Humanities

Humanities Class Information and Schedule

Southeast and East Asia Unit Monday Feb. 11, 2013 Culture Day Classwork/Homework - Maps of Southeast and East Asia

Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 Geography Notes HW - Geography of China using "Geography and Heritage of China" PDF from my teacher folder (mtoto)

Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 Ancient China Worksheet using powerpoint "The Shang and the Zhou Dynasties" from my teacher folder (mtoto) Finish for homework

Thursday Feb. 14, 2013 Notes on Powerful Empires of China Video clip from Mankind: The Story of All of Us

Friday Feb. 15, 2013 No school- Inservice

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday Feb. 18, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">No school - Presidents' Day

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Finish Powerful Empires Notes <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">CW/HW - Powerful Empires Reading with Main Idea Questions

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday Feb. 20, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Class Read - Golden Age and Conquest

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday Feb. 21, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Scheduling in HUB

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday Feb. 22 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Roots of Revolution in China <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - China and European Imperialism WS

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday Feb. 25, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Chinese Revolution - Timeline activity with partner <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - From Dynastic to Communist China Worksheet

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">The Long March Activity <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - China and the World Reading/Questions

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">CDT Testing

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday Feb. 28, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Mao's Domestic Policies Worksheet using Power Point Presentation in my teacher folder <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - Finish for homework

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday March 1, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">China After Mao <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - Finish worksheet at home

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday March 4, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Philosophies of China

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday March 5, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Philosophies of China

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday March 6, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Philosophies of China

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday March 7, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Philosophies of China

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday March 8, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Korea

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday March 11, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">North Korea Refugee Article - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Finish paragraph for homework

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday March 12, 2012 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Review

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday March 13, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Review

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday March 14, 2013

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Test - East and Southeast Asia

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday March 14, 2013

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Spring Break!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday April 2, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Culture Day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">India Maps

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday April 3, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Notes on the Geography of India <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - Reading - Himalayas/Project Tiger

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday April 4, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">All About India Worksheet - Finish at home

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday April 5, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Notes on Early Civilizations of India <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">HW - Early Civilizations Reading and Questions

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday April 8, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Guidance

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday April 12, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Beliefs of Hinduism WS

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday April 15, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Hinduism in Daily Life

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday April 16, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Yoga and India

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday April 17, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Begin Hinduism Symbols Poster - Due Monday at the start of class

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday April 18, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Work on Hinduism Symbols Poster <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Please complete the following anonymous survey about racism in America and Upper Merion. I will use the results in my Reel History class as we discuss racism.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EafDoSpx0oQp0crufiEvrAi372L_yo6qEKX4X91IG1U/viewform

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday April 19, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Finish posters! Due Monday!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday April 22, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Intro to Buddhism (Mrs. Newhard)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday April 23, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Art Show at Middle School

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday April 24, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Buddhism (Mrs. Newhard) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday April 25, 2013

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday May 6, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Culture Day - Latin America

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday May 9, 2013 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Conquistadors Webquest <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Activity 1 - Websites: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Cortes - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/cortes/ Questions: 1. What part of the new world did Cortés claim for Spain? 2. Where and when was Cortés born? 3. Cortés’s first trip to the new world was to what location? 4. What was his reward for the good work done in Cuba? 5. What did Cuba’s governor ask Cortés to do? 6. Give the name of the Aztec capital. Who is their leader? 7. Explain what happened when Cortés found the Aztecs? Give specifics. 8. Who did Cortés leave in charge when he went back to Cuba? What happened? 9. What were two other places that Cortés explored? When did he do this? 10.When and where did Cortés die? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Pizarro - http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/pizarro/ 1. When and where was Pizarro born? 2. What was his job as a boy? 3. With what other explorer did he first set out to explore the New World? 4. Why did he attempt to find the Inca Empire? 5. Why did he return to Spain? 6. What did King Charles I offer Pizarro? 7. How was he able to surprise the Inca in an attack? 8. What bribe did he offer Atahualpa? How did this end up? 9. What city did he found? 10. How did he die?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Activity 2 - Map <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Activity 3 - Map (this is a different map than Activity 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Activity 4 - Questions: Where are you headed? Who is with you? What have you experience? What have you found?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday May 28 - Introduce Final Project: 1. Select Countries 2. Assign Teacher 3. Select Essentials Questions

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday May 29 - Library <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> -Find 3 sources: At least 1 book and 2 websites (Culturegrams, World Geography, or ABC-CLIO) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> ******Bookmark all websites <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday May 30 - Library <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> -Put all sources into Noodle Tools <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> -Continue research

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday May 31 - <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> - Work on Graphic Organizers

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday June 3 - Graphic Organizers DueWork on Rough Draft

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday June 4 - Rough Drafts Due (Beginning of Period 3); Work on iMovie! Start recording text, images, voiceover!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Wednesday June 5 - Work on iMovie

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Thursday June 6 - Work on iMovie

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Friday June 7 - Work on iMovie

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Monday June 10 - Presentations Begin! IMovie due at the start of class! Must be submitted to Mrs. Durland's Hand-in Robot or saved on Flashdrive!