ARCHIVE Planbook: Global Studies Semester 1
IMPORTANT DETAILS ON HOW TO USE THIS HOMEWORK SITE EFFECTIVELY
1) For more information about this course, go to pembrokeacademysocia.wix.com/globalstudies
2) Here is the syllabus for the course: PDF Copy of Prospectus
3) Under the "Plans" section for each week, the title is hyperlinked over to the actual lesson (with handouts, assignments, readings, Essential Questions, videos, etc...)
4) BLIZZARD BAG: You need to find a newspaper/magazine article that is relevant to an issue in the world, read it, and complete the Global Studies Current Events Sheet. (Link to Blizzard Bag Page & Link to Current Event PDF) (Students given a copy of Current Events Sheet in class
- August 28: No School
- August 29: Ninth grade and New Student Schedule Walkthroughs
- August 30: Introductions
- August 31G: What makes a Civilization?
- September 1W: What makes a Civilization?
- September 4: No School - Labor Day
- September 5G: Africa in Maps and Current Events
- September 6W: Africa in Maps and Current Events
- September 7G: Daily Life in Africa
- September 8W: Daily Life in Africa
- September 11: Introduction to Mali
- September 12: Mansa Musa & Primary Sources
- September 13: Mansa Musa & Primary Sources
- September 14: Mali: A Case Study
- September 15: Mali: A Case Study
- September 18: Rwanda and Introduce Summative Africa Project
- September 19: Summative Project Workday
- September 20: Summative Project Workday & Sheppard Software Africa Test
- September 21: Sheppard Software Africa Test and Summative Project Workday
- September 22: Summative Project Workday
- September 25: Finish up anything with Summative and a good example of how to present
- September 26: Presentations of Africa Project
- September 27: Presentations of Africa Project
- September 28: Finish any presentations & South Africa
- September 29: Finish any presentations & South Africa
- October 2: South African Apartheid
- October 3: Summative Africa Test
- October 4: Summative Africa Test
- October 5: Return to Eden
- October 6: No School
- October 9: No School
- October 10: Introduction to Monotheism/MindMapping Monotheism
- October 11: Return to Eden/Introduction to Monotheism
- October 12: Judaism
- October 13: Judaism
- October 16: Introduction to Christianity
- October 17: Christianity
- October 18: Christianity
- October 19: Islam
- October 20: Islam
- October 23: Modern Jerusalem
- October 24: Comparing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- October 25: Comparing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- October 26: Summative DBQ on Monotheism
- October 27: Summative DBQ on Monotheism
- October 30: No School - Cancelled
- October 31: No School - Cancelled
- November 1: Summative Test on Monotheism
- November 2: Summative Test on Monotheism
- November 3: Iran & Ancient Middle East Start
- November 6: Spartan Day! Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia
- November 7: Finish Intro to Ancient Mesopotamia
- November 8: Finish Intro to Ancient Mesopotamia
- November 9: Iran
- November 10: No School (subText @ 7pm)
- November 13: Geography Summative on Middle East & Justice in the Ancient Middle East
- November 14: Geography Summative on Middle East & Justice in the Ancient Middle East
- November 15: Justice in the Ancient Middle East
- November 16: Justice in the Ancient Middle East
- November 17: Middle East Project
- November 20: Middle East Project
- November 21: Middle East Project
- November 22: No School
- November 23: No School
- November 24: No School
- November 27: Summative Test on Middle East
- November 28: Introduction to Asia
- November 29: Introduction to Asia
- November 30: Japan Case Study-Education
- December 1: Japan Case Study-Education
- December 4: Shintoism & Animism in Japan (White Day)
- December 5: Shintoism & Animism in Japan
- December 6: Shintoism & Animism in Japan
- December 7: Shintoism & Animism in Japan (Early Release)
- December 8: No School
- December 4: Shintoism & Research Paper Introduction
- December 5: Japan & Research Paper
- December 6: Japan & Research Paper
- December 7: Research Paper
- December 8: Research Paper
- December 18: China & Research Paper
- December 19: China & Research Paper
- December 20: Paper Writing
- December 21: Paper Writing
- December 22: No School
- January 1: No School
- January 2: South Korea & Research Paper
- January 3: South Korea & Research Paper
- January 4: North Korea
- January 5: North Korea
- January 8: Review of Asian Countries
- January 9: Hinduism, Buddhism, and India
- January 10: Hinduism, Buddhism, and India
- January 11: Midterm Review
- January 12: Midterm Review
- January 15: No School
- January 16: Part 1 of Final & Shep Software Asia
- January 17: Blizzard Bag Day
- January 18: Part 1 of Final & Shep Software Asia
- January 19: Exams 1 & 2
- January 22: Exams 3&4
- January 23: Exams 5&6
- January 24: Exams 7&8
- January 25: Introduction to Europe and Welcome to Greece
- January 26: Who were the Ancient Greeks?