SEMESTER TWO
1/26 (Week 1 - BABA)
Notebook:
Map: North America / Central America / Caribbean (USA, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua)
Semester One Project Rollout
Assignment:
How to Annotate a webpage: SF attempting to relocate homeless before Super Bowl 50
How to Annotate a youtube video: Super Bowl Halftime Show 2015
Using Easybib.com
Create shared Google Doc for class annotations
1/28
Quiz: Week 1 Terms
Map Quiz: N. America / C. America / Caribbean
CNN Student News
Annotate: January 27th, 2016 - CNN Student News - Cite the news program and annotate the story on the Maglev Train (minute 4:35)
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2/1 (Week 2)
News Focus: NHK - Shades of Beauty
Notebook:
Map: South America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay)
Activity: Weather From Around the World
2/3
Activity: Weather From Around the World - DUE MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK (see above)
Climograph Example: Banducci - Climograph
Weather Video Example: Hurricane Video (Extended)
2/5
Quiz: Week 2 Terms
Map Quiz: South America
CNN Student News
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2/8 (Week 3)
Challenge Starter: Coordinates Based Challenge (Submit with Notebook #1)
Notebook:
Map: Western Europe (France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands)
Assignment: Project Topics: Cultural Encounter and Exchange - Research and Choose ONE
Kawaii Japan: Research the meaning of 'kawaii' and how the kawaii subculture shapes Japan.
Rio de Janeiro: Research five events and where they will be held this summer in Brazil.
Korean K-pop: Research five K-pop bands.
The Hermit Kingdom: Research the history of North Korea, including it's three influential leaders.
Life in Mexico: Research one of Mexico's many states, identifying major cities, holidays, jobs, entertainment, and more.
Nicaragua's Grand Canal: Research the construction of the Nicaraguan Canal and the controversy surrounding it.
Surfing in Latin America: Research the five of the best breaks and the best beaches to surf in Latin America.
Italian relics: Research five key sites for tourists to visit in Italy.
Ethiopian cuisine: Research five foods unique to Ethiopian cuisine.
South African Apartheid: Research the life of Nelson Mandela
The World's Newest Country: Research life in South Sudan, identifying major cities, holidays, culture, etc.
OR propose another topic that falls within the realm of "Cultural Encounter and Exchange"
Assignment: Annotated Bibliography
Cite (using easybib.com) and annotate TEN sources.
One picture
One youtube video
One internet news article
One wikipedia entry
One map or chart from National Geographic
Challenge Component (necessary to earn more than 85%)
One book from the library
Determine the numerical value of your sources using Banducci's value chart
DUE: Weather From Around the World Presentation
Homework - Challenge Component: Modern Lessons From Arranged Marriages
Read and write 250-word response; what do you think?
2/10
Socratic Seminar #1: Polygamy in Kurdish Lands (Marriage Culture Issues)
Polygamy
Consanguineous Marriage
Consanguineous Marriage (Map)
Underage Marriage
Gay Marriage
Legality of Gay Marriage (Map)
Arranged Marriage
Silly Phenomenons
Submit - Challenge Component: Modern Lessons From Arranged Marriages
Read and write 250-word response; what do you think?
