Friday, February 28, 2014

Friday 2/28

If you need any motivation to get up and do something with your life...

watch

ICEWARRIORS

Global Studies

1. Econ TEST

2.  Writing Portion of Test  This is due the day of the test.  You can work on it whenever.  Ask questions.

3.  Keep on taking quizzes and studying for the test!!  Quizzes due on Friday.

China's Economy

Cuba's Economy

United State's Economy


Political Science
.
1.  Cornell Notes Quiz

2.  Leave a comment on someones blog...Student Blogs

3.  Finish West Wing start filling out this document...West Wing Character Connections

Regional Studies

1.  Unit III Overarching Question!!

2.  Discuss "Final Solution"  and watch videos

3.  Talk about twitter.  Fix any problems.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Thursday 2/27

If you need any motivation to get up and do something with your life...

watch

ICEWARRIORS


Global Studies

1. Econ Test is This Friday!!  Economics Study Guide Here

2.  Writing Portion of Test  This is due the day of the test.  You can work on it whenever.  Ask questions.

3.  Keep on taking quizzes and studying for the test!!  Quizzes due on Friday.

China's Economy

Cuba's Economy

United State's Economy


Political Science
.
1.  Lange Current Event  Arizona Legisltation

2.  Look at Legislative Writing Tests

3.  Finish West Wing start filling out this document...West Wing Character Connections

4.  Next Blog Post (Due Friday)  Cornell Notes also due Friday for quiz.

Regional Studies

1.  Unit III Overarching Question!!

2.  Start looking at Hitlers Ideas for the Final Solution

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Wednesday 2/26

If you need any motivation to get up and do something with your life...

watch

ICEWARRIORS


Global Studies

1. Econ Test is This Friday!!  Economics Study Guide Here

2.  Writing Portion of Test  This is due the day of the test.  You can work on it whenever.  Ask questions.

3.  Keep on taking quizzes and studying for the test!!  Quizzes due on Thursday.

China's Economy

Cuba's Economy

United State's Economy


Political Science
.
1.  Look at executive branch reading

2.  Continue West Wing start filling out this document...West Wing Character Connections

3.  Next Blog Post (Due Friday)  Cornell Notes also due Friday for quiz.

Regional Studies

1.  Unit III Overarching Question!!



2.  Twitter Project..Get what you need to get done!!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Tuesday 2/25



Global Studies

1. Econ Test is This Friday!!  Economics Study Guide Here

2.  Writing Portion of Test  This is due the day of the test.  You can work on it whenever.  Ask questions.

3.  Keep on taking quizzes and studying for the test!!  Quizzes due on Thursday.

China's Economy

Cuba's Economy

United State's Economy


Political Science
.

1.  Check and highlight your claim writing.

2.  Copy and talk about executive branch terms.  Talk about due date.

3.  Start episode of West Wing

4.  Next Blog Post (Due Friday)  Cornell Notes also due Friday for quiz.

Regional Studies

1.  Work on twitter project.  Get it set up.  Check thesis statements!!

2.  Fill out this Document Twitter Project Intro..Do not share what you are doing with Anyone!!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Monday 2/24

Sub Today Please Follow Instructions Carefully

Global Studies

1. There are three readings.  Copy all three readings.  For each reading you have to do this...THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF YOUR TEST!!

Highlight anything in Red that is an example of a Command Economy.

Highlight anything in Yellow that is an example of a Free Market Economy.

There will be plenty to highlight...The highlighting is the first step to the process of the TEST

China's Economy

Cuba's Economy

United State's Economy


Political Science

You have many options..

1.  Cornell Note Reading (Quiz Friday..unless I get a weak sub report..then Quiz on Tuesday)

2.  Finish Legislative Branch Unit Writing (Due Tuesday)

3.  Next Blog Post (Due Friday)

Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question  THESIS STATEMENT DUE TODAY

2.  Fill out this Document Twitter Project Intro..Do not share what you are doing with Anyone!!


Friday, February 21, 2014

Friday 2/21

Happy Friday

Global Studies

1. Economic Online Spectrum  Summarize Cornell Notes

2. Free Market and Command Economy Quiz (Quiz Number 4)

3.  SharkTank?


Political Science

1.  Share what people contacted congress about

2.   Political Science Course Claims!  Review Claims and Read Some Marathon Writes

3.  Look at and discuss Poly Sci Claim Writing Rubric

4.  Look at examples of Evidence and Reasoning using Sport Announcers Videos

5.  Go over Schedule for Next week.  Plenty due next week.


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Thesis Statement talk and work..check with the teacher..YOUR SECOND THESIS STATEMENT IS DUE MONDAY

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Thursday 2/20


For all you Dog People out There

Global Studies

1.  Economics Understandings and Vocab

2.  Economic Systems Reading and Videos

3.  Finish videos and your Cornell Notes


Political Science

1.  Copy this document Political Science Course Claims!

2.  Scroll down to semester two.  Highlight the claims that you can write about now after our "Legislative Branch" unit.

3.  After you highlight them...Rank the highlighted ones from easiest to write about to hardest.

4.  Pick you top one..on the same document..two a 3 minute marathon write about that claim.  Time yourself!!  Brainstorm..I will be reading some of these in class on Friday.

5.  Keep looking into contacting a congress member  Getting a Response from Congress.  Please create a doc labeled "Contacting Congress" and put your proof in there.


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Finish up The Prince Stuff

3.  "The Prince"

4.  "SOAPSTONE for The Prince"

5.  Start to develop evidence to use for the thesis statement..overarching question..

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Friday 2/14

Happy Valentines Day!!

How Fast can you read?

Awesome Zombie Prank

Global Studies

1.  Ipad and Comparative Advantage  Please read this and answer the questions in red!!  This will be graded for quality.  Work on summaries with transition words.

