Monday
Andy Hamilton
7th Grade World History
Week of January 2, 2017
Assessment
 CFU and Closure
 Check for 80% mastery of content; re-teach if
necessary
 Class work and homework
 Graded based on completion and accuracy.
 Each assignment accounts as 10% of qtr. Grade.
 Quizzes and Tests
 Will be graded on percent correct. Quizzes count as
40% of the qtr. Grade and tests count as 50% of the
qtr. Grade.
Assessment & Future
Instruction
 Results from students’ class work, quizzes,
and tests will be used to determine future
instruction.
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Mastery of the topic by 80% or more of the
students will result in instruction moving to a
new topic.
Mastery by less than 80% of the students will
result in further instruction of the material
using additional graphic organizers to
manipulate the content.
Grouping
 Students are grouped together as shoulder partners.
 Every 3 to 4 weeks partners are reassigned randomly
through pulling cards.
 Partners remain together for 3 to 4 weeks unless
separated due to behavior. A student who is
separated from his/her partner will work alone until
the next reassignment at which time the student will
be eligible for a partner.
 In the event of an “odd man out” situation, the extra
student will work alone, substitute when a student is
absent, or work with a group as assigned by the
teacher.
 In quizzing/testing situations, students will work
individually.
Differentiation
 A variety of methods are incorporated to
accommodate the needs of individual learner’s
throughout lessons such as:
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Discussion (whole group, partners, and teams)
Visuals (graphic organizers, charts, pictures, videos,
etc.)
Note taking
Text features
Hands on activities
Informational text strategies
Early finisher work
IEP/504 plans
Early Finishers
 When all work is completed, early finishers
will read from a book located on the book
shelf.
Materials
 Classroom technology
 PowerPoint
 Whiteboard and marker for each student
 Class Notebook
READING RENAISSANCE
1st
Period
Only
• Get your reading materials and begin reading.
• At the end of 5 chapters….
Write a 3-5 sentence summary of the chapter.
OR
Select & answer one of the questions provided on the
RR guidelines sheet on the inside front cover.
READING RENAISSANCE
1st
Period
Only
PLEASE STOP READING.
Record pages read on the reading
log located in the back of your
Reading Renaissance Journal.
Bell Work- Day #51
Write entire question and correct answer. Date/underline.
1. The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution resulted
in approximately 40,000 deaths. Which man was responsible
for this?
A. Robespierre
B. King Louis XVI
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. King George
2. The agreement among the members of the National
Assembly of France to write a constitution for France is
called the
A. Declaration of the Rights of Man
B. Tennis Court of Oath
C. Treaty of Vienna
D. Constitutional Convention
This Week’s
Announcements
 Monday
HMS Basketball vs. Ronald E. McNair (LC)
 Tuesday Wednesday
HMS Basketball @ Williams
 Thursday Friday-
Agenda
 Bellwork
 Review / Preview
 Guided Notes
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EQ- 4
CFU
EQ- 5
CFU
 Closure
 Homework
Relevance- Political Stability
There is plenty of malice, crime, and corruption in today’s
political systems around the world. Elections are sometimes paid
for, politicians often work only with their own self-interest in mind,
and citizens around the world are fighting uphill battles against
authorities at every level. How does a countries political
stability impact its national security?
Unit 6 (Part B) - Imperialism
S.C. Academic Indicator
7-3.5 Analyze the ways that industrialization
contributed to imperialism in India, Japan,
China, and African regions, including the need
for new markets and raw materials, the Open
Door Policy, and the Berlin Conference of 1884.
Need for
new
markets &
raw
materials
Open Door
Policy
(China)
imperialism
Berlin
Conference of
1884
(Africa)
PRIOR
LEARNING
Why did industrialized nations imperialize nonindustrialized nations?
1.
To get raw materials for their factories
2. Locate new markets for finished goods
3. Motivated by nationalism.
4. Feeling of western superiority encouraged
by Social Darwinism and “The White
Man’s Burden”
In what ways did imperial nations rule
foreign people?
Direct rule
•_______________Territory is ruled by the home country.
Indirect rule
• _______________
- Home country oversees the territory
while it maintains its own government.
Protectorate
•____________________
- Colonies in which the people have
their own government, but the home country has final say in
important matters.
Sphere of Influence
•_______________________
- a region where the imperial
power held the sole right to trade or invest. No other nation
could do business in the region.
Where did nations imperialize?
Africa
Asia
Oceania
NEW
LEARNING
I CAN…
FS #4
EXPLAIN why European
nations took over Africa
during the Age of
Imperialism?
Why were African nations
so easily
dominated/imperialized?
1. African nations were NOT culturally
unified. Little to NO nationalism
existed amongst the African nations.
2. African nations lacked political
importance/prominence.
3. African nations lacked economic
strength
4. African nations had little to no
technology (weaponry, steamships,
etc…)
In the 1870s the Belgians
began to trade with Africans
in the Congo.
The Belgians found valuable
raw materials in Africa
including: iron, coal, gold,
petroleum, silver, diamonds,
& rubber.
King Leopold
Fearing they
would miss out
on various raw
materials, the
other
European
nations
scrambled to
establish their
presence on
the continent.
Check for Understanding
Why were African nations so
easily dominated / imperialized?
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NOT culturally unified, NO nationalism
Lacked political importance
Lacked economic strength
Little to no technology (weaponry,
steamships, etc…)
Check for Understanding
Why did the Europeans
“scramble” to take over
Africa?
Fear they would miss out on
various raw materials
I CAN…
FS #5
EXPLAIN the effect that
the Berlin Conference
had on imperialism in
Africa.
Berlin Conference
Berlin Conference
BERLIN CONFERENCE- European nations met in
Berlin, Germany and the conference in order to;
Purpose
1. set rules for dividing Africa among European
nations
2. To avoid conflict amongst European Nations
Actions Taken
1. declared Leopold II (Belgium) as ruler of the
Congo
2. Decided that whoever set up an outpost first
claimed that area of land
Major Mistakes
1. Europeans didn’t consider the ethnic or language
differences of African tribes
2. Africans had no say in the agreements
Europeans
In Africa
By 1914
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Portugal
Spain
What were the effects of the
Berlin conference on Africa?
 European nations “robbed” Africa of its
wealth (natural resources – raw materials)
 New borders created ethnic hostilities
(civil wars) between rival tribes.
 African people will revolt to try and get
rid of Europeans from their continent,
without much success in the 1800’s.
Check for Understanding
What was the purpose of the
Berlin Conference?
Set rules for dividing Africa
among European nations
To avoid conflict amongst
European Nations
Check for Understanding
What were the effects of the
Berlin conference on Africa?
• European nations “robbed” Africa
of its wealth
• Ethnic hostilities (civil wars)
between rival tribes
• Revolts to try and get rid of
Europeans
HOMEWORK
Complete Intro to
Imperialism
WORKSHEET
Independent Practice- Homework 2
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What nations were considered imperialist powers in the late 1800’S?
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What parts of the world did imperialistic nations focus their control?
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How did nationalism and competition encourage imperialism? ________________________________________________________
How did the poem, “The White Man’s Burden”, encourage imperialism?
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How did Social Darwinism encourage imperialism?
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What resources did the Europeans want from Africa?
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Why was there a Berlin Conference/
A.
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B.
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What mistakes were made at the Berlin Conference?
A.
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B.
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What were the “affects” of the Berlin conference on Africa?
A.
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B.
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C.
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