Modern World -
January 29, 2007
GALILEO ACADEMY 2006-2007
Modern World Textbook: Beck, Roger B. and others, Modern World History. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2006.
Current events: due on Wednesdays, see dates listed. See the web site for information to include: www.galileoweb.org
Modern World History Themes: Power and Authority, Religious and Ethical Systems, Revolution, Interaction with Environment, Economics, Cultural Interaction, Empire Building, Science and Technology Geography Themes: Location, Human/Environment Interaction, Region, Place, Movement
Spring Semester 2007
Week of January 29: Spring 2007 semester begins
Unit 3: Industrialism and the Race for Empire, 1700-1914
Ch 12 - Transformations Around the Globe, 1899-1914
Week of February 5:
Current events due
** Unit 4: The World at War, 1900-1945
Ch 13 - The Great War, 1914-1918
Ch14 - Revolution and Nationalism, 1900-1939
Ch 15 - Years of Crisis, 1919-1939
Ch 16 - World War II, 1939-1945
Week of February 12:
Unit 4 continued
Test Wednesday
Week of February 19: Monday, February 19 - Presidents’ Day observed; Lunar New Year
Current events due
Unit 4 continued
Week of February 26:
Unit 4 concluded
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of March 5:
** Unit 5: Perspectives on the Present
Ch 17 - Restructuring the Postwar World, 1945-Present
Ch 18 - The Colonies Become New Nations, 1945-Present
Ch 19 - Struggles for Democracy, 1945-Present
Ch 20 - Global Interdependence, 1945-Present
Research - thesis statement
Week of March 12:
Unit 5 continued
Week of March 19:
Unit 5 continued
Test Wednesday
Week of March 26: Friday March 30 - Cesar Chavez Day observed
Unit 5 continued
Current events due
Notebooks check in
April 2 to April 6: Spring Break
Week of April 9:
Unit 5 continued
Week of April 16:
Unit 5 continued
Research draft due
Test Wednesday
Current events due
Week of April 23: Work resume draft
Unit 5, area studies
STAR testing: 9th, 10th, & 11th
Week of April 30: Current events due
Unit 5, area studies
Week of May 7: Test
Unit 5, area studies
Wednesday Week of May 14:
Unit 5, area studies
Current events due
Week of May 21
Unit 5, area studies
Research final
Week of May 28: Monday, May 28 - Memorial Day observed
Unit 5, area studies
Test Wednesday
Notebooks check in
Week of June 4:
Unit 5, area studies
Academic Resume final - updated from Fall 2006
FINALS: Presentations with themes and standards
Week of June 11:last week of Spring semester 2007
