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.

Jan. 4-8, 12016

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.