+Monday, March 26, 2012

Grab a new Frank from the stool

Conflicts in the Middle East

Current Events

Reflection

Check out with Frank

Learning Target: I can describe how political and religious and economic conflict can occur now.

Bellringer:

Can you think of any religious, economic or political problems that the Middle East is currently facing? List the conflicts.

+Conflict in the Middle East

Religious Political Economic Oil

Iraq

Iran

Turkey

Syria

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

+Video Expectations

Conversation: Level 0

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: Watch video and tally each time the different forms of conflict are mentioned

Movement: You may not go to the restroom or to your locker or get up to sharpen your pencil

Participation: EYES are on the screen. VOICES are silent. HANDS are writing tally marks.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17722026

+Video Debrief/Learning Check # 1

Look at your chart. What are the primary reasons for conflict in the Middle East? Did any of this surprise you?

How have religion, politics, economics and oil caused conflict in the Middle East?

+Current Event # 1 Expectations Conversation: Level 2 when it’s your turn to read.

Level 0 when it isn’t your turn to read.

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: Listen as we read the current event as a class.

Movement: You may not get up to sharpen your pencil or go to the bathroom

Participation: EYES on your paper. EARS listen to the reader.

+Current Event Summary Expectations Conversation: Level 0

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: Look back over the article that we just read as a class and answer the questions.

Movement: You may get up to sharpen your pencil and go to the bathroom.

Participation: EYES on paper. WRITE about the article.

+Learning Target Check # 2 What kinds of conflict (political, economic, oil, religious)

did you see in the article?

How does this article relate to our study of the Middle East?

+Current Event Expectations # 2

Conversation: Level 1. If I notice that the voice level is above this, then you will be given ONE warning before you work by yourselves.

Help: Raise your hand if you need help.

Activity: Read your assigned article and answer the questions with an elbow partner. DO NOT ANNOTATE.

Movement: You may get up to sharpen your pencil.

Participation: LOOK at your paper. WRITE on your current events sheet.

+Reflection & Current Events Wrap-Up

Think about the articles that you just read. What types of conflict did you notice? What types of religious, political, oil and economic conflict exist in the Middle East? Do you think that there are any solutions to these conflicts?

+Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Check in with Frank

Middle East Study Guide

Grades

Pre-Test

Learning Target: I can describe how political and religious and economic conflict can occur now.

Bellringer: Middle East wordstorm A-Z

+Review Squares

Square 1: Illustrate political, economic and religious conflict

Square 2: illustrate how supply and demand sets oil prices

Square 3: illustrate the main beliefs of Islam

Square 4: illustrate

+Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Check in with Frank

Review for Middle East Quest

Take Middle East Quest

Learning Target: I can display mastery of the Middle East Unit material.

Bellringer: Take out your Middle East Study Guide. Write down any questions that you might have. If you have no questions, write, “I have no questions.”

+Quest Review

5 Pillars of Islam: pilgrimage to Mecca, pray 5 x day, Mohammad is a prophet, Allah is God, fast during Ramadan, give to the poor

All 3: Judgment Day, founded in the Middle East, monotheistic

Islam: clothing, fasting

+Thursday, March 29, 2012

Check in with Frank

Pre-Test

Intro to Asia

Learning Target: I can use maps to describe Asia.

Bellringer: How do you think that you did on your Middle East Quest?

+

Asia Pre-Test

Thursday, Marc 29, 2012

+Asia

+Vocabulary: Do you know the meanings of the following terms?Term I know

something about this…

I have never heard of this before…

It could mean…

Overpopulation

Population Density

Globalization

Outsourcing

Tsunami

One Child Policy

Import

Export

+

How does Japan deal with its high population density?How has China dealt with its overpopulation?How has India benefited from outsourcing?

Intro to Asia

+Asia Essential Questions

How does Japan deal with its high population density?

How has India benefited from outsourcing?

How has China dealt with its overpopulation?

+Vocabulary

Population Problems

• Population Density

• Overpopulation

• One Child Policy Globalization

• Globalization• Outsourcing• Import• Export

Natural Disasters

• Tsunami

3 Themes: Population Problems, Globalization, Natural Disasters

+Vocabulary

Population Density: the average number of people who live in an area

Overpopulation: when an area has too many people and is crowded

Globalization: the development of a global society in which people, money, information, and goods flow freely across national borders

Outsourcing: to hire someone outside a company to do work that was once done inside the company

Tsunami: a huge, destructive wave caused by an earthquake or a volcanic eruption

One Child Policy: the official policy of China that limits families to one child

Import: to bring in to a country

Export: to give to another country

+Map Challenge 3 Expectations

Conversation: Level 1

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: Work with you partner to locate and label maps using pages 588-593

Movement: You may get up to sharpen your pencil

Participation: EYES on paper and textbook. WRITE only about the topic. TALK only about the map challenges

+Friday, March 30, 2012

Check in with Frank

Go over Challenge 3

Challenge 4

Learning Target: I can use maps to describe Asia.

Bellringer: What types of vegetation can be found in Monsoon Asia? Are you surprised by the number of different types of climates found in this region?

+Expectations for Going over Challenge 3

Conversation: Level 0 unless called on

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: Listen as we go over the answers to Challenge 3. Correct any mistakes that you made

Movement: You may not get up to sharpen your pencil

Participation: LOOK at your paper to see if your answers are right. WRITE down any correct answers. TALK only about Challenge 3.

+Learning Check # 1

What did you learn from Challenge 3? How can climate and vegetation tell you about life in an area?

+Expectations for Challenge 4

Conversation: Level 1

Help: Raise your hand

Activity: work with your partner to complete Challenge 4 using pages 588-594

Movement: you may get up to sharpen your pencil

Participation: LOOK only at your paper. TALK only about Challenge 4. WRITE only about Challenge 4.

+Learning Check # 2

How do people use their land in Asia?

How does vegetation, climate, elevation and land use impact population density?

+Reflection

What have you learned about Asia?

How do maps describe Asia?

+Challenges 1 & 2

China

India

Nepal

Myanmar

Bhutan

Sri Lanka

Laos

Philippines

North Korea

Japan

Bangladesh

Vietnam

Cambodia

South Korea

Thailand

Mongolia

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Bay of Bengal

South China Sea

Deccan Plateau

Mt. Everest

Plateau of

Tibet

Himalayas

Taklamakan Desert

Atlay Mountains

Gobi Desert

Chang Jiang

Ganges River

Challenge 1 Challenge 2