YOU DID IT!!!

Congratulations on finishing your first year of high school! If you would like to know your final grade, you may e-mail me at

karen.carley@cobbk12.org and I will let you know. If you don't hear from me, it is probably because you were dumped into SPAM!

I loved teaching all of you this year. Don't forget about me and be sure to come by and see me. I'm always here if you need help with anything or a place to hang out in the mornings!

Have a great summer and keep up with the news!

Mrs. Carley

Reminder!!

Ice cream tomorrow!! Bring a topping to share and a drink for yourself. Also remember your binder so you can work on your portfolio.

Those of you who forgot your parallel reading project, bring it tomorrow!

Mrs. Carley

Change of Plans!

I'm afraid that only four of you have read the blog,so we will do ice cream on Tuesday. That way, everyone will know and have a chance to bring toppings and a drink. So for those few of you who keep up with the blog, never fear, we will still have our ice cream party, but we will wait until Tuesday.
Parallel reading project is still due Monday!
See you all tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

I Scream, You scream, We all scream For ICE CREAM!!!

Congratulations!! You did it!! You completed your first AP Test! I am so proud of each of you. So to celebrate, we will make ice cream sundaes on Monday. I'll provide the ice cream, bowls and spoons, chocolate sauce and you bring your favorite topping--enough to share. You better bring a drink too or at least H2O!

Remember that you will share your parallel reading project with the rest of the class on Monday as well.

Enjoy your week-end and don't forget ice cream toppings for Monday!

Mrs. Carley

Deadline!!

For those of you that are frantically finishing up your adopted country project, stick with it until it is finished. Don't give up even if you have to stay up late! This project is worth a lot of points and you must do a good job on it.

• Be sure to check over the guidelines


• Be sure to include the AIDS assignment as part of the population unit


• Be sure to summarize and apply the current event articles


• Be sure to include visuals like diagrams, graphs, etc. for the models


• DON'T HAND IT IN LATE!!!

I'm expecting great projects from each of you!!See you tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

This Week

It's been a really busy week-end for me so I'm just now checking some of your comments. Please don't expect me to tell you how long your project should be!! You have all the requirements so it should be as long as it takes for you to cover each unit thoroughly. Follow the guidelines, unit by unit. The guidelines refer to the content of the Unit. In other words, under religion, when it lists origin and diffusion, that means the origins and diffusion of religion in your adopted country--not the origins and diffusion of religion everywhere.
Your finished project is due WEDNESDAY!!!!
REMEMBER THAT ALL MAKE-UP AND LATE WORK IS DUE TOMORROW!
Remember that tomorrow we will take the first practice AP test. Bring two pencils. You will be taking the 75 question multiple choice portion of the test. It will be timed. You will have 60 minutes to complete the test. Hopefully, we will have time to go over it after you finish. On Tuesday, we will continue reviewing by working on FRQ's. On Wednesday you will take another practice multiple choice test. Thursday, we will go over the second test. Friday, you will report to the theater by 7:45A.M. You should be finished between 11:00 and 11:30.
I will have review sessions on Monday and Wednesday after school.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Carley

Mid-Week Updates

Tomorrow I will be proctoring one of the AP tests so you will have a sub. Please be on your best behavior and don't waste the day! You will be discussing and watching a video called "Pennies A Day". It's all about microcredit and helping people in Bangladesh to start businesses. You will have a viewing guide to turn in. Thursday and Friday, we will finish the Urban Unit. Keep up with your work and your projects. There is another review session after school tomorrow. I will be back at school in the afternoon. Please turn in any work that you had missing on your progress reports tomorrow. I will check the basket!

Mrs. Carley

For Monday

I hope you are working on your projects. Rainy days are good for project work! Monday, we will finish Unit 6 (chpt. 12). We'll begin Unit 7, chpt. 13, on Tuesday. As you read the chapters, pay close attention to the central place theory, the central business district model, the hierarchy of services, and the city models in chapter 13. We will be filling out model forms for all of these so you may as well get started.

http://www.aidforafrica.org/where_we_work.jsp

Those of you who are researching African states may want to check this out.
Enjoy your week-end.
Mrs. Carley

Investigating Maquiladoras and NAFTA

Part I – Read both case studies in Chapter 11. (p. 366 & p. 393), also the

section on Latin America on p. 388. After reading answer the following:

What are the benefits of the maquiladoras system? What are the problems? Is it good or bad for the workers? What is NAFTA’s role?

