Day of the Week

Class: World Geography

Classwork

Due Today

Monday

·      Assessment – Sub-Saharan Africa

·      Presentation – Sub-Saharan Africa Ethnic Group (Culture, History, Location)

·      Presentation – Sub-Saharan Africa Ethnic Group (Culture, History, Location)

Tuesday

·      MENA - Middle East North Africa (Physical Geography)

o   Develop Google Earth Tour of Destinations

Wednesday

·      MENA – Middle East North Africa (Climate)

o   Continue working on Google Earth Tour of Destinations

Thursday

·      MENA – Middle East North Africa (Cultural Geography)

o   Notes / Presentation / Seminar

Friday

·      Investigate the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

·      Google Earth Tour of MENA

Week of Mar. 18^th – Mar. 22^nd  

Civics

Monday

·       Icebreaker / Review of Classroom Expectations

Tuesday

·       Begin Unit on Africa

·       Google Earth Tour of Sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday

·       Documentary – The Lost Boys of Sudan

o   African Conflict

o   Child Soldiers

Thursday

·       Documentary – The Lost Boys of Sudan

o   Cultural Differences

Friday

·       Finish Documentary – The Lost Boys of Sudan

Week of Feb. 25^th – Mar. 1^st  

Civics

Monday

·       Begin Hinduism – Notes / Video

·       Sojourner Essay – Turn-in

Tuesday

·       Socratic Seminar – Hinduism

·       Assignment - Hinduism

Wednesday

·       Begin Buddhism – Notes / Video

·       Hinduism Assignment – Due Today

Thursday

·       Socratic Seminar – Buddhism

·       Assignment - Buddhism

Friday

·       Begin Judaism – Notes / Video

·       Judaism Assignment – Due Monday

Week of Feb. 18^th – Feb. 22^nd

World Geography

Monday

No School

Tuesday

·       Sojourner Essay – “Why I am proud to be an American?”

o   Research

o   Thesis Statement

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Wednesday

·       Continue Sojourner Essay – “Why I am proud to be an American?”

o   Thesis Statement

Outline / Rough Draft

Thursday

·       Continue Sojourner Essay – “Why I am proud to be an American?”

o   Outline / Rough Draft

·       Final Draft

Friday

Finish and Submit Sojourner Essay – “Why I am proud to be an American?”

Week of Feb. 11^th – Feb. 15^th

Civics

Monday

·       Watch – Why religion? Video

·       Socratic Seminar – Religions role within society

·       Work on Country Project

Tuesday

·       Lecture / Discussion – Christianity

·       Begin working on Stain Glass that tells your story here at Patton Jr. High School.

Wednesday

·       Finish work on Stain Glass Story

·       Work on Country Project

Thursday

·       Begin Investigation of Hinduism / Buddhism

·       Video – Celebrations / Holidays

·       Compare / Contrast the two major religions

Friday

·       Finish Compare / Contrast of Hindusim and Buddhism

Week of Feb. 4  – Feb. 8

World Geography

Monday

-        Continue Global Warming Video – An Inconvenient Truth

o   Guided Notes

Tuesday

-        World Geography Assessment

o   Basic Geography

o   Map Projections

o   Climate Regions

-        Work on Country Project – Human / Environment Interaction

Wednesday

-        Finish Global Warming Video – An Inconvenient Truth

-        Finish Global Warming / Greenhouse Effect Worksheet

Thursday

-        Pre-test World Religions

-        Introduce World Religions

o   Guided Notes Worksheet

Friday

-        Status Check – Human / Environment Interaction (Country Project)

-        Begin Investigation of Christianity

Week of Jan. 21 – 25th

World Geography

Monday

-        No School

Tuesday

-        Map Projections – How do we view the world?

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Wednesday

-        Climates of the Earth

Thursday

-        The impact of people on the World

-        Socratic Seminar – Global Warming (Is it real or not?)

Friday

-        Begin Video – An Inconvenient Truth (Documentary)

Week of Jan 14 – Jan. 18

World Geography

Monday

-        Pre-test World Geography

-        Present Dream Vacation Project

Tuesday

-        Finish Dream Vacation Presentations

-        Begin Basic Geography Notes

Wednesday

-        Finish Basic Geography Notes

-        Discuss Strengths / Weaknesses of Map Projections

Thursday

-        Socratic Seminar – Global Warming (Is it real or not?)

