Global 1 - A & B days

We will briefly review for our final.
Please bring past quizzes & notes to class to correct/organize.

The final will cover our material on the Eurasian Empires (Byzantines, Russians, Mongols, & Turks), African Societies, & the Early Americas.

Sociology

Today we discussed the process of modernization & how it affects a society.

For Friday, please bring your binder & book to class. We will review for our final. The final exam is on Tuesday, May 24 @ 8:00 am.

Global I - A schedule

Today we performed our Roman skits in class! After all of the presentations we briefly reviewed our unit on Rome. A study guide & worksheet was handed out in class. This will aid you in studying for the test on Monday, April 4. We will also have a binder check on Monday after the test.

Global I - B schedule

Today we performed our Roman skits in class! After all of the presentations we briefly reviewed our unit on Rome. A study guide & worksheet was handed out in class. This will aid you in studying for the test on Thursday, March 31.

Sociology

  Today we discussed our Tracking Tribes homework we did since last Thursday. We discussed the different types of groups, both formal & informal & wrote about them in class.
  Then we received a review sheet to prepare us for the unit 1 test on Thursday.
  A unit outline was also provided for your study materials.

Global I - B schedule

  We completed our mask activity in class & a worksheet about Plato's Republic. Whatever you did not complete in class should be finished as homework.
  Then we took notes along with a powerpoint about Alexander the Great & his lasting contributions to the Greek culture.
  A study guide was handed out for your benefit to help prepare you for the test on Thursday.

Global I - A schedule

  We completed our mask activity in class & a worksheet about Plato's Republic.
  Then we took notes along with a powerpoint about Alexander the Great & his lasting contributions to the Greek culture. We answered questions in our book with our table partner & discussed them in class.
  A study guide was handed out for your benefit to help prepare you for the test on Wednesday.

Global I - B schedule

We began class with DEAR & binder checks.
Then we used individual whiteboards to create a venn diagram that compared & constrasted Hinduism & Buddhism. We disscussed our charts in class & added anything that was left out.
Then we worked through a worksheet together that compared all of the religions we have covered thus far.

A study chart was handed out to aid your study for the midterm exam.

Psychology

Today we finished our discussion worksheet on A Beautiful Mind. Then we discussed therapy options for people suffering from psychological disorders.
For the remainder of class we worked on a hands-on part of our final....Illustrated Disorders. Each student randomly selected a disorder to illustrate. They must produce a picture, painting, sketch - an artwork that represents their given disorder. They must include a 5-sentence summary that explains their disorder & how it was illustrated.

Global I - A schedule

What are the Vedas & why are they significant?

Your Judaism Projects are due by 5:00 pm today! Please attach your documents & email them to me. I will respond when I receive your email. Therefore, if you do not get a response - resend it!
Today we used post-it notes to produce feedback about the project. We put our post-its on the issue bin & will discuss them.
In class, we did the Origins of Judaism worksheet together. We also wrote in our Writing History about the advantages of monotheism.
Next we worked with a partner to complete an activity that compared the religions we've discussed in this unit.
Lastly, you received a chart to complete & use to study the religions of the IndoEuropeans.
On Monday, December 13 we will review for our midterm exam.

Global I - A schedule

How would followers of the three philosophical traditions of China react to the idea that "all men are created equal?"

  We discussed this question in class & reviewed our knowledge of Confucianism, Daoism, & Legalism.

  Next, we updated our vault by designed a graph or chart of our own. It needs to represent a topic from our unit that wasn't illustrated on the vault already. This will be graded in Friday's bindercheck.
  Then we broke into groups to complete a chart on the 5 dynasties that we covered. Each group then taught their dynasty to the rest of the class.

Be prepared for your test on Ancient China on Wednesday, November 10.