May 31 -Childrens book Final

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Show geographic mastery of Asia
• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Turn in (individual) Israeli & Palestinian Annotated Reading & Notes
2. Turn in (group) Storyboard
3. Turn in (everyone uploads) Google Doc Written Story [Classroom]
4. Turn in (everyone uploads) Google Slides Final Story Book [classroom]
5. Presenting your storybook
1. divide class 1/2 and groups of 4
2. read your storybook to the group of 4
3. determine, in the group, the "Best" storybook.
4. Why do you like ti "best"
5. Storybooks must have all the requirements to be considered "Best"
6. Each 1/2 of class shares and discusses for Best book
7. Whole class hears the presentation of 2 best books.
6. Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
7. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
8. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
• Palestine 
• Israel 
• Zionism or Zionist 
• Balfour Declaration 
• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 
• Intifada 
• Gaza Strip 
• West Bank 
• United Nations
1. Conclusion
2. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)

Homework:

1. Review ALL geography map packets for final exam
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care and have a great weekend!

May 29 -Children's book workday -finish & polish

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people! Today in class we will be adding illustrations and polishing our children's book of the conflict in the Middle East. Should be a fun day! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Show geographic mastery of Asia
• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
1. Children's Book Project directions
2. Working in groups of two or three, create a children’s book about the Middle East Conflict. 
3. Your audience is 9 to 10-year-olds so you need to write your information at their level. Be creative! 
1. 4th graders read chapter books. Unlike the fairy tale project, you will most likely have a column or two of text.  Insert your images in a creative way to flow with the story.

1. Your book may be created using Google Slides (like the fairy-tale project) or on paper use pen and color for your pages. 
2. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
1. Use your Storyboard draft as your guide.
3. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
• Palestine 
• Israel 
• Zionism or Zionist 
• Balfour Declaration 
• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 
• Intifada 
• Gaza Strip 
• West Bank 
• United Nations
6. Conclusion
7. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)

Homework:

1. Work on StoryBook (if needed)
2. Review ALL geography map packets for final exam
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care and have a great weekend!

May 24 Children's Book Workday (Google Slides)

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people! Today in class we will be examining the history of the conflict in the Middle East and creating a storyboard of the Children's book. Should be a fun day! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Show geographic mastery of Asia
• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
1. Children's Book Project directions
2. Working in groups of two or three, create a children’s book about the Middle East Conflict. 
3. Your audience is 9 to 10-year-olds so you need to write your information at their level. Be creative! 
1. 4th graders read chapter books. Unlike the fairy tale project, you will most likely have a column or two of text.  Insert your images in a creative way to flow with the story.

1. Your book may be created using Google Slides (like the fairy-tale project) or on paper use pen and color for your pages. 
2. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
1. Use your Storyboard draft as your guide.
3. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
• Palestine 
• Israel 
• Zionism or Zionist 
• Balfour Declaration 
• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 
• Intifada 
• Gaza Strip 
• West Bank 
• United Nations
6. Conclusion
7. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)

Homework:

1. Work on StoryBook (if needed)
1. Should come to class on Wednesday with story text on Google Slides
2. Classtime Wednesday will be for adding images and finalizing story to prepare to "publish" and turn in
2. Review ALL geography map packets for final exam
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care and have a great weekend!

May 22 -Asia Map Test & Middle East Children's Book

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people! Today in class we will be examining the history of the conflict in the Middle East and creating a storyboard of the Children's book. Should be a fun day! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Show geographic mastery of Asia
• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Turn in your Asia Map Packets
2. Asia Map Test
3. Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
1. Children's Book Project directions
2. Working in groups of two or three, create a children’s book about the Middle East Conflict. 
3. Your audience is 9 to 10-year-olds so you need to write your information at their level. Be creative! 
1. 4th graders read chapter books. Unlike the fairy tale project, you will most likely have a column or two of text.  Insert your images in a creative way to flow with the story.

