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Social Studies Tutoring Schedule – Harrison-16fmte8

 Help to study for the EOC Economics_Study_Guide_7.7.17-1oxacku

Continue preparation on your own for EOC on Oct. 16-17  by logging in to USATest Prep and Joining your class. Assignments are required, and they will count as quiz grades.

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StudyGuide:

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Another great practice site for Econ EOC:

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DAILY AGENDAS:

Monday Oct. 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. Intro to International Trade Power Point and Videos/Notes
2. PPT/Activity absolute advantage and comparative advantage
3. HW :Inquiry Design Model Activity NewYork_12_Free_Trade for students-1npxdlj, **Due Friday**

Tuesday Oct. 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. Quiz Absolute and Comparative Advantage
2. Power Point notes/videos on Trade Organizations
3. Activity- Absolute vs. Comparative Advantage

Wednesday Oct. 3

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

Thursday Oct. 4

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. NE Quiz Ch. 11 and 12
2. Evaluate arguments for and against free trade
3. Power Point notes/videos on Exchange Rates

Friday Oct. 5

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of International Economics Concepts, and understanding of Macroeconomics.

1. Macro Milestone quiz
2. Unit 4 Problem Set
3. Complete vocabulary

Monday Oct. 8

LG: Show understanding of International Economics Concepts.

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

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Study Guide ( also in your Unit packet) The Age of Exploration Review-18pclew

Social Studies Tutoring Schedule – Harrison-16fmte8

Syllabus/Standards: ( Honors World History Syllabus s2018-2al8juy, Social-Studies-World-History-Georgia-Standards-28vzs7k)

Monday Oct. 1     Receive Unit Packet 

LG: Learn about the ancient African cultures.

1. Notes on ancient Africa
2. Mansa Musa article and questions
3. mark African early societies on map
4. view “Africa: a History Denied” and answer accompanying questions. Africa video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twsEMSErMo

Tuesday Oct. 2

LG: Learn about the early cultures of the Americas.

1. notes on the early Americas
2. add Americas early cultures to the map
3. Web quest on Early American Societies American cultures web quest-1a9831s

Wednesday Oct. 3

LG: Learn about the early explorers of the Americas, and early cultures.

1. Columbus article and essay
2. Age of Explorers chart
3. add explorers’ routes to map
4. timeline
5. View Maya: The Blood of Kings and answer questions. Mayan video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-ivIjbC6m8

Thursday Oct. 4

LG: Learn about the early cultures of the Americas, and the people who came to conquer the new world and their motivations.

1. Complete Maya video and questions
2. notes on Discovery, Mercantilism and Commerce
3. Slave trade added to map
4. Great Disease migration article and map

Friday Oct. 5

LG: Learn about the early cultures of the Americas, and how they interacted with the Old World.

1. Guns, Germs, and Steel video and questions
2. Columbian Exchange Article and questions
3. Study Guide for test

Monday Oct. 8

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Early African and American cultures, and the explorers of the New World. Learn about the middle ages, also known as the dark ages.

1. Unit 5 Assessment (short test, no essay component)
2. The Dark Age video and questions. The Dark Ages video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOn2JB7Uyro

Syllabus/Standards: ( Honors World History Syllabus s2018-2al8juy, Social-Studies-World-History-Georgia-Standards-28vzs7k)

Book link: https://www.hmhco.com/api/external-sso/access?sp=ed&connection=GA-Cobb-00209531

Social Studies Tutoring Schedule – Harrison-16fmte8

Study Guide for test: New Empires Emerge Review Guide-2fyh2i6

Monday Sept. 10

LG: Learn about the Constantinople.

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

Tuesday Sept. 11

LG: Learn about the Byzantine Empire.

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

Wednesday Sept. 12

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 Sept. 13 

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

Friday Sept. 14 Homecoming Pep Rally 

LG: Learn about Islam.

1. Web Quest about Islam Guide to Islam Webquest-2ffuvb2
2. Five Pillars of Islam activity five pillars of faith foldable-15fz93e

Monday Sept. 17

LG: Learn about Islam.

