HWC Day 58 - Geography of South Asia

To learn more about monsoons in contemporary India, go to "Effects of Monsoon Season on India" (Stratfor, 7/16/12)

Purpose:  Explore the physical and cultural geography of South Asia.

Task: Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please open up and complete "Monsoon."  After reviewing the sheet, you complete "Investigating the Physical & Cultural Geography of South Asia."  Finally, you'll spend the last portion of class finishing up your religions presentation.

Homework:

• Thursday, December 1 - "Mughal Dynasties" reading due in class
• Thursday, December 1 - Religions presentations due at the beginning of class
• Thursday, December 1 - Note cards due to Mrs. Friday by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 2 - "The Partition of India, 1947 - Background Essay" reflection due on Schoology before class
• Monday, December 5 - Sri Lanka Case Study due BEFORE class
• Wednesday, December 7 - Outline due in GoogleDocs by 3:00 pm (Be sure to give your peer reviewer and Mrs. Friday the ability to comment)
• Thursday, December 8 - "India's New Economy"  due in class
• Friday, December 9 - Peer review due on outline by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 9 - Unit 6 PDP due on class blog
• Monday, December 12 - Fishbowl discussions - "India Changes Course" & "The Struggle for Women's Empowerment in India"
• Tuesday, December 13 - Unit 6 PDC due on class blog
• Thursday, December 15 - First draft due in GoogleDocs by7:30 am (Be sure to give your peer reviewer and Mrs. Friday the ability to edit)
• Friday, December 16 - Unit 6 Test
• Friday, December 16 - Unit 6 SJS due on class blog
• Friday, December 16 - Peer review of first draft due by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 16 - Unit 6 SJS due on class blog
• Thursday, December 22 - Final draft due by 3:00 pm (Must be submitted as a PDF to Schoology dropbox)