Geography
Mon. 11/18 -- Directions for CBA (Classroom Based Assessment) Each student will write a short research paper on an example of Human Environment Interactions. Students will have a list of topics to select from for the paper. Directions and a rubric will be provided. The paper is due Tuesday, 11/26/13
Tue. 11/19 -- Library Day for research and reading
Wed. 11/20 -- Library Day -- paper outline is due today at the end of the period.
Thur. 11/21 - Break from the paper, Map of South Asia (introduce Asia unit). I will spend a little time today in class showing students how to use easybib.com a nice website to help create a bibliography for the paper.
Fri. 11/22 -- Last day in the library.
Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/18 -- Return to Europe after the fall of Rome. Map of Europe in 500. Read pages 353-357 to understand how Roman culture and Germanic culture blend in Europe. Introduce the Frankish empire.
Tue. 11/19 -- DVD "The Dark Ages" about monasteries and general facts about the early Middle Ages (EMA) in Europe. Students will color code a map of the monastery of St. Gall to learn about the varied functions monasteries played in the EMA.
Wed. 11/20 -- Lecture on Charlemagne. DVD "The Dark Ages" to show Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours and Charlemagne. Mostly notes today.
Thur. 11/21 -- Qz: Germanic kingdoms (fill-in-the-blank). Video on Vikings. Notes from the video on Vikings. We will also draw a Viking longship!
Fri. 11/22 -- Group projects on Viking culture. If absent choose one of the following topics to write a short (250 word) report about: Viking runes and rune stones, Vikings longships, Viking burial customs, Viking exploration. In class small groups will be working on a topic of their choosing.
Economics
Mon. 11/18 -- We are in the computer lab to work on a stock profile for one particular stock. Students started the project on Friday by selecting 5 stocks from the NYSE and doing some preliminary research. Students today will choose one of these 5 stocks and really learn about the company, writing a short profile.
Tue. 11/19 -- Review worksheet
Wed. 11/20 -- Review activity
Thur. 11/21 -- Test on chapters 10 and 14 (banking, the Fed and investing)
Fri. 11/22 -- Introduce GDP, definitions and explanations. Students will complete a GDP map of a continent. If absent print an outline map of one continent (Europe for example). Select 10 countries and look up their GDP, number of TV's per person, and male life expectancy. Label the countries on the map and make a chart showing the data. Color the countries according to the key. +50K - 40K = Blue, 40k-30k = red, 30k-20k= yellow; 20k-10k = green; 10k-5k= purple and less than 5k is orange.
Mon. 11/18 -- Directions for CBA (Classroom Based Assessment) Each student will write a short research paper on an example of Human Environment Interactions. Students will have a list of topics to select from for the paper. Directions and a rubric will be provided. The paper is due Tuesday, 11/26/13
Tue. 11/19 -- Library Day for research and reading
Wed. 11/20 -- Library Day -- paper outline is due today at the end of the period.
Thur. 11/21 - Break from the paper, Map of South Asia (introduce Asia unit). I will spend a little time today in class showing students how to use easybib.com a nice website to help create a bibliography for the paper.
Fri. 11/22 -- Last day in the library.
Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/18 -- Return to Europe after the fall of Rome. Map of Europe in 500. Read pages 353-357 to understand how Roman culture and Germanic culture blend in Europe. Introduce the Frankish empire.
Tue. 11/19 -- DVD "The Dark Ages" about monasteries and general facts about the early Middle Ages (EMA) in Europe. Students will color code a map of the monastery of St. Gall to learn about the varied functions monasteries played in the EMA.
Wed. 11/20 -- Lecture on Charlemagne. DVD "The Dark Ages" to show Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours and Charlemagne. Mostly notes today.
Thur. 11/21 -- Qz: Germanic kingdoms (fill-in-the-blank). Video on Vikings. Notes from the video on Vikings. We will also draw a Viking longship!
Fri. 11/22 -- Group projects on Viking culture. If absent choose one of the following topics to write a short (250 word) report about: Viking runes and rune stones, Vikings longships, Viking burial customs, Viking exploration. In class small groups will be working on a topic of their choosing.
Economics
Mon. 11/18 -- We are in the computer lab to work on a stock profile for one particular stock. Students started the project on Friday by selecting 5 stocks from the NYSE and doing some preliminary research. Students today will choose one of these 5 stocks and really learn about the company, writing a short profile.
Tue. 11/19 -- Review worksheet
Wed. 11/20 -- Review activity
Thur. 11/21 -- Test on chapters 10 and 14 (banking, the Fed and investing)
Fri. 11/22 -- Introduce GDP, definitions and explanations. Students will complete a GDP map of a continent. If absent print an outline map of one continent (Europe for example). Select 10 countries and look up their GDP, number of TV's per person, and male life expectancy. Label the countries on the map and make a chart showing the data. Color the countries according to the key. +50K - 40K = Blue, 40k-30k = red, 30k-20k= yellow; 20k-10k = green; 10k-5k= purple and less than 5k is orange.
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