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Review ppt. Era of Global Change and Conflict Trivia-2eqzsqb

Tuesday April 17

LG: Learn about Imperialism and Nationalism in the world.

1. Notes on the Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Nationalism
2. Read articles on the handout entitled “Conditions in the Factories: Women and Children” and answer the questions
3. Read “Child Labor Today: Ali’s Story” answer questions
4. Read fact sheet on Industrial Revolution

Wednesday April 18

LG: Learn about Nationalism in the world.

1. Read about nationalism in “Understanding Nationalism…and State, Nation, Nation-State
2. Nationalism: Current Event Assignment, use internet to complete assignment
3. Finish any of work from yesterday that you did not complete.
4. Work on Imperialism Maps in packet
5. Imperialism group explanation

Thursday April 19   Bring your textbooks today!

LG: Learn about Nationalism in the world, begin learning about Imperialism.

1. Intro Imperialism with a few clips from Avatar, answer the questions on that page of your packet
2. Break into Imperialism groups and begin your projects.

Friday April 20 Bring your textbooks today!

LG: Learn about Imperialism.

1. Complete Imperialism projects
2. take notes on all the other projects in a gallery walk

Monday April 23 Bring your textbooks today!

LG: Learn about Imperialism.

1. complete Imperialism project gallery walk
2. Complete the unification of Italy and Germany pages in your packet using your text book
3. Imperialism maps
4. Take ppt notes on Imperialism around the world

Tuesday April 24 Bring your textbook today!

LG: Learn about Imperialism.

1. Take ppt notes on Imperialism around the world
2. Using computers, complete the handout in your packet on inventors, “What a Bright Idea!”
3. Complete Inventor Tombstone Assignment

Wednesday April 25

LG: Learn about Imperialism, Capitalism and Socialism.

1. Turn in Tombstone project
2. Complete ppt notes on Imperialism
3. Take notes on the differences between Capitalism and Socialism
4. Using your textbook complete the “isms” handout in your packet
5. Read about Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto in your packet, answer all questions
6. Wrap up unit and review for test tomorrow

Thursday April 26

LG:Demonstrate knowledge of Unit 6 information.

1. Turn in unit packet
2. Unit 6 assessment

Monday  April 16

LG: Learn about the Congress.

1. Turn in political cartoon assignment
2. Ch. 5 notes
3. Work on Comparing House/Senate Sheet
4. Work on Unit 2 vocabulary
5. Pick president for presidential poster project

Tuesday April 17

LG: Learn about the development of Congressional powers.

1. Ch. 6 prezi notes
2. Work on Presidential Poster project

Wednesday April 18

LG: Learn about the presidency and his leadership.

1. Share presidential posters
2. Ch. 5-7 Voc Quiz, Thursday
3. look for a topic for policy issue report

Thursday April 19

LG: Learn about the presidency and his leadership.

1. Ch. 5-7 Voc Quiz
2. Ch. 6 Notes, complete prezi
3. Work on Policy Issue Report, iPads

Friday  April 20

LG: Learn about the federal bureaucracy.

1. Turn in political cartoon assignment
2. Ch 7 notes
3. Work on Policy Issue Report, due Monday, Lab 208 2nd half of class

Monday  April 23

LG: Learn about foreign policy and defense.

1.  Policy Issue Report due
2. Notes ch. 8-9

Tuesday  April 24

LG: Learn about foreign policy and defense.

1. Ch. 10 and  22 notes
2. Complete voc. for Unit 3

Wednesday  April 25

LG: Review Unit 2 materials in preparation for the unit assessment.

1. Share Policy Issue Reports
2. Complete ch 22 notes
3. Study for Unit 3 Assessment

Thursday  April 26

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Unit 2 material.

1. Turn in Unit 3 Voc
2. Unit 3 Assessment
3. Receive Unit 4 Voc list

Friday April 27

LG: Learn about the Judicial System.

1. Talk about Supreme Court projects, choose groups
2. Notes on judicial system

Review help, remember to study your notes! From discovery of New World to Napoleon, and revolutions in Mexico, Haiti and Brazil as well as U.S. and France!

Renaissance Trivia-21oh8re – Scientific Rev. at end of this ppt.

Absolutism Trivia-v9r4am

French Revolution review power point-1rhn164

French Revolution Trivia-1bkcj0z

Tuesday March 27

LG: Learn about the Explorers to the New World.

1. Notes on explorers and their discoveries.
2. Look at and discuss the Exploration and Discovery Timeline
3. Read about Christopher Columbus’s Life and complete the “Was Christopher Columbus a Successor Failure?” Activity
4. Read “The Great Disease Migration”  and answer questions

Wednesday March 28 Bring Textbook today!

