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Grade 8

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Welcome to 8th Grade World History!!

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Current Unit: The Reformation


The Reformation
*Essential Questions*

  •         Was the Protestant Reformation inevitable?
  •         How did early reformers pave the way for Martin Luther and his message?
  •         What factors and characteristics made Martin Luther ideally suited to stand up to the Roman Catholic Church and spark the Protestant Reformation?
  •         What motivated early leaders of the Reformation to break away from the Catholic Church? How do these motivations compare with those of Martin Luther?
  •         How did the Catholic Church respond to the Protestant Reformation? Were these responses effective?
  •         How has the Protestant Reformation shaped the world in which we live? How did it influence the shaping of our country in particular?


Week of May 21: Students will take their unit assessment on the European Renaissance on Monday. Following the test, we will begin examining the origins of the Reformation by looking at corruption, worldliness, and abuses within the Catholic Church during the 14th and 15th centuries. Though still part of the Renaissance, the Reformation unit will focus on the factors that led Martin Luther to break away from the Catholic Church, and the religious, social, and political consequences of this momentous decision. This week students will also examine the accomplishments of some of the reformers who came before, and paved the way for Martin Luther. As part of this effort students will read Desiderius Erasmus' satirical dialog Julius Exclusus, in which Pope Julius II has a fictional conversation with St. Peter at the gates of heaven. In addition to being quite humorous, the work will also expose students to some of the feelings of the informed population of Europe on the issue of worldliness and corruption in the Church on the eve of the Reformation. Finally, by the end of the week we will be ready to begin examining the life and story of Martin Luther himself. Students will examine Luther's life and accomplishments through a variety of sources, including excerpts from William Manchester's A World Lit Only By Fire, the documentary The Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance, primary sources like Luther's own 95 Theses and On Christian Liberty, and the dramatic film Luther.





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