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Welcome to 2016!
Changes in RED (Snow Day) 

AP Human Geography
Mon. 1/4 -- Grade CRQ Essays on Malthus and Religious Distribution. Review test on Religion from December.
Tue. 1/5 -- New calendars. Intro to Ethnicities from Key 1; Assignment using U.S. Census to look at scale of ethnic distributions in the U.S.
Wed. 1/6 -- PP notes on history of ethnic distributions in the U.S. HW: Read p. 238-239 on Nationalism (with short worksheet); 6th period was not able to finish notes. Do the Nationalism worksheet, but Quiz Moved to Friday. 
Thur. 1/7 -- QZ: vocabulary from K1-2. (moved to Friday)  Group projects on Ethnic Conflicts.  We will have two days in the library - any other work will be done at home.  6th period some notes before going to the library. Due 1/13. HW:STUDY for Key Issue 1-2 vocabulary quiz. 
Fri. 1/8 -- QZ Key Issue 1-2 for chapter 7. Library -- Ethnic conflict projects;  HW: News article on taking Ramadi. Read with visible thinking notes -- Questions, ? Wow !  Circles -- Vocab

Ancient Medieval 
Mon 1/4 -- Crusades notes (worksheet with a lecture)
Tue. 1/5 -- DVD "Kingdom of Heaven"
Wed. 1/6 -- DVD "Kingdom of Heaven"  (Short day, ice)
Thur. 1/7 -- Finish DVD on "Kingdom of Heaven". Graphic Organizer on the Crusades -- Vocab review for quiz. Quizlet>Jonniefenton> church and crusades vocab.
Fri. 1/8 --  Quiz on church and Crusade vocabulary Notes from King to Parliament in England and the Magna Carta.  Students will read a section of the Magna Carta and identify parts that protect rights we still honor today.

Economics
Mon. 1/4 -- Read lesson 1 on absolute and comparative advantage p. 494-499. Lecture notes on trade.  Why do we trade anyway?
Tue. 1/5 -- Graphic organizer on ways to limit trade.  Students will use pages 501-505 to identify reasons for protection and free trade.  Each topic will have a graphic element.
Wed. 1/6 -- History of Trade (notes) and readings on WTO disputes.  Small group work.
Thur. 1/7 -- WTO presentations.  How does the WTO settle disputes? Complete the Currency converter and discuss the importance of exchange rates in trade. Currency Converter will be homework. 
Fri. 1/8 -- Qz: Trade history (open note); DVD   Tied at the Hip -- U.S.-China trade.  Notes will be taken with the DVD and turned in.

December 14-18, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 12/14 -- Presentations on religious organization (Key 3). Students will take notes on other presentations.
Tue. 12/15 -- Religious conflicts -- Notes, Reading p. 212-221, students will take their own notes on the section.
Wed. 12/16 -- Lecture on religious conflict in the Middle East including ISIS and north Africa.
HW: Review Chapter 6 for quiz.
Thur. 12/17 -- QZ: Chapter 6. Notebook #5 DUE (Chapter 6 Religion) Begin presentations on holidays.
Fri. 12/18 -- Finish presentation on holidays.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 12/14 -- Review for Early Medieval Test.
Tue. 12/15 -- Early Medieval Test
Wed. 12/16 -- Age of Faith Notes, start cathedral histories
Thur. 12/17 -- Mini-project on Cathedrals,  Begin DVD "Cathedral"
Fri. 12/18 -- Finish DVD "Cathedral"

Economics
Mon. 12/14 -- Inflation mini-lecture, notes.  Inflation skits. p. 376, notes.
Tue. 12/15 -- Library -- Looking up the economic data for a country.  "Where would you like to live."
Wed. 12/16 -- PP notes on unemployment.  Cartoon on the five types of unemployment.  What do unemployment numbers mean?
Thur. 12/17 -- Review Economic policy
Fri. 12/18 -- Test on Economic policy. 

December 7-11, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 12/7 -- We will look at a quick powerpoint  on the origin/hearths of various religions.  The assignment will be for a trio of students to make graphic organizers on the origins and major branches of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism.  Each member will complete one graphic organizer. The graphic organizers will be due Wednesday 12/9.
Tue. 12/8 -- Intro discussion and review on the hearths of various religions.  Students will complete maps showing the diffusion of these religions from their hearth to their current geographic distribution.
Wed. 12/9 -- Graphic Organizer is DUE,  Quiz on Key Issue 1 -2 on chapter 6.  It will be a multiple choice quiz.  We will begin a cooperative research project on the organization and space of various religions.  Each group member will have a specific task to complete.  We will work Wednesday and Thursday on this project. This will be DUE on Monday, 12/14
Thur. 12/10-- Time to finish project
Fri. 12/11 -- Chris Butler will be in the room to show us how to use your google accounts to work together on a presentation.  We will start with a simple presentation on religious holidays that will work in conjunction with our research into religious organization.  This powerpoint type presentation will be due next Thursday and Friday.