LG: Have a greater understanding of the New World and how much it cost to get there.

1. Complete world map to show Slade Trade
2. Explorers Chart
3. Read about “Life at Sea: Sores, Scabs, and Scurvy” and answer the questions
4. View Guns, Germs and Steel pt. 2 and answer questions

Thursday March 29  Bring Textbook today!

LG: Learn about the Scientific Revolution and the French Revolution

1. Quiz Incantation Section 3
2. Take notes on Scientific Revolution, then use book to complete the chart on the scientists.

Friday March 30

LG: Learn about the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon.

1. Take notes on the French Revolution( Old Regime) and Phase 2
2. Watch the beginning of the History Channel: The French Revolution, answer questions as you watch

Monday April 9  Bring Textbook today!

LG: Learn about Absolutism.

1. Notes on Rise of Absolutism
2. Stations activity on Philosophers
3. Use textbook to complete “Philosophers of the Enlightenment activity

Tuesday April 10

LG:  Learn about Absolutism.

1. notes on English Civil  War and Restoration and Glorious Revolution
2. Read ” The Ideology of Absolutism: Divine Right of Kings” and answer questions
3. Create Tudors and Stuarts and Hanoverians Family Tree English Family Tree-2fsme80

Wednesday April 11

LG: Learn about the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon.

1. “Interpreting a Historical Family Tree: Tudors and Stuarts and Hanoverians” activity
2. Notes on Phase 3 of French Revolution
3. The French Revolution Timeline

Thursday April 12   Bring Textbook today!

LG: Look at and compare various revolutions around the world.

1. Quiz Incantation Section 4
2. Notes on the rise of Napoleon
3. Complete a revolutions comparison chart.
4. Compare and contrast the French Rev. to the American Revolution

Friday April 13 Bring Textbook today if you need to finish any work

LG: Review material for unit test.

1. Complete the History Channel: The French Revolution, answer questions as you watch
2. Review and wrap of unit 5

 Monday April 16

LG: Demonstrate your knowledge of Unit 5 material.

1. Turn in your packet.
2. Test Unit 5

Continue preparation on your own for EOC on March 20-21 by logging in to USATest Prep and Joining your class. Assignments are required, and they will count as quiz grades.

https://www.usatestprep.com/member-login?logout=1

StudyGuide:

Milestones_StudyGuide_Economics_11-16-ymxtob

Another great practice site for Econ EOC:

https://www.quia.com/quiz/678432.html

Friday March 9

LG: Learn about credit.

1. PPT and activities to learn about credit

Monday March 12

LG: Apply rational decision making to personal spending and saving choices.

1. Complete credit notes
2. positive and negative incentives discussion and activity
3. Use rational decision making model to select one option over another activity
4. Personal Finance packet and questions

Tuesday March 13

LG: Explain that banks and other financial institutions are businesses that channel funds from savers to investors.

1. Touchstone Quiz on International Economics
2. Compare services offered by different financial institutions notes Financial Institutions Chart-15qbbzc
3. Explain reasons for the spread between interest charged and interest earned.
4. Examples of the direct relationship between risk and return.
5. Evaluate a variety of savings and investment options; include stocks, bonds, and mutual funds

Wednesday March 14

LG: Describe how insurance and other risk-management strategies protect against financial loss and how the earnings of workers are determined in the marketplace.

1. Define progressive, regressive, and proportional taxes.
2. Explain how an increase in sales tax affects different income group
3. Explain the difference between simple and compound interest rates
4. List various types of insurance such as automobile, health, life, disability, and property. Insurance Activity-2l7tdes  ***Explain the costs and benefits associated with different types of insurance; include deductibles, premiums, shared liability, and asset protection.

Thursday March 15

LG: Identify workplace skills.

1. Examples of who benefits and who loses from inflation
2. Identify skills that are required to be successful in the workplace.
3. Explain the significance of investment in education, training, and skill development.
4. Discuss what makes people successful and what people need in order to be successful
5. Wrap up personal finance-go to Lab to practice on USATest Prep

Friday March 16

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of personal finance concepts.

1. Turn in vocabulary
2. Test Personal Finance

Monday March 19

LG: Prepare for EOC.

1. prepare for EOC

Tuesday- Wednesday March 20-21 

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of economics course.

