Global Studies / Extra Credit Blogs February 6, 2011

Hey Global Studies!  We have more posts to for Semester 2 Extra Credit!

Your job is to read the blog post and then write a thoughtful reply to one or more of the questions posed by the author of the post.  You will receive up to ONE point for each comment.  You will not receive points for multiple comments made to the same comment.

NEW: Because we now have more posts than I can (in good conscience) give you extra credit on, you will be limited to a maximum of THREE.  If you completed any for credit last semester, you may comment on up to THREE more to give you extra credit for second semester.

Option #1: Haiti–The Earthquake  / Author: Neelesh Moorthy

• Link to the Post
• Link to the video (you don’t need to watch it, but here it is if you want to)

Option #2: Debate over vaccines / Author: Tharun Sankar

• Link to the Post
• Link to the video

Option #3: Margaret Wilson, author of Dance Lest We All Fall Down / Author: Liz Hamilton

• Link to the Post
• Link to Organization

Option #4: Battle for Haiti / Author: Julia Tran

• Link to the Post
• Link to the Video

Option #5: Afghanistan: Obama’s War / Author: Quy Chau

• Link to Post
• Link to Video

Option #6: Ten Trillion and Counting: The Debt / Author: Josh Ellis

• Link to Post
• Link to Video

I will let you know when there are more posts to comment on!

Global Studies / Textmarking Rubric February 3, 2011

Hello to my 2nd, 5th and 6th periods,

Here is a copy of the textmarking rubric that you should use to guide you when you do reading (textmarking / margin noting) assignments.

You will notice that I changed a few of the boxes from the original rubric in order to make the difference between a 3 and a 4 more distinguishable.

Global Studies / Final Exam Study Guide January 17, 2011

Here is the study guide for the Semester 1 final exam.  There is a portion that can be completed for points and turned in on the day of your exam.  We will talk about it in class.

• 2nd Period: exam on Monday @ 10:30
• 6th Period: exam on Wednesday @10:30
• 5th Period: exam on Thursday @8:00

Global Studies / Vocab Quiz January 17, 2011

Hey Freshmen!

Just a friendly reminder that all of you have a vocabulary quiz sometime in the next two days.

• 5th Period: Tuesday
• 2nd and 6th Period: Wednesday

You received a study guide (with words and definitions) in class on Thursday and Friday.  Here are the words below in case you’ve misplaced your list:

• Czar/Tsar
• Bureaucracy
• Serf
• Absolute
• Dissent
• Exploitation
• Capitalist
• Commune
• Inept
• Emancipation
• Meager
• Extremist
• Assassinate
• Regime
• Inculcate
• Marxism
• Socialism
• Solidarity
• Autocracy

Global Studies / Updated Schedule of Readings, RSGs and Paragraphs January 11, 2011

Click here to see the updated schedule of due dates for:

• readings in the Russian Revolution packet
• RSGs
• paragraph assignments

Global Studies / Vocabulary for pages 11-19 January 10, 2011

You are responsible for knowing the following vocabulary for pages 11-19 of the Russia Revolution Packet:

• EXPLOITATION (11)
• AUTOCRATIC (12)
• ABOMINATIONS (12)
• MARXISM (12)
• INFLOW (13)
• EGALITARIANISM (14)
• AGRARIAN (14)
• DISSENT (15)
• SOCIALIZE (“the land”) (15)
• DISPERSAL (16)
• MENSHEVIK (16)
• BOLSHEVIK (16)
• PETITION (17)
• GRIEVANCES (17)
• RAMPAGED (17)
• DYNASTY (18)

 

Global Studies / Handouts for Dec 2-Jan 21 December 12, 2010

Hey Global Studies!

Find below the homework schedule through Jan 21st.  It shows what the homework will be each night, and what is due at the BEGINNING of class each day.

• Updated Schedule

I only have a few extras of the reading packet and you should be very careful not to lose your original copy.  If you do lose your original, I expect you to download and reprint it on your own.  Exception: no printer or printer problems…let me know.  The packet is copyright protected, and so you will need a password to download it.  Email me if you need the password.

• Russian Revolution Reading Packet

Between now and the end of finals, you will do three RSGs (Reading Seminar Guides).  You can download them from below if you either lose the one you received in class, or want to get ahead over the winter break.

• RSG #1 (goes with pages 1-10 in the packet)
• RSG #2 (goes with pages 11-19 in the packet)
• RSG #3 (goes with pages 19-24 in the packet)

You will also write one paragraph for each section of the reading.  The guide for this will be posted tomorrow.

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Global Studies / Nov 24-Dec 3 / End of Unit “final” November 29, 2010

Hey Freshmen!

• We’re finally come to the end of the Imperialism unit.  Rather than testing how much info you can memorize, our “Unit Final” will ask you to apply the information you’ve learned over the past 3 months.
• This will be an OPEN-NOTE final, and you should bring ALL worksheets and notes that you have from the unit.  The only thing you may not use is the book.

On the final I will give you:

• 1) Article about a country in Africa which is experiencing some sort of humanitarian crisis at the moment (or in the recent past).  I will limit my choices of countries to those you had to memorize for the map quiz.
• 2) A blank map

You will have to:

• 1) Read and text-mark/margin note the article
• 2) Answer a question about the article in a short paragraph (including a topic sentence)
• 3) Label the country (that the article is about) on the map
• 4) Indicate which European country controlled the African country
• 5) Indicate whether that European country ruled with direct or indirect rule
• 6) Indicate which Millennium Development Goal(s) would be applicable to solving the issue(s) in the article.
• Each class will spend one day completing a PRACTICE “Unit final” and the next class completing the “real thing”.

Schedule

2nd Period:

• Nov 24: 2nd Period takes PRACTICE “Unit final”
• Nov 30: 2nd Period takes REAL “Unit final” /

5th Period:

• Dec 1: 5th Period takes PRACTICE “Unit final”
• Dec 3: 5th Period takes REAL “Unit final”

6th Period:

• Nov 30: 6th Period takes PRACTICE “Unit final”
• Dec 2: 2nd Period takes REAL “Unit final”

Global Studies / Nov 19-29 November 29, 2010

Hey Freshmen!  If you’ve missed any days in the last week and a half, here’s what we’ve been up to:

• Nov 19: 5th Period works on prepping the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) posters
• Nov 22: 2nd Period presents posters / 6th Period preps posters
• Nov 23: Snow Day!
• Nov 24: 2nd Period takes practice “unit final” / 6th Period presents posters
• Nov 25 & 26: Thanksgiving Break
• Nov 29: 5th Period presents posters