4/16/19

Today we introduced China and debriefed the Chinese dynasties (through the Sui; we will finish tomorrow).

China Intro and Dynasties

Research Paper: Tonight students should be adding to their research, looking over what they've found and using their research question and feedback to see what you need to look for. Consider making a list of topics/ideas that you could look into to help answer your question. Remember you will need a what/how/so what so decide what part of your research question will lead you to each piece. 

Upcoming Dates:

4/17 (Tomorrow): Asia Map Due (see April 5 for link)
4/18: Initial Thesis Due

4/15/19

Today students had a research day in library to begin work on their semester 2 history paper.

Below is the link to the ppt on research questions and tips for improving your research. Source requirements are in the original handout for the paper.  The writing resources link in the sidebar has excellent tips and helpful sites as well. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with these resources. (If on a mobile device, you will need to click "View Full Site" at the bottom of the blog to see the sidebar)

Research and Research Questions

Thesis Refinement Sheet


Research Paper: Tonight students should be adding to their research, looking over what they've found, and develop a research question. This will guide the rest of your research and help you begin discovery of your thesis.

Upcoming Dates:

4/16 (Tomorrow): Research Question Due
4/18: Initial Thesis Due

4/5/19

Today we did our gallery walk of the Chinese Dynasty Time Travel Tourism project. See Mrs. Santos for the note sheet and to look at the posters.

Students also should have turned in their preliminary research to show their topic choice for the semester 2 paper.

Due Wednesday 4/17: Asia Political Map and Asia Physical Map

4/4/19

Today students finished creating their Time Travel Tourism poster to present on their dynasty tomorrow.

Remember your preliminary topic research for the semester 2 paper is due Friday.

4/3/19

Today we began work on our Time Travel Tourism posters.

Remember to turn in your preliminary topic research for the semester 2 paper on Thursday if you will be gone Friday.

4/2/19

Today we finished our research for our Time Travel Tourism project on Chinese dynasties.

4/1/19

Today we introduced our Time Travel Tourism project to look at the Chinese Dynasties. Students will be working in small groups to research and prepare a poster on a Chinese Dynasty.

TTT Instructions

Intro Readings

Shang Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

Qin Dynasty

Han Dynasty

Sui Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

Song Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

Qing (Ching) Dynasty

The Republic


Remember to be working on your preliminary research to choose your research paper topic. Due Friday

3/29/19

Today we took our quiz on Eastern Philosophies. We also turned in the Rig Veda Creation Hymn and the Buddha reading.

Below you will find the requirements and topic list for the semester 2 research paper. This will begin after Spring Break. Students will need to do preliminary research and select a topic by the Friday before Spring Break. Instructions are at the top of the topic list.

Parent Letter and Requirements

Topic List

Due Monday: Signed research paper sheet
Due Friday 4/5: Preliminary research and topic choice for semester 2 paper.

3/28/19

Today we discussed the origins and basic beliefs of Buddhism.

Buddhism class notes

Friday 3/29: Eastern Thought Quiz. We will also turn in the Rig Veda Creation Hymn and the Buddha reading.

3/27/19

Today we discussed the origins and basic beliefs of Buddhism.

Buddhism notes.

Upcoming Dates:
3/28: Integrated Socratic Seminar
3/29: Eastern Philosophy Quiz

3/26/19

Today we created our own epic heroes. Students used the traits of the ideal person they came up with and drew their own hero. Drawing should include annotations describing how your hero exhibits the traits you came up with. Instruction are in ppt.

Epic Hero instructions (last two slides)

Homework Due Wednesday 3/27: Read and fill out the reading guide for the Life of the Buddha reading

3/25/19

Today students read an excerpt from the Ramayana and recorded the traits of an epic hero. We then analyzed the didactic purpose of the Ramayana.

