Armstrong's Academic Arena

Thursday January 26, 2012

Class:

1. Completed PowerPoints of African and Asian Government Systems

The information agthered today wioll be used in the lab on Friday, Monday and Tuesday to help you complete a PowerPoint presentation.

Homework:

1. None

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Class:

1. Current events

2.Viewing of PowerPoints:  Forms of Government,  and  Governments of Africa and Asia

Homework:

1. None

Monday January 23, 2011

Class:

1. Current events

2. Reading:  The Efects of Stable and Unstable Governments on the People of Africa

3- Essay:  Governments role in contributing to, or fighting famine

Homework:

1. None

Thursday January 19

Class:

1. Continued working with 'Obstacles to Education." Not all were completed.  We will use tomorrow to complete thee activities.

Homework:

1. Continue working on vocabulary. It is due on Monday.

Wednesday January 18, 2011

Class:

1. Viewed video, "Medical Crisis in Africa"

Homework:

1.  Continue working on vocabulary.  It is due on Monday.

Wednesday January 11, 2012

Standard(s)

SS7H1a,b,c,d

These standards are all related Development of Africa leading to the 21st century.

Essential Question:

What have you learned about the geography and cultures of Africa?

Class: 

1- Present  historical review cartoons that were started before break. (Periods 3-6)

2- Begin discussion of study guides for test on Friday (all periods)

3- Discuss Metaphorical Expression activity scheduled for Thursday / Friday (Periods 4-5-7).

Homework:

Complete study guide.  Helpful information / activities that we did are written at the bottom of this page.

Study Tools:

- Colonization vocabulary (You should still have this)

- Four Reasons for Colonizing Africa (You should have these notes)

- Weighing the Impact (You were given scenarios and asked to rate each  on a scale of 1-5)

- Roles of leaders of Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and how they contributed to independence

- Purple book pages:  509, 511, 513-516, 524

Tuesday January 10. 2012

Standard(s)

SS7H1a,b,c,d

These standards are all related Development of Africa leading to the 21st century.

Essential Question:

What have you learned about the geography and cultures of Africa?

Class: 

1- Review information and standards

1- Complete historical review cartoons that were started before break.

2- Pass out study guides for test on Friday.

Discuss Review Guide.  These were handed out in class on Friday.  They were today.

Homework:

Begin to work on study guide.  Helpful information / activities that we did are written at the bottom of this page.

Study Tools:

- Colonization vocabulary (You should still have this)

- Four Reasons for Colonizing Africa (You should have these notes)

- Weighing the Impact (You were given scenarios and asked to rate each  on a scale of 1-5)

- Roles of leaders of Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, and how they contributed to independence

- Purple book pages:  509, 511, 513-516, 524

Friday December 16, 2011

Standard:

SS7H1a,b,c,d. Standards related to Continuity and Change in Africa-  These standards will be used as part of an applied vocabulary quiz.

Essential Question:

Can you apply vocabulary terms to historical events in Africa?

Class: 

Practice for upcoming Benchmark tests (scheduled through I-Respond on Wednesday and Thursday next week)

Vocabulary quiz-  applied vocabulary:  Students are given a series of events in which they must determine which vocab word might be correctly applied to the event.  This moves vocabulary from being simply a series of terms with definitions and into it being a way to foster better understanding of the term (and event).

Homework:

Complete your current event written piece.  Please be sure to include your article.  A copy of the directions is found below.

 

Current event Guidelines

Download Current Event Guidelines-a

 

 

 

 

Wednesday December 14, 2011

Standard:

SS7H1d. I can explain the impact of the Pan-African Movement.

Essential Question:

What is the relationship between civil wars and the Pan-African Movement?

Class: 

Current Events

Discuss last night's homeowrk on similes between the spread of wildfires and the movement in Africa toward independence.

PowerPoint: Unity and Civil wars

Homework:

Continue  working on applied vocabulary.

Notes: The vocabulary quiz will be on Friday, moved from Thursday.

Copy of Vocabulary Assignment:  

Download Colonization and Independence of Africa Vocabulary

 

 

Tuesday December 13, 2011

Standard:

SS7H1 The student will analyze continuity and change in Africa leading to the 21st century.
c.  I can  explain the beginning and end of aparthied in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and FW De Klerk.

Essential Question:

How did apartheid change the face of South Africa?

Class: 

Map Skills / Drills

Discuss last night's homeowrk on Nationalist reformers (FW De Klerk, Nelson Mandela, Jomo Kenyatta, General Abubakar)

Video:  Apartheid

Homework:

Begin working on applied vocabulary.

"Wildfire" organizer (similes)