1. Islamic Cultural Achievements activity
2. Islam notes
3. Haj video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7q_LcqbvKI

Tuesday Sept. 18

LG: Compare Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

1. Comparing Islamic Empires Chart Module 8-t52kfb, Module 16-2g9tipd
2. Comparing Islam, Judaism, and Christianity chart R2-18 in textbook
3. Quotations from the Holy Books activity
4. Western Religions sheet

Wednesday Sept. 19

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

1. Complete packets as needed
2. Exploring stereotypes in Aladdin

Thursday Sept. 20

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

1. Work on study guide
2. Review for test over Byzantine, Russian and Islamic Empires.

Friday Sept. 21

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.

Review Trivia: Greece and Rome Triva Review Game-1macd7v

Book link: https://www.hmhco.com/api/external-sso/access?sp=ed&connection=GA-Cobb-00209531

book pdf Greece: Module 5 Greece-12ni85b

book pdf Rome:Rome pdf-1nj7fo5

STUDY GUIDE GREECE/ROME Greece & Rome Study Guide (2014)-2gg7zhq Greece & Rome Study Guide-19snqtn

Monday Aug. 20

LG: Learn about the early Aegean Civilization.

1. What Type of candy do you want? activity
2. Take notes on early Aegean civilization
3. Greece: A Moment in Excellence documentary with questions

Tuesday Aug. 21

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

Wednesday Aug. 22

LG: Learn about the ancient Greeks.

1. Complete Spartan/Athenian activity
2. Ancient Greece map activity
3. Notes on Alexander the Great

Thursday Aug. 23

LG: Learn about ancient Greeks.

1. SLO pretest Lab 421
2. Log unto online textbook and preview chapter 5 Greece
3. Complete Spartan/Athens body bios
4. Ancient Greece map
5. Complete notes on Alexander the Great
6. Horrible Histories-Alexander the Great

Friday Aug. 24

LG: Learn about ancient Greeks.

1. The Greeks and religion hand out
2. Ancient Greek Myths
3. Complete Greek City-States Unity and Division
4. Alexander the Great DBQ

Monday Aug. 27

LG: Complete the study on Greece.

1. Ancient Greek Myths
2. Complete Greek City-States Unity and Division
3. Alexander the Great DBQ

Tuesday Aug. 28

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Alexander the Great DBQ
2. The Legend of the founding of Rome, pp.192-193
3. Notes on Ancient Rome and the Roman Republic
4. From Rome to Washington D.C. Activity, pp. 195
5. Roman Achievement stations activity

Wednesday Aug. 29  Early Release Day!!!

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Roman Achievement stations activity
2. Alexander the Great DBQ

Thursday Aug. 30

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Quiz over Ch. 5 Greece, use online textbook to read
2. Notes on Punic Wars
3. ppt Collapse of Roman Republic
4. Discuss the Fall of the Roman Republic handout
5. Look at rulers who followed Julius Caesar
6. View Building an Empire

Friday Aug. 31

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
5. pass out study guide
6. Alexander the Great DBQ- complete outline

Monday Sept. 3   Labor Day Holiday

Tuesday Sept. 4

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. Christianity notes
2. View Building an Empire Rome
3.  Fall of Rome IDM Activity

Wednesday Sept. 5

LG: Learn about the ancient Romans.

1. View Building an Empire Rome
2. IDM Fall of Rome
3. Complete packets

Thursday Sept. 6

LG: Learn about ancient Rome.

1. Quiz Ch. 6 textbook, Rome
2. View Building an Empire Rome
3. IDM Fall of Rome conclusions
4. Review for Unit 2 assessment PowerPoint

Friday Sept. 7

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Ancient Greek and Roman Cultures.

