December 16 -20, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 12/16 -- Review for the Asia test.  We will finish the review sheet and go over the three short answer questions. (Gandhi and non-violent disobedience; China and population; Cultural forces in Japan -- tradition and change).
Tue. 12/17 -- Test on Asia -- start the map of SE Asia
Wed. 12/18 - Finish map of SE Asia. Map is DUE today.  Introduction pages 674-687.
Thur. 12/19 -- PowerPoint on SE Asia (pictures and map review). SE Asia project with partners. Get directions from me if you are absent. 
Fri. 12/20 -- Qz SE Asia map.  Finish the project on SE Asia.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 12/16 -- Introduction to the Crusades -- reading primary sources and PowerPoint.  There is a sheet for notes to complete and stamp.
Tue. 12/17 -- Movie: Kingdom of Heaven * There is an alternative assignment.
Wed. 12/18  -- Movie:  Kingdom of Heaven

Thur. 12/19 -- Graphic organizer on the crusades (on purple paper) review for the quiz and QZ on the Age of Faith and the Crusades (fill in the blank vocab). Autobiography of Medieval Person is DUE by 3 p.m. today.  It is worth 150 points.

Fri. 12/20 -- Mini project on Cathedrals. 

Economics
Mon 12/16 -- Reading about the "Budget Deal" going through Congress.  We will read an article about the recent House vote and then look at a CNN article on the deal in plain English.  Table groups will make a chart where sides compromised to reach a deal.
Tue. 12/17 -- Read the introduction to trade p. 441-443.  Lecture notes on International trade -- comparative advantage and absolute advantage.  If absent get notes and read pages 441-445.
Wed. 12/18 -- Brief introduction on trade barriers (tariffs and quotas). Students will make a T-chart showing arguments for protectionism and free trade.  There are five points of comparison: national defense, infant industries, balance of payments, keeping jobs and home and keeping the money at home p. 448-452. Fore each describe the protection argument and free trade argument.  Include a graphic. (you will probably want to see the sample before you start1)
Thur. 12/19 -- Trade history lecture and the WTO -- Mini-project on issues with the WTO. 
Fri. 12/20 -- Finish presentations on the WTO as necessary.  Federal Reserve Centennial.

December 9-13, 2013

World Geography
Mon. 12/9 -- Finish maps on East Asia.  Video on China from Discovery Atlas.  Questions go with the video, so if you are absent get a copy of the questions to copy like notes.
Tue. 12/10 -- Worksheet on China (p. 635-639). We will look at a population pyramid and see how China's population control policies are reshaping the country.  Also the policy just changed -- what is the new policy? Reading together about the Three Gorges Dam. p. 628-630. 
Wed. 12/11 -- Korea worksheet -- this is quite short and just compares North and South Korea.  We will watch "Inside North Korea" which is a really fascinating look at the country's isolation from the rest of the world.
Thur.  12/12 -- PowerPoint on East Asia (quiz review) QZ on the East Asia map.  Video "Living Treasurers of Japan
Fri. 12/13 --  Web notes on Japan (p. 651-655).  Make a web of notes about Japan -- History 5 bullets, Economy 5 bullets, Culture 4 bullets and life today  4 bullets.  Discuss Japan and tradition and change. Finish 5 minutes of Gandhi (from substitute) and hand out review sheet.
* Moved the test from Monday to Tuesday.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 12/9 -- Test on Early Middle Ages and Japan.  Essay has a comparison chart between Charlemagne and Ieyasu Tokugawa. There will be about 20 minutes for review on Monday. Notebook #5 DUE. 
Tue. 12/10 -- Day one in the library for Autobiography on a famous medieval person.  We will have two library days.  The paper will be due Wednesday before vacation. 
Wed. 12/11 -- Day two in the library -- see above
Thur. 12/12 -- TBA
Fri 12/13 -- TBA

Economics
Mon. 12/9 -- Computer lab to work on corporation project and culminating portfolios.
Tue. 12/10 -- Computer lab to work on corporation project and culminating portfolios.  The Corporation projects are DUE by 3:30 p.m. today.  Power points can be e-mailed to me at Jonnie.Fenton@rsd.edu
Wed. 12/11 -- Cartoon vocabulary on the five types of unemployment.  Notes on how unemployment is figured and why it is always understated.  Culminating Portfolios due (you may not have all of your best works at this time).
Thur. 12/12 -- Test Review
Fri. 12/13 -- Test on Economic policy unit.  

