Friday, September 27, 2019

WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK 
Unit 1 = Geography (Finished)
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Finished)
Unit 3 = Myths Religion & Philosophy 

GENERAL INFO ABOUT CLASS

WORLD RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES
WEST
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet

EAST
1) Hinduism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
3) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
4) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet

FRIDAY September 27, 2019
1) Foundation Packet & BBQ Due  
2) Explain West Religion Reading & Answer Sheet
3) Seattle's Message (Non-West or East Viewpoint)
4) Spread of World Religions over time
5) Religious Tree of the West - Judaism, Christianity & Islam
6) Western Religions Similarities & Differences

HW: 
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)  


MONDAY September 30, 2019
1) Islam
2) Wrap up Western Religions
3) Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
4) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism
 

HW: 
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet  (DUE TUES)


TUESDAY October 1, 2019 
1) Collect Judaism , Christianity & Islam Reading Notes (Answer Sheets)
2) Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
3) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism


HW: 
1) COMPLETE EASTERN RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY (DUE THURS)
A) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
B) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
C) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
2) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (FRIDAY)
3) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (FRIDAY)


WEDNESDAY October 2, 2019
1) Finish Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
2) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism 

HW:
1) COMPLETE EASTERN RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY (DUE THURS)
A) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
B) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
C) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
2) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (FRIDAY)
3) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (FRIDAY) 


THURSDAY October 3, 2019 
1) Eastern Religion Philosophy HW Check
2) Wrap up Eastern Philosophy
3) Review & Prep for Mini-Exam   

HW:
1) Study for World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam (FRIDAY)
2) World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet (FRIDAY)
    

FRIDAY October 4, 2019 
1) Collect World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet
2) World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam
3) Class Discussion - Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments

4) Myth Religion & Philosophy BBQ #2 Info 

WORLD RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES
WEST
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet

EAST
1) Hinduism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
3) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
4) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet






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Monday, September 16, 2019

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT PARENT INFO & MESSAGE

WORLD HISTORY CLASS INFO & HOMEWORK 
Unit 1 = Geography (Finish)
Unit 2 = Foundation Lessons (Start)

MONDAY September 16, 2019 
1) Foundation Lesson I - Inner  
2) Cycle of Life
 
HW:  
A) Review BBQ Foundation Info
B) Geography Info

C) What Social Studies Careers interest you?

TUESDAY September 17, 2019 (LATE START)
1) Social Studies Careers

2) BBQ Foundation Info
3) Intro CER Hi-Lite 
4) Social Studies Writing Method

5) GEO RETAKE Today @ 3:12

HW:
A) Review BBQ Foundation Info
B) Geography Info


WEDNESDAY September 18, 2019 (BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT)
1) Foundation Lesson II - Outer
A) Long Echo & Me
B) Movement of Man
C) Connecting to the Long Yesterday
 



HW: 
A) Have you decided what BBQ Foundation Question will do?
B) Study for Geo Retake #2 (TBA - Look on North Whiteboard for next offering)

THURSDAY September 19, 2019 (Late Start)

1) Foundation Lesson II - Outer 
A) Long Echo & Me
B) Movement of Man
C) Connecting to the Long Yesterday


HW
A) BBQ Foundation Info
B)
Intro CER Hi-Lite  /  Social Studies Writing Method
C) Social Studies Careers 
D) Geography Info

FRIDAY September 20, 2019
1) Conclude Foundation Lesson II
A) Long Echo & Me
B) Movement of Man
C) Connecting to the Long Yesterday
 

HW: 
A) BBQ Foundation Info
B)
Intro CER Hi-Lite   /  Social Studies Writing Method
C) Social Studies Careers 
D) Geography Info

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 these talks about digging for the origins of humanity
D) Louise Leakey - Digging for Humanity's Origins (19 minutes)

E) Human Evolution & Why it matters: Conversation with Leakey & Johanson (90 minutes)
F) Cool video on Primitive Technology - Here is how to build a tiled roofed mud hut with your own hands.
F) Another gem on Primitive Technology - Here is how to build a grass hut
G) Humans are NOT the only ones with an imagination. Check this out, if you love to learn. This is NOT required, but then again the good stuff often is NOT required.


MONDAY September 23, 2019
Student Free Day (No School)

WORLD RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES
WEST
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet

EAST
1) Hinduism Outline & Answer Sheet
2) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
3) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
4) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet

TUESDAY September 24, 2019
1)
BBQ Foundation Info 
2) East & West
3) World Religions?

