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Unit Assignments
Unit 7: Latin America Click on the Table of Contents for the assignments and notes organized by page- Anything that is underlined is a link- just click it. Table of Contents- Unit 7 Honors Latin America Labeled Map Honors Latin America Blank Map South America Mnemonics Video South America Song Central America Song Central America Mnemonics Video
Honors Final Project Unit 6: Africa Click on the Table of Contents for the assignments and notes organized by page- Anything that is underlined is a link- just click it. Table of Contents- Unit 6 Honors Africa Labeled Map Honors Africa Blank Map Mnemonics Video Link School-safe mnemonics video
Email Mappin for a copy Remember, your paper should answer this question: What was the driving force behind European imperialism in Africa? Use the documents for your three-pronged thesis. Unit 5: Modern Europe Table of Contents- Unit 5 Study Guide Stalin Mini Project- last 2 pages of document Honors Europe Labeled Map 2 Honors Europe Blank Map 2 Mnemonics Video Link Unit 4: Early Europe Table of Contents Unit 4 Europe Honors Labeled Map Europe Honors Blank Map Mnemonics Video Link Fall of Rome Mini DBQ Documents- email Mappin Mini DBQ Directions Video Unit 3: Asia Table of Contents Unit 3 Asia Honors Labeled Map Asia Honors Blank Map Asia Map Video- (Some tips to help you remember the countries) Asia Map Video- safe for school Unit TEST Study Guide Gandhi Mini DBQ - email Mappin Mini DBQ Directions Video Time Machine Booklet Unit 2: Middle East Table of Contents Unit 2 Mid-East Map TEST See your study guide on pages 34 and 35 of your notebook. You can also check online for a map of the middle east to fill in any countries you may have been absent for. Remember the capitals that are listed on page 34! Updated Labeled map Labeled & Blank Mid-East Map Middle East Map Help Video- (Some tips to help you remember the countries - notice it doesn't cover everything you have to know!) MEPO Project Directions Sheet/ Rubric/ Notes for Presentation Day
Unit 1: Geography Concepts Table of Contents Unit 1 Biomes Group Presentation Create Your Own Country Project TEST Review Labeled Maps for Unit 1 TEST Blank Map for Unit 1 General Class Documents Set-up Documents for World Interactive Notebook Disclosure Document |
Schedule
Week of May 14 - May 18, 2018 Monday, May 14 Today's Question: TEST Agenda: *Students took the Unit 6 & 7 Unit TEST Homework: History Project Report due next class Week of May 7 - May 11, 2018 Thursday, May 10 Today's Question: How do Latin American cultures differ? Agenda: *Students took the Latin America Map TEST *Students learned about Latin American cultures (pages 103-104)- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Unit TEST next class Tuesday, May 8 Today's Question: What are the push and pull factors for Latin America immigration? Agenda: *Students learned about Latin American immigration isses- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Map TEST next class Week of April 30 - May 4, 2018 Friday, May 4 Today's Question: How do the political revolutions in Latin America differ? Agenda: *Students learned about Latin American political revoutions- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Study for map TEST Wednesday, May 2 Today's Question: What impacts did the Columbian Exchange have on the Americas and Europe? Agenda: *Students learned about the Columbian Exchange- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Study for map TEST Monday, April 30 Today's Question: How do Latin American Early Civilizations differ? Agenda: *Students took the Africa Map Test *Students finished learning about 4 great early civilizations in Latin America- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Finish pages 93-96 Week of April 23 - April 27, 2018 Thursday, April 26 Today's Question: How do Latin American Early Civilizations differ? Agenda: *Students learned about 4 great early civilizations in Latin America- Click on the Unit 7 Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: STUDY FOR AFRICA MAP TEST Tuesday, April 24 Today's Question: What are the causes and effects of genocide in Africa? Agenda: *Students turned in the Mini DBQ *Students learned about 3 genocides in Africa- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: No HW Week of April 16 - April 20, 2018 Friday, April 20 Today's Question: How was Apartheid started and ended in South Africa and what is the impact? Agenda: *Students learned about the Apartheid in South Africa- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Mini DBQ due next class period! Wednesday, April 18 Today's Question: What is the danger of a single story? Agenda: *Students took the Africa Map Test 1 *Students learned about the danger of a single story- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Work on Mini DBQ Monday, April 16 Today's Question: How are NGO's (non-profit organizations) and governments working on issues on hunger and water in Africa? Agenda: *Students learned about hunger and