1. Your book may be created using Google Slides (like the fairy-tale project) or on paper use pen and color for your pages. 
2. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
3. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
• Palestine 
• Israel 
• Zionism or Zionist 
• Balfour Declaration 
• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 
• Intifada 
• Gaza Strip 
• West Bank 
• United Nations
6. Conclusion
7. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)
1. Story Map for the Children's book (handout)
1. Use the storyboard graphic organizer to brainstorm and draft your Children's Book story.
1. This is your chance to be creative...
1. Setting: can you tell the story in a different way? (use metaphors) Consider the setting on the school playground... think about what a 4th grader would relate to.
2. Events and Illustrations
1. Consider how you will tell the story in your setting.  
2. Be sure to consider how you will incorporate the required vocabulary.
3. Think about an appropriate illustration that helps to tell the story or explain the key ideas.
3. Outcomes: The resolutions can be proposals or wishes of your characters.  How do your characters perceive the solution to the problem?  How do they work it out in their way?
2. Draft Storybook writing
1. Using Google Docs (shared Doc with your partner), write the text of the story for your children's book.  
2. Use your Storyboard draft as your guide.
3. Resources for the Children's Book Project
1. Jews and Palestinians: Two Claims to Palestine Annotated Reading and Writing (handout)
2. Discussion/Lecture Arab-Israeli Conflict History
1. Review the foundations and continued history of the conflict in the Middle East
3. Arabia After World War I (Khan Academy)

4. Theodor Herzl and the birth of political Zionism (Khan Academy

5. Arab Israeli Wars
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
6. Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
1. There are several sections with 
7. The Arab-Israeli conflict Crash Course

Homework:

1. Current Event MyMaps due uploaded to Google Classroom on Sunday, May 19
2. Asia Map Test May 20

• Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care and have a great weekeknd!

May 20 -Asia Map Review

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you, beautiful people! This week we have the Rally schedule so today we are on the Blue Monday schedule (Periods 2, 4, 6).  Let's get down to business! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Show geographic mastery of Asia

Agenda:

1. Review Asia Map Packets
2. Practice for Asia Map Test
1. Seterra Quiz
2. Class Kahoot

Homework:

1. Study for Asia Map test

That's all for the day folks! Take care and have a great rest of your day!

May 17 -Children's Book Middle East Conflict (Storyboard)

Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people! Today in class we will be examining the history of the conflict in the Middle East and creating a storyboard of the Children's book. Should be a fun day! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
1. Children's Book Project directions
2. Working in groups of two or three, create a children’s book about the Middle East Conflict. 
3. Your audience is 9 to 10-year-olds so you need to write your information at their level. Be creative! 
1. 4th graders read chapter books. Unlike the fairy tale project, you will most likely have a column or two of text.  Insert your images in a creative way to flow with the story.

1. Your book may be created using Google Slides (like the fairy-tale project) or on paper use pen and color for your pages. 
2. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
3. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
• Palestine 
• Israel 
• Zionism or Zionist 
• Balfour Declaration 
• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 
• Intifada 
• Gaza Strip 
• West Bank 
• United Nations
6. Conclusion
7. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)
1. Story Map for the Children's book (handout)
1. Use the storyboard graphic organizer to brainstorm and draft your Children's Book story.
1. This is your chance to be creative...
1. Setting: can you tell the story in a different way? (use metaphors) Consider the setting on the school playground... think about what a 4th grader would relate to.
2. Events and Illustrations
1. Consider how you will tell the story in your setting.  
2. Be sure to consider how you will incorporate the required vocabulary.
3. Think about an appropriate illustration that helps to tell the story or explain the key ideas.
3. Outcomes: The resolutions can be proposals or wishes of your characters.  How do your characters perceive the solution to the problem?  How do they work it out in their way?
2. Resources for the Children's Book Project
1. Jews and Palestinians: Two Claims to Palestine Annotated Reading and Writing (handout)
2. Discussion/Lecture Arab-Israeli Conflict History
1. Review the foundations and continued history of the conflict in the Middle East
3. Arabia After World War I (Khan Academy)

