Global Studies

All notes are subject to change due to the needs of the classroom.

2/6 library to research CAC #3 paper; homework chp 19 sect 3
2/7 review chp 19 sect 3
2/8 loya jirga Hazara v. Pastuns
2/9 review for test chp 19
2/10 test chp 19

1/30 test on Islam lectures
1/31 take notes on chp 19 sect 1
2/1 review chp 19 sect 1; take notes on chp 19 sect 2 due on 2/2
2/2 review chp 19 sect 2
2/3 review chp 19 sect 2; homework chp 19 sect 3 due on 2/6

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1/23-24 the great schism of Islam
1/25 Create a country #3
1/26-27 watch film on Syrian rebellion

1/17 watch film on Martin Luther King jr.
1/18-20 lecture on Islam and the Islamic schism

1/9-11 review for midterms
1/12-13 midterms

1/2 review for test on chp 30
1/3 test on chp 30
1/4-5 CAC paper #2
1/6 review midterm review sheet


12/12 review for chp 29 test; collect japanese counting book
12/13 test chp 29
12/14-15 CAC paper #2; bring research
12/16 test japanese counting books; read and take notes on chp 30 sect 1 due on 12/19

12/5-6 watch Seoul Train; during the movie they will fill out their movie boxes; homework for 12/8 read and take notes on chp 29 sec 1 due on 12/7
12/7 review chp 29 sect 1; homework chp 29 sect 2 due on 12/9
12/8 review chp 29 sect 2; homework chp 29 sect 3 due on 12/12
12/9 review chp 29 sect 3


11/29 review chp 28 sect 3; japan and korea today
11/30 review for test on chp 28
12/1 test on chp 28
12/2 watch seoul train

11/21 review chp 28 sect 1 japan and the korea's geography ; homework chp 28 sect 2 due on 11/22
11/22 review chp 28 sect 2 japan and the korea's history and culture; homework chp 28 sect 3 due on 11/23
11/23 review chp 28 sect 3 japan and the korea's today

11/14 writing prompt on presentation: collect CAC #1 paper and Chinese Zodiac
11/15 Japan introduction worksheet
11/16 read and take notes on chp 28 sect 1
11/17 review chp 28 sect 1; homework chp 28 sect 2 due on 11/18
11/18 review chp 28 sect 2; homework chp 28 sect 3 due on 11/21

11/7 Work on CAC paper #1
11/9 Test on 5 belief systems of China
11/10 Introduction to Japan
11/11 Veterans day presentation

10/31 finish lecture on 5 beliefs of China
11/1 workgroups on the social roles of women, technology, and education inside china
11/2-4 watch film "China Revealed"

10/24 review for test on chp 27
10/25 test chp 27
10/26 Create a Country begins paper #1
10/27-28 Begin lecture series on the belief systems of China

10/17 review chp 27 sect 1; homework chp 27 sect 2 due on 10/18
10/18 review chp 27 sect 2; homework chp 27 sect 3 due on 10/19
10/19 review chp 27 sect 3
10/20 write 100 word summary on article
10/21 dialogue on the 1-China and 2-China policy

10/10 finsh watching cry freedom
10/11-12 in class work on biko project
******** 10/12 africa map test # 2 **********
10/13-14 present biko projects; homework 10/17 read adn take notes on chp 27 sect 1

10/3 test chp 24
10/4-6 watch film Cry freedom
10/7 begin Steven Biko project; africa map test #1

9/25 test chp 23; homework chp 24 sect 1 due 9/26
9/26 review chp 24 sect 1; homework chp 24 sect 2 due 9/27
9/27 review chp 24 sect 2; homework chp 24 sect 3 due 9/28
9/28 review chp 24 sect 3
9/29 review chp 24 test

9/19 review chp 23 sect 2; read and take notes on chp 23 sect 3 due 9/20
9/20 review chp 23 sect 3
9/21 Africa pre-test; work on Africa map
9/22 writing prompt on Ethiopia
9/22 review for chp 23 test; test on 9/25


9/12 review chp 22 sect 2
9/13 review chp 22 sect 3
9/14 review chp 22 for test
9/15 test chp 22; homework read and take notes on chp 23 sect 1 due on 9/16
9/16 review chp 23 sect 1; homework read and take notes on chp 23 sect 2 due on 9/19

9/6 Global Studies is presentations; begin review of how to take notes
9/7 Chp 22 Sect 1 finish how to take notes; homework finish how to take notes Chp 22 sect 1
9/8 review Chp 22 Sect 1; homework read and take notes on Chp 22 sect 2 due 9/9
9/9 review chp 22 sect 2; homework read and take notes on chp 22 sect 3 due on 9/12