Part II – Go to the textbook website--8^th edition – access from gifted center or use this link: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_rubenstein_humangeo_8/20/5325/1363408.cw/index.html

Using the links from the Reviewing Concepts question and question #3 in Critical Thinking, further explore and gather information about the issues surrounding the maquiladoras system.

You may also want to do the Geo search on maquiladoras.

Part III – Using your findings, write an opinion essay backed up with solid information about one or more issues identified in the case studies from the textbook. Your essay should be 2 – 3 paragraphs. You will share these in class tomorrow.

Calling All Unit 5 FRQ's!!!

I'm going through the FRQ re-writes and see that several of you never handed them in which means I have no FRQ's for you. Please turn in either the re-writes or the originals or I will have to give you a zero for the Unit 5 FRQ's.
Mrs. Carley

Saturday Check-up

I posted a list of helpful web sites for your adopted country project. I also re-posted the part of the Aids activity that we had way back in February that you must include in your adopted country project. Hopefully, most of you did it already--but just in case, I posted it again.


Looking Ahead:

• Adopted Country Project - due Wednesday,May 14th
  National AP Exam - Friday, May 16th
  Parallel Reading Project - Monday, May 19th
• April 28 - May 2nd: Unit 6, chpt. 11 & 12
• May 5 - May 9: Unit 7, chpt. 13
• May 12 - 15: practice AP tests & review
• Final exams: Thursday, Friday, May 22,23

There is a lot going on, so you can't let even one week-end go by without getting some work done. The more you do now, the happier you will be later. And just think--in five weeks you will have finished your first year of high school!!

Happy studying!!
Mrs. Carley

Remember to include this in your project!

This was part of the work we did from Unit 2 - Population

AIDS Investigation, Part II

How is AIDS affecting your adopted country?

Using information from the following websites investigate AIDS in your adopted country.

2004 Report on the Global Aids Epidemic, Chapter 2: "A Global Overview of the AIDS Epidemic"
www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/GAR2004_html/GAR2004_03_en.htm#TopOfPage

"Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country" www.who.int/globalAtlas/predefinedreports/EFS2004/index.asp

Using the information from the reports above, develop an AIDS profile for your adopted country. You can format this profile any way you want to. This profile should be included in your adopted country notebook under the Population Unit.

• Include a map, if available, showing the spread of the disease or any other visuals you can find.

• Some questions you should try to answer are:

• What is the occurrence of AIDS in the country?

• Which population groups are most affected? (men, women, children?)

• How is the disease most commonly spread?

• What is being done to combat the disease and to prevent it’s spread?

Extra: You may want to list other infectious diseases that are ravaging your country.

Useful Web sites for Adopted Country Project

(in addition to websites on gifted center)

http://allafrica.com/

links to current articles

http://www.asiasource.org/profiles/ap_mp_04.cfm

links to current articles and country info

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/countryprofiles.html

maps, country profiles

http://www.gesource.ac.uk/worldguide/worldmap.html

maps, country info

http://www.thearda.com/

religion data base

http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/x4400e/x4400e00.htm

agriculture

http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

historical atlas

http://www.epa.gov/

environment

http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/center/

human rights

http://migration.ucdavis.edu/

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

migration issues and info

http://www.prb.org/

http://esa.un.org/unpp/index.asp?panel=1

population data, news, issues

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

population pyramids

http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/statistics/

human development index information

http://www.oecd.org/home/0,2605,en_2649_201185_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

global economics

http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/

click on country studies and you can find a wealth of info on your country

http://www.iht.com/

International Herald Tribune

http://www.thepaperboy.com/

find your country’s newspapers

Review for Test!

I will go through a review power point tomorrow starting at 7:45 for those of you who would like to come in early. The test is over chapter 10. Use your generic study guide to focus your study time. See if you can answer the Key Issue questions. Read the summaries at the end of the chapter. Go over the vocbulary and the Kuby guided reading. DO NOT MISS CLASS TOMORROW!!! Making up tests at this time of year is difficult on everyone. Anyway, I promise it won't be all bad!
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/educators/economics_guatemala.mexico.html
Here is the link if you'd like to watch the story of coffee in Guatemala. The link to the video clips is on the left hand menu.
See you tomorrow for a 'cup a joe'!
Mrs. Carley

Have you shown your parents the AP information letter?????

