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 Welcome to World History
with Mr. Basile!!
If you are interested in serving as a key communicator for the 8th grade
stop by and see me (rm218)
Dear students and parents,
Welcome Back!!! I hope you have had a great vacation and are well rested. I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know each and everyone of you. The year ahead will be a very productive and successful one. It will be a year filled with excitement, fun, and many challenges. We will not only study social studies, but we will Do social studies.
Social Studies is a way for you to not only study the past, but a way for you to understand the present and create a greater and better future. Social Studies opens the doors for you to meet people and see things from all over the world without ever having to leave the classroom. As historians and humanitarians we will study our past in hope to understand our present and create a better tomorrow for all of us. It is my hope that in so doing, you will become independent and thoughtful thinkers as well as willing participants in our democratic society.
Upcoming Activities:
* The students will begin their second unit, "Religion and Philosophy!!"
* The students will study Islam in its historical context.
* The students will play charades using terms and places from our section on Islam.
* The students will take their 4th quiz within our unit on religion and philosophy on Moday the 12th.
* The students will study the roots of Hinduism!
* The students will study the roots of Buddhism!
* The students will take their test on Hinduism and Buddhism on Friday the 23rd!
* The students will study the importance of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
* The students will complete a RAFT activity on the ancient Greek philosophers.
* Position Papers due Feb. 18, 2009
* The students will study the philosophies of ancient China.
* The students will begin their 3rd unit on economic systems.
* The students will take part in their own barter day.
* The students will draw an "economic cartoon":)
* The students will study the rise of mercantilism.
* The students will discuss Columbus' importance to colonization.
* The students will debate the topic "Columbus; Hero or Villain."
*The students will analyze the lyrics to the song Cortez the Killer by Neil Young.
* The students will study English and French mercantilism.
* The students will take part in a simulation on the middle passage.
* The students will begin studying capitalism.
* The students will take part in their own business venture.
* The students will start their 4th unit "Science & Technology."
* The students will research Egyptian science and technological breakthroughs.
* The students will create power points on their assigned Egyptian topic.
* The students will create skits on Roman science & technology.
* The students will create board games incorporating medieval technology.
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