12-20-16 World History Geo

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/world/europe/what-happened-turkey-russia-assassination-analysis.html?_r=0

https://www.thecairoreview.com/tahrir-forum/the-fall-of-aleppo/


Complete the Summaries of these articles and turn in at the end of the Hour.

12-19-16 World History/Geography

Complete on separate sheet of paper.

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/chinas-navy-seizes-american-underwater-drone-in-south-china-sea/

12-19-16 Intro Comp

Begin Quests 4-6 Thing 6 21 Things for students

12-14-16 CEC Intro Comp Word History/Geo

CEC12-14-16

Claim: Write a claim /Statement that responds to the question, theory, or topic or opinion
Evidence: The evidence should be relevant and enough to convince or prove the claim has merit. Use words like For example, For instance, According to the text, or The Data shows...
Connect: Analyze how the evidence and your claim are connected to the topic. Give comparisons when applicable. Be able to demonstrate how your position is valid

Topic: Based on the questions from the article, examine the facts related to President Elect Trumps’ Cabinet Appointments, and conclude whether or not Civilian control of the military can be maintained by allowing waivers for those that have not been removed from military service for at least seven years.

12-13-16 Intro Comp/World History Geo CEC Article

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/how-unusual-is-trumps-cabinet-of-generals/

Complete the questions from the article above. The answers will be used for a CEC constructed response assessment on Wednesday 12-14 which includes DOK questions 1-4. It will be due at the end of the hour.

World Geo/History 12-9-2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTLcQsobtG0&index=9&list=PL0AF94AF39ABF427D

1. Why is salt so important to life in the desert?
2. What kind of machinery was used to mine gold?
3. What was Timbuktu described as in the readings from class?
4. Based of the video, Why did the people of the ancient Mali, have contempt for Mansa Musa based on the Video.

Two very different versions of the reign of the Great Mansa Musa.

Intro Comp 12-9-16

Update Weebly sites with quest's and web pages for Thing 5 and Thing 6

Thing 5 Digital Footprint Background Page
Link or Screen Shot Digital Footprint
Link or Screen Shot Graphs of Social Media use

Thing 6 Background Page
Digital Bill of Rights Presentation
Screen Shot of Online Safety poster

12-6-16 World Geo/Hist

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/archive/world-current-events/

Student will complete the Tuesday World events assignment in the Archives tab.

12-6-16 Intro Comp

Students will complete the Poster assignment from yesterday. All studnets can read the Post from 12-5-16 if any redirect is needed.

12-5-16 Intro Comp

Begin Quests 2 and 3 of Thing 6

Quest 2
1. Learn how to be safe online. (Remember you looked at the Top 10 Online Safety Tips from the previous Quest.)
2. Watch the video - Protecting Reputations Online
3. Take the online Internet Safety Guidelines quiz 

4. Select one of the following topics to create your online poster. Refer back to the Information in Quest 1 if needed.

• Being Safe Online
• Protecting Your Reputation Online
• Internet Safety Guidelines

Use the following Link to create your Online Poster

https://infograph.venngage.com/templates

Rubric for poster:

Quest 3

 

1.  Click the link provided for the Online Etiquette Cyber Shield Check. Enter your first name and the password - 21neti (short for netiquette).

2.  Before proceeding:

Check your score – it should be 10 or better for a strong Cyber Shield.
Less than 10? Your shield is weak and you need to review . Re-take the Cyber Shield Check again and  make sure you are ready for the next activity!

Take a screen shot of your Quiz results and save it in you Google docs. Please be sure to properly label it for Weebly purposes. 

12-1-16 World History/Geo

Watch the Links and be able to discuss the questions on the Handout.

Natural Resources of Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REn0AX9e8Gs

What resources were located in the regions of the Ancient West African Empires?
What resources were located in the Ancient Kingdoms of Axum and Kush?
Why did three powerful kingdoms flourish in the same region of West Africa?
How did the Important Kingdoms of East Africa benefit from their Geographic location?

Physical Geography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUIs1gkR3tk

What were the physical characteristics of Africa that made it hard for explorer to navigate through region and explore.  Be specific and detailed.

Economy and Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-4V3HR696k

Why are the poor countries not able to utilize the resources of their own countries?

Explain why a "Land Locked " country has a hard time building an economy.

Colonialism and Imperialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pis5f085P3M

How did Colonialism of Africa lead to the nations being economically disadvantaged?