February 2011

Feb. 28, 2011
Class activities- announce financial aid winners; discuss Kiva contacts; Ch. 25-1 & 25-2 LT; colonization activity
Handouts- kiva log & script
Hmwk- review Qs you missed on Ch. 25-1 & 25-2 practice quiz- lookup reading in text that reviews what you missed and write questions about what you don't understand; kiva log due Thurs.

Feb. 25, 2011
Class activities- finish presentations; make Kiva donation; vote on financial aid; Ch. 25-1 & 2 formative assessment (self-grade); collected works consulted
Handouts- none
Hmwk- none

Feb. 24, 2011
Class activities- Financial Aid presentations
Handouts-presentation notes sheet
Hmwk-works consulted due tomorrow

Feb. 23, 2011
Class activities- Financial Aid Presentations
Handouts- presentation notes sheet
Hmwk- works consulted due Fri.

Feb. 22, 2011
Class activities- discuss current events (Jasmine Revolution); peer feedback for presentations
Handouts- none
Hmwk- presentations start tomorrow; works consulted due Fri.

Feb. 17, 2011
Class activities- review Ch. 25-2 LT; do Ch. 25-1 & 25-1 practice quiz (formative assessment); work on presentations
Handouts- Ch. 25-1 & 25-2 practice quiz
Hmwk- work on Financial aid presentation (be ready to present to a classmate on Tues. & we will assess each other using rubric)

Feb. 16, 2011
Class activities- review Ch. 25-1 LT; explain financial aid project presentation rubric; take East Asia map test; do Ch. 24 test corrections
Handouts- Ch. 24 test correction sheet
Hmwk- Ch. 24 test corrections & work on presentation

Feb. 15, 2011
Class activities- brainstorm presentation ideas & rubric ideas; work on project presentation (in Google presentation)
Handouts- none
Hmwk- study for East Asia map test (political & physical)- test is tomorrow

Feb. 14, 2011
Class activities- read Ch. 25-2 & do LT; do Ch. 25-1 LT; review for map test; brainstorm ideas for presentation
Handouts- none
Hmwk- study East Asia map (both sides)- test Wed.

Feb. 11, 2011
Class activities- work on project flowchart (due Mon. Feb. 14); subscribe to RSS feeds;
Handouts- none
Hmwk- study East Asia map & finish flowchart (due Mon.)

Feb. 10, 2011
Class activities- check hmwk; use World History atlas for Chinese & Japanese history; label East Asia maps; Japanese feudalism
Handouts- East Asia map
Hmwk- study East Asia map (test Wed. Feb. 16)

Feb. 9, 2011
Class activities- Read Ch. 25-1; share google docs (videos, websites, interviews);
Handouts- Ch. 25-1 GR wkst.
Hmwk- pg. 468 #2-5

Feb. 8, 2011
Class activities- Intro. Ch. 25; Ch. 25 LT; work on Ch. 25 LT google doc in groups (museum exhibits, interviews, etc)
Handouts- none
Homework- project concept map due tomorrow (printed copy)

Feb. 7, 2011
Class activities- take Ch. 24 test; highlight key words in Ch. 25 Learning Targets
Handouts- Ch. 25 LT
Homework- project concept map

Feb. 4, 2011
Class activities- Ch. 24 review; work on project concept map
Handouts-none
Homework- study for Ch. 24 test; 7:15 a.m. study session on Monday; Ch. 24 Test on Monday
Project concept map due Wed. Feb. 9

Feb. 3, 2011
Class activities- Pringles activity; Chinese New Year; Ch. 21-3 Formative Assessment
Handouts- none
Homework- Project table due tomorrow (printed copy); study for Ch. 4 test (Mon. Feb. 7)

Feb. 2, 2011
Class activities- current events in Middle East; Ch. 24-1 Summative Assessment (quiz); read & discuss Ch. 24-3; do Ch. 24-3 LT; Case Study- outsourcing Pringles
Handouts- Pringles sheet
Homework- study Southern Asia map


Feb. 1, 2011
Class activities- current events in Egypt; label Southern Asia map; analyze maps, graphs, and pictures of Asia in Atlas; collect project venn diagram
Handouts- Southern Asia map
Homework- study for Ch. 24-1 summative assessment (quiz on Tues. Feb. 2)