B1 - Global Studies A
Daily Agenda and Homework

Friday, June 12, 2015

Agenda:
  • Tankman (Handout 17)
             -finish viewing
             -discuss
  • Exam Review

Homework:
  • Prep for Exam - Review Packet or DBQ

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Agenda:
  • Unit 5 Test - China Through Communism
  • Tankman (Handout 17)

Homework:
  • Prep for Exam - Review Packet or DBQ

Monday, June 8, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  China's Transformation (16)
  • China's Transformation
             -discuss
  • Tankman Film (Handout 17)

Homework:
  • China Through Communism Test - Wednesday, June 10th  (Study Guide - Handout 01)

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Agenda:
  • Due:  Research Papers
  • China Under Mao
                    -Cultural Revolution - Primary Source Analysis
  • China's Transformation (Handout 16)

Homework:
  • China's Transformation (Handout 16)
  • China Through Communism Test - Wednesday, June 10th  (Study Guide - Handout 01)

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Agenda:
  • Due:  Research Papers
  • China Under Mao
                    -Notes/film
                    -Cultural Revolution - Primary Source Analysis

Homework:
  • China Through Communism Test - tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th  (Study Guide - Handout 01)

Friday, May 29, 2015

Agenda:
  • Due:  Research Papers
  • Communist Values Exercise - Go over
  • China Under Mao
                    -Propaganda analysis
                    -Notes/film

Homework:
  • China Through Communism Test - tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th  (Study Guide - Handout 01)

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Agenda:
  • Research Papers
  • China - From Imperialism to Communism (Handouts 11 and 12)
             -Qianlong's reply to George III
             -finish going over
  • Communist Values Exercise

Friday, May 22, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Qianlong's Reply to George III
  • Research Paper - Final Considerations - Part 2
  • China - From Imperialism to Communism (Handouts 11 and 12)
             -present
  • Western and Communist Values - A Comparison (Handouts 14 & 15)

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  China and Imperialism Map
  • Research Paper - Final Considerations
  • China - From Imperialism to Communism (Handouts 11 and 12)
             -group work, present

Homework:
  • Emperor Qianlong's Reply to George III  (Handout 13)

Monday, May 18, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Final thesis and outline; Footbinding reading
  • Footbinding
             -Power Point
             -Discuss Reading
  • Government and The Dynastic Cycle (Handout 09)
             -Crash Course

Homework:
  • China and Imperialism - Map (Handout 10)

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Agenda:
  • The Good Earth
                     -class discussion
  • Footbinding - Power Point

Homework:
  • Footbinding - Reading and Questions
  • Final Thesis and Outline Due

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  The Good Earth
  • Research - Next steps
  • Chinese Religions/Philosophies  (04 and 05)
                    -review, discuss scenarios
  • The Good Earth
                     -class discussion

Homework:
  • Continue work on research paper

Friday, May 8, 2015

Agenda:
  • Quiz on the Geography of E. Asia (Map and 5 Themes
  • Chinese Religions/Philosophies  (04 and 05)
                    -complete chart, discuss scenarios

Homework:
  • The Good Earth - Reading and Activity  (06 and 07)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  40 note cards, draft annotated bibliography
  • Chinese Religions/Philosophies  (04 and 05)
                    -complete chart

Homework:
  • Quiz on the Geography of E. Asia (Map and 5 Themes)

Monday, May 4, 2015

Agenda:
  • Geography of East Asia - Applying the 5 Themes   
                    -groups present
  • Research

Homework:
  • Research - 40 notecards, draft annotated bibliography

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Agenda:
  • Research Paper - The Next Steps
  • Geography of East Asia - Applying the 5 Themes  (02 and 03)      

Homework:
  • Continue research for paper  (next due date = May 6th)
  • Complete Geography of East Asia (02 and 03)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Agenda:
  • Unit 3 Test - Imperialism
                 
