Agenda
March 9th-13th
Objectives: Geography and history of Southwest Asia as well as their culture today. Assess student mastery of Vocabulary of Southwest Asia, aka “The Middle East”.
Monday: Assess whether Iran, Lebanon and Qatar are developed or developing.
Tuesday: The Kurdish question—a people without a nation in the Middle East.
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz for Chapter 9, Southwest Asia.
Thursday: Complete and turn in Timeline of Southwest Asia.
Friday: Spring Break begins!
February 17th-20th:
Objectives: Assess student mastery of Vocabulary of Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus. Assign new vocabulary for region of Southwest Asia, aka “The Middle East”.
Monday: President’s Day, no school.
Tuesday: Professional Day, no school.
Wednesday: The Eurasia Continental Divide—the Urals.
Thursday: Verbal assessment of student mastery of Ch. 7&8 Vocabulary of Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus--Quiz!
Friday: Vocabulary of Southwest Asia, aka “The Middle East” (Chapter 9).
February 24th-28th
Objectives: Map the region of Southwest Asia and its major physical features, climates and natural resources. Student understanding of cause/effect of major events in SW Asia’s history. Visual overviews of culture and historical events in regional history.
Monday: Students will create a full page, colored representation of SW Asia complete with physical features labeled. Each nation will be listed with its climate and natural resources.
Tuesday: Continue working on Map.
Wednesday: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman—Developed or Developing?
Thursday: Pages 270-277 of the text provides What happened, Why, Where and When for 24 important events of the history of SW Asia.
Friday: Continue Timeline.
March 2nd-6th
Objectives: Geography and history of Southwest Asia as well as their culture today.
Monday: Compare & Contrast desert seas of the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf (aka Arabian Sea).
Tuesday: Complete and turn in Map of Southwest Asia.
Wednesday: Istanbul vs. Constantinople and the founder of modern day Turkey—Mustafa Kamal Ataturk.
Thursday: History of Arab-Israeli conflicts.
Friday: Israel and Palestine today.