Current Event >
Rat meat and Chinese food safety
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22467484The First Opium War in China
Map Activity:
Locate the relevant cities and landforms on your map.
Showing posts with label British Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Empire. Show all posts
Monday, May 13, 2013
13-14 May - China
Announcements: You will be getting your tests back this week. There will be an opportunity to earn back half credit on test questions you have missed (not including extra credit).
Current Event >
The First Opium War in China
Map Activity:
Locate the relevant cities and landforms on your map.
Current Event >
The First Opium War in China
Map Activity:
Locate the relevant cities and landforms on your map.
Monday, April 29, 2013
29-30 April - Draft Expectations and Apartheid
Announcements:
1) Your draft of your Reporting for the British Empire will be due to the editor (me) during the next class. Today we will go over the requirements for that draft. The final draft of this paper will be due on the 7th (A) or 8th (B) of May. It will need to be typed and emailed or submitted electronically to me. I have reserved the 7th and 8th of May in the computer lab for this purpose.
2) Current Event maps will be due in the next class. You should have at least 8 current events!
3) On the 9th and 10th of May, we will have a test on the British Empire and all content that we have covered during this term thus far. We will review for this test before taking it.
Current Event >
Draft to Editor Requirements:
1) Headline (Title for your article) - Try to make it catchy! A headline tells what will be contained in the article, but also tries to draw the reader in.
Examples:
Syrian PM survives car bombing
Cycling one of the world's most famous pilgrimages
Richard III's head to go on tour
Defending Shakespeare from doubters
Earth's core far hotter than thought
2) Illustration - Remember we are writing for The Illustrated London News, so you need to provide an illustration with your article. This can be a chart, a map (a really good way to bring one of your 5 themes of geography into the article!), or an image.
Examples:
Example:
4) Citations in APA style - Check your bibliography cheat sheet for this format. List these at the bottom of your article. There is no need for internal citation (a.k.a. don't list your sources in the middle of the article). Remember that Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for citation!!
Example:
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Other requirements:
- One of the 5 themes of geography - You will need to tie one of the 5 themes of geography into your story about the location or region you are writing about.
- Your assigned cultural trait - Please write your assigned cultural trait at the bottom of the page. Remember that your article must be relevant to this cultural trait.
- Relevance to the British Empire - Remember that your article must be relevant to the British Empire. Try to tie the article back to this theme somehow.
- The correct time period - Remember that we are writing about the British Empire from approximately 1700-1913. Slightly earlier than that time period is fine, but there should not be any reference to any time after 1913!
- The correct heading on your paper!
British Expansion Map (15 minutes)
Apartheid in South Africa
Apartheid - Afrikaans for "the status of being apart"
Roots of Apartheid - Discovery of Gold (1886)
Most Africans in South Africa were independent peasant farmers. They made enough to live on doing this, but as a need for gold miners increased, the government helped the gold mine owners to force cheap black labor into the mines.
Why would they do this?
How did they do this?
Taxation of Africans - hut tax, poll tax
1910 - South Africa is united as the Union of South Africa
1913 Land Act - forced Africans to live on reserves, undermining their ability to be independent farmers and making it illegal for them to be sharecroppers (farmers living on land owned by someone else and paying for it by giving half or more of their crops to the landlord). This made it more likely that Africans would seek out work in the mines, where conditions were bad, in order to pay taxes and support their families.
By 1923 over 126,000 Africans were living in cities, which concerned white citizens. Jan Smuts (Prime Minister of South Africa at the time) supported residential segregation and passed the Native (Urban Areas) Act. This act called for the clearing of slums in the city and the relocation of native Africans to areas outside or on the edges of the cities.
Influx Control - Every African allowed in the cities was required to carry a pass identifying him or her. The only people allowed to have passes were people that were employed in the cities, so people took jobs for lower wages in order to get passes into the cities.