Homework:
  • Continue research for paper

Friday, April 24, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Notecards, Draft Thesis and Working Outline
  • Analytical Research Paper  
                 -Research - Guiding Questions
                 -Rubric
  • Individual Student Meetings
                 
Homework:
  • Study for Unit Test - Tuesday 4/28 (04)
  • Continue Research

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Agenda:
  • Analytical Research Paper  
                 -Analytical Thesis
                 -Notecards & Research Prompts
                 -Annotated Bibliography
                 -Rubric
                 
Homework:
  • Study for Unit Test - Tuesday 4/28 (04)

Monday, April 20, 2015

Agenda:
  • Stable and Effective Governments - Review Notes
  • Comparing African Nations - Stable and Effective Governments
                 -Africa - States of Independence
  • Analytical Research Paper  

                 -Overview and timeline
                 -Initial research

Homework:
  • Research Paper

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  "Africa - States of Independence"
  • Stable and Effective Governments - Review Notes
  • Comparing African Nations - Stable and Effective Governments
                 -Africa - States of Independence Jigsaw Groups

Homework:
  • Country Selection for Research Paper

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Agenda:
  • The Aftermath:  Congo Epilogue 
                      -finish discussion
  • Stable and Effective Governments - Notes
  • Africa:  States of Independence - Chad
                       -view film, discuss

Homework:
  • Watch "Africa" States of Independence" on either Senegal, Nigeria, Chad, OR the Ivory Coast and create a T-chart identifying factors which make the nation's government stable and effective and factors which undermine stability and effectiveness.
  • Nigeria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjCcZ9ORxks
  • Senegal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIbTG6_P1pc
  • Chad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YMdQKQW-7Y
  • Ivory Coast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYorKr3XFQ

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Epilogue:  The Aftermath
  • Crash Course:  Decolonization and Nationalism Intro.
                     -What challenges do former colonies face as they gain independence?
  • The Aftermath:  Congo Epilogue - discuss

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  The Congo - Epilogue
  • Mapping Africa
  • The Reality of the Congo Free State - discuss reading

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  The Reality of the Congo Free State
  • European Conquest -  finish discussion
  • Mapping Africa
  • The Reality of the Congo Free State - discuss reading

Homework:
  • Study for Quiz - Imperialism (Motives, Expansion) and the Congo

Monday, March 23, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Imperialism in Africa - Map
  • Imperialism
                 -Analysis of motives - finish presentations (Handout 01)
  • European Conquest - discuss

Homework:
  • Reading and Questions - "The Reality of the Congo Free State"

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Congo - The European Conquest
  • African Imperialism Map Activity - Prep for homework
  • Intro. to Imperialism
                 -Analysis of motives, present
  • European Conquest - discuss

Homework:
  • Finish map of African Imperialism

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Agenda:
  • UN Debates
  • Intro. to Imperialism
                 -Analysis of motives

Friday, March 13, 2015

Agenda:
  • UN Debates
  • Intro. to Imperialism
    •                  -Define
                     -Apply motives, defend choices
                               
Homework:
  • Continue with debate prep if your group still needs to go...
  • Complete reading and questions for "Part II:  The European Conquest"

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Agenda:
  • UN Debates
              
Homework:
  • Continue with debate prep if your group still needs to go...

Monday, March 9, 2015

Agenda:
  • Ghosts of Rwanda (04)
               -finish film and discussion
  • Project Work

Homework:
  • Continue with project research and preparation

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Agenda:
  • Debate Project
                -Note-taking with EasyBib (Mrs. Earnshaw)
  • Ghosts of Rwanda (04)
               -Episode 3 - finish viewing & discuss

Homework:
  • Continue with project research

Monday, March 2, 2015

Agenda:
  • Debate Project - Check in
  • Ghosts of Rwanda (04)
               -Episode 2 - finish viewing, discuss
               -Episode 3 - view & discuss