Remember to go to the grocery store!

Remember that Activity #2 -- field research at the grocery store--

is due on Monday. If you lost the written assignment that I gave out in class, just go to the Kuby web site, chapter 8, and do activity 2. Follow the directions!

I learned some amazing things about the UN at the conference on Friday. Plus I got some ideas for lessons and even a new club at Sprayberry. I'll tell you about it on Monday!

Have fun at the store!!

Mrs. Carley

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I will be attending a conference on how to teach the UN. I know it might sound boring to you, but I'm excited about learning some new ways to bring globalization to you! Anyway, I expect all of you to be on your best behavior. You will be starting an activity on coffee agriculture in class tomorrow which we will finish on Monday. Then you will be watching a video,

"China Revs Up".

I will check all the Kuby work including the maps on Monday. Also remember that FRQ re-writes are due Monday.

This is a short Unit, only chapter 10 so we will be having a test on Tuesday! Get ready.

For those of you who are interested in the Human Footprint you can watch video on it here:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/human-footprint/

Have a good Friday!

Mrs. Carley

Bring Back the Kuby Books!!

Please bring back the Kuby books. We were missing at least 10 books today. So if you have a book at home and those of you that took one home today, please remember to bring it back so someone else can use it! We will have some time in class tomorrow to finish the guided reading. We will also go to the lab to do Activity 1 in chapter 8. Make sure that you look at activity 2 so that you know what to look for at the grocery store. You should also be reading and taking notes on chpt. 10 in the Rubenstein text.

May the 'farm' be with you!

Mrs. Carley

Sunday Reminders

So here are a few things to remember:

*If you don't want to keep your orginal test score for Unit 4, you need to re-do the test at home and tomorrow you will have 10 minutes to fill out a new scantron. I will not accept any late re-tests.

*Tomorrow, we will also peer edit the Unit 4 FRQ's.

* We begin Unit 5 on Agriculture--chpt. 10.

I hope you've noticed the renewed concern around the world about the global food supply. Check it out in the news!

*Report cards will go home this week! Check I-Parent for missing assignments. I had to type 'not handed in' too many times!

See you tomorrow!!

Mrs. Carley

Oh No--Break Almost Over!!

Did any of you catch AI Gives Back? They showcased several of the issues we've been learning about in AP Human Geo. If you didn't see the show, you can find lots of video about it almost anywhere on the Internet. As Randy Jackson Says, "Check it out!"

In answer to a question about demographic info--first of all why not look up demographic? But secondly, demographic info is all the statistics we've been analyzing which tell us about countries. For instance, GDP per capita, life expectancy, total fertility rate--all that 'stuff' is demographic information. So the country profile should include basic demographic information. Then as you go through each unit there will certain demographics which pertain to that unit in particular.

I'm so glad that some of you are working on your project!

And how exciting to have new little kittens to play with! Congratulations!

Enjoy your week-end!

See you soon.

Mrs. Carley

Taking a Break??

I posted an earlier version of the guidelines for the adopted country project. It isn't exactly the one you have, but the basics are the same. Also, the formatting was impossible to copy so don't pay any attention to the larger fonts--it doesn't mean anything.

I hope you enjoyed not having to get up early today. I sure did!

Happy break!

Mrs. Carley

Help for Adopted Country Project

More Guidelines for Adopted Country Project

Suggested entries unit by unit

Unit 1 – Country profile

• Maps

• Flag

• Short history

• Demographic information relating to all units of study

Unit 2 – Population

• Demographic transition

• Population pyramid

• Migration patterns – forced/voluntary, push/pull factors, etc.

Unit 3 - Culture

• Folk and pop culture influences (housing, internet/TV, role of women, evidences of globalization)

• Religion – origin and practices

• Language – group/family (see language tree in textbook)

• Ethnicity – major groups

Unit 4 - Political Organization of Space/Development

• State? Nation-state?

• Colonial history?

• Shape – boundary types

• Membership in International Organizations

• HDI – discussion of indicators, gender differences

• Self-sufficiency or international trade approach

• Rostow Model

• Core Periphery Model

Unit 5 – Agriculture

• Origins

• Subsistence or commercial farming

• Von Thunen Model

• Issues/crises (p. 358 – 364)

Unit 6 - Industry/Services

• Site – land, labor, capital

• Situation – accessibility to market, transportation

• Problems

• Central Place Theory – CBD in world cities

• Services offered – personal, public

Unit 7 – Urban Patterns

• World city models

• Problems

Current events (minimum of 5 articles)

• Short summary of article

• Relate article to a specific unit of study

Bonus points for:

• Historical timeline (up to 50 pts.)

