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World Studies Homework

Final Written Portion PP
Unit 8 - India

Wednesday 6/20/18
​Last day of school schedule

Tuesday 6/19/18
Final Schedule
Finals - Period 3 & 4

Monday 6/18/18
Graduation Day Schedule 

Friday 6/15/18
Final Schedule
Finals - Period 3 & 4

Thursday 6/14/18
Homework:
Enjoy your summer

Daily Activities:
Final Schedule
Finals - Period 1 & 2
All HW Packet & Journals due today, I cannot accept late HW Packets & Journals after this date. 

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 6/13/18
Homework:
Study for finals
Prep HW Packets & Journals for India unit, tomorrow is the only day I will accept them. 

Daily Activities:
THIS IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN TURN IN LATE WORK, I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY LATE WORK AFTER TODAY

Senior Final Schedule
Review for finals

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 6/12/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Senior Final Schedule
Review for finals

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 6/11/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Senior Final Schedule
British Partition

Journal Entry:

Friday 6/8/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Yearbook schedule

Finish Ghandi

Journal Entry:

Thursday 6/7/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
5K (doesn't impact us, but worth knowing)
Ghandi

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 6/6/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Ghandi

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 6/5/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
SBA Testing
Start Ghandi

Journal Entry:

None

Monday 6/4/18
Homework:
Prepare India HW Packet
  • Due Tuesday 6/5/18

Daily Activities:
Discuss Indian Independence
Introduce Ghandi

Journal Entry:

Friday 6/1/18
Homework:
Ghandi Reading
Due Monday 6/4/18

Daily Activities:
Gallery Walk Presentations Day

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 5/31/18
Homework:
Work on readings/Ancient India Project

Daily Activities:
SBA Testing
Class time to work on Ancient India Project 

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 5/30/18
Homework:
Work on readings/Ancient India Project

Daily Activities:
Library work day - Ancient India Project 

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 5/29/18
Homework:
Work on readings/Ancient India Project

Daily Activities:
SBA Testing
Class time to work on Ancient India Project 

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 5/28/18
No School

Friday 5/25/18
No School

Thursday 5/24/18
Homework:
Work on readings/Ancient India Project

Daily Activities:
Indus Valley Civilizations - Questions From Class
Intro Ancient India Project

Journal Entry:
What has been your favorite ss unit of the year, what has been your least favorite ss unit of the year.
  • Explain why. 
Homework for this unit
Final Study Guide
India PowerPoint 

Ancient India Project
Ancient India Groups

Ancient India Textbook Readings - You should have these read by Monday 6/4/18
Aryans
Mauryans & Guptas
Mughals
British Raj

​Ghandi Reading 
Unit 7 - East Asia (China)
Spring Essay for SS
Part one research 
Part two - Note cards & full research
​Part three - Research Proposal
​Part four - The writing process
Stamp Sheet
Thesis Revision Sheet 

China Unit Study Guide 
China PP

Wednesday 5/23/18
Homework:
Critically read Indus River Civilizations
​Due Thursday 5/24/18


Prepare the following - all due on Thursday 5/24/18
China Homework Packet
China Journal Entries 

Daily Activities:
End of Unit China Assessment 

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 5/22/18
Homework:
Study for test 

Daily Activities:
Test prep day (short period because of SBA testing)
​
Journal Entry:
None

Monday 5/21/18
Homework:
Study for test

Daily Activities:
Finish To Live

Journal Entry:

Friday 5/18/18
Homework:
Start to study for the unit exam

Daily Activities:
Start to Live

Journal Entry:

Thursday 5/17/18
Homework:
Print To Live Viewing Guide
Start to study for the unit exam 

Daily Activities:
Play Mao's Journey 

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 5/16/18
Homework:
Finish Mao's Journey

Daily Activities:
Mao's Journey workday 

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 5/15/18
Homework:


Daily Activity: 
Finish Communist Take Power in China
Debrief Communism in China

Journal Entry: 

Monday 5/14/18
Homework:
Finish reading Communist Take Power in China 
  • Due Tuesday 5/15/18

Finish essay due by Sunday 5/20/18 at 10pm

Daily Activities:
Peer edit of the 2nd rough draft - remember to receive a stamp you must have a paper copy in class

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 5/11/18
Homework:
2nd rough draft - due Monday 5/14/18 remember you must have a paper copy in class to receive a stamp 
3rd thesis/bts - due Monday 5/14/18

Daily Activities:
Finish reviewing 
Collapse of Imperial China, start Communist Take Power in China

Journal Entry:
None


Thursday 5/10/18
Homework:
2nd rough draft - due Monday 5/14/18
3rd thesis/bts - due Monday 5/14/18

Daily Activities:
Start Collapse of Imperial China
Introduction practice and skills

Journal Entry:

What are the pieces of an introduction?

