Thursday & Friday April 30th May 1st, Days 73 & 74

Comparative Religion Project

Objective: Shown a presentation covering the 5 main world religions,  students will be able to identify various unique attributes the the worlds main religions and define their differences in a comparative list.

Rationale: Religion effects many aspects of public life. Governmental policies, daily practices, feelings of right and wrong, societal roles for men, women, children, etc, many times have a connection to a particular faith. Understanding the various belief system around the world will help students understand the actions taken by people of other countries as well as inside the USA.

Evidence: By comparing the various foundations, tenets, and beliefs, students will begin to identify the characteristics of a faith and the reasons behind those actions.

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Comparative Religion Introduction

We will start with the intro presentation to establish a baseline for religion - Here
After we have established a baseline we will begin to watch "summary" video's from Crash Course on the "main religions" we are studying

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Comparative Religion Crash Course Videos

Judaism & Christianity
Buddhism & Hinduism (watched Tues/Wed)
Islam

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Directions:

Comparative Religion Project Directions - Here

Tuesday & Wednesday April 29th & 30th Days 71 & 72

Comparative Religion Project

Objective: Provided a list of resources (both presented by the instructor as well as through student initiated research) students will be able to identify various aspects of an assigned religion and compare the attributes of their assigned religion to the 6 other major religions (or the divisions within)  in a written report as well as a student led informational presentation.

Rationale: Religion effects many aspects of public life. Governmental policies, daily practices, feelings of right and wrong, societal roles for men, women, children, etc, many times have a connection to a particular faith. Understanding the various belief system around the world will help students understand the actions taken by people of other countries as well as inside the USA.

Evidence: By comparing the various histories as well as current practices of the worlds main religions, students will gain a better understanding to the actions taken on behave of a particular faith.
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Comparative Religion Introduction

We will start with the intro presentation to establish a baseline for religion - Here
After we have established a baseline we will begin to watch "summary" video's from Crash Course on the "main religions" we are studying

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Comparative Religion Crash Course Videos

Judaism & Christianity
Buddhism & Hinduism
Islam

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Directions:

Comparative Religion Project Directions - Here

Monday April 27th Day 70

Today is Mapping Monday

P2_LastName_CurrentEvents12 (the 12 = week #12)

Today's Assignments

Nepal Earthquake...
Freddie Gray Funeral...
Bruce Jenner becoming a woman...
Apple Watch...
Loretta Lynch Attorney General...
Supreme Court hearing same sex marriage today...
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This includes 2 (current event) stories.

1- needs to be within Latin America and 1 needs to be from somewhere else.

Please make sure you follow the format for Current Events - full credit will only be given if you clearly express your opinion of the event and why you chose to write on it.

*Plot the stories on your maps
*List the locations on your spreadsheet
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Latin America
South America Blank Maps - Here  
Central America Maps -  Here  
List of Political and Physical features - Here
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Objective: Each student will be able to identify a current event story, summarize its key components into a summary paragraph, as well as plotting the location of the story on a map of the country in which it occurred.

Rationale: Students need to gain a better understanding of events occurring around the world and where those places are located.

Evidence: By summarizing a story and plotting it on a map, students will show evidence of a global perspective on events affecting the world beyond their immediate surrounding.

Thursday & Friday April 23rd & 24th Days 68 & 69

Comparative Religion Project

Objective: Provided a list of resources (both presented by the instructor as well as through student initiated research) students will be able to identify various aspects of an assigned religion and compare the attributes of their assigned religion to the 6 other major religions (or the divisions within)  in a written report as well as a student led informational presentation.

Rationale: Religion effects many aspects of public life. Governmental policies, daily practices, feelings of right and wrong, societal roles for men, women, children, etc, many times have a connection to a particular faith. Understanding the various belief system around the world will help students understand the actions taken by people of other countries as well as inside the USA.

Evidence: By comparing the various histories as well as current practices of the worlds main religions, students will gain a better understanding to the actions taken on behave of a particular faith.
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Comparative Religion Introduction

We will start with the intro presentation to establish a baseline for religion - Here
After we have established a baseline we will begin to watch "summary" video's from Crash Course on the "main religions" we are studying


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Directions:

Comparative Religion Project Directions - Here

Tuesday & Wednesday April 21st & 22nd Days 66 & 67

Africa Test Day

Today we will start the class by playing the Kahoot Africa Review game. Once finished we will take the test. When students finish the test, they should continue to work on updating their current event plotting locations on their maps as well as the spreadsheet portion of plotting current events. In addition, they should make sure their assignment sheets are up to date as they will be turned-in on Thursday/Friday
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Word Bank for Test -  Here
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Objective: Provided  a Kahoot Game review for Africa, students will be able to identify through the Kahoot Game, various political and physical places and features of Africa.

Rationale: Its always good to play review games prior to a test to see what you know and what you still need to study.