Videos: Weather From Around the World Presentation
Project Time
2/12
DUE: Notebook #1
Quiz: Week 3 Terms
Map Quiz: Western Europe (UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal)
CNN Student News
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2/17 (Week 4 - BABA) DIGITAL LEARNING DAY
Challenge Starter: Numeric Systems: Similarities and Differences
Notebook
Map: Central Europe + Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus)
FREERICE Activity (+Extra Credit)
Name the Hurricanes in 2020
Period 6 Groups:
Group 1 - Alex L., Jackson D., Najma H., Bryanna O., Cameryn P. Sierra S. Eric S. (7)
Group 2 - Kai L., Isabella H., Ariel D., Jasmine A., Keila B., Josef C., Colton D. (7)
Group 3 - Eric Z., Kira K., Owen B., Jordan R., Citlalli F., Ryan I. (6)
Group 4 - Kevin L., Louis L., Jorden G., Josh R., Harmony S., Sebastian L., Diego I. (7)
Group 5 - Marcos M., Yazan A., Dylan L., Chris D. (5), Colton C. (6)
Period 3 Groups
Group 1 - Nancy, Anika, Aurelia, Margot, Joker, Caleb, Alex, Aaron
Group 2 - Micaela, Erin, Jerry, Jeff Y., Owen, Sandra, Richard, Travis
Group 3 - Colin, Manav, Paul, Delenney, Sachi, Frankie, Alston, Travon
Group 4 - Steve W., William, Allen, Giovanni, Nathan, Kaidon, Sean, Nicolas
2/19
Quiz: Week 4 Terms
Map Quiz: Central Europe + Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus)
CNN Student News
Hurricane Ivan Activity
Homework: Annotated Bibliography
Cite (using easybib.com) and annotate TEN sources.
One picture
One youtube video
One internet news article
One wikipedia entry
One map or chart from National Geographic
Challenge Component (necessary to earn more than 85%)
One book from the library
Determine the numerical value of your sources using Banducci's value chart
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2/22 (Week 5)
Starter: The Man Who Sells The Moon
TURNITIN.com (Signup)
Due: Project Annotated Bibliography #1
Turnitin.com (by 1159pm)
Challenge: Analyzing Sources
Notebook:
Map: Eastern Europe + Balkans (Romania, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria)
Assignment: Research Exhibit
Must contain between 250-500 words of original work
Answer: Describe the cultural phenomenon you have chosen to research.
No Larger Than
40 inches wide
30 inches deep OR If the exhibit is circular or rotating, it is no more than 30 inches in diameter
6 feet high
5 pictures with MLA citations below each picture
Annotated bibliography attached to the back of the exhibit
Challenge Component
Audio/Visual Aspect
Original Piece of Artwork of Promotion/Propaganda
Hurricane Video Time (Film)
Project Time
2/24
Activity: Birth Policies
Challenge: See Above
Hurricane Video Time (Film)
Project Time
2/26 (Half Day) - PTO
Video:
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2/29 (Week 6)
Starter: Quiz (b/c of PTO)
Quiz: Week 5 Terms
Map Quiz: Eastern Europe + Balkans
Notebook
Map: Oceania (Western Australia, Tazmania, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria)
Assignment: Design Cylindrical Equidistant Projection Map
Supplies: Paper, Pencils
Instructions:
Accuracy/Precision (trace your map correctly using the 12 x 6 grid provided)
Art/color/design (make the piece visually pleasing, including unmentioned items such as compass rose, etc.)
Class time = 60-90 minutes
Groups:
A1: Alston, Jerry, Nathan, Giovanni, Sachi
A2: Aaron, Joker, Frankie, Colin, Owen, Margot
A3: Sean, Nancy, Paul, Manav, Delenney
A4: Kaidon, Allen, Caleb, Micaela, Erin, William
A5: Travon, Jeff, Nick, Anika, Aurelai
A6: Travis, Steve, Alex, Richard, Sandra
B1:
B2:
B3:
B4:
B5:
B6:
Hurricane Video Time (Due Next Class)
Project Time
3/2
Socratic Seminar #2: Worksheet
Project Time
3/4
DUE: Notebook #2
Quiz: Week 6 Terms
Map Quiz: Australia
CNN Student News
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3/7 (Week 7)
Due: Hurricane Video
Period 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Jp8u24n7I
Period 6
Notebook
Map: Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE)
What Would Happen If A Super Volcanic Eruption Happens Again?
