WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK
Unit 1 = Geography (Finished)
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Finished)
Unit 3 = Myths, Religions and Philosophy
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A) Mr P's Class Syllabus - Still need to get signed or just want to read it again?
B) Missed the First Few Days? Forgot some stuff? Want to know the basic of Mr P's class?
2008 - Romero's Intro Video
C) GET YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE HERE
First log into your etusd account then click on link above.
If needed, enrollment key is Mr P's last name and your period all low keys and all together like: pesusichperiod1
D) Big Book Questions (BBQ) - Click here for:
a) Instructions General info on BBQ
b) Suggested format
c) BBQ Example
E) BBQ FORUM - FOUNDATION UNIT
Select 1 BBQ Question Below and type a response using the guided rubric given to you in class
3) What is World History?
A) What is World History? B) Where did it begin? How did it begin?
4) Inner Foundation
A) What has the biggest influence on you right now? Why?
B) Are you currently more influenced by human or non-human influences? How do you know? Explain
C) What is worth knowing? Why?
A) What has the biggest influence on you right now? Why?
B) Are you currently more influenced by human or non-human influences? How do you know? Explain
C) What is worth knowing? Why?
5) Cycle of Life
A) What is worth knowing? Why?
B) Is the Cycle of Life worth learning about? Why or why not?
C) What phase of life was the most interesting to learn about? Why was it more interesting to you than the other phases of the cycle of life?
6) Social Science Career
A) What
social science career would you pick? Why?
B) Is it
worth class time for teacher to discuss possible social science careers in a
high school history class? Why or why not?
7A) Movement of Man
A) What did you learn? B) What else
would you like to know? C) What should
students know?
7B) Long Echo & You
A) What
info did you find most compelling?
B) Which
info was most doubtful?
C) What did you want to know about?
MONDAY October 10, 2016 & TUESDAY October 11, 2016
Student Free Days
HW:
1) Have Foundation Packet Stapled before coming to class (Due Friday)
2) Christianity Worksheet Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - p. 33-39 (Due Thursday)
WEDNESDAY October 12, 2016
1) What BBQ Question are you going to turn in Friday? (See List of Questions above)
2) West Religions - Similarities and Differences
3) Start Islam
HW:
A) Have Foundation Packet Stapled before coming to class (Due Friday)
B) BBQ#1 - Foundation Response (Due Friday)
C) Christianity Worksheet Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - p. 33-39 (Due Thursday)
THURSDAY October 13, 2016
a) Judaism Worksheet Chapter 1 - Section 3: Judaism - p.28-32
b) Christianity Worksheet Chapter 1 - Section 4: Rise of Christianity - p.33-39
2) Conclude Basics on Islam
3) Recap Western Religions / World Religions (Maps)
HW: GET YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE HERE
A) Gold Rise of Christianity - Chapter 1 - Section 4 - p.33-39 (Due THURSDAY)
B) Tan Democracy in England - Chapter 1 - Section 5 - p.40-44 (Due FRIDAY October 21)
FRIDAY October 14, 2016
1) Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
HW: GET YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE HERE
A) Tan Democracy in England - Chapter 1 - Section 5 - p.40-44 (Due FRIDAY October 21)
MONDAY October 17, 2016
1) Collect Tan Democracy in England - Chapter 1 - Section 5 - p.40-44
2) Recap Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
3) Conclude Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism
HW: GET YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE HERE
1) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (WEDNESDAY)
2) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (WEDNESDAY)
TUESDAY October 18, 2016
1) Practice Mini Exam
2) Radio Broadcast Explanation
3) Radio Broadcast Groups
HW: GET YOUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE HERE
1) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (WEDNESDAY)
2) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (WEDNESDAY)
WEDNESDAY October 19, 2016
1) Collect World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet
2) World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam
3) Class Discussion - Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments
4) Radio Broadcast Prep and Survey Students
HW:
A) PPR Radio Broadcast Prep (Broadcast Date TBA)
C) GEO RETAKE 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 20, 2016
1) PPR Radio Broadcast
FRIDAY October 21, 2016
1) Nader's Island
PREP FOR RADIO BROADCAST:
Tired of the some old school work. Then get involved and do something different with P Public Radio (PPR) broadcast. By doing this alternative lesson, you can see what it is like to do a radio broadcast but also see if journalism, sociology and other related social science careers are for you.
