Friday 1/31

Wish every week was three days..

Global Studies

1.  Try Section 1.1 Quiz..Review

2.  Review the Factors of Production

3.  Apply the factors of production to your product..copy a table to your document..

4.  What Makes Something Valuable Reading

5.  Cornell Notes Template

HW=Take Cornell Notes on reading..3 Main Ideas!!!


Political Science

1. Calendar for next week...

2.  Modified Points System...Scoring System for Congress Activity

3.  House Committees

Senate Committees

4.  Elect Committee Leaders

5.  Time to talk..wheel and deal..

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories

6.  TERMS QUIZ PUSHED UNTIL FRIDAY!!!

HW=Study for Terms Quiz


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Talk about twitter project

3.  Time to work on twitter project

Thursday 1/30

Global Studies

1.  Copy the Four Factors of Production Notes

2.  Watch the videos and take notes.  Find the Four Factors of Production..

Factors of Production Lecture

 Factors of Production Coffee Shop Example

3.  After your notes..work on Factors of Production Practice

HW=Finish the notes and production practice

Political Science

1.  Elect Leaders of Congress

2.  Select top three Committees you want to be in by the end of the period.  Mock Congress Committees

Write on the back of your notecard!!

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories

5.  TERMS QUIZ PUSHED UNTIL TUESDAY!!!

HW=Study for Terms Quiz


Regional Studies

1.  Work on Twitter Project!!  Due on Monday!!

Wednesday 1/29

The last day we were in school was the 24th..

Global Studies

1.  Production Possibilities Tables
2..  Production Possibilities Questions

HW=None...

Political Science

1.  Discuss Congress Activity

2.  Watch State of Union

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories

5.  TERMS QUIZ PUSHED UNTIL TUESDAY!!!

HW=Have your three bill proposals ready...

REMEMBER..YOU ARE NOW IN CONGRESS AND HAVE TO STAY WITH YOUR POLITICAL STANCE.  WRITE YOUR BILLS TO REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS!!


Regional Studies

1.  Sign up for tweetdeck

2.  Start working on Twitter Project

Friday 1/24

Happy Friday


Global Studies

1.  Review Commercials from yesterday!!
2.  Opportunity Cost Cartoon
3.  Production Possibilities (Video One)
4.  Production Possibilities (Video Two)
5  Production Possibilities Tables
6.  Production Possibilities Questions

HW=Attempt and answer questions 1 through 4

Political Science

1.  Discuss the twitter analysis from yestderday

2.  Mock Congress Order of Events

3.  Liberal and Conservative Review

4.  Bill Proposal Categories

5.  Parks and Rec

HW=Put these things on your notecard...Your name, Liberal or Conservative?, 3 Bill Proposals

REMEMBER..YOU ARE NOW IN CONGRESS AND HAVE TO STAY WITH YOUR POLITICAL STANCE.  WRITE YOUR BILLS TO REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS!!


Regional Studies

1.  Work on your thesis statements..Lets make them awesome..New Theses or Feces

2.  Finish looking into German History.  Check out the Economy

3.  Start talking about twitter project if we have time..

Thursday 1/23

Global Studies

1.  Commercial Search.  Copy the link and follow the directions..due at the end of class..

Commercial Search Activity

HW:  Nothing unless you do not finish the activity

Political Science

1.  Illinois Representative Twitter Analysis

2.  Work on the document above, if you do not finish it is homework.


Regional Studies

1.  Treaty of Versailles Group Work

2.  Treaty of Versailles Cartoon Analysis

3.  Work on Synthesis Journals

Wedenesday 1/22

Global Studies

1.  Econ Vocabulary
2.  Opportunity Cost Boxes Opportunity Cost Boxes Document

HW:  Nothing

Political Science

1.  Set up Tweetdeck

2.  You do have Homework and it will require you to go to the media center or use a home computer.  YOU CANNOT USE CHROMEBOOKS.  You need to create a twitter or use you current one.  Then register for https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
After you have done all of this..download the tweetdeck app on your chromebooks and log in.

Regional Studies

1.  Peer review thesis statements
2.  Review yesterday activities
3.  Treaty of Versailles Group Analysis

Tuesday 1/21

Global Studies

1.  Look at and talk about Economics Understandings
2.  Work on Quiz 1 together and talk about quizzes for the Economics Units

HW:  Nothing

Political Science

1.  Open day.  Sub in 9th period.  Work on a blog post or terms for right now.  Get ahead.

Some articles:

Leaving Congress
Obama on Pot
Unsafe Olympics

2.  You do have Homework and it will require you to go to the media center or use a home computer.  YOU CANNOT USE CHROMEBOOKS.  You need to create a twitter or use you current one.  Then register for https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/
After you have done all of this..download the tweetdeck app on your chromebooks and log in.

Regional Studies

1.  First:  Pull up your thesis statement..add a comment..rank your thesis statement out of 9 and explain why you gave yourself the score you did.
2.  Second:  Make a copy of this document Synthesis Journal
3.  Third:  Go into open class.

Go to "Unit II German History/Antisemitism/Rise of Hitler."
Click on "History of Germany."
Click on "Germany Synthesis Journal."
Click on "Document One."

There are two videos there.  Watch both of them.  The first one drags but the first half is important.  After you watch both of the videos, fill out the yellow section in the synthesis journal.  Follow the directions!!

Friday 1/17

Happy Friday..3 day weekend

Global Studies

1.  Check settings on Blog and comment on your own.  Grade yourself.
2.  Pull up projects with product and answer one question on the doc.."Is your product scarce? Why or why not?"
3.  Economics Vocabulary
4.  Talk about Opportunity Cost Reading and Discussion


HW:  Commercial analysis and post to discussion board due on Tuesday

Political Science

1.  Watch Parks and Rec.  Easy day.  Maybe check your grades.


Regional Studies

1.  Magic bullet thesis!!
2.  Time to work on thesis and looking at websites!!

Thursday 1/16

Almost there...