1. Turn in packets
2. Unit 2 Assessment

Video link for Determinants of Supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iyCwbvJc_U

Video link for Circular flow: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=circular+flow+diagram+economics&&view=detail&mid=BF4A83B1526E25B8624CBF4A83B1526E25B8624C&&FORM=VRDGAR

Thursday Aug. 16

LG: Describe how households and businesses are interdependent and interact through flows of goods, services, resources, and money.

1. PowerPoint notes/videos- money, circular flow
2. Circular flow demonstration/activity

Friday Aug. 17

LG: Define the law of demand and the law of supply. Be able to explain the slope of the demand and supply curves using the laws of demand and supply. Students will use supply and demand curves to identify and explain the equilibrium price and quantity in a market.

1. Quiz over money and circular flow
2. PowerPoint notes and videos- demand
3. Demand practice

Monday Aug. 20

LG:Explain how the law of demand, the law of supply, and prices work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.

1. check demand worksheet
2. Quiz over demand
3. PowerPoint notes/video-Supply
4. Supply  Activity

Tuesday Aug. 21

LG: Students will use supply and demand curves to identify and explain the equilibrium price and quantity in a market.

1. Quiz on Supply
2. notes on Equilibrium
3. Graphing activity

Wednesday Aug. 22

LG: Explain how the Law of Demand, the Law of Supply, prices, and profits work to determine production and distribution in a market economy.

1. Check Equilibrium Activity 
2. Equilibrium Quiz
3. PowerPoint notes/video- Market Structures  market structures-2my3i91 

Thursday Aug. 23

LG:  Explain market competition and its effects on demand, supply, and price, compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations as forms of business organization, describe entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in a market economy including the roles, significance, and effects, describe the characteristics of different market structures including monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, and pure (perfect competition).

1. Milestones Fundamentals Quiz
2. Complete Market Structures ppt., complete for homework if needed

Friday Aug. 24

LG: Explain market competition and its effects on demand, supply, and price, compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations as forms of business organization, describe entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in a market economy including the roles, significance, and effects, describe the characteristics of different market structures including monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, and pure (perfect competition).

1. Quiz Market structure
2. PowerPoint notes/video- Business Organizations  Types of Business OrganizationRZ-1ipwye5

Monday Aug.27

LG: Explain market competition and its effects on demand, supply, and price, compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations as forms of business organization, describe entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in a market economy including the roles, significance, and effects, describe the characteristics of different market structures including monopolies, oligopolies, monopolistic competition, and pure (perfect competition).

1. Quiz Business Organizations
2. Problem set

Tuesday  Aug. 28

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Micro Economics.

1. turn in vocabulary and problem set
2. Unit 2 assessment
3. Work on debate topic

Wednesday Aug. 29

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of Micro Economics.

1. Quiz Naked Economics Ch. 1
2. work on debate

Thursday Aug. 30 

LG:  Debate topic on minimum wage using evidence and economic principles.

1. Economic debate on “Should the United States raise the minimum wage?”

Friday Aug. 31

LG:  Debate topic on minimum wage using evidence and economic principles.

1. Economic debate on “Should the United States raise the minimum wage?”

Syllabus –Honors Gov-Econ Syllabus S2018-1hmwk9f

Standards for Economics- Social-Studies-Economics-Georgia-Standards-1kygv50

Help to study for the EOC Economics_Study_Guide_7.7.17-1oxacku

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Wednesday August 1

Learning Goal: Become familiar with Economics definition.

1.Review transcripts

2.Students fill out information forms

3. What is Economics Really About? Activity

5. View video on kidney donations

6. Wrap up class, HW reminder

Homework-

Respond to the following questions:

Drawing on your new knowledge of the definition of economics and our class discussion, answer the following questions for homework:

• 1. Name four things you know about economics.
• 2. How does economics relate to your life? How does it affect your family?
• 3. After viewing organ donation video and completing dialysis activity, come up with a plan to solve the problem of kidney donations/dialysis. Be sure to address your solution completely.

Thursday August 2

LG: Explain why limited productive resources and unlimited wants result in scarcity, opportunity costs, and tradeoffs for individuals, businesses, and governments.