water issues in Africa and how NGOs and governments are trying to address these problems- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Study for Africa Map TEST 1- it is next class Week of April 9 - April 13, 2018 Thursday, April 12 Today's Question: How do African tribes keep their traditions unique in an ever changing world? Agenda: *Students explored African tribes with a webquest- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Finish pages 79 & 80 if not done Tuesday, April 10 Today's Question: What were some of the great African empires? How did European colonization impact Africa? Agenda: *Students set-up Unit 6 in their notebooks- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students labeled a portion of the Africa map *Students learned about some of the great African empires and kingdoms- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students learned about the impact of European colonization on Africa- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Finish pages 77 & 78 and then learn about the Resource Curse (page under world tab) Week of March 19 - March 23, 2018 Thursday, March 22 Today's Question: How does modern Russia influence the US & world affairs? Agenda: *Students learned about Modern Russia & Putin- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: no HW Tuesday, March 20 A2-See Friday, March 16th plan A3 & A4- see below Today's Question: What were the causes and impacts of the Cold War? (continued) Agenda: *Students turned in the Stalin Mini-Project *Students learned about the Cold War- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: no HW Week of March 12 - March 16, 2018 Friday, March 16 A2-See Wednesday, March 14th plan A3 & A4- see below Today's Question: What were the causes and impacts of the Cold War? Agenda: *Students learned about the Cold War- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Stalin Mini-Project Wednesday, March 14 A2-See Monday, March 12th plan A3 & A4- see below Today's Question: What were the characteristics, events, & impact of the World War II? (continued) Agenda: *Students learned about World War II- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Holocaust Reading & questions Monday, March 12 A2-See Thursday, March 8th plan A3 & A4- see below Today's Question: What were the characteristics, events, & impact of the World War II? Agenda: *Students took the Rise of Hitler Mastery QUIZ *Students learned about World War II- We completed groups 1 to 5- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: No HW Week of March 6 - March 9, 2018 Thursday, March 8 A2- NOTHING (too many people gone) A3 & A4- see below Today's Question: What were the causes, events, & impact of the Russian Revolution? Agenda: *Students learned about the Russian Revolution- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Prepare for the Rise of Hitler Mastery QUIZ (next time) Tuesday, March 6 Today's Question: How did the end of WWI set-up WWII & how did the Great Depression impact the rise of Hitler? Agenda: *Students learned about the events of WWI- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students learned about the Treaty of Versailles- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students did a Voting Activity about the possible leader from Germany after WWI-- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Read the Rise of Hitler article & complete the questions on page 47-48 Week of Feb 26 - March 2, 2018 Thursday, March 1 Today's Question: What were the causes of WWI?? Agenda: *Students learned about the main causes of WWI- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students took a Nationalism Quiz to seek where their ideas fit on the nationalism scale Homework: Finish my personal narrative (page 42) Tuesday, February 27 Today's Question: What were the causes & effects of the French Revolution? Agenda: *Students finished learning about the French Revolution & the skill of note-taking- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Create a comparison to the French, Chinese, & American Revolutions Monday, February 26 Today's Question: What were the causes & effects of the French Revolution? Agenda: *Students learned about the French Revolution & the skill of note-taking- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: No HW Week of Feb 20 - Feb 23, 2018 Thursday, February 22 Today's Question: Who were the most influential tsars and what did they do? Agenda: *Students took the Europe 1 Map TEST *Students set-up their notebooks for Unit 5- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students learned about the Russian tsars up to 1780- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt & docs Homework: No HW Tuesday, February 20 Today's Question: How did the Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution change Europe? Agenda: *Students took the Reformation QUIZ *Students learned about the Enlightenment & Scientific Revolution- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students completed the Unit 5 Notebook Check Homework: Map TEST