In class on Wednesday we talked at length about how do you create change when you don’t agree with a situation. We took a look two major groups that are trying to create a change in America; the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Westboro Independent Baptist Church. Both are well known for their protest…

Above is a short presentation of seven contributors to the scientific revolution that we will be featuring during our talks about the scientific revolution. Mr. McClung

Students, today we will be adding our 4th set of dates to our continually growing timelines…the focus for today’s set of dates is the scientific revolution. The Introduction of the Heliocentric Theory Invention of the First Telescope Newton’s Laws of Gravity Age of Reason Mr. McClung

At first I was a bit skeptical when a co-worker came to me with the idea to have my students create their own songs about the reformation period…but after seeing the my kids light up today when I introduced the assignment and hearing the excitement in their voices I knew that this has the makings…

Blake and Jack give their version of Epic Rap Battle. Today we will start a mini-project in which my students will use the information they have learned about the reformation and put it to music. The past couple of weeks I have treated my students to songs about history that are performed by a a…

The past two days in class we have been focusing on the counter reformation and how the Catholic Church responded to Martin Luther and the protestants. In class we discussed the spreading of protestant views and other religions that steamed from the reformation period and how difference in religious views tend to be a primary…

Here you go… Posting of the 95 Theses Invention of the Printing Press (Gutenberg) Council of Trent Luther’s Translation of the Bible 30 Years War Mr. McClung