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The Electoral College

electoral-college

Week of Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Common Core:  Organizing complex ideas;  determining words and phrases

 

 

10/29/12

vocab practice test
Global Trends quiz
Homework:  review vocab. words

 

 

10/30/12

Global Trends quiz
Topics:
Nation, nation-state, and multi-national state
Fold paper into columns & label each.  Define & give examples of each
Homework:  Study 10 more vocab. words 

 

 

10/31/12

Review nation; nation-state; & multinational state
Topics:  Territorial Organization (Federalism vs. unitary states), electoral college
Video on electoral college
Homework:   Review Sections 1 & 2

11/1/12

Topics:  Capitalism, communism, and sociaKhan Academy Video
Homework:  Study Sections 1-4 in Barron's for Friday quiz

11/2/12

• Promethean Board review
• Quiz on Section 1-4
• Homework: Rubenstein p. 248.  Construct chart that list current colonies and their possessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redistrictiing and Gerrymandering

http://video.pbs.org/video/1628643360

Redistricting

http://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/item/video-lois-beckett-on-redistricting-for-pbs

Electoral College explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjWPo70XZY

Enclaves/exclaves explained

http://enclaves.webs.com/introduction.htm

Neo-Colonialism (China in Africa)

http://current.com/shows/vanguard/89565630_chinatown-africa.htm

National Geographics http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/7-billion

Week of Oct. 22-25

10/22/12
population vocab. crossword and quiz
Discuss and collect homework hearth responses.

KWL: List the pros and cons of China's One Child policy.

View two videos entitled "China Facing One Child Policy Dilemma" and "China Seeks Ways to Manage Aging Population" from:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19677676

Evaluate how China and India are dealing with their population issues.  How does this compare with Malthus?

Homework:  Study of population test on 10/24/12.  Make sure you have done the practice tests at the end of population chapter in Barron's.

10/23/12

Game review day

10/24/12

Population Test

10/25/12
Test Review
Homework:  Finish reading all of Political Geography.  Write any confusions or questions.  Study the first 30 Ch. 5 vocab. in Barron's.  Be ready for a quiz on Monday.

Learn Middle East map

Learn the Middle East through this interactive game:

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/MidEast.html

The Best Countries to be a Woman--and the Worst

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/the-best-countries-to-be-a-woman-and-the-worst/

Week of Oct. 15-19

Homework:  Research your cultural hearth's population age-sex distribution and construct a population pyramid.  Draw 3 conclusions, compare to another country, and predict the future in terms of the demographic transition model.

10/19/12

Common Core:  Determining central idea; using subject vocabulary; conducting Internet research; critical problem solving; reading graphs; drawing conclusions

10/15/12

Essential Question: How is Japan dealing with their growing elderly population?

Silent reading:  p. 65 in Rubenstein

Answer the following on a sheet of paper to be submitted at the end of the period.

a. Summarize articles in two or three sentences.

b. List any vocab. words you do not understand and write their definitions.

c. Ask a question or questions about confusing topics.

d. Raise a critical question about implications for the future.

e. Write a one-sentence description of each population pyramid.

If you finish early, study Population practice tests in Barron's.

10/16/12

Independent work: Readings in Rubenstein

Read pp. 71-73 in Rubenstein (exclude Summary and Case Study)

a. Define epidemiological transition

b. In one sentence, summarize each stage of the ET. (List as Stage 1, 2, etc.

c.  Address question #3 in "Thinking Geographically".

Homework: With LP, brainstorm this problem: The US has an aging society which will only become worse in the future. If you could rule the world, how would you deal with this problem?

10/17/12

No Class (PSAT)

10/18/12

Rubenstein pp. 64; 71-73; Read 74 Case Study

Essential Questions:  How is Japan dealing with their growing elderly population? Explain the epidemiologic transition.  What are some suggestion for dealing with the future US aging population.

10/19/12

Quiz on pp. 64, 71-74

Have students describe and explain their population pyramids.

Give directions for Hearth Project research (online)

Homework:  work on hearth research.

Geography On TV Oct. 9-11

Oct. 8
WXEL Ch. 42
10:00 p.m. Independent Lens (General Motors Corporation closes a factory)

Oct. 9
WLRN Ch. 17
8:00 p.m.  The Story of India: "Beginnings" (India's culture)
9:00 p.m.  The Story of India:  "After 500 B.C.--The Age of the Buddha"

WPTV Ch. 2 or WXEL Ch. 42
9:00 p.m.  Frontline  "The Choice 2012"

Oct. 11
9:00 Vice-Presential Debates (most stations)

HBO2
5:55  Dances with Wolves (native American culture.  You can also get this on Netflix or any movie outlet)

Week of Oct. 8-12

10/8/12
GPS question:  Why shouldn't we cheer if China fails?
Promethean Board:  Go over essays.
Essential Question:  What is the demographic transition model?
Promethean Board:  Explain the DTM.
Assessment:  Draw 5 conclusions from the DTM.
Homework:  Review the population pyramids.  Be ready to explain how to read and draw conclusions from the models.  Make sure you understand all the vocab. and concepts on population geography.

10/9/12
warm-up--vocab. quiz
Essential Question : What are population pyramids?
Promethean Board:  Model how to read population pyramids.
In Rubenstein, draw 4 conclusions and make 1 prediction from 2 population pyramids on
p.63-Cape Verde and Chile  (Label and color on maps)
Homework:  finish p. 63 and study next 10 vocab words.
      
10/10/12
oral presentation of pyramid conclusions and predictions
collect population pyramids conclusions
Population Powerpoint
Homework:  Read p. 65 and be ready to discuss Japan's future in terms of population.


10/11-12/12
Classes held in auditorium
2 films on tolerance
Homework:  Study Barron's Population chapter; study all vocab.  Test next week.

left-right ideology

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/blog-html/leftvright_world.html

Are you a Democrat or Republican

go to http://www.kidsvotingbroward.org/.  click on Democrat or Republican Know the Difference.

Writing tips

How to write better papers:

Avoid Use

thing/things                                                               phenomenon, event, situation (whatever "thing" it is).

a lot of                                                                       numerous, several

really/very                                                                 extremely; significantly

good                                                                          beneficial, positive, superb

bad                                                                            negative, maladaptive, disadvantageous

talk about                                                                  discuss

ALL IDIOMS                                                           observe (not "look at"); deconstruct (not "figuring out")

speaking in 2nd person "you"                                   3rd person s/he, one, they

ending sentences in prepositions                               rearrange the sentence

(in, at, with, to, for, about, etc.)

inconsistent tense                                                      consistent tense

slang (kids, bummed)                                                formal English (children, upset, annoyed, etc.)

incorrect syntax                                                         correct syntax

      Examples: I looked around and there were three other teenagers texting, and a businessman.  

      Better:  I observed  a business person and three teenagers texting.

passive voice (I was sent by him.)                             active voice (He sent me.)

too many of the verb "to be."                                     action verbs

1,2,3                                                                           spell out one-nine

run-on sentences                                                        two separate clear sentences

overuse of any word                                                  varied vocabulary

second person (you)                                                  third person (he, she, it, they) or first person when appropriate

undeveloped paragraphs                                           developed paragraphs (4+ sentence minimum)