Today we finished up the China Questions with a Power Point and more in depth history lesson. Students then created a timeline with the topics from the China Questions page.
Homework is: Turn in all Daily Ponders and other notes and work on Monday, 4/16!
Also due 4/16:
9th graders: Draw a freehand Political Map of Japan on a piece of white paper.
10th graders: p. 376-378, ?s 1-8
11th graders: p. 578-587, ?s 1-5, Pg. 585 Critical Thinking Questions 1 & 2
12th graders: Freakonomics Assignment 4
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
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.
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, March 12, 2012
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)
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 27, 2012
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!)
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
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
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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:
11th/12th Graders:
Philippines Puerto Rico Palestine Vietnam Hong Kong
Guam Egypt Taiwan Iraq Afghanistan
9th/10th 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, December 12, 2011
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:
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:
11th/12th Graders:
Philippines Puerto Rico Palestine Vietnam Hong Kong
Guam Egypt Taiwan Iraq Afghanistan
9th/10th 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.
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