UNIT #1
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH:
-HAND OUT TEXTBOOKS
-CLASSROOM RULES
-SEATING CHARTS
-INTRODUCE GEOGRPHY FAIR PROJECT
-START THINKING ABOUT PARTNERS AND SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR
COUNTRIES
-PASS OUT SCHEDULE AND GO OVER ASSIGNMENTS, DUE DATES, GRADING
POLICY AND LATE WORK POLICY
-GO OVER CURRENT EVENT QUIZZES (FIRST ONE NEXT WEEK)
-PASS OUT PRE-TESTS (BASIC GEOGRAPHY KNOWLEDGE - MOST FROM
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS) AND HAVE STUDENTS WORK ON THEM
-BEGIN GOING OVER INFORMATION - STUDENTS WILL FINISH THIS PRE-
TEST FOR TOMORROW!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST:
DUE: YESTERDAY'S PRETEST - FILLED OUT AND READY TO CORRECT FOR
FIRST GRADE!
-GO OVER CONCEPTS FROM PRETEST - VOCABULARY, PLACES AROUND THE
WORLD, READING A MAP...
-BEGIN TAKING PARTNERS AND SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR GEOGRAPHY FAIR
-PASS OUT LATITUDE/LONGITUDE LINE WORKSHEETS AND TRY SEVERAL IN
CLASS (REST ARE HOMEWORK)
-PASS OUT SCALE WORKSHEETS AND TRY SEVERAL IN CLASS (REST ARE
HOMEWORK)
-ASSIGN EGYPT PRESENTATION
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND:
DUE: SCALE AND LATITUDE/LONGITUDE LINE WORKSHEETS - FILLED OUT
AND READY TO CORRECT!
-MAKE SURE ALL STUDENTS CAN READ A MAP
-FINISH UP TERMS FROM THE PRETEST LIKE SOLSTICES, EQUINOXES,...
-PASS OUT WHO'S WHO SHEETS AND BEGIN GOING OVER IN CLASS.
DISCUSS THE PEOPLE AND THEIR JOBS - THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT
REPRESENT YOU AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT EFFECT YOU EVERYDAY
-GO OVER OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS
-CONTINUE TAKING GEOGRAPHY FAIR PARTNERS AND COUNTRIES
MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH:
DUE: QUIZ OVER THE WHO'S WHO SHEET AND INFORMATION FROM FRIDAY
-CORRECT QUIZ AND REVIEW PEOPLE
-FINALIZE GEOGRAPHY FAIR PARTNERS AND COUNTRIES
-PASS OUT BLANK MAPS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA / ORIENT AND BEGIN
FILLING OUT COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, DESERTS, MOUNTAINS, RIVERS...
-THIS WILL BE YOUR STUDY GUIDE FOR THE TEST AND TOMORROWS ORAL
QUIZ
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH:
DUE: MAP OF SOUTH EAST ASIA FILLED OUT FOR GRADE AND BE READY FOR YOUR ORAL GRADE IN FRONT OF CLASS!
-AFTER TURNING IN YOUR STUDY GUIDE, STUDENTS WILL CLEAR OFF THEIR DESKS AND GO TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOM TO POINT OUT COUNTRIES, GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, SURROUNDING BODIES OF WATER... FOR AN
ORAL GRADE
-HANDOUT WORKSHEETS FOR TOMORROW AND BEGIN DISCUSSING
CLIMATE, MOUNTAIN EFFECT, AND MONSOONS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH:
DUE: COMPLETED WORKSHEET ON CLIMATE FOR A GRADE
-MAKE SURE STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS CLIMATE, MONSOONS,
AND MOUNTAINS HAVE ON THE SURROUNDING AREA AND CULTURE OF A
REGION
-DISCUSS HOW THE PEOPLE OF THIS REGION DEAL WITH THEIR NUMBER
ONE PROBLEM - OVERPOPULATION AND LACK OF FOOD!
-PASS OUT WORKSHEET ON TARIFFS, BALANCE OF TRADE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH:
DUE: COMPLETED WORKSHEET ON TARIFFS AND BALANCE OF TRADE FOR A
GRADE
-STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND IMPORTS, EXPORTS, BALANCE OF TRADE
AND THE PROS AND CONS OF USING TARIFFS TO ACHIEVE A GOOD
BALANCE OF TRADE
-REVIEW FOR TUESDAY'S TEST!