• Cultural points of interest – places to visit- must have captions (up to 25 pts.)

• Pictures of people, places, events illustrating units – must have captions (up to 25 pts.)

****Neatness, readability, and organization are important. All entries must be typed!!

****ALL BASIC REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BEFORE BONUS POINTS WILL BE REWARDED!!!

Take a Study Break!

I hope you are all using the generic study guide and the specific study guide to help you prepare for tomorrow's test. Remember to bring pencils, pens, and paper.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8885163/

Check out the latest news regarding Terrorism around the world. Also, check out the conflict

surrounding the latest elections in Zimbabwe.

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. Carley

Study!!

You should finish up any 'centers' that you didn't finish in class today. You should also be reviewing for the Unit IV test Thursday. Tomorrow we will review the centers, talk about Key Issue 4 (chpt. 8) Terrorism, and review as much as possible.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Carley

Earth Hour Coming Up!!

Remember to turn off your lights and watch 11alive tonight from 8:00 to 9:00. If you miss it,you can catch up on the news at;

http://www.11alive.com/news/local/features/earth_hour/

(I understand if you'd rather watch the "March Madness" final four!)

For Monday: for those of you who didn't have the micronations lab finished, finish it and show it to me on Monday. We will continue in chpt. 8 & 9 so be sure to read and take notes. Pay close attention to vocabulary, case studies, and theories/models. Review the article quest and the international organizations packet. Go through the chapters and see if you can answer the key issue questions. Read the summaries at the end of the chapters. Check out Thinking Spatially and the multiple choice quizzes on the text book web sites. If you can't access the 9th edition, remember to use the 8th edition--you can access it from the list of useful web sites on our gifted center web page.

ATTENTION PARENTS!!! Ask your student for their progress reports. They should have one for each of their classes. Progress reports were given out on Thursday and Friday.

Enjoy the rest of your week-end.

Mrs. Carley

Hang in there!

I know these 3 hour mornings are tough, but we only have two to go. And then one more week until Spring Break!
Please be sure to keep up with all of your work. You should be done with chpt. 8 and reading chpt. 9 by now. Re-visit your generic study guide that I gave you at the beginning of the semester. You should be keeping up with vocabulary. Make flash cards, draw pictures, do something to learn the vocab and to quiz yourself. Also, pay close attention to the case studies in the text and all of the visuals.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Carley

Happy Easter!

Check out these cool news photos:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/photointhenews.html

Here is a brief listing of the schdule for this week:
Monday: 1st block for 3 hours, 2nd block (lunches), 3rd block (no 4th)
Tuesday: 2nd block for 3 hours, 3rd block (lunches) , 4th block (no 1st)
Wednesday: 3rd block for 3 hours, 4th block (lunches), 1st block (no 2nd)
Thursday: 4th block for 3 hours, 1st block (lunches), 2nd block (no 3rd)
Friday is a normal day!
Remember that your International Organization Packet is due tomorrow!
1st block-- we have our food day tomorrow--bonus points for food with a recipe from your adopted country--2nd block food day is Tuesday--4th block food day is Thursday.

We will have a Unit IV Test on either Wednesday, April 2nd or Thursday, April 3rd!

You should be done reading and taking notes on chpt. 8 and begin chpt. 9.

See you all tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

Friday

Just wanted to remind everyone to read and take notes on chpt. 8. We will have a unit test on chpt. 8 and 9 before Spring break, probably on Wednesday April 2nd. So put that on your calendar.
Keep working on the international organizations packet. It will be due on Monday for 1st and 2nd and on Tuesday for 4th period. Next week is a different schedule every day. I'll post it on the blog tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

Looking Ahead

Tomorrow is a different schedule:
4th block - 8:25 - 9:30
advisement - 9:35 - 10:40
2nd block - 10:45 - 11:50
3rd block - lunches
1st block - 1:55 - 3:25
We will finish the "Ugeria" simulation, then begin labs on International Organizations.
Remember to check the blog when you are absent. It is an approved and required form
of communication from teacher to students and parents. You know longer have the excuse that you didn't know about an assignment!! It is your responsibility to make use of all the information avenues available to you.
Have a good evening!
Mrs. Carley