Wednesday 5/9/18
Homework:
2nd rough draft - due Monday 5/14/18
3rd thesis/bts - due Monday 5/14/18

Daily Activities:
Sub today read Collapse of Imperial China

Journal Entry:
none

Tuesday 5/8/18
Homework:
Print or have a way to read Collapse of Imperial China 
  • Due Wednesday 5/10/18

2nd rough draft - due Monday 5/14/18
3rd thesis/bts - due Monday 5/14/18

Daily Activities:
1st rough draft peer edits - must have a paper copy to receive a stamp in class
  • remember it is due on turnitin.com by 10pm 

Journal Entry:

Monday 5/7/18
Homework:
1st rough draft - due Tuesday 5/8/18

Daily Activities:
Writing day for 1st rough draft in lab

Journal Entry:
None


Friday 5/4/18
Homework:
Start 1st rough draft - due Tuesday 5/8/18
2nd thesis bts - due 5/8/18

Daily Activities:
Outline due, peer edits for outlines
First thesis/bts due

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 5/3/18
Homework:
Outline for essay - due Friday 5/4/18, remember to get a stamp you must have a paper copy.

Daily Activities:
Writing day in lab for outline 

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 5/2/18
Homework:
Outline for essay

Daily Activities:
China Resists Outside Influence & evidence use

Journal Entry:
•Where does the citation go for a direct quote?
•Where does the citation go for a paraphrase?
•How often should you paraphrase?
•How often should you use direct quotes?

Tuesday 5/1/18
Homework:
Outline for essay

Daily Activities:
​Finish thesis/bts practice
Review basic writing & analysis 

Journal Entry:
  • How many paragraphs should your essay be?
  • ​What are the basic components of an essay?

Monday 4/30/18
Homework:
Outline for essay

Daily Activities:
Note card organization activity 
Thesis review & practice

Journal Entry:
  • Explain the three parts of the thesis statement and what each part does. 
  • Explain what the difference between and list thesis and a non-list thesis is
  • Explain what makes a strong BTS versus a weak BTS

Friday 4/27/18
Homework:
Work on essay research - Due Monday 4/30/18
First thesis/bts - Due Monday 4/30/18

Daily Activities:
Library work time on essay
​
Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 4/26/18
Homework:
Work on essay research

Daily Activities:
Imperialism in China

Journal Entry:
What is the most interesting thing you learned during the gallery walk?
​
Wednesday 4/25/18
Homework:
Print or have a way to read China Resists Outside Influence
China resists outside influence questions 
Due Thursday 4/26/18

Daily Activities:
Library work time on essay

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 4/24/18
Homework:
Work on essay research

Daily Activities:
Time Travel Tourism gallery walk
Finished introducing the essay

Journal Entry:
What writing help do you feel like you need?

Monday 4/23/18
Homework:
Finish TTT, work on essay research

Daily Activities:
Library work time on essay

Journal:
None

Friday 4/20/18
Homework:
Time Travel Tourism Part 2 - Due at the beginning of the period Tuesday 4/24/18
Foreign Policy Essay Part 3 - Due at the beginning of the period Tuesday 4/24/18

Daily Activities:
Work time on TTT part 2 

​Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 4/19/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Work time TTT part 1

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 4/18/18
Homework:
Work on essay research & Time Travel Tourism Assignment 
Daily Activities:
Time Travel Tourism Assignment - Part 1
1 - Shang
2 - Zhou
3 - Qin
4 - Han
5 - Sui
6 - Tang
7 - Song
8 - Yuan
9 - Ming
10 - Ching
11 - Republic

Journal Entry:
How was break?

Tuesday 4/17/18
Homework:
None
​
Daily Activities:
Research day for essay

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 4/16/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Dynastic Cycle
Intro part two of the research project 

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 4/6/18
Homework:
None, have a great break

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:
•Thesis practice –
•Argue the impact of Yu on the development of China

Thursday 4/5/18
Homework:
Finish River Dynasties in China (started in class)
Due Friday 4/6/18

Daily Activities:
Started China geography

Journal Entry:
•What is the most interesting thing you learned about regarding East Asia’s geography?
•Can be physical, or from the political map (can also be something that you learned about in the reading)

Wednesday 4/4/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Research day - Spring Essay 

Journal Entry:​
None

Tuesday 4/3/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Research day - Spring Essay 

Journal Entry:
None
Unit 6 - Eastern Philosophies & China
Monday 4/2/18
Homework:
None 
​
Daily Activities:
Eastern Philosophies Quiz (15-20 questions)
Myers Notes from Doran's Hinduism/Buddhism Presentations
Doran's PP on Hinduism
Doran's PP on Buddhism

Journal Entry:

Friday 3/30/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Thursday 3/29/18
Homework:
China Map Assignment - Due Monday 4/2/18

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 3/28/18
Homework:
Critically read Buddhisms The Middle Way, & Buddhism Theravada - Due Thursday 3/29/18Daily Activities:

Daily Activities:
Understanding Jainism documents 

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 3/27/18
Homework:
Critically read Jainism - Due Wednesday 3/28/18Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Monday 3/26/18
Homework:
Critically read Hinduisms Smrti Texts - Due Tuesday 3/27/18
Compile HW Packet & Journals - Due Tuesday 3/27/18

