Week 7, September 21-25, 2020, World History: Module 2.6 Atlantic Slave Trade, 2.7 The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade, and 3.1 Spain's Empire and European Absolutism.

Session 1 

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Attendance, Agenda, and Pledge of Allegiance Standards: 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.2, 10.2.3

Objectives: SWBAT

• Identify reasons why people have pursued exploration.
• Evaluate the relationship between past empires and our world.
• Create presentation on peoples’ expansion throughout the world.

Essential Question: Why were people of the Age of Exploration willing to risk lives and fortunes to expand the influence of their homelands?

GRWB 25 minutes: Module 2.6 The Atlantic Slave Trade 

Presentations 40 minutes: Presentations Continued

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives    

Session 2  

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 10.2.2

Objectives: SWBAT

• Connect Spain’s Empire to the Americas
• Identify reasons for the rise of Absolute Monarchs
• Re-Create a letter explaining the life of a sailor.

Essential Questions

Why do you think absolute monarchs came to power in many different regions, and what caused their demise?

GRWB 20 minutes: Module 2.7 The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade

Reading 15 minutes: Module 3 California Connections

• What was divine right of kings?

Reading 15 minutes: Module 3 Lesson 1 p. 108

Lecture 20 minutes: Module 3 Lesson 1 Spain’s Empire and European Absolutism

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives and Essential Questions

Session 3 

Module 1-2 Unit Test 45 minutes: Students take unit test.