January 5-9, 2015

Welcome to 2015!

World Geography
Mon. 1/5 -- Introduce Australia and New Zealand -- Good day Mate vocab contest. Map of Australia and New Zealand!
Tue. 1/6 -- Discovery Atlas DVD -- Australia Revealed.  Questions to answer.  Wait until you see the camel races and sheep shearing.
Wed. 1/7 -- Power point with a graphic organizer for notes.  Review Australia and New Zealand and introduce the regions of the South Pacific.  Reading Human Environment Interaction p. 698-701.  NOTE: The essay on the test compares/contrasts Australia to New Zealand.  These notes are extremely helpful!
Thur. 1/8 -- Planet in Peril segment on Island in the South Pacific sinking.  Discussion of economic and environmental challenges in the region.  Review sheet for the test.
Fri. 1/9 -- Test over SE Asia and Oceania.

Economics
Mon 1/5 -- Economic Development discussion/brainstorm.  Economic Development worksheet p. 469-482 in the text.  If you missed the quiz on Friday -- today is the only time in class I will give for make-up. 
Tue. 1/6 -- Economic Development reading, groups for research.
Wed. 1/7 -- Class discussion on Economic Development. Why are some countries poor?
Thur. 1/8 -- Powerpoint lecture on international trade cooperatives and cartels with a focus on the EU and OPEC.  ECE #3 DUE (the points are doubled to 60 -- Do it!)
Fri. 1/9 -- Globalization issues readings from National Geographic in the library.  No more than 3 people per topic.  We will have a sign-up list. We will present on the reading in small groups on Monday and Tuesday next week.   To access on-line:  www.nationalgeographic.com  click The Magazine tab (red on left side) more tabs will appear.  Click the Archives tab (grey on right side).  Choose the year and then month you want.

Art History
Mon 1/5 -- Powerpoint on the Renaissance in Europe. -- It is an overview of what we covered before break.  Remind be to talk about Michelangelo and terribilita! Map of the discoveries of the New World. 
Tue. 1/6 -- Review for Renaissance Test. High Renaissance art cards due (90-99)  Congrats on finishing! 
Wed. 1/7 -- Review for Renaissance Test -- Slides
Thur. 1/8 -- Renaissance Art Test -- There are three short essay's -- one is a Document Based question set up in style like the AP test. 
Fri. 1/9 -- Notebook #6 DUE.  Lecture on the art of the New World.