4. Theodor Herzl and the birth of political Zionism (Khan Academy

5. Arab Israeli Wars
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
6. Everything you need to know about Israel-Palestine
1. There are several sections with 
7. The Arab-Israeli conflict Crash Course

Homework:

1. Current Event MyMaps due uploaded to Google Classroom on Sunday, May 19
2. Asia Map Test May 20

• Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care and have a great weekend!

May 15 -Arab Israeli Conflict

Hello ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see all you beautiful people! Today in class we will be examining the history of the conflict in the middle east. Should be a fun day! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Understand the multiple causes of tensions and continued conflict between groups in the Middle East

Agenda:

1. Review and submit Beyond Our Differences
2. The Arab-Israeli conflict Crash Course

1. Discussion/Lecture Arab-Israeli Conflict History
1. Review the foundations and continued history of the conflict in the Middle East
2. Jews and Palestinians: Two Claims to Palestine Annotated Reading and Writing (handout)
1. Read the text, highlight and annotate.
2. Complete the notes page using key ideas from annotations
3. Draw a corresponding image to accompany the key ideas of the section
3. Introduce Children's Book Project on the Middle East Conflict
1. Children's Book Project directions
2. Working in groups of two or three, create a children’s book about the Middle East Conflict. 
3. Your audience is 9 to 10-year-olds so you need to write your information at their level. Be creative! Your book may be created using Google Slides (like the fairy-tale project) or on paper use pen and color for your pages. 
4. Your story will need to have a beginning, middle, and end. You are limited to 10 slides/pages
5. Your children’s book must include:
1. Title
2. Introduction
3. Factual information about the conflict based on information we learned in class as well as supplemental information.
4. At least two different characters that have different views of the Middle East Conflict
5. Include the specified terms in bolded text
6. Conclusion
7. Illustrations (such as pictures, maps, drawings, charts, or cartoons)

Homework:

1. Current Event MyMaps due uploaded to Google Classroom on Sunday, May 19
2. Asia Map Test May 20

• Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you learned something interesting today! Take care!

May 13 -Mapping Monday #13

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Monday you beautiful people!  Today in class we have our 13th Mapping Monday, which happens to take place on May 13!!  With this one, you will be working on your Asia maps and/or your MyMaps activity with your current events.  Make sure you use this time wisely!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Locate and label the political and physical features of Asia on a map.

Agenda:

1. Mapping Asia
1. Mapping Directions
2. Asia Map Test on May 20
2. Current Event Mapping
1. mymaps.google.com
2. You should have 15 locations pinned on your map

Homework:

1. Asia Map Test on May 20
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and having a good start to your week.  Take care and have a great evening!

May 10 -Beyond our Differences

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will be finishing the presentations of the Religion Projects and then examining the role of religion in many venues from a global perspective.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day

Objectives:

• Discuss various religious faiths and compare their attributes through questioning and unique characteristics

Agenda:

1. Religion Project Presentations (Complete if necessary)
1. Each group member will need to File>Make a copy of BOTH your Research Notes and the Presentation and upload it to Google Classroom
2. Audience members will take notes on presentation
1. Upload your notes from the presentations to the assignment in Google Classroom (Presentation assignment) 
2. Beyond our Differences (video)

1. Beyond our Differences (handout)
2. Respond to the questions in complete sentences
3. Use evidence from the film to construct your response

Homework:

1. Asia Map Test on May 20
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen!

May 8 -Religion Project Presentations

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will be presenting our Religion Projects.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day

Objectives:

• Create a PPT style presentation in groups to describe a world religion to peers, field questions, and communicate complex ideas.

