Monday, 3/26

Today we debriefed the content of the field trip to San Jose's Places of Worship, and I collected field trip notes. I also handed out grade reports for each student. Parents should see and discuss grade and progress with student, and sign so I know said discussion took place. Make up work should be done by April 25th for me to be able to process it before I have a baby.

9th and 10th graders then worked through a list of questions about Chinese History to guide them through Chinese History. See the questions below, after the homework. We will go over the China Questions and I will collect them on April 9th, our next class.

11th and 12th graders worked on Multiple Choice questions from US History, in preparation for STAR testing and to familiarize students with US History standards.

Homework: 1. Grade Report Signed by parent, due Wednesday, 3/28.
2. Thank you letter to either the Hindu Temple (Subrahm and Vijaya Dixit) or the Buddhist Temple (Reverend Sakamoto). Due Wednesday, 3/28.  Should be in Business Letter format, typed, and include * what you liked, * what you learned, * show appreciation.

China Questions:

1.  Describe the dynastic cycle.

2.  Describe the role of Opium and the Opium War in Euro-Chinese relations.

3.  How did Confucious and his feelings about people influence China?  Positive and negative?

4.  Who were the Vinegar Tasters?  What did the story represent, and how did each of the tasters feel about life? 

5.  Using a Venn diagram, compare and contrast Dynastic and Communist China.

6.  Why was communism appealing to the peasants of China? 

7.  Identifiy the following: 

*A.  Taiping Rebellion

*B.  Treaty of Nanking

*C.  One Hundred Days of Reform

*D.  Boxer Rebellion

*E.  The Great Leap Forward

*F.  The Cultural Revolution

*G.  Tiennanmen Square Massacre

*H.  Sun Yixian

*I.   Jiang Gieshi

*J.   Deng Xiaoping

*K.  Mao Zedong

 

Monday, 3/12

Today we caught up on old homework presentations (murals and Colonialism Presentations) and discussed the homework due today, Ideal Religions.  We read about Buddhism and took notes into our note matrix. 

The field trip to San Jose's Places of Worship is Wednesday, 3/14, and we will meet at P3 to make sure everyone has a ride and knows the plan at 8:30. DON'T BE LATE!!

Homework: Field Trip Notes (given out Wednesday). 8)

Monday, February 27th

Today we discussed Colonialism further, looking at the trends that were apparent in the Colonialism Presentations. We looked at South Africa more in the morning class, and started on the British Colonialism of India, with a slide show.

Homework:  Colonialism Mural: Create an artistic mural/piece such as a political cartoon, an analogy, or other representation, showing the attitude of the Colonizers, and the effects of colonialism on the colonized.
10th graders: use Ch 11 (pg. 336-367)
11th graders: use Ch 10 (pg. 340-367) (Be specific about American colonialism!)

Wednesday, 2/15

Wednesday, February 15th was a history day in order to not have history for a month with all the Monday holidays we had. We did Colonialism Presentations and started looking at South Africa and the apartheid system that colonialism turned into there. 

Homework #2:
9th: Southeast Asia and the Pacific Maps, Physical and Political
10th: pg. 357-361, ?s 1-8, p. 362-365, ?s 1-8
11th: pg. 352-358, ?s 1-5, p. 359-365, ?s 1-4
12th: Freakonomics, Assignment 2

Monday, 1/30

Monday's class included a welcome back with many date changes and upcoming events.  Many students had carefully prepared their Colonialism Project to present to the class on time, and many still need to go (see the Colonialism Project Outline at the end of this post). 

Important Dates:  (If a date is not listed below, assume regular schedule)

*Monday, February 6th:  Humanities Class, English instead of History

*Tuesday & Wednesday, February 7th & 8th:  High School Exit Exam, no regularly scheduled classes. (No Humanities, Wednesday!) 

10th graders only test. Kay and Marci's students in P-3, Katie and Keidi's students in P-4. 

Arrive at 8:15, plan to be there until lunch or later.

*Monday, February 13th: School Holiday, no school

*Wednesday, February 15th: Humanities Class, History instead of English 

*Monday, February 20th: School Holiday, no school

*Friday, February 24th: Monterey Bay Aquarium Field Trip. 

*Wednesday, March 14th:  San Jose Field Trip: Religions of the East, 8:30- 3:00. 

Homework for 1/30, due 2/15:

9th graders: Africa Maps, Political and Physical. You make make two maps or try to get all the information neatly onto the map handout I gave in class. 

10th graders: Read pgs. 339-350, ?s 1-8, and read pgs. 352-356, ?s 1-8

11th graders:  Read pgs. 340-345, ?s 1-5, and read pgs. 346-351, ?s 1-5

12th graders: Read Freakonomics and do Assignment #1.

If your Colonialism project wasn't Presented Monday, 1/30, plan to present it on Wednesday, 2/15. 

Colonialism Project                                                                   Due: Monday, 1/30/12

To compliment our Colonialism and Imperialism unit, each student will create a power point* presentation demonstrating a different country’s involvement in Colonialism.  You will become an expert and teach the class the history and affects of colonialism on your country.

Include the following:

1. Country Name: __________________________

2. Country your country was colonized by:__________________________

3. People groups and tribes colonized with you.

4. Area of the World

5. Map(s) of area (Before, during, after, etc.)

6. How did the Colonizer create the boundaries of their Colony (your country)?

7. Why was the Colonizer interested in this Colony? (Natural resources, trade, etc.)

8. Timeline of the Colonial relationship (from when the Colonizer first came ->when Colonizer left)

9. Nature of the Colonial relationship. How was it beneficial to the Colonized? How was it detrimental to the Colonized? How was it beneficial to the Colonizer? How was it detrimental to the Colonizer?

