September 1

Self-Start (in Think About Journal):


Turn to page 20 and find the "Vocabulary Review" section of the page.  Complete that task in your notebook. You do not have to write the definitions.


Discussion:  what is culture?  How is your family's culture different from a friend or classmate's?

Presentations

What is expected for your presentations:

 Cooperative Poster Presentations Groups:

Students are required to make a poster as a group and present it to the class on assigned day. 

Poster must have:

Title

Names of the Creators

Highlighted vocabulary section

Pictures to support vocabulary
"I wonder..." section
Summary of assigned text.

Neat, Colorful, Creative

Presentation Must Have:

Cue Cards of speaking section
Interesting to listen to

Each student must talk during presentation using the 8 ways

Organized, Fluid, Prepared

Group 1.)     World Regions pg. 4-5

Geography

Physical regions

climate

Group2.)     World Cultures pg.6

              culture

Group3.)     People and Culture pg. 8-9

              Values

customs

Group4.)     Culture and Change pg. 10-11

Group5.)     Learning About the Past pg. 14-15

              Sources

                             Primary

                             secondary

              Oral history

              Artifacts

              Archaeologists

              excavate

Group6.)     Ancient Cities pg. 16-17

Group7.)     Tracing Our Roots pg 18-19

Genes

Tracing our roots

Please open up the text to page 19. Read.

DEFINE THESE WORDS:
Evolution:
DNA:
Genes:
Intelligent Design:

The Evolution of Homer

While watching this 1:30 clip- please make a list of the changes that Homer goes through.

Summarize in 5 sentences what we discussed today.

Finish presenting partners- take notes!

August 29

World Languages

Please open an OUR WORLD text book to page 7. In the top left hand corner you will see some data about language. In y our THINK ABOUT JOURNAL create a bar graph about that data.

Graph in Millions

Mandrian Chinese- 8.85
Spanish- 3.32
English-  3.32
Bengali- 1.89
Hindi- 1.82
Portugeses- 1.7

Think About This:
Should our world only have one language? Why or Why Not.
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Finish presenting Goal Maps, take notes on peers.

Homework

August 26:
Please finish your Goal Maps at home if you didn't in class.  Remember to choose three goals from your map and write a small paragraph about each, explaining their significance to you.  Please don't write about getting married or having babies since that's something most of us will probably do, and I want to get to know you deeper than that!  I will be awarding points for coloring, creativity, and neatness.

Make sure you are proud to show off your work. Thank you!

Don't forget to bring a spiral notebook! DUE MONDAY.

What will we cover?

We will be covering the HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!!

AUG- Get to know you- Cavemen
SEPT- geography/ country reports
Oct- Ancient Egypt/ Greece
Nov- Ancient China/ Mongols
Dec- Middle Ages
Jan- Renassiance
Feb- Exploration/ Ancient Inca, Maya, Aztec
March- Immigration
April- Decades 1900-1950
May- Decades 1960- current
June- Global Affairs