Thursday 12/13/18

• Objective: Students will review for the final.
• Final review study guide
• Create ten short answer/fill in the black questions based on the study guide.

Tuesday 12/11/18

Happy Tuesday! Today we will present our Ideal Society Mini Projects. This activity is meant to be a review and a grade booster.

• Objective: Groups will show mastery of government/economics by sharing out their ideal society projects
• Groups will share out their projects
• Final review study guide

Monday 12/10/18

Welcome, this is our last full schedule Monday before finals. At this point in the semester you should be buckling down to focus on studying and remembering to turn in any missing assignments.

• Objective: SWBAT show mastery of government/economic words by creating their own ideal societies.
• Ideal society mini project
  • Review Instructions
  • Work Time

Optional Survey

Two students in AP Capstone: Research are surveying a random sampling of students. If you have time, and are able to take these seriously, feel free to help them out. 

Pilot Survey

Depression Survey

Thursday 12/6/18

Objectives:

1. Examine governmental and economic concepts through analyzing and discussing each system
2. Discuss political ideologies and where they fall on a political spectrum

Agenda:

1. Finish Gov/Econ Notes
2. History Today #25
3. Survey/Polls: Political themes, parties, and ideology
4. Take survey on https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz
5. After you have answered ALL the questions
   1. Complete the Ideology Survey and submit your response!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchDMhgngLrmXW0UoJ2Wt5QFfGdIdyuqbTAWqddcLn9DmOuSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link​

Tuesday 12/4/18

Objective:
•Examine governmental and economic concepts through analyzing and discussing each system
•Discuss political ideologies and where they fall on a political spectrum




History Today #24
•What do you know about government? Anything specific about the US government? Answer whatever you can.

Govt/Econ Notes


Homework: Research Methods due tonight before midnight to google classroom.

Thursday 11/29/18

Objectives:
•Discuss the process of research with an emphasis on plagiarism and proper citation methods
•Complete a multifaceted project in which they identify source types, search for information, identify plagiarized material, and practice proper citation


•HT #23

•PROMPT: TYPES OF SOURCES
•WHAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT TYPES OF SOURCES?


•Continue Research Practices (The assignment can be found on google classroom)
•Work on current events if time

•Homework: Current Events due 12/13/18

Tuesday 11/27/18

Objectives:

1. Discuss the process of research with an emphasis on source types and search engine usage
2. Complete a multifaceted project in which you identify source types, search for information, identify plagiarized material, and practice proper citation

Agenda:

1. HT #21
1. PROMPT: RESEARCH
2. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE “BEST PRACTICES” OF RESEARCH?
2. Discuss: Research Practices
3. Types of Sources
4. How to Search
5. Plagiarism
6. Citations
7. Start Research Workshop Project

Homework:

1. Current Events due 12/13/18

11-27-2018 PPT

Monday 11/26/18

•Objective: Show mastery of culture by taking an open notes quiz.
•
•Agenda:
•Get Chromebook
•Open to today’s blog post to access Culture Presentations
•Take Culture Quiz
•
•Work on Current Events (due 12/13/18)


Resources for Quiz:
Culture Part I 
Culture Part II
Culture Part III

News

Leland News

Tuesday 11/20/18

•Features of Culture continued

 HT 21

•Thesis statements…what to do

•Practice

•Prompt/write

Compare Contrast Sentence Frames

Thursday 11/15/18

Today in class we will be wrapping up our Etiquette Project!  You will have class time to work on and finish your Etiquette Projects, and then we will be presenting it to each other via a gallery walk.

Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss how cultures interact
2. Examine the cultural practices of etiquette through online research and the creation of a digital presentation

Agenda:

1. HT #20 What is an interesting piece of information you have learned about your assigned country.
2. Etiquette Project
   1. Etiquette Project Directions
   2. Etiquette Project List of Countries
   3. Etiquette Resource Site #1 (BEST)
   4. Etiquette Resource Site #2
3. Etiquette Project Gallery Walk

Homework:

1. Submit Etiquette Project to Google Classroom!

Tuesday 11/13/18

Objectives:

1. Analyze etiquette of other countries and create a PPT to illustrate its cultural differences

Agenda:

1. Turn in culture worksheet
2. History Today
3. Discuss Culture
   1. How it is exemplified
4. Etiquette Project
   1. Etiquette Project Directions
   2. Etiquette Project List of Countries
   3. Etiquette Resource Site #1 (BEST)
   4. Etiquette Resource Site #2

Homework:

1. Current events due 12/13/18

Thursday 11/8/18

Welcome and great to see you beautiful people!  Today in class we will be introducing and talking about Culture, our next major unit.  

Objectives:

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

Agenda:

1. CE & Biome Quiz
2. HT
   Prompt: Culture
   List out as many words as you can that relate to culture
3. Discuss Culture
   1. What it is!
4. Activity: Personal Culture
   1. Culture Worksheet #1
   2. Culture Worksheet #2

Homework:

1. Finish and submit Columbian Exchange Food project before midnight tonight.

Tuesday 11/6/18

Agenda:
Review Lat/Long Test
Finish Columbian Exchange Food Activity
Take open notes quiz

Monday 11/5/18

Today in class you will start working on your Food Origins Activity.  Hopefully you find this activity as fun as I do! 

Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Explore the origins of your favorite recipes and how the Columbian Exchange has impacted food today

Agenda:

1. Food Origins Activity
   1. Origins of Animals (that may be in your recipe/dish)
   2. Food Origin Map (that may be in your recipe/dish)
   3. Interactive Map Website to color countries
2. HTC #9

Homework:

1. Finish and turn in biomes spreadsheet Google Classroom BEFORE 11:59pm

Thursday 11/1/18

Today in class we will continue to work on our Biome spreadsheets and also do a little writing activity practicing our ability to compare two Biomes.  Writing is a skill that is very important to develop for our future academic careers. 

 Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a text comparing biomes
2. Create a venn diagram to graphically compare a taiga and temperate forest
3. Write a comparative summary about biomes

Agenda:

1. History Today #18
2. Finish Biomes Spreadsheet
3. Start: Reading - Comparing Biomes
   1. Writing Rubric

Homework:

1. Biomes Webquest due Sunday before midnight
2. Bring a recipe to class on Thursday!
   1. Should be a food that you enjoy!
   2. Should include at least 7 ingredients
      1. Ingredients must be stand alone items (not blended)

Tuesday 10/30/18

■Agenda:
■Turn in Columbian Exchange Maps
■Group Paragraph about Columbian Exchange
    Work as a group but turn in individual paragraphs on Google Classroom

■Create Spreadsheet about Biomes
      Video
      Extra Video on Spreadsheets
     Instructions on Google Classroom

■Biome Chat
■Fill In Spreadsheet

Monday 10/29/18

Objectives:

1. Create a graphic organizer by using Google Sheets
2. Research information about Biomes and enter the data into a Google Spreadsheet

Agenda:

1. Finish Columbian Exchange Maps
2. (We will start this on Tuesday) Tutorial: Google Sheets
3. Discuss: Biomes
4. Webquest: Biomes

Homework:

1. NONE

Thursday 10/25/18

Today in class we will be starting our look at the Columbian Exchange, one of the most important events in world history.  

Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Analyze a text about the Columbian exchange with the use of annotation and completion of a graphic organizer

Agenda:

1. History Today #16
   Prompt: Columbian Exchange (Video)
   What is the Columbian Exchange and how is it related to the history of map making and exploration?
   Think, Write, and Pair Share
2. Readings: Columbian Exchange
   1. Pre-Reading - Alfred Crosby
   2. Full Annotation (on google classroom)

Homework:

1. NONE

Tuesday 10/23/18

Today we will be wrapping up our Latitude, Longitude, Time Zones, and Seasons unit with an assessment.

After, we will spend time working on current events.

You can do up to 19 current events this semester for extra credit.

Thursday 10/18/18

Agenda:
Play review game for test on Tuesday
Finish Court Cartographer Project (due at the start of class on Tuesday)

Link to power point for history of mapping.

Tuesday 10/16/18

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided

Agenda:

1. Court Cartographer Project
   1. Court Cartographer Project
   2. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. Study for the History of Maps and Map Making Quiz next Tuesday

Interesting Article

Ice Balloon: Doomed Arctic expedition to the north pole

Monday 10/15/18

Objectives:

1. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided.

Agenda:

1. Finish mapping "lecture"
2. Day 1: Court Cartographer Project
   1. Court Cartographer Project
   2. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. History of Maps and Map Making Quiz on Thursday

Thursday 10/11/18

Objectives:

1. Discuss a history of map making with an emphasis on answering questions related to the content
2. Read and annotate a unique story from a fictional explorer and create a map based on the information provided

Agenda:

•Turn in Latitude/Longitude Review

•Pop quiz on Latitude and Longitude

•Continue to work on time zone project

•History Today #15:

Prompt: Maps

What do you remember about the history of map making? (remember that reading?)

•Discuss/Review: A History of Map Making

•Introduce: Court Cartographer Project (this will probably be Monday)

1. Introduce Court Cartographer Project
   1. Court Cartographer Project Rubric

Homework:

1. Finish time zone project for Monday.

Tuesday 10/9/18

Objectives:

1. Create a graphic representation of all the time zones and identify the appropriate time zone of geographic locations

Agenda:

1. History Today #14: Why was Daylight Saving Time created? 
2. Scavenger Hunt
3. Time Zone Project
   1. Time Zone Project Rubric

Homework:

1. Finish mapping worksheet to practice for pop quiz.

Monday 10/8/18

Welcome back from our week off! I hope that you had absolutely wonderful breaks and that you were able to get rest and relaxation in!  Today in class we are jumping right back into our study and examination of maps, map making, and map tools!  In particular we will be examining the role and function of Time Zones this week!  

Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

1. Discuss the different time zones in the world and the history of their creation

Agenda:

1. History Today #12
2. Prompt: California Locations
   Identify the coordinates of the following cities:
   1.Markleeville
   2.Salinas
   3.Visalia
   4.Redding 
    
3. Discuss: Time Zones

Homework:

1. Bring Protractor! (if you have one)

10-8-2018 PPT