Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/30 -- I hope you remember to take a picture of your house or a house!  Quick review activity on the difference between folk and popular culture.  Housing reading p. 122-123 together.  Map of U.S. with hearth houses and spaces to write about other housing styles.  You need to learn the hearth house which are folk culture.
Tue. 10/31 -- Quiz Chapter 4, Key Issue 1-2 [ 8 vocabulary and 8 multiple choice] Notes on access and diffusion.
Wed. 11/1 -- Read p. 132-133 on folk cultures.  Why should we care that folk cultures are vanishing? Video on the Australian Aborigines.  There is a sheet of questions with the video.
Thur. 11/2 -- Graphic Organizer on sustainability.  Chapter 4 review game and I will hand out the review sheet.  HW: Study for the Asia quiz tomorrow.

Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 p.m.

Fri. 11/3 -- Review for Asia quiz, Asia map quiz -- includes SW Asia and Asia maps.

Economics
Mon. 10/30 -- Stock research DUE during class.  Go through the notebook packet due tomorrow. Review for the Money, Banking and Finance Test, Chapters 10-11. Review sheet due Tuesday.
Tue. 10/31 -- Test: Money, Banking and Finance.  Notebook packet #3 DUE.
Wed. 11/1 -- How to measure economic performance.  Notes on GDP and maps to look at world per capita GDP.  If you are absent you will need a map.  Look up the per capita GDP and total population life expectancy.  Get a copy of the key from me.
Thur. 11/2 -- Due to the showing of the Crucible for 11th grade we are going to adjust as needed for 2nd and 6th period.  GDP and CPI internet assignment.
Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 p.m.
Fri. 11/3 [30 minutes] -- Read p. 440 on Keynes -- his contributions to economics.  Notes on the output expenditure formula.  

October 23-27, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/23 -- Quiz over the Europe and Russia maps (Eurasia map quiz) Map Day #5; SW Asia.
Tue. 10/24 -- Introduction of culture, notes, definition. Start mini-research project. 
Wed. 10/25 -- Finish small team project researching an item of culture. You will report on your research in class. Folk and popular culture chart; reading p. 110-122.
Thur. 10/26 -- Complete the chart and discuss folk food items.  Folk Food Festival. 
Fri. 10/27 -- Map Day #6 -- Asia Map

Economics
Mon. 10/23 -- Risk Quiz Due -- Yes I warned you all week and it is due today.  http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz is the link.  Notes on investing and types of investments. 
Tue. 10/24 -- Planning an investment portfolio - Worksheet.
Wed. 10/25 -- Researching a group of stocks to pick out the best one.  Each student will have a different set of stocks to look up.  From the initial set, you will pick one to complete a stock profile on.
Thur. 10/26 -- Work on stock profile.  We might have a pop quiz!
Fri. 10/27 -- Finish and turn in stock research -- 50 points.  We will meet in the library so you can print your work.

October 16-20, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/16 -- Reading assignment "New Europeans" due at the beginning of class.  Remember you need to mark it up and have at least two questions written in the margins.  We will discuss the article, read about refugees, focusing on refugee's from Syria and how Europe is dealing with huge immigrant populations.  Map of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Tue. 10/17 -- Mini-lecture and notes on borders.  Activity which involves reading and drawing about the characteristics of of the U.S. Mexico border.  HW: Finish assignment as needed. 
Wed. 10/18 -- Review day for chapters 2-3 [Population and Migration]  HW:  STUDY for the test!!
Thur. 10/19 -- Test: Unit 2: Population and Migration.
[Note: calendar correction, I am moving the map quiz to Monday the 23rd.]

Economics
Mon. 10/16 -- PP on Bank History.  Partners will create a timeline on banking history.  If you are absent you will do the following.  Make a timeline with 8 crucial dates in the history of money and banks in the U.S.  For four of the 8 dates you must explain WHY those events are important.  You will need to write 2 sentences to explain. The class assignment is slightly different.
Tue. 10/17 -- Open note quiz on Money and Banking (Chapter 10, Lesson 1-2). Watch 60 minutes -- "Your Bank has Failed" about the FDIC. You will have some time to complete the timeline you started on Monday.
Wed. 10/18 -- Short PP notes on Modern Banking.  Begin Banking Brochure.  This assignment is posted on our google classroom.
Thru. 10/19 -- Complete the brochure.  End the period with a brief discussion of how technology has changed banking.  Interesting question.
Fri. 10/20 -- Bank Brochure due by 4 p.m. Read pages 302-303.  In class we will do a simulation on the flow of money. If you are absent you get to read pages 304-309 and complete the lesson 1 review questions 1-6.

October 9-12, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/9 -- Migration Basics with worksheet and map of migration waves to the U.S. Chapter 3, Key Issue 1. p. 79-83.
Tue. 10/10 -- Obituary Activity. We will use obituaries to map internal migration patterns in the U.S. We will look at both interregional (between regions) and intraregional (within regions) to see which is most common.
Wed. 10/11 - PowerPoint notes on Key Issue 2 "Where do People Migrate?" HW: review vocabulary in Key issues 1-2 -- quiz tomorrow. 
Thur. 10/12 -- Quiz Key Issues 1-2 (vocab only). Reasons for migration chart (push and pull) along with a short video on economic migration. p. 92-95 in the book. HW: weekend read "The New Europeans" and mark-up the text.  Due on Monday 10/16

Economics
Mon. 10/9 -- Review for microeconomics test.  Vocabulary and graphs!
Tue. 10/10 -- Microeconomics test
Wed. 10/11 -- Begin Money, Banking and Finance unit with a worksheet to introduce the monetary system.  Look at the history and function of money.  PSAT takers will need to make-up the worksheet.
Thur. 10/12 -- Video >>  Modern Marvels: U.S Mints.  Questions with video

October 2-6, 2017

AP Human Geography
Mon. 10/2 -- Epidemiologic Transition, compare to DTM.  Worksheet for pages 64-67.  HW: Finish the worksheet, due beginning of the period on Tuesday. Europe Map DUE.
Tue. 10/3 -- Population Paradox -- diseases, Sub-Saharan Africa.  p. 68-69, look at disease maps on-line for major epidemic diseases.  Directions in google classroom.
Wed. 10/4 -- How do you measure health in a populations? We will look at statistics, reading maps ad predicting life expectancy. Students will complete a health chart with statistics and questions.Vocab puzzle :) HW:  Chapter 2 quiz tomorrow, create an 5X8 note card to use of the quiz.  You can write notes, diagrams, etc. from chapter 2 to help with tomorrow's quiz.  Use only one side of the note card.
Thur. 10/5 -- Chapter 2 quiz, you can use your note card, Notebook #2 DUE.  We will do a review activity for the models before the quiz.
Fri. 10/6 -- Map Day #4 -- Russia and its neighbors.

Economics
Mon. 10/2 -- Movie: Tucker: A Man and His Dreams.  The movie is based on a true story of Preston Tucker who started the Tucker Car Company in the 1940's. The movie looks at the rise and fall of the company, ending in a dramatic fraud trial.  Students will write a response to the movie.
Tue. 10/3 -- Finish the movie
Wed. 10/4 -- PP notes on market failures.  Newspaper activity on types of market failures.  Response to Tucker DUE.
Thur. 10/5 -- Regulatory Agency internet quest.  Student partners will look up information on regulatory agencies.  Chromebooks.
Fri. 10/6 -- Reading and discussion -- Monopolies and regulation.  Reading and small group project.
[NOTE we have our Microeconomics test on Tuesday 10/10]