HWC Day 59 - Geography, Religion, & History of South Asia

Purpose:  Review the physical and cultural geography of South Asia.   Identify unique characteristics of the religions of South Asia.  Describe the significance of select events in the history of South Asia.

Task: Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please open up your geography investigation from yesterday.  We'll spend the first portion of class reviewing the physical and cultural geography of South Asia.  Then, you'll present and discuss your religions summaries.  Finally, if there is any time remaining, we'll begin our notes on the history of the region.

Homework:

• TODAY - "Mughal Dynasties" reading due in class
• TODAY - Religions presentations due at the beginning of class
• TODAY - 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)