8/29 introduction to classroom rules and responsibilites/ passout books/passout handbooks
8/30-31 review student handbook
9/1 review student handbook
9/2 test student handbook; homework cd case on prompt "how I view global studies"

5/9 review chp 16 sect 3
5/10 test chp 16
5/11-13 work on Create a country presentations which will begin on 5/16

5/2 test on chp 15
5/3-4 create a country paper #5; homework chp 16 sect 1 due on 5/5
5/5 review chp 16 sect 1; homework chp 16 sect 2 due on 5/6
5/6 review chp 16 sect 2; homework chp 16 sect 3 due on 5/9; ******* create a country paper #5 is due ********

4/26 review chp 15 sect 1; homework read and take notes on chp 15 sect 2 due 4/27
4.27 review chp 15 sect 2; homework read and take notes on chp 15 sect 3 due on 4/28
4/28 review chp 15 sect 3;homework read and take notes on chp 15 sect 4 due on 4/29
4/29 review chp 15 sect 4; complete all numbered questions at the end of each of chp 15 sections; homework test on chp 15 on 5/2

4/18-20 Create a country, receive a budget; trade with each other; finalize paper #4
****** chp 15 sect 1 due 4/21 *******
4/21 review chp 15 sect 1; homework chp 15 sect 2 due on 4/26; create a country paper # 4 due on 4/26

4/10 review chp 14 sect 2; homework chp 14 sect 4 due on 4/11
4/11 review chp 14 sect 3
4/12 review chp 14 sect 4
4/13 review for test on chp 14
4/14 test chp 14; a modest proposal final paper is due

4/4 create a country gov webs are due
4/5 read and take notes on chp 14 sect 1 due on 4/6
4/6 review chp 14 sect 1; read and take notes on chp 14 sect 2 due on 4/7
4/7 review chp 14 sect 2; read and take notes on chp 14 sect 3 due on 4/8
4/8 review chp 14 sect 3

3/28 Caste/Hinduism test
3/29 review chp 26 sect 3
3/30 review for test on chp 26
3/31 test on chp 26
4/1 create a country part 4

3/21 review for test on chp 25
3/22 test chp 2; homework chp 26 sect 1 due on 3/23
3/23 review chp 26 sect 1; homework chp 26 sect 2 due on 3/24
3/24 review chp 26 sect 2; homework chp 26 sect 3 due on 3/25
3/25 review chp 26 sect 3; homework test on Caste/Hinduism on 3/28

3/14 collect create a country paper #3;review chp 25 sect 2; homework chp 25 sect 3 due on 3/15
3/15 review chp 25 sect 3
3/16-7 Hinduism lecture
3/18 review for test on chp 25

3/7 test on chp 21
3/8-10 watch film on the Hajj
3/11 read and take notes on chp 25 sect 1 due on 3/14; create a country paper #3 due on 3/14

2/28 watch film on islam; homework read and take notes on chp 21 sect 2 due on 3/1
3/1 review chp 21 sect 1; homework chp 21 sect 3 due on 3/2
3/2 review chp 21 sect 2
3/3 review chp 21 sect 3
3/4 review for test on chp 21

2/21 test on chp 20
2/22-3 film on Islam
2/24 Rabbi speaker
2/25 film on Islam

2/14 finish oral presentations; read and take notes on chp 20 sect 1 due on 2/15
2/15 review chp 20 sect 1; read and take notes on chp 20 sect 2 due on 2/16
2/16 review chp 20 sect 2; read adn take notes on chp 20 sect 3 due on 2/17
2/17 review chp 20 sect 3
2/18 review for chp 20 exam

2/7-8 work on Islam innovations project
2/9 middle east/North Africa map test
2/10 islam test
2/11 begin presentations on Islam innovations, create a country part 2 is due


1/31 review chp 19 sect 1; read and take notes on chp 19 sect 2 due on 2/1
2/1 review chp 19 sect 2; read adn take notes on chp 19 sect 3 due on 2/2
2/2 review chp 19 sect 3
2/3 review for test on chp 19
2/4 test on chp 19

1/24 intro to islam
1/25 create a country homework watch the state of the union address and write down all the issues that President Obama and the Republican response that deals with the world due on 1/27
1/26 discuss the state of the union; intro to the islamic schism
1/27 collect the state of the union homework; intro to the islamic schism
1/28 read and take notes on chp `19 sect 1 due on 1/31

1/17 midterms
1/18 review midterms begin create a country
1/19 create a country
1/20-21 Introduction to Islam

1/10 pass out study guides for midterms
1/11-12 review for midterms
1/13-14 midterms

