Spring Break Post

Economics

Here are a few things for Spring Break
The risk quiz URL is:   //njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz
The quiz deadline is Monday, 4/21

People who are starting their Culminating Portfolios
Supply list:  a 1" three-ring binder with a clear front cover.  (You will need to make a cover for the portfolio and insert into into the binder.)  Five tab dividers, and about 25 clear plastic sheet protectors. 

1) The Career Center is pulling the "best works" folders for the 15 students who are starting the CP. They will be available on Monday. 
2) Try and go to WOIS and take your two surveys over break.  It will give you a day head start.  The directions are on the yellow paper.
3) Pull together anything you have now -- seniors get a letter of acceptance from a college, job application or college application. Find and print copies of resumes.  Make an activity list and make sure your reading list is up-to-date. An activity list is literally a list of activities by year >> Freshmen year -- Key Club, Baseball, Soccer, French Club;  Sophomore Year ... etc.
4) I have updated transcripts for everyone.
5) All Seniors who are updating their CP -- Items to update include your biography (include senior year); activity list, reading list, and resume. (also put in the new transcript)

6). The Career Center has many forms available in word to make them easy to update.  Go to www.hanfordfalcons.org >> Career Center >> Culminating Project>> Forms and Guidelines

Have a great Spring Break!
 

March 24-28, 2014

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 3/24 -- Test on Asian Empires. 
Tue. 3/25 -- Introduction of Islam; video notes "Islam Empire of Faith" Discussion.
Wed. 3/26 -- Worksheet on the Rise of Islam p. 263-268. Reading from the Qur'an. review game for vocabulary quiz.
Thur. 3/27 -- Qz: Islam vocabulary.  Map on the growth of Islam -- pick up a mapping assignment if you are absent.  *The quiz is the last assignment counting for the 3rd quarter. Today is the last day for any extra credit or make-up work for this quarter.
Fri. 3/28 -- Spring Pep Assembly.  Finish the map and reading about the Dome of the Rock, slides and some video of the Dome of the Rock and the Alhambra.
Have a nice Spring Break!

Economics
Mon. 3/24 -- Test Review
Tue. 3/25 -- Labor and Government Test
Wed. 3/26 -- Money and Monetary Policy worksheet.  We will begin class talking about money -- what forms money has taken and why we accept paper as a valuable note.  A little history about money in the United States.
Thur. 3/27 -- Video: "Modern Marvels and the US Mint"  More about money :)   Today is the last day for any extra credit or make-up work for this quarter.
Fri. 3/28 -- Spring Pep Assembly. Lecture on the history of money in the United States.  If possible with time constraints we will match a little bit of "Its a Wonderful Life," showing the run on the bank.
Have a nice Spring Break!

March 17-21, 2014

Welcome to state testing -- HSPE Week.  Please see the school website for the schedule.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 3/17 -- Chinese philosophies. There is a worksheet to complete where you write rules or guidelines for school using the three philosophies.  We also will watch a video on Confucius -- so borrow the notes from the video.
Tue. 3/18-  HSPE --1, 2, 3 -- Worksheet on Han China.
Wed. 3/19 -- HSPE 4, 5, 6  -- Worksheet on Han China
Thur. 3/20 -- HSPE schedule -- Comparison sheet between China and Rome.  NOTEBOOK #3 is due today.
Fri.3/21  -- Review for the test. 
Mon.3/24 -- Test for Asian Empires unit.

Economics
Mon. 3/17 -- Mini-Congress budget cutting simulation.  If you miss the simulation you still need to turn in your research.  Some simulation points cannot be made up.
Tue. 3/18- HSPE --1, 2, 3 -- No economics
Wed. 3/19 -- HSPE 4, 5, 6 --  Current Event #1 DUE. State and local spending questions using a bar graph.  The questions ask students to read a graph and do some math changing figures from percentages to value in dollars. ** Today we will go over the requirements for the Culminating Portfolio.  I have transcripts to hand out and CP directions and lists. 
Thur. 3/20 -- HSPE schedule  - Read pages 277-283, take notes on the National Debt -- history, effects and attempts to reform.  These notes will be used on the quiz on Friday. The quiz is fairly specific, so you will need the notes.
Fri. 3/24 -- Discuss the national debt and answer questions before the quiz.  Take the open note quiz on the national debt.  Hand out review sheets for the test on Tuesday 3/25

