Hanford High School open house is this week on Wednesday
Geography
Mon. 9/9 -- Latin America resources map. Each student will be assigned a country in Latin America. They will draw a map of the country, color is according to elevation and label 5 physical features, 3 cities (including the capital). They will add symbols for the resources found in the country. We will spend two days in the library.
Tue. 9/10 -- See Monday.
Wed. 9/11 -- Latin American Resources maps DUE. Video on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. questions are due with the video; Map Review for the quiz tomorrow!
Thur. 9/12 -- Quiz on Latin American map. Notes on the history of Latin America. A note sheet/graphic organizer is provided for note-taking.
Fri. 9/13 -- Class work on the large resource map for Latin America. Culture Shock Assignment using culture grams. Culture grams are a on-line and print resource about countries and their cultures. We will look up greetings, crafts, and etiquette of various nations.
Ancient Medieval
Mon. 9/9 -- Introduce Persia. Time in class to complete map of the expansion of Persia. Maps are due Tuesday 9/10.
Tue. 9/10 -- Video Engineering an Empire Persia (notes). Discussion of Persian kings and the Persian Wars with Greece.
Wed. 9/11 -- DVD: The Battle of the 300 (a History channel version, not the rated R movie). Students will make a list of reasons why the Greeks win even when they are really outnumbered. Brief discussion.
Thur. 9/12 -- Power point on the Golden Age of Greece. Notes. Reading pages 134-139. Students will identify 10 famous Greeks and their contributions to the Golden Age.
Fri. 9/13 -- Worksheet on the Parthenon and Greek architecture. DVD: Engineering an Empire: Greece -- a segment on the creation of the Parthenon. We will add some notes to the worksheet from the engineering discussion in the video.
Economics
Mon. 9/9 -- Library time to work on a short economic research project on a country (each student has a different country). Mostly we are collecting data, not writing a report. I've had great reports turned in as a table. DUE Tuesday 9/10.
Tue. 9/10 -- Present country reports -- we circle the room comparing different statistics. Reading about economic goals p. 43-46. Divide into 7 groups to create a quick poster on each goal. Poster presentations. If you are absent list and describe each goal.
Wed. 9/11 -- American Free Enterprise System: p. 48-53. on page 53 do questions 2,3,4,6,7.
Thur. 9/12 -- Review for Unit 1 TEST
Fri. 9/13 -- Test over unit 1 -- Basic Concepts.
Geography
Mon. 9/9 -- Latin America resources map. Each student will be assigned a country in Latin America. They will draw a map of the country, color is according to elevation and label 5 physical features, 3 cities (including the capital). They will add symbols for the resources found in the country. We will spend two days in the library.
Tue. 9/10 -- See Monday.
Wed. 9/11 -- Latin American Resources maps DUE. Video on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. questions are due with the video; Map Review for the quiz tomorrow!
Thur. 9/12 -- Quiz on Latin American map. Notes on the history of Latin America. A note sheet/graphic organizer is provided for note-taking.
Fri. 9/13 -- Class work on the large resource map for Latin America. Culture Shock Assignment using culture grams. Culture grams are a on-line and print resource about countries and their cultures. We will look up greetings, crafts, and etiquette of various nations.
Ancient Medieval
Mon. 9/9 -- Introduce Persia. Time in class to complete map of the expansion of Persia. Maps are due Tuesday 9/10.
Tue. 9/10 -- Video Engineering an Empire Persia (notes). Discussion of Persian kings and the Persian Wars with Greece.
Wed. 9/11 -- DVD: The Battle of the 300 (a History channel version, not the rated R movie). Students will make a list of reasons why the Greeks win even when they are really outnumbered. Brief discussion.
Thur. 9/12 -- Power point on the Golden Age of Greece. Notes. Reading pages 134-139. Students will identify 10 famous Greeks and their contributions to the Golden Age.
Fri. 9/13 -- Worksheet on the Parthenon and Greek architecture. DVD: Engineering an Empire: Greece -- a segment on the creation of the Parthenon. We will add some notes to the worksheet from the engineering discussion in the video.
Economics
Mon. 9/9 -- Library time to work on a short economic research project on a country (each student has a different country). Mostly we are collecting data, not writing a report. I've had great reports turned in as a table. DUE Tuesday 9/10.
Tue. 9/10 -- Present country reports -- we circle the room comparing different statistics. Reading about economic goals p. 43-46. Divide into 7 groups to create a quick poster on each goal. Poster presentations. If you are absent list and describe each goal.
Wed. 9/11 -- American Free Enterprise System: p. 48-53. on page 53 do questions 2,3,4,6,7.
Thur. 9/12 -- Review for Unit 1 TEST
Fri. 9/13 -- Test over unit 1 -- Basic Concepts.
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