Friday, October 25, 2013

Week of October 28 - November 1


Assignment given on Friday, October 25 due on November 1:
Who made YOUR clothes?  Details - Pick a pair of shoes, pants and shirt from your closet.  For each item, include the following: Name of the company, the country where they were made and then include information (from online researching) about the factory conditions.
Monday & Tuesday
October 28th and 29th
What How & Who
Important Questions in an Economy
What will be produced?
How will it be produced?
Who will get what has been produced
Activities:
CNN News
Students will review slides from Ch13 Economy on the What How and Who of an Economy.  Students will then work in groups on the
Create & Present
Homework:
No Homework
 
Wednesday October 30
Three Main Types of Economies
Activities
CNN News
Power Point 3 Types of Economies
*Chapter 13 Section 3 Reading Guide
Homework:
Finish Reading Guide by Thursday
Thursday
October 31
Three Main Types of Economies
Activities:
CNN News
  Notecard and Review Game
Homework:
Test Tomorrow!
Note-card allowed.


Friday
November 1

Chapter 13 TEST
 
Assignment due from last  Friday: Who made YOUR clothes? 12 year old girls making Old Navy jeans for Gap - video
 

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Don't Sweat It - Changes to Lesson Plans

I have added some new video clips/discussion points to the "Ch 13 Economics" powerpoint. As a result, we are off schedule for this week.  Changes have been made to the previously posted lesson plans. 
There is HOMEWORK tonight that is due on Friday. Students need to find an article about Nike's labor practices and oversea factories.
                                         Video from Team Sweat - Nike Factory, Indonesia

Friday, October 18, 2013

UPDATED WITH CHANGES - We started our ECONOMIC'S unit!

October 21 - November 1
Monday
October 21
Look You Are Wearing Economics!
Students will research where items they own are made and learn why.
Activities:
Go over Citizenship Test
CNN News
Map / Activity
Homework:
No homework
(HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet from class)
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
October 22, 23 & 24Why Societies Have Economies
Goods and Resources
Activities:CNN News
*Go over "Look you are Wearing Economics"
worksheet from Monday
*Power Point
with Handout
(Power Point has been updated with new video clips added)
Homework:
Find a news article about Nike and their labor practices. Print and bring to class by Friday.
Friday & Monday
October 25
Cost of Cheap Clothes
Activities:
CNN News
Students shared their articles found online.
Students watched brief clip from NBC
"Cost of Cheap Clothes"
Homework:
Who made YOUR clothes? Pick a pair of shoes, pants and shirt from your closet. For each item, include the following: Name of the company, the country where they were made and then include information (from online researching) about the factory conditions.
Due November 1

Monday, October 14, 2013

Week of October 14 - October 18


Monday,
October 14
Citizenship Project
Activities:
CNN Student News

Students will have class time to complete their Citizenship Project.
Homework:
 
Citizenship Projects due tomorrow!
Tuesday,
October 15
Citizenship Project
Presentations

Activities:
Chapter 3 Citizenship Project
Presentations
 
Homework:
No assignment
Test Friday!
Wednesday,
October 16
Social Roles

Activities:
CNN News
Ch3 Sec 3 Reading Guide
Homework:
Finish Reading Guide
Test Friday!
Thursday
October 17
Roles of Citizenship
Activities:
CNN
Ch3 Review Game
Homework:
 
TEST FRIDAY!
Friday, October 18
Chapter 3 TEST
Bring an AR book to read after the test.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Week of October 7 - October 11


Monday
What is the meaning of citizenship?




Activities:

CNN

Finish power point from Friday
History Channel's What it means to be a citizen.
Read Section 1
Chapter 3 - Vocabulary Words
Homework:

Vocabulary Due Friday!
Tuesday

What does it take to be a Citizen?

C.O.W.
(Computers on Wheels)
Activities:

Students take a History Channel Citizenship Test online similar to one necessary to receive citizenship in the United States
 
 
Homework:
Wednesday

What is the meaning of citizenship?
Activities:

CNN
Students will read Chapter 3 and complete the
Homework:

Reading Guide Due Friday! (Tomorrow)

Quiz over Section 1 & 2 Tomorrow

Thursday & Friday
 

Citizenship Project
Activities

CNN

Quiz over Section 1 & 2  (The quiz was canceled for today)

Hand Out Chapter 3

Homework:

Begin work on poster project