2.  Take Quizzes..keep trying

3.  No Homework


Political Science

1.  Student Blogs

2.  Comment on a blog!!  A quality comment.  Learn something new.

3.  Keep looking into contacting a congress member  Getting a Response from Congress

4.  Committee work

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Watch this video and create a google doc labeled "History of Antisemitism."  Identify the times when people had harsh feelings or were against Jewish people.  Just number it!  USE THIS INSTEAD IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE A GOOGLE DOC.  I LOVE THIS APP.  IT WORKS WITH GOOGLE DRIVE...Video Notes...Seriously it is pretty awesome.  I will bring you some food next week if you use that app instead of a google doc.  try it out!!

3.  Antisemetic Propaganda Pictures

4.  Propaganda analysis Use this document to analyze the pictures

Thursday 2/13

How Fast can you read?

Awesome Zombie Prank

Global Studies

1.  Discuss Comparative Advantage Reading Homework

2.  Comparative Advantage Practice

3.  No Homework


Political Science

1.  Getting a Response From Congress

2.  Get those committees goingggggggggg...alsooooo bloggggsssss

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Start discussion on Antisemitism

3.  HW=Watch this video and create a google doc labeled "History of Antisemitism."  Identify the times when people had harsh feelings or were against Jewish people.  Just number it!



Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Wednesday 2/12

How Fast can you read?

Global Studies

1.  Review Exports Chart Analysis Practice

2.  Vocabulary..Protectionism and Tariffs

3.  Comparative Advantage Reading Homework

HW=Read and answer the questions in read in the Comparative Advantage Reading

Political Science

1.  Go over terms quiz..

2.  Review Mock Congress Reflections Questions

3.  Watch John Stewart and discuss Congress

4.  Homework is easy..copy this document and answer the two questions in red.  Simple.

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Discuss Voicethread

3.  Discuss Minnesota Starvation Experiment

4.  Read Why Dr. Mengele?

5.  Discuss..look up PETA


Tuesday 2/11

How Fast can you read?

Global Studies

1.  Go to your vocabulary...Add the words IMPORTS and EXPORTS.  Find the definitions and put them in your vocabulary.  Then pick and example for each and do the Who, What, Where, When, Why.

2.  Exports Chart Analysis Practice

3.  Work on the Chart Analysis Practice.  Everything is due at the end of the period.

HW=No Homework unless you do not finish what you can do...

Political Science

1.  Mock Congress Reflections Questions work on the reflection questions

2.  Blog due this Friday..Work on your blogssssssss

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Nazi Propaganda Ranking!!  Fill this out!!  Due Today!!

3.  Read this article  Minnesota Starvation Experiment

4.  Open up a google doc..label it "Minnesota Starvation Experiment Reflection."  Summarize the Experiment in 4-5 sentences.  What were they trying to accomplish?  Was it successful or not?  Summarize

Monday, February 10, 2014

Monday 2/10

5 more days until Zombie Teddy bear is at my house....

Global Studies

1.  Make sure your blogs are updated with comments.
2.  Vocab Word=Incentives
3.  Incentives Practice
4.  Shark Tank!!

HW=No Homework

Political Science

1.  Mock Congress=Vote on bills proposed by the opposite chamber  Proposals Here
2.  Talk about committees and figure everything out..Conference Committees!!
3.  Finish Parks and Rec
4.  Blog due this Friday..

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

Mock Congress Order of Events

Liberal and Conservative Review

Bill Proposal Categories


Regional Studies

1.  Unit II Overarching Question

2.  Dr. Mengele's Assistant Reading   

Mengele experiments

3.  Work on Voicethread!!  Due Tuesday!! Use this link to Subscribe to the Voicethread Group

Friday, February 7, 2014

Friday 2/6

Happy Friday

Global Studies

1.  Blog Day
2.  Share your blog here
3.  Comment on one other persons blog
4.  Storage Wars

HW=Blog this Friday.

Political Science

1.  Terms Quiz
2.  Parks and Rec

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

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.  More Propaganda Talk

3.  Voicethread Set up...Use this link to Subscribe to the Voicethread Group

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Thursday 2/6

T Minus 4 Days Until Walking Dead.  Get me this for valentines day please...

Lange's Valentines Day Gift

Global Studies

1.  Socrative
2.  Analyzing Changes in Value
3.  Vocabulary
4.  Speciliazation Reading

HW=Blog this Friday.

Political Science

1.  Bill Proposals brought to the floor!!

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

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.  Discuss Propaganda  Mein Kampf

3.  Watch Anti-Hitler Prop

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Wednesday 2/5

T Minus 4 Days Until Walking Dead.  Get me this for valentines day please...

Lange's Valentines Day Gift

Global Studies

1.  Socrative
2.  Analyzing Changes in Value

HW=Blog this Friday.

Political Science

1.  Bill Proposals brought to the floor!!

Senate Bill Proposals and Floor Action Agenda

House Bill Proposals

House Floor Action Agenda

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

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.  Analyze Mein Kampf Today

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Monday, February 3, 2014

Monday 2/3

First full week for awhile..but..Walking Dead is coming back..this weekend...

Global Studies

1.  Take this survey  Student Survey: WEST

2.  Paradox of Value Balloons

3.  Storage wars...

HW=Make sure your Cornell Notes are in your folder..also second blog is due on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!  We will talk about this during the week...


Political Science

1. Take this survey  Student Survey: WEST

2.  Committee Work

Scoring System for Congress Activity

House Committees

Senate Committees

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. Take this survey  Student Survey: WEST

2.  Unit II Overarching Question

3.  Talk about twitter project


5.  Twitter Project Due Tuesday!!