Pass raids - Police would conduct pass raids, during which natives would be searched for their passes and kicked out or arrested if they did not have them. This happened so often that most Africans had been arrested at some point, making the majority of the population criminals in the eyes of the government.
What are some similarities between this situation and the situation we saw Gandhi deal with in South Africa?
1) Your draft of your Reporting for the British Empire will be due to the editor (me) during the next class. Today we will go over the requirements for that draft. The final draft of this paper will be due on the 7th (A) or 8th (B) of May. It will need to be typed and emailed or submitted electronically to me. I have reserved the 7th and 8th of May in the computer lab for this purpose.
2) Current Event maps will be due in the next class. You should have at least 8 current events!
3) On the 9th and 10th of May, we will have a test on the British Empire and all content that we have covered during this term thus far. We will review for this test before taking it.
Current Event >
Colombia tops IDMC internally displaced people list
Draft to Editor Requirements:
1) Headline (Title for your article) - Try to make it catchy! A headline tells what will be contained in the article, but also tries to draw the reader in.
Examples:
Syrian PM survives car bombing
Cycling one of the world's most famous pilgrimages
Richard III's head to go on tour
Defending Shakespeare from doubters
Earth's core far hotter than thought
2) Illustration - Remember we are writing for The Illustrated London News, so you need to provide an illustration with your article. This can be a chart, a map (a really good way to bring one of your 5 themes of geography into the article!), or an image.
Examples:
People
Places
Maps 
Chart Example: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13361934
3) Newspaper style article - A newspaper article starts with a lede (or lead) paragraph, which summarizes the story and hooks the reader, but doesn't provide a ton of detail. The detail comes in the rest of the article, given in short paragraph that keep the article moving.
Example:
George Jones public funeral to be held in Nashville
The funeral of country music legend George Jones will be held at the famous Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and is open to fans, it has been announced.
"George would have wanted his fans and friends everywhere to be able to come and pay their respects along with his family," publicist Kirt Webster said.
The ceremony will be held on Thursday, a day after a private visitation for family, friends and fellow performers.
Jones' hits included He Stopped Loving Her Today. He died on Friday aged 81. ...
4) Citations in APA style - Check your bibliography cheat sheet for this format. List these at the bottom of your article. There is no need for internal citation (a.k.a. don't list your sources in the middle of the article). Remember that Wikipedia is not an acceptable source for citation!!
Example:
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Other requirements:
- One of the 5 themes of geography - You will need to tie one of the 5 themes of geography into your story about the location or region you are writing about.
- Your assigned cultural trait - Please write your assigned cultural trait at the bottom of the page. Remember that your article must be relevant to this cultural trait.
- Relevance to the British Empire - Remember that your article must be relevant to the British Empire. Try to tie the article back to this theme somehow.
- The correct time period - Remember that we are writing about the British Empire from approximately 1700-1913. Slightly earlier than that time period is fine, but there should not be any reference to any time after 1913!
- The correct heading on your paper!
British Expansion Map (15 minutes)
Apartheid in South Africa
Apartheid - Afrikaans for "the status of being apart"
Roots of Apartheid - Discovery of Gold (1886)
Most Africans in South Africa were independent peasant farmers. They made enough to live on doing this, but as a need for gold miners increased, the government helped the gold mine owners to force cheap black labor into the mines.
Why would they do this?
How did they do this?
Taxation of Africans - hut tax, poll tax
1910 - South Africa is united as the Union of South Africa
1913 Land Act - forced Africans to live on reserves, undermining their ability to be independent farmers and making it illegal for them to be sharecroppers (farmers living on land owned by someone else and paying for it by giving half or more of their crops to the landlord). This made it more likely that Africans would seek out work in the mines, where conditions were bad, in order to pay taxes and support their families.
By 1923 over 126,000 Africans were living in cities, which concerned white citizens. Jan Smuts (Prime Minister of South Africa at the time) supported residential segregation and passed the Native (Urban Areas) Act. This act called for the clearing of slums in the city and the relocation of native Africans to areas outside or on the edges of the cities.