Daily Activities:
Intro to Asia Unit
Several assignments for this week or next week including...
  • Critically read Hinduisms Smrti Texts - Due Tuesday 3/27/18
  • Critically read Jainism - Due Wednesday 3/28/18
  • Critically read Buddhisms The Middle Way, & Buddhism Theravada - Due Thursday 3/29/18
  • China Map Assignment - Due Monday 4/2/18

Hinduism's Caste System
  • Duties of the Four Castes

Journal Entry:
What do you want to learn about Asian history? Considerations - Eastern Philosophies, China, India. 
Unit 5 - Latin America
Friday 3/23/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
LA Unit Exam Study Guide 
Rwandan Genocide PowerPoint
Ancient Latin America PowerPoint
Conquistadors in LA PowerPoint
Crisis in Venezuela 

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 3/22/18
Homework:
Study for test

Daily Activities:
Test prep time

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 3/21/18
Homework:
Study for test 

Daily Activities:
Venezuelan Debates

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 3/20/18
Homework:
Prep for Venezuelan Debates

Daily Activities:
Prep time for Venezuelan Debates
Venezuelan Debate Prep PowerPoint
Example of Debate

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 3/19/18
Homework:
Work on prep for Wednesday's debates
Debate prep sheet

Daily Activities:
Issues in Venezuela debrief

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 3/16/18
Homework:
Finish Crisis in Venezuela research if you didn't finish it in class.
Due Monday 3/19/18

Daily Activities:
Work time on Crisis in Venezuela research (laptop carts)

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 3/15/18
Homework:
Give definitions for the first thee on the Crisis in Venezuela worksheet, and get started on the rest. You will have tomorrow to work on this in class. 
Due Friday 3/16/18

Daily Activities:
Fighting Fake News

Journal Entry:
  • Two questions…
    • What was Jared Diamond’s argument in the film yesterday?
    • How similar was it to what you researched regarding the fall of indigenous cultures in LA? 

Wednesday 3/14/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Fighting Fake News

Journal Entry:
1.What is news?
2.Where do you get your news?
3.How credible do you think most of the news is and why?

Tuesday 3/13/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Gun, Germs, and Steel part 2

Journal Entry:
None 

Monday 3/12/18
Homework:
Print and bring to class the Guns, Germs, and Steel episode 2 viewing guide
​Due Tuesday 3/13/18

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:


Friday 3/9/18
Homework:
Work on  LA mini essay/outline
Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Daily Activities:
LA mini essay/outline work time

​Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 3/8/18
Homework:
Work on  LA mini essay/outline
Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Daily Activities:
Work time on  LA mini essay/outline
Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 3/7/18
Homework:
Work on  LA mini essay/outline

Daily Activities:
Work time on LA mini essay/outline
Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 3/6/18
Homework:
Work on  LA mini essay/outline

Daily Activities:
Intro to LA mini essay/outline assignment
Rubric
Example of Mini Essay/Outline
Mini essay is due on Sunday 3/11/18 by 10pm on turnitin.com

Review writing 

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 3/5/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Course selection day

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 3/2/18
Homework:
Finish the assignment from class today if you didn't complete it in class. It is due Monday 3/5/18 at the start of class. 

Daily Activities:
Using the two articles below complete the assignment regarding Spanish rule in the colonies. You have the period to complete this assignment, it is due on Monday at the beginning of the period.  
  • Spanish Rule in the Colonies Assignment and Directions
  • Text book reading - Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas
  • BIBF - The Birth of Spanish America

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 3/1/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Explain who the conquistadors were, and how their guns, horses, and diseases impacted lives. 

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 2/28/18
Homework:
Print or have a way to read - The Fall of the Aztec and Inca Empires

Daily Activities:
Finished Inca
Took a pop quiz

Journal Entry:
Summarize the geographic challenges the Inca would have had. 

Tuesday 2/27/18
Homework:
Read and answer questions from Conquest in the Americas
  • Due Wednesday 2/28/18

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Monday 2/26/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Reviewed Maya, Aztec, Inca
Started lecture on Maya

Journal Entry:
What did you do for break?

Friday 2/16/18
Homework:
None, have a great break!

Daily Activities:
All LA

Journal Entry:
None
​
Thursday 2/15/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
LA jigsaw
Readings from World History Text - Aztec, Inca, Maya

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 2/14/18
Homework:
LA Research, due Thursday 2/15

Daily Activities:
LA Research, due Thursday 2/15

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 2/13/18
Homework:
LA Research, due Thursday 2/15

Daily Activities:
Work time - LA Research
  • Bring a laptop if you want, we will be using laptop carts

Journal Entry:
None

Monday 2/12/18
Homework:
Start your LA Research 

Due Thursday 2/15

Daily Activities:
Zapotec's
Intro LA research jigsaw 

Journal Entry:
•Answer one of the two questions…
•How was the weekend? Be sure to explain your answer.
•What is your favorite song, movie, or TV show? Why?