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FRQ Reminders and Help

Hey everyone--(check the previous postings)
You can share the slide show we saw in class on Friday!
I was not able to upload question # 3 to the blog (for some reason it won't accept a PDF). So for those of you who were not in class on Friday, please do the outlines for the number 1 & 2 FRQ, and you will have to get number 3 on Monday.
Everyone remember that you MUST show me outlines for all three questions on Monday. Then you will choose two to write. We will only spend 45 minutes on this so you must be ready!
ADOPTED COUNTRY PROJECT ALERT!!!
You received a mid-term checklist for your project. You should be working on this. If you haven't started, get yourself organized and get going. There isn't a lot of time left and what is left will be very busy with tests, projects, etc. from all of your classes.
Enjoy the sunny day after all of those storms yesterday!
See you tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

FRQ’s For Unit III – Culture

Directions: Create an outline for each FRQ. Mrs. Carley must approve your outlines. Then choose which two of the three you will write. YOU ARE ON YOUR HONOR NOT TO USE NOTES OR TEXT!

1. The major world religions may be categorized as either universalizing religions or ethnic religions.

a. Define each and provide an example.

b. For your example of a universalizing religion discuss features that explain why it is a universalizing religion.

c. For your example of an ethnic religion discuss features that explain why it is and ethnic religion.

d. Explain how religion in general changes the cultural landscape. Support your answer with specific examples.

2. Language is a key component of culture as the distribution of a language is a measure of the fate of an ethnic group.

a. Discuss how the geographic trends of globalization and local diversity affect languages. Support your answer with specific examples.

b. Explain how language diffusion has been impacted by cultural dominance, supporting your answer with specific examples.

c. Discuss ethnic conflict with relation to language diversity in multilingual states, using specific examples.

Question 3 - Nations and nation states - get copy in class on Monday for those of you who were absent.

Dr. Seuss!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6650219631867189375

Here is the link to the free Dr. Seuss video of the Lorax that we started in class today. Enjoy!

Mrs. Carley

AP Test Registration Due Tomorrow!!

Please remember to bring your $20 payment and registration for the National AP Human Geography Exam. Taking the exam is one of the most important aspects of taking an AP course. Please don't miss this opportunity to qualify for college credit and to gain experience in taking a national standardized test.

Tomorrow we will finish up our comparative religion presentations. We will 'wrap up' the culture unit on Thursday with a deeper look into the conflicts in the Middle East and other hot spots around the world. Please finish reading and taking notes on chapter 7 if you haven't already. Also, review the vocabulary at the end of the chapter. You need to understand centrifugal and centripetal forces, nationalism, nations, nation-states, balkanization, apartheid and be able to discuss real world current examples of these concepts.

On Friday, we will practice FRQ's!!

Watch the news and see if there are any situations that illustrate the vocabuary for this unit. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/23505820#23505820

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Good evening!

Mrs. Carley

Reminders

Comparative religion project presentation is due tomorrow! Be sure to have your script typed, and if you want me to see any additional notes to show me how hard you worked, you may staple your notes to your script.
Follow all directions and have everything ready to present and turn in when you walk into the class room tomorrow!
Mrs. Carley

In the News

Click on the link and read about Kosovo! This is a current situation that you should understand.http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080220-kosovo-facts.html

Mrs. Carley

Check - UP Time

It's a good day to stay inside and catch up on your AP Human Geography projects! Try curling up for an hour and reading a few chapters in your parallel reading book. Or finish up your part in the comparative religion project. Keep in contact with your group members and coordinate your presentation. Those of you who have been absent for the last few days, need to make sure that you do your part of the project. No one has an excuse for not doing their part!

On Monday, I will be giving a mid-term check list to keep you up to date on your adopted country project. Today would be a good time to take out the guidelines for that project and work on it. You should be done with the Unit I and II aspects and be working on the Unit III parts.

Attention UnitIV bulletin board group--you should begin putting up the bulletin board on Thursday, March 13th. It should be completely up and ready for grading by Monday, March 17th.

On Monday we will go over the article quest on ethnic conflicts around the world and also the case studies on conflict in chapters 6,7 in your textbook. I strongly suggest that if you haven't read chapter 7 yet that you do so and take notes on the ethnic conflicts discussed in the chapter!!!

Stay warm!!

Mrs. Carley

What's going on in your adopted country?

