InstaMercantilism

It's time to have some Instagram like fun with AP Euro.


For Mercantilism section of Unit 4 (Ch. 16)

As a class, each student will take on the role of a monarch, businessman, trader, sailor, or nobility of 18th century Europe.
From this person's perspective, you will 'post' (we will use Keynote to create the 'post') 3 photos with captions and tagging other classmate characters, including them in your conversation - this should show the connections mercantilism had between different parts of society. Note not all of these connections were positive. In addition to your 3 'posts', you will need to respond to 2 classmate 'posts' as a comment - meaning you will need to check on the progress of their 'Instagram' posts as well.


Your post need to:
- Have a photo (1 to 10 points)
- A caption (1 to 10 points) that tags another classmate (5 points)

Points based on how well the photos and captions show a connection to:
- society
- the economy
- a history event that involves mercantilism
- another classmate

Your comments:
- Need to show your connection to the original photo (1 to 8 points)
- Gives your perspective or point of view of the photos content (1 to 5 points)

We will draw for roles/personas in class on Monday 10/27

Project will be due by end of class on Wednesday 10/30 ... you will share your 'posts' via Google Docs with me.

Science is Fun

Unit 3
Scientific Revolution and Aristocracy

Ch. 14 Reading Quiz Tue Oct 14th
Ch. 15 Reading Quiz Tue Oct 21st
Unit 3 Test Thur Oct 23rd

In addition to the reading quizzes above, we will also have a scientist royal rumble project (see below for details), a Socratic Seminar on Wed Oct 15th

Scientist Royal Rumble

Age of Religious Wars

To help in the creation of your timeline and to help get some of the details of the era, here are a couple of videos on the Age of Religious Wars ...

An Intro

A Focus on France

Reformation

In order to properly create your Reformation Propaganda videos, not only should you be reading Ch. 13 (QUIZ WED!!!) and referencing your SageHistory notes, but here are a few videos from a good teacher and fellow AP Euro/Gov teacher - Tom Richey. You can follow him on Twitter @TomRichey and subscribe to his YouTube channel, he is a wealth of knowledge for all things AP Euro.

Causes of the Reformation

Martin Luther's Reformation

The Catholic Counter-Reformation

WWII in Satire

I challenged students to create newscast from the perspective of either the Axis Powers or the Allies, much like that of The Daily Show and Cobert Report. The students took this basic concept and expanded upon it. They were given certain events they had to cover, and options on others. The following are the videos they produced. The videos are clever, and do a good job covering the events of WWII in unique ways. The students were asked to be sensitive to certain topics, and respectful of these events.

As a class we understand and respect all of those that lost their lives in various forms during WWII, and are not trying to glamorize or glorify any people or groups, nor or we trying to be disrespectful to people or events. They students are using satire to point out the extreme flaws in logic and tragedy of events. Please keep an open mind when viewing.

Allied Perspective

Axis Powers Perspective

 

Age of Napoleon

We are at it again, the students of AP Euro have filmed and produced their videos on the rise to power, reign, and fall of Napoleon.

Video #1 - Covers the Consulate phase of France from 1799 to 1804

Video #2 - Covers the Reign of Napoleon and his fall from power at Waterloo, 1804 to 1815

This class has a personality all it's own, and it shows in these student videos. Enjoy.

Scientific Revolution Videos

Scientific Revolution Videos