Note:

• Homework assignments follow the order of the most recent assignments start at the top of the tables.
• Worksheets are .rtf files and may be read by any version of MS Word, MS Works, Clarisworks or Appleworks
• Classroom rules and procedures Reglas y procedimientos de la clase

1/24

5th period

Africa Map Exam
Gods Must Be Crazy questions

1/22

3rd period

Africa Map Exam
Gods Must Be Crazy questions

1/17

.

.Review and Practice map of Africa

Continue "The Gods Must Be Crazy"

HW:

Africa Map Exam

1/15

.

Begin Southern Africa unit

"Gods must be crazy"

HW:

complete Southern Africa worksheet [not available online]

1/11/02

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Debate Presentations

1/9/02

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Debate presentation prep

Review Introduction format
Explain 'Rebuttal'
Explain Closure
Discuss 'judge's' score sheets

HW:

10 evidence cards due Friday
Group Notes due Friday
Debates on Friday

1/7/02

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Debate presentation prep

review personal arguement papers
review Socrates questions
Begin Group Notes/scripts

12/20

.

Continue rehearsals and constructing Group Notes/Script

Holiday Feast

The debates are set for Friday, January 11
Families are invited to attend

12/18

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debate project

Rehearsals
organize Rebuttals

HW: Due Thursday

Evidence cards [due january 11]
Personal Arguement [due Dec. 20]
5 questions from a student of Socrates [due Dec. 20]

12/14

.

debate project

Research
Organize opening and closings

HW:

GROUP NOTES [20 points] [Due Tuesday, 12/18]

12/12

.

debate project

What are the ethics involved in your issue
Practice the student of Socatats questions
research

HW:

EVIDENCE CARDS [first 6 due Friday, 12/14; balance due Thursday, 12/20]

12/10

.

debate project

Review project asessments
Begin research and evidence cards
define the exact issue for each set of teams

12/6

.

CE Presentation

Chris Mason

12/4

.

Continue reading 'Socrates' excerpts

Review debate project: debates will be December 20

* group notes [group score]
* arguements: describe core issue and present your personal view, with evidence and examples [individual score]
* 5 questions a student of Socrates might ask [individual score]

Pick Debate teams and topics

3rd period teams and topics
5th period teams and topics

HW:

5th period:
CE: Chris Mason
three specific places to get information on your debate topic

11/30

Socates Vocab Exam

Current Event presentations

Mike and Joey [5th]

HW:

Socrates readings: pages 64 - 66

11/28

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Choose unit project: Debates

Hold 'town meeting' [direct democracy]
Discuss and demonstate tyranny of the majority
Discuss and review debate style [including conscience, ethics and virtue]

Begin reading about Socrates and Sophists

HW:

Socrates vocab quiz on Friday
5th period: CE Presentation

11/26

.

Review and discuss Socrates vocabulary

Discuss exam redo

HW:

optional exam redo

11/19

GREECE Exam

Intorduce Socrates vocabulary

Preview and review upcoming CE presentations

11/15

.

Group presentations

review of questions for test

HW:

test: pages 101 - 121 [Monday, November 19]
questions for Current Event presentations

11/13

.

Begin group work for class presentations for pages 108 - 121.

11/8

.

 Introduce Socrates

Introduce Greece Unit project

11/6

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Connect Place to

culture
human nature
prejudice

View opening portion of the video 'The Odyssey'

 

Hand out textbooks

 

HW:

due Thursday [11/8]: Current Event presentations and questions
due Tuesday [11/13]: textbook read pages 101 - 106: Answer review questions #4 and #6

11/2

.

Finish student book presentations [en espanol]

Introduce Greeks Unit

HW:

Two Old Women final essay is due November 6
Current Event presentations due Novmber 8
CE articles can be found here

10/31

.

student book presentations [en espanol]

presentation schedule

1st period: review the Two Old Women final essay

 

Begin groups for the Student led discussion groups prep

 

5th period student led panel questions

 

HW:

Two Old Women final essay is due November 6

10/29

.