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 12/7 -- Lecture notes on Christendom.  Finish a few items on castles -- offense and defense strategies.
Tue. 12/8 --   Begin unit on Japan with a quick research project.  Brainstorm a list of ideas about Japan.  What is something you would like to know a little more about?  Go to the library and write a research letter about a topic in ancient or medieval Japanese history.
Wed. 12/9 -- Qz: Feudalism and Knights.  Introductory lecture on Japan with a little map. Notes.
Thur. 12/10 -- Video: "Memoirs of a Secret Empire" from the PBS Empires series.  We will watch the rise of Tokugawa.  Notes.
Fri. 12/11 -- Comparing Japan and Feudal Europe.  Notebook #5 Due.  Review sheets out.  We have a unit test on Tuesday, 12/15

Economics
Mon. 12/7 -- Corporation project OR HSBP. Library
Tue. 12/8 -- Corporation project OR HSBP. Library  Both projects are DUE today by 4 p.m.
Wed. 12/9 -- Review Keynes, out-put expenditure model, and CPI.  Quiz on Keynes -- this includes a bit more than Keynes and is multiple choice.  You will need to study the diagram we made in class on the out-put expenditure model! Read the notes.  Notes on demographic trends in the U.S.
Thur. 12/10/ -- ECE #2 DUE (it is worth 45 points).  Video on brain hubs from the federal reserve and a partner assignment using the chromebooks.
Fri. 12/11 -- Pages 366-371.  Questions on the LEI and business cycles.

November 30-December 4, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 11/30 -- Review countries and physical features for the Map Final.
Tue. 12/1 -- Review cities and countries for the Map Final
Wed. 12/2 --  Snow Day -- Change of plans -- Lecture -- Distribution of Religions.
Thursday 12/3 -- Substitute while I go to AVID training in Walla Walla.  Map Final -- There are 100 questions and each will be worth 1/2 point for a test total of 50 points.  There are approximately 10 picture questions, 15 physical features, 45 countries to find, and 30 cities to match.  You will have 55 minutes. I am willing to stay 10 minutes into lunch and 10 minutes after school. With a sub you will skip questions 1-10 and we will do them on Friday.
If there is another snow day -- Test on Friday.
Fri. 12/4 -- Go over the test on culture and language. Homework on Key Issue 1 from Chapter 6. Worksheet title "Distribution of religions" DUE Monday beginning of the period.

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/30 -- Video on Vikings (about 30 minutes).  Readings on Vikings.  Six Summary/fact sentences and 2 sentences about what you found most interesting.  One is required, a second is for extra credit.
Tue. 12/1 -- Feudalism pyramid.  Reading p. 360-361, draw a Medieval manor (8 parts with labels) and write 6 sentences about life on the manor.  Do you copy out of the book.
Wed. 12/2 -- Lecture on knights and castles.  Vocab for quiz the following week. Pictures of Castles.
Thur. 12/3 --  Substitute while I go to AVID training in Walla Walla.  Castle Diagrams. You will work with a partner to create a diagram of a historic castle.  the assignment includes 5 details of the castle's history.
Fri. 12/4 -- More on castles, Reading on castles and sieges, How do you attack a castle and how do you defend?

Economics 
Mon. 11/30 -- Corporation project (powerpoint) or HSBP -- Library
Tue. 12/1 -- Corporation project (powerpoint) or HSBP -- Library   This project is due 12/8.
Wed. 12/2 -- Read p. 440 on Keynes. Diagrams on the output-expenditure model, Video on Keynes.  This is a really bad day to miss!  We have an entire Keynes quiz.
Thur. 12/3 --   Substitute while I go to AVID training in Walla Walla. Write definitions for GDP and GNP. Color code maps to show GDP around the world.
Fri. 12/4 -- What is GDP and CPI -- using the BEA (Bureau of Economic Anaylsis) and learning about the CPI (Consumer Price Index)  Chromebooks in class.

November 23-25, 2015

We have an early release on Wednesday and a few days off to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Have a nice rest. 

