World Cultures

Spring 2008

Mr. Taylor

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Week # 1--3rd Quarter

 

Monday-1/28 No school
Tuesday-1/29 Exam return day
Wednesday-1/30-Day #6 Semester begins, No HW
Thursday-1/31-Day #7 Read Ian Buruma article to page 119
Friday 2/1- Day #1 Read Ian Buruma article, finish chapter.
Week # 2  
Monday 2/4-Day #2 No class
Tuesday 2/5-Day #3 Complete Pros and Cons analysis of Whether America should have dropped the bomb
Wednesday  2/6-Day #4 Work on Essay arguing question above
Thursday 2/7-Day #5 No class
Friday 2/8-Day #6 Complete essay
Week # 3  
Monday 2/11-Day #7 Read pages 141-149
Tuesday 2/12-Day #1 Read pages 153-159, Review for Japan test #2
Wednesday  2/13-Day #2 No class
Thursday 2/14 No school
Friday 2/15 No school
Week # 4  
Monday 2/18 No school
Tuesday 2/19-Day #3 Japan test #2
Wednesday  2/20-Day #4 Read pages 1-11, Africa Regional Study Series
Thursday 2/21-Day #5 No class
Friday 2/22- Day #6 Africa map quiz
Week # 5  
Monday 2/25 - Day #7 Read pages 11-19  Africa Regional Study Series
Tuesday 2/26-Day #1 Read 54-66, 74-76 in Africa Regional Study Series
Wednesday 2/27-Day #2 No class
Thursday 2/28- Day #3 Work on Daily Papyrus
Friday 2/29-Day #4 Work on Daily Papyrus
Week #6  
Monday 3/3- Day #5 No class
Tuesday 3/4- Day #6 Finish and present Daily Papyrus
Wednesday 3/5- Day #7 Read pages 81-91
Thursday 3/6- Day #1 Read pages, 91-97, Complete Handout sheet on Pre-slavery Africa
Friday 3/7- Day #2 No class
Week #7  
Monday 3/24 No School
Tuesday 3/25 - Day #3 Review Cause and Effect Chart, Pre-slavery Africa, Finish film, Caravans of Gold
Wednesday 3/26 - Day #4 Read Introduction to Slavery (Handout)
Thursday 3/27 - Day #5 No class
Friday 3/28 - Day #6 Read Falconbridge article (Handout)

End of Quarter

Week #1--4th Quarter  
Monday 3/31 - Day #7 Read pages 103-110 in Africa Regional Study Series
Tuesday 4/1 - Day #1 Quiz, African Slavery
Wednesday 4/2 - Day #2 No class
Thursday 4/3 - Day #3 Complete Mapquest on European Colonization in Africa
Friday 4/4 - Day #4 Read pages 110-115 in Africa Regional Study Series

Initial Topics Due

Week #2  
Monday 4/7 - Day #5 No class
Tuesday 4/8- Day #6 Read pages 115-125, Africa Regional Study Series
Wednesday 4/9- Day #7 Review for Africa Test
Thursday 4/10 - Day #1

Finalized Topics and Potential Thesis Due

Friday 4/11 - Day #2 No class
Week #3  
Monday 4/14 - Day #3 Read pages 125-132, Africa Regional Study Series

In class, finish Film, This Magnificent African Cake

Tuesday 4/15- Day #4 Review for test
Wednesday 4/16 - Day #5 No class
Thursday 4/17 - Day #6 Test, Africa Slavery and Colonization
Friday 4/18  - Day #7 Read pages 252-260, Africa Regional Study Series
Week #4  
Monday 4/21 - Day #1 Background paragraphs and bibliography due

Read pages 260-264, Africa Regional Study Series

Tuesday 4/22- Day #2 No class
Wednesday 4/23 - Day #3 Read Africa's Ills in sections
Thursday 4/24 - Day #4 read pages 1-12, North Africa and the Middle East Regional Studies Book

10-15 Quotation note cards due

Friday 4/25 No class, Community Service
Week #5  
Monday 4/28 - Day #5 No class
Tuesday 4/29 - Day #6 Read pages 12-24, North Africa and the Middle East Regional Studies Book
Wednesday 4/30 - Day #7 Middle East Map Quiz
Thursday 5/1 - Day #1 Read pages, 66-67, 73 to 77, 83-87
Friday 5/2 - Day #2 No class
Week #6  
Monday 5/5 - Day #3 Detailed outline with clear thesis due
Tuesday 5/6 - Day #4 read pages 87-95
Wednesday 5/7 - Day #5 No class
Thursday 5/8 - Day #6 read pages 96-102
Friday 5/9 - Day #7 Work on Paper!!
Week #7  
Monday 5/12 - Day #1 read pages 176-187
Tuesday 5/13 - Day #2 No class
Wednesday 5/14 - Day #3 FINAL PAPER DUE, hand in hard copy and email electronic version
Thursday 5/15- Day #4 Quiz, Middle East
Friday 5/16 - Day #5 No class
Week #8  
Monday 5/19 - Day #6 Complete Homework Questions
Tuesday 5/20 - Day #7 read 187-192
Wednesday 5/21 - Day #1 Begin Exam Review
Thursday 5/22 Exam Review
Friday 5/23 Exam Review
Week #9  
Monday 5/26 No school, Memorial Day
Tuesday 5/27 Finals: English AM; Science PM
Wednesday 5/28 Arabic, Classics, Mandarin, Religion and Philosophy AM;

HISTORY PM

Thursday 5/29 Modern Languages AM; Math PM
Friday 5/30 Conflicts AM
   
Monday 5/28  
Tuesday 5/29  
Wednesday 5/30  
Thursday 5/31  
Friday 6/1