Monday, October 16, 2017

Greetings and welcome to the 2017-2018 school year.

WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK 

Unit 1 = Geography (Finished)
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Finished)
Unit 3 = Myths, Religions and Philosophy

INTERESTED IN JOINING SWEN CLUB - Check and Post SWEN Here

A) Mr P's Class Syllabus  - Still need to get signed or just want to read it again?

B) INTRO VIDEO - Missed the First Few Days? Forgot some stuff? Want to know the basic of Mr P's class?
2009 - Romero Intro Video with 2017 Re-Edit

C) GEO RETAKE STUDY LINKS

1) ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
2) 2017 COLORED MAP PACKET / 2009 COLORFUL MAP PACKET Study Guide
3) BLANK GEO MAP PACKET

D) 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



MONDAY October 16, 2017
1) Tan Democracy in England - Chapter 1 - Section 5 - p.40-44 (DUE FRIDAY)
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 17, 2017
1) Practice Mini Exam
2) BBQ #2 Explanation 
3) Radio Broadcast Explanation
4) 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 18, 2017
1) World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam 
2) Class Discussion - Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments
3) Radio Broadcast Prep and Survey Students

HW: 
A) BBQ #2 - Myths, Religion & Philosophy (DUE MONDAY)
B) PPR Radio Broadcast Prep (Broadcast Date TBA)
C) GEO RETAKE RELATED LINKS

1) ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT
2) 2017 COLORED MAP PACKET / 2009 COLORFUL MAP PACKET Study Guide
3) BLANK GEO MAP PACKET


THURSDAY October 19, 2017
1) Post Test Survey (Dotocracy Demo for PPR)
2) Letter from Chief Seattle
3) Work on BBQ #2 - Myths, Religion & Philosophy.

HW:
A) BBQ #2 - Myths, Religion & Philosophy (DUE MONDAY)
B) PPR Radio Broadcast Prep (Broadcast Date TBA)
C) GEO RETAKE RELATED LINKS

 FRIDAY October 20, 2017
1) Collect Tan Democracy in England - Chapter 1 - Section 5 - p.40-44 (DUE Next Friday)
2) Nader's Island                                   Nader's Island Video



BBQ #2 - World Myths, Religions & Philosophy 
DUE Monday October 23, 2017
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 use:
A) Your In-Class Notes  
B) Class Lecture & Discussion
C) at least 1 quote from QUOTE LIST Page 1 & Page 2     (QUOTE SAMPLE)
D) at least 1 thinker from DOCs below  (DOC SAMPLE)
                                      (Help with Religion Vocab Definitions)       
  
a) GREEN DOCs - side 1 & side 2         
 b) YELLOW DOCs - side 1 & side 2   
         
 c) WHITE DOCs - click here (Bertrand Russell, Joseph Campbell, Krishnamurti)           
 d) CRY FOR MYTH - Page 1 & Page 2
E) at least 1 thinker from VIDEO Responses (or at least 2 thinkers from DOCs above) (VIDEO SAMPLE)

BELOW ARE SAMPLE BBQ RESPONSES - so students know what is expected of them
(BASIC COMPLETE SAMPLE) 

(SUPER AWESOME COMPLETE SAMPLE)

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)
3) Smartphones are Killing Americans, But Nobody's Counting 

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:
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)




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.
  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,

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. 

























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Student Free Day - No School for Students! Take a nap for Mr P
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Still bored? Want to attend a philosophy lecture at Yale?































































































































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