1. EOC

Unit 4 European & Asian Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation ( Georgia Standards of Excellence Social Studies 7,9,11) Ch. 13,14,17,19, and sect. 4 of Ch. 12

Quiz yourself and study for Test Unit 4 with these Trivia Power Points: Middle Ages Trivia-1cb7awx and Renaissance Trivia-21nrobg

Read Incantation, out of class reading book. First quiz March 15 over Part 1

Quizzes and Test Dates for Unit 4

1. Quiz Africa Early Kingdoms March 7
2. Quiz Mesoamerican Cultures March 8
3. Quiz Feudalism/Manorialism March 13
4. Incantation pt. I March 15
5. Biographies Quiz
6. Incantation pt. II March 22
7. Unit 4 Assessment March 23

Monday March 5  Bring Text Book

LG: Learn about the early kingdoms of Africa.

1. Notes on early kingdoms
2. Read about Mansa Musa’s Hajj
3. Complete Map of Early African Societies and chart

Tuesday March 6

LG: Learn about the development of Mesoamerican Cultures.

1. Notes on Mesoamerican cultures
2. Web quest on Aztec, Maya, and Incan cultures Aztec Maya Inca Webquest-23soraj

Wednesday March 7

LG: Learn about the beginning of the Middle Ages- Charlemagne and the Feudal System.

1. Quiz Africa early kingdoms
2. Video the Dark Ages with Questions

Thursday March 8

LG: Learn about the beginning of the Middle Ages- Charlemagne and the Feudal System.

1. Quiz Mesoamerican cultures
2. Dark Ages video and questions

Friday March 9

LG: Learn about the beginning of the Middle Ages- Charlemagne and the Feudal System.

1. Notes on Charlemagne
2. Reading about Charlemagne and organizer chart to fill out
3. Feudalism Simulation
4. Feudalism and Manorialism  notes
5. Feudal Pyramid questions

Monday March 12

LG: Learn about feudalism in Asia, the power of the church, and the Crusades.

1. Notes on castles and knighthood
2. Discuss Japan’s Feudalism, after reading article “The Four-Tiered System of Feudal Japan”
3. Notes on the power of the church
4. Crusades notes

Tuesday March 13 **Bring Text Book**

LG: The Crusades of Medieval Europe.

1. Before Crusades and After crusades notes in packet
2. Post Crusades hand out
3. Bubonic Plague clip
4. Get in groups and begin planning Medieval House of Horrors Projects

Wednesday March 14

LG: Research the Medieval topic your group is assigned.

1. Discuss notes on the 100 Years War
2. research, plan and complete for your medieval project

Thursday March 15

LG: Learn all about the excitement and horror of the medieval times through the class presentations.

1. Medieval House of Horrors presentations.
2. Quiz Feudalism/Manorialism
3. High Middle Ages notes
4. Medieval Timeline

Friday March 16

LG: Learn about the Renaissance of Europe.

1. Quiz Incantation pt 1
2. Read Politics in Europe handout and
3. Discuss notes on the 100 Years War
4. Decline of Feudalism Graphic Organizer
5. The European Renaissance notes
6. Biographies Activity

Monday March 19 

LG: Learn about the protestant reformation.

1. Complete notes on Protestant Reformation
2. Renaissance Art chart and notes 

Tuesday March 20****Bring your textbook****

LG: Learn about the Counter Reformation.

1. Notes on the counter reformation
2. read in your text book and answer questions about the Qing and Ming Dynasties in China Ch. 19, Sect. 2 pp. 536-541, answer questions #1-8 on p. 541; and the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan Ch. 19 Sect. 3 pp. 542-547, answer questions #1-8 on p. 547
3. Renaissance/Reformation Map

Wednesday March 21

LG: To reflect on the differences between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

1. Biographies Quiz
2. Timeline on Renaissance Era
3. Middle Ages vs. Renaissance Chart and Questions
4. Meeting at Runnymede article and questions
5. Wars pre printed notes

Thursday March 22

LG: Prepare for test on Middle ages, the Renaissance and Reformation.

1. Incantation Part 2 Quiz
2. Read an excerpt from The Prince and analyze the text by answering the questions
3. Complete any work needed
4. Review for test on tomorrow

Friday March 23

LG: Demonstrate your knowledge of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Reformation.

1. Test on the Middle Ages Part 1

Monday March 26

LG; Demonstrate knowledge of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation.

1. Turn in unit packet
2. Renaissance and the Reformation Test Part 2

Wednesday Feb. 28

LG: To explain the reasons for international trade, define and give examples of imports and exports, explain the significance of specialization in international trade, define absolute advantage and comparative advantage, identify countries with absolute advantage and comparative from a data set, explain the effects of absolute and comparative advantage on international trade, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to absolute and comparative advantage, and give the significance of balance of trade and balance of payment data as economic indicators.