P Public Radio Broadcast will be done as an alternative to the regular writing assignment. A student must follow the required steps, properly prepare and be qualified before being accepted to the Radio Broadcast.
Radio Broadcasts will take place during tutorial at a date to be announced. For more info, read below as well as listen and watch the various links.
Myths, Religion, Philosophy & Some 15 year old Minds
Pick one or all and listen to NPR reports. By listening, you will get a sense of how radio interviews work. This will hopefully enhance your reporting in class this week.
Just don't listen to the report, LISTEN to the report! In other words:
a) Notice structure of the interview (intro - end)
Intro = Pose question Middle = what answers were discovered End = summarize answer (walk away)
b) notice the no-nonsense quick pace of interview,
c) pay attention to how information is said, explained and shared
d) how the interviewer and reporter's conversation flows,
e) how statistics are used to make a point,
f) how the reporter uses comments from those she interviewed
g) In the end, what does the report tell the listener. How does the report enhance a listener's life?
QUALITY SAMPLE OF RADIO INTERVIEW:
A) The Smartest Kids in the World - If you are only going to listen to one report, P says listen to this
1) reporter has gone out gathered info about education around the world,
2) throughout report, shares interesting information gathered from interviews
3) Selects relevant short comments from students interviewed
4) Final Comment: At end, reporter explains what is the big thing she learned or found out (or "walk away") after investigating this topic.
WANT TO LISTEN TO MORE RADIO REPORTS? Below B-F is extra listening.
B) Secret Behind Finland's Super Smart Kids? Recess - Great facts about Finnish educational success and how it might relate to us.
C) Tuition Policy Behind Korean Student Suicides? good use of short remarks from people interviewed
D) South Koreans Consider The Trades Over University Education
E) Confucian Teaching in Britain - Notice historical & current facts the reporter chose to put in radio report. Notice how the report connects history (Confucius) with today (us).
F) Do you trust Wikipedia with your health?
PPR ALTERNATIVE LESSON PREP INFO
STUDENT JOURNALIST NOTE SHEETS TO REVIEW & PRINT FOR P RADIO BROADCAST
If you have signed up and plan to do the P Radio Broadcast instead of BBQ 3, then you need to check out this link above, print guide notes to help put your news story together.
1) PPR BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO by PBS LEGACY PROJECT -Pierce, Bri and Sister Sarah put this video together to NOT only save Mr P time, energy but his voice. In addition, the video will give interested students insight into what is expected of them for the radio broadcast.
2) PPR Sample - Mr P does a very basic sample broadcast with a cool 7 year old. (Students should be faster, more
3) PPR More In-depth Sample - Mr P interviews Mike B & The Recap Specialist about their Statistical findings on West High Students & Myths, Religion and Philosophy. (Students interviews should be shorter, as in-depth and overall as good or better)
BBQ #2 - World Myths, Religions & Philosophy DUE Monday October 24, 2016
Pick Any 1 from A-F below and you simply need to answer this ONE question fully. You do NOT need to do a Before and After for that question. Please copy and put the question as the title to your response.
Your response should be at least 1 page single-spaced & include information from:
ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST - Be sure to have:
A) Your In-Class Notes
B) Class Lecture & Discussion
C) at least 1 thinker from supplemental resource below
D) at least 1 thinker from Video Responses
E) Include a Citation section at end of your response.
SAMPLE OF HOW TO DO "C" IN YOUR RESPONSE:
C) Supplemental Resources: (REQUIRED) Use the thoughts of at least 1 thinker in your response.
C) EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CITE EVIDENCE: In Chapter 1 (paragraph 7) of her autobiography The Long Loneliness, Dorothy Day, a Catholic American journalist and social activist meditates on the idea of knowing oneself. She writes, "Much as we want to know ourselves, we do not really know ourselves. Do
we really want to see ourselves as God sees us, or even as our fellow
human beings see us? Could we bear it, weak as we are?"