"Natives - men, women and children - should only be allowed in urban areas when their presence is demanded by the wants of the white population."
- The Stallard Commission, 1922 (investigated the presence of Africans in cities)
Influx Control - Every African allowed in the cities was required to carry a pass identifying him or her. The only people allowed to have passes were people that were employed in the cities, so people took jobs for lower wages in order to get passes into the cities.
Pass raids - Police would conduct pass raids, during which natives would be searched for their passes and kicked out or arrested if they did not have them. This happened so often that most Africans had been arrested at some point, making the majority of the population criminals in the eyes of the government.
What are some similarities between this situation and the situation we saw Gandhi deal with in South Africa?
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
23-24 April - Catch-all Class
Announcements:
1) I will be collecting the current event maps on 1-2 May for grading. You should have 8 current events on the map at that time.
2) Next class period your first draft of your article for "Reporting for the British Empire is due. You should include:
- Proper heading
- A title for your article
- Article length 450-500 words
- You must include one of the 5 themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region)
- At least 2 citations listed after the article (see bibliography cheat sheet for help)
- At the bottom list your assigned cultural trait
3) After TA presentations, today we will continue working on the British Expansion maps from last class. If you have finished your map, please find some work to do that will increase your grade in this class. Consider:
Current Event >
Pop Quiz Retake!
TA PRESENTATIONS! - Note taking required!
Expanding Empire Map
Copy the Red Areas on the Map and Label the Major Countries/Regions
Major Countries/Regions:
Use a Goode's Atlas (Old: pages 40-48, 50, 58-59; New: pages 59-67, 74, 76) to find which of the countries/regions could supply these major resources:
1) I will be collecting the current event maps on 1-2 May for grading. You should have 8 current events on the map at that time.
2) Next class period your first draft of your article for "Reporting for the British Empire is due. You should include:
- Proper heading
- A title for your article
- Article length 450-500 words
- You must include one of the 5 themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region)
- At least 2 citations listed after the article (see bibliography cheat sheet for help)
- At the bottom list your assigned cultural trait
3) After TA presentations, today we will continue working on the British Expansion maps from last class. If you have finished your map, please find some work to do that will increase your grade in this class. Consider:
- showing me notes you have made up for past journal grades
- working on writing or revising your Deadliest Warrior Paragraph
- writing your RBE: Topic, if you have neglected to turn it in, or revising it for a higher grade
- writing your first draft of your RBE article (due 25-26 April for peer editing)
Current Event >
E. coli bacteria 'can produce diesel biofuel'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22253746Pop Quiz Retake!
TA PRESENTATIONS! - Note taking required!
Expanding Empire Map
Copy the Red Areas on the Map and Label the Major Countries/Regions
Major Countries/Regions:
Canada
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Honduras, Caribbean
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13 Colonies
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West Africa
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South Africa
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East Africa
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India
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Australia
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New Zealand
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Singapore
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Middle East
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Indonesia
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Hong Kong (trade from China)
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Use a Goode's Atlas (Old: pages 40-48, 50, 58-59; New: pages 59-67, 74, 76) to find which of the countries/regions could supply these major resources:
Wheat
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Tea
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Corn
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Coffee
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Oats
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Cocoa
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Rice
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Cane Sugar
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Citrus/Fruit
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Tobacco
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Peanuts
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Cotton
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Rubber
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Cattle
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Sheep
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Timber
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Petroleum
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
17-18 April - Industrial Revolution and Early British Empire
Announcements: Your Reporting for the British Empire Topics are due today!
