Nov 2016
Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2016
Nov/28/2016 07:57 AM
Chapter 32, 33, 34 Notes/Questions can be found here.
Ghana Brain Pop questions/transcript/textual evidence written response can be found here.
Opening each day:
CNN News
Work Period:
Monday:
Economic simulation.
Tuesday through Thursday:
New vocabulary words written on notebook paper. Words/definitions available on Quizlet. Differentiation: Words and definitions will be displayed on Smartboard and read aloud. Students will add List 11 to their vocabulary section of notebook.
This week we are working on Chapters 32 and possibly 33 and 34 in the textbook. Each day students will take turns reading a section of the chapter and we will take notes together on the Smartboard.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
After the test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to
the 21st century.
a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India and Vietnam.
b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest.
c. Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII.
d. Describe the impact of Communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap
Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
e. Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of
Communism.
Ghana Brain Pop questions/transcript/textual evidence written response can be found here.
Opening each day:
CNN News
Work Period:
Monday:
Economic simulation.
Tuesday through Thursday:
New vocabulary words written on notebook paper. Words/definitions available on Quizlet. Differentiation: Words and definitions will be displayed on Smartboard and read aloud. Students will add List 11 to their vocabulary section of notebook.
This week we are working on Chapters 32 and possibly 33 and 34 in the textbook. Each day students will take turns reading a section of the chapter and we will take notes together on the Smartboard.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
After the test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
SS7H3 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia leading to
the 21st century.
a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India and Vietnam.
b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest.
c. Explain the role of the United States in the rebuilding of Japan after WWII.
d. Describe the impact of Communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap
Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
e. Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of
Communism.
Nov. 14 - 18, 2016
Nov/14/2016 08:02 AM
Chapter 30/31 Notes and Questions are here.
Opening each day:
CNN News
Work Period:
Monday through Thursday:
New vocabulary words written on notebook paper. Words/definitions available on Quizlet. Differentiation: Words and definitions will be displayed on Smartboard and read aloud. Students will add List 12 to their vocabulary section of notebook.
This week we are working on Chapters 30 and possibly 31 in the textbook. Each day students will take turns reading a section of the chapter and we will take notes together on the Smartboard.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
Friday: Test over vocabulary (cumulative covering Lists 1-12) and Chapter 30-31, though this may be adjusted depending upon the speed at which we move through the chapter.. Chapter tests are summative in nature and show how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material.
After the test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in India, China, and Japan.
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
Opening each day:
CNN News
Work Period:
Monday through Thursday:
New vocabulary words written on notebook paper. Words/definitions available on Quizlet. Differentiation: Words and definitions will be displayed on Smartboard and read aloud. Students will add List 12 to their vocabulary section of notebook.
This week we are working on Chapters 30 and possibly 31 in the textbook. Each day students will take turns reading a section of the chapter and we will take notes together on the Smartboard.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
Friday: Test over vocabulary (cumulative covering Lists 1-12) and Chapter 30-31, though this may be adjusted depending upon the speed at which we move through the chapter.. Chapter tests are summative in nature and show how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material.
After the test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
SS7E9 The student will explain how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries.
b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.
c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations.
SS7E10 The student will describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in India, China, and Japan.
a. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP).
b. Explain the relationship between investment in capital (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP).
c. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy.
d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
Nov. 7 - 11, 2016
Nov/07/2016 07:51 AM
Chapters 28/29 notes/questions are here:
Asia Government WebQuest directions are here:
We are working on Chapters 28 and 29 in the textbook.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
I will intersperse a couple of applicable Brainpop episodes as time allows and we will review answers as a class.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
Friday: Test over and Chapter 28 and 29. Chapter tests are summative in nature and show how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material.
After test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
Chapter 28 SS7CG6, SS7CG7
SS7CG6 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.
b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS7CG7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of national governments in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Compare and contrast the federal republic of The Republic of India, the communist state of The People’s Republic China, and the constitutional monarchy of Japan, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms.
Chapter 29: SS7E8
SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, market economies answer the economic questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.
b. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea.
Asia Government WebQuest directions are here:
We are working on Chapters 28 and 29 in the textbook.
Thursday (or sooner if possible) a practice test will be placed online that students can access to prepare for the test. If technology is available we will designate class time to practice individually, with academic partners, in small groups and as a class to practice testing.
I will intersperse a couple of applicable Brainpop episodes as time allows and we will review answers as a class.
Closing each day will be review games revolving around new and previous vocabulary words, geography terms, facts, and locations, as well as material covered in class.
Differentiation: Students who miss any chapter questions will correct answers with teacher. Chapter questions are formative assessments used to gauge how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material. Direct instruction strategies will be used.
Friday: Test over and Chapter 28 and 29. Chapter tests are summative in nature and show how students are accomplishing their goals of learning new material.
After test we will read articles in Scholastic magazine together.
This week we will be covering standards:
Chapter 28 SS7CG6, SS7CG7
SS7CG6 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.
a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.
b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS7CG7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of national governments in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Compare and contrast the federal republic of The Republic of India, the communist state of The People’s Republic China, and the constitutional monarchy of Japan, distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting rights and personal freedoms.
Chapter 29: SS7E8
SS7E8 The student will analyze different economic systems.
a. Compare how traditional, command, market economies answer the economic questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.
b. Explain how most countries have a mixed economy located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
c. Compare and contrast the economic systems in China, India, Japan, and North Korea.