1. Intro to International Trade Power Point and Videos/Notes
2. PPT/Activity absolute advantage and comparative advantage

Thursday March 1

LG: To explain the reasons for international trade, define and give examples of imports and exports, explain the significance of specialization in international trade, define absolute advantage and comparative advantage, identify countries with absolute advantage and comparative from a data set, explain the effects of absolute and comparative advantage on international trade, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to absolute and comparative advantage, and give the significance of balance of trade and balance of payment data as economic indicators.

1. Quiz Absolute and Comparative Advantage
2. Power Point notes/videos on Trade Organizations
3. Activity- Absolute vs. Comparative Advantage or Balance of Trade vs. Balance of Payments

Friday March 2

LG: To explain the reasons for international trade, define and give examples of imports and exports, explain the significance of specialization in international trade, define absolute advantage and comparative advantage, identify countries with absolute advantage and comparative from a data set, explain the effects of absolute and comparative advantage on international trade, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to absolute and comparative advantage, and give the significance of balance of trade and balance of payment data as economic indicators.

1. Complete Trade Org. ppt.
2. Practice EOC
3. Inquiry Design Model Activity NewYork_12_Free_Trade for students-1npxdlj

Monday March 5

LG: To explain the reasons for international trade, define and give examples of imports and exports, explain the significance of specialization in international trade, define absolute advantage and comparative advantage, identify countries with absolute advantage and comparative from a data set, explain the effects of absolute and comparative advantage on international trade, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to absolute and comparative advantage, and give the significance of balance of trade and balance of payment data as economic indicators.

1. Quiz Trade Organizations
2. Power Point notes on balance of payment and trade
3. Define trade barriers
4. Identify costs and benefits of trade barriers

Tuesday March 6

LG: Explain the effects of tariffs, quotas, embargoes, and subsidies on international trade, give reasons why nations impose trade barriers and restrictions on trade, cite examples of modern-day trade barriers and restrictions, explain the short and long-term advantages and disadvantages of erecting trade barriers and restrictions, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to trade barriers and restrictions, explain the reasons why nations create trading blocs such as the EU and NAFTA, and give general arguments for and against free trade.

1. Trade Barrier PSA’s
2. NE Quiz Ch. 10
3. Evaluate arguments for and against free trade
4. Power Point notes/videos on Exchange Rates

Wednesday March 7

LG: Explain the effects of tariffs, quotas, embargoes, and subsidies on international trade, give reasons why nations impose trade barriers and restrictions on trade, cite examples of modern-day trade barriers and restrictions, explain the short and long-term advantages and disadvantages of erecting trade barriers and restrictions, read and interpret scenarios, tables, and graphs related to trade barriers and restrictions, explain the reasons why nations create trading blocs such as the EU and NAFTA, and give general arguments for and against free trade.

1. Macro Milestone quiz
2. Quiz Exchange Rates
3. Unit 4 Problem Set

Thursday March 8

LG: Show understanding of International Economics Concepts.

1. Turn in Unit 4 Problem set
2. Unit 4 Assessment

Monday Feb. 12

LG: Learn about the Constantinople.

1. Constantinople Monument Projects
2. Present projects and take notes on graphic organizer

Tuesday Feb. 13 ** Bring Text Book Today**

LG: Learn about the Byzantine Empire.

1. Notes on the Byzantine Empire
2. Timeline of Byz. Empire activity
3. Byzantine Empire Map

Wednesday Feb. 14

LG: Learn about how Russia developed.

1. Notes on early Russia.
2. Complete Rulers of Russia Organization chart
3. Complete Byzantine Empire map if needed

Thursday Feb. 15 ** Bring Text Book Today**

LG: Learn about the Mongols and their rise to power.

1. View documentary “The Barbarians: The Mongols” and answer questions
2. Complete map of the Mongols
3. Exploring stereotypes in Aladdin

Friday Feb. 16 ** Bring Text Book Today**

LG: To learn about what was happening all around the world at the same time that Rome was building its empire.

1. “Meanwhile Around the World …” packet

Monday Feb. 26

LG: Learn about Islam.

1. Web Quest about Islam Guide to Islam Webquest-2ffuvb2
2. Five Pillars of Islam activity

Tuesday Feb. 27

LG: Learn about Islam.