March 10-14, 2014

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 3/10 -- Begin three-day project on Hinduism and Buddhism.  We will review the religions in class on Monday and then create a poster on them during Monday-Wednesday.  If anyone is absent more than 1 day of the project they will do an alternate assignment.
Tue. 3/11 -- Poster day 2
Wed. 3/12 -- Poster project due today by 3 p.m.  Quiz on Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity.  the quiz includes basic facts about the religions and students will match the facts to the correct religion.
Thur. 3/13 -- Introduction to China. Notes on the early dynasties.  Discussion of the Chinese zodiac and learning to write a few Chinese characters.
Fri. 3/14 -- Ms. Fenton will be gone.  DVD on Engineering in China.  Takes notes on the Great Wall and the Tomb of Shi Huangdi.  Sketch the building and take 6 bullet notes on each.

Economics
Mon. 3/10 -- Mini-lecture to review vocabulary words and introduce different types of taxes.  Complete a chart on taxes that includes tax base, type of tax and effectiveness of tax.
Tue. 3/11 -- Quiz: vocabulary 9.1 (tax vocab from Friday). Matching quiz with one short answer question. Read pages 246 and 251-253. Review questions p. 256-257. Reviewing main ideas 17-23, 27 Choose 28 OR 34.
Wed. 3/12 -- Introduce the Federal Budget -- income and spending.  Discuss the budget process.  Watch part of IOU USA on government debt.
Thur. 3/13 -- Federal spending pie charts.  We will convert some data on Federal spending into pie charts and do some preliminary investigation on the purposes of that spending.  Get directions on the pie chart -- it is not hard, but you will convert percentages into degrees of a circle. Planning and discussion for the mini-congress
Fri. 3/14 -- Ms. Fenton will be gone.  Library research for the mini-congress.  Do you waste your time because the assignment and in-class discussion are on Monday.

March 3-7, 2014

Ancient Medieval
[Note: I have made changes to the calendar.  A new notebook calendar will be provided on Tuesday.]

Mon. 3/3 -- Graphic Organizer on the Fall of Rome and the legacies of Rome.  Begin class by reading primary source: Tacitus' Germania. Discuss a map of the Germanic tribes attack on western Rome.  Class time for partners to work on the graphic organizer.  If absent > get a copy of the directions.
Tue. 3/4 -- Watch a small segment of the "Story of Mankind" on the Germanic tribes.  Review the vocabulary for the Fall of Rome.  QZ. on the Fall of Rome, Notebook #2 Due.
Wed. 3/5 -- Review for the test.  Review sheet and game.
Thur. 3/6 -- Test on Rome.
Fri. 3/7 -- Begin Asian Empires unit.  We will start with a PowerPoint on the Indus Valley Civilizations and reading from the book. p. 44-49.  There is a worksheet (reading guide) to complete.  Do part A with 4 bullets per box.  Do NOT do part B.

Economics
Mon. 3/3 -- Lecture on the history of unions, There is a copy of PowerPoint slides for those absent, but they must fill in the blanks. Video: " Striking Back" on the Southern Textile Mill strikes and the Memorial Day massacre.  Some notes are required on both strikes.
>> Students received a assignment to watch a video on graphs and GDP.  The assignment is due on Thursday.  Go to www.frbsf.org and search for Using DataPost Graphs to Learn More about Gross Domestic Product. There is a set of questions with the video.
Tue. 3/4 -- Read p. 203-213 -- Worksheet on labor and wages.  Students need to interview someone about their job.  We are looking at wage theory.
Wed. 3/5 -- Collective bargaining simulation-  If you are absent you need to find an article on labor (strikes or collective bargaining) and read it.  Write a 75 word summary and 75 word analysis of the current event.
Thur. 3/6 -- Open note quiz on 8.1 and 8.2.  Group work on current issues affecting workers. Those in class will work on posters about labor issues.  If absent then --  read pages 215-221. p. 221 #1 Vocab -- giveback, two-tier wage system, glass ceiling and set-aside contract. Do 2-5 on page 221.
GDP video assignment due.
Fri. 3/7 --Presentations on the labor issues.  Class discussion on GDP video.  Tax vocabulary p. 229-236.  If absent get a sheet for the vocabulary.