Religions of Asia

  We began class by examining map of the religions throughout Asia for our bellwork.
  Then we took notes along with a presentation about four major religions found in Asia. We read a primary source document about Siddhartha Gautama and completed a writing response about the Eightfold Path. To learn about Islam and Judaism we divided up the class to gather research and discuss.
  Tomorrow we will learn about Current Issues in East Asia! Be studying for your Asia map quiz on Friday!

Global 1 - A schedule

We began class by creating a concept map for the basic beliefs of Islam. This should be completed on the space provided in your vault.
  We continued with our class discussion of the varying Muslim beliefs & practices. We took notes along with a powerpoint & discussed the crisis that followed Muhammad's death, the leadership conflicts, & the split in Islamic beliefs. We examined the common sects of Islam & their typical beliefs. Then we read an excerpt from the Qur'an and discussed its possible interpretations.
  We briefly reviewed our knowledge of the Eurasian Empires & took our final unit quiz.
  After the quiz we received new map work for our unit on African Societies. Map quiz will be on Wednesday, April 27.

Global I - B schedule

Why would philosophers start questioning traditional beliefsat this particular time in Athenian history?

In class we briefly reviewed our notes of philosophy, Plato, & The Republic. Then we watched a few video clips about Plato's Republic. We continued our discussion of The Republic by taking notes along with a powerpoint & reading an excerpt in class. We used this primary source to classify qualities of a good leader. Then we asked, "What is Justice?" We discovered that the questions can only be answered by more questions.

We summarized the plot & symbolism used in Antigone. We paired up and compared each Antigone mask to a character in Plato's society.

• Which role of The Republic would your character fall into & why? (farmers/artisans, warriors, or rulers)
• What is a virtue or value your character would appeal to?
• Imagine a conversation about government between Socrates and your character. What would be the topics & ideas of the discussion?
• In a CSE, argue for the system of government Plato described or the ideas of justice described in Antigone. (Use 5-7-5 format for the CSE.)

We will continue our examination of The Republic vs Antigone on Tuesday. Please continue work on your handout. Remember, we will be testing over our Greece unit on Thursday, February17.

Global I - B schedule

What were Pericles' main goals in leading Athens?

  Today we briefly reviewed our notes of the Golden Age in Greece. We introduced the development of philosophy & significant philophers. We examined Plato's Crito together in class & described a day in Athen in our Writing History.
  We began to examine "The Republic" by Plato. We took a few notes and watched a few short video clips about who he was, what he believed, & how his legacy lives on. Thursday we will dig deeper into The Republic and compare its ideas with those of the play, Antigone. Please bring your masks you created in English to class for this activity.

Exit Work: Interpret & respond to the quote by Socrates on your vault.

Global I - B schedule

What were some of the technological achievements of the Hittites?


We began by reviewing our 1st 2 groups of Indo-Europeans, the Hittites & the Aryans.

We finished our discussion of the Rig Veda & illustrated the goddesses described.

We continued our notes with a powerpoint about 2 more groups of Indo-Europeans, the Minoans & the Phoenicians. Next, we read 2 articles about the Phoenicians & answered questions about them. We took turns teaching our article's information to our table partner.

Remember that tomorrow is DEAR & binderchecks.
Assigned homework: Complete worksheet pgs. 27-28.

Global I - A schedule

What were some of the technological achievements of the Hittites?
We began by reviewing our 1st 2 groups of Indo-Europeans, the Hittites & the Aryans.

We finished our discussion of the Rig Veda & illustrated the goddesses described.
We continued our notes with a powerpoint about 2 more groups of Indo-Europeans, the Minoans & the Phoenicians. Next, we read 2 articles about the Phoenicians & answered questions about them. We took turns teaching our article's information to our table partner.

Assigned homework: Complete worksheet pgs. 27-28.

Global I - B schedule

Today's class began by studying the map on pg. 3 & discovering the origins of early humans.

Then we discussed primary & secondary sources before digging in to the artifacts.
We quizzed ourselved on sources & examined pg.R22 of our textbooks. We used a passage from our books to chart sources within a text.

Next, we discussed artifacts & examined pg. 4 of our books. In class, you were asked to write in journal portion of your binder (Writing History) two paragraphs about the artifacts discovered.

HW: complete reading guide handout pgs.5-6