Continue student book presentations [en espanol]

presentation schedule

Discuss Culture and Place

 

5th period: review the Two Old Women final essay

 

HW:

Two Old Women final essay is due November 6

10/25

Continue student book presentations [en espanol]

presentation schedule

First two Current Event presentations

CE articles can be found here

10/23

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Begin student book presentations [en espanol]

presentation schedule

HW reminders:

* student book discussion assignment [en espanol] continue on Thursday
presentation schedule
* CE question responses due Thursday
* first two CE Discussions n Thursday

10/19

.

Pass out Two Old Women final essay instruction sheet

* this is for initial review today
* we will review in detail at our next class meeting

Finish Never Cry Wolf video

3rd Period: Library: [choice of...]

* work on responses to upcoming CE questions
* work with partner on your CE paper

5th period:

*begin individual prep questions for the Video Discussion groups Assignment
* Watch tahtonka video and complete the video response sheet
* if time, start geography worksheet

HW reminders:

* student book discussion assignment [en espanol] begins on Tuesday
presentation schedule
* CE question responses due Thursday
* first two CE Discussions n Thursday

10/17

.

Review student book discussion assignment [en espanol]

assign students to dates and pages
presentation schedule

Introduce Video Discussion groups Assignment

 

Continue Never Cry Wolf video [if time]

HW:

discussion assignments begin on Tuesday, October 23

Read chapter 3: pages 30 - 44
* List three examples of the old skills that they needed to remember
* Explain why each of your choices was important to their survival

10/15

.

in-class writing:

Who is a hero or heroine to you [must be a real person]?
Write 4 more reasons or characteristics of the person selected .

Discuss first two chapters of Two Old Women

 

Continue Never Cry Wolf video

 

HW:

read chapter 2 of Two Old Women: pages 17 - 30
List and justify 3 examples of "Let us die trying..."

First Day of the second grading period

10/11

.

Review HW in class

* review PLACE Characteristics
* list vocabulary and definitions

Begin Never Cry Wolf video

Library: [choice of...]

* work on responses to upcoming CE questions
* work with partner on your CE paper

10/9

.

Wind-up Maps

Introduce Inuit unit

* hand out books [Two Old Women]

* View Inuit video excerpt

* review the elements of PLACE and of CULTURE
* read introduction of Two Old Women
* introduce student discussion assignment [en espanol]

HW:

read chapter 1 of Two Old Women: pages 1 - 16

* make a list of 4 characteristics of PLACE that you observed in this chapter

* select and define two new words from this chapter

10/5

.

Last day for any late or makeup work for the first grade period: Tuesday, October 9

Maps: Round 3

HW:

Round 3 individual report

10/3

.

Maps: Round 3

HW:

longitude paratgraphs

10/1

Maps: Round 3

HW:

CE reminder

9/27

10/1

Latitude/Longitude Activity

Video: Longitude

HW:

longitude paragraphs
CE reminder

9/25

9/27

Finish Maps: Round 2

heck your Current Event Semester Project schedule

HW:

complete your second Indiviual Report

9/21

9/25

Maps: Round 2

Orientation:

norms:
* Play your role in your group
* Everyone gives information
role focus: reporter
abilities:
* use of props
* sequential understanding
* verbal projection

HW:

Individual reports

9/19

9/21

Finish Maps: round 1

HW:

Catch-up

9/17

9/19

Introduce Unit 1: Why Do People Create Maps?

Round 1

 

HW:

Individual reports

9/13

.9/17

Introduce Unit 1: Why Do People Create Maps?

Orientation activity and map projections
Understanding the Peters Projection

View CE Examples

 

HW:

Answer map questions

9/11

9/13

Review Five Themes Worksheet

HW:

*choose SEMESTER PROJECT partner

9/7

Friday

9/11

Review Geography Vocabulary.

