April 27/30, 2012

Journal: Write down 10 facts you've learned about the Middle East.
Classwork: Finish running timeline for the last time, go over study guide, play "Password" review game, take test

*Be sure to have your book (for your book report project) out in class to show me, so you get credit for being prepared.  These are the books you can choose from:

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza

3 Cups of Tea (Adult or Adolescent Version)

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

Futebol: Soccer: The Brazilian Way by Alex Bellos

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah

How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer

Maphead by Ken Jennings

Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution by Ji-li Jiang

The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan *Please get parental permission for this book

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini *Please get parental permission for this book

1,000 Splendid Sons by Khaled Hosseini *Please get parental permission for this book

Homework: Complete your map of Asia!

April 25th/26th

Journal:  Write down 5 things you think you know about the conflict or wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.
Objective: Compare the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and explain the major events of the Arab Spring.
Classwork:
1. Share current event readings
2. Take the Middle East anticipation quiz
3. Take powerpoint notes on the conflict in Iraq/Afghanistan
4. In your groups, gather information about the Arab Spring rebellion in order to prepare a news broadcast about the rebellion that you'll later share with the class.

Homework: Complete "A Day in the Life Assignment" with a Middle Eastern country of your choice.  Read Pages 488-491 about Sunni and Shia Islam.

April 18/10, 2012

Journal: What do YOU recommend as the best solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Objective: Describe solutions and perspectives in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Classwork:Finish notes about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hold an Israeli Peace Conference activity.

Homework:  Find a current event about the Middle East and fill out the corresponding paper in your packet.

April 17/18, 2012

Journal: Make 2 mnemonics for how you can remember the countries in the Middle East (don't forget: Turkies Still Live in Jordan, Iran in Kuwait so YOU quit bombing, etc.)

Objective: Describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and understand the conflict from both sides.

Classwork: We learned about the basics of Islam and Judaism, worked on the running timeline, and then discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Homework: Write a paragraph from both the Israeli perspective and also the Palestinian perspective. Then, complete the guided reading worksheet in your packet as you read in your text.

April 4/5

Objective: Students will review and show what they have learned about Africa.

Journal: Write down 15 things you know about Africa.

Classwork: Turn in all Africa work (U.N. Letter with research, drafts, and final; Hotel Rwanda notes; Africa Cornell notes; Review guide; Africa map)

Take Africa test!

Homework: Love Spring Break.

April 2/3

Objective: Students will synthesize their knowledge about Africa and edit each other's letters in order to better write their own.

Journal: Write 2 mnemonics for the map of Africa

Classwork: Fill in the Venn diagram on the back of your Africa Cornell notes

Peer edit rough drafts of the Africa letter

Homework: Fill out study guide

Bring final draft of your Africa letter

Test next time! Study!

March 29/30

Objective: Students will understand hunger and water issues and use their research to write a letter to the UN requesting aid for an African country.

Journal: What are 3 different solutions for the problems you have seen in Africa?

Classwork: Finish hunger and water notes

Go to computer lab and finish research and write Africa letter

Homework: Finish letter - Rough draft is due next time!

March 27/28

Objective: Students will learn about child soldiers and education in Africa and be able to research and cite sources in order to effectively write their Africa letter.

Journal: What are 3 problems found in Africa?

Classwork: Fill in Child Soldiers and Education in Africa Cornell notes

Last step of Africa Research Project in computer lab

Homework: Finish all parts of Africa Research Project (Parts 1-4 and the final research packet)

March 23/26

Objective: Students will learn facts about political turmoil and AIDS in Africa and be able to summarize so that they can write their Africa letter.

Journal: What did you learn from the movie Hotel Rwanda?

Classwork: Filled out Political Turmoil and AIDS in our Africa Cornell notes

Learned to summarize

Steps 2-4 of our Africa Research Project in the computer lab

Homework: Finish steps 2-4 of Africa Research Project

Test Corrections

Test Corrections:

You will be able to earn back the points you missed on the test by making corrections. Here are the instructions for the test corrections:

For each question missed:

1. Write out the question

2. Write the correct answer

3. Explain why this is the correct answer

4. Explain why your answer was incorrect.

5. Give evidence to support your explanation (based on the information in your notes.)

You must complete all 5 steps to receive credit for the questions you missed.