AP Human Geography
Mon. 11/23 -- Review for the Culture unit test.  I will hand out review sheets for Chapter 4 Culture and Chapter 5 Languages.  We will work in groups to create test questions to review and then take the class created test.
Tue. 11/24 -- Culture test.  The test is 55 questions long.  about 21 questions come from chapter 4 and 22 come from chapter 5.  Approximately 12 are review questions from chapters 1-3.  There is no essay question, just the multiple choice questions.
Wed. 11/25 -- Notebook #4 DUE.  Go over the Lingua Franca question.
REVIEW for the MAP FINAL

Ancient Medieval
Mon. 11/23 -- Video on the Dark Ages.  Diagram of St. Galls monastery with the parts color coded by function.
Tue. 11/24 -- Lecture on Charlemagne.  Quiz on Germanic tribes -- there is a quizlet.com vocabulary list to study.  Look under my name jonniefenton. The quiz is fill-in-the-blank with a word bank.
Wed. 11/24 -- Video on the Vikings

Economics 
Mon. 11/23 -- Review for test on Banking and Finance
Tue. 11/24 -- Test on Banking and Finance.  The "essay" is a portfolio financial plan with a pie graph and explanation.
Wed. 11/25 -- TBA  

November 16-20, 2015

AP Human Geography
Mon. 11/16 -- Video clip "The history of English in 10 minutes"  Notes on the video and the 10 chapters of English language history.  Map of the diffusion of English.
Tue. 11/17 -- Lecture on diffusion of English and dialects.  Website with different types of American English.  Notes.
Wed. 11/18 --  Quiz on Chapter 5-- Key issues 1-2. Video: In Search of the First Language. Questions with the video. 
Thur. 11/19 -- Why Preserve Local Languages, Key Issue 4, reading and worksheet. There is a small introductory Powerpoint.
Fri. 11/20 -- Global Dominance of English -- Lecture (about 25 minutes).   If you are absent read pp. 172-177.  What is a Lingua Franca?  HW: Write a CRQ response to the 2015 AP question on language. 

Ancient Medieval
Mon 11/16 -- Finish Mongol Project.  Review Russia.  Review sheet for the test will be handed out.
Tue. 11/17 -- Review for the unit exam.
Wed. 11/18 -- Islam and the East Exam. Chapter 10-11.  Notebook #4 DUE.
Thur. 11/19 -- Reading pages 353-354, Map of Europe in 500 A.D. on p. 351, notes on Germanic tribes including the Franks.
Fri. 11/20 -- Monastaries in the Middle Ages, reading p. 353-355. Illuminated manuscripts with a short PowerPoint.

Economics
Mon. 11/16 -- Lecture on stocks and investing.  Review different types of investments from the 3-pocket organizer.
Tue. 11/17 -- What is important to keep in mind while investing?  Review the five basic investment considerations, complete an investment plan pie.
Wed. 11/18 -- Stock Research -- Each student will get a section of the NYSE and will do some research on stocks in their sections.  Stock research worksheet -- Chromebooks in class.
Thur. 11/19 -- Stock Profile. -- In depth research on a stock from your set from the previous day.  Written profile and research -- Library
Fri. 11/20 -- Finish stock research -- Project due on Friday -- worth 50 points. I will have the review sheets available for the exam on the coming Tuesday 11/24.

November 9-13, 2015

I apologize for the blog posting being late this week.  I have been sick with bad cold.

AP Geography
Mon. 11/9 -- Introduction to Language -- Chapter 5.  Some notes and definitions.  Begin research project on language families.  Small student groups are researching different language families to create a presentation for the class.
Tue. 11/10 -- Continue research -- presentations on Thursday.
Wed. 11/11 -- Thank you Veteran's for your Service.
Thur. 11/12 -- Presentations,  If we have time a little of "In Search of the First Language." National Geographic video.
Fri. 11/13 -- Africa Map

Ancient Medieval 
Mon. 11/9 -- Finish project poster on Legacies of Byzantium.  Begin presentations.
Tue. 11/10 -- Finish presentations.  Qz on Byzantium.  Worksheet on the Russian Empire. p. 307-311. Due on Thursday.
Wed. 11/11 -- Thank you Veteran's for your Service.
Thur. 11/12 -- Reading: Primary Chronicle,  Powerpoint notes on Russian History.  Engineering an Empire -- Russia. DVD.
Fri. 11/13 -- Mini poster project with a partner on the Mongols.  If you are absent get a copy of the directions.  We will look at the history, culture and rule of the Mongol Khanate in Russia.

Economics
Mon. 11/9 -- Tools of Monetary policy lecture.  Video on the Federal Reserve "The Power of Money."
Tue. 11/10 -- Quiz -- open note on banking and the Federal Reserve.  Worksheet on the financial system using graphic organizer format.
Wed. 11/11 -- Thank you Veteran's for your Service.
Thur. 11/12 -- Three-pocket organizer on financial asset types.  Student pairs will read about assets, make cards, and assign risk levels to the types of assets. Current Event #1 DUE. 
Fri. 11/13 -- Risk Assessment //njaes.rutgers.edu/money/riskquiz  DUE today.  Finish Three- Pocket organizer.