Objective: Students will be able to use the tools of geography, including maps, charts, graphs, and readings, to understand the history, culture, politics, economics, and societies of East Asia.
February 16th
Objective- Students will take a pre-test on East Asia to determine the baseline for their learning in this unit.
Bellringer- blog
Activity 1- pre-test over East Asia
Activity 2- KWL chart over East Asia
Activity 3- map of East Asia
February 17th
Objective- Students will understand the physical geography of East Asia using maps and other geographical tools.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Using an atlas and this link from from Columbia University, create a map of the physical geography of East Asia. Then create a map of the population density of East Asia.
Activity 2- Answer the following questions:
1) How does physical geography affect population density in East Asia?
2) How does population density affect the people of this region? Do not just analyze its effects on people in high density areas.
3) Using these links- East Asian Disasters from World Bank, Southeast Asian disasters (Reliefweb), natural disasters in East Asia (Asian Century Institute) and complete this questionnaire.
February 18th
Objective- students will read nonfiction literature and watch a video, then use the information to analyze and discuss the political and social ramifications of democracy and public education in China.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- read an article about the move toward democracy in China. Discuss as a class.
Activity 2- watch a video on high school in China
Activty 3- discussion
February 19th
Continue work from Tuesday.
February 23rd
Objective-Students will understand the physical geography of East Asia and how it affects the people of that region.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Note outline of East Asian geography
February 24th
Objective-
March 2nd-
Objective-Students will understand Chinese history and its effect on modern China.
bellringer-blog
Activity- notes on history of China
March 3rd-
Objective-students will understand modern history of China
bellringer-blog
activity 1- notes
activity 2- Discovery movie on China
March 4th
Objective-students will understand the how the physical geography of China affects its culture, social structure, economy, and political system.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- movie
March 5th
Objective- students will read and analyze nonfiction material.
bellringer- blog
Activity-current events day-read and discuss newspaper and magazine articles.
March 9th
Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of ancient and modern Chinese history and its effect on the people and environment of China.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- finish movie on China
Activity 2- Questions on movie and notes.
March 10th
March 16th
Objective- Students will understand how imperialism and nationalism affected East Asia.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- What is nationalism? Intro video
Activity 2- notes and discussion of nationalism in Japa and its effect on imperial policy
March 17th
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Japan & the 5 Themes of Geography
March 18th
March 19th
February 16th
Objective- Students will take a pre-test on East Asia to determine the baseline for their learning in this unit.
Bellringer- blog
Activity 1- pre-test over East Asia
Activity 2- KWL chart over East Asia
Activity 3- map of East Asia
February 17th
Objective- Students will understand the physical geography of East Asia using maps and other geographical tools.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Using an atlas and this link from from Columbia University, create a map of the physical geography of East Asia. Then create a map of the population density of East Asia.
Activity 2- Answer the following questions:
1) How does physical geography affect population density in East Asia?
2) How does population density affect the people of this region? Do not just analyze its effects on people in high density areas.
3) Using these links- East Asian Disasters from World Bank, Southeast Asian disasters (Reliefweb), natural disasters in East Asia (Asian Century Institute) and complete this questionnaire.
February 18th
Objective- students will read nonfiction literature and watch a video, then use the information to analyze and discuss the political and social ramifications of democracy and public education in China.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- read an article about the move toward democracy in China. Discuss as a class.
Activity 2- watch a video on high school in China
Activty 3- discussion
February 19th
Continue work from Tuesday.
February 23rd
Objective-Students will understand the physical geography of East Asia and how it affects the people of that region.
Bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Note outline of East Asian geography
February 24th
Objective-
March 2nd-
Objective-Students will understand Chinese history and its effect on modern China.
bellringer-blog
Activity- notes on history of China
March 3rd-
Objective-students will understand modern history of China
bellringer-blog
activity 1- notes
activity 2- Discovery movie on China
March 4th
Objective-students will understand the how the physical geography of China affects its culture, social structure, economy, and political system.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- movie
March 5th
Objective- students will read and analyze nonfiction material.
bellringer- blog
Activity-current events day-read and discuss newspaper and magazine articles.
March 9th
Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of ancient and modern Chinese history and its effect on the people and environment of China.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- finish movie on China
Activity 2- Questions on movie and notes.
March 10th
March 16th
Objective- Students will understand how imperialism and nationalism affected East Asia.
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- What is nationalism? Intro video
Activity 2- notes and discussion of nationalism in Japa and its effect on imperial policy
March 17th
bellringer-blog
Activity 1- Japan & the 5 Themes of Geography
March 18th
March 19th