Global Studies

1.  Work on summary writing with cornell notes
3.  Look at a few economic commercials
5.  Work on some commercial analysis on your own Economics Commercial Analysis Due Tuesday

HW:  First Blog due Friday and Commercial Analysis due Tuesday

Political Science

1.  Cornell Note Quiz
2.  Add to and analyze quality of Cornell Notes while taking notes from short lecture
3.  If time..talk about committees in congress Current Committees in the Senate

Thursday:  Cornell Notes.  Quiz on Thursday!!


Regional Studies

1.  Work on Thesis or Feces
2.  Practice developing thesis statements
3.   First Thesis Statement Test is due on Tuesday along with website analysis from yesterday.

Wednesday 1/15

Full Week!!

Global Studies

1.  Talk about grades and cornell notes
3.  Econ vocabulary
5.  Work on blogs if any time left
5.  Blog Due Dates

HW:  Cornell Notes Due on Wednesday and First Blog due Friday

Political Science

1.  Look at Terms for first unit
2.  Talk about Cornell Notes Due on Thursday
3.  Discuss Blogs and Voicethread

Wednesday:  Voicethread Comments
Thursday:  Cornell Notes.  Quiz on Thursday!!


Regional Studies

1.  Make sure projects are posted here Website Links
2.  Look at other websites and fill out this sheet  Website Analysis
3.  Start to talk about or first thesis statement (Test)  First Thesis Statement Test

Tuesday 1/14

Full Week!!

Global Studies

1.  Talk about blog project for semester Instructions
2.  Set up blogs How to set up our blogs
3.  Work on our first blog First Blog..everyone does the same one...
4.  Blog Due Dates

HW:  Cornell Notes Due on Wednesday and First Blog due Friday

Political Science

1.  Leave a professional comment on someone's blog by the end of the period  Student Blogs  (Make sure that you blog is posted on that link and is recent)
2.  FIND A RECENT ONE THAT SOMEONE POSTED...NOT FROM DECEMBER
2.  You blog and comment will be part of your first blog grade

Here is what is due this week:

Tuesday:  Blog and Comment
Wednesday:  Voicethread Comments
Thursday:  Cornell Notes.  Quiz on Thursday!!


Regional Studies

1.  Time to work on the project!!

Monday 1/13

Full Week!!

Global Studies

1.  Economic Vocabulary  (We will do a little every day)  Economics Vocabulary
2.  Review how to take cornell notes Cornell Notes Template for Econ Reading
3.  Cornell Note "Economic Way of Thinking" reading Cornell Note This reading!!

HW:  Cornell Notes Due on Wednesday

Political Science

1.  Discuss blogging this semester
2.  Work on your first blog.  Due Tuesday.

Here is what is due this week:

Tuesday:  First Blog
Wednesday:  Voicethread Comments
Thursday:  Cornell Notes.  Quiz on Thursday!!


Regional Studies

1.  Time to work on the project!!

Friday 1/10

Getting back into the swing of things...

Global Studies

1.  Talk about classes for next year.
2.  Go over the six economic questions that you had for homework
3.  Work on the beginning of your first project.  Link is Right Here!!

Political Science

1.  Work on your voicethread projects!!


HW Due Monday..One current event article.  Create a document and label it "Current Event Links."  Paste the link in there and put it in your folder.  Also you project is due on Monday as well.  Just the presentation part.  The comments will be due next week.


Regional Studies

1. Finish talking about the project.
2.  Time to work on the project!!

Thursday 1/9

Getting back into the swing of things...

Global Studies

1.  Review Do's and Do Not's
2.  Make a copy of Classroom Questions and Answers
3.  Talk about quiz you need to take in open class using Classroom Questions and Answers Due Monday!
4.  Fill out Economics Introduction Survey Due Friday!
5.  Time to work
6.  Survey due Friday and quiz due Monday

Political Science

1.  Pick a partner for the voicethread project
2.  Once you have a partner look at Voicethread Instructions
3.  Once you seem settled I will give you your person..This is due on Monday...


HW Due Monday..One current event article.  Create a document and label it "Current Event Links."  Paste the link in there and put it in your folder.  Also you project is due on Monday as well.


Regional Studies

1.  Review the five themes of geography using this 5 Themes Matching Document
2.  Talk about project
3.  Pick you partner and get your country
4.  This project is going to be due at the end of the day on Tuesday

Wednesday 1/8

Welcome Back!!

Global Studies

1.  Set up Seats
2.  Make a copy of Mr. Lange's Blog
3.  Make sure everyone can get into openclass
4.  Classroom Do's and Do Nots
5.  Look at grading scale
6.  Look into Home Access Center

Political Science

1.  We will set up seats in a day or two
2.  Make sure everyone has access to Mr. Lange's Blog
3.  Make sure everyone can get into openclass
4.  Look at new procedures..only one really
5.  Look at grading scale and see if everyone can get into Home Access Center
6.  New Laws for 2014 http://www.slideshare.net/ilsendems/top-14-new-illinois-laws-for-2014-29124109

HW Due Monday..Find one article that you would like to blog about...Just find the article..something that has to do with political science..Do not blog!!


Regional Studies

1.  Set up Seats
2.  Make a copy of Mr. Lange's Blog
3.  Make sure everyone can get into openclass
4.  Classroom Do's and Do Nots
5.  Look at grading scale
6.  Look into Home Access Center
7.  If we have time look into procedures packet quiz and map quiz..