1.Turn in HW questions

2. Collect syllabus

3. Power point notes and video clips: Basic Economic Reasoning

4. Scarcity game

Friday August 3

LG:  Understand scarcity and opportunity costs.

1. Quiz over lecture 1 Monday
2. Complete ppt #1
3. Review key concepts
4. Scarcity article
5. Motivations that influence entrepreneurs to take risks.
6. Four Corners Activity- Opportunity Costs

Monday August 6

LG: Compare and contrast different economic systems and explain how they answer the three basic economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce.

1. Quiz lecture 1 Basic Economic Reasoning
2. Power point notes and video clips: Economic systems lecture #2
3. discuss handout comparing economic systems

Tuesday August 7

LG: To be able to use economic models like production possibilities curves, marginal cost/marginal benefit tables, and production graphs to identify trade-offs, opportunity cost, and rational decision making criteria.

1. Complete Economic Systems notes
2. PowerPoint notes/videos on production possibilities #3
3. Production possibilities activities

Wednesday August 8

LG: To be able to use economic models like production possibilities curves, marginal cost/marginal benefit tables, and production graphs to identify trade-offs, opportunity cost, and rational decision making criteria.

1. Quiz Economic Systems
2. ppt. Goods, Market failures, role of Govt.
3. Prep for PPC quiz, check packet from yesterday

Thursday August 9

LG: Learn about rational decision making.

1. Quiz PPC, lecture #3
2. Ppt notes on rational decision making and activities
3. practice set for unit 1, due tomorrow

Friday August 10

LG: Learn about the role of government in economics.

1. quiz lecture 4, role of govt.
2. Quiz Naked Economics Ch. 2 and 6
3. Ppt notes on rational decision making and activities
4. ppt. on economics goals
5. unit practice set

Monday August 13

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts in economics.

1. Grade Unit I practice set
2. study for test unit 1

Tuesday August 14

LG: Get an idea of your knowledge of Economics as a whole.

1. PreTest

Wednesday August 15

LG: Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts in economics.

1. turn in vocabulary and Unit 1 problem set
2. test Unit 1
3. Vocabulary unit 2

Summer Reading Pre Course  Assignment can be found on the Harrison Web page under pre course assignments tab. If you have any questions please let me know. The due date is August 6.

Honors World History Syllabus s2018-2al8ju

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Review PPT River Valley Civilizations Trivia Review Game-1r3yj4e

Wednesday August 1

LG: To understand expectations of class and intro into World History.

1. Student information sheet
2. Civilization activity
3. check transcripts
4. class syllabus and procedures
5. Measuring historical time activity

Thursday August 2

LG: Intro into World History

1. Gather signed syllabus forms
2. complete measuring historical time activity, go over answers
3. The Beginnings of Civilization notes
4. Begin Mesopotamia ppt

Friday August 3

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations: Mesopotamia.

1. Take up syllabus
2. ppt notes on Mesopotamia, if needed
3. Read Excerpts from Hammurabi’s Code of Law
4. Hammurabi’s Code: Scenario activity
5. Hammurabi’s Code Writing Assignment
6. Begin video on Mesopotamia

Monday August 6

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations: Mesopotamia and Egypt.

1. World History Summer Reading projects due
2. World History Pre Test
3. Complete Mesopotamia video
4. Complete ancient near east map assignment
5. ppt notes on Egypt if time

Tuesday August 7

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations: Egypt.

1. Document analysis “The Negative Confession”, answer all questions
2. Who Killed King Tut? Activity
3. Mummification presentation
4. Monotheism timeline

Wednesday August 8

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations: Egypt and Indus River.

1. PPT practice to compare Mesopotamia and Egypt
2. View Egypt’s Quest for Immortality video and answer questions

Thursday August 9

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations: Egypt and Indus River.

