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!!