Homework:
  • Continue with project research

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Agenda:
  • Debate Project
                -Research Overview (Mrs. Earnshaw)
  • Ghosts of Rwanda (04)
               -Episode I - groups present, discuss
               -Episode 2 - view

Homework:
  • Continue with project research

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Agenda:
  • Unit Final Project - Intro
                  -UN Debates (Handout 05)
  • Ghosts of Rwanda
               -View Episode I (Handout 04)

Friday, February 20, 2015

Agenda:
  • Human Rights
             -The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Ghosts of Rwanda
             -View film (Handout 04)

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  The Story of Human Rights
  • Debating the UN's Role

             -Finish discussion
  • Human Rights
             -The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Homework:
  • UDHR Intro. Activity (03)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Agenda:
  • Quiz - UN Web Quest
  • Debating the UN's Role in the World
              -Class discussion

Homework:
  • Human Rights - Inro.  Watch the posted video and answer the following:
                    -What are human rights?
                    -How has the concept of human rights developed over time?
                    -If human rights are universal, why are they not enjoyed by                        everyone?

Friday, February 6, 2015

Agenda:
  • United Nations
                -Finish Web Quest (Handout 02)
  • Debating the UN's Role in the World - discuss

Homework:
  • Quiz - UN Web Quest

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Agenda:
  • United Nations
                -Go over Web Quest (Handout 02)

Homework:
  • Debating the UN's Role in the World - reading and questions

Friday, January 30, 2015

Agenda:
  • Go over midterm
  • United Nations
                -Background Notes
                -Web Quest (Handout 02)

Homework:
  • Finish web quest

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Agenda:
  • Midterm Review

Homework:
  • Study for midterm

Friday, January 16, 2015

Agenda:
  • Midterm Review
                -Exam Format
                -DBQ Preparation

Homework:
  • Study for midterm

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Agenda:
  • SHOM - Q2
  • Modern Middle East - Test

Homework:
  • Study and prepare for midterm review on Thursday

Friday, January 9, 2015

Agenda:
  • Palestinians and Israelis - Comparison
                          -Making inferences and drawing conclusions
  • Midterm
                          -Overview of review packet
  • Review for test


Homework:
  • Study for test on the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict - Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Palestinians and Israelis - Comparison (Handout 09)
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict & the Peace Process
                        -Finish Power Point
  • Palestinians and Israelis - Comparison

Homework:
  • Study for test on the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict - Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Monday, January 5, 2015

Agenda:
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict & the Peace Process
                        -Re-cap with groups
                        -Continue Power Point

Homework:
  • Palestinians and Israelis - Comparison (Handout 09)
  • Study for test on the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict - Friday, January 9, 2015

Monday, December 22, 2014

Agenda:
  • Quiz:  Zionism, the Mandate, and the Partition of Palestine
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict & the Peace Process
                        -Continue Power Point

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Agenda:
  • Zionism, the Mandate, and the Partition of Palestine - Reading
                        -Finish Group Presentations
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict & the Peace Process (Handout 8)
                        -Power Point

Homework:
  • Study for quiz on Zionism, the Mandate, and the Partition of Palestine

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Arab-Israeli Conflict Map (Handout 07)
  • Zionism, the Mandate, and the Partition of Palestine - Reading
                        -Finish Timeline
                        -Group Presentations

Friday, December 12, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Palestine in a Nutshell:  Mandate (Handout 6)
  • Zionism and the Partition of Palestine - Reading (Handout 5)
                        -Finish discussion
  • Palestine:  The Mandate
                        -Timeline

Homework:
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict Map (Handout 07)

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Agenda:
  • What is a Nation? - Finish
  • Zionism and the Partition of Palestine - Reading (Handout 5)
                        -Discuss

Homework:
  • Palestine in a Nutshell:  Mandate - Reading and questions (Handout 6)

Monday, December 8, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  What is a Nation?
  • Quiz - Political Geography of the Middle East
  • Middle East Country Comparison
                    -Finish Presentations
                    -Draw conclusions
  • What is a Nation? - Discuss


