Monday, May 18, 2015

Tuesday 5-19-15

Today I will be out of the classroom.

You will be given a blank political map of Canada and Central America.  You will need to correctly label both maps with Province, Country, and Capital.  You will have a quiz on this very soon.

After you have done that, you will go to the media center to continue working on your PING Projects for the rest of the class period.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Thursday 4-23-15

Today we will be watching a movie called Devil's Miner.  As you view the film, you are to complete an online form that answers questions about the film.

The link is found here.  You must complete this for a grade.

You will be evaluated on your effort as well as your intellect and understanding!


If there is time left, we will continue our study of Agriculture and begin with a Ted Talks video on food.

TED Video on how food shapes our cities

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Thursday 4-2-15 Spring Break Starts Today!!

We will be taking a quiz on chapters 4-7 today which are all related to cultural characteristics; culture, religion, language, and ethnicity.  You may use your book or any other "non-human" sources to complete the quiz.  Below is a link to the quiz.

http://bit.ly/aphugquiz4

Link to Zipgrade 100 question form that you can print out at home.

If you wish to complete the quiz outside of class, you can take pic of your completed quiz and email it to me at yjensenj@burke.k12.nc.us

I hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable Spring Break!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Wednesday 4-1-15

Continuing the film 7 Years in Tibet.  After finishing the movie, there is an assignment you need to complete in groups of 2 or 3.

Link to Discussion Questions

Link to National Geographic excerpt of Heinrich Harrar's Experience.


Friday, March 27, 2015

Friday 3-27-15

Today we are continuing our study of ethnicity.

Link to Chapter 7 Quizlet set.

We will also be continuing with our PING project in the media center.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Thursday 3-19-15

Movie day!  Today we are going to begin a movie about a pilgrimage in Spain.  It called The Way and it is about a trek on the Camino de Santiago.

As we watch, I'd like you to consider the following questions and answer them in the comment section:

At the beginning, Daniel told his dad, "you don't choose a life...you live one."  What are the lessons that Tom learned from Daniel about the world and about life in general as he walked the Camino?

How did walking the Camino change Tom?

What did the other "pellegrinos" think about Tom in the early part of the journey?  And then later on?

Monday, March 16, 2015

Monday 3-16-15

Today we will continue our study of culture by getting into religions which are in Chapter 6 of your book.

Learning Goals

Religions of the World


Thursday, March 12, 2015

Thursday 3-12-15

Today we will be continuing our study of language.

Link to New York Times Dialect Map Activity

What three cities does your dialect best represent?

In what ways does your dialect of American or British English differ from those of your classmates? From other English speakers that you have encountered? Provide several specific examples of vocabulary, accents, or other differences, and attempt to account for these differences in spatial terms (naming regions of origin). What geographic factors explain the similarities and differences in these dialects?

In what ways does your dialect of American or British English differ from television or radio spokespeople that you typically hear? What geographic or cultural factors might you consider to explain the similarities and differences in these dialects? Give specific examples.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Monday 3-9-15

We are finishing up Chapter 4.  Below is a link to some study reinforcement.

Link to Study Stack

Tomorrow we will move on to Chapter 5 which is language.

Also tomorrow I will collect part 3 of the PING project.