Menlo School

Ms. Portman

 

Modern World History 2005-2006


Your Textbook, Active Reading, Geography, Note Taking, Essay Writing, Effective Presentations

 

First Semester

Introduction- First Day Handout, Newspaper Reading Assignment Hevruta Partners

Chapter 5: Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1600-1780- Unit Handout, Making Connections

Chapter 6: Reordering the World, 1750-1850- Unit Handout Part One, Project, Timeline, Unit Handout Part Two

Chapter 7: Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century- Unit Handout

Chapter 8: Nations and Empires, 1850-1914 Unit Handout, Website Project

Final Exam: First Semester Themes, Exam Review Handout

 

Second Semester

Chapter 9: An Unsettled World, 1890-1914: Unit Handout


Chapter 10: Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939: Unit Handout, Quotations about War, Unit Handout Part Two


Chapter 11: The Three-World Order, 1945-1975: World War II and Maus, Unit Handout

 


Chapter 12: Challenges Facing the World Today, Helpful Links


Final Exam: Exam Review Handout Class Themes for Required Essay