A look back at what we did first semester
Welcome back after your break!!!
Begin the Second Semester
1) Monday: January 7, 2008
Handout: Geography Coloring Book map of Southeast Asia and country information.
Go over information on side two of Southeast Asia map.
Prepare for quiz on Thursday/Friday.
2) Tuesday and Wednesday: January 8 and 9, 2008
1) Hand out Map information worksheet to help with quiz.
Students can use worksheet for the quiz.
2) Supplementary information about Singapore and East Timor
3) Students work in groups to draw 1" to 100 miles map of Southeast Asia
3) Thursday and Friday, January 10 and 11, 2008
1) Quiz (from map study) on Southeast Asia.
2) Hand out socoyouth.org teen resources and briefly go over.
3) Students create worksheets and quiz questions from the textbook. See entire lesson here.
4) Monday: January 14, 2008
Article: Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and pointed Questions.
A systematic approach to difficult reading
5) Tuesday and Wednesday: January 15 and 16, 2008
1)Students create worksheet for Chapters 13 and 14.
Students can use worksheet for the quiz.
2) Globetrekkers in Indonesia, part 1 -
6) Thursday and Friday, January 17 and 18, 2008
1) Students can work on finishing worksheet.
2) Globetrekkers in Indonesia, part 2
Monday: January 21, 2008
Martin Luther King Holiday
7) Tuesday and Wednesday: January 22 and 23, 2008
Article: Behind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and pointed Questions.
Students Answer questions.
8) Thursday and Friday, January 24 and 25, 2008
1) reading on the United States in the Philippines
2) Students read letters of American Soldiers in the Philippines.
3) Film: Savage Acts from the American Social History Project.
9) Monday: January 28, 2008
Student choose and read article about Southeast Asia
Students begin to write ten questions for the article.
10) Tuesday and Wednesday: January 29 and 30, 2008
Students look up their articles on line.
Students create hypertext text to enhance article understanding.
Students finish writing questions and create finished document.
11) Thursday and Friday, January 31 and February 1, 2008
1) Assemble maps of Southeast Asia
2) Students exchange articles and answer questions.
3) Wrap up unit on Southeast Asia
4) Test on Chapters 13 and 14. Students may use completed worksheets.
12) Monday: January 4, 2008
Quiz on countries of Southeast Asia
Review of East Asia Map and Countries of East Asia
13) Tuesday and Wednesday: February 5 and 6, 2008
Students look up their articles on line.
Students create hypertext text to enhance article understanding.
Students finish writing questions and create finished document.
14) Thursday and Friday, February 7 and 8, 2008
1) Students read 3 articles about Southeast Asia and answer questions.
2) Students print out answers to questions.
3) Go over East Asia Worksheet (homework)
4) Students hand in East Asia Homework Worksheets
Week of February 11 to February 15
Winter Break
Monday: February 18, 2008
Presidents' Day Holiday
15) Tuesday and Wednesday: February 19 and 20, 2008
- Go over homework assignment: Come prepared to present information or an artifact about some aspect of Asian Culture
- Progress reports due
- History of the Chinese Character for Horse
- Students recreate Chinese Characters
- Cartoons that tell contemporary concerns and problem in China.
- Begin Article Beijingoism about China and the Olympics from Economist Magazine
16) Thursday and Friday, February 21 and 22, 2008
Bring in books: Chapters 15 and 16
In pairs students create sheets of questions on bucher paper to use on the test.
Progress Reports should have been received by parents
17) Monday February 25, 2008 (Substitute teacher)
Mr. Lynch giving technology inservice in Room 19 East Wing.
Students present their Asian Artifact or research information.
18) Tuesday and Wednesday, February 26 and 27, 2008
Discuss artifact presentations.
Show short movie on Ukiyoe
Present homework proposal (See homework due: Monday March 3, 2008)
Finish quiz preparation.
Students answer questions on China.
19) Thursday and Friday, February 28 and 29, 2008
Quiz on Chapters 15 and 16
Finish Reading on China
20) Monday, March 3, 2008
Mr. McCrackin visits class
21) Tuesday and Wednesday, March 4 and 5
Tuesday: Period 2- Lucia visits class.
Wednesday: Period 1- Sally visits class
Period 3- Lucia visits class
Begin Tankman: Mysterious man who faced the Tanks at Tienamen Square in 1989. Who was he?
22) Thursday and Friday, March 6 and 7 (Mr. Lynch at CUE Conference, Friday)
Thursday, Period 2: Bubble and Lucia visits class.
Tankman part 2: Google, Yahoo, Cisco help censor the Internet for China.
23) Monday, March 10
Final episode of Tankman
Getting ready to organize your movie. See homework assignment.
24) Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11 and 12
Predict what will happen at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Come back in the fall. Get your predictions back.
$10 reward for a correct specific prediction.
Finish listing items in your movie. Begin storyboard.
25) Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14
Students complete Storyboard
Students learn how to search for photos on Flicker
Students collect photos for the movie.
26) Monday, March 17, 2008
Students begin writing script for Movie Project
27) Tuesday and Wednesday, Marach 18 and 19
Students continue writing script
Students practice and time script
Students watch short tutorial on iMovie and Power Point
28) Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21
Mac Lab is scheduled
Students begin creating movie
Week of March 24- 28: Spring Break
Have a great holiday
Go to this wiki site to help you with your project
29) Monday, March 31
Return graded work
Update on project
Problem Solving session
30) Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1 & 2
Scheduled Computer Lab visit
Students work in Computer lab to complete their movie on Asian Culture.
31) Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 & 4
Scheduled Computer Lab visit
Students work in Computer lab to complete their movie
Period 2: Begin South America Data Collection
32) Monday, April 7
Introduction to South and Central America
Handouts: 2 maps, Country Data Organization.
33) Tuesday and Wednesday. April 8 and 9
Chapter 20: Central and South American History and Geography
Worksheet
List the differences and similarities between llamas and horses.
Kirsten gives presentations on visiting Tanzania
34) Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11
Guns, Germs and Steel (Part 2)
How could 165 Spaniards defeat 40,000 Incan soldiers?
35) Monday, April 14
Asthma Education: Pat Cristensen from Sonoma County Office of Education presents
36) Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16 and 17
Star Test
Finish Guns, Germs and Steel
37) Thursday, April 18
ASB Political Convention
Inspirational Speaker: Mike Smith
38) Friday, April 19
- Assessing where we are:
- The Convention and what it means
- Mike Smith
- Goal for Movie Completion
- Guns, Germs and Steel Assessment
- Looking toward the end of the year: South America and Africa
with an connection to health curriculum.
39) Monday, April 21, 2008
Go over requirements for Guns, Germs and Steel follow-up poster
Assign topics
Preliminary Research in the Computer Lab
40) Tuesday and Wednesday, April 22 and 23
Star Testing: Freshmen run a timed mile.
Continue Research on Guns, Germs and Steel Poster
Homework: Come in Thursday/ Friday prepared with all the materials needed to finish poster.
41) Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25
- Complete Poster
- If not finished, complete "Far East Movie" in the Computer Lab
42) Monday, April 28
Students present posters on Guns, Germs and Steel
43) Tuesday and Wednesday, Apri 29 and April 30
Tirza from Sonoma County Health Clinic, guest speaker
44) Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2
- TND training: Part 1-Communication
- Geography Game
45) Monday, May 5, 2008
TND Training: Part 2-Stereotyping
46) Tuesday and Wednesday, May 6 and May 7
(Sub) Motorcycle Diaries- Part 1
47) Thursday and Friday, May 8 and May 9
Motorcycle Diaries- Part 2
TND Training: Part 3- Myths and Denial
48) Monday, May 12, 2008
TND Training: Part 4- Stereotyping
49) Tuesday/ Wednesday, May 13 and 14
TND Training: Part 5- Chemical Dependency
Chapter 22 Worksheet Part 1
50) Thursday/Friday, May 15 and 16
TND Training: Part 6- Marijuana Panel
Chapter 22 Worksheet Part 2
51) Monday, May 19
TND Panel: Part 7: Tobacco Basketball and Cessation
52) Tuesday/Wednesday- May 20- 21
TND Panel, Part 8: Stress, Health and Goals
Jeapordy South America
53) Thursday/Friday- May 22-23
TND Panel, Part 9: Self Control
Quiz on South America
Monday: Memorial Day
54) Tuesday/ Wednesday- May 27-28
Africa
Final Preparation: Chapters 3 through 6
Students create butcher paper Summaries of each
section in the chapter
Thursday/Friday- May 29- 30
Southeast Asia
Final Preparation: Chapters 11 through 14
Students create butcher paper Summaries of each
section in the chapter
55) Monday, June 2
Last TND Panel, Part 12: Decision Making and Commitment
56) Tuesday/ Wednesday- June 3-4
East Asia
Final Preparation: Chapters 15 through 19
Students create butcher paper Summaries of each
section in the chapter
57) Thursday/Friday- June 5- 6
All Questions for final due.
Final Preparation: Read all Chapters quietly in class.
58) Monday, June 9
Finals Review
Period 1 Final in Social Studies Survey
See finals schedule for the rest of the Finals
Have a great Summer!!!!
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