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH:
DUE: FIRST CURRENT EVENT QUIZ OF THE QUARTER
-QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION WILL COME FROM MONDAY - THROUGH
FRIDAY'S FRONT PAGE OF THE PANTAGRAPH AND SELECTED ARTICLES
FROM THURSDAY'S WORLD AND NEWS SECTION! (15 POINTS)
-REVIEW FOR TUESDAY'S TEST
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST:
LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND:
TEST DAY - FIRST TEST OF THE QUARTER
*SOUTHEAST ASIA MAP
*INFORMATION ON THE PRESTEST
*INFORMATION ON THE WHO'S WHO SHEET
*BEING ABLE TO USE A SCALE/LATITUDE / LONGITUDE LINES ON MAP
*INFORMATION ON CLIMATE WORKSHEET
*INFORMATION FROM TARIFF / BALANCE OF TRADE WORKSHEEET
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD:
*GO OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA TESTS/ HAND OUT GRADES
*HAND OUT THESE SCHEDULES AND GO OVER ASSIGNMENTS
*REVIEW GEOGRAPHY FAIR/ ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
*HAND OUT FIRST WORKSHEET OVER CHAPTER 3 / SECTION 1
BEGIN READING CHAPTER AND FILLING IN WORKSHEET FOR TOMORROW
*REVIEW GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, MONSOONS IN THIS AREA DISCUSS WHAT AREAS THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION LIVES AND WHY...
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH:
*DUE: COMPLETED WORKSHEET FROM CHAPTER 3/ SECTION I
*REVIEW VOCABULARY FROM THE SECTION INCLUDING VEDAS,RAJAH, BRAHMANS, MYSTICS, ACCULTURATION...
*DISCUSS EPICS, THE EPIC AGE, CHARACTERISTICS OF EPICS
*ANCIENT CITIES OF HARAPPA AND MOHENJO-DARO
*WORK TOGETHER ON MAHABHARATA EXCERCISE- PAGE 75
*HAND OUT WORKSHEETS FOR SECTION II - DUE MONDAY
BEGIN OUTLINING HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH:
*DUE: CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ- MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY'S PAPERS AND NOTES ON ELECTION PROCESS FROM LAST FRIDAY
*CORRECT CURRENT EVENTS AND GO OVER BIG STORIES IN CLASS INCLUDING THE ELECTION ADN HURRICANE
*BRING WORKSHEETS FROM YESTERDAY AND WITH ANYTIME LEFT OVER WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUTLINING THE PHILOSOPHIES AND BELIEFS OF BUDDHISM AND HINDSISM
*ASSIGN FOUR GROUPS FOR DYNASTY PRESENTATIONS NEXT WEEK!
*REMEMBER THE TWO WORKSHEETS FROM SECTION II ARE DUE ON MONDAY
MONDAY, SPETEMBER 8TH:
*DUE: WORKSHEETS FROM CHAPTER 3/ SECTION II
*CORRECT AND GO OVER WORKSHEETS- HAND IN FOR GRADE
*TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS THE RELIGIONS OF BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM- THEIR ORIGINS AND IMPACT ON THE AREA
*MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE VOCABULARY THAT GOES WITH THESE PHILOSOPHIES INCLUDING REINCARNATION, FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS, EIGHT FOLD PATH, ATMAN, DHARMA, KARMA, VISHNU, SHIVA, BRAHMA...
*WE WILL COMPARE THESE PHILOSOPHIES WITH OUR RELIGION- WHAT ARE THE LIKENESSES? DIFFERENCES?
*PASS OTU SECTION III WORKSHEETS FOR TOMORROW
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH:
*DUE: WORKSHEET FROM CHAPTER 3/ SECTION III
*TODAY WE WILL DISCUSS THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE MAURYAN EMPIRE- CHANDRUGUPTA, BINDUSARA, AND ASOKA
*WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE A GOOD LEADER? RESPECT VS FEAR- WHICH IS THE BEST
*WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INDIAN CULTURE IN THE AREAS OF MATH, ASTRONOMY, AND MEDICINE THAT WE STILL USE TODAY?
*DISCUSS THE EARLY COLLEGES AND SUBJECTS TAUGHT AT NALANDA
*WATCH SHORT ASOKA VIDEO
*EXPLAIN TOMORROWS READING QUIZ ON SECTION IV
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
*DUE:WE WILL START OFF THE CLASS WITH A READING QUIZ FROM CHAPTER 3/SECTION IV ON CONFUCIOUS AND DAOISM
*AGAIN JUST LIKE HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM, WE WILL DISCUSS COAISM AND CONFUSIANISM, THEIR IMPACT ON THE AREA, AND COMPARE THEIR LIKENESSES ADN DIFFERENCES TO CHRISTIANITY.