Homework:
  • Zionism and the Partition of Palestine - Reading and Questions (Handout 5)

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  What is a Nation?
  • Middle East - Country Comparison Presentations
  • What is a Nation? - Discuss


Homework:
  • Quiz - Political Geography Map of the Middle East

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Agenda:
  • Political Geography - Finish Map
  • Middle East - Country Comparison (Handout 03)

Homework:
  • Complete reading and take notes - "What is a Nation?" (Handout 04)

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Agenda:
  • Middle East Political Geography (Unit 2B, Handout 1)

Monday, November 24, 2014

Agenda:
  • Unit 2 Test

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  R/TN on Muslim Achievement
  • The Spread of Islam - Mini DBQ
                   - finish group presentations
                   -categorize and identify supporting documents
  • Muslim Achievement
                    -discuss

Homework:
  • Test scheduled for Mon.. 11/24.  See study guide (Handout 14)

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  The Question of Succession & Spread of Islam - Mini DBQ
  • The Question of Succession 
                  -Discuss
  • The Spread of Islam - Mini DBQ
                   -group presentations
                   -categorize and develop thesis and support

Homework:
  • Islam's Golden Age - R/TN (Handout 13)
  • Test tentatively scheduled for Mon.. 11/24.  See study guide (Handout 14)

Friday, November 14, 2014

Agenda:
  • The Question of Succession (Handouts 11 & 12)
                  -reading and discussion
  • The Spread of Islam - Mini DBQ

Homework:
  • Finish mini-DBQ on the Spread of Islam

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  5 Pillars Reading
  • Islam - Empire of Faith
                     -finish discussion
  • The Five Pillars in Practice  - Reading and Questions

Friday, November 7, 2014

Agenda:
  • Religious Comparison Quiz
  • Islam - Empire of Faith
                     -finish viewing film, discuss

Homework:
  • The Five Pillars in Practice  - Reading and Questions (Handouts 09 and 10)

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Agenda:
  • Religious Comparison Presentations
                    -finish presentations
  • Islam - Empire of Faith
                     -view film, discuss

Homework:
  • Religious Comparison Quiz

Friday, October 31, 2014

Agenda:
  • Religious Comparison Presentations
                    -finish presentations

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Agenda:
  • Physical Geography of the Middle East
                   -Drawing inferences
  • Religious Comparison Presentations
                   -Meet with group to finalize
                   -Present


Monday, October 27, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Religions Research
  • Ethnocentrism - Intro. Activity 
                   -Finish discussion
                   -Film
  • Physical Geography of the Middle East
                   -Drawing inferences
  • Group Work - Finalize presentations on religious groups

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Physical Map of the Middle East (Unit 2, Handouts 1-3)
  • Ethnocentrism - Intro. Activity (Handout 4)
  • Physical Geography of the Middle East
                   -Drawing inferences

Homework:
  •  Complete research for Religious Comparison Chart (Handouts 5, 6, 7)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Agenda:
  • Unit 1 Test

Homework:
  • Physical Map of the Middle East (Unit 2, Handouts 1-3)

Friday, October 17, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due - Analyzing Individual Country Statistics
  • Analyzing Statistical Data:
                 -Individual Statistics
  • World Populations - Power Point

Homework:
  • Study for Test - Tuesday 10/21

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due - Analyzing Statistics
  • Analyzing Statistical Data:
                 -How To - Identifying Relationships and Drawing Conclusions
                 -Determining Levels of Modernization

Homework:
  • Individual Country Research and Analysis (Handouts 16)
  • Test - Tuesday, 10/21

Friday, October 10, 2014

Agenda:
  • Modernization
                    -Examine levels of economic development and categories of modernization through different note-taking strategies
                    -International Trade
Homework:
  • Skills Development - Identifying Relationships and Drawing Conclusions (Handouts 15)