3/9
CNN Student News (past week)
Project Time
3/11 (Half Day)
Quiz: Week 7 Terms
Map Quiz: Middle East
CNN Student News (past week)
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3/14 (Week 8)
Notebook:
Map: Bodies of Water (Red Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, South China Sea, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, Hudson Bay, Sea of Cortez, Great Lakes)
DUE: Exhibit
Migration DBQ - India, Palestine, Africans
Documents 1, 2, 3 [African migrations to New World] + Conversation
Gandhi + Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant
Documents 7, 8, 9 [Hindu/Muslim migrations Pakistan and India] + Conversation
Conflict in Israel and Palestine
Documents 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6 [Jews to Israel] + Conversation
Essay
+ Create Final Draft (Stamped end of period)
3/16
Homework: Flags/Country/Written Component
The Wizard of Oz w/Questions
3/18
Quiz: Week 8 Terms
Map Quiz: Bodies of Water
Assignment/Homework: Flags/Country/Written Component
CNN Student News
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3/21 (Week 9)
Notebook
Map: Midterm Quiz
(USA, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru)
(France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia)
Project Exhibition
Assignment: Exhibit Viewing
Project Time
3/23
Week 9 Terms!
Finish: Wizard of Oz
Questions Due
Project Exhibition
Socratic Seminar #3: John Green: Syrian Refugee Crisis (Migration)
3/25
Quiz: Week 9 Terms
Map Quiz: Midterm Quiz (w/time to study!)
CNN Student News
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3/30 (Week 10 - BABA)
DUE: Notebook #3
Notebook
Map: East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal)
Starter: The Story of Stuff
Homework: Manufacturing Stuff
4/1
Map Quiz: East Asia
Terms Quiz: Week 10
Classwork/Homework: Manufacturing Stuff
CNN Student News
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SPRING BREAK
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QUARTER FOUR
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4/11 (Week 11)
Due: Manufacturing Stuff
Starter: Humans and Energy
Notebook
Map: Chinese Cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Plateau of Tibet, Gobi Desert, Manchuria, South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea)
4/13
Presentations: Manufacturing Stuff
North American Universities: Choose Three Assignment
Work Time
4/15
Quiz: Week 11 Terms
Map Quiz: China
CNN Student News
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4/18 (Week 12)
Notebook
Map: Flags (China, Russia, United Kingdom, South Africa, Mexico, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, India, Egypt)
4/20
Finish: Please Vote For Me
Project Time
4/22
DUE: Notebook #4
Quiz: Week 12 Terms
Map Quiz: Flags
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4/25 (Week 13)
Starter: Case Study: Bhutan
Notebook:
Map: South East Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Myanmar)
Video: Megaprojects
4/27
Activity: McDonald's Through a World Lens
Project Time
4/29 (Half day) - PTO
Sir Thomas More Day
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5/2 (Week 14)
Video: Super Size Me
Notebook:
Map: South and West Africa (Sierra Leonne, Guinea, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt)
Quiz: Week 13 Terms
Map Quiz: South East Asia
Project Time
5/4
Project Time
5/6
Quiz: Week 14 Terms
Map Quiz: South and West Africa
CNN Student News
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5/9 (Week 15 - AP Testing Week)
Notebook
Map: Africa 1 (South Africa, Zimbawbwee, Ethiopia, Somalia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea)
Assignment: Presentation of Geography (POG)
Socratic Popcorn Reading (not appropriate for semester 2 classes)
5/11
Socratic Seminar #5: 1491: Unanswered Question (Ethnic Cleansing)
Project Time
Summer Movie Previews
???
5/13
DUE: Notebook #5
Quiz: Week 15 Terms
Map Quiz: Africa
CNN Student News
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5/16 (Week 16)
Notebook
Countries (Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda)
Assignment: Presentation of Geography (POG)
Assignment: Written Evaluations
Write out how you progressed with each ESLR before using your CPU
5/18
Activity: Model UN - World Health Organization (WHO)
Notes: The United Nations
Read...