Remember that you have to collect articles about your adopted country. Why not do a search right now and find out about the cultural issues that your country is dealing with currently? One place to start is to check out your country's government web site. It will probably have links to newspaper articles.

Tomorrow we will continue our investigation of ethnic conflicts around the world. You will also have project time and access to the computer lab.

Those of you who have make-up work, remember that the deadline is this Friday!

Take care and watch the news!

http://www.thefrontline.org.au/

Mrs. Carley

Culture Journal due tomorrow!!

Since the deadline for the Culture Journal was extended, anyone handing it in late will only receive partial credit. Please make sure you follow ALL instructions. You must have a minimum of 10 observations and a reflective summary for each place you observe. Look over the assignment before you turn it in!
You should be working on your portion of the comparative religion project and reading through chpt. 4, 5, 6, 7. The next bulletin board group should be ready to put up the bulletin board by Wednesday, March 12th!
Tomorrow is early release day and extended advisement. Go to 4th block first thing in the morning!
Mrs. Carley

Looking Ahead

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful day today and added some observations to your Culture Journal. Be sure to follow all the instructions and have it ready to turn in on Tuesday. Looking ahead to the coming week here is the tentative schedule:

Monday: current issues day on ehtnic conflicts around the world

Tuesday: early release day, also extended advisement so classes be very short--culture journal is due, continue class activity from Monday

Thursday and Friday: work on comparative religion project during class

COMPARATIVE RELIGION PROJECT IS DUE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 11th!!

Continue reading and taking notes on chpts. 4,5,6,7.

Enjoy the rest of the week-end.

Mrs. Carley

Resources for Comparative Religion Project

Textbook and textbook website (see previous blog post for instructions on accessing both 8th & 9th edition sites). Look at the information in both Chapters 6 and 7
Newspaper websites such as

• New York Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, or any other newspaper from a major U.S. city… just search the city name with “official newspaper”.

  • International newspaper websites, these are GREAT for researching WORLD religions… do not limit yourself to U.S. newspapers. Some ideas are listed below, but again you can just do a search with the world city name and “official newspaper”. Most of these will give you an English option once you get there. Some good ones to try include…

  • http://www.mumbainews.net/ (on the far left they list links for all of the major newspapers in India)

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ (London, United Kingdom)

  • http://www.egyptdailynews.com/ (Cairo, Egypt) and also http://www.egypttoday.com/

    http://www.jpost.com/ (Jerusalem, Israel)

  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (British Broadcasting Corporation… leader in world news)

  
  Periodicals and Books
• Upfront
• National Geographic
• Encyclopedia of World Religions and other Media Center resources
  

• Miscellaneous Websites…

• www.giftedcenter.com (Pre-AP and Comparative Religion Links)

  http://jbe.la.psu.edu/courses/worldreligions/

• http://www.religioustolerance.org/relcomp.htm
  

DO NOT USE…

• Wikipedia
• Google News
• Yahoo News
• CNN, Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC (these are good sources at times, but not for this project)

Comparative Religion Project Instructions

Comparative Religions Project
Cooperative Group Activity

Objective: to compare two major religions of the world in various aspects and to evaluate their impact on regional and world culture
EQ: How does religion impact culture both globally and locally?

Procedure: Cooperative groups of 3 – 4 students will be assigned two major religions to compare and contrast. Using the information from the textbook, Chapter 6, students will gather information according to the areas listed below. Each student in the group will be responsible for presenting the information he has researched. The oral presentation must be accompanied by visuals, photographs, maps, etc. contained in a single power point presentation.

Requirements: contained in a three-pronged folder
 Task sheet – detailed and specific, tasks assigned according to the areas of research listed below
 Power point of VISUALS on a flash drive including:
A title slide/by line
A minimum of one interactive slide – get the class involved
Works cited: MLA style, minimum of six sources including two print
sources, one US news source, one foreign new source
 Typed script for each area to accompany power point
 Three higher level multiple choice questions (per group) with 5 descriptors handed in the day before project presentations.

