9th Regional Studies: India

Greetings! This track class meets 3X per week (W- Th- F) for the entirety of Semester 2, with a week off on May 16-20 for Farm Week. Assume Homework is due on following class day unless otherwise indicated in CAPS.

Wednesday, Jan 4

Have parent agreement signed

write 5 facts about the geography of India for each map (10 total)

Thursday, Jan 5

Create a geography map for India combining ideas from our three samples

Friday, Jan 6

Snow Day no school

Wednesday, Jan 11

Complete Purusa Legend HW

Thursday, Jan 12

Respond to Early India Spiritual Principles (handout)

Friday, Jan 13

Complete Early India Spiritual Principles for WED

Wednesday, Jan 18

Read Ramayana p. 17-27

Thursday, Jan 19

Read Ramayana, 28-43

Friday, Jan 20

Read Ramayana through P 43-55

Prepare for Mini Puja

Wednesday Jan 25

Mini Puja project THURS

Thursday Jan 26

Read Ramayana p 56- 69

Friday, Jan 27

Read Ramayana p 70-81, reading Quiz WED

Wednesday, Feb 1

Read Ramayana Book p 84-96

Thursday, Feb 2

Read Ramayana Book p 96-99

Friday, Feb 3

Read Ramayana Book 5: p 102-119

Wednesday, Feb 8

Read Ramayana Book 5: p 120-140 reading quiz on Books 5 and 6 THURS

Thursday, Feb 9

Read Ramayana Book 5: p 140-153

Final Quiz

Friday, Feb 10

Ramayana Project due THURS

Wednesday Feb 15

Ramayana Project

Thursday Feb 16

No HW

Friday Feb 17

Write a Buddhist Parable according to handout due WED after break

Wednesday, Mar 1

Read Elephants primary source

Thursday Mar 2

Arhrashasta response

Friday Mar 3

Begin Test review using notes, readings, etc.

Wednesday Mar 8

Test Review due FRI

Thursday, Mar 9

Exam Friday

Notebooks due chronologically ordered

Friday, Mar 10

No HW!!!

Wednesday Mar 15

No HW

Thursday, March 16

Begin Map for 1st Century Trade Routes

Friday Mar 17

Trade Routes map due WED

Wednesday, Mar 22

Read about Gupta Era in India, 10 important points

Draw 2 images/sides of a Gupta-era gold coin due WED 3/29

Thursday-Friday Mar 23-24

No School PTC

Wednesday, Mar 29

No HW- catch up on map and reading

Thursday, Mar 30

Respond to 8 Garuda Puranas in one sentence each

Friday, Mar 31

Read "India is Turmoil", write 1 sentence for each paragraph due WED

Wednesday, May 3

Indian Food Project

Thursday May 4

Indian Food Project

Friday, May 5

Read On Indian Education, 1 pg. response how things have changed in education