Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Week 24 March 21 - 25 Juniors

MONDAY
At the end of the unit--I will ask your opinion: Is the current financial crisis a Depression or Recession?

Video Clips

ONE SOURCE: Find an article on any topic related to the CURRENT Financial Crisis
Article must be at least a page long and Close Read it: remember to create a KEY and highlight selective material (date/facts/people)-write in the margins
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE URL http:// NOT THE SEARCH ENGINE--NO SOURCE NO POINTS

TUESDAY
Finish Video Clips (turn in IMPACT:at the end)

WEDNESDAY
Video Clips (DUE: turn in IMPACT)

TIMELINE: PARTICIPATION: place events in order from the Financial Crisis and The Great Depression

DUE: ARTICLE: "75 YEARS LATER..." use the chart provided to CLOSE READ the article and answer the chart (comparing: The Great Depression and the Current Recession")

THURSDAY
GO OVER: article

Notes: Lecture from Shaull: What is the difference between Depression and Recession?

FRIDAY
Continue Notes: Lecture from Shaull: What is the difference between Depression and Recession? and look at the BUSINESS CYCLE


DUE: ONE SOURCE: Find an article on any topic related to the CURRENT Financial Crisis
Article must be at least a page long and Close Read it: remember to create a KEY and highlight selective material (date/facts/people)-write in the margins
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE URL http:// NOT THE SEARCH ENGINE--NO SOURCE NO POINTS

Week 24 March 21 - 25 Seniors

MONDAY
FUTURE ITEM: we will focus on 1) Japan: Nuclear Explosion 2)Libya: Mid.East Crisis
to construct thesis statements for our Thesis Test in the future

DUE: NEWS ON THE NUCLEAR REACTORS IN JAPAN
article: close read and with the URL

Update on the NEWS: video clips (1/2 sheet participation)
1) Libya Air Strike 2) Nuclear Explosion

TUESDAY
SMALL GROUP DAY: In order to get points you have to have brought info to complete the 1-7 (PREPARE TO TEACH)

WEDNESDAY
IMPORTANT DAY---NO ABSENCES APPLY--YOU MUST GET THE INFO TO ME
INDIVIDUALLY #1-7 IS DUE
ALL POWERPOINTS ARE DUE

OVERALL TEACHING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
BY EACH COUNTRY BEING TAUGHT IS A LIST OF POSSIBLE TOPICS TO LOOK UP FOR ARTICLES
CLOSE READ ARTICLE (ONE PAGE) WITH URL IS DUE ON EACH TEACHING DAY

***6TH PERIOD HAS AN ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULE--LIST BELOW***

23 WED NORTH KOREA (NPT/ South Korea attack)

24 THURS CUBA (Embargo (travel/trade)/ Internet/cell)

25 FRI IRAN (NPT/ Revolution-Theocracy)

29 TUES CHINA (Human Rights violations (Nobel Prize winner imprisoned/china 2nd largest economy)

30 WED MEXICO (Drug War Cartels/Immigration/Trade NAFTA)

31 THURS Israel ( Military funding/ Revolution in Egypt/ Palestine vs Israel Conflict)

6TH PERIOD
23 CUBA
24 ISRAEL
25 NORTH KOREA

29 CHINA
30 MEXICO
31 IRAN

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

WEEK 22 March 7 - 11 Juniors

MONDAY & TUESDAY

Write an IN CLASS essay (IF you are gone you will have to make up that time before or after school)

1st & 2nd period: turn in you #1-9 for revision grade & additional research on ONE war that you need additional info on

2nd period: turn in description of Afghan and Gulf War

WEDNESDAY
Video: Timeline of the History

THURSDAY
Description of the Wars: written evaluation
WWI / WWII / KOREAN / VIETNAM / GULF / AFGHAN / IRAQ

FRIDAY
Video: Timeline of the History

Week 22 March 7 - 11 Seniors

MONDAY
WORLD NEWS: HANDOUT
choose ONE of the topics on the handout: go out and find TWO different sources--answer the following 5 W's and 1 H--alternate the sources and cite properly.
DUE FRIDAY (questions on citing please as Shaull)


TUESDAY
4th SOCRATIC (POST-REFLECTION DUE @ THE LATEST ON FRIDAY)

5th VIDEO: WORLD IN THE BALANCE (IF you miss this video you must come in before or after school)

6th VIDEO: WORLD IN THE BALANCE (IF you miss this video you must come in before or after school)


