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March 1- 7, 2020

Published March 2, 2020, 11:19 a.m.

Monday, March 2, 2020
Classwork:
  • Trade Simulation
Homework:
  • Study Guide Questions 11-21
  • Muddiest Points
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Classwork:
  • Review for Africa Gov't & Econ Test (tomorrow)
Homework:
  • Study Guide Questions 22-30
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa Government & Economy Test
Homework:
  • SE Asia Geography Anticipation Guide
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Classwork:
  • Southeast Asia Geography
  • Mapping Exercises Countries and Land forms
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 123-124
Friday, March 6, 2020
Classwork:
  • Sight seeing Tour of Southeast Asia
Homework:
  • Complete any unfinished assignments
  • Please bring in a New Composition Book/Journal (NO SPIRALS) for you Social Studies Class

February 24-28, 2020

Published Feb. 24, 2020, 9:14 a.m.

Monday, February 24, 2020
Classwork:
  • Complete Mini-Q Famine in Ethiopia: How Did the Gov't Make it Worse?
  • Class Discussion of Mini-Q
  • Africa's Economic Systems Anticipations Guide
  • Africa's Economic System Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Complete Economic Systems Cloze Notes
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Classwork:
  • Economic Systems Graphic Organizer
  • Economic System Continuum
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 50-53
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Classwork:
  • Factors in Economic Growth Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 54-65
  • Parent Sign Test Alert (Gov't/Econ Wed., March 3)
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Classwork:
  • Specialization & Trade in Africa 
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 66-68
  • Organize Folder for Glue in Party
Friday, February 28, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa's Gov't & Economic Quiz
  • Glue in Party
  • Begin Study Guide in Journal
Homework:

February 17-21, 2020

Published Feb. 13, 2020, 9:47 a.m.

Monday, February 17, 2020
  • No School
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Flipped Schedule (1st Period go to your 7th Period Class
Classwork:
  • Guest Speaker from Nigeria: Mr. Steve Akinboro, Owner McDonald's Franchises
Homework:
  • Find 1 Interesting Fact about the Famine in Ethiopia 1984-85 (Use Colored Note Card Supplied by Mrs. Dodd)
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Classwork:
  • Formative Quiz on Governments of Africa
  • Introduction to the Crisis in Africa DBQ: Famine in Ethiopia-How Did the Government Make it Worse?
Homework:
  • Find 1 Interesting Fact about the Famine in Ethiopia 1984-85 (Use Colored Note Card Supplied by Mrs. Dodd) if not completed yesterday.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Classwork:
  • Crisis in Africa DBQ: Famine in Ethiopia-How Did the Government Make it Worse?
  • Dissect Documents A & B
Homework:
  • Complete any unfinished Questions on Documents A & B
Friday, February 21, 2020
Classwork
  • Crisis in Africa DBQ: Famine in Ethiopia-How Did the Government Make it Worse?
  • Dissect Documents C & D
Homework:
  • Complete any unfinished Questions on Documents C & D

February 10-14, 2020

Published Feb. 11, 2020, 10:03 a.m.

Monday, February 10, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa History Test Reflection
  • Gov't of Africa Venn Diagram
  • Anticipation Guide Questions 1-19
Homework:
  • No Homework
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Classwork:
  • Education, Health & Famine in Africa Ppt and Cloze Notes
  • Workbook pages 46-50
Homework:
  • No Homework
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Classwork:
  • Presentation of Education, Health & Famine in Africa
Student Choice Activity:
  • Ailments in Africa Prescription
  • Graffiti Wall
  • Standards of Living Caricatures
Homework:
  • No Homework
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Classwork:
  • What Should the Gov't Do?
  • McDonald's for Lunch?
Homework:
  • No Homework
Friday, February 14, 2020
Classwork:
  • Teacher Workday, No School for Students

February 3-7, 2020

Published Feb. 3, 2020, 11:45 a.m.

Monday, February 3, 2020
Classwork:
  • Global Refugee Crisis: "The Lost Boys of Sudan" and "I Had to Run for My 
  • Article Review
  • Essay: I Never Want to be a Refugee...
Homework:
  • Review History of Africa Study Guide
  • Complete Essay
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Classwork:
  • Review for Africa History MPB Event KaHoot.it!
Homework:
  • Review Journal and Study Guide Materials
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa History MPB Event
Homework:
  • No Homework
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa Governments PowerPoint and Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 43-45
Friday, February 7, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa Government Graphic Organizer
  • Africa Government Venn Diagram
Homework:

January 27-31, 2020

Published Jan. 28, 2020, 6:01 p.m.

