Unit 1 Work1. Personal Information sheet
3. Introductory PowerPoint 4. Shift Happens Powerpoint 4a) "What is Geography" reading questions? 5. Change PowerPoint 6. Current Events Assignment. 7. 3 Gorges Article 8. Board Notes: 3 Gorges Article 9. Article Analysis Framework 9a. Using the Issues Framework "Poverty" - PowerPoint 10. Issue Analysis Framework 11. What is an issue PowerPoint 11a. Scramble for Africa worksheet 11b. Scramble for Africa video link 11.c Newland Simulation Instructions 12. What makes a Country - Reading and Questions 12a) Nation States PowerPoint 12 a. Colonialism PowerPoint - 12 b. Colonialism Reading 12 c. Boundaries and the Shape of States PPT 12 d. Classifying Countries PPT 13. Gapminder Essential Learning 14. 4 World's Base Map 15. Economic Indicators PowerPoint 16. Scatter Graph Questions 17. Media Assignment 18. Media Lab 19. Your Perspective 20. Media PowerPoint 22. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 23. Unit Test Material and Format Unit Test
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World Mapping Assignments135 Countries Every Citizen Should Know
Africa Base Map Test - Monday Sept 14 Asia and Map Test Friday Sept 18 Middle East Base Map Test Friday Sept 18 Americas Base Map - Tuesday Sept 22 Europe Base Map - Friday Sept 25 Unit Essential Learning Evaluations - 14% Year Africa Test-1% Asia & Middle East Test – 1% America’s Test – 1% Europe Test – 1% Current Events Report – 2% Gapminder – formative Essential Learning: Unit Test – 8% Miller's CornerHomework and Reminders UNIT TEST TUESDAY OCT 6 Friday Oct 2 Read Chpt 12 in text
Thursday Oct 1 View and take notes on the Economic Indicators PowerPoint # 15 Wednesday Sept 30 Finish your graph tonight and hand in tomorrow Print off #19 Your perspective Read: pgs 3 and 4 in the textbook Tuesday Sept 29 Finish your graph tonight. Write a short interpretive statement about the relationship between your two criteria. Check page 42 for descriptions. Friday Sept 25 Answer the questions re the Newland Simulation 1. What was the objective of the simulation? 2. What did we learn about the failure of the Europeans in dividing up the colonial world in making modern states? 3. What would have been a better way of doing it? Textbook Homework - due Monday 1. Read Chapter 3 2. Answer Questions: page 53 #1,3 3. Summarize the different ways to group countries on pages 50-52 Tuesday Sept 22 Tonight read the chapter that you should have done last night!! Also if you have not read "What makes a country a country" or the Nation States PowerPoint. Read the "Scramble for Africa" board notes in the left hand column. Look up and define terms you didnt understand from the video... ie) imperialism, enmity, coup, apartheid, etc. You are responsible for knowing this. Tomorrow is the "Newland Simulation". Print off PDF file 11.c Monday Sept 21 Tonight read pgs 169 - 174 in your textbook 1. Summarize the Impacts of Colonialism (pg 173 -174) Define: mercantile system, concession companies, neo-colonialism Friday Sept 18 View the Nation States PowerPoint #12a Read What makes a Country #12 and answer the questions on the sheet. If you are not done the organizer, read the information on the links and fill in the blanks on your organizer. Thursday Sept 17 Study for the Asia/ Middle East test tomorrow. Current Event assignment due tomorrow. - paper version is best - or google docs. Syrian Civil War Background http://www.vox.com/2015/9/14/9319293/syrian-refugees-civil-war Syrian Refugee Primer http://www.vox.com/2015/9/5/9265501/refugee-crisis-europe-syria Scale of Crisis http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/09/10/world/europe/scale-of-migrant-crisis-in-europe.html Wednesday Sept 16 Complete the Current Events Assignment - due Friday Friday is our Asia Middle East test Tomorrow we will be investigating the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Print off the Issue Analysis Framework #10 and research the crisis tonight. Point form some of the information you find and record in the boxes in prep for tomorrow's class. You dont need to complete the chart... just get started. Use the following link to get you going... its an excellent overview. http://www.vox.com/2015/9/9/9290985/refugee-crisis-europe-syrian Monday Sept 14 1. Well done on the test today, start prepping for Asia and the Middle East on Friday. We have an assignment due this week so don't leave it to the last minute. Tomorrow's class is in the library. Go directly there. To prep for the class: Open #11 What is an issue PowerPoint. Read and take notes. Read pages 6 - 15 in your textbook Friday Sept 11: 1. Study your African countries for the test on Monday (1% of unit) Read pages 3 - 11 in text Thurs Sept 10: Tomorrow we are going to build a 'framework' for understanding issues. To prepare: 1. finish reading, "What is Geography" 2. bring in screens you have - ipod, laptop etc 3. Last day for Talk to Me personal information sheet. 4. If you haven't done so, read the course outline. Wed Sept 9: Print off and complete: #1 Personal Information Sheet: due Thursday Print off the Africa base map and using the "135 countries every citizen should know" begin labeling and memorizing the names and locations of African countries for the test on Monday. There will be regular homework in this course so it is good to get a jump on these tests now! |