Complete Caught-ya #8 and #9. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #7 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
OTTOMAN EMPIRE 1300 – 1914
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 298-299.
Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.). CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more than one worksheet.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add THREE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1300 – Osman displaces Seljuk Turks and becomes leader of Ottoman dynasty
1435 – Mehmed II conquers Constantinople and Byzantine Empire falls. Constantinople is renamed Istanbul.
1520 – Ottoman Empire reaches its peak under Suleyman the Magnificent
1638 – Ottoman’s try to capture Venice but fail
1923 – Ottoman Empire is dissolved after they are on the losing side of World War I
Complete Caught-ya #5 and #6. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
Here is the correction for Caught-ya #4 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION & THE AGE OF IDEAS 1543 – 1789
Read Usborne Encyclopedia of World History (UEWH) pgs 284-289.
Spend at least 45 additional minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.). CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more than one worksheet.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1473 – Nicolaus Copernicus
1546 – Tycho Brahe
1564 – Galileo Galilei
1571 – Johannes Kepler
1578 – William Harvey
1596 – René Descartes
1627 – Robert Boyle
1632 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1642 – Isaac Newton
4. Essay Assignment
Finish page 14 in How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay if you didn’t finish in class.
Whether you finished in class or finished at home, give yourself points on the coversheet for completing the essay assignment. You can call it “Converting Prompt to Claim.”
5.Writing Assignment
This week you have a creative writing assignment. Please keep your assignment between 1 to 3 pages double-spaced.
Write a short story to go with your map that you drew in class.
You can use one of these ideas or create your own:
Myth explaining how something on your map came to be
A historical highlight or momentous occasion that happened on your map
An everyday moment that explains how people interact
Use the CHECKLIST after you write to make sure you included everything.
Complete Caught-ya #2 and #3. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
If you missed class …
If you missed class, here’s a quick video on how to do a Caught’ya.
And here is the correction for Caught-ya #1 (We corrected this one in class.)
2. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
SPAIN & ITS EMPIRE – CONQUISTADORS 1440 – 1588
Spend at least 60 minutes studying any resource focused on this time period (YouTube, documentary, picture book, magazine, etc.). CLICK HERE for a YouTube list of possible videos. ( NOTE: I have not previewed all of these videos and can not vouch for all of the content.)
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
NOTE: There is NO UEWH reading this week.
3. Timeline
Add the following key dates or figures to your timeline.
Add ONE additional date that you find during your History Study.
1227 – Spanish Inquisition begins
1492 – Ferdinand and Isabella conquer Grenada
1492 – Treaty of Tordesillas divides world between Portugal and Spain
1513 – Vasco Nunez di Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean
1546 – Spanish mines are opened in Mexico and Peru
1588 – Spanish Armada sinks in English Channel
4.Writing Assignment
This week you have a creative writing assignment. Please keep your assignment between 1 to 3 pages double-spaced.
Write a short journal entry as if you were either a sailor discovering a new land OR a native person living in a land that was just discovered.
Be sure to use the following as you write:
Strong Verbs
Interesting Adjectives
Exciting Adverbs
Use the CHECKLIST after you write to make sure you included everything.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
3. Timeline – Part 2
Timeline Assignment 2
Add the following key dates & figures to your timeline. (All dates are CE.)
Add THREE additional dates that you find during your History Study.
900-1150 – The Toltec civilization flourishes
1200 – Inca tribe found city of Cuzco
1325 – City of Tenochtitlan is founded (later becomes capital of Aztec Empire)
1428 – Aztec Empire is founded
1440 – Montezuma I rules Aztec Empire – Aztec Empire reaches its peak
1493 – Incan Empire reaches its peak
1520 – Montezuma II killed by the Spanish
1521 – Hernando Cortes destroys the Aztec Empire
1532 – Francisco Pizarro destroys the Incan Empire
4. Writing Assignment
Write a short, reflective 1-2 page paper that answers the following questions:
What scholar level do you consider yourself at (Apprentice, Journeyman, Master) and why?
Why are you taking this class?
What specific goals do you have for the class (e.g., turn in all assignments, complete 2 hours of homework each week, turn everything in on time , stay awake in class, speak up and participate, or something else …)
We’ll be talking about this time period in history during the first day of class. The more you know before you come, the more you’ll be able to participate! (You don’t need to watch all the videos, but please watch at least the first few.)
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
4.Writing Assignment
Finish up your persuasive essay and email it to me!
Here’s all the steps:
1. Watch this video.
Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.
2. Select a Topic
Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.
Topic Examples
Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
Football is better than basketball.
Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
Online school is better than meeting in person.
Fish make the best pets.
Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.
3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.
If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.
If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.
4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.
Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:
Select your persuasive topic position.
Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
Write your introduction and your conclusion.
5. Revise your essay.
Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:
Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?
6. Proofread your essay.
Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.
7. Turn in your essay.
I want to read your essay!
Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
4.Writing Assignment
This week, you’ll write finish your final persuasive essay for the class.
These are ALL the steps that you’ll need to complete.
If you’re pacing yourself, you finished Steps 1-3 last week. This week you’ll do steps 4-7 — writing a draft and then revising your essay.
When you’re finished, be sure to email it to me so I can read it!
1. Watch this video.
Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.
2. Select a Topic
Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.
Topic Examples
Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
Football is better than basketball.
Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
Online school is better than meeting in person.
Fish make the best pets.
Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.
3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.
If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.
If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.
4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.
Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:
Select your persuasive topic position.
Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
Write your introduction and your conclusion.
5. Revise your essay.
Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:
Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?
6. Proofread your essay.
Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.
7. Turn in your essay.
I want to read your essay!
Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.
Complete Caught-ya #64-66. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
2. Timeline & Map
Add the following key dates to your timeline.
1806 – Britain takes control of Cape Colony.
1841 – David Livingston starts to explore Africa.
1879 – The Zulus are defeated.
1884 – European leaders divide Africa between them.
1902 – The British defeat the Boers.
2. Review this image. Over a period of 35 years, almost all of Africa went from being ruled by independent African kingdoms (gray areas) to being controlled by Europeans.
3. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching the following topic during this time period.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
4.Writing Assignment
Over the next two weeks, you’ll write your final persuasive essay for the class. This will be the last assignment for the year!!
These are ALL the steps that you’ll need to complete.
If you want to pace yourself, I recommend working with this schedule: Steps 1-3 – Finish by April 23 Steps 4-7 – Finish by April 30
1. Watch this video.
Watch the following video where I give you an overview of how to brainstorm and write your persuasive essay.
2. Select a Topic
Select a persuasive topic to write about. This is the topic you’ve been thinking about the last couple of weeks.
Topic Examples
Reading a book should always happen before watching the movie.
Football is better than basketball.
Pineapple should be banned as a pizza topping.
Online school is better than meeting in person.
Fish make the best pets.
Hiking is a great way to spend time with family.
3. Create an outline or a bubble map for your topic.
If you choose to do an outline, you can use page 104 or 105 in your book.
If you choose to do a bubble map, use the format that we talked about in class, and I showed you in the video.
4. Write a rough draft of your persuasive essay.
Using either our outline or your bubble map, consider working in this order:
Select your persuasive topic position.
Brainstorm at least 3 categories of “support” for your topic and what your evidence/examples for each category could be.
Create a “rough” thesis statement (you will possibly revise it later)
Brainstorm a possible introduction and conclusion.
Write your thesis statement and paragraphs for each category of support.
As you write, continue to review your thesis statement. Does it need to be revised as you write to better fit the paragraphs you end up writing?
Write your introduction and your conclusion.
5. Revise your essay.
Read through your essay. Ask yourself TWO questions:
Does each paragraph help “prove” the thesis?
Does it all make sense if you were reading it for the first time?
6. Proofread your essay.
Give your essay to a parent to read and proofread. Make changes based on their comments.
7. Turn in your essay.
I want to read your essay!
Please email me a link to read your essay in Google Drive at taperkey@gmail.com.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
4.Writing Assignment
Continue thinking about about your persuasive essay example.
Instructions from Last Week After spring break, you will have one more essay writing assignment to finish out the year.
This time, you’ll be writing an essay to convince me of something. It’s called a “persuasive essay” because you’ll be trying to persuade me.
You don’t have to write anything this week, but you can start thinking about a topic that you have an opinion about that has two sides that you could write about.
I’ll give more examples in the next post. But you can start thinking now. 🙂
Welcome to the first week of Mighty Pen exclusively online!
1. Caught’yas
Complete Caught-ya #58-60. After you are finished, watch the videos below for your corrections.
2. Timeline
This week – in light of current events – we are going to detour from our regular history and study an event from 100 years ago that is particularly applicable today.
Add the following key date to your timeline.
1918 The Spanish Flu pandemic kills at least 50 million people worldwide
3. History Study
Spend 60+ minutes researching researching the following topic during this time period.
You must add information about at least one Key Person, one Key Event, and several Interesting Facts. If you want to do more, fill out more that one worksheet.
4.Writing Assignment
After spring break, you will have one more essay writing assignment to finish out the year.
This time, you’ll be writing an essay to convince me of something. It’s called a “persuasive essay” because you’ll be trying to persuade me.
You don’t have to write anything this week, but you can start thinking about a topic that you have an opinion about that has two sides that you could write about.
I’ll give more examples in the next post. But you can start thinking now. 🙂