HW:
A) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet 


WEDNESDAY September 25, 2019   
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:

A) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet

THURSDAY September 26, 2019
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: 
A) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet

FRIDAY September 27, 2019
1) Collect Judaism HW
2) Wrap up Western Religions
3) Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
4) Chinese Philosophy - Confucianism & Taoism
 

HW: 

MONDAY September 30, 2019 
1) Collect Christianity HW
2) Conclude Religions of the East - Hinduism & Buddhism
3) 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)


TUESDAY October 1, 2019
1) Collect World Religion & Philosophy WS Packet
2) World Religion & Philosophy Mini-Exam
3) Class Discussion - Group Religion / Philosophy Questions & Comments

HW:


WEDNESDAY October 2, 2019 
1) Nader's Island
 
THURSDAY October 3, 2019
TBA

FRIDAY October 4, 2019
TBA



WORLD RELIGIONS & PHILOSOPHIES
WEST
1) Judaism Reading & Answer Sheet
2) Christianity Reading & Answer Sheet
3) Islam Reading  & Answer Sheet

EAST
1) Hinduism Outline & Answer Sheet
2) Buddhism Reading & Answer 11 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
3) Confucianism Reading & Answer 7 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet
4) Taoism Reading & Answer 9 Questions from Reading & complete Answer Sheet











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.















































 

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
1) Life Expectancy & Income Per Person (Used as DEMO in class only. Students use 2-11 below)
2) Life Expectancy & Children Per Woman
3) Life Expectancy & Mean years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
4) Children Per Woman & Mean Years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
5) Suicide (Per 100,000) & Income Per Person
6) Life Expectancy & Personal Cell Phones (per 100 people)
7) Life Expectancy & Age at 1st marriage (woman)
8) Income Per Person & Mean years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
9) Death Under Age 5 Per 1000 Births & Income Per Person
10) Life Expectancy & Teen Fertility Rate (Birth per 1,000 Woman Age 15-19)
11) Income Per Person & Teen Fertility Rate (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. 

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 EXTRA COOL ONLINE STUFF
Mr P mentioned in class how Maps don't always tell the truth or distort the truth. Here is a short video illustrating what Mr P was saying.

Why All Maps Are Wrong?


There are many many types of maps. The Mercator World Map makes areas at the bottom or top like Greenland look large and areas in the middle like Brazil look small. At the The True Size.com you can compare the true size of areas. Start with Greenland and take it down to Africa and you will get a sense of how Greenland is oversized and Africa is undersized. Have fun!

The True Size.com

 

GEOGRAPHY BOOKS P RECOMMENDS READING
1) PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY by Tim Marshall
A) Meet the Author 

B) Book Review


2) GEOGRAPHY OF TIME by Robert Levine

A) Quick glance at some topics covered in book
B) Book Review









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?
































































































































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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

GREETINGS & WELCOME TO THE  2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR.

INTRODUCTION VIDEOS
2009 - Romero Intro Video with 2017 Re-Edit
2010 - Berg & Lee Intro Video
2011 - Espejo & Thompson Intro Video

ACADEMIC HONESTY
2002 Original Cheating Video
2016 Extra Cheating Video Watch these videos, if you did not already see and discuss it. 

Still In Need of...
Mr P's Class Syllabus
5x8 Cards

1st SEMESTER GEOGRAPHY MINI-UNIT
Below are a variety of Geo Related Power Points, Videos and Worksheets to prepare you for the Geo Exam. More information about the Geography Exam and Geo Unit will be given in class.

1) GEO PACKET INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO - If you were absent or didnt quite get the instructions in class, then watch this video... or just watch and because it is a cool video.

2) 2017 COLORED MAP PACKET / 2009 COLORFUL MAP PACKET Study Guide  - These are scanned map packets done by legendary students Joanne Lee Grace Cho, EriKa Roos and Connie Chen. Be happy here folks! You will have a much easier time identifying locations on a blank map packet thanks to these girls. You can use this power point to study geography locations and statistics. Mr P highly recommends using this to study for the Geo Exam.

3) BLANK GEO MAP PACKETS - Print Geo Packet out below (if possible). Mr P will be handing out a map packet in class to each student. The map packet is like the maps listed below. Each student will get 1 map packet. The purpose of having these maps online is several folds.