1/3 review for test on chp 29
1/4 test on chp 29; homework read and take notes on chp 30 sect 1due on 1/5
1/5 japanese counting test; review chp 30 sect 1; homework read and take notes on chp 30 sect 2 due 1/6
1/6 review chp 30 sect 2; homework read and take notes on chp 30 sect 3
1/7 review chp 30

12/20 review chp 29 sect 1; homework chp 29 sect 2 due on 12/21; pass out japanese counting book
12/21 review chp 29 sect 2; homework chp 29 sect 3 due on 12/22
12/22 review chp 29 sect 3; collect japanese counting books
12/23 sing holiday songs; pass back japanese counting books

*********** 1/3 review for chp 29 test; 1/4 test on chp 29;1/5 Japanese counting book test ******************


12/13 test on chp 28
12/14-15 japan movie
12/16-17 watch seoul train

12/6 schedule for year 2011/12
12/7 test on 5 belief systems of china
12/8 review chp 28 sec 2; homework chp 28 sect 3 due on 12/9
12/9 review chp 28 sect 3
12/10 review for test on chp 28 on 12/13

11/30 pass out chinese zodiac due on 12/3
12/1 work on chinese zodiac; bring coloring utensils to class
12/2 take notes on chp 28 sect 1; due on 12/3
12/3 review chp 28 sect 1; homework take notes on ch 28 due on 12/7; collect chinese zodiac; 5 belief systems of china test on 12/8

11/22 test on chp 27
11/23 watch film on china
11/24 finish 5 belief systems of China; collect create a country part 1 papers

11/15 review chp 27 sect 2
11/16 review chp 27 sect 3
11/17-8 5 beliefs of China lecture
11/19 review for test on chp 27 on 11/22


11/8 finish watching "Cry Freedom"
11/9 work in "Cry Freedom" groups to get ready for presentations
11/10;12 "Cry Freedom" presentations
11/11 Veterans Day worksheet
11/12 review chp 27 sect 1

11/1 start Create a Country part 1; get put into groups and start paper #1
11/3-5 watch "Cry Freedom"; begin "Cry Freedom" project

10/25 pass out study guide and let the students work on them in class
10/26 have the students take the chp 24 exam;
10/27 have the students read and take notes on chp 27 sect 1 due on 10/28
10/28 have the students read and take notes on chp 27 sect 2 due on 10/29
10/29 have the students read and take notes on chp 27 sect 3 due on 10/30


10/18 answer the questions at the end of the chp 24 sect 1. turn it in at the end of the class.
10/19 answer the questions at the end of the chp 24 sect 2. turn it in at the end of the class.
10/20 answer the questions at the end of the chp 24 sect 3. turn it in at the end of the class.
10/21 write a 1 page response to the prompt "What is a day like for a black african in the apartheid era" due at the end of the period
10/22 write a 1 page response to the prompt "What is a day like for a white african in the apartheid era" due at the end of the period

10/11 review chp 24 sect 1; homework chp 24 sect 2 due 10/12
10/12 review chp 24 sect 2; homework chp 24 sect 3 due 10/13******** Africa map test #1*********
10/13 review chp 24 sect 3
10/14 review chp 24 for test
10/15 chp 24 test; millenium paper due ******* turnitin.com due on 10/20 *************

10/4-5 identify and explain what the difference between a developed and developing country
10/6-7 introduction to south africa and the concepts of apartheid
10/8 read and take notes on chp 24 sect 1 due on 10/11

******* Millenium paper is due on 10/15/10 ****************
******* Please be sure to be studying your maps !!!!!!!! *****************

9/27 review chp 23 sect 2
9/28 review chp 23 sect 3
9/29 review for test chp 23
9/30 test chp 23
10/1begin millenium fund project

9/20 review chp 22 sect 3
9/21 review for test on chp 22
9/22 test chp 22; homework chp 23 sect 1 due on 9/23
9/23 review chp 23 sect 1; homework chp 23 sect 2 due on 9/24
9/24 review chp 23 sect 2; homework chp 23 sect 3 due on 9/27

9/13 review for chp 1 test
9/14 test chp 1; homework chp 22 sect 1 due on 9/15
9/15 review chp22 sect 1; homework chp 22 sect 2 due on 9/16
9/16 review chp 22 sect 2; homework chp 22 sect 3 due on 9/17
9/17 review chp 22 sect 15

9/7 model talking to the text in class; homework finish chp 1 sect 1 due on 9/8
9/8 review chp 1 sect 1; homework read chp 1 sect 2 due on 9/9
9/9 review chp 1 sect 2; homework read chp 1 sect 3 due on 9/10
9/10 review for exam

8/30 review syllabus
8/31-9/2 handbook test; take chp 1 sect 1
9/3 hand book test; homework chp 1 sect 1 due on 9/6












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economics

All notes are subject to change due to the needs of the classroom.

