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May 03, 2019

Let's go deep - into the Andes mountains! Take notes.

• Get the notes HERE

May 02, 2019

Welcome to South America! Please take notes....you will need these for your final project in this unit!

• Take notes HERE (all slides)

March 26, 2019

Go through the power point, take notes on the bullet point slides, and answer the questions on the "New Scramble for Africa" video by the Economist on the note guide.

• Get the power point here

• Get the note guide here

January 28, 2019

Today, we spent time hand drawing the Middle East. Also, if you were gone, please do the Daily (in the slideshow below) and turn in. Do not keep it with the rest of your Daily's. THANK YOU!

• View the slideshow to help with your mapping

  • Slideshow HERE

January 25, 2019

Today, we took the ASIA country quiz. Then we finished discussing the Israel map and video we startd on Tuesday.

January 21, 2019

(If you were gone Monday, there is nothing to make up)

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Today you will be doing some learning about Israel and then mapping the region.

• View the slideshow HERE (slides 85-92)

  • Take notes from the video on your Israel map. Get the map below!

• Get your map HERE

January 18, 2019

2nd and 3rd Period: You need to use the History of the Middle East Through Maps worksheet from Monday to write out a history of the Middle East. You should use complete sentences and you should cover everything from  the Fertile Crescent to U.S. involvement.

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5th Period: You do not need to do anything over the weekend.

January 17, 2019

Get the assignment HERE

January 15, 2019

Today, students read two personal stories. One from a man who moved to the Middle East from the U.S. and one from a woman who moved from the Middle East to the U.S. Read the stories and get the worksheet on Google Classrooms.

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• Go to Google Classrooms

• Join this NEW class:

  • 2nd Period: jv8o7mr

  • 3rd Period: skza31

  • 5th Period: m9nfyx5

  • 6th Period: q6okg2k q6okg2k

• Complete the Here and There assignment on Classrooms and then put in your binder under UNIT 4.

January 14, 2019

Get the history of the Middle East through maps!

• Get the assignment HERE

• Get the slideshow HERE (slides 46-65)

January 11, 2019

Today in class, we took two tests to see if you have any hidden biases.

• Get the worksheet HERE

January 09, 2019

Today, students began the journey into understanding the culture and the people of the Middle East. If you were gone, please use slideshow to catch up.

• Get the slideshow HERE

  • Start with slide 12 and go through slide 34

  • Get the video worksheet HERE

  • Work through the slides, use the worksheet to interact and write notes for the videos in the slideshow.

  • Keep the worksheet in your binder under UNIT 4

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November 26, 2018

Students are working on a group project on Southeast Asia. If you need help, please see me. This project is DUE on December 14th. Class time between now and then will be spent preparing for this.

• Assignment HERE

November 16, 2018

Today students practiced close reading and summarizing using an article on Southeast Asia.

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If you missed class, please read the article and write an in-depth summary. 

• Get the article HERE

November 12, 2018

Unit 2: test

Monday: Part I:Test

Tuesday:  Part II: mental map (see me if you missed this to schedule time to make it up)

Block: Part III: EQ

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If you missed any part of the test, please see me to make that up.

November 08, 2018

Today, students learned what Japanese manga is and then created their own manga character. 

• Get the assignment HERE

• Learn what manga is HERE

November 06, 2018

Today we finished up note taking on Japan.

• Get the notes HERE

• Slides 18-end

November 05, 2018

Today we started looking at Japan, the last country in East Asia we will study.

• Get the notes HERE

• Go through slide 17 only

October 30, 2018

Today, we learned about the Korean peninsula.

• Get the notes HERE

• All slides

October 29, 2018

Today, we finished the slides and discussion on China's territory disputes.

• Get the slides HERE

• Slides 106 - 110 ONLY

October 26, 2018

If you missed class today, get the notes HERE.

• Take notes on the video!

• Slides 103-105 ONLY

October 16, 2018

Today we began looking at The Debate for the One Child Policy. If you were gone, please do the following:

1. Look over the assignment (it is on the website under DEBATE PREP).

2. Choose your side - yes, you think it was successful, or no, it was not.

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On your block day, you will have the entire period to complete your individual work. Friday you will work in groups, and Monday/Tuesday next week we will debate!

October 15, 2018

Today, we looked at what the effects are surrounding China's One Child Policy.

• If you missed class, get the info HERE

  • Slides 87-93

October 15, 2018

This is your resource for all things needed for your debate on the One Child Policy.

• Need the actual assignment including all your debate prep and articles? Click HERE

• This website offers great info on both sides of the debate: HERE

• This website is not great for evidence, but it can show you different opinions on both sides to help you formulate your own ideas: HERE

October 10, 2018

Today, we recapped the issues we've been studying in China, then we looked at China's issue of water. You will need to complete two things to get caught up:

1. Take notes from the slideshow HERE

Slides 63-75 ONLY

2. Complete the assignment HERE

If you have not yet logged into Google Classrooms and need a join code, please email me.

October 05, 2018

Today, students looked at the presentations made by peers on our block day.

If you were gone on Friday, you will need to complete the gallery walk section by reading three other other violations on the website used in class and filling in the summary blocks on the assignment. Then answer the questions.

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In case you need it - the assignment is HERE.

October 03, 2018

Today students began a mini project on researching a human right's violation in China.

If you were gone, you will need to complete the assignment by yourself.

• Get the assignment HERE

October 02, 2018

Today. students took notes on China's quest for power.

• Get the notes HERE

October 01, 2018

Today we started our discussion on communism. We played a game involving chocolate (sorry you missed it) and then began notes on communism. We will finish the notes and discussion in class tomorrow.

• Get the notes HERE

  • Only go through slide 8

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September 27, 2018

Students took notes on China's history and began reading about the Cultural Revolution.

• Get the presentation to take notes from HERE

  • Take notes from slides 10-33.

• Get the Cultural Revolution handout HERE

  • Read this after viewing the notes slideshow and answer the questions at the end.

  • Please CLOSE READ this article and practice HUM (highlight, underline, and write in the margins)

September 25, 2018

Today, we began our journey into East Asia. Students took notes using the Black Lines note sheet below.

• Get the slideshow HERE

• Get the notes handout HERE

• Only go through slide 12

September 21, 2018

In class, we watched Bizarre Foods: Mongolia and worked on creating hand drawn physical maps of East Asia.

• Please get a blank piece of paper and draw only the countries China, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan (leave southeast Asia off this map).

• Using a text book (or the web) draw the physical features on your map:

  • Gobi Desert, Plateau of Tibet, Yellow River, Yangtze River, Himalayan Mountain Range, Turpan Depression, Mt. Fuji, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Sea of Japan

September 19, 2018

Today in class students worked on filling in the POLITICAL map of the region. Make sure you color  and label your countries.

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*Please add TAIWAN to the countries you label.

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Get the map HERE.

August 29, 2018

Today in class, after the mental map, students worked to define CULTURE in small groups. We then looked at examples of culture to gain a better understanding of how culture is expressed.

• 8 Aspects of Culture handout - put this in your 3-ring binder. Get it HERE.

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We also got the assignment for the Time Capsule. We will present these in class beginning on September 10th.

• Get the assignment HERE

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August 28, 2018

This site will be critical to your success, especially if you miss class for any reason. Please always check the website to stay up to date on all class work.