HWC Day 34 - Unit 3 Wrap-Up

IMPORTANT:  Beginning THIS WEEK, high school students are not permitted to ride the elementary school busses home.  Busses will be available at 4:00 for those students who need to stay for period 12.

Any student NOT taking the PSAT's tomorrow should report to the cafeteria for a study hall during pd. 1-2.

Purpose:  Evaluate contemporary issues in the Middle East, Central Asia & Transcaucasia.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please pick up a white board.  We'll begin class with a short activity to review the region.  Then, we'll review contemporary issues in North Africa, Southwest Asia, & Central Asia.  We'll also consider the terminology used in the discussions about terrorism.  Finally, if any time remains, we'll review for Thursday's test.

Homework:

• Thursday, October 20- Unit 3 Test
• Thursday, October 20- Unit 3 SJS due on class blog
• Friday, October 21 - "Heritage of Europe" part 2 due by 7:30 am  (you will have class time to complete part 1)
• Friday, October 21 - Europe map due in class
• Monday, October 24 - Italian Renaissance hand-out due in class
• Tuesday, October 25 - "Meanwhile in Europe" summary due in Schoology BEFORE class
• Wednesday, October 26 - Protestant Reformation due in class
• Thursday, October 27 - Unit 4 Map Quiz
• Thursday, October 27 - Considering the Scientific Revolution & the Columbian Exchange (completed in class)
• Friday, October 28 - Age of Religious Wars discussion
• Friday, October 28 - Unit 4 PDP due on class blog
• Monday, October 31 - French Revolution, Napoleon, & Nationalism
• Monday, October 31 - Unit 4 PDC due on class blog
• Tuesday, November 1 -  Industrial Revolution Reading due in class
• Wednesday, November 2 - Contemporary Issues due in class
• Thursday, November 3 - Mid-Term Exam

Extending class discussion:

• "War on the Word 'Jihad'" (All Things Considered, NPR, 10/30/2006)
• "Jihad: A Misunderstood Concept from Islam" (Islamic Supreme Council of America)