Primary Source Note Cards

Here are the two maps you will use for your Primary Source note cards. This way you can just copy and paste them into your "DIRECT QUOTATION" box.

Primary Source 1: Kickstarter Projects by State (darker colors have more financing)

 

Primary Source 2: Students Admitted to Bucknell University by State 

To Learn or Not to Learn?

Here's the last periodical for World Studies class. It is a source provided by the Chicago Debate
League, and will provide you with both sides of the argument.

Poetry Should Not Be Taught In Schools

The goal is to create 5 additional note cards using it. When you finish 5 handwritten note cards, you may type them.

Francis W. Parker Visit Prep

Welcome to our class blog!

Today, we will work on identifying activities to work on with our visitors from Francis W. Parker School on Monday, 2/3/2014.

You will work with a small group of your peers to present, organize and operate an activity in the library.

I will assign each group a section from this web page created by Lehigh University.

1. Open the page in a new tab.
2. Find your group's section in the document.
3. Go through the activities and choose your two favorites. 
4. Tell me when you are ready to make your choices.
5. Do not choose anything we have already done with the FWP students.
6. Ask me to print out your chosen activities.
7. Write out a plan for how you will present and organize your activities.
8. Clear the final plan with me.

Remember: Keep in mind the materials you will need for the activity!
You will receive a PROJECT GRADE both today and Monday for your participation and leadership during group time:

• A (100 points): Distinguished Performance. Responsible. On time for all activities. Exceptional participation. Respectful of all students and adults. Prepared to complete all activities. Dressed in proper attire. Professional and ready to listen to all new ideas.
• B (80 points): Successful Performance. On time for all activities. Adequate preparation for activities. Mostly respectful of all students and adults. Dressed in proper attire. Mostly professional and ready to listen.
• C (70 points): Acceptable Performance. On time for all activities. Demonstrates developing understanding of respect. Dressed in proper attire. May have difficulty being professional and ready to listen.
• F (0 points): Unnacceptable Performance. Not on time. Is not respectful of others. Not dressed in proper attire. Not professional and ready to listen.

The Ancient Maya... Online!

Part 1: A "Quiz" (50 points)
First, take the following quiz on Mayan civilization:

•  National Geographic's Maya Quiz

You might get stuck, use the following article to help guide your answers:

•  The Maya: Rise and Fall

The "Quiz" is worth 50 points. In order to get the credit, you have to do your best to get the correct answers, then show me the screen with your score when you are finished. Describe the three most interesting things you learn on the handout provided.

Part 2: A Mayan Magazine (40 points, project grade)
Now that you've completed your research on the Maya, it's time to put it to use.

Follow the directions on the handout distributed in class to create your magazine cover.

Use the sources below to discover artifacts for your magazine.

Choose one topic from your assigned station to focus on with your magazine.

Be creative! Have fun with this!

Links:

• The Maya: Rise and Fall 
• Photographs of Mayan Artifacts 
• An interactive map with photos of artifacts
• Travel site with images of historic Mayan locations
• History Channel site with an article, photos and videos

The Flags of Latin America

Today, as part of the introduction to our unit on Latin America, you will get to learn a little about one country and its flag.

Part 1: Country Research
Use the CIA World Factbook to find the facts about your country required by questions 1-13 on the handout.

Part 2: Flag Research
On your country's CIA World Factbook page, click on the flag at the top of the screen. Use the information it shows you to answer questions 14-18 on your handout.

Part 3: Draw Your Flag
Work with your partner to create a full-color, full-page version of your flag on the paper provided. 

Africa's Conflict Diamonds

If you missed today's class, check out the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaqQjIzIbiY

Use it to answer the following questions on loose leaf paper (30 points):

1. List the city and country where the reporter began his story.
2. Why were the diamonds so important to the rebels?
3. What is the “symbol” of modern Sierra Leone?
4. What was the estimated value of the 110 carat rough cut diamond?
5. What percentage of Sierra Leone’s diamonds are smuggled out of the country?
6. Why have many farmers in the countryside abandoned their fields?
7. How much earth must be removed to find a pound of diamonds?
8. The reporter watched a man digging and sifting for diamonds.  He found one!  How many days did that man dig to find that one diamond? What was the street value of it in U.S. Dollars?
9. Approximately how many diamond miners work in Sierra Leone? How many of them have licenses to do so?
10. Explain how the reporters were able to film the diamond transactions without being caught?
11. List two of the three reasons why diamonds are the world’s perfect currency.
12. Explain why the diamond divers do not work on Fridays.
13. Besides being bought and sold, what happens to the diamonds when the reach Antwerp, Belgium?  They undergo two steps.  What are these two steps?
14. According to the man at Rosy Blue, it is nearly impossible to know the origins of every diamond.  Explain why.  Hint:  It has something to do with the sorting process.

We Are All African Under The Skin

A Masai tribesman from East Africa's Rift Valley.

Over the past several months, we have examined the historical importance of two African regions: the Nile River Valley and West Africa. Today we will take a look at the shared African ancestry of all humankind.

In parts 1 and 2 of this lesson, we discussed in general the genetic roots of humanity. In the remainder of our time today, you will look at one person's attempt to trace his ancestry and evaluate the results of his inquiry.

Part 3: "In the Footsteps of My Ancestors"

1. Visit the photo gallery produced by American journalist Donovan Webster to discover the roots of one person. Use this information to complete "Part 3" on your worksheet.
2. Use Google Maps to locate each of the countries Webster visits.

Want More Information?

Check out National Geographic's Genographic Project to learn more about how advanced DNA analysis is being used to answer questions about human history.