Unit 1 = Geography (Finish)
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Start)
Greetings and welcome Mr P's Website for the 2011-2012 school year.
A) Mr P's Class Syllabus - Still need to get signed or just want to read it again?
B) Check out Technical Thompson's Website (P-Alumni Student Class Website)
C) Missed the First Few Days? Forgot some stuff? Want to know the basic of Mr P's class?
2008 - Romero's Intro Video
2010 - Berg & Lee's Intro Video
2011 - Espejo & Thompson Intro Video
MONDAY September 26, 2011
1) Collect Geo Packets
2) Geo Exam
3) Post Test: Read Chapter 1 Section 1: Greeks
HW:
A) Read Chapter 1 Section 1: Greeks Roots of Democracy (p.8-19)
B) Complete Greek Worksheets (Due Wednesday)
C) Greek Power Pt - to help with worksheets
D) Greek Jeopardy - Practice Questions like these will appear on Greek Mini-Exam
E) Yale's Professor Kagan's Greek Lectures - This is for students who enjoy and want to learn more about Ancient Greece. This is NOT required work.
TUESDAY September 27, 2011
Return of P
1) Post Geo Talk
2) Chapter 1: Sources of Democratic Tradition - Sections 1-5
3) Foundation Lesson I - The Inner
HW:
A) Read Chapter 1 Section 1: Greeks Roots of Democracy (p.8-19)
B) Complete Greek Worksheets (Due Wednesday)
C) Greek Power Pt - to help with worksheets
D) Greek Jeopardy - Practice Questions like these will appear on Greek Mini-Exam
E) Yale's Professor Kagan's Greek Lectures - This is for students who enjoy and want to learn more about Ancient Greece. This is NOT required work.
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
WEDNESDAY September 28, 2011
1) Foundation Lesson I
a) Inner
b) Cycle of Life
c) Open Response Question I
2) Geo Retake After School (3:12-3:45pm) --- All are invited
HW
A) Open Response Question for Foundation Lesson I: What is worth knowing?
B) Read Chapter 1 Section 2: Roman Republic & Empire (p.20-27)
C) Roman Republic & Empire Worksheets (Due - Friday)
D) Roman Power Pt - to help with worksheets
E) Roman Jeopardy - Practice Questions like these will appear on Roman Mini-Exam
F) Study for Geo Retake #3 (TBA - Look on North Chalkboard for next offering)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
THURSDAY September 29, 2011
1) Foundation Lesson I
a) Inner
b) Cycle of Life
c) Open Response Question I - Pick 1 of the following questions for your Open Response Assignment
1) What is worth knowing? Why?
2) What had you given little thought to before the lesson? What do you now think is important? Why did you change your mind? What changed your mind?
3) Any student who would like to submit a question to respond to that is related to the Foundation Lessons may do so in class, comment box or email prior to when the due date.
Mr P must approve any question not listed as an Open Response Question.
HW
A) Open Response Question for Foundation Lesson I: What is worth knowing?
B) Read Chapter 1 Section 2: Roman Republic & Empire (p.20-27)
C) Roman Republic & Empire Worksheets (Due Friday)
D) Roman Power Pt - to help with worksheets
E) Roman Jeopardy - Practice Questions like these will appear on Roman Mini-Exam
F) Study for Geo Retake #3 (Look at North Chalkboard for next offering after school)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
FRIDAY September 30, 2011
1) Foundation Lesson II / Collect Roman Worksheets
A) Long Echo & Me
B) Movement of Man
C) Connecting to the Long Yesterday
D) Open Response Questions for Foundation Lesson II - Pick 1 of the following: (If you don't like the question below, check above for the Foundation Lesson I Open Response Questions. Pick 1 question here or 1 from above and type an Open Response 1 page long.)
1) What social science career would you choose? What work would you be interested to work on? And why?
2) Write about some of the things you learned from this lesson. Explain what you previously thought before learning what you learned. What else would you like to know or think future students should know about the information covered for this lesson?
3) What information did you find most compelling and most doubtful? What would you like to know more about?
HW
A) Open Response II for Foundation Lesson II
B) Complete Judaism Worksheet
Chapter 1 - Section 3: Principles of Judaism - p.28 - 32 (Due Wednesday)
C) Study for Geo Retake #3 (TBA - Look at North Chalkboard for next offering)
EXTRA STUFF FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE:
If you liked Mr P's talk on the Long Echo... you might like UCLA Professor Jared Diamond's Talk on Why Societies Collapse?
A) 19 Minute Talk
B) 59 Minute Talk
C) Want more detail? Read Jared Diamond's book: Collapse... Mr P did.
Also, check out this talk about digging for the origins of humanity
D) Louise Leakey - Digging for Humanity's Origins
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Finish)
Unit 3 = World Religions & Philosophy (Start)
MONDAY October 3, 2011
1) Conclude the Foundation Lesson II
2) Connect to the Long Yesterday
3) East & West
4) World Religions?
HW:
1) Complete Judaism Worksheet
Chapter 1 - Section 3: Principles of Judaism - p.28 - 32 (Due Tuesday)
2) Open Response to Foundation Lessons - (Due Tuesday)
3) Complete Christianity Worksheet
Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - 33-39 (Due Thursday)
For those seeking to improve their grade:
4) Study for Geo Retake #3 (TBA - Look on North Chalkboard for next offering)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
TUESDAY October 4, 2011
1) Collect Judaism HW
2) East & West
3) World Religions -
a) Spread of World Religions over time
b) Religious Tree of the West - Judaism, Christianity & Islam
c) Western Religions Similarities & Differences
HW
1) Complete Christianity Worksheet
Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - 33-39 (Due Thursday)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
WEDNESDAY October 5, 2011 - Minimum Day - Back to School Night
1) East & West
2) World Religions -
a) Spread of World Religions over time
b) Religious Tree of the West - Judaism, Christianity & Islam
c) Western Religions Similarities & Differences
HW
1) Complete Christianity Worksheet
Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - 33-39 (Due Thursday)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
THURSDAY October 6, 2011
1) Collect Christianity HW
2) Wrap up Western Religions
3) Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
4) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism
HW
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
FRIDAY October 7, 2011
1) Conclude Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
2) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism
HW
1) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (Tuesday)
2) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (Tuesday)
3) Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments (Tuesday)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
MONDAY October 10, 2011
1) Student Free Day - No School today
HW
1) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (Tuesday)
2) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (Tuesday)
3) Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments (Tuesday)
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
TUESDAY October 11, 2011
1) Collect World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet
2) World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam
3) Class Discussion - Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments
HW:
1) None for Wednesday
GEO RELATED LINKS
a) Go to Legendary Sketch's Geo Page for location practice
b) Use ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
c) Use Colorful Map Packet Study Guide
WEDNESDAY October 12, 2011
1) Nader's Island
RANDOM AGENDA FROM BEFORE YOUR TIME...
MONDAY Sept 27, 2010
Student Free Day - No School for Students! Take a nap for Mr P
Bored? Want to learn more about the Ancient Greeks?
Still bored? Want to attend a philosophy lecture at Yale?
Keep
going
down
and
you will
find
this:
Jared Diamond's Collapse Lecture
George Smoot - The Design of the Universe
Passport
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