A) To use as a practice blank map for studying purposes.
B) To replace lost map packets.
C) Visual for parents to know what map packet handout looks like.

4) ULTIMATE GEO POWERPOINT - This pretty much has it all. This is used in class, great practice exams & lots of info. This big file will take a few minutes to download.

5) GEO MUSIC  - Some music to listen to from around the world as you work on your map. If you know other cool instrumental songs from around the world that your fellow students do NOT likely know about but are culturally special and cool to listen to, email the link to Mr P so he can add it to the play list. Have fun!

MONDAY September  9, 2019
1) Random Geography
2) Geo Map Packet Check

HW
A) BRING TEXT BOOK Tomorrow
B) Study for Geo Exam (WED)
B) Fix & Complete Map Packets (WED)


TUESDAY September 10, 2019 (LATE START)
1) Any Geo Help? Finish Geo Presentations
3) Geo Beyond Maps 
B) WEBSITES - i) truesize.com  ii) gapminder.com
Life Expectancy & Mean years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)

HW
A) Study for Geo Exam (WED)
B) Fix or Complete Geo Map Packet (WED)


WEDNESDAY September 11, 2019
1) Collect Geo Packets
2) Geo Exam

3) Post Test Survey

HW
Write a response to these questions and bring to class tomorrow. Your response need not be long but rather thoughtful. Probably at most, 1 page will be needed to answer:
BBQ #1
1) What is World History?
2) When did it begin?
3) How did it begin? 
4) List 5 things you want


THURSDAY September 12, 2019
1) Geo Results 
2) Foundation Lesson I
a) Inner
b) Cycle of Life
c) 
Big Book Questions (BBQ)
 

FRIDAY September 13, 2019 
1) Foundation Lesson I
a) Inner
b) Cycle of Life
c) 
Big Book Questions (BBQ)






















EXTRA GEO INFORMATION
Below is extra Geo info for the interested student seeking to learn more in-depth info about Geography.
 

Mr P mentioned in class how Maps don't always tell the truth or distort the truth. Here is a short video illustrating what Mr P was saying.
Why All Maps Are Wrong?

There are many many types of maps. The Mercator World Map makes areas at the bottom or top like Greenland look large and areas in the middle like Brazil look small. At the The True Size.com you can compare the true size of areas. Start with Greenland and take it down to Africa and you will get a sense of how Greenland is oversized and Africa is undersized. Have fun!
The True Size.com

WHO WANTS MORE IN-DEPTH GEO LEARNING?

Finding locations on a map is low level learning. Once upon a time, Mr P and students use to do more in-depth learning during the Geo Unit. Below features the videos, websites, instructions for groups. Anyone interested in diving deeper into Geography can organize some workshop sessions with other interested students and Mr P.

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. 

2) Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine (2010)
3) Hans Rosling: No more boring data: TEDTalks
4) Hans Rosling on Ageing Europe
5Hans Rosling: The good news of the decade?
6) Hans Rosling: Religions and babies
7) Hans Rosling: Asia's rise -- how and when
8) Hans Rosling on global population growth
9) Hans Rosling on HIV: New facts and stunning data visuals
10) Bill Davenhall: Your health depends on where you live
11) Hans Rosling: River of Myths 

12) Hans Rosling & Ola Rosling: How not to be ignorant about the world?

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.

1) Life Expectancy & Income Per Person
2) Life Expectancy & Children Per Woman
3) Life Expectancy & Mean years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
4) Children Per Woman & Mean Years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
5) Suicide (Per 100,000) & Income Per Person
6) Life Expectancy & Personal Cell Phones (per 100 people)
7) Life Expectancy & Age at 1st marriage (woman)
8) Income Per Person & Mean years in School (For Men 25+) (For Women 25+)
9) Death Under Age 5 Per 1000 Births & Income Per Person
10) Life Expectancy & Teen Fertility Rate (Birth per 1,000 Woman Age 15-19)
11) Income Per Person & Teen Fertility Rate (Birth Per 1,000 Woman Age 15-19)


























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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/view/

On the anniversary of 9/11, here is an interesting Frontline video on 9/11 called: The Man Who Knew. Watch it, if you are bored or interested.









Any idea what that is floating in the stormy sky above the rough seas? Look for it..Something is there

Good tunes P's been listening to in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjtj2Yh-MM



 

Wow! There it is... what is the story behind that?








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