Friday 2/9/18
Homework:
​Work on LA map assignment 
  • Note this is printed on 11X17 paper, so if you try to print it on 8.5X11 it won't fit the parameters
  • Due Thursday 2/15/18

Daily Activities:
All language arts

Journal Entry:

Thursday 2/8/18
Homework:
Work on LA map assignment 
  • Note this is printed on 11X17 paper, so if you try to print it on 8.5X11 it won't fit the parameters
  • Due Thursday 2/15/18

Daily Activities:
Ancient Mesoamerican civilizations
Start Map Assignment 

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 2/7/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Debrief Rwanda & the Rwandan Genocide
Maybe introduce Latin America Unit

Journal Entry:
Which stage of genocide was the most obvious in the film?

Tuesday 2/6/18
Homework:
Finish homework from Monday 2/5/18, due at the beginning of class tomorrow

Daily Activities:
Finish Hotel Rwanda

Journal Entry
None
​
Monday 2/5/18
Homework:
Read and take notes from Civilizations of Mesoamerica
Due Wednesday 2/7/18

Daily Activities:
Hotel Rwanda
Hotel Rwanda alternative assignment 

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 2/2/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Work day on Rwandan Genocide Research
In the classroom, bring your own laptop if you have one
Due Sunday 2/4/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm


Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 2/1/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Work day on Rwandan Genocide Research
In the library
Due Sunday 2/4/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm


Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 1/31/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Work day on Rwandan Genocide Research
In the library
Due Sunday 2/4/18 on turnitin.com by 10pm

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 1/30/18
Homework:
Please look over (read) the assignment we are starting tomorrow in class tomorrow - Rwandan Genocide Research
You are not expected to complete this assignment at home, you will have three hours (Wednesday - Friday) to complete this assignment. If you use your time wisely you shouldn't need anymore time than that. 

Daily Activities:
Debrief UN reading
Discuss 8 Stages of Genocide

Journal Entry:
What do you feel like you need help with regarding your writing skills?

Unit 4 - Africa
Unit 1 - Cultural Universals PP
Unit 2 - Civics PP Chapters 1 & 2, Russian Rev.
Unit 2 - Civics Chapters 3, 4, & 5
Unit 2 - Civics Chapters 6 & 7
Unit 2 - Civics Communism
Unit 2 - Civics Russian Background
Unit 3 - Ancient Civilizations
​Unit 3 - Monotheistic Religions PowerPoint
Unit 4 - Africa PP

Africa Unit - Big PowerPoint
Africa Homework Packet (due by the final, anytime before works too)
I will also take the journals up to the final
All late/missing work due by Friday 1/19/18. 
Study Guides for Finals (outside of the Africa Unit, they are the same that were given to you in the earlier units)
  • Fall Semester Study Guide (I decided to put it all into one sheet for you)
  • As a reminder you will be able to have one 3"X5" handwritten note card on the final exam
  • If you have any questions please let me know

Friday 1/26/18
Homework:
Review Civics chapter 17
  • We already read it (you don't need to re-read it or answer the questions), we are going to start looking at foreign policy issues on Tuesday when you return, just refresh the concepts. 
Read and answer questions for UN - an introduction

Due Tuesday 1/30/18

Daily Activities:
Final 

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 1/25/18
Homework:
Study for finals

Daily Activities:
Finals periods 3 & 4 
No class for us today

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 1/24/18
Homework:
Study for finals

Daily Activities:
Finals periods 6 & 5
Study time in our class

Journal Entry:
None


Tuesday 1/23/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Monday 1/22/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Friday 1/19/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
All late and missing work due today

Journal Entry:

Thursday 1/18/18
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Work time on South Africa research, due at the end of the period via email
Journal Entry:

Wednesday 1/17/18
Homework:
Work on South Africa research, due at the end of the period on Thursday
South Africa Research 
​
Daily Activities:
Work time on South Africa research
​
Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 1/16/18
Homework:
South African History Website
With your partner find basic context on the history of South Africa, consider the following questions...
  • What is a basic history of South Africa?
    • How diverse was SA prior to European influence?
    • Who imperialized SA?
    • What was life like in SA during imperialism?
  • Due 1/17/18

Daily Activities:
Debriefed the Congo

Journal Entry:
•Compare Congo to Kenya, and answer the following questions
•Which country was more heavily impacted by European nations?
•This can be negative and positive
•Be able to defend your argument
•How do you think Europeans could have handled imperializing these African nations better?
•This is an opinion question, there are not right or wrong answers
​
Monday 1/15/18
No school

Friday 1/12/18
Homework:
Finish Cong DBQ
Due Tuesday 1/16/18

Daily Activity:
Congo dbq work time

​Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 1/11/18
Homework:
Start on the Congo DBQ
Congo DBQ Directions
Congo DBQ - Documents
Congo DBQ - Modern Congo
Due on Tuesday 1/16/18 after the long weekend

Daily Activity:
Debriefed the dbq we started on Tuesday

​Journal Entry:
What was the most interesting piece of context you found when researching the dbq documents?

