Ch 13 - The Scientific Revolution

The internet connection has been off and on recently, so this post will attempt to update everyone with everything that has happened lately. The 4th and final quarter of the school year began today, as did our study of the Scientific Revolution. Grades for the 3rd quarter have been turned in and I'm looking forward to finishing strong this last quarter.

We have been learning a new skill in class to help us better understand the text. We are creating I.V.F. statements which help us:
Identify who/what the portion of text is about
the Verb which the subject is doing
and finally we Finish the statement with the relevant details

When we place the I.V.F statement all together we find we have a concise statement that details larger portions of text and also serve as excellent topic sentences for historical writing assignments. The students are still learning how to do this and we will be practicing it together in class before any homework of this type is given.

Study Guide

Today in class we reviewed the entire chapter, Ch 12, and covered some points that we missed the first time. Tomorrow students will be given this study guide to prepare for the test which will be early next week.

____ 1. According to the church, what was the connection between purgatory and indulgences?


____ 2. Name the results of the Reformation.


____ 3. Create a timeline of events of Martin Luther’s life.


____ 4. Martin Luther challenged the traditional structure of the Catholic Church by arguing what?


____ 5. Martin Luther believed what about people’s relationship to God?


____ 6. Who wanted to translate the Bible into English?


____ 7. Summarizes, in one statement, the Catholic Reformation.


____ 8. Describe life in Spain before Catholic rulers came to power.


____ 9. What effect did the Catholic Reformation have on Asia and Africa?


____ 10. Why was the Catholic Church in Spain so strong?


____ 11. Why did the Jesuits and Ursulines promote education?


____ 12. The shared goal of the Jesuits and the Ursulines was what?


____ 13. Christians, Muslims, and Jews prospered for centuries in Spain because they did what?


____ 14. For what is Saint Francis Xavier known?


____ 15. Which effect of the Reformation has had the greatest influence on American society?


____ 16. What caused the Catholic Church to organize new religious orders in southern Europe?


____ 17. What is federalism?


____ 18. After the Reformation, where did most protestants live?


____ 19. What led to the sharing of power between a central government and local governments?


____ 20. Who were the Huguenots?

New Current Event Names

Today in class we finished Sec 2 of Ch 12. Students completed question 1a and 1b by the end of the period and turned in their keywords/main idea sheet that they have been working on the past few days. Here are the new current event names.

Per 1
Micayla Wiener
John Balsamo
Kaylene Brouwer
Adam Caron

Per 3
Wolf Tressler
Richard Turner
Donny Van Hoogmoed
Elijah Wilson

Per 6
Katrina Kimes
Gregory Laveaga
Kimberly Lorenzo
Jonathan Magdaleno

Ending Section 1

Today we finished Ch 12 sec 1 by completing key words and main ideas from selected paragraphs from the end of the section. We reviewed the basic beliefs of John Calvin, Martin Luther and Henry VIII. No homework tonight, students just need to bring their sheet with the weeks bellringer activities and class notes.

The Reformation

This week we begin our chapter on the Protestant Reformation. We began the reading of section one on page 328 and took notes on the first two pages. We covered Martin Luther, the sale of indulgences, and other practices that lead to the reform movement. No homework today.

Compare/Contrast Essay due Monday 3/10

Students competed their 4th paragraph in class today comparing Leonardo and Michelangelo. Over the weekend students should rewrite the essay correcting spelling and grammatical mistakes and using transitions to flow from idea to idea smoothly. This essay is due monday and will be worth 50 points.

Compare/Contrast Essay

Today in class we began a compare/contrast essay of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Students were given a graphic organizer in order to gather information on these two topics. Students are to complete a rough draft of the introduction tonight for homework. The 4 paragraph essay will be due on monday.

Test Today

Students took the test on the Renaissance today covering all of Ch 11. There will be no homework tonight, but students will be starting a compare/contrast essay on two famous Renaissance artists tomorrow. Current Event names for this thursday have been posted in class since Friday, but will be posted here today as well.

Per 1
Hailey Peoples
Daniela Quezada
Alex Ramirez
Aaron Raynor

Per 3
Bryant Perez
Nicholas Rodia
Celina Rodriguez
Daniel Sanchez

Per 6
John Efseaff
Ulixes Flores
Aubrey Fox
Richard Garrison