February 22-26, 2016

We have Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday.  Check out Hanford's web site for more information.

AP Human Geography
Mon. 2/22 -- Finish small group project on agriculture in the developing world.  Wow this is worth 46 points!!  Double check the assignment to make sure you are not missing anything.
Tue. 2/23 -- Notes and map on agriculture in the developed world.  HW: Review chapter 10, Key issue 2, p. 356-373
Wed 2/24 -- Webquest with book -- the challenges of subsistence agriculture.  I might be ready for a quiz.  Study subsistence agriculture.
Thur. 2/25 -- Models -- Markets, distance and Von Thunen. HW: Watch the TED talk "How food shapes our cities" by Carolyn Steel.  P/T conferences 4-7 p.m.
Fri. 2/26 -- Half day due to conferences -- What is the role of women in agriculture.  Read a speech and a weekend homework assignment on "Feed the Future" a government program designed to improve agriculture in developing countries.

World Geography
Mon. 2/22 -- Partner project on the regions of Europe.  Map of Europe DUE today.
Tue. 2/23 -- Partner project on Europe DUE today. Read p. 282-285 on human environment interaction.  Physical map of Europe -- rivers, mountains, etc.
Wed. 2/24 -- Physical map DUE; Europe Puzzle project -- small groups in class.  Hopefully a few notes on Eastern Europe.  STUDY for the Europe Quiz on Thursday.  It includes countries, cities and physical features.  
Thur. 2/25 --  Quiz on Europe map.  Introduce Russia, p. 257.  Partner project on the regions of Russia. P/T conferences 4-7 p.m.
Fri. 2/26 -- Half day due to conferences -- Finish regions project.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 2/22 -- Introduction to Rome (sort of a lecture, more looking at pictures).  Worksheet on the Roman Republic, p. 155-158.
Tue. 2/23 -- Jigsaw on Roman Culture.  Students will choose two of the six choices on reading about Roman life.  They will write summaries of the two they selected.  -- 8 sentences; 6 very interesting things, and 2 on what they found most interesting.   Extra Credit possible.
Wed. 2/24 -- Roman Republic Simulation.  Government of Rome.  If you are absent there is quite a make up assignment -- pick it up!
Thur. 2/25 -- Lecture on the growth of the Roman Republic and the transition to the Empire.  P/T conferences 4-7 p.m.
Fri. 2/26 -- Half day due to conferences --  Roman Rulers handout. 

February 16-19, 2016

AP Human Geography
Tue. 2/16  -- Notes on the neolithic revolution and theories for agriculture.  A map of hearths of farming and livestock domestication.  Get a blank world map and essentially label/shade the five hearths and list all of the crops and animals domesticated.  maps on pages 348-349.
6th period homework:  Read "The Worst Mistakes in the history of the Human Race."  Diamond's thesis is that the development of agriculture was a huge mistake -- highlight evidence in the article to support his thesis.
Wed. 2/17 -- 4th period: Read "The Worst Mistakes in the history of the Human Race."  Diamond's thesis is that the development of agriculture was a huge mistake -- highlight evidence in the article to support his thesis. Class discussion.  HW: chart comparing commercial and subsistence agriculture.
6th period -- small group discussion of the article -- what evidence did you find.  Share out and list on the board.  In class complete the chart on commercial and subsistence agriculture.
Thur. 2/18 -- PowerPoint notes on nutrition and diet.  What is a food desert?  How is poverty linked to obesity in the U.S.
Fri. 2/19 -- Begin small group project on agriculture in the developing world.

World Geography
Tue. 2/16 -- Review sheet for the Latin America test.  We will go over the regions and economic resources.  The test essay is on the country student's studied.  They will write about the geography, resources, history and culture of their country.  The test includes vocab matching, multiple choice, a short answer question and the essay.
Wed. 2/17 --Test on Latin America -- some student may start the political map.
Thur. 2/18 -- Political map of Europe.
Fri. 2/19 -- PP on the regions of Europe (North, East, West and Mediterranean).  We will just start a partner project on these regions.

Ancient Medieval 
Tue. 2/16 -- Listening to the story of "Alexander and Bucephlus" and interactive map of Alexander's Empire.  Begin project on Hellenistic Greece.  Students are in groups preparing a short presentation on different aspects of Hellenism -- from Alexander's conquests to Hellenistic science and art.  Presentations will begin on Wednesday toward the end of the period.  Notebook #1 DUE
Wed. 2/17 -- Finish the project -- Begin presentations
Thur. 2/18 -- Review day of the Greece test -- will finish a few presentations
Fri. 2/19 -- Test o n Greece. 