C) EXAMPLE OF DEVELOPING EVIDENCE: This
inspiring and serious section by Ms Day elevates my own thoughts on
what role a God or gods can play in my own life. She seems to use her
belief in God to heighten her awareness of herself and what good Ms. Day
is doing with her limited time on Earth. This seems helpful and
harmless to humanity, which is something a believer and non-believer in
God(s) could support. In this sense, Dorothy Day exemplifies one of
many purposes to the idea of God in someone's life. It is no wonder Pope
Francis, while on his recent visit to the United States in September
2015, cited Dorothy Day as a model for other Americans to follow who
seek self-awareness and a serious meaning of their lives in these model
times.
D) CITING VIDEO LINKS RELATED TO YOUR QUESTION - Documentary Table of Content & Transcriptions: Your response will be looked upon very favorably if you cite more than one video in your response.
D) EXAMPLE OF HOW TO CITE VIDEO EVIDENCE: At the end of Section 2: Freud - Golden Boy in the PBS Documentary: The Question of God, Sigmund Freud claimed "I
felt an overpowering need to understand something of the riddles of the
world in which we live and perhaps, even to contribute something to
their solution. I came to know all the fields of science. But to which
of them would I choose to dedicate my life?"
D) EXAMPLE OF DEVELOPING VIDEO EVIDENCE: Freud's desire to understand the "riddles of the world" are important because...
E) CITATION FORMAT: This link shows how to cite video (such as a youtube clip) on your citation page after your response.
PICK 1 (A-F) Below:
A. Why do myths, religion & philosophy exist?
B. How would life be without myths, religion and philosophy? Explain your answer.
C. Is there an invisible force that dominates our lives today? Explain your answer.
D. Why or How have myths, religions and philosophy given meaning to humans in the past as well as today?
E. Why is it important for a 15 years old to have a basic understanding of myths, religions and philosophy?
F. Explain what mythological, religious and philosophical ideas are useful to the lives of 15 year old today? Why are the ideas you mentioned more useful than ideas you did NOT mention?
VIDEO RESOURCES TO USE IN YOUR BBQ ABOVE:
A. Why do myths, religion & philosophy exist?
6) Comedian CK Louis Gets Philosophical Over Cell Phones (Article 1) (Article 2)
B. How would life be without myths, religion and philosophy? Explain your answer.
C. Is there an invisible force that dominates our lives today? Explain your answer.
2) Comedian CK Louis Gets Philosophical Over Cell Phones (Article 1) (Article 2)
D. Why or How have myths, religions and philosophy given meaning to humans in the past as well as today?
6) Comedian CK Louis Gets Philosophical Over Cell Phones (Article 1) (Article 2)
E. Why is it important for a 15 years old to have a basic understanding of myths, religions and philosophy?
6) Comedian CK Louis Gets Philosophical Over Cell Phones (Article 1) (Article 2)
F. Explain
what mythological, religious and philosophical ideas are useful to the
lives of 15 year old today? Why are the ideas mentioned more useful than
ideas you did NOT mention?
6) Comedian CK Louis Gets Philosophical Over Cell Phones (Article 1) (Article 2)
PREP FOR RADIO BROADCAST:
Myths, Religion, Philosophy & Some 15 year old Minds
Pick one or all and listen to NPR reports. By listening, you will get a sense of how radio interviews work. This will hopefully enhance your reporting in class this week.
Just don't listen to the report, LISTEN to the report! In other words:
a) Notice structure of the interview (intro - end)
Intro = Pose question Middle = what answers were discovered End = summarize answer (walk away)
b) notice the no-nonsense quick pace of interview,
c) pay attention to how information is said, explained and shared
d) how the interviewer and reporter's conversation flows,
e) how statistics are used to make a point,
f) how the reporter uses comments from those she interviewed
g) In the end, what does the report tell the listener. How does the report enhance a listener's life?