next time Week of Feb 12 - Feb 16, 2018 Thursday, February 15 Today's Question: How did the Renaissance & Reformation change life in Europe? Agenda: *Students learned about the Renaissance & Reformation- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Reformation Mastery QUIZ & Notebook Check next time Tuesday, February 13 FALL OF ROME MINI DBQ ESSAY (in class) Homework: Read Middle Ages to Renaissance & answer questions- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Week of Feb 5 - Feb 9, 2018 Friday, February 9 Today's Question: What were the characteristics in Medieval Europe? Agenda: *Students learned about Medieval Europe- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Analyze Mini DBQ Documents- ESSAY IN CLASS NEXT TIME Wednesday, February 7 Today's Question: How did the Fall of Rome impact Europe? Agenda: *Students took the Roman Republic QUIZ *Students learned about the fall of the Roman Empire & started learning about Medieval Europe- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students were given the Fall of Rome Mini DBQ Documents Homework: Analyze Mini DBQ Documents Monday, February 5 Today's Question: What were the long-lasting contributions of the Romans? Agenda: *Students learned about the Roman Empire- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Study for Roman Republic QUIZ Week of Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2018 Thursday, February 1 Today's Question: How has the Roman Republic influence the US gov't? Agenda: *Students completed a summary activity of Ancient Greece *Students learned about the Roman Republic- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Summary of Republic- page 20 Tuesday, January 30 Today's Question: What contributions did Ancient Greece make to ur modern world? Agenda: *Students turn to their Gandhi mini DBQ *Students learned about the contributions of Ancient Greece- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Finish Alexander the Great (page 17-18) Week of Jan 22 - Jan 26, 2018 Friday, January 26 Today's Question: What were the characteristics of Ancient Greece? Agenda: *Students explored Ancient Greece- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs Homework: Mini DBQ- Click on Table of Contents Wednesday, January 24 Today's Question: What aspects of Greek philosophy is still used today? Agenda: *Notebook check for Unit 4 *Students explored the topics for Unit 4 & set up their notebooks for the unit- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for docs *Students learned about greek philosophy-Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt & assignment Homework: Athens & Sparta Chart & Reading- Click on Table of Contents Monday, January 1/22 Today's Question: TEST DAY Week of Jan 16 - Jan 19, 2018 Thursday, January 18 Today's Question: What does a country need to have to be considered a developed (or 1st world) country? Agenda: *Students learned about the difference between developed, developing, and under-developing classifications.- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment *Students did a Inquiry based activity into Modern India-- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment Homework: Study for the Unit & Map TEST- see Assignment Column for Study Guide Tuesday, January 16 Today's Question: Why did Gandhi seek interdependence for India from British Imperialism and how did he do it? Agenda: *Students learned about British Imperialism & Gandhi- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment Homework: Finish British Imperialism & Gandhi Week of Jan 8 - Jan 12, 2018 Thursday, January 11 Today's Question: What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism? Agenda: *Students learned about the Buddhism- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment Homework: Finish Buddhism pages Tuesday, January 9 Today's Question: What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism? Agenda: *Students learned about the geography of India & Hinduism- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment Homework: Caste System Reading & Questions- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column Week of Jan 3 - Jan 5, 2018 Friday, January 5 Today's Question: Why have Japan & Korea have long periods of isolationism? Agenda: *Students learned about Japan and the Koreas with a google slides activity-Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for activity & assignment Homework: Nothing Wednesday, January 3 Today's Question: How has the Kim family maintained their power & their personality cult? Agenda: *Students learned about the Kim leadership in North Korea- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment Homework: Nothing Week of Dec. 11 - Dec. 15, 2017 Friday, December 15th Today's Question: What are the major challenges facing China today? Agenda: *Students turned in the Time Machine Booklet *Students learned about modern issues for Modern China - Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment Homework: Nothing Wednesday, December 13th Today's Question: What was the