Students,
Today we took an extra bit of time and practiced reading development charts. This is a chart that compiles information about countries including: literacy rate, GDP, Infant mortality, Life expectancy, and % of Urban population. This information is then analyzed by you the student to tell me if a country is either developed (like the United States) or developing (Like Haiti). Overall everybody performed very well and I was quite impressed. We will have an opportunity to finish this assignment on Friday the 1st.
Documents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM (video illustrating wage inequality in the US) this was used to relate economic gaps seen elsewhere in the world to those found here.
Looking Forward: We will be examining the Haiti Earthquake as well as Hurricane Sandy in an attempt to determine how developed countries and developing countries handle natural disasters. Review ESPN factors (economic, social, political, and eNvironmental)
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
October 29th, 2013
Students,
Today we talked about the regional development of Latin America. Essentially this lesson was designed to revisit the ideas of Developed and Developing countries. We examined Standard of living charts as well as two cities that displayed extreme cases of each (developing and developed). Please feel free to look over the power point to examine some of the pictures we saw in class up close.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/LbHTm#0
Looking Forward: We will examine the Latin American Countries and further explore their development.
Today we talked about the regional development of Latin America. Essentially this lesson was designed to revisit the ideas of Developed and Developing countries. We examined Standard of living charts as well as two cities that displayed extreme cases of each (developing and developed). Please feel free to look over the power point to examine some of the pictures we saw in class up close.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/LbHTm#0
Looking Forward: We will examine the Latin American Countries and further explore their development.
Monday, October 28, 2013
October 28th, 2013
Students,
Today your Travel Brochure project was due, several of you have failed to meet this deadline. Be aware that every day late this project is another 10 points will be deducted from the highest possible grade.
That aside today we did our first "DBQ" or document based questions. We looked at primary sources and tried to answer the question of; How advanced were the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations? What were their major accomplishments? Below you will find a copy of the hand out used if you were absent or need to look at it again to finish the assignment.
For my AP students we looked at all 6 documents and answered the specific questions regarding each one. This allowed us to "pre-construct" our longer answer to the above question. Do not forget these answers (half page minimum 1 page maximum) are due tomorrow.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/fsMjx (will work on higher resolution copy soon)
Today your Travel Brochure project was due, several of you have failed to meet this deadline. Be aware that every day late this project is another 10 points will be deducted from the highest possible grade.
That aside today we did our first "DBQ" or document based questions. We looked at primary sources and tried to answer the question of; How advanced were the Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations? What were their major accomplishments? Below you will find a copy of the hand out used if you were absent or need to look at it again to finish the assignment.
For my AP students we looked at all 6 documents and answered the specific questions regarding each one. This allowed us to "pre-construct" our longer answer to the above question. Do not forget these answers (half page minimum 1 page maximum) are due tomorrow.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/fsMjx (will work on higher resolution copy soon)
Sunday, October 27, 2013
October 25th, 2013
Students,
Friday we talked about the history of Latin America, the power point will be uploaded Monday. Until then below is the rubric for the travel brochure that is due on October 28th.
Friday we talked about the history of Latin America, the power point will be uploaded Monday. Until then below is the rubric for the travel brochure that is due on October 28th.
Mr. Womack's Travel Brochure
You are a travel agent from Texas. You are competing with other travel agents to lure a large group of tourists to your favorite vacation destination. You are to plan all aspects of the trip, from the beginning to end, for the best price.
You must first research the places of interest and activities that are found in and around your destination location. Then you must decide which are the most notable and design a travel brochure for tourists. The brochure is to be created on both sides of an 8 ½ X 11 sheet of paper folded into thirds. It must include the following:
- Climate and the best time of the year to visit your location
- Map(s) showing the state and important sites
- Places of interest with the information about each
- Pictures or drawings illustrating the highlights of the trip
- Brief history about the location (include 3 historical facts)
- Miles covered flying to and from the location
- Cost of round trip airline tickets
- An estimate of the total cost of the trip (Include such expenses as food, transportation, tips, souvenirs, and sightseeing.)
I selected the City / State of ________________________________________________
You will be graded on the following:
- History 10 points
- Illustration of highlights: 10 points
- Places of interest with relevant info. 10 points
- Climate and the best time of year to visit: 10 points
- Map(s) showing country and important sites: 10 points
- Mileage: 10 points
- Expenses: 10 points
- Accuracy / Appeal 30 points
Thursday, October 24, 2013
October 24th, 2013
Students,
Today we examined several maps in our text book to try to glean more information of Latin America. Using our textbooks we looked at Physical features, Natural Resources / Land Use, as well as population distribution. After the test the geography team and myself decided that you students needed more practice reading maps! These three maps provided a multifaceted approach to map interpretation and it seems like everyone excelled at reading them. Thank you for all of your hard work today.
Documents: None today.
AP Students: Do not forget that your travel brochure is due on October 28th.
Today we examined several maps in our text book to try to glean more information of Latin America. Using our textbooks we looked at Physical features, Natural Resources / Land Use, as well as population distribution. After the test the geography team and myself decided that you students needed more practice reading maps! These three maps provided a multifaceted approach to map interpretation and it seems like everyone excelled at reading them. Thank you for all of your hard work today.
Documents: None today.
AP Students: Do not forget that your travel brochure is due on October 28th.
October 23rd, 2013
Students,
On Wednesday we did a reading involving the population settlement patterns of South America, and answered questions to clarify the reading. If you recall the I Can... Statement was "I can, read academic texts and extract important information from them". Attached below is the activity and the reading.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/Mgcyz
AP Students: Do not forget your travel brochure is due on October the 28th.
On Wednesday we did a reading involving the population settlement patterns of South America, and answered questions to clarify the reading. If you recall the I Can... Statement was "I can, read academic texts and extract important information from them". Attached below is the activity and the reading.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/Mgcyz
AP Students: Do not forget your travel brochure is due on October the 28th.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
October 22nd, 2013
Students,
Today we reviewed the Unit 4 test examining the 6 most missed questions. We also finished our Latin America physical maps, if you lost this document and need a replacement I have attached a copy and the two maps you will need to complete the assignment on todays blog. please make sure you turn them in as soon as possible.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/tdZGC
AP Students: Your travel brochure project is due on Monday October 28th (six days from now)
Looking Forward: We will be looking at Latin American settlement patterns, where cities are and why people live there.
Today we reviewed the Unit 4 test examining the 6 most missed questions. We also finished our Latin America physical maps, if you lost this document and need a replacement I have attached a copy and the two maps you will need to complete the assignment on todays blog. please make sure you turn them in as soon as possible.
Documents: http://imgur.com/a/tdZGC
AP Students: Your travel brochure project is due on Monday October 28th (six days from now)
Looking Forward: We will be looking at Latin American settlement patterns, where cities are and why people live there.
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