Article on Polio in Nigeria: Nigeria Reaches Polio Milestone
Article on Polio in Pakistan: Pakistan Could Beat Polio In Months, Says WHO
250-word explanation on (a) the reasons for success in Nigeria, and (b) the challenges facing Pakistan
World Health Organization (WHO) Role Play Assignment -WHO Committee Speech
WHO Aid Worker in Pakistan
WHO Aid Worker in Nigeria
Wealthy Donor
Political Leader in Pakistan
Political Leader in Nigeria
Challenge Component: Deliver in Second Language w/Written English Translation - Languages of the United Nations
Project Time: Presentations of Geography (POGs)
Project Time: WHO Speech
5/20
Quiz: Week 16 Terms
Map Quiz: Africa 3
CNN Student News
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5/23 (Week 17 - ABAB)
Notebook
Map: The Stans+ (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbiajan, Banduccistan)
Overview of Final Exam
Project Time: Presentations of Geography (POGs)
Project Time: WHO Speech
5/25
Map Quiz: The Stans
Quiz: Week 17 Terms
Video: The Polio Story: The Vaccine That Changed The World
Worksheet: Polio Movie Worksheet
Project Time: Presentations of Geography (POGs)
Project Time: WHO Speech
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6/1 (Week 18 - BABA)
Notebook:
Map - Pacific Islands (New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Guam, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu)
Presentations of Geography (POGs)
Period 3: Students with last names A-M
Period 6: Students with last names A-I
Project Time: WHO Speech
6/3
DUE: Notebook #6
Quiz: Week 18 Terms
Map Quiz: Pacific Islands
Presentations of Geography (POGs)
Period 3: Students with last names N-Z
Period 6: Students with last names J-Z
Project Time: WHO Speech
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6/6 (Week 19 - POL Week) - 66 minute class
World Health Organization Speeches
6/8 - 80 minute class
World Health Organization Speeches
Quiet Study Hall
6/10 - 80 minute class - PTO
Quiet Study Hall
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6/13 (Finals Week)
Final Exam - 8:00-10:00am (2-hour class)
6/16 (Half day)
Video Games
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SUMMER
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PBS Monthly Production - World Geography and Cultures For The Community
Agreeing on THE key issue? From Brainstorm to Finalized Idea.
News Program?
Intro Music?
Intro Montage?
Set Design?
Interview? Interview Questions?
Researching the issue
Getting out the word on LVCP campus.
Designing information packets.
Production of information packets.
Distribution times?
Designing solutions?
Oxfam, UNICEF, Doctors without Border
COURSE STRUCTURE
Topic 1: Geography
# of Weeks: 3
TCI Text: Chapter 1-2
Project: Model UN (Part I - Written and Art)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie:
Topic 2: Population
# of Weeks: 3
TCI Text: Chapter 30-31 (China and Japan)
Project: Model UN (Part I - Written and Art)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie: Living Old (Frontline), Aging Japan (25 minutes)
Topic 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
# of Weeks: 3
TCI Text: Chapter 7-8 (USA + Migration)
Project: Model UN (Part II - Technology and Presentation)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie: Generation Like (Frontline), Growing Up Online (Frontline), The Mormons (Frontline), From Jesus to Christ (Frontline), The Story of Stuff (22 minutes)
Topic 4: Political Organization of Space
# of Weeks: 2
TCI Text: Ch 18 (Old Soviet Empire)
Project: LDC Development (Part I - Written and Art)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie: Secret State of North Korea (Frontline),The Other Dream Team
Topic 5: Agriculture and Rural Land
# of Weeks: 3
TCI Text: Ch. 12-13 (Brazil and Peru)
Project: LDC Development (Part I - Written and Art)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Community Action Project: Doctors Without Borders in Latin America
Topic 6: Industrialization and Economic Growth
# of Weeks: 2
TCI Text: Ch. 28 (India)
Project: LDC Development (Part II - Technology and Presentation)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie: Poor Kids (Frontline), Flying Cheap (Frontline), Is WalMart Good for America? (Frontline)
Topic 7: Cities and Urban Land Use
# of Weeks: 2
TCI Text: Ch. 5 (Urban Sprawl in North America)
Project: LDC Development (Part II - Technology and Presentation)
Test: Multiple Choice and Constructed Response
Movie: MegaProjects