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Geography
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Unit 1: Introduction to Geography
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Unit 2: North and South America
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Unit 3: Africa
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Unit 4: South and East Asia
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Language Arts
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Unit 1: Short Stories
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Unit 2: Fiction and Non-Fiction
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Unit 3: Poetry and Oral Tradition
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Unit 4: Drama
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Communication Skills
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Unit 1: Note-taking, Study Skills, and Presenting to Inform
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Unit 2: Short Story Writing
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Unit 3: Research and Newspaper
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Unit 4: Movie Study
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World History I
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Unit 1: Ancient Greece
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Unit 2: Ancient Rome
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Unit 3: Byzantine Empire, Russia, and Eastern Europe
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Unit 4: The Islamic World
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Unit 5: The Americas
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Unit 6: Kingdoms and City-States in Africa
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Unit 7: Dynasties and Kingdoms of East Asia
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Unit 8: The Middle Ages
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World History II
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation
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Unit 2: The Age of Discovery
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Unit 3: European Monarchies
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Unit 4: The Scientific Revolution and The Enlightenment
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Unit 5: The French Revolution
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Essential Questions:
How can ideas and revolutions inspire struggling nations to push for change?
What is mob-mentality?
How can monarchies fall?
How do people rise from the shadows to the spot light?
Why do people desire power?
Key Vocabulary:
estate
bourgeoisie
The First Estate
The Second Estate
The Third Estate
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
turmoil
tricolor
guillotine
The Reign of Terror
legislative
emigre
concordat
Napoleon Bonaparte
conscript
satellite state
veteran
Elba Island
Battle of Waterloo
Enduring Understandings:
Understand that in difficult times, people are often willing to sacrifice democracy for a strong leader who offers security.
Describe the factors that led up to the French Revolution.
Discuss the violence that resulted in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the Reign of Terror.
Explain how Napoleon Bonaparte rose from the ranks of the military to become emperor of France.
Explore events that led to Napoleon's fall from power.