Monday, December 1, 2014

December 1-5, 2014

World Geography
Mon. 12/1 -- Worksheet on Indian history p. 567-572.  Review activity for the quiz on south Asia.
Tue. 12/2 -- QZ: South Asia map; Graphic organizer on the religions of South Asia -- Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.  The graphic organizer will be similar to the one completed on the three religions of SW Asia. 
Wed. 12/3 -- Movie: Gandhi.  Questions about Gandhi and non-violent resistance.  Discussion.
Thur. 12/4 -- Read pages 578-579 about Cyclones in South Asia.  Notes on issues in South Asia from population and weather to political issues in Pakistan.
Fri. 12/5 -- Read p. 606-607 about East Asia.  Map of East Asia -- if possible; read about floods p. 640-641.  The map is due today!

Economics
Mon. 12/1 -- Inflation skits.  If you are absent -- Read pages 361-367. On page 367 do questions 2, & 5 Define: Demand pull inflation, Cost push inflation, Wage-Price Spiral inflation and Excessive monetary growth inflation.
Tue. 12/2 -- Notes on Demographics and building wealth.  Questions about business cycles.  Get a copy of my questions, I do not like the questions in the book.
Wed. 12/3 -- Library research the economic status of one country.  I have a list and copy of the directions.  We will look at measures such and GDP and growth to determine which countries would be fun to live in. 
Thur. 12/4 -- Economic Current Event DUE.  Library for research on the Corporation Project.  Juniors who are waiving consumer economics will work on the career research requirement for graduation.
Fri. 12/5 -- Quick PowerPoint on the definitions associated with unemployment.  Student pairs will make a cartoon set showing the differences between the five types of unemployment.  The assignment can also be done solo -- you need a cartoon theme, definitions, pictures and word balloons.  I often have unemployed Santas, elves and reindeer. p. 372-373 in the text for the five types.

Art History
Mon. 12/1 -- Review day, slides and questions from the review sheet.  Remember the essay is on cathedrals and their role in the Middle Ages.
Tue. 12/2 -- Romanesque and Gothic test, notebook #5 Due
Wed. 12/3 -- Analyzing painting -- review how we look at paintings and then a group work on several examples.
Thur. 12/4 -- The Renaissance in the North -- notes.
Fri. 12/5 -- Map of Italian city-states in the Renaissance and a little history for Milan, Florence, The Papal States and Venice.  It's always fun to color a map  on Friday :)

 

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