QUALITY SAMPLE OF RADIO INTERVIEW:
A) The Smartest Kids in the World - If you are only going to listen to one report, P says listen to this
1) reporter has gone out gathered info about education around the world,
2) throughout report, shares interesting information gathered from interviews
3) Selects relevant short comments from students interviewed
4) Final Comment: At end, reporter explains what is the big thing she learned or found out (or "walk away") after investigating this topic.
WANT TO LISTEN TO MORE RADIO REPORTS? Below B-F is extra listening.
B) Secret Behind Finland's Super Smart Kids? Recess - Great facts about Finnish educational success and how it might relate to us.
C) Tuition Policy Behind Korean Student Suicides? good use of short remarks from people interviewed
D) South Koreans Consider The Trades Over University Education
E) Confucian Teaching in Britain - Notice historical & current facts the reporter chose to put in radio report. Notice how the report connects history (Confucius) with today (us).
F) Do you trust Wikipedia with your health?
STUDENT JOURNALIST NOTE SHEETS TO REVIEW & PRINT FOR P RADIO BROADCAST
If you have signed up and plan to do the P Radio Broadcast instead of BBQ 3, then you need to check out this link above, print guide notes to help put your news story together.
STOP! READ...POSSIBLE EXTRA GEOGRAPHY CREDIT
Did you not do well on the Geo Unit? Did you do well and just want to learn more about Geo? Then start a Extra Credit Sign up sheet in your period. If enough students sign up, Mr P will have an extra credit offering related to gapminder.org Get going on this unique offering. Be sure to ask and listen for more announcements in class.
GEOGRAPHY & STATISTICS = MORE INTEREST IN WORLDLY MATTER
Once you have a decent understanding of locations, start to look at geographical statistics. Check out
this Geo Stat website: gapminder.org Enjoy! Click to watch tutorial on how to use gapminder.org
GROUP INSTRUCTIONS
A) Each Group will be assigned 1 of the topics below.
B) Group, individually or together, follow a suggested process below:
a) Speculate / Forethought - Before you analyze info, guess what you think the information will say about the 2 topics.
b) General Data Discovery - After you have analyzed the information,create a generalization about your topics (ie the higher the income per person, the higher the life expectancy). Was your original forethought correct / incorrect?
c) Evidence - Using the gapminder information for your topics, give examples to prove your generalization
d) Interesting Finds - Share something unusual or noteworthy to share with others / Tracking a nation
e) Skeptical Claim - explain why your generalization might NOT be correct.
Once you have a decent understanding of locations, start to look at geographical statistics. Check out
this Geo Stat website: gapminder.org Enjoy! Click to watch tutorial on how to use gapminder.org
GROUP INSTRUCTIONS
A) Each Group will be assigned 1 of the topics below.
B) Group, individually or together, follow a suggested process below:
a) Speculate / Forethought - Before you analyze info, guess what you think the information will say about the 2 topics.
b) General Data Discovery - After you have analyzed the information,create a generalization about your topics (ie the higher the income per person, the higher the life expectancy). Was your original forethought correct / incorrect?
c) Evidence - Using the gapminder information for your topics, give examples to prove your generalization
d) Interesting Finds - Share something unusual or noteworthy to share with others / Tracking a nation
e) Skeptical Claim - explain why your generalization might NOT be correct.
GAPMINDER.ORG GROUP TOPICS
11) Income Per Person & Teen FertilityRate (Birth Per 1,000 Woman Age 15-19)
Want More? Bored? Interested? Got Time? Here is a short 5 minute video where Hans Rosling talks about NOT the US falling behind but the rest of the world catching up to the US,
Want More? Bored? Interested? Got Time? Here is a short 5 minute video where Hans Rosling talks about NOT the US falling behind but the rest of the world catching up to the US,
SUPER COOL GEO VIDEO LECTURES ---
These are short video lectures by prominent professors. These lectures
demonstrate that Geo is so much more than just locations. It relates to
culture, economics, politics, religion and much much more.
10) Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live
11) Hans Rosling: River of Myths
12) Hans Rosling: World catching up to the US,
11) Hans Rosling: River of Myths
12) Hans Rosling: World catching up to the US,
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
MMW & Nels - Space Experimental Jazz
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