February 8-12, 2016

Sorry my post is a day late.  It's been busy :)

AP Human Geography
Mon. 2/8 -- Finish timelines on NATO/EU and the Warsaw Pact. Due on Tuesday.
Tue. 2/9 -- Collect timelines on NATO/EU and the Warsaw Pact.  Interactive lecture on Terrorism.  This section of the text is quite a good short summary of several terrorist issues.  It is worth a re-read after the lecture p. 290-295.  Hand-out test review summaries.
Wed. 2/10 -- Review for the test.  We will spend some time on chapter 1 as well.  I expect we are a bit rusty on the vocabulary.
Thur. 2/11 -- Black History Month Assembly -- special schedule.  Test on Chapter 8 (about 35 questions) and chapter 1 (about 15 questions); Collect Notebook #7
Fri. 2/12 -- CRQ essay for the test (25 minutes)

World Geography
Mon. 2/8 -- Latin America Resource Maps.  Each students will have a country in LA to draw a map and color it topographically.  They will add on 5 resources produced in the country. This is a two day project.
Tue. 2/9 -- Day two in the Library to work on the maps.
Wed. 2/10 -- Resource map DUE;  PowerPoint on the history of Latin America.
Thur. 2/11 -- Large Resource Map -- The economy of Latin America.
Fri. 2/12 -- Reading on the Rain forest p. 245-247.  CNN video on Planet in Peril on rain forest issues. Hand out review sheet for the test. The test is scheduled for Wednesday 2/17.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 2/8 -- Turn in Persia Map.  Watch "Engineering an Empire: Persia"  Notes on the Persian War with Greece.
Tue. 2/9 --  "The Last Stand of the 300" about the Battle of Thermopylae.  We will  take notes looking for 12 reasons why the Greeks manage to win the second Persian war.
Wed. 2/10 -- PowerPoint notes on the Golden Age of Greece (and Golden Ages in general).  What are the characteristics of the period in Greece?  Read p. 134-139 and find 10 famous Greeks.  Write their names and their contributions.  Each must be specific -- do not write "he was a playwright" that is too vague.
Thur. 2/11 -- Architecture in the Golden Age -- Reading about the Parthenon.  Watch a section of "Engineering an Empire: Greece" on the Parthenon.  There is a mistake in the reading. Can you find it?
Fri. 2/12 -- QZ: the Golden Age of Greece.  Worksheet on the Peloponessian War.

February 1-5, 2016

 AP Human Geography
Mon. 2/1 -- Power Point on Colonialism -- no notes.  Students receive a set of questions about a Colonial empire to answer.  Each also includes a map to color the size of the empire.
Tue. 2/2 -- Types of Boundaries graphic organizer for Key Issue 3.  Crossword puzzle to practice vocab words for the upcoming quiz.
Wed. 2/3 -- Vocab Quiz for chapter 8 Key issues 1-3. Turn in Colonial Empire questions and vocab map.  Notes on government. Homework: Gerrymandering activity Due Friday 2/5
Thur. 2/4 --Google Redistricting game -- complete two missions. I recommend mission 1 and 2 advanced.
Fri. 2/4 -- Begin timeline project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact. There are 12 organizations and events to place on the timeline.

World Geography
Mon. 2/1 -- Notes on the Caribbean. Read pages 228-229 on disasters.  The example is in the Caribbean.
Tue. 2/2 -- Map of South America.
Wed. 2/3 -- Powerpoint with pictures from Latin America.  We will use the powerpoint to help prepared for the quiz on Friday.  Try www.ilike2learn.com  for a map review quiz.  The quiz includes both middle and South America.
Thur. 2/4 -- Video on Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.  Questions to answer with the video.
Fir. 2/5 -- Qz: Latin American Map.  Culture Shock Assignment.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 2/1 -- DVD on Mycenae.  Begin large map of the city of Mycenae.  If you are absent see me for directions and a hand-out.
Tue. 2/2 -- Finish Mycenae map.
Wed. 2/3 -- QZ Map of Greece.  Notes of Greek History. If you are gone, borrow notes copy them and write absent on top -- put in notebook.
Thur. 2/4 -- Athens vs Sparta comparison chart. Due Friday.
Fri. 2/5 -- Begin Persia with a map of Persia and information on Persian kings.

January 26-29, 2016

Welcome to the Second Semester!

AP Human Geography
Tue. 1/26 -- Power Point on Introduction to States, notes.  DVD "Inside North Korea" more notes added onto the lecture notes.
Wed. 1/27 -- Origin of States worksheet.
Thur. 1/28 -- Vocabulary: centripetal, centrifugal, devolution.  TED talk by Parag Khanna "Maps the futures of countries." American Devolution activity with a team of 3-4. Read p. 270-273 tonight.
Fri. 1/29 -- Mini-lecture on the break-up of the Soviet Union.  How are these regions organized?  What challenges does multiethnic Russia Face -- Caucasus. Map and discussion.