Ramayana excerpt

Epic Hero chart (this should be placed in your LA journal along with the analysis questions)

Ramayana analysis questions (answer the analysis questions on slide 4, NOT the discussion questions in the ppt. These along with the chart will go in BOTH gradebooks)

Homework Due Wednesday 3/27: Read and fill out the reading guide for the Life of the Buddha reading

3/22/19

Today we discussed the paradoxes and possible meanings in the Rig Veda Creation Hymn. We also did a Lit lesson on Didactic literature, Epic Poetry, and Epic Heroes. We looked at the roles of these types of texts in Hindu culture and got an over of the Ramayana. We will read an excerpt on Monday.

Literary notes for your LA journal are at the end of this Hinduism powerpoint.

3/21/19

Today we discussed Hindu culture, common misconceptions surrounding Hinduism, and religious diversity within India.

Hindu culture class notes


Due 3/22: Read and answer questions for the Rig Veda Creation Hymn

3/20/19

Today we students worked in groups to analyze depictions of Hindu deities. We talked about the role of the deities in the lives of Hindu followers and in the broader belief system.

Hindu Deity activity

3/19/19

Today we began our discussion of Eastern Philosophies by looking at the origins and basic beliefs of Hinduism.

Hinduism pt 1 class notes.

3/18/19

Today we took our Africa Exam. If absent, please set up a time in the next week to take the test with Mrs. Santos.

Homework packets were also due today. Africa Homework Packet

3/15/19

Today students led small group discussions on the global response to conflicts in modern Africa.

If absent, answer the following and turn in with your research:

• How did the response to your chosen conflict compare with the response to the Rwandan genocide?
• Why do you think the UN so often hesitates to get involved in African conflicts?
• How could the UN response to African conflicts be improved?

 Africa exam on Monday. This will involve developing an outline to one of the prompts shown in class. This should include a thesis statement answering your chosen prompt, at least 6 pieces of evidence, and 2-3 body thesis statements. You should also include analysis for your evidence that shows your understanding of its connection to your argument.

Students should be working this weekend to develop their thesis and outline using their notes. This becomes your study guide to prepare for the exam. You will then create your outline in class without your notes on Monday. This will be graded on showing good content knowledge of the big ideas covered this unit which generally revolved around this question:

• How did imperialism impact the development of African countries? Students should consider the long-term impacts as well as the cultural perspectives created by imperialism that influence Africa today.

Due Monday 3/18: Africa Homework Packet

3/14/19

Due to the number of students out for a field trip today, our discussion on modern conflicts in Africa has been moved to Friday. Please come prepared with your research.

Today we work on preparing for our Africa exam on Monday. This will involve developing an outline to one of the prompts shown in class. This should include a thesis statement answering your chosen prompt, at least 6 pieces of evidence, and 2-3 body thesis statements. You should also include analysis for your evidence that shows your understanding of its connection to your argument.

Students should be working this weekend to develop their thesis and outline using their notes. This becomes your study guide to prepare for the exam. You will then create your outline in class without your notes on Monday. This will be graded on showing good content knowledge of the big ideas covered this unit which generally revolved around this question:

• How did imperialism impact the development of African countries? Students should consider the long-term impacts as well as the cultural perspectives created by imperialism that influence Africa today.

Due Monday 3/18: Africa Homework Packet

3/13/19

Today we finished viewing Hotel Rwanda and discussed what we learned.

Due Thursday 3/14: Using at least 3 good academic sources, you will choose one of the conflicts below to research. You should be finding out the following information:

Get a general understanding of what the conflict is about and what took place. Then look at the global response (or lack thereof). Analyze this action by looking at who was involved, what they tried to do, and how it went/why. Be ready to discuss the idea of the UN/global response to internal conflicts in Africa using evidence from your conflict. We will look at what the world does/doesn't do and as well as what we think they should do.

Take good notes on your conflict. Collect evidence and be sure to cite your sources. These can be used during our graded discussion on Thursday and will be turned in after the discussion.

Possible conflicts:

• Somalia
• Sudan
• Congo
• Central African Republic
• Mali
• Ethiopia/Eritrea
• Other major violent conflicts are acceptable if there was a global/UN response of some sort.