December 2-6, 2013

Dear parents --I will be gone from Wednesday 12/4 though the end of the week. 

World Geography
Mon. 12/2 -- Graphic organizer on religions of India (Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism).  Students will do a graphic organizer (complete with symbols)showing the basic beliefs of the religion, date and place it was founded, founder, name of religious building, holy book and symbol.  We did a similar assignment for the world religions founded in the Middle East.
Tue. 12/3 -- Lecture about issues in south Asia (population, monsoons and unstable governments).  Discussion of Indian history in preparation for movie "Gandhi" Students missing class will need to make up notes and turn them in.
Wed. 12/4 -- Movie "Gandhi"
Thur 12/5 -- Movie "Gandhi"  Students missing the video will need to look up non-violent methods used by Gandhi to gain India's independence.  Turn in notes describing the Salt March, Cloth Boycott, and Gandhi's fast during the division of India and Pakistan.
Fri. 12/6 -- Introduce East Asia, Map of East Asia due today.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 12/2 -- Notes on Christendom and lay investiture.  Students will translate letter written between Henry and Gregory into more modern language.
Tue. 12/3 -- Notes on the history of Japan -- these include a small map of Japan and continue through the rise of Odo Nobunaga.
Wed. 12/4 -- Library to work on a "Japan letter" Students need a copy of the directions but briefly they will pick a very specific topic about Japan, do some research and write a letter to me about what they learned and why they picked the topic. They need to use two sources and make an informal works cited page. Typically I get a huge range of letters -- noh theater and kabuki, to kimonos, to katana blades.  Sometimes students do specific battles.
Thur. 12/5 -- Video on Japan.  Write 12 facts about the life and rise to power or Ieyasu Tokugawa.
Fri. 12/6 -- Review sheet on European Middle Ages and Japan.
TEST on Monday -- if you are gone for Levenworth - get the review sheet - your test will still be on Monday.

Economics
Mon. 12/2 -- Computer lab to work on Corporation Project or Culminating Portfolio.
Tue. 12/3 -- Repeat Monday
Wed. 12/4 -- Library to do research on different countries and their standard of living.  Students will get a "Where would you like to live" assignment with a country already listed.  They will complete the research and analysis.
Thur. 12/5 -- Students will learn about the four different types of inflation and how inflation is measured.  Begin class with notes on inflation.  Students will make skits about various topics related to inflation.  Skits will be performed in class.
Economic Current Event #2 DUE -- about 75 word summary, 125 word analysis (use vocab words) and the citation.
Fri. 12/6 -- Read pages 353-359 -- Business Cycles an Fluctuations.  Draw a business cycle labeling the peak, trough, recession and expansion. Answer questions 2,3,4 and 5. 

November 25-27, 2013

Have a nice Thanksgiving Break! 

 

World Geography
Mon. 11/25 -- Worksheet on the landscape of South Asia. p. 551-555, Reading pages 560-560.  DVD India Revealed.  The DVD has questions to complete.
**  I will help with questions about the paper and show a sample.
Tue. 11/26 -- PowerPoint on South Asia (map quiz review) Worksheet on the history of India p. 567-572.  Review for the map quiz tomorrow.
Global Issues Paper Due by 3:30 p.m.  Any e-mails must be followed by a printed paper.  I will not print papers (use the library or Career Center). It is worth about 200 points.
Wed. 11/27 -- Quiz over South Asia.  Finish India Revealed DVD.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/25 -- Finish Viking projects and do presentations.  Introduce Feudalism.  Students will read pages 360-363.  Write definitions for all blue words,  diagram a European feudal pyramid. Use bullets to describe what life is like in a manor (about 8 bullets).
Tue. 11/26 -- Lecture on Castles and Knights. Reading about siege technology.  Quiz Review day.
Wed. 11/27 -- Qz. on Feudalism and knights.  Short PowerPoint and worksheet on Illuminated manuscripts.

