Wednesday-Thursday, January 18-19, 2012

Homework
Shooting an Elephant, George Orwell, 1936, reading and questions.

Agenda
Warm Up
Review HW
Movie: Gandhi
Shooting an Elephant Prediction

Warm Up
Review your homework assignment.  If you are finished reread it one last time.  If you are not finished with it, complete the assignment.

Review Homework
Swap papers with another student.  Answer the following questions:
1.  What are the author's topic sentences?
2.  What similarities does the author identify between Africans and Muslims?
3.  What differences does the author identify in her/his paragraph?
4.  What could the author include in her/his paragraph to improve his paragraph?
5.  What is good about the paragraphs?

Movie: Gandhi
Students watch the movie Gandhi and answer questions about the movie.

Shooting an Elephant Predictions
Students read the "Before You Read" section of their questions and predict the outcome of the story.  Class will discuss the potential outcomes of the reading and discuss.

Friday-Tuesday, January 13-17, 2012

Homework

Homework

Reread the section African Resistance on page 313 and Europeans Grab Territory. Write 2 paragraphs in which you compare the ways that Africans and Muslims reacted to European Imperialism.

Paragraph 1 should include a discussion about how their reactions were similar.

Paragraph 2 should include a discussion about how their reactions were disimilar.

In each paragraph, make sure you begin with a topic sentence, such as:

African and Muslim reactions to European imperialism were similar/disimilar in many ways.

Each paragraph should be between 5-9 sentences long and have a clear beginning, ending, and middle.

Agenda

Bell Work

Review Homework

Indian Rebellion

European Control

Bell Work

1. In what ways did Africans react to imperialism?
2. Pretend that you are an African or a Muslim. Explain how you would react to imperialism?
3. How did the Ottoman Empire lose power, especially in the early 1900s?

Review Homework

Students switch papers with a classmate. Students without finished paragraphs will spend this 15 minutes completing their writing assignment. Students who are complete will correct their partner's paper. Students will answer the following questions.

1. According to the paragraphs, in what ways are African and Muslim reactions similar?
2. According to the paragraphs, in what ways are African and Muslim reactions different?
3. What should the author include to make their paragraph more complete?

Indian Rebellion

Students will read the section British Expand Control Over India and Indians Rebel and answer the following questions.

Class will review this information together.

European Control

Students will create a bubble map for Imperialism in Southeast Asia. On the bubble map, students will identify the area, who controlled it, and what the impact was for each area.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Homework
Complete your Ottoman Empire Comic

Agenda
Bell Work
Homework Review
African Resistance Bubble Chart
Comic-Ottoman Empire loses power

Bell Work

1. The relationship between an imperial country and an imperialized country would be described as one between a

     a. doctor and her patients

     b. a manager and his staff

     c. a parent and its child

     d. a business owner and her clients

2.  Under direct control, people have less freedom in ______________ matters than under direct control.

3.  Under indirect control ___________ authorities govern over internal matters.

4.  What are the four forms of imperialism.

Review Homework

Class will review the HW from Monday and Tuesday.

African Resistance Bubble Chart

Students will read the section African Resistance and write a short answer to the question:

How did Africans react to imperialism?

Students will share their answers as a class.

Comic-Ottoman Empire Loses Power

Comic-Ottoman Empire Loses Power

On the back of this paper, create a 8 panel comic in which you summarize how the Ottoman Empire loses power.

Get into groups of 3-4. Choose a role from the list below. Your primary function is to complete your objective as stated below. However, you should help other members of your group complete their tasks as well.

_________________________________--Scribe (2): Summarize the sections.

________________--Translator-Create captions for the 8 panel comic.

________________--Artist-Draw a picture for each caption.

Begin reading the section Ottoman Empire Loses Power on page 317 and Europeans Grab Territory on page 318. As you read, summarize the section in the space below.

