Diversity and Uniformity in Africa

Today students viewed a series of images from around Africa, taken from the last 40 years. Students looked for similarities and differences between the countries. I emphasized that Africa is a continent, not a country, full of diversity. I urged students not to generalize the entire continent. Below is the slideshow. They used this worksheet to write down their observations.

Africa History Alive

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HOMEWORK:

Article - Pre-colonial Congo - DUE Friday 10/1

Africa Maps

Today students worked on maps of Africa. Yesterday I discussed their grades, showed them show to read the class score sheet, and urged them to come into tutorial this Wednesday for any help.

HOMEWORK:

Africa Maps - DUE Wed./Thurs. 9/29-30

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Students continued watching Guns, Germs, and Steel. Students completed worksheets as they watched. If you were absent you can use this transcript to help answer the questions.

HOMEWORK:

Writing Biased History Final Draft - DUE Monday 9/27

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Students discussed the Maori / Moriori reading. They looked for reasons why the Maori wound up so much more powerful than the Moriori. After the discussion, students started watching Guns, Germs, and Steel, focusing on the conflict between European colonists and the Africans they encountered.

HOMEWORK:

Writing Biased History - DUE Monday 9/27

*I'll hand back logbooks tomorrow so you can use your rough drafts.

Maori vs. Moriori

Students read an excerpt from Jared Diamond's book, Guns, Germs, and Steel. They focused on the evolution of two groups of people: the Maori and Moriori. They highlighted characteristics of each as they read.

HOMEWORK:

Finish article questions - 9/23

Quiz

Today students took a quiz on bias. After, they continued working on the rough drafts of their assignment, Writing Biased History.

HOMEWORK:

Writing Biased History - Final Draft Due Monday 9/27

Quiz Tomorrow

Today students completed their first checkpoints. Make sure you have organized your logbooks. They will be collected tomorrow!

HOMEWORK:

Self-check - Checkpoint #1, DUE Tomorrow, 9/21

QUIZ - Bias - Tomorrow, 9/21

Outfoxed

Students watched clips from the documentary, Outfoxed. They discussed the argument made by the film and whether the film itself was biased.

HOMEWORK:

QUIZ - Tuesday - Media Bias

Dirty Laundry

Students listened to the Dirty Laundry. The discussed the messages in the song and applied them to today's news and media sources.

Then students took notes on vocabulary and a types of bias from the powerpoint below.

Global studies vocabulary and media bias voacab

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Political Spectrum Test

Today students considered their own bias, taking a political spectrum test.

The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs

Today students looked at bias through an analysis of the story of the Three Little Pigs. Students compared and contrasted the traditional story with one written from the Wolf's perspective. The point was that history can be written with bias as well. Students also set up the assignment logs in their logbooks.

HOMEWORK:

If you haven't already, get a composition book and turn in your album covers!!

Lunchroom Fight - Who is right?

Lunchroom fight

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Welcome class of 2014!

Welcome to Modern World History! Bookmark this page for future reference. I'll post all sorts of information about assignments, due dates, grades, etc here. Check back soon!