Monday, April 7, 2014

April 7 -11, 2014

Ancient Medieval

Mon. 4/7 -- Partner activity where we do a project on the contributions of Islamic Culture. Using pages 274-279, students (solo or with a partner) will find 7 contributions of Islamic culture (art, architecture, science, medicine, math, philosophy, etc.) One must be the House of Wisdom.  Describe each contribution with 2 sentences.  The project must also have three graphic elements.
Tue. 4/8 -- Map of Constantinople in the year 550 AD.  I have a set of directions for those absent.  You will draw a map (p. 302), labeling major features of the city.  In spaces around the map you will describe Justinian and the Hagia Sophia (four bullets) and the Nika Riots/Hippodrome and city of Constantinople (three bullets). We will finish the notes using Engineering an Empire: Byzantium.
Wed. 4/9 -- Finish the map and video. PowerPoint notes on Byzantium.
Thur. 4/10 -- Small group project on the legacy of Byzantium.  Groups of 4-5 will concentrate on one of the legacies of Byzantium. Teams will make posters on their topics and present them to the class.
SENIORS at SENIOR MEETING -- Choose from the following list of topics -- Justinian and the Law Code, Hagia Sophia, Icons and Iconoclasm, beginning of the Eastern Orthodox church or St. Cyril and the alphabet.  Do research on-line and write 1-2 paragraphs about the topic.  Write between 150-200 words -- do NOT cut and paste.
Fri. 4/11 -- Poster presentations: Quiz on Byzantium.

Economics

Mon. 4/7 -- Work on either the Culminating Project or the Corporation PowerPoint.  Meet in the computer lab.
Tue. 4/8 -- Ditto
Wed. 4/9 -- Ditto
Thur. 4/10 -- Back in the room to review the history of banking we learned before break.  Student pairs will create a timeline showing the history of money and banking in the United States from the Colonial period until the Financial Crisis of 2008. The timeline will need 12 events.  Choose 4 of those events to write about explaining why they are key in the development of US banking.
Corporation PowerPoint Due
Fri. 4/11 -- Meet in the computer lab -- everyone will have time to update their culminating projects -- Seniors your interviews are on the 18th.
Upcoming Due dates
Monday 4/14 -- Culminating projects for those who started from scratch.
Wed. 4/16 -- The next Economic Current Event is Due



 

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