Thursday, May 29, 2008

Chapter 12 Worksheet

Hello again in internet land!

Sorry I haven't been on here in a while!

Today we....

1. Looked at the Miniature-earth.com website about if the world was a community of 100 taking current statistics and scaling down (out of 100)
- we ahd a very interesting discussion on this.

2. Chapter 12 Opportunities and Challenges of Economic Globalization
- ch. 12 worksheet is for completion as homework.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Historical Globalization cont.....

Today we....

Spent more time on Explicit and Implicit Messages.....

Tomorrow we will write a short Chapter 7/8 Quiz

Homework tonight; read pg. 180-190 and create notes/web - use the headings or inquiry question.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Understanding Worldviews

Today we....

Began "Understanding Worldviews" Critical Challenge.


Assigned Homework.....must be completed for Friday....

1. read pgs. 166-170;

- Voices #1 & 2 (pg. 167)
- fig. 8-8 (pg. 169)
- fig 8-9 & 8-10 (pg. 170)

2. read pgs. 171-173;

- Voices #1 (pg. 174)
- Voices #1 & 2 (pg. 175)
- Investigation #1 & 2 (pg. 176-177)

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The Ghost and the Darkness

Today we...

When students returned to class from the Theatre Performance we finished the movie.

The assignment was to;

1. In a 1/2 page discuss the examples/aspects of imperialism from the movie.

Answer the following;

2. Are the "Tsavos Lions" symbolic of anything?

3. What is the "British" perspective of imperialism?

4. What is the "African/Aboriginal" perspective of imperialism?

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization?

Today we....

1. Inventions Presentations

2. In what ways did Imperialism benefit one people over another?
- we worked in small groups to answer this question...using what we have been learning over the last couple of days

Tuesday April 22

1. Inventions Presentations

2. Imperialism Powerpoint

- we looked into what exactly Imperialism is and how it relates to the development of globalization.


Over the last few days we have....

Chapter 7
1. Make sure you know;
- What were the beginnings of global trading networks? (pgs. 135-138
- international trade, mercantilism
- pg. 138 Explore the Issues #2

- What values underlie Capitalism?
- pgs. 138-142 - notes/web and terms
- pg. 141-142 Investigation - China Moves to a Freer Market #1-3

- Whose values did Industrialiazation reflect?
- notes were provided including the Industrial Revolution, Ideologies, and the Inventions Assignment
- pg. 145 Investigation #1-3
- pg. 146-147 Voices #1-3