Sunday, December 7, 2014

December 8-12, 2014

World Geography
Mon. 12/8 -- DVD -- Discovery Atlas on China -- questions to complete with the video.  We will discuss the region of East Asia. 
Tue. 12/9 -- intro -- Reading on the Three Gorges Dam p. 628-630; worksheet on the history of China.  p. 635-639 in the text.  Finish with watching a short segment of the Tianamen Square coverage from CNN.
Wed. 12/10 -- Korea worksheet (quite short about 25 minutes to finish).  Video on North Korea called "Inside North Korea"  No video questions.   REVIEW YOUR MAP FOR THE QUIZ.
Thur. 12/11 -- QZ: East Asia Map. Japan history timeline -- four people per group.  Each person will complete one part of the timeline - we will have hand-outs in class to read.  Each timeline needs four dates and one illustration.  The sections will be taped together.   If you are absent get one essay and complete one segment of the assignment. 
Fri. 12/12 -- VD Living Treasurers of Japan (intro).  Web notes on Japan 651-655.  Web notes have student use each sub heading to take notes in a graphic organizer. Pages 651-655.  Students need four history notes, four economic notes, Three culture notes and three "life today" notes. 

Economics
Mon. 12/8 -- Finish cartoons on types of unemployment.  Review for the Economic Policy Test.
Tue. 12/9 -- Quick review game before the test.  Test on Economic Policy.
Wed. 12/10 -- Library -- Corporation PowerPoints or HSPB.
Thur. 12/11 -- Same thing.
Fri. 12/12 -- GDP maps -- look up GDP for various countries and create maps of wealth from around the world.  If you are at home, print an outline map (blank) for a continent) and label 10 countries. If you use the World Fact Book look up : Per Capital GDP; internet users; male life expectancy.  Make a table on the back of the paper with this information. Color your map according to the per capita GDP: 50-40 K = Blue; 40-30 K = Red; 30-20 K = Yellow; 20-10 K = Green; 10-5 K = Purple and less than 5,000 is Orange.  K= thousand.
 Corporation projects and HSBP are due today.

Art History
Mon. 12/8 -- Early Italian Architecture notes; video clip on Brunelleschi's dome in Florence.
Tue. 12/9 -- People of the Renaissance graphic organizer.  Northern Renaissance art cards due. 73-79.  BROWN.
Wed.  12/10 -- Finish the graphic organizer.  Watch video on early Florence and the Medici family. 
Thur. 12/11 -- EIR painting and sculpture notes.  Handout on Linear perspective in art. 
Fri. 12/12 -- Quiz on Early Italian Renaissance art (open note).  DVD on Botticelli's Birth of Venus.  Brief discussion of Savanarola.   EIR cards are due on Monday 80-89.

 

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