Wednesday 1/10/18
Homework:
Work time on last nights homework, due tomorrow

Daily Activity:
Work time on last nights homework, due tomorrow

​Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 1/9/18
Homework:
Tomorrow we are going to have work on the DBQ. The following documents and assignment will need to be completed in order to obtain full credit for the assignment. I highly recommend looking at the requirements for the dbq on the assignment, and going over each of the documents (loosely). The expectation is that this assignment is typed. In the event that you do not type the assignment I will not give you full credit (you will receive 1/2 credit). Tomorrow we will be in the CPU lab working on this assignment, whatever you don't finish in class tomorrow is homework, and due at the start of class on Thursday. 
  • dbq questions/matrix
  • dbq documents
  • Background Essay (read in class today, due tomorrow at the beginning of the period)

Daily Activity:
Start Kenya DBQ
Background Essay 

​Journal Entry:
Is colonialism good or bad?
​
Monday 1/8/18
Homework:
Read and take notes from Nationalism in Africa
  • Due Tuesday 1/9/18

Daily Activity:
Scramble for Africa

Journal Entry:
  1. What are the different Cultural Universals?
  2. Describe the two types of power and how they work. 

Friday 1/5/18
Homework:
None

Daily Activity:
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Africa

​Journal Entry:
None
​
Thursday 1/4/18
Homework:
None

Daily Africa:

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 1/3/18
Homework:
Finish the homework from last night

Daily Activities:
Scramble for Africa
​
Journal Entry:

Tuesday 1/2/18
Homework:
Read and take notes from from New Imperialism 
  • Due Thursday 1/4/18
  • Don't worry about page 746, it's missing on purpose

Daily Activities:
Wrap up slavery
Start Scramble for Africa

Journal Entry:
Answer both questions…
  • What was the best part about break?
  • Argue the importance of breaks from school/work. 

12/2117-1/2/18
First Winter Break

Wednesday 12/20/17
Homework:

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Essay:
​Final draft submission window 12/18-12/20 
  • Must be turned in by 10:00 pm on 12/20 to receive full credit

Tuesday 12/19/17
Homework:
Read and answer questions from World History Scramble for Africa
​
Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Essay:
Final draft submission window 12/18-12/20 
  • Must be turned in by 10:00 pm on 12/20 to receive full credit

Monday 12/18/17
Homework:
Finish work from today

Daily Activities:
Instructions for Slave Trade Research
Western Civ - European Expansion & Slave Trade
World History - European Expansion & Slave Trade 
Journal Entry:
What do you remember about the African Slave Trade?

Essay:
Final draft submission window 12/18-12/20 
  • Must be turned in by 10:00 pm on 12/20 to receive full credit

Friday 12/15/17
Homework:
Final draft

Daily Activities:
Final draft writing day in CPU lab

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Final draft writing day in CPU lab

Thursday 12/14/17
Homework:
Final draft

Daily Activities:
Peer edit rough drafts

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Rough draft due (remember to bring a paper copy to class)
Final thesis due
Works cited due (this is only online, I don't need a copy in class)


Wednesday 12/13/17
Homework:
Rough draft

Daily Activities:
Critique writing examples

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:

Tuesday 12/12/17
Homework:
Work on rough draft

Daily Activities:
Rough draft writing day in CPU lab

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Rough draft writing day in CPU lab

Monday 12/11/17
Homework:
Rough draft

Daily Activities:
Peer edit outlines

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Outline due (remember to bring a paper copy to class)
  • Remember to turn it in to turnitin.com
​Second thesis due

Friday 12/8/17
Homework:
Work on outline

Daily Activities:
Outline writing day

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Outline writing day in library

Thursday 12/7/17
Homework:
Work on outline

Daily Activities:
Organizing our ideas

Journal Entry:

Essay:
All research due
Final research question due
First thesis due
*Remember to bring all of your 3"X5" note cards to class


Wednesday 12/6/17
Homework:
Finish research

Daily Activities:
Library research day

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Library research day

Tuesday 12/5/17
Homework:
Finish reading and answering questions from example essay
  • Due Thursday 12/7/17 at the beginning of the period
Work on essay research

Daily Activities:
Civics Post Assessment

Journal Entry:

Essay:

Monday 12/4/17
Homework:
Work on research

Daily Activities:
​Library research day

Journal Entry:
None

Essay:
Library research day

Friday 12/1/17
Homework:
Work on essay research

Daily Activities:
Library research day

Journal Entry:

Essay:
Library research day
Broad prompts due

Thursday 11/30/17
Homework:
Basic research for essay, select one of the broad prompts

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 11/29/17
Homework:
Basic research for essay, select one of the broad prompts

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 11/28/17
Homework:
Read and take notes from World History 340-341 & 346-351
Compile and put together your HW packet and journals from unit 3
  • This needs to be ready to go at the beginning of the period on Wednesday if it is not it is counted late (you will not have class time to complete this)
  • Your HW packet must have the cover sheet (see above) otherwise you will lose points
Due Wednesday 11/29

Daily Activities:
Unit intro
African Geography
Introduction to Ancient Africa

​Journal Entry:
Unit 3 - Monotheistic Religions
Monday 11/27/17
Homework:
Africa Map Assignment
  • Please include all of the elements that are listed on the assignment
  • In order to receive full credit you must complete the following...
    • List and draw everything that is listed on the maps
    • Include color
    • Include a key (if necessary)
    • It must be neat and orderly, if it doesn't make sense than I cannot give you full credit
  • Due Tuesday 11/28/17

