Sunday, October 4, 2015

October 5-9, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/5 -- Reading in class on Ebola.  Worksheet on the stages of the Epidemiologic transition.  The stages are fairly similar to the DT model.
Tue. 10/6 -- DVD notes on "Population Paradox" part three on Africa.  We will look at various diseases in Africa and map there concentration and density. We will look for patterns.
Wed. 10/7 -- Students will use various sources within the text to complete a chart on factors contributing to health and life expectancy.  Students will predict which stage of the ET model different countries have achieved.
Thur. 10/8 -- Review chapter 2.  We will brainstorm a list of topics from chapter 2 using our notebooks as a guide.  Students will have about 30 minutes to take review notes on a 5X8 card as a study tool for the end-of-period quiz. 
Fri. 10/9 -- Map Day 4.  Russia and it's neighbors from the former Soviet Union.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 10/5 -- Sharing from the reading activity on Rome.  Pax Romana worksheet p. 160-165.  If we have time we will watch a segment from Ben Hur on the hippodrome. Culture reading due.
Tue. 10/6 -- DVD "Engineering and Empire: Rome.  We will watch 3 segments from the episode on the Colloseum, Hadrian's Wall and the Pantheon.  Students will sketch each monument and write five bullet notes about it.
Wed. 10/7 -- The Rise of Christianity worksheet -- time line and questions.  The birth of Christianity happens during the early years of the Roman empire.  We will look at the overlap of the two in history.
Thur. 10/8 -- Pax Romana lecture -- notes.  Graphic organizer on the Fall of Rome and the legacies of Rome.  If you are absent you will need to get a copy of the directions.  NOTEBOOK #2 is DUE.
Fri. 10/9 -- Finish the graphic organizer on Rome and discuss the fall of the Empire.  Words to know: Romulus Augustus, Constantine, Diocletian, Atilla, Huns, Eastern/Western Empire, Byzantium, Mercenaries, Inflation, Pax RomanaQZ: Fall of Rome (fill in the blanks).

Economics
Mon. 10/5 -- Market Failures: discuss and define.  Newspaper project where students will find real examples of market failure and then explain how these examples fit the definition.  Powerpoint on market failures.
Tue. 10/6 -- Library -- Regulatory Agency Internet Quest
Wed. 10/7 -- Review Day
Thur. 10/8 -- 1st (senior class meeting) 3rd review game day
Fri. 10/9 -- Microeconomics test.



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