Objective: Identify key components of the monotheistic religions that emerged in Southwest Asia. Describe the religious, political, and economic significance of the Hajj. Task: After you've recorded the daily objective, please get out your chapter 21 reading notes. We'll begin class with a short reading quiz to check completion and comprehension of chapter 21. Then, we'll continue our notes on the monotheistic religions that emerged in Southwest Asia, focusing specifically on Islam. Finally, we'll end class with an exploration of the hajj by viewing, Inside Mecca. Homework:
Objectives: Explain the ways in which geography, resources, and cultural heritage have shaped the region. Identify key components of the monotheistic religions that emerged in Southwest Asia. Task: After you've recorded our daily objective, we'll review our geography stations from yesterday.
Then we'll spend some time examining the roots of monotheism in Southwest Asia with a directed research activity on the Moodle.
Tech Refresh: Posting a Bookmark to "HWC Fall 2012" Diigo Group Step 1: Find a relavent news story or website. For this unit focus on the "Arab Spring" and the changes occurring in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia as various groups compete for power & control. Some search terms may include (but are not limited to): democracy in Egypt, conflict in Syria, Israeli & Iranian posturing, civil war in Yemen, Bahrain protests, democracy in Tunisia.
For example, I found the document below using GoogleSearch for "women's rights in Saudi Arabia."
Step 2: After finding a relevant source, bookmark to the "HWC Fall 2012" Diigo group with an annotation.
Homework:
Wednesday, October 3 - Unit 3 Map packet due
Thursday, October 4 - Part I of Unit 3 Regional Study
Friday, October 5 - "Roots of Muslim Rage" reading quiz
Tuesday, October 9 - Chronology & Connections packet
Tuesday, October 9 - Unit 3 Map Quiz (includes Africa map without a word bank)
Wednesday, October 10 - Perspectives in History packet
Wednesday October 10 - Part IV of Unit 3 Regional Study
Thursday, October 11 - Parts II & III of Unit 3 Regional Study
Thursday, October 11 - "Symbolizing Roles" reading due
Monday, October 15 - Arab Spring discussion circle (post at least 3 relevant bookmarks, with annotations, to the "HWC Fall 2012" Diigo group)
Objectives: Examine the effect of geography, resources, and early history of Southwest Asia, North Africa, and Central Asia. Compare and contrast key components of the monotheistic religions that emerged in Southwest Asia.
Task: As you prepare to record the daily objective, please get out your North Africa map and your stations packet. After you've recorded the daily objective and homework has been checked for completion, we'll review the stations packet to identify key geographic and cultural trends in Southwest Asia and North Africa. Next, we'll begin our examination of the emergence of monotheism in Southwest Asia with a flow chart illustrating the creation story of the Abrahamic religions and a chart comparing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Homework:
Tuesday, October 2 - Chapter 21 Reading Quiz (may use reading notes)
Objectives: Investigate the physical geography, cultural geography, and climate of Southwest Asia and North Africa. Explain the ways in which geography, resources, and cultural heritage have shaped the region. Task: After you've recorded our daily objective, we'll spend some time brainstorming and discussing our existing knowledge of Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and North Africa. The rest of the class will be used to work through stations on the geography and culture of the region.
Homework:
Wednesday, October 3 - Unit 3 Map packet due
Thursday, October 4 - Part I of Unit 3 Regional Study
Friday, October 5 - "Roots of Muslim Rage" reading quiz
Tuesday, October 9 - Chronology & Connections packet
Tuesday, October 9 - Unit 3 Map Quiz (includes Africa map without a word bank)
Wednesday, October 10 - Perspectives in History packet
Wednesday October 10 - Part IV of Unit 3 Regional Study
Thursday, October 11 - Parts II & III of Unit 3 Regional Study
Thursday, October 11 - "Symbolizing Roles" reading due
Monday, October 15 - Arab Spring discussion circle (post at least 3 relevant bookmarks, with annotations, to the "HWC Fall 2012" Diigo group)