Pg. 317, Ottoman Empire Loses Power

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Pg. 318, Europeans Grab Territory

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Now divide your summaries into four parts each. Create 8 events that explain how the Ottoman Empire loses their power. Keep them short, as these will serve as captions for each of your panels. Make sure that your summary completely explains how the Ottoman empire lost control in the late 1800s-early 1900s.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Homework
Page 316.  Analyzing Effects and Research question.

Agenda
Bell Work
Vocabulary Circles
Patterns of Change
Management Methods
HW

Bell Work
How was your break?  Write a paragraph in which you explain what you did over break.

Vocabulary Circles
Students create vocabulary circles for the words paternalism and assimilation

Patterns of Change/Management Methods
Students answer the skillbuilder questions on Pg. 310 and 311.

Homework
As per Encore High School's homework policy, students will be given the last 10 minutes of class to complete homework.
Students read the excerpts from page 316.  Then students answer the Analyzing Effects and Research questions.

Wednesday/Thursday, December 7/8, 2011

Homework
Complete Chapter 10 Packet

Agenda
Bell Work
Mass Production Module
Henry Ford and the Model T Questions

Bell Work
1.  Democracy was expanded in Ancient Greece by...
a)
b)
2.  Democracy was expanded in 19th century Britain by...
a)
b)

Mass Production Module
Students get into groups of 4-5 students.  Students design a new product the "Palacitron 5000" independently.  Each group will choose which design is "best".
Each student will be produce as many "Palacitron 5000s" as possible in 5 minutes.  Groups will count how many products were produced during the time allotted.
Groups will create an assembly line and produce as many as possible in 5 minutes.  Groups will count how many products were produced during the time allotted.  Students will answer questions below:

1. How close to the original was your finished product?
2. What problems did your company run into while producing Palacitron 5000s?
3. What was the effect of changing your building strategy? Why do you think you were able to produce more the second time around?
4. If you could start all over, what would you do differently?
5. How could the process be streamlined (made easier)?
6. How enjoyable was the experience of drawing the same part over and over again?
7. What would you like about a job in an assembly line? What would you dislike?
8. Imagine that goods were made like this. What would be some benefits of an assembly line?
9. What are some drawbacks (negatives) of an assembly line?
   Henry Ford and the Model T Video Questions.
   Students will answer the questions below after watching the video Henry Ford and the Model T.
     1.  Henry Ford did not invent the assembly line. Instead what did he do that made the assembly line better?
   2.  What was the effect of making workers focus on one specific part of production?
   3.  What are the effects of the mass production of cars? What was the effect on cost? 
   4.  Why do you think “interchangeable parts” are so important in the production of goods? 
   5.  In your opinion, what makes Henry Ford important? What leadership qualities does he have?

Monday/Tuesday, December 5/6, 2011

Homework
Complete Chapter 10 Packet

Agenda
Bell Work
Chapter 10 Quiz
Section 4 Assessment
Chapter 10 Packet

Bell Work
Study Chapter 10 Vocabulary and Chapter 10, Section 1 and 2.

Chapter 10 Quiz
Multiple Choice and Matching quiz.

Section 4 Assessment
Students complete Chapter 10, Section 4 Assessment.

Chapter 10 Packet
Students complete Chapter 10 Packet.

Thursday/Friday, December 1/2, 2011

Homework
None

Agenda
Bell Work
Venn Diagram
Poster

Bell Work
Describe the Women's Social and Political Union.
What actions did it take to promote women's suffrage?
Do you think the WSPU was justified in taking those actions? Why or why not?

Venn Diagram
Students will compare Australia and Ireland's quests for self rule in the 18 and 1900s using a Venn Diagram.

Manifest Destiny Poster
1.  Create an image to represent Manifest Destiny.
2.  Refer to the U.S.
3.  Refer to the treatment of Native Americans.
4.  Clearly define the term.
5.  Use only five words.

Class will discuss the pictures that were created and what symbols were used to represent the U.S./Native Americans, the right to rule, etc.