Finals Study Guide

Here is a link to the study guide for the final.

Thursday/Friday

Agenda:
-turn in composition notebooks
-complete mini society project/share out
-review assessments
-create practice questions for final

Tuesday/Wednesday 12/12/17-12/13/17

Today in class we will be reviewing the questions you answered regarding government and economic systems.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Examine governmental and economic concepts through viewing a PPT video and responding to questions
2. Discuss political ideologies and where they fall on a political spectrum

Agenda:

1. History Today #28
   Prompt: Gov/Econ
   Name and explain one political system and one economic system you learned about on Monday
2. Review: Govt/Econ Video Notes
3. Start: Politics Discussion
4. Create your own society

Homework:

1. Study for Finals

Monday 12/11/17

Today in class we will be watching an EdPuzzle video examining the various government and economic systems in history and the world.  This is our last topic of discussion before the Final Exam next week!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Examine governmental and economic concepts through viewing a PPT video and responding to questions

Agenda:

1. Independent Notes: Government and Economic Systems

Homework:

1. Finish Notes/EdPuzzle. Submit research methods project.

Thursday/Friday 12/7/17-12/817

Today in class we will be finishing our Research Workshop Project and submitting it to Google Classroom.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Complete a multifaceted project in which you identify source types, search for information, identify plagiarized material, and practice proper citation.

Agenda:

1. Pass Back Papers
2. Finish: Research Workshop Project
3. HTC #17

Homework:

1. Submit Research Workshop Project by Sunday night before midnight

Tuesday/Wednesday 12/5/17-12/6/17

Today in class we will be continuing our research methods workshop, focusing on plagiarism and citations.  These are two very important components to research methodology.  Additionally we will be starting our Research Workshop Project, which will take some class time to complete. 

Objectives:

1. Discuss the research with an emphasis on plagiarism and proper citation methods
2. Complete a multifaceted project in which they identify source types, search for information, identify plagiarized material, and practice proper citation

Agenda:

1. History Today #27
2. Prompt: Types of Sources
   What is something that you learned about types of sources?
    
3. Discuss Research Practices
   1. Plagiarism
   2. Citations
4. Start Research Workshop Project

Homework:

1. NONE

Monday 12/4/17

Today in class we will be starting our research methods lesson.  This will introduce you to the core methods, methodologies, and procedures for conducting academic research.  This is a skill that you should be able to master with concentrated effort, it will also be a great asset to those of you who are planning on taking AP classes in the future (as many AP classes require some degree of academic research!). 

Objective:

1. Discuss the process of research with an emphasis on source types and search engine usage

Agenda:

1. HT #26
2. Prompt: RESEARCH
   WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE “BEST PRACTICES” OF RESEARCH? OR What do you know about research in general.
    
3. Discuss: Research Practices
   1. Types of Sources
   2. How to Search

Homework:

1. NONE

Thursday/Friday 11/30/17-12/1/17

Culture Quiz
The Gods Must Be Crazy

Peer Editing Sign Up for Tutorial

On Thursday 11/30 I will be having a peer editing session in my tutorial. There are only 36 spots, sign up if you would like to have your essay read by a peer.

Link to sign up

I've never used this site before...hopefully it works :)

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/28/17-11/29/17

Agenda

• Compare US to another country 
• Group Paragraphs
•  Individual Paragraphs 
• Paragraph Template

Homework: Culture assessment on block two

Monday 11/27/17

uAgenda

uHT

Prompt: Unique Practices

What was the most interesting or unique etiquette practice you heard about (name the country and the etiquette practice)?

uCulture Notes

uCompare US to another country

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uHomework: Culture assessment on block two

Potential Current Event

In Hong Kong, Booing China's National Anthem Is About To Get More Risky

Thanksgiving Week 11/20-11/22

This week we will finish our etiquette presentations and share out with the class.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday/Friday 11/16/17-11/17/17

Today in class we will continue discussing culture and then we will also be starting our Etiquette project. Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze etiquette of another country and create a PPT to illustrate its cultural differences

Agenda:

1. History Today #24
1. Prompt: Etiquette
   What are Etiquette issues in this scene?
    
2. Discuss: Culture
1. How it is exemplified!
3. Activity:  Etiquette Project
1. Etiquette Project Directions
2. List of Countries for Etiquette Project
1. Period 3
2. Period 4
3. Resources
1. Swissotel Etiquette Map
2. Commisceo Country Guide
3. Kwintessential Country Profiles 

Homework:

1. NONE

Tuesday/Wednesday 11/14/17-11/15/17

Today in class we will be introducing our new unit on culture. We will begin focusing more primarily on the people around us, as well as examining our own personal and family lives.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objective:

1. Analyze the different aspects of culture through a lecture/discussion and examining our own personal and national culture

Agenda:

1. History Today 
1. Prompt: Culture
   List out as many words as you can that relate to culture
    
   
2. Discuss: Culture
1. What it is!
3. Activity: Personal Culture
1. Culture Worksheet #1
2. Culture Worksheet #2
4. HTC
1. Prompt: Your Culture
   Name and describe one similarity and one difference between your culture and your classmates’ culture.
    
   

Homework:

1. NONE

Possible Current Event

Why Are Parents Afraid of Later School Start Times?

Wednesday/Thursday 11/8/17-11/9/17

Agenda:
-finish Columbian Exchange Food Project (submit to Google Classroom)
-Current Events
Save our spuds
Homework: none

Monday/Tuesday 11/6/17-11/7/17

Agenda:
History today 21:

Prompt: Favorite Foods

What is your favorite food? Where do you think most of the ingredients originate? New World? Old World? Both? Be specific.

Columbian Exchange Food Activity
Instructions
Plants
Animals
Map

Thursday/Friday 11/2/17-11/3/17

•History Today 21

•Prompt: Writing

•What do you enjoy about academic writing (pick something)?

•What is difficult for you?

•Columbian Exchange Paragraph (google classroom)
•Biomes Reading/Annotation Assignment (google classroom)
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•Homework:
•Turn in both assignments to classroom before Sunday night at Midnight.

Monday 10/30/17

Hello! 

Today you will be working on your Climate/Biomes Spread sheets. 

Start by opening your spreadsheet we made in class last week. Then in another tab, open these videos and watch them. 

How to format a spreadsheet
Additional Features

Instructions: 

1.Check out a Chromebook and a Textbook

2.Open this PPT

3.Access your Google Sheets file!

4.Fill out your spreadsheet from the information in the textbook and online.

1.Use the textbook as your first point of contact (CH 2.1 and 2.2)

2.http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/

Your spreadsheet should look like this! 

Try to include 3 bullet points of information for each box, some may have less, some may have more. 

This is not homework. Try to finish creating the spreadsheet by the end of the period.  

•Location

•General latitude zone of this biome (low, mid, or high) with coordinates of the zone

•List 3 or more examples of where you can find this Biome

•Include a picture of this Biome on a distribution map

•Average Temperature

•Average Temp

•Rainfall

•Average Rainfall

•Vegetation

•List 3 or more plants in the biome with pictures

•Animals

•List 3 or more animals in the biome with pictures

•Seasons

•Describe what the Biome is like during each of the 4 seasons