Monday, April 23, 2012

April 23-27. 2012

World Geography
Mon. 4/23 -- Test over Africa
Tue. 4/24 -- Directions, topics and first reading assignment for Global Issues paper.  This paper is worth about 80 points.  Make sure you get directions and topics if you are absent!!!
Wed. 4/25 -- Full day in the library for research.
Thur. 4/26 --Introduction to South Asia -- Map of South Asia DUE.
Fri. 4/27 -- Worksheet p. 551-555 and p. 560-563.


Ancient Medieval
Mon. 4/23-  Review for test.  We finished the test review, brainstormed ideas for the essay quesion and played a little review jeopardy.
Tue. 4/24 -- Test over Islam and the East, Chapters 10-11
Wed. 4/25 -- Map of Europe in 500 AD.  Reading pages 353-357 (outloud as a group, read them on your own!)  Notes of Germanic kingdoms on the back of the map (Franks, Visogoths and Vandals -- 3 bullets about the history of each).
Thur. 4/26 -- Video notes "The Dark Ages" Color code the monastery plan of St. Gall's.  Discussion of the roles of monasteries in the Middle Ages. 
Fri. 4/27 -- Pretty pictures of manuscript illumination.  Short worksheet on manuscripts. 

Anthropology
Mon. 4/23 -- Presentations on Ancient American cities.  Hand out the review sheet
Tue.  4/24 -- Lecture notes on the American Southwest and a short video on Chaco Canyon.  Maybe 1 more presentation
Wed. 4/25 -- Finish presentations -- review and possibly jeopardy type question game.
Thur. 4/26 -- Unit test on Prehistory most of the questions will be on the New World, but there will be a few general archaeology questions as well.
Fri. 4/27 -- Notes on "The Nature of Culture."  Get a note sheet and complete if absent.



Sunday, April 15, 2012

April 16-20, 2012

NOTE:  Ms. Fenton will be gone on Thursday 4/19 and Friday 4/20.  Students who will be absent should plan ahead particularly well this week!

Geography
Monday, 4/16 -- Lecture notes on the history of Africa.  Students absent on Friday will need to be prepared to make up the quiz on Africa. 
Tuesday 4/17 -- Video on Morocco --North Africa region
Wed. 4/18 -- Health Issues in Africa.  Reading from National Geographic on AIDS/HIV and a worksheet on other health issues.
Thur. 4/19 -- Great video clips on Environmental Problems in Africa.  Students will take notes on Madagascar, Lake Chad and the Ndoki Rain Forest. 
Fri. 4/20 -- Review for Test on Monday

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 4/16- Finish Legacies of Byzantium posters.  Presentations today! If you missed this project do the questions on p. 306, Questions 2, 4, 5,  and 8.
Tue. 4/17 -- QZ on the Byzantine Empire; The class will read a section from the Primary Chronicle and then complete the reading worksheet for pages 307-311 -- The Russian Empire
Wed. 4/18 -- Lecture notes on Russia, Engineering an Empire on early Russia through Ivan IV
Thur. 4/19 -- Partner project on the Mongols.  Team of two will complete an assignment on the Mongals and their empire during the Pax Mongolica.  The sub will have make-up lesson directions if you ask on Friday!
Fri. 4/20 -- Time line connecting the events within the unit.  Briefly students will choose three key dates for each culture (Islam, Byzantine, Russian and Mongol) and put them on a timeline EXPLAINING why each event was important.  If you are absent follow the above directions.

Anthropology
Mon. 4/16 -- DVD: Cracking the Maya Code.  Notes and stamp
Tue. 4/17 -- Quiz on Mesoamerican cultures (general).  Begin powerpoint project on Ancient American cities.  We will be in the library for three days.
Wed - Thur 4/18-4/19 -- Library Ancient American cities -- Due Friday the 20th.  E-mail projects.
Fri. 4/20 -- Video on Warriors of the Clouds,  Powerpoints DUE.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

April 9-13, 2012

Geography
Mon. 4/9 -- Political map of Africa DUE.  We will also review the physical map of Africa and return completed physical maps to students. 
Tue. 4/10 -- African Tribe Project.  Student will each choose one of the African tribes from the encyclopedia set from the library.  Students will complete questions and draw a house.  Houses will be taped to the class map.  If you are ABSENT  you can try and use the internet, but it is easier and faster to check one of the books out from the library.  The questions were designed to match the books.
Wed. 4/11 -- Video notes on Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Due today.
Thur. 4/12 -- Parade of flags for Africa.  Each student will receive a different country to research.  We will quickly review the map, countries, cities and physical features.
Fri. 4/13 -- Africa Map QUIZ.  Review maps from previous units. 

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 4/9 --Complete the maps of Islam.  Read page 266, discuss Islamic art and look at a powerpoint slide show on art (maybe start Tuesday's assignment)
Tue. 4/10 -- Contributions of Islamic Culture.  Pairs of students will read p. 274-279 and describe 8 contributions of Islamic culture.  Three graphics are required and each team must do the House of Wisdom as one of their 8 contributions.  A description means at least two sentences.
Wed. 4/11 -- Map of Constantinople.  Get map if you are absent.
Thur. 4/12 -- Powerpoint lecture and notes on Byzantium.
Fri. 4/13 -- Legacy of Byzantium group projects.  Groups of 4-5 students will choose one of the major legacies of the Byzantine Empire.  They will prepare a poster describing the leagacy which they will present to class on Monday.

Anthropology
Mon. 4/9 -- Video: The Mystery of the First Americans (notes)
Tue. 4/10 -- Computer lab -- Internet assignment research on Kennewick man, American archaeological sites and NAGPRA.  Internet Quest type questions.
Wed. 4/11 -- Reading and questions "Who were the First Americans."  Discussion and clarification of the theories of settlement of the New World.
Thur. 4/12 -- Open note quiz (Mon-Wed materials) PP -- Introduction (chart notes) on the major civilizations of the New World.
Fri. 4/13 -- DVD: "Cracking the Maya Code"  Notes.