Daily Activities:
Monotheistic Religion Assessment
  • This assessment is open note, but the notes must be handwritten. In the event that your notes are typed I will not allow you to use them on the assessment. ​
  • Monotheistic Religions PowerPoint

Journal Entry

Thursday 11/23 & Friday 11/24
No school Thanksgiving Holiday

Wednesday 11/22/17
Homework:

None
  • I would take a look at the homework for Monday and start to look at the essay. You have your initial prompt selection due next Friday (see the resources tab for more information).
  • Also remember that you have an assessment on Monday. This assessment is open note, but the notes must be handwritten. In the event that your notes are typed I will not allow you to use them on the assessment. 


Daily Activities:
Promises Film
Promises Viewing Guide 
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Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 11/21/17
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Islam

Journal Entry:

Monday 11/20/17
Homework:

Daily Activities:
Islam

Journal Entry:

Friday 11/17/17
Homework:

None

Daily Activities:
Work day on Foreign Policy Assignment due at the end of the period
Chapter 17
Understanding Foreign Policy PowerPoint
Understanding Foreign Policy Assignment

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 11/16/17
Homework:

Read and take notes from Muslim's Civilizations Golden Age
Due Friday 11/17/17

Daily Activities:
Christianity

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 11/15/17
Homework:

Read and take notes from Building a Muslim Empire
Due Thursday 11/16/17

Daily Activities:
Christianity 

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 11/14/17
Homework:

Read and answer the questions from The Rise of Islam
Due Wednesday 11/15/17

Daily Activities:
Finish Judaism 

Journal Entry:
What are the most significant impacts of early Judaism?

Monday 11/13/17
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Judaism & Abrahamic Religions

Journal Entry:

•Why is Abraham significant for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
•What is the name for modern Canaan?

Friday 11/10/17
No School Veterans Day

Thursday 11/9/17
Homework:

Read and take notes from The Rise of Christianity
Due Monday 11/13/17

Daily Activities:
Origins and growth of Judaism

Journal Entry:
What questions does religion try to answer?

Wednesday 11/8/17
Homework:

Read and take notes from The Origins of Judaism
We will discuss in class tomorrow
​Due Thursday 11/9/17 

Daily Activities:
Egypt/Mesopotamia Jigsaw & debrief 

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 11/7/17
Homework:

Finish Mesopotamia/Egypt Jigsaw

Daily Activities:
Intro to Jared Diamond

Journal Entry:
None 

Monday 11/6/17
Homework:
Work on Mesopotamia/Egypt Jigsaw

Here is the citation for the textbook

Beck, Roger B., Black, Linda, Krieger, Larry S., Naylor, Phillip C.Shabaka, Dahia Ibo, eds. World History: Patterns Of Interaction. Evanston, Ill. : McDougal Littell, 2007. Print.
​

Daily Activities:
Research time for Mesopotamia/Egypt Jigsaw
Meet in library

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 11/3/17

​Homework:
Work on Mesopotamia/Egypt Jigsaw
Egypt Readings from textbook
​Mesopotamia Readings from textbook
Due Wednesday 11/8/17

Daily Activities:
Intro to unit
Context on the ancient world

Journal Entry:
Why do we study ancient civilizations?
Unit 2 - Civics
Thursday 11/2/17
Homework:
You will have two pieces of HW for tonight - 
First prepare your HW packet and journals from the Civics unit, they are due tomorrow (Friday 11/3/17) at the beginning of class. If you don't have them prepared to turn in at the start of class they will be marked late, and you will lose points. 

Second read and answer questions from World History Chapter 1 Section 3 Pages 17-23
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Daily Activities:
Quiz for chapters 3-7
study Guide 
Chapters 3, 4, 5 PowerPoint
Chapters 6 & 7 PowerPoint

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 11/1/17
Homework:
Study for quiz

Daily Activities:
Finish unit, study time for the quiz

Journal Entry:

Tuesday 10/31/17
Homework:
None - Study for quiz on Thursday

Daily Activities:
Electoral College

Journal Entry:

Monday 10/30/17
Homework:
Read and answer the questions from 7.5
  • Due Tuesday 10/31/17

Daily Activities:
Political Parties 

Journal Entry:
Argue the best scary movie (or Disney if you don't like scary movies) of all time. 

Friday 10/27/17
Homework:
None other than don't forget to complete the Stalinism/Propaganda Reflection on turnitin.com
  • Due Sunday by 10pm
​
Daily Activities:
Citizenship
Literacy Test
Literacy Test Key

Journal Entry:
What are the steps to obtaining citizenship if you are not a Natural Born citizen of the United States? 

Thursday 10/26/17
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Citizenship

Journal Entry:
Why is citizenship a big deal in US history?
​
Wednesday 10/25/17
Homework:
Finish HW from Tuesday night, due tomorrow

Daily Activities:
Skills work - plagiarism discussion

Journal Entry:
What is academic dishonesty?

