Thursday, April 6, 2017

April 10-14, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 4/10 --  Rank-size and primate cities.  You will look up the 10 largest cities in a country and graph the populations.  We will look at city size distribution and compare developed with developing countries.
Tue. 4/11 -- Global Cities worksheet with services.  Intro PP on Global Cities, explain the alpha, beta, gamma descriptions -- discussion before the worksheet.  Your spring break homework on reviewing AP HG Models is DUE today. 
Wed. 4/12 -- PP notes on urbanization, history and trends.  Make diagrams of circular, linear and clustered settlement patterns.  Why are there different settlement patterns?  STUDY tonight for the chapter 12 quiz.
Thur. 4/13 -- Qz: Chapter 12 (probably about 20 multiple choice questions).  Group activity on planning a city -- individual and small group work.  Fun!
Fri. 4/14 -- Models of urban structure -- there are seven models and we will make a flip chart to create a good study tool.  I will provide diagrams and astrobright paper.  You will color code, explain and describe.  They are due on 4/18.

AP Art History 
Mon 4/10 -- Lecture notes and video on artists dealing with human figures -- Smith, Abakanowicz, Koons.
Tue. 4/11 -- Electronic Media -- books and literati notes (Piak, Biola, Xu Bing, song Sun-nam) We will see a lot of video clips today!
Wed. 4/12 -- Gates and architecture -- A quick biography of Jeanne Claude & Christo, Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid.  Students will then research a piece of art or architecture from one of these people and draw it as best as they can.  Looking and learning go together.
Thur. 4/13 -- Slide quiz, open notebook.  Take and grade the quiz.  Turn in 8 notesheets for art card grading.
Fri. 4/14 -- Global arts of the Pacific -- Knywarreye, Tuffery and Mori.

Economics
Mon. 4/10 -- Introduction to unit on money and banking.  We have a worksheet on the history of currency in the U.S. and how monetary systems work.  Really it is more interesting than it sounds!
Tue. 4/11 -- Modern Marvels -- U.S. Mints.  Questions with the video.
Wed. 4/12 -- A short segment from "It's a Wonderful life," on bank panics from the 1930's.  Lecture on history of banking through the Financial Crisis of 2008.   Begin partner project on a timeline of bank history.  You will include 12 events with 5 significant events described, including their significance.
Thur. 4/13 -- Finish banking timeline.  Watch 60 minutes; "Your bank has failed."
Fri. 4/14 -- How the Federal Reserve -- quick lab on districts.  Chart on the functions and organization of the Fed.  Video:"The Power of Money."


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