Saturday, October 19, 2013

October 21-25, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 10/21 -- Reading about Afghanistan.  Looking at maps and background information on the country.  Guest speaker: Steven Dyer.
Tue. 10/22 -- Test Review day
Wed. 10/23 -- Test on SW Asia.  The test format will include multiple choice and matching questions.  Students will also answer and essay about 1 piece of culture (religion, writing, or art) and 1 source of conflict (oil, Israel/Palestine, or Afghanistan).
Thur. 10/24 -- Physical map of Africa.
Fri. 10/25 -- DVD on Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.  Questions to complete.  (End of the 1st quarter)

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 10/21  -- DVD notes on Engineering in China -- focusing on the Great Wall and the Tomb of the Qin emperor at Xian.
Tue. 10/22 - Han Dynasty worksheet. I will hand out the test review today.
Wed. 10/23 -- Comparison to Rome.  Test Review day
Thur. 10/24 -- Probably a short review game and the the Test on Asian Empires.  This is the only test without an essay question during the year.  Notebook #3 DUE.  Last grades for the 1st Quarter.
Fri. 10/25 -- Video: Islam Empire of Faith about the foundation of Islam and the early history of the religion.  New calendar and introduction of new unit.

Economics
Mon. 10/21 -- Finish Federal spending and tax pie graphs.  Go to the library to work on research for department spending.
Tue. 10/22 -- Mini-congress where the class will work to cut about $50 billion in Federal spending from discretionary items.  Students will be graded on their participation and quality of their discussion. Students will be paired for research and discussion.
Wed. 10/23 -- US Debt. Read page 277-283 and take notes.  You can use your own notes on the open note quiz.  Due before the end of the period.
Thur. 10/24 -- Review Day
Fri. 10/25 -- Test over unions, government spending and taxes. [Last grade on the 1st quarter]
 

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