2022-23 School Year
This is my nineteenth year as a social studies teacher and year fourteen as a Mustang. Previously, I spent five great years at Bernardo Yorba Middle School.
This year I will be teaching world and AP European history. Also, I will be the coach of our Academic Decathlon team.
Parents AND Students! Please sign up for my text service through Remind.com I will send texts with historical information that can be beneficial. See website for information. Additionally, all students need to sign up for google classroom. I'll post many things w/in it that you will be responsible for. Glad to have you and I'm very excited to be with you for the year!
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Reformation, Luther AND Calvin
HRE, Catholicism, Reformation
Ultimately, Reformation will change how people view their faith, HOW they practice it AND HOW THEY VIEW GOVERNMENT. Local or far away??!
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AP EURO HELP! BTW--PICO THINKS YOURE AWESOME.
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Michaelangelo, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo(Da Vinci), Galilleo—These were the ROCK Stars, the key figures of the Renaissance. They’ll change the world and lead the Renaissance
The “Classical” past refers to the Greco Roman era. PRE Dark Ages. Remember, the RENAISSANCE is a “REBIRTH” in the ideas of the Classical Era, the Greco Roman Era. Greek Civilization was first, then Rome, THEN the Dark Ages, THEN a Rebirth--the Renaissance.
COMPETITION amongst patrons (people who paid artists to create) helped lead to all kinds of new styles of art. NOW, artists can create art for a living.
Note: Those who succeed in this class do everything i tell them to do! Honestly, it's a pretty good documentary and i hope you enjoy it.
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Giovanni Boccaccio will write a book called the Decameron(combines GRECO-ROman words=Ten Days) detailing life of 7 ladies and 3 dudes who were hiding OUTSIDE the city walls of Florence during the outbreak of Plague. It has tales of love as well as tragedy. It details folks' who really have no idea what's next. Is the world over? Sure seems like it with the Plague. Cool thing about it, it is written in the vernacular(language) FLORENTINE language(florence) Florence is the birthplace of the Renaissance. Books like Decameron and the later Dante's Divine Comedy(also written in florentine dialect) will HELP create the specific Italian language. Remember, western language was rooted in the Vulgate of Latin. It evolves from region to region(france, germany, eng, spain, italy, etc)These books serve to create the Italian language which is rooted in Florence.
You'd be crazy not to pay attention to the stuff i'm sending your way. A key to being a Successful AP student is always heed my advice. More to come on the Medici tomorrow!! If you need ANY help, EMAIL ME!