Current Event >
Economics and the Industrial Revolution
Assumptions of mercantilism:
1) Wealth is measure in terms of commodities (resources), especially gold and silver
2) Economic activities should increase the power of the national government through state control of those activities
3) A nation should purchase as little as possible from other nations, while selling as much as possible to other nations (favorable balance of trade)
4) Colonies existed for the benefit of the mother country, not mutual benefit
Industrial Revolution
1) Commercial Revolution (1500-1700) – period of economic growth, which led to the Age of Discovery and Exploration
2) Scientific Revolution – produced the first wave of mechanical inventions and technological advances
1) Commercial Revolution (1500-1700) – period of economic growth, which led to the Age of Discovery and Exploration
2) Scientific Revolution – produced the first wave of mechanical inventions and technological advances
a. Early 1700s – Metallurgy, cotton and coal
b. Transportation technology - Canal systems, "macadam" roads, locomotives
c. Advances in Agriculture - Out of the fields and into the factories
d. Urbanization
e. Improvement of working conditions - after 18503) Political and social revolutions (American Revolution, French Revolution) of the 1800 lead to the creation of a stronger middle class
With a raised quality of life and more goods and food available, the population in Europe increase from 140 million to 266 million by the mid-1800s
Demographic Transition Model: the shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates (usually associated with the shift from pre-industrialization to post-industrialization); used to measure changes in a population over time
Technological Development!
Steam engine – developed in the 1760s
1) No longer had to rely on water power (the water wheel)
2) No longer had to rely on wind power to move between continents
Early Empire
1) No longer had to rely on water power (the water wheel)
2) No longer had to rely on wind power to move between continents
Early Empire
During the Commercial Revolution - a period of economic stimulation and growth
1497 – John Cabot claims Newfoundland for the British
1563 – John Hawkins brought slave trade to the Empire
1577 - Francis Drake sets off to sail around the Americas, ends up sailing around the world (returns to England in 1580)
1585 – (Sir) Walter Raleigh sailed to Roanoke Island and claimed land, which he named ‘Virginia’ in honor of the virgin queen (Elizabeth I) - brings back potatoes and tobacco
1587 – John White brought settlers to Roanoke Island in hopes of creating a permanent settlement - "Lost Colony"
1606 – Virginia settled by John Smith
1620 – Puritans in the Mayflower land in Plymouth (Massachusetts) - by 1643, had a population of 25,000 of ship builders, fishermen and whalers
1632 – Maryland developed by Catholics - tobacco
1585 – (Sir) Walter Raleigh sailed to Roanoke Island and claimed land, which he named ‘Virginia’ in honor of the virgin queen (Elizabeth I) - brings back potatoes and tobacco
1587 – John White brought settlers to Roanoke Island in hopes of creating a permanent settlement - "Lost Colony"
1606 – Virginia settled by John Smith
1620 – Puritans in the Mayflower land in Plymouth (Massachusetts) - by 1643, had a population of 25,000 of ship builders, fishermen and whalers
1632 – Maryland developed by Catholics - tobacco
Tracks of land continued to be drawn up and settled by men who made agreements with the crown about how they would use the land. Often land was settled as commercial colonies, like in Massachusetts and Maryland, and prospered from its agriculture, with resources such as rice and cotton.
13 Colonies as they were established:
1624 - Virginia
1629 – New Hampshire
1632 – Maryland
1662 - Connecticut
1663 – Rhode Island
1664 – New York, New Jersey
1681 – Pennsylvania
1682 – Delaware
1691 – Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Massachusetts at this point)
1713 –North Carolina, South Carolina
1732 – Georgia
During this period there were conflicts with the Spanish, Dutch and French about the occupation of these new lands. The Dutch had created New Amsterdam (what became New York City) as well as the Delaware River area between the New England colonies and Virginia. The French had established themselves in Canada and around the lower Mississippi River area. The Spanish held Florida and the Caribbean.
13 Colonies as they were established:
1624 - Virginia
1629 – New Hampshire
1632 – Maryland
1662 - Connecticut
1663 – Rhode Island
1664 – New York, New Jersey
1681 – Pennsylvania
1682 – Delaware
1691 – Massachusetts (Maine was a part of Massachusetts at this point)
1713 –North Carolina, South Carolina
1732 – Georgia
During this period there were conflicts with the Spanish, Dutch and French about the occupation of these new lands. The Dutch had created New Amsterdam (what became New York City) as well as the Delaware River area between the New England colonies and Virginia. The French had established themselves in Canada and around the lower Mississippi River area. The Spanish held Florida and the Caribbean.
Monday, April 15, 2013
15-16 April - Topic Preparation
Announcements: Remember your topic proposal is due next class.
Current Event >
Pop Quiz!
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How to Turn in Your Topic:
3) I would like to write my article about... (2-3 sentences)
4) The location/region my topic pertains to is...
5) I plan on including information about (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement or region) in my article.
Two sources for my topic: (citations)
Keep researching and narrowing down your topic. You will need to write a 450-500 word article on this topic. Meet with me if you have questions, want to talk about your possible topic.
Current Event >
Venezuela poll: Maduro opponent Capriles demands recount
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22153667QPop Quiz!
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How to Turn in Your Topic:
Name
Date
Period
RBE: Topic
1) My assigned cultural trait is (politics, economics, social, belief, aesthetic or communication)
2). I would like to write a (national news, international news, feature or editorial) article.
3) I would like to write my article about... (2-3 sentences)
4) The location/region my topic pertains to is...
5) I plan on including information about (location, place, human-environment interaction, movement or region) in my article.
Two sources for my topic: (citations)
Keep researching and narrowing down your topic. You will need to write a 450-500 word article on this topic. Meet with me if you have questions, want to talk about your possible topic.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
11 - 12 April - Research Day
Announcements:
No Current Event Today!
Types of Newspaper Articles:
National News: Focuses on facts about events in the nation
In our case, this will be England.
International News: Focuses on facts about events around the world.
In our case, this will be about countries that are part of the British Empire.
Feature Article: Focuses on human interest events/people and are slightly less formal, for example, a profile of a person who works in the community, a movie review or a piece on a local art show and gallery owner.
Editorial: Articles that contain the writer's opinion, often explicitly meant to be persuasive.
Possible Locations to Research (not a complete list):
6 Cultural Traits
1. Economic (resources, scarcity, production, distribution, types of economy, technology, division of labor, transportation)
2. Social (family life, customs, class, roles, education)
3. Belief (religion, philosophy, myth, ritual)
4. Political (citizenship, leadership, institutions)
5. Aesthetic (art, music, dance, literature, food, fashion)
6. Communication (language, symbols, body language)
Journal Notes Check! (2 days)
To Library!
No Current Event Today!
Types of Newspaper Articles:
National News: Focuses on facts about events in the nation
In our case, this will be England.
International News: Focuses on facts about events around the world.
In our case, this will be about countries that are part of the British Empire.
Feature Article: Focuses on human interest events/people and are slightly less formal, for example, a profile of a person who works in the community, a movie review or a piece on a local art show and gallery owner.
Editorial: Articles that contain the writer's opinion, often explicitly meant to be persuasive.
Possible Locations to Research (not a complete list):
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South Africa
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Malaysia
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Singapore
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Ireland
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Somalia
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Egypt (occupied)
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Gambia
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Gold Coast
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Rhodesia
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Sierra Leone
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Sudan
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Uganda
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Canada
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13 British Colonies
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Caribbean Islands
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Honduras
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Cuba
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India
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Burma
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Indonesia
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Pacific Islands
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Hong Kong
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Kuwait
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British East Africa (Kenya)
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6 Cultural Traits
1. Economic (resources, scarcity, production, distribution, types of economy, technology, division of labor, transportation)
2. Social (family life, customs, class, roles, education)
3. Belief (religion, philosophy, myth, ritual)
4. Political (citizenship, leadership, institutions)
5. Aesthetic (art, music, dance, literature, food, fashion)
6. Communication (language, symbols, body language)
Journal Notes Check! (2 days)
To Library!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Empire
Annoucements: Next class we will be going to the library.