Monday, January 27, 2020
Classwork:
  • Apartheid in South Africa PowerPoint/Cloze Notes
  • Student Choice Activity
Homework:
  • Complete Student Choice Activity
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Classwork:
  • Apartheid Gallery Walk
  • History of Africa Glue in Party
Homework:
  • Political Cartoon Analysis
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Classwork:
  • Political Cartoon Discussion
  • History of Africa Study Guide - Complete questions 1-5
Homework:
  • Test Alert Signed by Parent/Guardian for MPB Event Wednesday, February 5
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Classwork:
  • A Long Walk to Water - Story
  • History of Africa Study Guide - Complete questions 6-10
Homework:
  • Complete Study Guide Questions 6-10
Friday, January 31, 2020
Classwork:
  • Homework Quiz
  • History of Africa Study Guide - Complete questions 11-16
  • CNN-10
Homework:
  • Review Study Guide for MPB Event Wednesday, February 5, 2020

January 20-24, 2020

Published Jan. 19, 2020, 2:26 p.m.

Monday, January 20, 2020
No School in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Classwork:
  • Nationalism and Independence in Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa)
  • Short-read and Venn Diagram
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 70-73
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Classwork:
  • South Africa and Apartheid
  • Short-read and Questions: Restate Question and use Complete Sentences
  • Start Apartheid in South Africa Cloze Notes (Do not complete for HW)
Homework:
  • Workbook Pages 74--76
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Classwork:
  • Review Tuesday and Wednesday's Short-reads "Venn Diagram & Question/Response"
  • Complete Apartheid in South Africa Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Anticipation Guide: Check Questions 6-16
Friday, January 24, 2020
Classwork:
  • Anticipation Guide Questions 6-16
  • Apartheid n South Africa Ppt Presentation
  • Student Choice Activities:
  1. Art: Capturing Apartheid
  2. Writing: Historical Haikus
Homework:
  • Put the items in your folder in "Glue in Party" Order

January 13-17, 2020

Published Jan. 14, 2020, 4:41 p.m.

Monday, January 13, 2020
Classwork:
  • Partitioning of Africa Graphic Organizers
Homework:
  • No Homework Night
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Classwork:
  • Complete Partitioning of Africa Graphic Organizers
  • Start Pros & Cons of Colonizing Africa Activity (Written Perspective due on Thursday, January 16, 2020
Homework:
  • Workbook Page 69
  • History of Africa Anticipation Guide Questions 1-5
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Classwork:
  • Scramble for Africa Reflection Completed
  • Vote on "Most Accurate" Game Board
Homework:
  • Complete Colonization of Africa Pros & Cons Perspective Writing
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Classwork:
  • Colonization of Africa Pros & Cons - Star Search
  • Introduction to Pan-Africa Movement & Independence PPT and Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Study for tomorrow's 7 question quiz over the Partitioning and Colonization of Africa
Friday, January 17, 2020
Classwork:
  • Homework Quiz "Partitioning of Africa"
  • Pan-African Movement and Independence PPT and Cloze Notes
Homework:
  • Have a safe and fun 3-Day Weekend

January 6-10, 2020

Published Jan. 10, 2020, 9:54 a.m.

Monday, January 6, 2020
Classwork:
  • Africa Geography Test Reflection
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation Game Introduction
Homework:
  • No Homework
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Classwork:
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation Directions 
  • Scramble for Africa Planning Round
Homework:
  • No Homework
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Classwork:
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation Procedures Review
  • Conquest Round 1
Homework:
  • No Homework
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Classwork:
  • Scramble for Africa Simulation Conquest Rounds 2 & 3
  • Scramble for Africa Reflection (Individual)
Homework:
  • Complete Scramble for Africa Individual Reflection
Friday, January 10, 2020
Classwork:
  • European Colonization of Africa Map Exercise
  • European Colonization of Africa PowerPoint and Graphic Organziers
Homework:
  • No Homework

December 16-20, 2019

Published Dec. 16, 2019, 12:08 p.m.

Monday, December 16, 2019
Classwork:
  • Complete Africa's Ethnic Groups
  • Ethnic Groups Map Activity
  • Organize Folder and Glue in Journal
Homework:
  • Homework Pages 40-42
  • Muddiest Points: Africa Geography, Environmental Issues, Where Africans Live, Work & Travel, Ethnic Groups, and Religion
  • Review Study Guide and Journal
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Classwork:
  • Answer Muddiest Point Questions
  • Review for tomorrow's Africa Geography Unit Test
Homework:
  • Study for Test
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Classwork:
  • Africa Geography, Environmental Issues, Where People Work, Live and Travel, Ethnic Groups and Religions Mystery Prize Box Event!
Homework:
  • No Homework
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Classwork:
  • Africa History Anticipation Guide
  • Review SW Asia Gov't & Econ Test
  • Mystery Prize Box Trips
Homework:
  • No Homework
Friday December 20, 2019
Classwork:
  • Destination World: Africa
  • Windowpane Notes
Homework:
  • No Homework