Islamic Studies for Middle School

I. Chapter 10, The Muslim World (600-1250)
A. Unit 1: The Rise of Islam Quizlet/ Videos: Crash Course, BBC

1. Analyzing Architecture: The Dome of the Rock

B. Unit 2: Islam Expands Quizlet/ Videos:

C. Unit 3: Muslim Culture Quizlet/

Videos: Sunni–Shi’a Split, Khan Academy 1, 2,

1. Science and Technology: Astronomy

Videos: The Golden Age of Islam, Medieval Islamic Science

D. World Religions Video: Ted-ED

II.Chapter 18: The Muslim World Expands (1300-1700)

A. Unit 1: The Ottoman Build An Empire Quizlet/ Videos:

B. Unit 2: Cultural Blending Quizlet/ Videos:

Case Study: The Safavid Empire

C. Unit 3: The Mughals Establish an Empire in India Quizlet/ Videos:

Robber Barons and Rebels: Post-Civil War Reconstruction to the “Gilded Age "

The free online handouts I found for  "Young People's History", ended at Chapter 10. There is a handout for $1 at Teachers Pay Teachers, but I just made my own.

Learning Questions: What myths did people believe that helped maintain
the wealth of the Robber Barons and who reinforced such beliefs?

One thing to remind the student is about the idea of Social Darwinism was also

popular at that time, as well as the myth of the American Dream, which this chapter

goes into detail over.

Important Concepts/Vocabulary

1. Monopoly
2. Socialism
3. Communism
4. Anarchy
5. Capitalism
6. Manifesto
7. Populism

Questions:

1. What was the new technology and its effects?
2. What did such progress demand and who was affected?
3. What was the response to immigrants? Be specific
4. The greatest period of economic growth looked like a _____. Explain it’s shape.

The Rich Get Richer

1. Who were the Robber Barons? Where did they come from and how did they amass their wealth?
2. What beliefs did people have that maintained the myth/pyramid and who helped control people’s mind?
3. What was a “great American achievement”? And how is that also a “myth”?
4. What does Monopoly Capitalism support and undermine?

Voices of Protest

1. Which European ideas were considered “dangerous” and why?
2. Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1877): What was it’s purpose?
3. How was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act undermined 20 years later?
4. What were some great movements during this time?

The Haymarket Affair

1. How did we get an 8 hour workday?
2. Why did people around the world and Chicago protest the harsh sentences of the 8 men?

Rise and fall of the Populist Party

1. What was the platform of the Farmers Alliance?
2. What did the Populists believe in?
3. What were the internal divisions within the Populist Party?
4. What became of the Populist party?
5. How was William McKinley like Donald Trump?

Important People:

1. Thomas Edison
2. Gustavus Swift
3. John D. Rockefeller
4. Andrew Carnegie
5. President Grover Cleveland
6. Senator John Sherman
7. Henry George
8. Edward Bellamy
9. August Spies
10. Eugene Debs
11. William McKinley

Chapter 11 Test

Extra:

1. Two Forms of Capitalism: a.) Adam Smith b.) Corporate Capitalism
2. Who was Mother Jones?

Zinn's Chapter 11 (Not the "Young People's" version)

Sample ESL Curriculum

Introduction: 

Class Rules and Expectations
Assessment Test (Online Gaming Improves Test Scores)

Unit 1: Learning English Skills

Reading (A)1: How Well Does Your Country Speak English?, Outdoor Learning (level 3)
Reading (B):  Outdoor Learning (level 1)
Grammar: Question Words, Review Basic Parts of Speech
Writing: A Complete Sentences
Unit 1 Docs: A class/ B class

Unit 2: Getting To Know Each Other

Game: Never Have I Ever
Activity: Greetings(low beginning/intermediate), Introducing Self (low beginning/intermediate)
Activity 2: Name meanings
Reading 1: People Judge Your Personality Based on These 7 things
Reading 2 (A): Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Dialogue: Prayers
Grammar: Most 25 Used English Verbs
Writing: Acrostic Name Poem, Character development (A)
Activity 3: Identity Maps, template
Unit 2 Docs: A class/ B class

Unit 3: Brain Power

Reading 1: Running Boots Brain Power
Reading 2:Which Color Best for Brain Power?
Activity: Brain Hats + 15 Minute Routine to Focus Your Brain
Reading 3: Over the Counter Meds May Shrink Brain
Grammar: Prefixes
Writing: Topic Sentences
Unit 3 Docs: A class/ B class

Unit 4: The US Presidential Elections

US Parties: Republicans, Democrats, Green, Independent, Libertarians,The Candidates: Donald Trump on Global Risk List, Clinton and Trump A Study in Contrasts Issues: Gun Control, Police in the USA, Asian American Voters

Idioms:

Dialogue:

Activity: Class Debate
Video: Kids Reactions to Trump

Unit 5: Christmas 

Reading 1: The Nativity Story
Activity 1: Carols
Activity 2: Craft
Dialogue:
Reading 2: The Grinch

Unit 6: Time Travel

Game/Activity:
Reading 1: Time Traveler President
Reading 2: Adidas Found on Mummy
Grammar: Future Tense
Writing: If I had a Time Machine....

Unit 7: Health

Reading: Most Googled Health Questions
Dialogue: Too Much Stress, Another Pimple
Grammar: Feelings
Writing:

Project: Oral report

Reading: 3 Steps to Confident Speaker

Unit 8: Superstition or Tradition?

Reading: 13 Superstitions
Dialogue: Friday the 13th
Writing: Grammar

Unit 9: Earth Day

Reading:Pineapple Leaves Leather
Dialogue: Its the Only Earth We Got
Writing:
Grammar:

Unit 10: Thinking About Clothes

Reading: Self Repairing Clothes, Taiwan and Waste
Dialogue:
Grammar:
Writing: