January 2010

1-20-10
check ProgressBook for East Asia map labels (Test: Mon. 1/25/10)
clean out binders (new tabs- Ch. 24, 25, Project)
Semester Exam Reflection
Financial Aid Project Intro. & brainstorm
Hmwk: 2nd Quarter reflection due Fri. Jan. 22
Study East Asian maps

1-21-10
Explain Financial Aid Project
Project countries assigned to students
Read current events articles: Education in Guinea & Donations to Haiti
Hmwk: study East Asian maps
2nd Quarter reflection due Fri. Jan. 22

1-22-10
Research countries using EBSCO host
Hmwk: study East Asian maps

1-25-10
Explained country data sheets
Asia intro using Atlases
Ch. 24 intro
Handed out: Asia & Ch. 24 Learning Targets, Mr. Bart bio for skype session, Ch. 24-1 wkst.
Wrote down questions to ask Mr. Bart during Skype session
Took Eastern and SE Asia map test
Looked at products from SE Asia and guidebooks
Hmwk: Country data sheets & web eval due Friday 1/29

1-26-10
Lab- worked on EBSCO article, data sheets, web evaluation
Handouts: works consulted rubric
Hmwk: Country data sheets & web eval due Friday 1/29

1-27-10
Handouts: Ch. 24-1 Guided Reading wkst.
Discussion: what books or movies have you seen or read in which geography was an important part of the plot?
Answers: Hatchet, Avatar, 2012
Ch. 24-1 ppt, Read Ch. 24-1 in text & complete Ch. 24-1 Guided Reading wkst.
Read passages from If the World Were a Village book
hmwk: Country data sheets & web eval due Friday 1/29

1-28-10
Handouts: Ch. 24-1 Formative Assessment
Discussion: skype with American businessman in China
Classwork: finish Ch. 24-1 Guided Reading wkst, reading Ch. 24-1, Ch. 24-1 Learning Targets
hmwk: Country data sheets and web eval due Friday 1/29

1-29-10
Handouts: none
Classwork: students collaborated on creating venn diagrams in Word to organize their project research; turn in 2 data sheets & web evaluation
hmwk: Read Ch. 24-2 & do Guided Reading wkst.

2-1-10
Handouts: Southern Asia Map
Classwork: labeled Southern Asia Map; Ch. 24-2 ppt.; explained project table; checked Ch. 24-2 Guided Reading wkst.
hmwk: project table rough draft due Wed. Feb. 3

2-2-10
Handouts: none
Classwork: explained project table; discussed various types of school buildings in India; examined how the environment impacts people and how they adapt to it; read e-mail from MHS graduate who teaches in India
hmwk: project table rough draft due Wed. Feb. 3
Ch. 24 test (includes map) on Thurs. Feb. 11

2-3-10
Handouts: Ch. 24-2 Formative Assessment; Ch. 24-3 Guided Reading wkst.
Classwork: Collected project table rough draft; Discussed Education in Guinea article; finished designing school in India; Finished Ch. 24-2 & 24-3 Learning Targets; visited MHS grad's blog from India & wrote questions for Skype; discussed standard of living
hmwk: Read Ch. 24-3 & do Guided Reading wkst.- due Thurs. 2/4/10
Final Project Table in Word due Fri. Feb.
Ch. 24 test (includes map) on Thurs. Feb. 11

2-4-10
Handouts: Ch. 24-3 Summary wkst.
Classwork: Atlas activity; Ch. 24-1 & 24-2 Quiz; checked Ch. 24-3 Guided Reading wkst.; Skyped with Mariemont Grad doing community service in India
hmwk: Project Final Table in Word due Fri. Feb. 5

2-5-10
Handouts: none
Classwork: explained and worked on Project Web in computer lab
hmwk: Project Web

2-8-10
Handouts: blank practice map for Ch. 24 test
Classwork: Reviewed Ch. 24-2 formative assessment; Ch. 24-3 powerpoint; reviewed Ch. 24-3 Guided Reading wkst.; class discussion: can adapting to or modifying the environment be controversial?; Ch. 24-3 formative assessment; collected Project Web; gave students study suggestions on what to study tonight for Ch. 24 test
hmwk: study for Ch. 24 test (Review Ch. 24-1 Learning Targets; look up specific examples in text that answer the targets if you don't have a good grasp of them yet; review Ch. 24 map using map we labeled in class, the blank map, and using online games; review Ch. 24 vocab. using Quia)

2-9-10
No School

2-10-10
No School

2-11-10
Handouts: Pringles Outsourcing Case Study; Ch. 24-3 Quiz
Classwork: Reviewed Ch. 24-3 Learning Targets, saw Mrs. Tripp's Asia powerpoint from her travels w/ P&G, took Ch. 24-3 Quiz
Hmwk: Ch. 24 Reteaching wkst.

2-12-10
Handouts: none
Classwork: discussed study strategies for Ch. 24 Test, worked on Project Flowchart in lab, reviewed Ch. 24 quizzes & Ch. 24 Reteaching wkst.
Hmwk: Study for Ch. 24 Test