You can copy down the questions and answers by coming into class to use a copy of the test before, after school or during lunch.

Map:

If you want to make up points on the map portion of your test, you can come in and retake it as many times as you want to get the score you want.

March 21/22

Objective: Students will understand the reasons behind the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and what happened.

Journal: List 5 things you know or think you know about Africa.

Classwork: Watch Hotel Rwanda and fill out movie notes

H/W: Research your African country and fill out worksheet

March 19/20

Test day!

We turned in all of our Unit 3 (Europe and Russia) work. So if you missed today bring it in as soon as you're back.

Homework: Finish Africa map

March 15/16

Journal: What did you like and dislike about our communist committees?

Objective: Students will experience some culture and get ready for their Europe and Russia test.

Classwork: Dance

Hand in Day in the Life

Review

Homework: Finish Review guide

Study!

Bring in all your Europe/Russia work

March 13/14

Objective: Students will explain the changes in Europe that have led to increased political and economic activity.

Journal: Sort these items into either North, West, South, or East Europe

• Belgium
• France
• Ireland
• Italy
• Greece
• Moldova
• Ukraine
• Finland

Classwork: Finish European regions notes

Fill out HDI guided notes

Case Study and questions from 338-341 in Geography textbook

Homework: Finish Case Study questions

Day in the Life (due Thursday/Friday and it will be on this term's grades)

Reading: 295, 298, 302, 309, 316, 371-375

March 9/12

Objective:

Students will be able to identify the countries of Europe and differences in the regions of Europe.

Journal:

What is one place in Europe you want to visit and why?

Homework:

Work on Day in the Life Project (due Thursday-odd day/Friday-even day)

March 6/7

Objective: Analyze the theory of Communism and learn about Russian history

Journal

Write your response to the following:

a. Governments should do something about this

b. Governments should not do something about this

c. unsure

1. More than 25% of the World’s population does not have access to safe drinking water
2. If all the food in the world was divided evenly, everyone would have enough to eat. Because it is not divided evenly, 60% of the world’s population is always hungry. 16% go to sleep often without enough to eat, and only 24% always have enough to eat.
3. More than 2/3 of the world live off of $500, or less than $2/ day
4. 27 million people in the world today are slaves
5. The richest 350 people in the world have incomes greater than the poorest 45% of the population combined.
6. In many countries (including the U.S.) the gap between the rich and poor is growing wider (the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer).

March 2/5

Objective: Students will examine the Balkan conflict and its effect on the former USSR nations.

Classwork: Read about the Balkan conflict

Watched ESPN's movie "Once Brothers" (can be found on YouTube) and filled out movie questions

Homework: Reading Guide for pages 312-316 in textbook

NOTE: You can still do test corrections for the Unit 1 test and can now do them for the Unit 2 test. Most of the points were missed on the map portion of the Latin America (Unit 2) test. You can come in and make up just the map portion.

Some of you still need to take your states and capitals test! The term ends next week! Come and take it before next Wednesday, March 14!

February 29/March 1

Objective: Students will show what they've learned about Latin America.

Classwork: Latin America Test

Fill in European political and physical map

Homework: Using your textbook, fill in the political and physical map of Europe.

February 27/28

Objective: Students will understand population and migration principles in Latin America and understand more of the culture of Latin America.

Classwork: Finish the Population and Movement packet from last class

Turn in or work on the Day in the Life project

Work on Study Guide and fill in the Culture questions from powerpoint

Homework: Study Guide

Have everything from the Latin American unit ready to turn in next time!

Study for the test!

February 23/24

Objective: Students will understand the principles of movement and population as they apply to Latin America.

Classwork: Students rotated through stations reading articles about different aspects of population and migration

Students filled in their note packet until part 5 which we will do as a class next time

Homework: Finish Day in The Life due February 27/28 (Monday/Tuesday)

Keep in mind, our Latin America test will be next Wednesday/Thursday