WEDNESDAY
4th TEST: PART MEMORIZATION ON FEDERAL POWERS (Checklist: state concurrent federal)
PART ESSAY: THESIS (NOTES) OUTLINE 3 PARAGRAPHS--WRITE ONE OUT WITH ANALYSIS

5th SOCRATIC (POST-REFLECTION DUE @ THE LATEST ON FRIDAY)

6th SOCRATIC (POST-REFLECTION DUE @ THE LATEST ON FRIDAY)

THURSDAY
4th VIDEO: WORLD IN THE BALANCE (IF you miss this video you must come in before or after school)

5th TEST: PART MEMORIZATION ON FEDERAL POWERS (Checklist: state concurrent federal)
PART ESSAY: THESIS (NOTES) OUTLINE 3 PARAGRAPHS--WRITE ONE OUT WITH ANALYSIS

6th TEST: PART MEMORIZATION ON FEDERAL POWERS (Checklist: state concurrent federal)
PART ESSAY: THESIS (NOTES) OUTLINE 3 PARAGRAPHS--WRITE ONE OUT WITH ANALYSIS


FRIDAY
LAST CHANCE FOR POST-REFLECTION= DUE

DUE: WORLD NEWS--5 W'S& 1 H

VIDEO: WORLD IN THE BALANCE (IF you miss this video you must come in before or after school)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Week 22 Feburary 28th - March 4th Seniors

MONDAY
Video: ABC NEWS-take notes (you can check out the CD with Shaull)

TUESDAY
Finish the Video: ABC NEWS-take notes (you can check out the CD with Shaull)

WEDNESDAY
HBO: DOCUMENTARY SPIKE LEE
Can NOT be checked out --you MUST make arrangements with Shaull to view this visual

THURSDAY
IMPORTANT DAY: In small groups-you will identify--who is the most to blame and back up with evidence

Preparation for the discussion

FRIDAY

EC DUE: COMPARE AND CONTRAST : TWO COUNTRIES: REVOLUTIONS---MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SOURCE

In class: Preparation for the discussion
(seek notes from someone in the class--to make up what you missed)

SCHEDULE FOR DISCUSSION AND TEST:
4TH DISCUSSION: TUES SOCRATIC TEST: WED
5TH DISCUSSION: WED SOCRATIC TEST: THURS
6TH DISCUSSION: WED SOCRATIC TEST: THURS

Week 22 Feburary 28th - March 4th Juniors

MONDAY
NOTE---IF YOU HAVE MISSED ANY DAYS--YOU MUST SEEK OUT THE TEACHERS AND ON YOUR OWN TIME---GET THE NOTES FROM THEM---OR IT'S A ZERO FOR YOU IN PARTICIPATION
Wars covered: WWI/WWII/Korean/Vietnam/Gulf/Afghan/Iraq

1ST: VIETNAM WAR / IRAQ
2ND: VIETNAM WAR

ADDITIONAL INFO NEEDED:
BY FRIDAY: YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH INFO ON ANY WAR (COVERED IN CLASS) THAT YOU STILL DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN AND DO RESEARCH: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE URL (SOURCE) AND TAKE DOWN THE INFO TO GET POINTS BY FRIDAY--YOU CAN USE THESE NOTES FOR TH ESSAY

TUESDAY
1ST: IRAQ WAR
2ND: AFGHAN WAR

WEDNESDAY
1ST & 2ND: WENT OVER PREPARATION FOR THE ESSAY--IDENTIFY THE 1-5 REASONS (ECONOMIC TO IDEOLOGICAL) FOR EACH OF THE WARS---ALSO MAKE SURE YOU CAN DESCRIBE EACH WAR---PREPARE BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO GET HELP FROM SHAULL IN CLASS

2ND: IRAQ WAR

THURSDAY
1ST: PREPARE FOR ESSAY
2ND: FINISH UP: AFGHAN WAR AND THEN PREPARE FOR ESSAY


FRIDAY
PREPARE FOR ESSAY: WRITE ESSAY ON MON & TUES
ESSAY QUESTION: HOW HAS AMERICANS INVOLVEMENT IN THE WARS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS?
LOOK AT AMERICAN INTEREST

DUE: ADDITIONAL INFO NEEDED: Wars covered: WWI/WWII/Korean/Vietnam/Gulf/Afghan/Iraq

BY FRIDAY: YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH INFO ON ANY WAR (COVERED IN CLASS) THAT YOU STILL DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN AND DO RESEARCH: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE URL (SOURCE) AND TAKE DOWN THE INFO TO GET POINTS BY FRIDAY--YOU CAN USE THESE NOTES FOR TH ESSAY