December 16 -20, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 12/16 -- Review for the Asia test.  We will finish the review sheet and go over the three short answer questions. (Gandhi and non-violent disobedience; China and population; Cultural forces in Japan -- tradition and change).
Tue. 12/17 -- Test on Asia -- start the map of SE Asia
Wed. 12/18 - Finish map of SE Asia. Map is DUE today.  Introduction pages 674-687.
Thur. 12/19 -- PowerPoint on SE Asia (pictures and map review). SE Asia project with partners. Get directions from me if you are absent. 
Fri. 12/20 -- Qz SE Asia map.  Finish the project on SE Asia.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 12/16 -- Introduction to the Crusades -- reading primary sources and PowerPoint.  There is a sheet for notes to complete and stamp.
Tue. 12/17 -- Movie: Kingdom of Heaven * There is an alternative assignment.
Wed. 12/18  -- Movie:  Kingdom of Heaven

Thur. 12/19 -- Graphic organizer on the crusades (on purple paper) review for the quiz and QZ on the Age of Faith and the Crusades (fill in the blank vocab). Autobiography of Medieval Person is DUE by 3 p.m. today.  It is worth 150 points.

Fri. 12/20 -- Mini project on Cathedrals. 

Economics
Mon 12/16 -- Reading about the "Budget Deal" going through Congress.  We will read an article about the recent House vote and then look at a CNN article on the deal in plain English.  Table groups will make a chart where sides compromised to reach a deal.
Tue. 12/17 -- Read the introduction to trade p. 441-443.  Lecture notes on International trade -- comparative advantage and absolute advantage.  If absent get notes and read pages 441-445.
Wed. 12/18 -- Brief introduction on trade barriers (tariffs and quotas). Students will make a T-chart showing arguments for protectionism and free trade.  There are five points of comparison: national defense, infant industries, balance of payments, keeping jobs and home and keeping the money at home p. 448-452. Fore each describe the protection argument and free trade argument.  Include a graphic. (you will probably want to see the sample before you start1)
Thur. 12/19 -- Trade history lecture and the WTO -- Mini-project on issues with the WTO. 
Fri. 12/20 -- Finish presentations on the WTO as necessary.  Federal Reserve Centennial.

December 9-13, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 12/9 -- Finish maps on East Asia.  Video on China from Discovery Atlas.  Questions go with the video, so if you are absent get a copy of the questions to copy like notes.
Tue. 12/10 -- Worksheet on China (p. 635-639). We will look at a population pyramid and see how China's population control policies are reshaping the country.  Also the policy just changed -- what is the new policy? Reading together about the Three Gorges Dam. p. 628-630. 
Wed. 12/11 -- Korea worksheet -- this is quite short and just compares North and South Korea.  We will watch "Inside North Korea" which is a really fascinating look at the country's isolation from the rest of the world.
Thur.  12/12 -- PowerPoint on East Asia (quiz review) QZ on the East Asia map.  Video "Living Treasurers of Japan
Fri. 12/13 --  Web notes on Japan (p. 651-655).  Make a web of notes about Japan -- History 5 bullets, Economy 5 bullets, Culture 4 bullets and life today  4 bullets.  Discuss Japan and tradition and change. Finish 5 minutes of Gandhi (from substitute) and hand out review sheet.
* Moved the test from Monday to Tuesday.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 12/9 -- Test on Early Middle Ages and Japan.  Essay has a comparison chart between Charlemagne and Ieyasu Tokugawa. There will be about 20 minutes for review on Monday. Notebook #5 DUE. 
Tue. 12/10 -- Day one in the library for Autobiography on a famous medieval person.  We will have two library days.  The paper will be due Wednesday before vacation. 
Wed. 12/11 -- Day two in the library -- see above
Thur. 12/12 -- TBA
Fri 12/13 -- TBA

Economics
Mon. 12/9 -- Computer lab to work on corporation project and culminating portfolios.
Tue. 12/10 -- Computer lab to work on corporation project and culminating portfolios.  The Corporation projects are DUE by 3:30 p.m. today.  Power points can be e-mailed to me at Jonnie.Fenton@rsd.edu
Wed. 12/11 -- Cartoon vocabulary on the five types of unemployment.  Notes on how unemployment is figured and why it is always understated.  Culminating Portfolios due (you may not have all of your best works at this time).
Thur. 12/12 -- Test Review
Fri. 12/13 -- Test on Economic policy unit.  

December 2-6, 2013

Dear parents --I will be gone from Wednesday 12/4 though the end of the week. 

World Geography
Mon. 12/2 -- Graphic organizer on religions of India (Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism).  Students will do a graphic organizer (complete with symbols)showing the basic beliefs of the religion, date and place it was founded, founder, name of religious building, holy book and symbol.  We did a similar assignment for the world religions founded in the Middle East.
Tue. 12/3 -- Lecture about issues in south Asia (population, monsoons and unstable governments).  Discussion of Indian history in preparation for movie "Gandhi" Students missing class will need to make up notes and turn them in.
Wed. 12/4 -- Movie "Gandhi"
Thur 12/5 -- Movie "Gandhi"  Students missing the video will need to look up non-violent methods used by Gandhi to gain India's independence.  Turn in notes describing the Salt March, Cloth Boycott, and Gandhi's fast during the division of India and Pakistan.
Fri. 12/6 -- Introduce East Asia, Map of East Asia due today.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 12/2 -- Notes on Christendom and lay investiture.  Students will translate letter written between Henry and Gregory into more modern language.
Tue. 12/3 -- Notes on the history of Japan -- these include a small map of Japan and continue through the rise of Odo Nobunaga.
Wed. 12/4 -- Library to work on a "Japan letter" Students need a copy of the directions but briefly they will pick a very specific topic about Japan, do some research and write a letter to me about what they learned and why they picked the topic. They need to use two sources and make an informal works cited page. Typically I get a huge range of letters -- noh theater and kabuki, to kimonos, to katana blades.  Sometimes students do specific battles.
Thur. 12/5 -- Video on Japan.  Write 12 facts about the life and rise to power or Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Fri. 12/6 -- Review sheet on European Middle Ages and Japan.
TEST on Monday -- if you are gone for Levenworth - get the review sheet - your test will still be on Monday.

Economics
Mon. 12/2 -- Computer lab to work on Corporation Project or Culminating Portfolio.
Tue. 12/3 -- Repeat Monday
Wed. 12/4 -- Library to do research on different countries and their standard of living.  Students will get a "Where would you like to live" assignment with a country already listed.  They will complete the research and analysis.
Thur. 12/5 -- Students will learn about the four different types of inflation and how inflation is measured.  Begin class with notes on inflation.  Students will make skits about various topics related to inflation.  Skits will be performed in class.
Economic Current Event #2 DUE -- about 75 word summary, 125 word analysis (use vocab words) and the citation.
Fri. 12/6 -- Read pages 353-359 -- Business Cycles an Fluctuations.  Draw a business cycle labeling the peak, trough, recession and expansion. Answer questions 2,3,4 and 5.