Agenda:

1. Religion Project Presentations
1. Format the slides in a pleasing way 
2. You must “key” your work 
1. Identify your slides with your name 
3. You must have an understanding of the religion as a whole!!! 
4. Your presentation should include: (reference the assignment sheet for details) 
1. title slide 
2. intro slide 
3. content slides 
4. conclusion slide 
5. credit slide (who did what job)
6. bibliography slide 
5. Consider following the "Rule of 6" 
1. max 6 bullets/slide 
2. max 6 words/bullet 
3. min 20 pt font size for text 
4. min 36 pt font size for slide titles 
6. Know who is going to speak and when 
1. ALL members of the group need to understand the basic facts of the religion 
2. The use of speaker note cards is acceptable. 
7. Each group member will need to File>Make a copy of BOTH your Research Notes and the Presentation and upload it to Google Classroom
8. Audience members will take notes on presentations
1. Use a table with 5 columns for note taking.  Columns should have the following headings:
1. Name of Religion
2. Origins/History
1. What is the origin of the religion?
2. Is it related to any other religions? 
3. Why was it created?
4. Did the religion fracture or split? Why? 
5. What are different sects of the religion?
3. Characteristics
1. Deal with people’s relationship to an unseen world of spirits
2. Myths and rituals designed for communication with spirits 
3. Systems of organized rituals, temples, priests, and scriptures
4. Statements about the afterlife
5. Developed a moral code of conduct
6. Have organized large amounts of followers
4. Focus/emphasis
1. Comparison to other religions
5. Practice

Homework:

1. Asia Map Test on May 20
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen!

May 6 -Mapping Monday #12

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all!  Happy Monday you beautiful people!  Today in class we have our 10th Mapping Monday.  With this one, you will be working on your Asia maps and/or Current Event #15 that should be coming from Asia.  Make sure you use this time wisely!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Locate and label the political and physical features of Asia on a map.
• Research at least 1 current event from Asia and note its significance (Why do we care?)

Agenda:

1. Mapping Asia
1. Mapping Directions
2. Asia Map Test on May 20
2. Religion Project Presentations
1. Format the slides in a pleasing way 
2. You must “key” your work 
1. Maybe identify your slides with your name 
3. You must have an understanding of the religion as a whole!!! 
4. Your presentation should include: (reference the assignment sheet for details) 
1. title slide 
2. intro slide 
3. content slides 
4. conclusion slide 
5. credit slide (who did what job)
6. bibliography slide 
5. Consider following the "Rule of 6" 
1. max 6 bullets/slide 
2. max 6 words/bullet 
3. min 20 pt font size for text 
4. min 36 pt font size for slide titles 
6. Know who is going to speak and when 
1. ALL members of the group need to understand the basic facts of the religion 
2. The use of speaker note cards is acceptable. 
3. Pre-presentation interview
1. You must successfully complete a pre-presentation interview during tutorial before you will be allowed to move on to present to the class
2. Failure to complete this interview will result in a significant grade penalty from the inability to present your project
3. Each group member will be asked questions about your topic 
4. Responses need to show an understanding and sensitivity to the topic 
5. suggestions for revisions will be made 
6. Failure to complete this interview will result in a significant grade penalty from the inability to present
4. Resources to use...
1. Patheos World Religions (Lots of Info here)
2. BBC Religion
3. Religion Facts
4. Religion Sacred Texts
5. Religion Comparison Resource
6. Meaning of Common Religious Symbols
7. Classroom Resource: Religions of the World
1. Hopfe, Lewis M., and Mark R. Woodward. Religions of the World: Media and Research Update. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2005.

Homework:

1. Current Event #15 due Sunday (Asia)
2. Asia Map Test on May 20
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that everyone is doing well and having a good start to your week.  Take care and have a great evening!

