Tuesday, May 22, 2012

May 21-25, 2012

Geography
Mon. 5/21 -- Introduction to SE Asia.  Complete the map of SE Asia.  This mapping assignment takes some time since there are a lot of countries to outline.
Tue. 5/22 -- Pictures of SE Asia to review the map.  Begin project on SE Asia.  If you are absent there is a worksheet the covers the same material.  Pick up a copy from the front of the room.
Wed. 5/23 -- Finish the project of SE Asia.  Asia map review for the quiz on Thursday.
Thur. 5/24 -- Quiz on SE Asia map.  Begin Australia with "Speaking Australian" activity.  Map of Australia and New Zealand.
Fri. 5/25 -- DVD:  Australia Revealed, with questions.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 5/21 -- DVD:  Kingdom of Heaven -- focus on the causes of the Crusades and seige warfare.
Tue. 5/22 -- Finish DVD -- If you are absent there are some make-up questions.  The make-up questions are also for students who elected not to watch the movie.
Wed. 5/23 -- Summary of the Crusades.  Finish the Crusades packet.  We will like the major crusades (causes and events).  Students will complete the work on the Reconquista (Reconquest of Spain).
Thur. 5/24 -- Notes on the Growth of the government of England (lecture).  Read the Magna Carta and discuss the rights protected in this first document of English Liberty.  Review vocabulary words for quiz on Friday.
Fri. 5/25 -- Quiz on Crusades and church vocabulary words.  Commercial Revolution worksheet p. 387-392. 

Anthropology
Mon. 5/21 -- Notes on the family and vocabulary of kinship.  Students will make a kinship diagram of three generations of their families.  Students will also draw examples of kinship systems from the Hawaiian, Eskimo and Iroquois systems.  Use p. 556-557 in your text to see these diagrams.  copy with the kinship terms labeled.
Tue. 5/22 -- Descent systems: Define descent group and unilineal descent. From pages 540-548.  Define Patrilineal, do a diagram and provide a detailed example of patrilineal descent.  Do the same for matrilineal and ambilineal. 
Wed. 5/23 -- Video and questions on the Aborigines of Australia.  Clans
Thur. 5/24 -- Quiz on family vocabulary and kinship systems.  Notes on religion from an anthropological context.  Reading on a relgious ceremony from a Native American tribe.
Fri. 5/25 -- Project on culture groups of the Americas.  Get a copy of the directions.  Will extend into our next class period on Tuesday.

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