Introduce SEMESTER PROJECT: Current Event

* theme: Human-Environmental Interaction

Overview [and practice] of NORMS, Multiple Abilities, Group Roles

* skill builder: Lots of Islands
* skill builder: Master Designer

HW:

* Geography crossword puzzle
* 5 Themes worksheet

9/5
Wednesday

9/7

Introduce the Five Themes of Geography

Overview [and practice] of NORMS, Multiple Abilities, Group Roles

* skill builder: Lots of Islands

 

HW:

* textbook: read pages 6 - 11
* complete vocabulary list definitions

9/4
Tuesday

9/5

Introduction to the course and the Five Themes of Geography

Attention game

Review classroom rules and procedures

HW:

rules quiz

Note:

• Homework assignments follow the order of the most recent assignments start at the top of the tables.
• Worksheets are .rtf files and may be read by any version of MS Word, MS Works, Clarisworks or Appleworks
• Course description
• Classroom rules and procedures Reglas y procedimientos de la clase

June 14

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DEBATES: 5th period

June 13

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DEBATES: 4th period

June 12

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DEBATES: 3rd period

June 10-11

.

Return personal arguement papers and evidence cards

Teams begin practicing debate presentatins

begin the assembly of group note packets

RETURN ALL BOOKS

June 5-6-7

.

Debate research

Discuss rebuttal techniques and use of the evidence cards

June 3-4

.

Debate Research

Review and model Personal Arguement papers

Odyssey

HW:

Personal Arguement Paper and 10 Evidence fanal cards DUE

May 30-June 1

.

Read the next segment of Sophie's World on Socrates

Discuss and review the draft evidence cards and arguement sheets

Each team will write a 1 to 2 paragraphs that clearly states their debate topic position

continue formal evidence card searches

continue viewing The Odyssey

May 28-29

.

Begin building team Arguement card

Continue research and building evidence cards

continue viewing The Odyssey

DUE: Turn in the draft evidence cards

May 23-24

.

Choose Debate questions and debate opponents

Begin research and completing draft evidence cards

HW:

complete draft evidence cards

May 21-22

.

Review anbd read portions of Sophie's World

Bedgin planning and discussing 'ethical qestions' for debates

May 17-20

.

Turn in Demography papers

Turn in the rest of Greece reading questions

Begin Socrates readings

Begin debate team selections

May 15-16

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demography groups meet to finish class presentation of their topic

Introduce the Socrates readings from Sophie's World

Begin debate team selections

Create Socrates vocabulary list

Introduce Debate Project

project overview

May 13-14

.

Africa map test make-ups

demography groups meet to organize class presentation of their topic

handout and begin Greece readings

HW:

May 9-10

.

Africa map test

Small group work in presentation prep for culture presentations

Begin watching The Odyssey

May 6-7-8

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Culture interviews

4/24-5/3

.

Constant preparation and refinement of interview questions

Interviews will take place for:
4th period: May 6
3rd and 5th period: May 7

Class presentations will take place during the week of May 13

Introduction, review and games for learning the nations of Africa

test will on:
4th period: May 9
3rd and 5th period: May 10

4/22-23

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Finish Video

complete questions #1 and #3

Refine Interview intreoductions and questions

HW:

Complete cultural clash Venn Diagram

4/17-18-19

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Interview Prep #2

introduce ethnocentricity

View video "The God's Must Be Crazy"

Collect signed progress reports

4/15-16

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Interview Preparation: draft #1

View video "The God's Must Be Crazy"

Give out Progreess Reports

4/12

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Introduction to the Demographics Project and Paper

4/10-11

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4/8-9

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3/28-29

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Cultural Feast

3/27

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.

3/25-26

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Discuss feast

Finish Tahtonka video and Tahtonka worksheet

HW:

Vocab Crossword puzzles due next meeting
* 3rd period puzzle
* 4th period puzzle
* 5th period puzzle
Two Old Women final essay due Thursday for 4th period and Friday for 3rd and 5th

3/21-22

.