Areas of research for each religion: see your book for further explanation
(see teacher blogs and web site list on student drive for resources)
 Origins & diffusion (map) see p. 194 – 201 – include history of religion
 Basic beliefs/tenants of the religion
 Calendar see. P. 205 – 207 (holidays, festivals, etc.)
 Organization of space see p. 207 - 212
Places of worship
Sacred space (burials, settlements, place names)
Administration of space
 Conflicts see p. 212 – 221 (include both historical and current conflicts)
Religion vs. politics/government
Religion vs. religion
Conflicts between different groups within each religion

Additional suggestions:
1) Remember, you are comparing and contrasting the two religions in several different areas. You must integrate your presentation. In other words, don’t have ten slides about one religion and then ten slides about the other. Draw conclusions and comparisons and evaluations about the interaction and impact of the two religions as you present the information. This is NOT a “grocery list”, but a visual essay with a thesis!!
2) Most of the power point should be visual. You will teach the content through the presentation of your script. DO NOT overload the slides with written information. Keep us interested with visuals.
3) Each person in the group must make an oral presentation of their research and is responsible for creating slides for their section of the research. All slides must be put into one power point.
4) Begin your research by reading and taking notes from your text. Your text provides the frame work for your research and presentation.

Tentative schedule:
 Wednesday 2/27 – plan, text reading/note taking
 Thursday & Friday – 2/28, 2/29 – research days (class/computer lab)
 Additional class time – To be announced
 Presentation Day – Tuesday, March 11

Attention!!

For those of you who missed this announcement I made Monday, the deadline for the culture journal has been extended to Tuesday, March 4th. Several students have been ill so I'm allowing some extra time to do this. To reward those who have diligently worked to have the journal ready by tomorrow, you will receive bonus points for handing it in on Thursday. Because of the extension, any journals handed in late will only receive partial credit. Please make sure you proofread your journal and follow ALL instructions. It should be organized and easy to read, neat and attractively presented. I'm looking forward to reading about the places you've observed.
You should have read and taken notes on chpts. 4& 5 by now. Tomorrow we will begin chapter 6 by starting on our comparative religion project. Remember, we will not have a Unit Test on these four culture chapters, but instead you will be assessed through projects and daily class activities. It is important to be here and to stay "on top of" your assignments.
I hope you enjoyed the "slang" activity today.
See you tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

Tuesday Notes

For those of you who missed today, we viewed two case studies dealing with language and culture issues. You will need to get notes from a class mate.

All of you should be finished with reading and note taking on chapter 4 and 5. Tomorrow we will do one more language activity and then begin religion. You will pick groups of 3 - 4 and begin a comparative religion project.

Reminders: AP contracts

Signed parent letters from progress reports

Parallel reading contracts

AP order and $20 fee ( dealine is March 12th)

Stay warm--

Try watching the Democratic debate tonight!

Mrs. Carley

Some More Help On Language

Hey all--I'm sorry this lab has been confusing. I've got another tip to help you finish.

After reading"Crazy English", look at the left side bar menu and click on "Global Issues".

Then click on Globalization and Languages. Read that article, and at the end of that article is the question. Below the article are the web sites to use.

At least this way, I'll be able to see who is actually checking the blog and doing their homework!

Thanks to Wilson for the heads up on this latest mistake on the lab assignment!

More reminders:

• AP contract and $


• chpt. 4 notes for those who need to show competancy in Cornell Notes


• parallel reading contracts


• school-wide parent survey

See you all tomorrow!

Mrs. Carley

Tips for Finishing the Language Lab

The college slang page for short essay #2 is not working so you can skip that one!! Also 6.1 activity is too difficult to find. (Bonus points for anyone who figures it out!)Don't say that I never gave you a freebie!!
The lab is due on Monday and the whole assignment is posted below. NO EXCUSES for not finishing it.
If you forgot your Unt II FRQ re-write the absolute deadline for finishing it and receiving partial credit is Monday.
Please show your parents the survey and return it on Monday. Also, make sure that you share your progress report with them. Report cards will be distributed in a special advisement next Friday.
Have a great week-end!
Mrs. Carley

Language and Culture Lab

Below is the lab assignment which we will work on in class. Whatever you don't finish in class will be homework which is why I'm putting this assignment out here!

It is due on Monday!

Chapter 5 – Language/Culture

EQ’s: Where are English language speakers distributed? How do languages diffuse and interact?

Lab Directions:
Go to Rubenstein (8th edition) website: http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_rubenstein_humangeo_8/20/5324/1363004.cw/index.html
Do: Thinking Spatially, Reviewing Concepts, Short Essays
*Cut and paste your answers for Reviewing Concepts and Short Essays into a Word document that you can print out. Or you can write your answers neatly on notebook paper.
*Be ready for a graded discussion on these questions Monday.

