October 19-23, 2015

If you are in MARCHING BAND or have another pre-arranged school absence -- talk to be before you go!

AP Human Geography

Mon. 10/19 -- Class creation of a timeline about the migration crisis in Europe.  We will look at push and pull factors and what is being done to handle the thousands of migrants.  Students will read a news story and make a section of the timeline to contribute to the class.  If you are absent: Read the news on the migration crisis in Europe.  www.reuters.com  has excellent coverage. We also read three migration stories.  I have copies. 

Tue. 10/20 -- Mini-lecture with notes on migration/borders.  Complete the worksheet on the U.S. -Mexico border and immigration.  

Wed. 10/21 -- Review unit 2 -- chapters 2 and 3

Thur. 10/22 -- Unit 2: Population and Migration test.  There are 38 multiple choice questions and one short essay. 

Fri. 10/23 -- Map Day #5 -- SW Asia

Ancient Medieval

Mon. 10/19 -- Finish Hinduism and Buddhism poster.  Quiz on the three religions we have studies so far -- Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.  

Tue. 10/20 -- Notes on the history of China. -- Chinese zodiac and characters. Poster on Hinduism and Buddhism DUE. 

Wed. 10/21 -- DVD: "Engineering and Empire: China"  We will take notes similar to our Roman Engineering -- sketches of the Great Wall and the tomb at Xian and written notes from the DVD.  

Thur. 10/22 -- Review Chinese philosophies -- write school rules according to each philosophical stance (there is a chart to complete).  Then watch about 20 minutes of a biography on Confucius -- take additional notes. 

Fri. 10/23 -- Worksheet on Han China.

Economics

Mon 10/19 -- Presentations on tax cartoons and discuss the meaning of the words.   Tax chart notes on different types of taxes -- applying the vocabulary to the real world of taxes.  

Tue. 10/20 -- Quiz tax vocabulary, chapter 14, lesson 1. Finish tax chart on different types of taxes and turn that in.  Make a chart comparing/contrasting the Flat Tax and VAT tax -- p. 406-407. Describe both types of taxes and write two pros and two cons for each. 

Wed. 10/21 -- Handout on the Federal Budget.  DVD; IOU USA. -- on the Federal Debt. 

Thur. 10/22 -- Library research on the Budget.  Student teams will research different parts of the discretionary budget to look at how money is spent.  They will collect information on a sheet to use in a class meeting to cut the budget. 

Fri. 10/23 -- Mini-Congress and budget cutting. This is a class activity.  If you are absent see me about an alternative assignment.