Tuesday 10/24/17
Homework:
Read and answer questions (attached) from 7.2 & 7.3 - Citizenship
  • Due Thursday 10/26/17

Do the Stalinism/Propaganda Reflection on turnitin.com
  • You have to answer three questions, it should be pretty easy
  • Due Sunday Night by 10pm on turnitin.com 

Daily Activities:
Local Governments
Intro to political Engagement

Journal Entry:
Is Gerrymandering Ethical?

Friday 10/20/17
Homework:
​Read and take notes from section 6.5 - Local Governments in a Federal System 
  • Complete the section 5 reading notes from the Chapter 6 Handout
  • Due Tuesday 10/24/17

Daily Activities:
State Governments 
Redistricting Game

Journal Entry:

Thursday 10/19/17
Homework:
Read and take notes from section 6.4 - State Governments in a Federal System
  • Complete the section 4 reading notes from the Chapter 6 Handout
  • Due Friday 10/20/17

Daily Activities:

Journal Entry:

Wednesday 10/18/17
Homework:
Read and take notes from section 6.1-6.2 - Federal Systems
  • Complete the preview and section 2 reading notes from the Chapter 6 Handout
  • ​Due Thursday 10/19/17
​
Daily Activities:
Wrap up BOR & Constitution 

Journal Entry:
Which amendment (only Bill of Rights) is the most important?

Tuesday 10/17/17
Homework:
Finish Bill of Rights scenarios, due tomorrow 

Daily Activities:
Bill of Rights scenario work time
​​
Journal Entry:
None

Monday 10/16/17
Homework:
Work on Constitutional Scavenger Hunt, I will give you a few minutes to work on it during class tomorrow. 
​Don't forget that your paragraph is due tonight by 10pm
​
Daily Activities:
Constitutional Scavenger Hunt 
Annotated Constitution

Journal Entry:
Why would the founding fathers create a government that was so heavily based on states rights rather than a large controlling federal government?

Friday 10/13/17
​Homework:
Propaganda/Stalinism Writing Assignment
Freshman Writing Rubric
Due Monday on Turnitin.com at 10pm
Example of format

Daily Activities:
Paragraph Writing

Journal Entry:
What are the components of a thesis statement?
  • Explain what each piece of a thesis is supposed to do

Thursday 10/12/17
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
English Impact on US Gov.
Declaration of Independence
American Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation

Journal Entry:
•What has been challenging so far this year, what has been easy in social studies?
•Be honest, I need the feedback so I can help you. ​

Wednesday 10/11/17
Homework:
Read and answer questions at the end of CHAPTER 3 SECTIONS 1 & 2 – ROOTS OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY & ENLIGHTENMENT 
  • Due Thursday 10/12/17
​
Daily Activities:
Quiz on chapters 1, 2, and Stalinism
Study Guide for Chapters 1, 2, & Stalinism
PowerPoint for Chapters 1, 2, & Stalinism 
  • This PP is subject to change up until the night before the quiz 
Journal Entry:

Tuesday 10/10/17
Homework:
Study for quiz

Daily Activities:
Finish Stalinism debrief 
Study for quiz

Journal Entry:

Monday 10/9/17
Homework:
Study for quiz

Daily Activities:
Debrief Stalinism 
Execution by Hunger (you do not need to read this document for homework, we will read it in class)

Journal Entry:

Friday 10/6/17
Homework:
Finish in depth Stalinism research (see daily activities for the homework assignment)

Daily Activities:
In depth Stalinism research 
Stalinism research note guide 
Start in depth research on Stalinism assignment
Stalinism Readings
Stalinism research note guide

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 10/5/17
Homework:
Start in depth research on Stalinism assignment 
Stalinism Readings
Stalinism research note guide

Daily Activities:
Stalinism 

Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 10/4/17
Homework:
Read and answer questions from the article - Introduction to Stalinism
  • Due Thursday 10/5/17

Daily Activities:
Russian Revolution debrief 
Start Stalinism 
Read Marx & Engels on Communism

Journal Entry:
  • Argue the cause of the 1905 Revolution in Russia.
    • Write two pieces of evidence to support your claim. 

Tuesday 10/3/17
Homework:
Finish the HW from last night

Daily Activities:
Debrief Forms of Government Research
Start Russian Communism 

Journal Entry:
  • What is a Theocracy?
    • What type of power does a theocracy typically use?
  • What is a dictatorship?
    • What type of power does a dictator use?
    • Is it different than a despot?
  • What is Anarchy?
    • Why was it challenging to determine what type of power & economy Anarchy uses?

Monday 10/2/17
Homework:
  • Read the article Russian Revolution 
    • Create a list or timeline of events (like we did earlier today) of the Russian Revolution
    • This does not have to be in complete sentences, but it should be enough information so that if someone reading it didn’t know anything about the Russian Revolution they should be able to understand what happened (in a basic sense)
•Due Tuesday 10/3/17

Daily Activities:
Discuss the tragic events in Las Vegas last evening & 2nd Amendment Rights
  • Pro/Con.org Gun Rights

Journal Entry:
Argue which form of government is the best. Explain your reasoning. 