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  R/TN 4.4
  • Note-Taking Strategies (Handouts 12)
                    -Group presentations and recommendations
  • Modernization
                     -Define with annotations
                     -Examine levels of economic development and categories of modernization

Homework:
  • Review study guide - Unit 1 test tentatively set for Friday, 10/17 (Handouts 13)

Monday, October 6, 2014

Agenda:
  • Quiz - 5 Themes of Geography
  • Map Projections 
                    -Map Projections - Finish Group Analysis and Presentations
  • Note-Taking Strategies (Handouts 12)
                    -Overview of each type

Homework:
  • R/TN 4.4 - Note taking strategies - assigned groups

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Where Am I Activity
  • Where Am I - Application of the 5 Themes
                   -Swap country descriptions, class discussion
  • Map Projections 
                    -Review of map types
                    -Map Projections - Group Analysis and Presentations

Homework:
  • Study for quiz on the 5 Themes of Geography

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Agenda:
  • SHOM Rubric
  • 5 Themes of Geography
                   -Review location
                   -Notes

Homework:
  • Where Am I - Activity (Handouts 10)

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Agenda:
  • Culture Essay Due - Turn in hard copy or submit via Google Drive by 2:02 this afternoon.
  • Reading and Interpreting Maps  
              -Finish group presentations
  • 5 Themes of Geography - Notes

Homework:
  • Enjoy the Durham Fair!

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Agenda:
  • Culture Essay
                  -Guidelines for formal writing in the social studies
                  -Review Rubric
  • Reading and Interpreting Maps  
    •                    -Group presentations
  • 5 Themes of Geography - Notes


Homework:
  • Culture Essay - Final Draft Due on Thursday, 9/25!

Friday, September 19, 2014

Agenda:
  • Culture Essay
                  -Review Outlines
                  -Class editing of select outlines
                  -Guidelines for formal writing in the social studies

Homework:
  • Outlines returned.... resubmit if you would  like.  Be sure to indicate on your document what has been changed.  Rename document to reflect changes.  Turn in hard copy or submit via Google Drive by Saturday morning.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Culture Essay Outline
  • Government Systems - Pictograph Activity
                   -Group work - finish developing pictographs, present, discuss
  • Reading and Interpreting Maps  
                   -Group presentations
  • 5 Themes of Geography - Notes


Homework:
  • Check Google Drive for comments to your essay outline - begin writing your rough draft!

Monday, September 15, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Reading a Map Activity
  • Intro. Elements of Culture Essay (Unit 1/Handouts 06 & 07)
  • Government Systems - Pictograph Activity
                   -Group work - answer questions, develop pictographs

Homework:  
  • Develop outline for Culture Essay (Unit 1/Handouts 08)

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Agenda:
  • Quiz - Elements of Culture (NOT including Government Systems or Command Economy)
  • Chromebooks and Google Drive - Review Procedures
  • Economic Systems - Finish up


Homework:  
  • Intro. Activity - Geography and Reading a Map (Unit 1/Handouts 04 & 05)

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  R/TN on Government Systems
  • Seven Elements of Culture           
             -Finish notes
             -Economic Systems chart

Homework:  
  • Study for quiz on the Elements of Culture (NOT Government Systems or Command Economy)

Friday, September 5, 2014

Agenda:
  • Jigsaw - finish discussion
  • Seven Elements of Culture           
             -Notes

Homework:  
  • R/TN on Government Systems (p. 101-102) 

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Agenda:
  • Homework Due:  Course Description Signed, Village of 100 Reflection Questions
  • Middle East  -  Groups - Critical Reading Skills 
  • Middle East  - Jigsaw Groups - Note Taking Skills
  • Assessment

Homework:  No homework.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Agenda:
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Review Course Description Sheet/Website
  • The Village of 100 - Intro. Activity


Homework:  
  •  Using our intro. activity (The Village of 100), answer the following questions :
    • What was the most surprising?  Why?
    • What did this exercise reveal about your knowledge of the world?
    • How was this an exercise in perspective?