10. Independence movement: How did your country gain its independence from the colonial power?

11. Political and economic affects of colonization on your country:  How successful were the newly independent country’s attempts at setting up a government? A economic system? (This is the aftermath of colonialism, the legacy of imperialism, the positive or negative affects of being taken over for decades or centuries by another power and then trying to be autonomous—self governing.)

Colonizing Countries:

England                        France                        Belgium                        Netherlands                        Portugal                       

Germany                        Italy                        USA                                    Japan                                    Spain

Colonized Countries:

11^th/12^th Graders:

Philippines                        Puerto Rico             Palestine                        Vietnam                        Hong Kong

Guam                                    Egypt                        Taiwan                        Iraq                                    Afghanistan                       

9^th/10^th graders:

Sri Lanka                        Laos                        Cambodia                        Indonesia                        Malaysia

East Timor                        Macau                        Morocco                        Senegal                        Niger

Ghana                                    Ivory Coast            Benin                                    Burkina Faso                        Algeria

Madagascar                        Republic of the Congo                        Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon                                    Guinea                        Cameroon                        Tanzania                        Libya

Rwanda/Burundi            Nigeria            South Africa                        Namibia                        Zimbabwe

Kenya                                    Uganda            Equitorial Guinea            Mauritania                        Mali

Togo                                    Jordan                        Somalia                        Syria                                    Lebanon           

Angola                                    Tunisia            Mozambique                        Guinea Bissau                        Botswana

Sudan                                    Chad                        Manchuria                        Korea

                                   

*Google docs “Presentations” are recommended as a format for your power point. It makes technology transfer much easier.

Monday, 12/12

Today we finished up the Industrial Revolution presentations, took some notes on Africa leading up to Imperialism in Africa, and collected Imperialism and Racism homework answers.

Introduced today, also, was a Colonialism Project for student to do over the two week conference period in January when we don't have classes.  Students should start on their projects and have a basic idea of what they're doing and up against for next class, 12/19, by doing items 1-4 on their project.  See project below:

Colonialism Project                                                                   Due: Monday, 1/30/12

To compliment our Colonialism and Imperialism unit, each student will create a power point* presentation demonstrating a different country’s involvement in Colonialism.  You will become an expert and teach the class the history and affects of colonialism on your country.

Include the following:

1. Country Name: __________________________

2. Country your country was colonized by:__________________________

3. People groups and tribes colonized with you.

4. Area of the World

5. Map(s) of area (Before, during, after, etc.)

6. How did the Colonizer create the boundaries of their Colony (your country)?

7. Why was the Colonizer interested in this Colony? (Natural resources, trade, etc.)

8. Timeline of the Colonial relationship (from when the Colonizer first came ->when Colonizer left)

9. Nature of the Colonial relationship. How was it beneficial to the Colonized? How was it detrimental to the Colonized? How was it beneficial to the Colonizer? How was it detrimental to the Colonizer?

10. Independence movement: How did your country gain its independence from the colonial power?

11. Political and economic affects of colonization on your country:  How successful were the newly independent country’s attempts at setting up a government? A economic system? (This is the aftermath of colonialism, the legacy of imperialism, the positive or negative affects of being taken over for decades or centuries by another power and then trying to be autonomous—self governing.)

Colonizing Countries:

England                        France                        Belgium                        Netherlands                        Portugal                       

Germany                        Italy                        USA                                    Japan                                    Spain

Colonized Countries:

11^th/12^th Graders:

Philippines                        Puerto Rico             Palestine                        Vietnam                        Hong Kong

Guam                                    Egypt                        Taiwan                        Iraq                                    Afghanistan                       

9^th/10^th graders:

Sri Lanka                        Laos                        Cambodia                        Indonesia                        Malaysia

East Timor                        Macau                        Morocco                        Senegal                        Niger

Ghana                                    Ivory Coast            Benin                                    Burkina Faso                        Algeria

Madagascar                        Republic of the Congo                        Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabon                                    Guinea                        Cameroon                        Tanzania                        Libya

Rwanda/Burundi            Nigeria            South Africa                        Namibia                        Zimbabwe

Kenya                                    Uganda            Equitorial Guinea            Mauritania                        Mali

Togo                                    Jordan                        Somalia                        Syria                                    Lebanon           

Angola                                    Tunisia            Mozambique                        Guinea Bissau                        Botswana

Sudan                                    Chad                        Manchuria                        Korea

                                   

*Google docs “Presentations” are recommended as a format for your power point. It makes technology transfer much easier.

Monday, 12/5

Due to power outages and the huge wind storms, many people weren't ready to present today. A few people had their Industrialization projects ready and did a great job teaching the class. Students took notes on presentations.  We then did an activity that mimicked the Colonial Powers' Scramble for Territory, by having groups make a name and flag for themselves and "claim" parts of the classroom. Many parallels were easy to see between what our class did in claiming items and furniture and structural features of the class, and what the Colonial Powers (mostly European countries) did in the mid 1800s. 

After debriefing the activity, students began reading: Imperialism and Racism, with questions and tasks to help bring the material to life that will be due next class.

Homework:  1. Presentations, for those who haven't done theirs, yet.
2. Imperialism and Racism Reading, with Tasks I - III completed. (Task IV is extra credit).