Sunday, November 3, 2013

November 4-8, 2013

Geography
Mon. 11/4 -- Finish the video on Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.  Power point notes (with worksheet) on the history of Africa.
Tue. 11/5 -  Video segments on environmental issues in Africa.  Notes on the different segments will be due at the end of the period.  If absent copy a classmates notes and turn it in. Segments are on biodiversity in Madagascar, Lake Chad and poaching.
Wed. 11/6 -- Health and Economic Issues: Reading from National Geographic on Aids in Africa.  Reading on health pages 465-467 in class.  Section on economic development pages 461-464.  Readings in the book have a worksheet.
Thur. 11/7 -- Grade the worksheet.  Table groups will work on lists of problems in Africa.  Mr. Mars will come talk to the class the last 20 minutes of the period about his trip to Africa.
Fri.  11/8 -- Veteran's Day Assembly (short class 35 minutes).  Review sheet out for Africa test.  Test is scheduled for Wednesday the 13th.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/4 -- Finish video on Constantinople; Lecture notes on Byzantium.
Tue. 11/5 -- Legacies of Byzantium.  Small group assignment.
Wed. 11/6 -- QZ. Byzantium (multiple choice). Introduce Russia with reading of the "Primary Chronicle" and reading 307-311 in the text with a worksheet.
Thur. 11/7 -- PowerPoint on the History of Russia.  Engineering an Empire: Russia.
Fri. 11/8 -- Veteran's Day Assembly (short class 35 minutes).  Begin partner project on the expansion of the Mongols (they conquer Russia) and the culture of the Mongols.  We will finish this on Tuesday. 

Economics
Mon 11/4 -- Introduction to the Federal Reserve system. Chart on the structure and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve: Video: "Eye of the Storm" 
Tue. 11/5 -- Tools of Monetary Policy, Monetizing the Federal debt.  More on the Fed "The Power of Money" 
Wed. 11/6 -- QZ: Open Note quiz on Chapter 14 (T/F Quiz).  Bring everything from this unit.  Guest Speaker Trent Tyler from Google.
Thur. 11/7 -- Read pages 289-294 Notes, discuss page 293 (how to invest and investment objectives).  Economic Current Event #1 DUE.  (We will do some partner grading in class)
Fri. 11/8 -- Veteran's Day Assembly (short class 35 minutes)  -- Types of Financial Assets organized by risk level Three pocket Organizer.
TAKE YOUR RISK QUIZ THIS WEEK: DUE TUESDAY 11/12 (Copy and Paste, not hypertext)
//njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz

 

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