impact of Tiananmen Square Protest Agenda: *Students took the Communism in China QUIZ *Students learned about Tiananmen Square- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, notes & assignment Homework: Time Machine Booklet Monday, December 11th Today's Question: How did China change into a strong economic powerhouse? Agenda: *Students finished learning about the Mao's leadership of Communist China- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, notes & assignment *Students learned about the 4 modernizations program- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, notes & assignment Homework: Study for Communism in China QUIZ & finish page 87 Week of Dec. 4 - Dec. 8, 2017 Thursday, December 7th Today's Question: How were the Chinese people impacted by Mao's policies & gov't? Agenda: * Students labeled Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, & Myanmar on their map. See the labeled map in the Assignment column to help you label these on your map *Students learned about the Mao's leadership of Communist China- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, notes & assignment Homework: 6 Words describing Mao- pg 85 Tuesday, December 5th Today's Question: How did the Chinese Revolution change China? Agenda: * Students labeled India, New Dehli, Mumbai, Nepal, and Bhutan on their map. See the labeled map in the Assignment column to help you label these on your map *Students were assigned the Time Machine Booklet- see the Assignment column for document *We learned about the Chinese Revolution- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, notes & assignment Homework: Summary of Chinese Revolution- pg 83 Week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2017 Friday, December 1st Today's Question: What impact did the dynasties have in China? Agenda: *We learned about the Mongols their impact in China with notes & a simulation activity- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for ppt, assignment Homework: The Mongols Conquest article & questions Wednesday, November 29 Today's Question: How did the dynasties impact Chinese culture? Agenda: *We learned about the Chinese dynasties & their impact with a Stations Activity- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment Homework: Finish the Stations Activity Monday, November 27 Today's Question: How did the Silk Road impact Asia Agenda: *We set-up our notebooks for unit 3- click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for documents *Students learned about the Silk Road & the impact on Asia- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment Homework: Make a visual summary of the Silk Road & its impact on page 77 Week of Nov. 20 - Nov. 21, 2017 Thursday, November 16 Today's Question: None Agenda: We finished MEPO & discussed the Syrian Civil War & ISIS Homework: No HW- Happy Thanksgiving Week of Nov. 13 - Nov. 17, 2017 Thursday, November 16 MEPO Tuesday, November 14 MEPO Week of Nov. 5 - Nov. 17, 2017 Friday, November 10 Today's Question: What are the roots of the Radical Islamic terrorism hatred of the West? (continued) Agenda: *MAP TEST *Students learned and discussed roots of Islamic terrorism hatred to the west; finished page 65 (yellow)- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment and ppt Homework: MEPO is next class period Wednesday, November 8 Today's Question: What are the roots of the Radical Islamic terrorism hatred of the West? Agenda: *Students completed a notebook check *Students learned and discussed roots of Islamic terrorism hatred to the west- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment and ppt Homework: MAP TEST next class Monday, November 6 Today's Question: How do the Israeli & Palestinian perspectives differ in terms of the conflict? Agenda: *Students practiced the Mid-East countries *Students reviewed the Israeli & Palestinian Conflict with an activity *Students watched videos about the perspectives of the Israeli & Palestinian Conflict- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for assignment Homework: On page 63- students need to show their understanding of the Conflict Week of Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017 Thursday, November 2 Today's Question: How did WWII impact the Israeli & Palestinian Conflict? Agenda: *Students learned the last of the Mid-East countries- (the -stan countries) *Students reviewed the Mid-East history with an activity- to make-up review page 46 in your notebook *Students learned about the Israeli & Palestinian Conflict with a jigsaw activity- Click on the Table of Contents in the Assignment Column for article and document Homework: A3 & A4- Read & annotate the Conflict article Tuesday, October 31 Today's Question: Agenda: *Students took the Religions QUIZ- see Mappin for make-up *The MEPO project was introduced- see Unit 2 Table of Contents * Euro Reward Party Homework: Read & annotate the Palestinian & Israeli article Week of Oct. 24 - Oct. 27, 2017 Friday, October 27 Today's Question: What are the basic beliefs of Judaism? Agenda: *Students continued