Evidence: By playing the game students will see a preview of the test and will be able to confirm the stuff they know and see where they fall short

Monday April 20th Day 65

Today is Mapping Monday

P2_LastName_CurrentEvents11 (the 11 = week #11)

Today's Assignments

Africa Map games to prepare for the Africa Test - Here, and this is another -Here

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List of Political and Physical features - Word Bank for Test Here
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This includes 2 (current event) stories.

1- needs to be within Latin America and 1 needs to be from somewhere else.

The Latin America Maps and List are now available under the mapping tab on the main page of the blog

Please make sure you follow the format for Current Events - full credit will only be given if you clearly express your opinion of the event and why you chose to write on it.

Objective: Each student will be able to identify a current event story, summarize its key components into a summary paragraph, as well as plotting the location of the story on a map of the country in which it occurred.

Rationale: Students need to gain a better understanding of events occurring around the world and where those places are located.

Evidence: By summarizing a story and plotting it on a map, students will show evidence of a global perspective on events affecting the world beyond their immediate surrounding.

Thursday & Friday April 9th & 10th Days 63 & 64

Imperialism Test Day

here is a review from Ms. Judy Oh in Per 3 - Quizlet Here

Wednesday April 7th Day 62

Items to study fir the Imperialism Test for Thursday/Friday -
Review the Industrial Revo short video and the questions that you answered.
Also review the Berlin Conf video we watched and the questions you answered.
Lastly, review the powerpoint we went over that was used to identify and color in the Africa Colonization map.

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Hotel Rwanda

Rwanda Genocide

Objective: Provided the theatrical movie of the Rwanda Genocide "Hotel Rwanda" students will be able to identify the various events which led to the genocide which occurred in Rwanda, as well as understand the individual actions that characters played in the real events.

Rationale: Hollywood does a good job of creating visuals that encapsulate confusing and detailed events. This movie explains the main details in a way that is easy to understand and creates and opportunity for discussion after the film.

Evidence: By understanding the conflict in Rwanda, students can participate in a conversation which debates the merits of both sides of the cause of the genocide.

Tuesday and Wednesday April 7th & 8th, Days 60 & 61

Hotel Rwanda

Rwanda Genocide

Objective: Provided the theatrical movie of the Rwanda Genocide "Hotel Rwanda" students will be able to identify the various events which led to the genocide which occurred in Rwanda, as well as understand the individual actions that characters played in the real events.

Rationale: Hollywood does a good job of creating visuals that encapsulate confusing and detailed events. This movie explains the main details in a way that is easy to understand and creates and opportunity for discussion after the film.

Evidence: By understanding the conflict in Rwanda, students can participate in a conversation which debates the merits of both sides of the cause of the genocide.

Monday April 6th, Day 59

Today is Mapping Monday

Due Today (Share and upload to Google Classroom)

P2_LastName_CurrentEvents10 (the 10 = week #10)

Today's Assignments

This includes 2 (current event) stories.

1- needs to be within Africa and 1 needs to be from somewhere else.

Make sure you are making progress on your Africa Political and Physical Maps - your test on those maps is the Tuesday/Wednesday that we return from Spring Break (April 21st, and 22nd)

Please make sure you follow the format for Current Events - full credit will only be given if you clearly express your opinion of the event and why you chose to write on it.

Objective: Each student will be able to identify a current event story, summarize its key components into a summary paragraph, as well as plotting the location of the story on a map of the country in which it occurred.

Rationale: Students need to gain a better understanding of events occurring around the world and where those places are located.

Evidence: By summarizing a story and plotting it on a map, students will show evidence of a global perspective on events affecting the world beyond their immediate surrounding.

Thursday & Friday April 2nd & 3rd Days 57 & 58

Rwanda Genocide

Objective: Provided background information regarding the Rwanda conflict students will be able to gather information in a scavenger hunt process to piece together the events which led to one of the worst genocides in modern day.

Rationale: Understanding the effects of Colonialism on the native tribes within Africa, will allow students to view the effects of one countries actions on two seemingly peaceful tribes that existed in the country for some time.

Evidence: By understanding the conflict that Imperialism can cause, students will be able to articulate the effects of one countries ambition on the native people of the land they occupy.

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"Seldom in history has a once-dominant group suffered so terrible a reversal of fortune as the Tutsi of Rwanda."
British Historian Robin Hallett, Africa Since 1875, 1974.

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Background video (History Channel video background)

More Background Reading (your Exit Ticket answers are in this article)

Background Reading (additional background info to help understand the situation

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Scavenger hunt activity

Rwanda Questionnaire

Rwanda Exit Ticket questions

Scavenger Hunt Readings - UNAMIR   Tutsi     Hutu     Rutaganda     Rusesabagina
Radio Television     Kagame     Interahamwe     Habyarimana     Foreign Military     
Bill Clinton     Bagosora     Arusha Accords