TODAY WE WILL HEAR/SEE OUR FIRST DYNASTY PRESENTATION ON THE SHANG DYNASTY! THE GROUP WILL GIVE OUT THEIR ONE PAGE HANDOUT AND GO OVER TEH FOLLOWING ITEMS
*VOCABULARY
*ACCOMPLISHMENTS
*IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE AND LEADERS
*TIME PERIOD AND TERRITORY
*WHY THAT DYNASTY FELL
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH:
*DUE: REVIEW WORKSHEET FOR CHAPTER 3/ SECTIONS 4 AND 5
*CORRECT AND COLLECT WORKSHEET FOR GRADE
*HEAR THE LAST THREE PRESENTATIONS ON THE ZHOU, CH'IN, AND HAN DYNASTIES IN CLASS- AGAIN EACH GROUP WILL PRESENT AND HANDOUT THEIR ONE PAGE OUTLINES FOR A GRADE (REMEMBER THIS MATERIAL IS ON THE TEST)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH:
*DUE: CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY'S PAPERS
*CORRECT AND GO OVER THE CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ
*FINISH UP PRESENTATIONS ON THE FOUR DYNASTIES AND REVIEW INFORMATION FOR THE TEST!
*HAND OUT REVIEW WORKSHEET FOR CHAPTER 3- DUE ON MONDAY FOR A GRADE!
MONDAY, SEPTMEBER 15TH:
*DUE:REVIEW WORKSHEETS FROM CHAPTER 3
*CORRECT AND TURN IN WORKSHEETS
*DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY IN CHINESE CULTURE AND THE ROLE OF THE FATHER
*REVIEW FOR TOMORROW'S TEST
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH:
*TEST TODAY- CHAPTER 3 TEST
*HINDUISM, BUDDHISM, DOAISM, LEGALISM, CONFUCIANISM, AND CHINESE NATURALISM
*THE FOUR DYNASTIES- ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PEOPLE, VOCABULARY, AND WHY EACH ONE FEEL
*THE MAURYAN LEADERS, THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTCS
*INDIAN EPICS
*CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIAN CULTURE USED TODAY
*DON'T FORGET ABOUT VOCABULARY AND TERMS!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH:
*GO OVER CHAPTER 3 TEST
*HAND OUT EUROPE MAPS AND LIST OF ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE LABELLED- BEGIN FILLING IN FOR FRIDAY
*HAND OUT UNITED NATIONS WORKSHEET- YOU WILL FIND THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR TEXTBOOK AND ON THE INTERNET- THIS IS DUE MONDAY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH:
*FIRST POWERPOINT PRESENTATION*- "ANCIENT EGYPT"
*THIS INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE NEXT TEST*
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH:
*MR. STUMPF, LAKE ZURICH, ISU, (AARON RODGERS!)
*EXPLAIN SCHEDULES
*EXPLAIN JOURNAL (DRAWINGS AND QUOTES)
*GO OVER EARLY GREECE-MINOANS, MYCENAEANS, DORIANS, TROJAN WAR, KNOSSOS
*HOMEWORK- EARLY GREECE WORKSHEET, STUDY FOR MAP QUIZ
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH:
*MAP QUIZ
*DUE: EARLY GREECE WORKSHEETS
*CITY STATES, POLIS, ACROPOLIS, TRADE, CITIZENS, METICS, MONARCHY, ARISTOCRACY, OLIGARCHY
*EXPLORE WHAT THE CITY-STATE SET UP WAS LIKE, AND WHY IT WAS GOOD AND BAD
*HOMEWORK: CITY STATES WORKSHEET
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH:
*DUE: CITY STATES WORKSHEET
*ATHENS: LARGEST CITY STATE, DEMOCRACY.
*SPARTA: MILITARY
*UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP
*HOMEWORK: RAFT ASSIGNMENT
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH:
*DUE: RAFT ASSIGNMENT
*PERSIAN WAR, DELIAN LEAGUE, PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE, PELOPONNESIAN WAR
*UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THESE WARS. WHAT DID THIS DO TO GREECE?
*HOMEWORK: LIVING IN GREECE WORKSHEET
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST:
*DUE: LIVING IN GREECE WORKSHEET
*POWER POINT PROJECT GROUP 2
*PERICLES, DEMOCRACY, JURY, OLYMPICS
*SHORT REVIEW FOR QUIZ
*HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR QUIZ
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND:
*QUIZ ON EARLY GREECE
*HISTORY, HERODOTUS, TRAGEDIES, COMEDIES, HOMER, ILIAD, ODYSSEY
*WE WILL EXPLORE THE WRITINGS OF ANCIENT GREECE, ADN TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CULTURE THROUGH THEM.