Current Event> Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22074481
Return Writing Assignments and Reminders:
When building an argument should you use all possible evidence available to you?
ALSO, please make sure that you are taking notes carefully so that all of your facts are accurate. There were some blatant mistakes in the homework paragraphs.
Guided Analysis (Handout)
Bad Example:
What is the thesis statement in the paragraph?
What are the claims?
What is the conclusion?
What are some problems with the argument?
Okay Example:
What is the thesis statement in the paragraph?
What are the claims? Are they clearly stated?
What is the conclusion?
What are some weak points in this example?
Good Example:
What is the thesis statement?
What are the claims? Are they clearly stated?
Are they well supported by evidence?
Do they all support the thesis?
What is the conclusion?
The British Empire
"the Empire on which the sun never sets"
European Empires - c. 1700
Reasons the British built their empire:
Economic - Industrial revolution (manufacturing)
- India and China were among their competitors (ex.
cotton)
- Expanding for trade (companies gaining local power, if
possible, government using military force if necessary)
(ex. East India Trading Company, Triangular Trade)
Political - Safety for British military and commercial ships
- Power over other governments that benefit Britain
(influence)
- The creation of nation states after the European fashion
Social - Brits saw this expansion as bringing civilization to
uncivilized parts of the world
- Social Darwinism and world wide social progress
Acculturation - How did the British influence their colonies? How did the colonies influence Britain?
Results:
Movement - British citizens moved to colonies; Colonial natives
moved to Britain
- Goods were moved faster and more efficiently around
the world
Aesthetics - Goods from colonies created new European trends
British Empire - 1920s
Current Event> Uhuru Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22074481
Return Writing Assignments and Reminders:
When building an argument should you use all possible evidence available to you?
- Do not list all of the possible evidence! Pick the pieces of evidence that best support your thesis and use them to build and support claims.
- When writing an argument, there will be many claims you can use to support your thesis. Pick a few of the strongest claims to write about. It is better to have a few strong claims backed up by well explained evidence, than to write many claims that do not strongly support your thesis.
- USE COMPLETE SENTENCES WHEN COMPLETING WRITING ASSIGNMENTS!!!
ALSO, please make sure that you are taking notes carefully so that all of your facts are accurate. There were some blatant mistakes in the homework paragraphs.
Guided Analysis (Handout)
Bad Example:
What is the thesis statement in the paragraph?
What are the claims?
What is the conclusion?
What are some problems with the argument?
Okay Example:
What is the thesis statement in the paragraph?
What are the claims? Are they clearly stated?
What is the conclusion?
What are some weak points in this example?
Good Example:
What is the thesis statement?
What are the claims? Are they clearly stated?
Are they well supported by evidence?
Do they all support the thesis?
What is the conclusion?
The British Empire
"the Empire on which the sun never sets"
European Empires - c. 1700
Reasons the British built their empire:
Economic - Industrial revolution (manufacturing)
- India and China were among their competitors (ex.
cotton)
- Expanding for trade (companies gaining local power, if
possible, government using military force if necessary)
(ex. East India Trading Company, Triangular Trade)
Political - Safety for British military and commercial ships
- Power over other governments that benefit Britain
(influence)
- The creation of nation states after the European fashion
Social - Brits saw this expansion as bringing civilization to
uncivilized parts of the world
- Social Darwinism and world wide social progress
Acculturation - How did the British influence their colonies? How did the colonies influence Britain?
Results:
Movement - British citizens moved to colonies; Colonial natives
moved to Britain
- Goods were moved faster and more efficiently around
the world
Aesthetics - Goods from colonies created new European trends
British Empire - 1920s
In 1909 the British Empire encompassed 20% of the land area of the Earth and 23% of its population. Although the first industrial power, by 1900 Britain had been surpassed by both United States and by Germany; but Britain was still the financial center of the world and the premier merchant carrier.