learning about the basic beliefs of Judaism- use the Judaism Holy Days ppt to complete the notes on page 58- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for ppt and document Homework: Complete the Religions Venn Diagram (see Assignment Tab) & study for the religions QUIZ Wednesday, October 25 Today's Question: What are the basic beliefs of Judaism? Agenda: *Students checked notebook pages 51 and 55 *Students learned the basic beliefs of Judaism- use the Judaism Basic Beliefs ppt to complete the notes on page 56- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for ppt and document *Students learned about different types of Judaism and Kosher Food with the QR Activity (page 57)- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for ppt and document Homework: Finish QR Activity (page 57)- if needed Week of Oct. 16 - Oct. 18, 2017 Wednesday, October 18 Today's Question: What is the Hajj and the importance of it? Agenda: *Students turned in theMuslim Stereotype Assignment *Students watched the Inside Mecca Video & completed the questions on page 54- see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for assignment *Students worked on Conclusion of Islam Assignment (page 55)- see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab Homework: Finish Conclusion Assignment (page 55) Monday, October 16 Today's Question: Is Islam, Jihad, & Terrorism related? How or how not? Agenda: *Students turned in the Mini DBQ *Students learned about Islam, Jihad, and Terrorism by using the Islam Day 2 ppt and Islam Readings- use the Islam Day 2 ppt and Islam Readings to complete the questions on page 52- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for documents *Students worked on Debunking Muslim Stereotypes Assignment- see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for assignment Homework: Complete Muslim Stereotype Assign.- due next class period (students will turn in this assignment before attaching in notebook) Week of Oct. 9 - Oct. 13, 2017 Thursday, October 12 Today's Question: What are the main beliefs of Islam? Agenda: *We learned these places the Mid-East- Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Iran, Teheran, Afghanistan, Kabul, Pakistan, Islamabad - mark these on your Mid-East map on page 35 *Students learned about Islam (page 50)- use the Islam Day 1 ppt to complete the Day 1 Islam Notes found on Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab *Students explored more about Islam with the Exploring Islam assignment on page 51- found on Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab Homework: Mini DBQ is due next time Tuesday, October 10 Today's Question: What are the main beliefs of Christianity and how to the many branches differ? Agenda: *We learned these places the Mid-East- Turkey, Ankara, Istanbul, Syria, Damascus, Jordan, Amman, Iraq, Baghdad, Kuwait - mark these on your Mid-East map on page 35 *Students reviewed the main beliefs for Christianity with a game- for make-up make sure that you have read and understand the Christianity article (page 48) *Students examined and identified images of Christianity on page 49- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the activity paper and the Christianity Images ppt. Homework: No Homework Week of Oct. 2 - Oct. 6, 2017 Friday, October 6 Today's Question: What impact did the major civilizations of the Mid-East make? Agenda: *We learned these places the Mid-East- Egypt and capital- Israel, Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights, & Lebanon- mark these on your Mid-East map on page 35 *Students learned about the the major civilizations of the Mid-East and took notes on page 46 from the ppt- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the notes and the Mid-East History Presentation ppt. *Students read about the Mid-East from a Upfront magazine article and answered questions on page 47- See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the questions and the Upfront magazine articles. Homework: Read and annotate the Christianity article- page 48 of the Notebook Wednesday, October 4 Today's Question: Why did civilizations form around rivers in roughly the same time period. Agenda: *We learned 4 countries and 2 cities in the Mid-East- Egypt and capital- Cairo, Saudi Arabia and city Mecca, Yemen, and Oman- mark these on your Mid-East map on page 35 *Students completed the Zombie Apocalypse on page 41- see Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab *Students learned about the 4 river civilizations by completing pages 42-45 with a Webquest- see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab Homework: Finish the Webquest Monday, October 2 Today's Question: Agenda: *We learned 5 countries in the Mid-East- Morocco, Western Sahara, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya- mark these on your Mid-East map on page 35 *Students presented the My Country Report to classmates *Students received the Egypt & Nile River mini-DBQ Homework: Watch the mini-DBQ Directions video found on the Assignments Tab Week of Sept. 25 - Sept. 29, 