Student led discussions

video: Tatonka, if time

Tahtonka worksheet

Reminder:

Two Old Women final essay instructions

due March 28 - 4th period
due March 29 - 3rd and 5th period

3/19-20

.

Review the responses for the 5 questions

Begin selecting and discussing ther prompts for the Final Essay

Feast preparations for March 28-29

video: Tatonka, if time

begin Tahtonka worksheet

3/15-18

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Fourth set of students present their sections of Two Old Women

Construct student led group questions

From the class set of questions [see HW below], you must
1. select five of the questions
2. compose a 1 - 2 paragraph response to each one of the five questions
3. The response must include your opinion and evidence/example from the movies or book

HW:

complete 5 questions:
click here for 3rd period questions
click here for 5th period questions
click here for 4th period questions

3/13-14

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Third set of students present their sections of Two Old Women

Finish viewing the video Never Cry Wolf

Handout Two Old Women final essay instructions

due March 28 - 4th period
due March 29 - 3rd and 5th period

3/11-12

.

Second set of students present their sections of Two Old Women

here is the presentation schedule

Continue viewing the video Never Cry Wolf

 

Practice open-ended questions in preparation for Student led discussion groups

3/7-8

.

First set of students present their sections of Two Old Women

here is the presentation schedule

Review format for student led discussion questions

Begin 'Never Cry Wolf'

3/5-6

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Read beginning of 'Two Old Women' and discuss

Finish the video 500 Nations: Inuits and discuss

Discuss Student led discussion groups

Two Old Women presentation schedules assigned

3/1-4

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Finish 'Why do people create maps?"

Journal #A

* Who is a hero or heroine to you [must be a real person]?
* Write 4 or more reasons or characteristics of the personyou selected

Discuss the elements of the Geography theme PLACE

review handout about the Yukon Territory

Two Old Women

Introduce student presentation instructions [en espanol] for Two Old Women
Review Characters and ideas in chapter 2 [pages 1-16]

Begin the video 500 Nations: Inuits

HW:

*No HW tonight [unless you have late or make-up work due]
*Inuit/student presentations begin on March 7 and 8
*Read the book

2/27-28

.

Discuss 'Abilites'

Begin Maps: Round 3

HW:

Individual report #3 [NO prelim. option]

2/25-26

.

Discuss reasons behind:

evidence
not responding to questions immediately
depending on each other

Finish Round 2

Begin "Longitude"

HW:

Individual report #2

2/21-22

.

skill builder: broken squares

Maps: Round 2

HW:

Individual report #2 [prelim. option]

2/19-20

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Complet e Round 1 presentations

HW:

Individual report #1

2/15

.

Finish Maps: round 1

* review writing to a rubric

HW:

Individual report #1 [4th period] [prelim. option]

2/13-14

.

Round 1: Why Do People Create Maps?

* group and presentations
* review writing to a rubric

 

2/8-12

.

Introduce Unit 1: Why Do People Create Maps?

 

* Understanding the Peters Projection

 

* Orientation activity and map projections

 HW:

Answer map questions [3rd and 5th only]

2/6-7

.

Review Geography Vocabulary.

 

Finish textbook group presentations

 

Begin skill builder: Master Builder

discuss new norms

 

HW:

Geography crossword puzzle

2/4-5

.

Review Five Themes Worksheet

Finish skill builder: Lots of Islands [4th period]

First coop group practice:

textbook: read pages 6 - 11
presentations

HW:

complete vocabulary list definitions

1/31-2/1

.

Introduce the Five Themes of Geography

practice the worksheet

Introduce: NORMS, Multiple Abilities, Group Roles

* skill builder: Lots of Islands

 

HW:

* Geography Themes handout [3rd and 5th periods only]

1/29-30

.

Introduction to the course and the Five Themes of Geography

review Geography Themes handout

Attention game

Review classroom rules and procedures

HW:

rules quiz
Geography Themes handout [4th period only]