Project: Reporting for the British Empire!
Think about the 6 cultural traits and which one you might be interested in writing about with regards to the British Empire. Next time in class, you will choose which of the 6 cultural traits you are going to focus on for your article.
Project: Reporting for the British Empire!
It is 1913 and Britain has been building its Empire for over a century to great success, but now finds itself entangled in a vast web of political and economic struggles all over the world. You all will be reporters for The Illustrated London News. You have been given the assignment to write an article and provide an illustration for a special issue, which would help inform our fellow British citizens about our Empire and what the growing political tensions are.
Think about the 6 cultural traits and which one you might be interested in writing about with regards to the British Empire. Next time in class, you will choose which of the 6 cultural traits you are going to focus on for your article.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
29 March, 8 April - Gandhi
Current Event >
Gandhi
We will be watching (at least) the first part of the movie Gandhi to introduce us to some of the issues we will discuss about the British Empire after spring break. While watching the movie, you should answer the following questions, which are on the handout:
1. Describe the situation when Gandhi arrives.
2. Why do the British soldiers confront him?
3. What is the situation that Gandhi is trying to resolve in this village?
4. Why is Gandhi arrested? Why did it appear that he was prepared to be arrested?
5. Once in jail, what reason does he give for changing his mode of dress? How does this
reflect his attitude? Does this raise any questions for you about why the real journalist
asked his question in the newsreel?
6. Why does he want his British friend to leave the country?
7. At the hearing, what is he charged with? How does he respond to judge? How do
Gandhi’s actions reflect a nonviolent technique?
Questions Source: http://www.socialstudies.com/pdf/SV234DVG.pdf
Have a good spring break!
North Korea tensions: Russia's Lavrov fears 'spiral'
While China calls for easing of military tensions from both the US and North Korea, Russia makes a much stronger statement that the military actions of North Korea are unacceptable and that all nations involved need to be wary of letting this situation spiral into something bigger than necessary.
Source: BBC news, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21974381
Gandhi
We will be watching (at least) the first part of the movie Gandhi to introduce us to some of the issues we will discuss about the British Empire after spring break. While watching the movie, you should answer the following questions, which are on the handout:
1. Describe the situation when Gandhi arrives.
2. Why do the British soldiers confront him?
3. What is the situation that Gandhi is trying to resolve in this village?
4. Why is Gandhi arrested? Why did it appear that he was prepared to be arrested?
5. Once in jail, what reason does he give for changing his mode of dress? How does this
reflect his attitude? Does this raise any questions for you about why the real journalist
asked his question in the newsreel?
6. Why does he want his British friend to leave the country?
7. At the hearing, what is he charged with? How does he respond to judge? How do
Gandhi’s actions reflect a nonviolent technique?
Questions Source: http://www.socialstudies.com/pdf/SV234DVG.pdf
Have a good spring break!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
13-14 March - Map Quiz and Themes
Announcements: Journals will be collected and an quarterly assessment will be given on 21 (A) - 22 (B) March. We will review for this exam early next week.
Current Event >
Map Quiz! Remember to complete both sides of the map quiz. You are allowed to use your notes.
Ways of Understanding Geography and Culture
Fill in the charts with a description and an example as we talk about them.
5 Themes of Geography - Review
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Region
6 Cultural Traits - aspects of culture to know
1. Economic
2. Social
3. Belief
4. Political
5. Aesthetic
6. Communication
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Map Quiz! Remember to complete both sides of the map quiz. You are allowed to use your notes.
Ways of Understanding Geography and Culture
Fill in the charts with a description and an example as we talk about them.
5 Themes of Geography - Review
1. Location
2. Place
3. Human-Environment Interaction
4. Movement
5. Region
6 Cultural Traits - aspects of culture to know
1. Economic
2. Social
3. Belief
4. Political
5. Aesthetic
6. Communication
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