Saturday, February 4, 2012

February 6-10, 2012

Geography
Mon. 2/6 -- Library to work on Resource Maps.  Each student will draw a country in Latin America, creating pyhsical map with resources added.  Questions on the directions sheet may be completed using www.cia.gov.
Tue. 2/7 -- Second day to work on the Resource Maps -- They are DUE on Thursday 2/9.
Wed. 2/8 -- Video on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.  Video questions are due.  If you are abent, get a copy of the questions and copy from a classmate. At the end of class we will review the map for the quiz.
Thur. 2/9 -- QUIZ on Latin American Map.  Resource Maps are DUE.  Class assignment are notes on the history of Latin America.  Notes are to be turned in, so if you are absent again copy notes from a classmate and turn in.
Fri. 2/10 -- Large class map on LA  resources.  Students will work on the culture of a country using culturegrams.  Directions to access on-line are on the assignment.  Students will do the same county they did the map on.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/6 -- Map of Persia (This was moved from the calendar schedule.) Video on the Persians.
Tue. 2/7 --  Quick notes from the board on the Persian Wars.  From the DVD students listed 12 reasons why the Greeks win the wars in spite of being very out numbered by the Persians.  Borrow notes and copy.
Wed. 2/8 -- Review the Persian Wars.  Notes on the Golden Age of Greece.  Students will discuss the advantages of Greek direct democracy and the goals of Pericles for Athens.  Homework: brief worksheet on the Parthenon.
Thur. 2/9 -- DVD on the Parthenon (about 20 minutes).  Divide into 8 groups and work on the culture of Greece.  Each person will be responsible for parts of the chart.
Fri. 2/10  Read second half of the play Medea in class.

Anthropology
Mon. 2/6 -- Video notes on the video "New Chimpanzees." Discussion of primate behavior.
Tue. 2/7 -- 4 poster presentations -- Chapter 6 reading on Australopithecus. Notes to complete.
Wed. 2/8 -- QUIZ on chapters 3, 5 (primates and early primates -- open note). Fossil locations map on Australopithecus. Maybe 2 more poster presentations.
Thur. 2/9 -- Video; "Becoming Human: Part I" HW: Read pages 161-166
Fri. 2/10 -- Skull Sculpting -- yes we are using clay and making skulls!

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