rediscovered. A comparison of Medieval, classical, and Renaissance approaches to art is also presented in this program.
Assignment: Worksheet and Quiz
Thursday:
Assignment Due: Civilizations in Conflict
Topic: All about the Renaissance, Part 2 - This program focuses on the later developments of the Renaissance. This program presents the impact of the enormous changes that took place in science, invention, architecture, exploration and religious reform during this pivotal era of world history.
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

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