May 9: Ch. 12 Section 1
- Discuss how gross domestic product is calculated
- List the main limitations of GDP
- Identify factors that influence GDP

May 10: Ch. 12 Sections 2&3
- Identify the phases of the business cycle
- Describe for key factors that keep the business cycle going
- Define real GDP per capita

May 11: Ch. 13 Section 1
- Describe the different types of unemployment

May 12: Ch. 13 Section 2
- Identify the causes and effects of inflation

May 13: Chapters 12/13 Test

5/2 review chp 9 sect 1
5/3 review chp 9 sect 2
5/4 review chp 9 sect 3
5/5 test chp 9
5/6 review chp 10 sect 1

4/26-27 work on business project
4/28-29 present business project

Apr. 18: Chapter 8 Sections 3&4
Apr. 19: Chapter 8 Sections 3&4
Apr. 20: Chapter 8 Test
Apr. 21: Business Project

4/10 review chp 7 sect 3; homework chp 7 sect 4 due on 4/11
4/11 review chp 7 sect 4
4/12 test chp 7
4/13-14 monopolistic project; a modest proposal paper due

4/4 take note on chp 7 sect 1
4/5 review notes on chp 7 sect 1; homework chp 7 sect 2 due on 4/6
4/6 review notes on chp 7 sect 2; homework chp 7 sect 3 due on 4/7
4/7 review notes on chp 7 sect 3
4/8 test chp 7

3/28 pg 45-48 in microecon book
3/29 pg 49-53 in microecon book
3/30 pg 54-58 in microecon book
3/31 review microecon concepts
4/1 test on microecon book/concepts

3/21-4 market simulation
3/25 analyze market simulation data

3/14 review chp 6 sect 2; homework chp 6 sect 3 due on 3/15
3/15 review chp 6 sect 3
3/16 review chp 6
3/17 test chp 6;
3/18 intro to microeconomics

3/7
3/8 test chp 5
3/9 read and take notes on chp 6 sect 1 due on 3/10
3/10 review chp 6 sect 1; homework read and take notes on chp 6 sect 2 due on 3/11
3/11 review chp 6 sect 2; homework read adn take notes on chp 6 sect 3 due on 3/14

2/21 review chp 4 sect 2; homework worksheet due on 2/22; read and take notes on chp 4 sect 3
2/22 review chp 4 sect 3; homework worksheet due on 2/23
2/23 review worksheet on demand
2/24 test on chp 4; homework read and take notes on chp 5 sect 1 due on 2/25
2/25 review chp 5 sect 1; homework read and take notes on chp 5 sect 2

2/14 review chp 3 sect 2 and 3; read and take notes on chp 3 sect 4 due on 2/15
2/15 review chp 3 sect 4
2/16 test chp 3; read and take notes on chp 4 sect 1 due on 2/17
2/17 review chp 4 sect 1; read and take notes on chp 4 sect 2 due on 2/18
2/18 review chp 4 sect 2; read adn take notes on chp 4 sect 3 due on 2/21

2/7-9 library researching the 3 structures of economics; webquest
2/10 discuss and collect the webquest; homework chp 3 sect 1 due on 2/11
2/11 review chp 3 sect 1; homework chp 3 sect 2 due on 2/14


1/31 review chp 1 sect 2; read and take notes on chp 1 sect 3 due on 2/2
2/1 speaker
2/2 review chp 1 sect 3
2/3 test on chp 1;
2/4 review the 3 structures of economics

1/24 intro to econ quiz
1/25 take notes on chp 1 sect 1 due 1/26; watch the state of the union address and write down all topics that President Obama and the Republican response that deals with economics
1/26-27 what economics means to me assignments and presentations
1/28 review chp 1 sec 1; homework chp 1 sect 2 due on 2/1

1/19-21 Introduction to economics




































US History

5/11-13 watch film on fox news
5/14-15 work on review sheet for finals

5/4-6 review how FDR and GW Bush were both simular and different in thier responses to the US being suddenly attacked by an outside enemy
5/7 turn in paper on FDR adn GW Bush
5/7-8 watch film on how fox news changed how news is reported



































Civics

5/11-13 constitution presentations
5/14-15 workon reiew sheets for final

5/4-5 work on ammendment process for your create a constitution project
5/6 turn in ammendments
5/6-8 work on group presentation of consitutions