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Published by Reich, Peter [preich] on 2008/8/14 (1736 reads)

Welcome to Humanities on the Seekers!

Homework

8/25 & 8/26 Get your syllabus signed by a parent or guardian. 8/27 &8/28 How do I learn? paragraph 8/29 & 9/2 Locating the Continents and Oceans Worksheet

9/3 & 9/4	Draw a map of the school
9/5 & 9/8	Create your own landform using the essential geographic features
9/9 & 9/10	Study for Quiz

9/11 & 9/14	Current Event due...can be from Newspaper, magazine, or television. student has format in notebook. B1-B3: summarize article on Pirates in Somalia.
9/15 & 9/16	Make-up day for Current Event
9/17 & 9/18	Latitude and Longitude of home using google earth (may use my computer in morning if no internet).

9/21 & 9/22

Complete five themes of Geography worksheet using the notes on back of page 4 in table of contents

A1 & A3: Grading the individuals in your group for their participation on sheet.

9/23 & 9/24

5 items that represent your culture in a bag

9/29 & 9/30

Get interim (progress report) signed.

10/1 & 10/2	Paragraph about how other cultures have influenced "American" culture using the idea of cultural diffusion
10/5 & 10/6	Paragraph about where the Egyptians settled using the following word bank: Nile River, desert, Mediterranean Sea, flood, and fresh
10/7 & 10/8	B1-B3: Write two postcards depicting your adventures to 1. Hapshetsut using temple at Dayr al-Bahri, male relatives, fake beard, and trade. 2. Ramses II using the words temple at Abu Simbel, 100 wives and children, mummy, and military leader.

10/9 & 10/12	NONE
10/13 & 10/14:	Journal entry on crossing the Sahara desert using 5 of the things we learned about in class: camels, getting lost, sandstorms, vegetation, Baobob trees, oasis, well, supplies, clothing, Tuareg warriors, and dunes)
10/15 & 10/16	Response to Nefertiti movie: paragraph on "Is Lady X Nefertiti?" supply three reasons to support your answer

10/19:	NONE
10/20 & 10/21:	Summary of Muhammad's life using terms: orphan, Khadijah, trader, Mecca, Angel Gabriel, Quran (holy book), rejected, fighting, followers, Medina, last sermon, and Kaaba
10/22 & 10/23	Complete using reading notes the mandala on 5 pillars of Islam drawing a picture representing each key belief.

10/26 & 10/27	QUIZ on Geography of Middle East: know countries! A3: Mandala
11/2 &11/3	Write your Peace Poem on the back of the Poems for Peace sheet distributed in class
11/4 & 11/5	Reaction to movie

11/6 & 11/9	Write detailed plan for Problem/Solution essay: What needs to happen to acieve peace in this region (Israel/Palestine)? see israelipalistinian.procon.org/
11/10 & 11/12	Rough draft due for essay
11/13 - 11/16	Final Draft of Paper due 17th

11/17 & 11/18:	NONE
11/19 & 11/20	Design a mosque or write a poem in Arabic style
11/23 & 11/24	Label a map of India with the 8 features and color it: Himalaya Mtns., Hindu Kush, Brahmaputra River, Indus River, Ganges River, Thar Desert, Eastern and Western Ghats, Deccan Plateau

11/30 & 12/1:	Study for Geography Quiz
12/2 & 12/3:	Story about Karma or diagram illustrating the Hindu belief of reincarnation
12/4 & 12/7	Repeat of previous homework assignment

1/3 & 1/4

Trace Map of East Asia and label map with 6 countries: China, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, and include physical features.

1/5 & 1/6

Study East Asia Geography: Students have their own maps!!!

1/10& 1/11

A day: Wanted or Memorial poster for Emperor Qin Shihuangdi including 3 accusations or acheivements, a picture, reward

B day: write a paragraph explaining your experience in class learning Confucianism with your elder. Did you learn well? What held you back? What made you want to learn? Would you recommend learning like that in the future?

1/12

B day: Wanted or Memorial poster for emperor Qin including picture, 3 accusations or acheivements, a picture, and a reward

also...you parents' philosophy in teaching you lessons: Daoism, Legalism, or Confucianism or any combination with explanation.

1/13

1/14

A Day: Parent's philosophy in teaching you lessons: Daoism, Legalism, Confucianism, or combination with explanation. One paragraph at least.

B Day: create your own "Confucius" quote.

1/19 & 1/20

Choose 1:

1) Dialogue between a Chinese woman with bound feet and an American woman suffering from an eating disorder discussing how they suffer in the name of beauty.

2) Venn Diagram of foot-binding and eating disorders comparing/contrasting pain beauty in different cultures.

1/21 & 1/22	Vocabulary for "Red Candle" 1. sacrifice 2. remorseful 3. matchmaker 4. dowry 5. deficient 6. palanquin 7. scarcely 8. ancestors 9. elaborate 10. prestige 11. imperial 12. extract 13. intention 14. disgrace 15. compound
1/26 & 1/27	Discuss with your parents how they met and fell in love or any adult that has had a relationship with a significant other. Also, discuss with them how they would react to you marrying someone that they did not approve of. Write your response.
1/28 & 1/29	NONE

2/4 &2/5

Character map (worksheet) of either Lindo Jong or Huang Taitai and timeline of events at bottom of page.

2/8 & 2/9

Using experience in class...fill out the following chart:

Capitalism	Socialism	Communism
United States	Sweden	China

2/10 & 2/11	NONE
2/12 & 2/15	Write summary of Japan's popuation density using the following words: population density, transportation, trains, parking garages, houses, appliances, futons, cemetarias, farming, underground
2/16 & 2/18	Study for Test (study guide provided)

2/24 & 2/25	Where do most Africans live? (based on geography worksheet)
2/26 & 3/1	Cartoon or paragraph explaining how Ghana became a powerful empire based on classroom activity.
3/2 & 3/3	African Proverb handout

3/8 & 3/9	Political Cartoon representing Europe's conquest of Africa.
310 & 311	Study for African Geography Quiz and get permission slip signed!
3/16 & 3/17	Did Paul, the hotel manager do the right thing by keeping all the Tutsi in his hotel; in effect keeping his family in danger?

3/18 & 3/19

3. Why do you believe the world sat and let this genocide happen?

4. what deal did the general and Paul make? Was Paul Bluffing?

1. Map of East Asia

2. Vocabulary for East Asia

3. Timeline of Chinese Dynasties

4. Vocabulary for "Red Candle"

of items completed in class in their notebook according to the table of contents. All items should be placed in order.

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