2017 Thursday, September 28 Today's Question: Agenda: *We stamped the HW assignment- Paleolithic & Neolithic Age graphic organizers on pages 38 & 39 *We set-up our notebooks for unit 2 (pages 32-37)- see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for copies *We discussed want we will be learning in our new unit, Middle East and reviewed expectations. *We reviewed the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages with an activity *We watched Episode #2 of Mankind: The Story of Us. Please watch the first 25 minutes of this video to get a good understanding of the impact of the Neolithic Age *We discussed the 8 characteristics of civilizations and students wrote self-directed notes on page 40. See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the Civilizations ppt. Homework: COUNTRY PROJECT! Tuesday, September 26 Today's Question: TEST DAY Agenda: *Students took the Unit 1 TEST- see Mappin for make-up *After the test, on page 9 of their notebook, students answered the unit 1 big questions- How does the physical geography of a place influence the lives of the people in that place?- Students should write 3 to 4 paragraphs. Homework: Read about the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages and create a graphic organizer for the characteristics of each on pages 38 & 39 of your notebook. Get the readings and the assignment from the Unit 2 Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab. Week of Sept. 18 - Sept. 22, 2017 Friday, September 22 Today's Question: What impacts climate & how does climate impact biomes and people? Agenda: *We stamped the HW assignment- Biome Map on page 29 *We did a notebook check- see Mappin for this *We finished learning about the biomes- see the biome review ppt to reinforce your knowledge.- See Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab. *We learned about the 5 factors that impact climate and completed the Biome Intro & Climate Notes (page 28). Complete these questions by reading the Biome Intro & Climate ppt. Get this assignment and ppt from the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab. Homework: STUDY FOR TEST Wednesday, September 20 Today's Question: What patterns are found with the geographic location of the biomes? Agenda: *We stamped the HW assignment- Interior & Exterior Activity on page 27 *We reviewed and practiced the new physical features terms *We learned about what biomes are and answered questions 1-3 on the Biome Intro & Climate Notes (page 28). Complete these questions by reading the Biome Intro & Climate ppt. Get this assignment and ppt from the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab. *Students presented their Biomes Presentations and completed the Biome Chart (page 30-31) as they learned from their classmates. See the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the Biome Chart & readings to use to complete it (instead of using the presentations) Map Terms: We learned the Himalayas Mts, Mt. Everest, Ganges River, Indus River, Yellow River, Sea of Japan. Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Biome Map- see Assignment Tab for copy Monday, September 18 Today's Question: How do exterior and interior forces create landforms and impact people? Agenda: *We turned in the HW assignment- plate tectonics activity *The Unit 1 test review was distributed to students- see Assignment Tab for document *We reviewed and practiced the new physical features terms *We learned about our changing earth- the exterior and interior forces that create landforms. Get the Changing Earth notes and ppt from the Table of Contents (page 26) on the Assignment Tab. Complete the notes by reading the ppt. *Students demonstrated their learning with the Interior & Exterior Activity on page 27. Get this assignment from the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab. *Students choose groups to work with for the Biomes Presentations- see Assignment Tab for details Map Terms: We learned the Nile River, Suez Canal, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Euphrates River, and Tigris River. Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Finish Interior & Exterior Activity (page 27) & complete the Biomes group presentation- see Assignment Tab for copy Week of Sept. 11 - Sept. 15, 2017 Thursday, September 14 Today's Question: How does physical geography impact culture? Agenda: *We took the Economies Mastery QUIZ- see Mappin for make-up *We watched 25 minutes of Human Planet- Rivers Episode. Use this link to watch the first 25 minutes of this video- (there are commercials occasionally- sorry) *We discussed how this video clip showed how human culture changes for the physical geography. On page 24 of your notebook, answer the question of the day by using one example from the video. *Students started the Plate Tectonics Computer Activity. Please see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the Plate Tectonics Activity (page 24) and the Earthquake Map (page 25) Map Terms: We learned the Sahara Desert, Congo River, Congo Rainforest, Lake