*HOMEWORK: GREECE CULTURE PRESENTATIONS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3RD:
*CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ
*GREEK CULTURE PRESENTATIONS
*ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, SOCRATES, ARISTOTLE, PLATO
*HAND OUT STUDY GUIDE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH:
*PHILIP II, ALEXANDER, HELLENISM
*WORK ON STUDY GUIDE IN GROUPS
*HOMEWORK: STUDY GUIDE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH:
*DUE: STUDY GUIDE
*HOMEWORK: STUDY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH:
*TEST
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH:
*MYTH, ITALY, GEOGRAPHY, GOVERNMENT, ETRUSCANS, PATRICIANS, PLEBEIANS
*WE WILL EXPLORE THE BEGINNINGS OF ROME IN ITALY, AND HOW IT WAS RUN IN THE EARLY YEARS BEFORE IT BECAME AN EMPIRE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH:
*IN CLASS READING: JOSEPHUS
*CARTHAGE, PUNIC WARS, IMPERIALISM, REASONS FOR FALL OF REPUBLIC AND RISE TO EMPIRE
*HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR MAP QUIZ
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH:
*MAP QUIZ
*POMPEY, CAESAR, RUBICON, OCTAVIAN, MARC ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, TRIUMVIRATES
*IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT: CAESAR PAPER
*HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH:
*CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH:
*POWERPOINT GROUP 3- ROMAN CULTURE
*IN CLASS READING: ANOTHER VIEW OF ROME
*HOEMWORK: STUDY FOR QUIZ
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST:
*QUIZ
*BREAD AND CIRCUSES, PAX ROMANA, SLAVERY
*HOMEWORK: COMPARE ROME TO AMERICA ESSAY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND:
*DUE: COMPARE ROME TO AMERICA ESSAY
*HOMEWORK: THIS I BELIEVE STATEMENT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD:
*HOMEWORK: STUDY GUIDE, THIS I BELIEVE STATEMENT
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH:
*DUE: THIS I BELIEVE STATEMENT
*HOMEWORK: STUDY GUIDE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH:
*DUE: STUDY GUIDE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH:
*TEST
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH:
PLAN TEST
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH:
*MAP QUIZ
*READING: A VASSAL PLEDGES HIS LOYALTY
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH:
*READING: CANTERBURY TALES
*HOMEWORK: PREPARE FOR DEBATE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH:
*DEBATE
*TRADE, TOWNS AND CITIES, MIDDLE CLASS, GUILDS
*HOEMWORK: STUDY FOR CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ, POLITICAL CARTOON
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH:
*CURRENT EVENTS QUIZ
*WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, MONARCHS, NOBLES, PARLIAMENT, MAGNA CARTA, HABEAS CORPUS, CAPETIAN KINGS, PHILIP AUGUSTUS
*STUDY FOR QUIZ
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH:
*QUIZ
*DUE: POLITICAL CARTOON
*OTTO I, GREGORY VII, HENRY IV
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH:
RETREAT
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH:
*CONCORDAT OF WORMS, FREDERICK BARBAROSSA
*HAND OUT STUDY GUIDE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH:
*BLACK DEATH, 100 YEARS WAR, JOAN OF ARC
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH:
*ALL WRITTEN REPORTS ARE DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS*
*REVIEW DAY FOR MIDDLE AGES TEST
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH:
*EUROPE- MIDDLE AGES TEST CHAPTERS 7/8
*GIVE OUT STUDY GUIDES FOR NEXT TEST ON:
MIDDLE EAST MAP/ ISLAM/ CRUSADES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH:
CHILE (ELEDGE/ GIBBONS)
MADAGASCAR (FEENEY/ NOVARIO)
RUSSIA (HOERDEMANN/ JORDAN)
SWITZERLAND (ROSSI/ MCNEIL)
MOROCCO (FLANNELLY/ BARNES)
CUBA (BELL/ NOVAK)
PORTUGAL (LEE/ COLBROOK)
ITALY (BOUCHER/ MCALLISTER)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH:
BANGLADESH (HEATON/ SCHMIDT)
AUSTRALI ( NORTON/ NOLAN)
VIETNAM (MARDI/ SCHOLL)
FRANCE (KNIERY/ CONNOR)
BOLIVIA (GRIFFIN/ ROLLINS)
BOTSWANA (ZEUNIK/ BEVILAQUA)
URUGUAY (CHAPE/ MORAN)
TURKEY (KISTNER/ DUBOIS)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST:
GREECE (SCHLENKER/ BECKER)
JAMAICA (OSTERBUHR/ NUSSBAUM)
TAWAIN (KUNZ/ BRADY)
SWEDEN( ANDERSON/ MATHIS)
HUNGARY (WALTERS/ STOPA)
ENGLAND (ZITKUS/ WELLMAN)
COLOMBIA (BRADY/ WALDRON)
NEW ZEALAND (PISTOLE/ BALBACH)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH:
*MAP QUIZ ON MIDDLE EAST/ NORTH AFRICA*
*DUE: MIDDLE EAST MAP STUDY GUIDES
BELGIUM (CASSIDY/ WHALEN)
PUERTO RICO (EAKLE / LEWIS)
EQUADOR (LOCKENVITZ/ BESSLER)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (REINHART/ BEOLETTO)