Friday 9/29/17
Homework:
Print or have a way to read 1905 Revolution on Monday 
​
Daily Activities:
Research on Forms of Government, sheet is due at the end of 2nd period 

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 9/28/17
Homework:
Research on forms of government
  • Due Friday 9/29/17

Daily Activities:
Research on forms of government (PP Instructions)
Articles you should use for this website
Section 2.2-2.3 from Government Alive! 
Citation information for text book 
Due Friday 9/29/17 at the end of 2nd Period
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Journal Entry:
None

Wednesday 9/27/17
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Power Distribution, Economics

Journal Entry:
None

Tuesday 9/26/17
Homework:
None

Daily Activities:
Distribution of Power & Forms of Economics 

Journal Entry:
Argue the most effective political game politicians play. 

Monday 9/25/17
Homework:
Read section 2.4 in Government Alive! Distribution of Power in Governments Today
  • Define each of the three styles of power distribution (use the note guide that I gave in you in class)
  • Be prepared to discuss each of the power distributions and explain which you believe is the most effective in class. 
  • Due Tuesday 9/26/17

Daily Activities:
Start comparing governments 
​
Journal Entry:
Explain what a City-State is. 

Friday 9/22/17
Homework:
Finish your HW from Wednesday
  • Due Monday 9/25/17

Daily Activities:
Basic Economic Systems 

Journal Entry:
What has been challenging about high school so far? 
What has been easy about high school so far?
What are you the most nervous about so far?
  • These can be for any class, it doesn't just have to be for LA/SS

Thursday 9/21/17
Homework:
Finish HW from Wednesday, due tomorrow

Daily Activities:
Types of Power

Journal Entry:
What is manipulation, or what does it mean to be manipulated?

Wednesday 9/20/17
Homework:
Read section 2.5 from Government Alive! - Economic Systems Around the World
  • Answer the questions that go along with the  reading...
  • Due Friday 9/22/17

Daily Activities:/
Unit introduction - Civics
Start discussing government


Journal Entry:
What is the function of government?

Tuesday 9/19/17
Homework:
Finish MLA assignment from Ms. Bacon
Finish Monday's HW
  • Both due tomorrow

Daily Activities:
MLA Assignment in library

​Journal Entry:
​None
Unit 1 - Cultural Foundations
Monday 9/18/17
Homework:
Start MLA Assignment for Ms. Bacon, if you were absent please get the assignment from her when you get back (she is the librarian)
  • Due Tuesday 9/19/17

Read and answer questions from Government Alive! 1.1-1.3.
  • Due Wednesday 9/20/17
  • The questions are at the bottom of the assignment, you do not have to take notes, only answer the questions. 

​Daily Activities:
Quiz - About 1/2-3/4 of the period
Myers Test Taking Strategies

Journal Entry:
None

Friday 9/15/17
Homework:
Study for quiz (on Monday 9/18/17)

Daily Activities:
Review for quiz
Cultural Foundations PowerPoint (What I used in class for the last week or so)

Journal Entry:
None

Thursday 9/14/17
Homework:
Study for quiz (on Monday 9/18/17)

Daily Activities:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Journal Entry:
TBD

Wednesday 9/13/17
Homework:
Study for quiz (on Monday 9/18/17)

Daily Activities:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Journal Entry:
  • Answer both questions...
  • Explain what a thesis statement is.
    • Use your own words, and be detailed
  • Argue the most impactful trait of culture we discussed on Monday.
    • This is your opinion, be sure to explain why you believe what you believe.
    • It can be list or non list 

Tuesday 9/12/17
Homework:
  • Read and annotate the Maslow's Hierarchy
    • Complete the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs assignment (the pyramid)
    • Due Wednesday 9/13/17
Daily Activities:
5 Themes of Geography
Defined - Discussion, Analysis, Thesis

Journal Entry:
  • Two questions (only 1 entry)…
    • Define culture in your own terms.
    • What is the most interesting aspect of the 8 traits of culture?

Monday 9/11/17
Homework:
Complete Cultural Elements of the Sammamish Plateau
  • Due Tuesday 9/12/17

Daily Activities:
Cultural Universals

Journal Entry:
What makes a human a human?

Friday 9/8/17:
Homework:
​Work on homework assigned on Thursday 9/7/17

Daily Activities:
20 minute periods, Project Spartan, discuss Who Am I survey

Journal Entry:
What is the hardest part about school?


Thursday 9/7/17:
Homework:
Read and annotate Cultural Universals
  • Due Monday 9/11/17

Daily Activities:
  • Village of 100
  • Syllabus 

Journal Entry:
  1. What is culture?
  2. What is our culture on the plateau?

Wednesday 9/6/17:
Homework:
  • Read the syllabus, have your parents sign it, and take notes on things you have questions on...
    • Due Thursday 9/7/17
  • Complete the "Who am I" survey
    • Due Friday 9/9/17


Daily Activities:
Introductions, basic classroom structure

Journal Entry:
None
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