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..