7th Grade Homeschooling Week 8:Slavery, Industrialization and Christmas

She is continuing independently in her Mandarin,  math and geography. I feel like art classes are taking a back burner, we need to finish our Starry Night over the weekend. As its the Christmas season, I'd like to incorporate that into her Reading and Spanish.

Week 8

Art:  THINKING Like Picasso, Pablo Picasso Lessons, Portraits to Picasso,

The Human Head and Picasso

Science: Chapter 6 Evolution, Evidence of Change

Lesson 1: Fossils and Evolution (Quizlet)

Lesson 2: Biological Evidence (Quizlet)

Reading: A Christmas Carol

1. Who is Charles Dickens? (Bio/ Video)
2. Name 2 of his most famous works
3. Both story’s settings were during the_______
4. What were Dicken’s political beliefs?
5. Make a KWL chart of The Christmas Carol

C.  Research the Victorian Era and the Industrial Revolution in England. Research the following terms: 

1. Industrialization (Crash Course History #32)
2. Agrarian Revolution
3. Child labor
4. Mechanization
5. Cottage industry:
6. Social reform:

Chapter 1: Marley’s Ghost (Vocabulary)

Social Studies: A Young Person’s History Chapter 2 The Slave Trade, Handout

Spanish: Family in Spanish (Quizlet) + Your Body (Quizlet)

Resources:

Focus on Life Science ,

Young People’s History of the US

A Christmas Carol (abridged) BBC, Cosmos Culture, Google Books

Christmas and Social Justice: A Christmas Carol

One way to bring in Christmas, literature and social justice is to introduce  Dickens', A Christmas Carol. Imagine 19 century England, during the Industrial Revolution (工業革命). Some have argued Dickens critiqued capitalism (資本主義) and was a socialist, others have argued he valued capitalism. Whatever your opinion Dickens brought attention to the plight of the lower classes, the poor who were exploited and without social safety nets.

I think the students will enjoy a break on Christmas day, a little ghost story that also teaches morality (道德體系；道德觀；道德；道義) and social responsibility and ultimately hope. People can change.

Resources:
http://www.novelguide.com/a-christmas-carol/theme-analysis
 2009 Version with Jim Carrey