1. View Egypt’s Quest for Immortality video and answer questions
2. Religions packets with questions
3. SPRITE activity  Mesopotamia-and-Egypt-Sprite-Chart-27nzezu-2evzl8g
4. study for timeline/map quiz

Friday August 10

LG: Learn about the early river valley civilizations:  Indus River.

1. Global Map Timeline Quiz
2. Complete SPRITE chart of Mesopotamia and Egypt, if needed
3. monotheism timeline activity
4. Indus River ppt
5. Read and answer questions on the Vedas Translation
6. Receive “A Mandala of Hindu Beliefs” Activity, cut out, due Monday.

Monday August 13

LG: To understand more about ancient Chinese cultures and land.

1. Mandala due
2. Indus River ppt
3. Read and answer questions on the Vedas Translation
4. Read about Siddhartha Gautama
5. Read primary source document: Asoka’s Rock Edicts” and answer questions
6. Read about Ancient Indian Empires

Tuesday August 14

LG: To understand more about ancient Chinese cultures and land.

1. PPT on China
2. Ancient Asia Map assignment
3. “Engineering an Empire” documentary on China and questions

Wednesday August 15

LG: Wrap up Chinese cultures and review for test on Ancient River Valley Civilizations.

1. notes on the 100 schools of thought
2. Chinese Philosophies: Moral Dilemmas activity
3. Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di stations activity with note-taking graphic organizer
4. SPRITE chart for India and China

Thursday August 16

LG: Wrap up Chinese cultures and review for test on Ancient River Valley Civilizations.

1. Buddhism ppt
2. Complete India and China SPRITE chart
3. Map practice- complete final map in packet to study for test mapping section
4. Review guide- fill out in preparation for test on Ancient River Valley Civilizations- Friday Aug. 17

Friday August 17

LG: Demonstrate understanding of ancient civilizations.

1. Turn in unit packets- Mes./Egypt and India/China
2. Unit 1 Assessment

Final Exam Review Trivia-1yymhj0

Final Exam Trivia 2013-1m92wzl

Thursday May 17

LG: Learn about the Cold War.

1. Cold War and Beyond Research packet
2. Review for final exam

Friday May 18

LG: Learn about the Cold War.

1. Cold War and Beyond Research packet
2. Review for final exam

Monday May 21

LG: Learn about the Cold War.

1. Cold War and Beyond Research packet
2. Review for final exam

Tuesday May 22 

LG; Demonstrate knowledge of World History.

1. Final Exams 1st and 2nd periods

Wednesday May 23

LG; Demonstrate knowledge of World History.

1. Final Exams 3rd and 4th

Thursday May 10

LG: Become familiar with the ideology of Liberals and Conservatives.

1. Work with partner to complete your country
2. Notes CH. 16
3. Complete “Are you Conservative or Liberal?”
4. Work on Vocabulary for Unit 4

Friday May 11

LG: Understand the ideas behind various political parties.

1. Work on research in the political party system- go to the web page www.politics1.com/parties.htm on each major party write 5 sentences, on each of the third parties write 4 sentences, on each of the smaller third parties write 2 sentences ( write about 2 things you find really interesting). Turn in your sentences Monday.

Monday May 14

LG: Learn about Party Identification.

1. CH. 17 notes Govt Chp 17 Sec 1 [Recovered]-1b14cy1
2. Look at the Pew Research tables to identify how party identification breaks down
3.  work on vocabulary, due tomorrow

Tuesday May 15

LG: Learn about interest groups and public opinion.

1. turn in vocabulary
2. Notes ch 18 Chpt 18 Public Policy and Politics 2014 (2)-1mz7t17
3. Special Interest Groups Research Activity, present on Thursday

Wednesday May 16 

LG: Learn about interest groups and public opinion.

1. Quiz over Unit 4 information
2. Look at media bias and citizenship responsibility
3. Special Interest Groups Research Activity, present on Thursday

Thursday May 17

LG: Learn about interest groups and public opinion.

1. Special Interest Groups Research Activity presentations
2. Review for final exam

Friday May 18 

LG: Demonstrate understanding of Government.

1. Final Exam