HWC Day 53 - Geography & Religion in South Asia

*Quarter 2 PDP, PDC, & SJS assignments have been completed.  Please check the spreadsheet for your assignments.

Objectives: Identify geographic characteristics of South Asia.  Examine the religious and philosophical traditions that shape the culture of South Asia.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please download "Hinduism" from "Religions in South Asia" folder in Schoology.   We'll spend the first portion of class taking notes on Hinduism.  Then, for the secord half of class, you'll work with a partner on the "South Asia Geography Investigation."  Use the information provided on the movie to answer the questions.

Homework:

• TODAY - Last day to complete G&D chapter 11 reading quiz
• TODAY - Research question posted to class blog by 3:00 pm
• Friday, November 20 - Comments to assigned research questions posted to class blog by 11:59 pm
• Monday, November 23 - "Breaking Free" reflection post due BEFORE class
• Tuesday, November 24 - Source set #1 (News) due on NoodleTools by 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 25 - "The Mughal Dynasties" reading due in class
• Tuesday, December 1 - Source set #2 (Background) due on NoodleTools by 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, December 2 - "The Partition of India, 1947 - Background Essay" reflection due 
• Thursday, December 3 - Thesis statement due on class blog by 3:00 pm
• Friday, December 4 - Sri Lanka case study due BEFORE class
• Friday, December 4 - Comments to assigned thesis statements due on class blog by 11:59 pm
• Monday, December 7 - Note cards due  in class
• Tuesday, December 8 - "India's New Economy: Bhopal, the Green Revolution, & High Tech" due BEFORE class
• Wednesday, December 9 - Outline with final thesis due in GoogleDocs by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, December 10 - Fishbowl discussions - "India Changes Course" & "The Struggle for Women's Empowerment in India"
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 Test
• Friday, December 11 - Unit 6 SJS due on class blog
• Friday, December 11 - Peer reviewer comments to outline due by 11:59 pm 
• Tuesday, December 15 - First draft (in GoogleDocs) due in class
• Thursday, December 17 - Peer reviewer comments to draft due by 3:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 22 - Final draft (in PDF) due in Schoology by 3:00 pm
• Thursday, January 7 - Research presentation due in class