Economics
Mon. 11/25 -- Finish GDP maps.  Introduce Keynes and the output-expenditure model.  Diagram of the components of GDP.  Video clip on Keynes.
Tue. 11/26 -- Library -- Internet quest on GDP and CPI (consumer price index). We might need to catch up a little on Keynes before we go.
Wed. 11/27 -- Open-note quiz on Keynes.



 

November 18 -22, 2013

Geography
Mon. 11/18 -- Directions for CBA (Classroom Based Assessment) Each student will write a short research paper on an example of Human Environment Interactions.  Students will have a list of topics to select from for the paper.  Directions and a rubric will be provided.  The paper is due Tuesday, 11/26/13
Tue. 11/19 -- Library Day for research and reading
Wed. 11/20 -- Library Day -- paper outline is due today at the end of the period.
Thur. 11/21 - Break from the paper, Map of South Asia (introduce Asia unit).  I will spend a little time today in class showing students how to use easybib.com a nice website to help create a bibliography for the paper. 
Fri. 11/22 -- Last day in the library. 

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/18 -- Return to Europe after the fall of Rome.  Map of Europe in 500. Read pages 353-357 to understand how Roman culture and Germanic culture blend in Europe.  Introduce the Frankish empire.
Tue. 11/19 -- DVD "The Dark Ages" about monasteries and general facts about the early Middle Ages (EMA) in Europe.  Students will color code a map of the monastery of St. Gall to learn about the varied functions monasteries played in the EMA.
Wed. 11/20 -- Lecture on Charlemagne.  DVD "The Dark Ages" to show Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours and Charlemagne.  Mostly notes today. 
Thur. 11/21 -- Qz: Germanic kingdoms (fill-in-the-blank).  Video on Vikings. Notes from the video on Vikings.  We will also draw a Viking longship!
Fri. 11/22 -- Group projects on Viking culture.  If absent choose one of the following topics to write a short (250 word) report about: Viking runes and rune stones, Vikings longships, Viking burial customs, Viking exploration.  In class small groups will be working on a topic of their choosing.

Economics
Mon. 11/18 -- We are in the computer lab to work on a stock profile for one particular stock.  Students started the project on Friday by selecting 5 stocks from the NYSE and doing some preliminary research.  Students today will choose one of these 5 stocks and really learn about the company, writing a short profile.
Tue. 11/19 -- Review worksheet
Wed. 11/20 -- Review activity
Thur. 11/21 -- Test on chapters 10 and 14 (banking, the Fed and investing)
Fri. 11/22 -- Introduce GDP, definitions and explanations.  Students will complete a GDP map of a continent.  If absent print an outline map of one continent (Europe for example).  Select 10 countries and look up their GDP, number of TV's per person, and male life expectancy.  Label the countries on the map and make a chart showing the data.  Color the countries according to the key.  +50K - 40K = Blue, 40k-30k = red, 30k-20k= yellow; 20k-10k = green; 10k-5k= purple and less than 5k is orange.

 

November 12-15, 2013

World Geography
Tue. 11/12 -- Review day for the test
Wed. 11/13 -- Test on Africa, essay on three problems in Africa. 
Thur 11/14 -- Half Day periods 1,3,5 (no World Geography)
Fri. 11/15 -- Half Day periods 2,4,6 --Map review day.  We will review maps from the first quarter and talk about the final.  Remember the final is 10% of the semester grade.

Ancient Medieval
Tue. 11/12 -- Finish Project on the Mongols -- Test review
Wed. 11/13 -- Review for the test on Islam and the East.  
Thur 11/14 -- Half Day periods 1,3,5  First Period -- Notebook #4 Due, Test on Islam and the East
Fri. 11/15 -- Half Day periods 2,4,6 --Sixth Period -- Notebook #4 Due, Test on Islam and the East

Economics
Tue. 11/12 -- Finish our three-pocket organizer with financial assets arranged by risk level.  Introduction to reading stock reports.  Look at Yahoo! Finance
Wed. 11/13 -- Stock and picking portfolios. -- Guest speaker Steve Scott, VP DA Davidson.
Thur 11/14 -- Half Day periods 1,3,5  Third Period -- Library to work on stock evaluation.
Fri. 11/15 -- Half Day periods 2,4,6 -- Second Period --  Library to work on stock evaluation.

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