Victoria, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Finish Plate Tectonics Activity- see Assignment Tab for copy Tuesday, September 12 Today's Question: What impact do different economic systems have on the people? Agenda: *We reviewed and learned the physical features *We practiced and discussed the different economic systems and how they they impact people. Please see the Table of Contents on the Assignment Tab for the notes and ppt (Economic Day 2- page 22) and the homework assignment (Dream Team- page 23) Map Terms: We learned the Ural Mts, Siberia, Baltic Sea, English Channel, Alps Mts, Mediterranean Sea, & Black Sea Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Dream Team- see Assignment Tab for copy Week of Sept. 5 - Sept. 8, 2017 Friday, September 8 Today's Question: What are the major world economies and how do they differ? Agenda: *We took the Gov't Mastery QUIZ- see Mappin for make-up * We learned about the economic systems with a simulation and notes. Please complete the economic systems notes found on page 20 on the Table of Contents (use the ppt to help you). Complete the make-up assignment for the simulation found on page 21 on the Table of Contents Homework: No HW Wednesday, September 6 Today's Question: How do different governments use their power & how do they respond to the people? Agenda: *We turned in the homework assignment- Comparing gov't systems *We reviewed and learned the physical features *We discussed the unit project- see Assignment Tab for file *We practiced and discussed the different government systems and how they would use their power to respond to their citizens. Please see the Table of Contents for the group activity (Gov't response- pg 18) and the homework assignment (Gov't Spectrum- page 19) Map Terms: We reviewed the Andes Mts, Lake Titicaca, Patagonia, Amazon River, Amazon Rainforest. Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Government Spectrum- see Assignment Tab for copy Week of August 28 - Sept. 1, 2017 Friday, September 1 Today's Question: Why do people have governments and what types of governments are there? Agenda: * We reviewed and learned physical features and map terms * We discussed and learned about different government systems. Please review the governments ppt and take notes- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for ppt and notes. Map Terms: We reviewed the Rocky Mts, Baja California, Panama Canal, Mississippi River, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea. Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Government Compare & Contrast- see Assignment Tab for copy Wednesday, August 30 Today's Question: How do cultures maintain their identities and traditions when so much culture diffusion is happening? Agenda: * We discussed and learned about culture diffusion- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for ppt. * Students worked in groups to analyze a cultural trait and culture diffusion by completing the Diffusion Chart- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab Map Terms: We reviewed the continents, oceans, and important grid lines (equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, & Prime Meridian). Please make sure you label these on your map- see Table of Contents on Assignment Tab for a copy. Homework: Finish the Diffusion Chart (if needed) Monday, August 28 Today's Question: How are humans shaped & influenced by their own culture? (continued) Agenda: Today we set-up our World Interactive Notebooks- see Assignment Tab for copies * We turned in the 2 Cultures Assignment and presented the culture we researched to a group of classmates * We finished the culture notes from last time (stereotypes) Homework: Complete page 7 of World notebook- History and Geography of me- see Set-Up Documents for the file Week of August 22 - 25th, 2017 Thurs, August 24 Today's Question: How are humans shaped & influenced by their own culture? Agenda: Today we continued with learning our procedures for the class and started unit 1 by learning about culture. * We turned in disclosure documents * We played a Kahoot game about policies and procedures- please review the disclosure document for make-up * We learned about culture and the elements of culture- see Assignment Tab for ppt, notes, and assignments Homework: 2 Cultures Assignment (World Notebook- pg. 13)- see the assignment tab Tues. August 22 Today's Question: Why study the world? Agenda: Today was an introduction to World Geography And History. We did multiple activities: * We completed If the Word were 100 People Activity. To make up for missing this activity, Watch this video clip - If the World Were 100 People Video - and then identify 3 things that was surprising or interesting and why you think we watched this video. * We discussed reasons why we should study the world- Review this powerpoint- World Intro PPT- to identify 3 reasons why YOU should study the world. * The disclosure was distributed- see the Assignments Tab Homework: Turn in disclosures next class & start gathering materials needed for class. |