1. Islamic Cultural Achievements activity
2. Islam notes
3. Haj video

Wednesday Feb. 28

LG: Learn about Islam.  Bring Text Book

1. Comparing Islamic Empires Chart
2. Comparing Islam, Judaism, and Christianity chart
3. Quotations from the Holy Books activity
4. Western Religions sheet

Thursday March 1

LG: Learn about Islam.

1. Review for test over Byzantine, Russian and Islamic Empires.
2. Complete packets as needed

Friday March 2 

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of the Byzantine, Russian and Islamic Empires.

1. Turn in study guide for bonus points,
2. Turn in unit packets
3. Test- Byzantine, Russian and Islamic Empires.

Wednesday Feb. 7

LG: To learn about unemployment.

1. Role play activity for unemployment

Thursday Feb. 8

LG: To learn about unemployment.

1. present unemployment skits
2. Notes on unemployment

Friday Feb. 9

LG: Learn about GDP and inflation.

1. Quiz unemployment
2. Quiz Naked Economics Ch. 6
3. Notes on GD
4. GDP practice
5. notes on inflation
6. practice inflation and GDP problems

Monday Feb. 12

LG: Learn about CPI .

1. Quiz GDP
2. Notes and activity on CPI

Tuesday Feb. 13

LG: Learn about the business cycle.

1. Quiz inflation and the Business cycle
2. Business cycle notes and activity

Wednesday Feb. 14

LG: Learn about The Federal Reserve and the Monetary Policy, taxes and the fiscal policy of government.

1. Notes Fed. Reserve and Monetary Policy FEDERAL RESERVE MONETARY POLICY Spring 2015-1sj3xy6

Thursday Feb. 15

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Macro economics

1. Quiz  Federal Reserve and Monetary policy
2. notes fiscal policy and taxes TAXES AND FISCAL POLICY Spring 2015-2jjdxxr

Friday Feb. 16  ** BRING TEXTBOOKS**

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Macro economics.

1. Quiz Fiscal Policy
2. create “Interview a Tax” skits
3. problem set
4. complete vocabulary

Monday Feb. 26

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Macro economics.

1. Check problem set
2. Touchstones Macro Economics Quiz
3. Present “Interview a Tax” skits

Tuesday Feb. 27

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Macro economics.

1. Turn in vocabulary and Problem sets
2. Macroeconomics Assessment
3. Vocabulary International Economics

 Greece and Rome Triva Review Game-1lzjpdl

Friday Jan. 26

LG: Learn about the early Aegean Civilization.

1. Turn in Early River Valley Civilizations Choice board assignment
2. Take notes on early Aegean civilization and the Spartans
3. Greece: A Moment in Excellence documentary with questions

Monday Jan. 29

LG: Learn about the ancient Greeks.

1. Notes on the Golden Age of Athens
2. Notes on the Spartans and the Peloponnesian War
3. Horrible Histories- Spartans
4. Spartan and Athenian activity
5. Ancient Greece map activity

Tuesday Jan. 30

LG: Learn about the ancient Greeks.

1. Notes on Alexander the Great
2. Horrible Histories-Alexander the Great
3. The Greeks and religion hand out
4. Ancient Greek Myths
5. Greek City-States- unity and division

Wednesday Jan.31   ***Bring Textbook***

LG: Learn about ancient Rome.

1. Complete Greek City-States Unity and Division
2. Notes on Ancient Rome and the Roman Republic
3. Caesar reading
4. The Legend of the founding of Rome
5. From Rome to Washington D.C. Activity

Thursday Feb. 1     ***Bring Textbook***

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Roman Achievement stations activity
2. View Building an Empire
3. Ancient Roman Map

Friday Feb. 2

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Notes on Punic Wars
2. Discuss the Fall of the Roman Republic
3. Look at rulers who followed Julius Caesar
4. View Building an Empire- Augustus, Claudius and Nero

Monday Feb. 5

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Notes on the Roman Empire
2. Fall of Roman Empire
3. Roman Republic or Empire Activity
4. View Building an Empire Vespasian and Trajan
5. pass out study guide

Tuesday Feb. 6

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Christianity notes
2. Fall of Rome IDM Activity
3. Complete viewing of Building an Empire-Hadrian and Caracalla

Wednesday Feb. 7

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Quiz Ch. 6 textbook, Rome
2. Complete Fall of Rome IDM Activity
3. Review for Unit 2 assessment

Thursday Feb. 8

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Read article from The Smithsonian: “Resurrecting Pompeii” and answer questions
2. Review for Unit 2 assessment PowerPoint

Friday Feb. 9

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Ancient Greek and Roman Cultures.

1. Turn in packets
2. Unit 2 Assessment