May 3 -Religion Project Workday #3

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see all you amazing people!  Today in class we will continue working on our Religion Projects.  We will be doing pre-presentation interviews in class.  If I do not get to your group, your group needs to make plans to see me at a tutorial, before your class period next Wednesday, in order to be able to present to the class.   Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day

Objectives:

• Create a PPT style presentation in groups to describe a world religion to peers, field questions, and communicate complex ideas.

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom Religion Project -RESEARCH Workday: 
1. Research, making sure to discuss and communicate with your group-mates along the way The Religions of the World text is your PRIMARY resource
2. Use the questions under the category as a GUIDE not a definitive list of questions to be answered!!! 
3. You are trying to provide BIG PICTURE context to explain your assigned religion to the other groups in class. (Be prepared to answer clarifying questions)
4. Copy and paste the Content Outline below into a Google Doc to guide your research. (You should NOT be working on creating Google Slides at this time.)
1. Introduction
1. Simple facts here: Helps the audience understand the context of your presentation!
2. History
1. What is the origin of the religion?
2. Is it related to any other religions? 
3. Why was it created?
4. Did the religion fracture or split? Why? 
5. What are different sects of the religion?
3. Why is this a religion? Define it through the components by Hopfe and Woodward: 
1. Deal with people’s relationship to an unseen world of spirits
2. Myths and rituals designed for communication with spirits 
3. Systems of organized rituals, temples, priests, and scriptures
4. Statements about the afterlife
5. Developed a moral code of conduct
6. Have organized large amounts of followers
4. What is the focus or emphasis of this religion?
1. Comparison to other religions (similarities and differences to at least 2 other religions, not sects)
5. How is it practiced and what are the benefits/requirements of joining? 
1. Probably the most important part! What does this religion look like in practice!!! 
2. NOTE** You are not teaching people how to practice but rather, describe the “rituals designed for communication with spirits” and “Systems of organized rituals, temples, priests, and scriptures” 
3. Consider this part as a what would you expect to see/observe of those who practice 
4. NOTE: do not include any specific prayers
5. If your religion has major splits, put those different practices here! 
5. ALL members of the group need to understand the basic facts of the religion
6. *Remeber this assignment is not about teaching people how to be a member or practitioner of a religion, but rather to deepen our knowledge and understanding about the religion as a whole
2. Building your presentation
1. Format the slides in a pleasing way 
2. You must “key” your work 
1. Maybe identify your slides with your name 
3. You must have an understanding of the religion as a whole!!! 
4. Your presentation should include: (reference the assignment sheet for details) 
1. title slide 
2. intro slide 
3. content slides 
4. conclusion slide 
5. credit slide (who did what job)
6. bibliography slide 
5. Consider following the "Rule of 6" 
1. max 6 bullets/slide 
2. max 6 words/bullet 
3. min 20 pt font size for text 
4. min 36 pt font size for slide titles 
6. Know who is going to speak and when 
1. ALL members of the group need to understand the basic facts of the religion 
2. The use of speaker note cards is acceptable. 
3. Pre-presentation interview 
1. You must successfully complete a pre-presentation interview during tutorial before you will be allowed to move on to present to the class
2. Failure to complete this interview will result in a significant grade penalty from the inability to present your project
3. Each group member will be asked questions about your topic 
4. Responses need to show an understanding and sensitivity to the topic 
5. suggestions for revisions will be made 
6. Failure to complete this interview will result in a significant grade penalty from the inability to present
4. Resources to use...
1. Patheos World Religions (Lots of Info here)
2. BBC Religion
3. Religion Facts
4. Religion Sacred Texts
5. Religion Comparison Resource
6. Meaning of Common Religious Symbols
7. Classroom Resource: Religions of the World
1. Hopfe, Lewis M., and Mark R. Woodward. Religions of the World: Media and Research Update. 9th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2005.

Homework:

1. Current Event #14 due Sunday (Asia)
2. Asia Map Test on May 20
1. Use Seterra Quiz Website to Study!

That's all for the day ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you were able to get a lot of work done today! Take care and have a great weekend!