Job Outsourcing Statistics

http://www.statisticbrain.com/outsourcing-statistics-by-country/

Week of Feb. 4 extra credit opportunities

Mon.
WLRN
9:00 "Kissimmee Basin"
http://www.northerneverglades.com/


WXEL
10:00 Independent Lens:  General Motors
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/as-goes-janesville/


Tues.
WPBT
9:00 Andrew Carnegie
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/filmmore/index.html


WXEL
9:00 American Experience:  Silicon Valley
http://video.pbs.org/video/2320041315/


Wed.
WXEL
8:00 Humans Affect the Natural World
http://www.locatetv.com/tv/nature/season-30/7944150


Thurs.
WLRN
9:00
Cuba's Secret Side
http://www.cubassecretside.com/

Week of Feb. 4

Week's Objective:  Students will understand geographical concepts of outsourcing; various economic activities sectors; Rostow's Stages of Development.  Students will analyze various economic indicators.

Feb. 4
Check economic activities
Collect economic activities
Introduce outsourcing and Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman Reporting: The Other Side of Outsourcing 
Homework:  Review vocabulary.  Vocab. quiz tomorrow.

Feb. 5
Vocab. quiz 
BEEP--Thomas Friedman:  The Other Side of Outsourcing
Collect Notes
Homework:  Study vocab.

Feb. 6
Period 4--Vocab. quiz
Finish Thomas Friedman: The Other Side of Outsourcing
Seminar on Friedman
Essential Questions:
According to Friedman, how has outsourcing changed Indian culture?
What is meant by the Americanization of India?
Homework:  Review Rostow's Stages of Development

Feb. 7
Finish Friedman film
Address critical question
3-minute writeup on critical questions:
How has outsourcing changed Indian culture?
What is meant by Americanization of India?
What is meant by the "Call Center Culture"?
Explain the costs and benefits of outsourcing? 
Homework:  Review Rostow

Feb.8
Reports from "The Secret Side of Cuba." 
Finish Friedman discussion
Rostow's 5 Stages of Development Explain and put in order.
Introduce GDP, etc.
Homework: 
1.  List the Rostow's Stages of Development flaws.
2. Barrons 212-214; construct chart on GDP, GNP, NNP, PPP, HDI.
a. spell out acronym; b. define; c. state purpose; d. state problem or flaw.

Economic Systems

http://wlrn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/rr10.socst.global.expzones.econsystem/economic-systems/

Week of Jan. 28-Feb. 1

Week's Objective:  Students will understand the Industrial Revolution and subsequent deindustrialization and their compact on human migration.

1/28/13
Topic:  The Taliban
Essential question:  Who is the Taliban; where are they located; what is the conflict?
Warm up--summarize main ideas of Rubenstein Taliban section.
Powerpoint presentation on Taliban
Homework:  review religion in Rubenstein and Barrons
Common Core: Determine central idea of a secondary source.

1/29/13
Religion test
Introduce "Economy"
Homework: Barrons--Read up to "GLOBAL ECONOMIC PATTERNS". Be ready to explain vocab. words listed in these sections. Be ready to address these essential questions:
*What was the Industrial Revolution? How did it change the world during the 1800s and 1900s? How has the de-industrialization that began in the 1970s changed core countries? Make a T-Chart of the costs and benefits of the Industrial Revolution.
Common Core:  Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine cause and effect.

1/30/13
View short piece on Industrial Revolution
Review questions: What was the Industrial Revolution? How did it change the world during the 1800s and 1900s? How has the de-industrialization that began in the 1970s changed core countries? 
Make a T-Chart of the costs and benefits of the Industrial Revolution.

1/31/13
Common Core:  Determine the meaning of words used in text.
Guiding questions:  What is meant by:  maquiladoras, 4-5
Promethean Board selected slides
Read p. 211 and construct a 5-column chart delineating economic activities. 

2/1/13
Save homework until Monday
Film:  Living during the Industrial Revolution
     a.  Short pretest
     b.  watch film/take notes
     c.  film quiz
Homework:  Finish reading Barrons Economy

Week of Jan. 22-25

1/22/13
Go over Semester Exams
 and Religion section homework in Rubenstein

Rubenstein:
1. Read 168-185 listing and identifying main idea of each section.
2. Read pics and maps on pages 185-195. Identify each graphic and write a one or two sentences reaction to each picture.
3. Read 196 "Taliban Versus Western Values" and "Hinduism Versus Social Equality". Be ready to discuss the Taliban's beliefs and actions. Research the Taliban's connection to the US. Be ready to describe the Hindu caste system.
4. Read 198-203 listing and identifying main idea of each section.

Homework:  Review Religion in Rubenstein

1/23/13
Religion Promethean Board
Homework:  Study religion

1/24/13
Vocabulary: Dalits, rupee, outcasts, untouchable, caste system, Brahmins
film:  Outcasts of India
Finish whole group discussion of religion
Homework:  Study select Rubenstein for Religion test

1/25/13
Religion Test game
Homework:  Study for test

Homework for Jan. 19-21

Homework for Jan. 19-21

Rubenstein:
1.  Read 168-185 listing and identifying main idea of each section.
2.  Read pics and maps on pages 185-195.  Identify each graphic and write a one or two sentences reaction to each picture.
3.  Read 196 "Taliban Versus Western Values" and "Hinduism Versus Social Equality".  Be ready to discuss the Taliban's beliefs and actions.  Research the Taliban's connection to the US.  Be ready to describe the Hindu caste system.
4.  Read 198-203 listing and identifying main idea of each section.