World Geography
Tue. 1/26 -- Introduction and pre-quiz,  Syllabus and policies review.
Wed. 1/27 -- Latitude and longitude.  Cartography and how to read maps,  Plate map and labels.
Thur. 1/28 -- QZ: continents and oceans -- 7 continents, oceans+ Med Sea, Equator and Prime Meridian. Five themes of geography work.
Fri. 1/29 -- Introduction to Latin America.  Middle American map.

Ancient Medieval
Tue. 1/26 -- Syllabus and policies.  What are the characteristics of civilization -- notes to make up if gone.  Copy from a classmate.
Wed. 1/27 -- Introduction to Greece.  Map of Greece and timeline.
Thur. 1/28 -- Reading the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.  Power Point on the Minoan civilization with a short essay on the fate of  the Minoans as homework.
Fri. 1/29 -- DVD: "Minotaur Island' with notes.  What do we know about the Minoans?  Hand out books to take home and Homework p. 123-126 with a Reading guide -- "Cultures of the Mountains and Seas."

January 19-22, 2016

Finals are this week. -- Special Schedule on Thursday and Friday

AP Human Geography
Mon. No School -- MLK Day
Tue. 1/19 -- Unit Test on Culture.  Focus on chapters 6-7, but review chapters 4-5 also.  60 multiple choice questions..
Wed. 1/20 -- Notebook #6 Due; Last day for late, make-up, missing work.
Thur. 1/21  -- Periods 1,3,5 -- no geography
Fri. 1/22 -- The shapes of states.  We will learn the vocabulary for shapes of states, some examples of each style and the advantages, disadvantages of each shape. Last day for extra credit.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. No School --  MLK Day
Tue. 1/19 -- Final Review -- group 5/5/5 work
Wed. 1/20 -- Review Jeopardy; Last day for late, make-up, missing work or extra credit.
Thur. 1/21 -- Periods 1,3,5 -- no Ancient Medieval
Fri. 1/22 -- Ancient Medieval Final

Economics
Mon. -- No School -- MLK day
Tue. 1/19 -- Presentations on resource issues,  Good and bad things about Globalization.  We will list five of each.
Wed. 1/20 -- Review for the International Economics Test.  Last day for late, make-up, missing work, or extra credit.
Thur. 1/21 -- Finals 1,3,5 -- International Economics Test 
Fri. 1/22 Periods 2,4,6 -- no Economics

January 11-15, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 1/11 -- Reading on news from Ramadi.  Students will color a thematic ethnic map from either Iraq or Afghanistan.  We will add some fronts from the ISIS war in Iraq and the US actions in Afghanistan. HW: Reading on Kosovo. 
Tue. 1/12 -- Partner Project (can be done solo) on the Ethnic Cleansing in Yugoslavia. Hw: read pages 240-243, Key Issue 3 in Chapter 7
Wed. 1/13 -- Cultural Interaction Powerpoints DUE. Begin with Lebanon, Sri Lanka, South Asia and the Kurds.  HW: Reading p. 252-255, Key Issue 4 in chapter 7.
Thur. 1/14 -- Cultural Interaction PowerPoints DUE. Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda and Congo.
Fri. 1/15 -- Review day for the upcoming unit test.  The test will focus on chapters 6-7 (Religion and Ethnicity) but will include review from Chapter 4 (Culture) and Chapter 5 (Languages).  HW: Study over the weekend. 
Mon. 1/18 - MLK Day -- No School
Tue. 1/19 -- Test

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 1/11 -- Begin Social History project on the Middle Ages
Tue. 1/12 -- Finish Social History project on the Middle Ages, Project due BOP: Wed. 1/13. Worksheet, Changes in Medieval Society, DUE Thur. 1/14
Wed. 1/13 -- Notes on the Disaster of the 14th Century.  -- Avignon Papacy, Hundred 'years War and the Black Death.  Hopefully 15 minutes of the "Black Death" video.
Thur. 1/14 -- Review for the High Middle Ages test.
Fri. 1/15 -- Test on the High Middle Ages  Notebook #6 DUE. 

Economics
Mon. 1/11 -- Read Economic Perspectives 520-521.  Worksheet on Economic Development, p. 522-529. Chapter 18, Lesson 1.
Tue. 1/12 -- Globalization Graphic Organizer.  Notes on Lesson 2, p. 531-539. See directions on the graphic organizer if you are gone.
Wed. 1/13 -- What is globalization?  Make a group definition on the board.  Notes in international trade organizations and the EU.
Thur. 1/14 -- Global Resource Issues -- readings from National Geographic.  I have copies in my room and also directions to get articles on-line.  Many topics to choose from. Economic Current Event #3 DUE
Fri. 1/15 -- Presentations on Resource Issues.