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Friday, March 1, 2013

HWC10.11 Day 26 - Islamic Contributions to the World

Objectives:  Describe the causes and repercussions of the Shia-Sunni split.  Identify the contributions of Islamic civilization to world cultures.

Task:  We'll start today's class with a game to review the capitals of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia.  Then, we'll spend a few minutes finishing our review of the Abrahamic religions and listen to an audio slideshow on the Shia-Sunni split.  To investigate Islamic contributions to civilization, we'll complete a DBQ.  Finally, we'll end class with a discussion on the term "jihad."


Homework:
  • TODAY - Part III of unit 3 regional study due
  • TODAY - Horizon Report summary posted to VoiceThread by 3:30 (5 bonus points for audio or video post)
  • Monday, 3/4 - Unit 2 research sources (3 news stories, 2 primary sources, 1 scholarly journal) cited, annotated, and tagged in NoodleTools by 3:30
  • Monday, 3/4 - Rwanda extra credit due by 3:00 pm
  • Monday, 3/4 - "Roots of Muslim Rage" reading quiz
  • Tuesday, 3/5 - Horizon Report reflection posted to VoiceThread by 3:30
  • Tuesday, 3/5 - Chronology & Connections packet due
  • Wednesday, 3/6 - Unit 3 Map Quiz (includes Africa map)
  • Thursday, 3/7 - Part I of unit 3 regional study
  • Friday, 3/8 - Perspectives in History charts due
  • Friday, 3/8- Part IV of unit 3 regional study due
  • Monday, 3/11 - Part II of unit 3 regional study due
  • Monday, 3/11 - G&D Chapter 10 reading quiz
  • Wednesday, 3/13 - Unit 3 Test
  • Thursday, 3/14 - Unit 3 research sources (3 news stories, 2 primary sources, 1 scholarly journal)
  • Thursday, 4/4 - Mid-Term Exam

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