Tuesday, October 25, 2016

October 24-28, 2016

NOTE: Friday is the end of the 1st quarter. 

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/24 -- Go over the test on Population and Migration.  Introduction to culture -- some notes and definitions from Chapter 4, Key issue 1.
Tue. 10/25 -- Research on Culture, Teams of three will explore material traits, customary beliefs and social forms.  Work with the chromebooks. There is a research sheet to complete.
Wed. 10/26 -- Identify items of material culture and relate to culture.  There will be a collection of items from different places we will do a quick 15 minute search and then show and tell about the items.  Begin the chart on folk and popular culture.
Thru. 10/27 -- Finish the chart on folk and popular culture.  Food and culture -- tasting.
Fri. 10/28 -- Map of Asia. Notebook #3 DUE. 

Extra Credit:  You may chose one of the two options. 
1) Ethnic food day, bring a small sample of an ethnic food (a bite for 24 people).  Know the name of the food, country.  (sign up in class)
2) Current Event:  Find a news article having to do with geography (diffusion, migration, population, politics, culture, etc.) I like reuters.com for international news.  Print the article, read it, write an 8 sentence summary and then a 5 sentence analysis using your knowledge form AP Human Geography.  Vocab words are great. 

AP/ Art History 
Mon. 10/24 -- Project on the three types of mosquest (hypostyle, four-iwan, central-dome). Label diagrams, read about different mosques.
Tue. 10/25 -- Notes on luxury items of the Persian and Ottoman periods.  We will do five cards today! Notes and stamp. Hand out a vocab list.
Wed. 10/26 -- Notes on Hinduism and Buddhism.  Label diagrams of Buddha and Shiva. Qz: on mosque vocabulary. 
Thur. 10/27 -- Research project on a temple. Chromebook slide set. Notebook #3 DUE; Art cards on Islam DUE.
Fri. 10/28 -- Research project on a temple. Chromebook slide set.

Economics
Mon. 10/24 -- Federal tax and spending pie graphs.  Each person will work with a partner, but the grade is for their own graph.  There is a question to answer.
Tue. 10/25 -- Read and take notes on p. 417-422 (From Deficits to Debt), Chapter 10.  Tke good notes, you may use them on an open note quiz during class.
Wed. 10/26 -- Review for test.
Thur. 10/27 -- TEST on Labor, Government taxes and spending.  Chapters 10 and 14. Review sheet due.
Fri. 10/28 -- Current Event #1 day.





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