Persuasive Writing

After reading what several of you turned in, I wanted to give a reminder that writing is an important part of what is asked of historians.  Persuasive writing is an essential piece of not only a historian's toolbox, but everyone's' toolbox.

When writing to persuade, it is important to state your case, share evidence that support your position, then examine and refute possible differing viewpoints.  See this link.

Today, you will be asked to come to a consensus about which civilization you are going to show on Minecraft.  It is important to spend the time to get to a manageable and agreeable position.

Click here to learn about consensus building.

Mayan, Aztecs, Incas

Today we will complete the assignment on the key figures of the Scientific Revolution.  Then we will move away from Europe and discuss the cultures that existed before Columbus arrived.  Your assignment should be a lot of fun, but it will require that you research three cultures, then use your digital skills to replicate a city from one of the three Pre Columbian cultures.

Check this link for details.

Monday, May 2, 2015

I spent some time this weekend looking over your PSA projects.  I was amazed by the creativity and thoroughness of many of your projects.

This week, we will be finishing up with The Reformation and how the reformation affected governments.
The map below shows what Europe looked like in the 1600's.  What part of Europe was Protestant, and what part was Catholic? How many different types of Protestantism was practiced?