Friday

-        Begin Video – An Inconvienient Truth (Documentary)

Week of Jan 7. – Jan. 11

World Geography

Monday

-        Introduction to Dream Vacation Project

-        Select Location / Destination

-        Begin PowerPoint / Budget Sheet

Tuesday

-        Create a plan of action of activities for Dream Vacation (Develop list)

-        Track mileage / develop maps of travel

Wednesday

-        Begin to establish PowerPoint / Google slide presentation of Itinerary

-        A budget should be close to finished

Thursday

-        Finish Itinerary Presentation and Budget sheet

-        Practice presentation for tomorrow

Friday

-        Present Dream Vacations

Civics

Week of November 26^th - 30^th

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

No School (Snow Day)

Tuesday

·       Continue working on individual aspects of Political Party Project (Political Platform, Cartoon, Commercial Script, Brochure, Social Media platform, etc.)

·       Discussion Post #13

·       Discussion Post #12

Wednesday

·       Continue working on individual aspects of Political Party Project (Political Platform, Cartoon, Commercial Script, Brochure, etc.)

·       Debate Questions for Monday distributed for preparation

Thursday

·       Final Class day to work on project – Due on Tuesday

·       Develop plan of action for News Interview tomorrow

·       Answer Debate Questions

·       Begin Filming Commercial for Political Party

Friday

·       Conduct News Interview with party representative

·       Continue Preparation for Debate

·       Finish Political Commercial Ad

·       Finish individual assignments for project

Civics

Week of November 19^th  - 23^rd  

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·      Continue Working on Political Party Project

·      Focus should be on individual aspects (Political Cartoon, Theme Song, Buttons, Posters, Bumper Stickers, etc.)

·      Planks for Political Party (Platform of Ideology)

·      Discussion Post #12

Tuesday

·       Continue Working on Political Party Project

·       Focus should be on individual aspects (Political Cartoon, Theme Song, Buttons, Posters, Bumper Stickers, etc.)

Wednesday

No School

Thursday

No School

Friday

No School

Civics

Week of November 13^th  - 16^th

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

No School

Tuesday

·       Assessment – The Constitution (Articles / Amendments)

·       Discussion Post #12

Wednesday

·       Political Affiliation Quiz (Students will answer questions to determine which political party they would most likely be involved in)

·       “Who do you side with?”

Thursday

·       Familiarization of Political Parties

·       Assignment – Political Party Project Introduction (Groups Selected)

Friday

·       Students will determine platforms (6 planks) for political party initiative

·       Breakdown project sections to determine responsibility within the group

·       Begin designing political party logo and name

Civics

Week of November 5^th  - 9^th

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       Socratic Seminar Selma Video

·       Investigate Nonviolent Protest through primary source documents

·       Discussion Post #11

Tuesday

·       Apply Nonviolent Protest Framework to events and present to the class

Wednesday

·       Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 1

Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 1

Thursday

·       Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 2

·       Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 2

·       Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 1

Friday

·       Lecture – Amendments 16-27

·       Assessment – Tuesday

·       Study Guide - Quizziz

·       Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Part 2

Civics

Week of October 29^th – November 2^nd

Classroom Activity

Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

• University of Kansas Field Trip

• Discussion Post #11

• Discussion Post #9 and #10

Tuesday

• Quiz #4 – Bill of Rights
• Investigate Civil Rights Movement

Wednesday

• Begin Watching “Selma”
• Inquiry Questions #1 and #2

Thursday

• Continue Watching “Selma”
• Inquiry Questions #3 and #4

Friday

• Finish Watching “Selma”
• Inquiry Questions #5 and #6
• Socratic Seminar Civil Rights Movement

Civics

Week of Oct 22^nd    - 26^th

Classroom Activity

New Assignment / Homework

Due This Day

Monday

·       New Discussion Post

·       Review First Amendment Court Cases

·       Investigate Fourth Amendment Court Cases (Cellphone usage in school)

·       Discussion Post #9

·       Discussion Post #8

Tuesday

·       Small group case study for scenarios of Fourth Amendment Court Cases

Wednesday

·       Scrutinize the Fifth Amendment and Due Process

·       Case study analysis for Fifth Amendment scenarios presented to small group

·       Case studies for scenarios of Fourth Amendment Court Cases

Thursday

·       Review Case Study Findings and participate in Socratic seminar regarding Rights of the Accused

·       Review rest of Bill of Rights

·       Case study analysis for Fifth Amendment scenarios presented to small group

Friday

·       Quiz #4 – Constitutional Articles and Bill of Rights

·       Case studies for scenarios of Fourth and Fifth Amendment Court Cases