**The following web sites should help you to answer the first question in the short essay section. Remember to check your textbook for information as well.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/MED-magazine/may2005/30-New-Word-Spanglish-print.htm

http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/spanglish/book/

http://spanish.about.com/cs/historyofspanish/a/spanglish.htm

Part II
*Go to the following text book web site. http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=resource&bcsId=3139&itemId=0471679518&resourceId=7822&chapterId=24715

*Do Action Activity 6.1, 6.3, and 6.5. Print out or write out answers.

*Go back to Rubenstein text book site:
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_rubenstein_humangeo_8/0,9140,1363004-,00.html. Read the article, “Crazy English”. Using the websites listed under the article, write down five arguments in favor of a global language and five arguments against a global language.
http://www.esperanto.com/idxeng.html (a global language!)
Check it out!

WHATEVER YOU DON’T FINISH IN CLASS TODAY, YOU MUST FINISH AT HOME!!!
** Be ready for lab debriefing and discussion on Monday.

Are You Reading this Blog??

I hope so! I have posted three times this past week-end so I hope you are taking the time to check it out. I expect you to have used this extra time to do some work on your AP Human Geography projects.
What was the BIG news today? If you don't know check this out:
http://www.abcnews.com
See you tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

Attention Parents!!

Happy President's Day! I hope some of you are enjoying a day off from your normal work routine. I just wanted to specifically remind you of a few things that perhaps your student has neglected.
Please do the following ASAP:
*Read and sign the AP contract(all students taking AP classes at Sprayberry and their parents
are required to sign this).
*Read and sign your student's Parallel reading contract. They must create it themselves.
*Fill out the National AP Test order form and send it in with the $20 fee
(checks made to Sprayberry HS-deadline is March 13th)
*Ask your student about their Adopted Country Project and their Culture Journal
Thank you for your continued encouragement and support.
Mrs. Karen Carley

Culture Journal

Here is a copy of the culture journal project:
Culture Journal
Due Date: Thursday, February 28th
200 points possible

Objective: To become culturally observant of common, everyday places and events and to distinguish between folk and pop culture.

Materials: spiral notebook, pencils

Directions: For the next two weeks, write down observations, draw pictures, sketch maps, etc. of places within the sphere where you live, work, play, go to school, shop, etc.

Requirements:
Ø Written and sketched observations of 10 different places contained in a spiral notebook
* one must be your neighborhood
* one must be a mall or other shopping area
* one must be a fast food restaurant
* one must be an entertainment area (theater, bowling alley, sporting event, work out facility, etc.)
* the other six places are your choice
Ø Each entry must be dated and identified as to type of place and location.
Ø Each entry must indicate the time of observation, including starting time, finishing time, and duration.
Ø Each entry should include a sketch of the place(s) observed. Photos may be substituted for drawings if preferred.
Ø Each entry should include a summary/reflection of the experience highlighting the most interesting observations. The reflection should include comments on elements of both folk and pop culture observed at the particular place.

To qualify for a B grade, you must meet all the requirements and spend at least 10 minutes at each place and list 10 observations for each place. Observations should be varied.

Suggestions for places to observe: parks, bookstores, Wal-Mart, restaurants, churches, recreation areas, dry cleaners, Dr. or Dentist offices, shopping areas, grocery stores, schools, bus stops, museums, town squares, pet stores, phone stores, post office, parking lots, cemeteries, Target, Home Depot…..the list is endless!!

Things to watch for: flow of customers in and out, ages of people, clothing style, transportation, communication, activities, advertising, architecture, colors, natural or man-made features, interactions among people, greetings, social behavior, placement of facilities, relative location, languages spoken, evidence of folk or pop culture, foods eaten, manners, tools or technology used…..everything you see, smell, hear, taste, touch.

Hint: Take your notebook everywhere! You never know when a routine trip may turn out to be a cultural observation opportunity!

Things To Do Over the Long Week-end

Use this extra time to get caught up with your adopted country project, read in your parallel reading book, and get a good start on your culture journal. You could probably do most of the culture journal over these four days. Be sure to read over the directions and get going!! It's really fun once you get started. In addition to sketching or taking pictures of the places you observe, it would be a good idea to pick up 'momentos' of your visit such as a napkin from a fast food restauant, a menu, a ticket stub, etc. Just make sure that what you take is free and available. Please be on your best behavior and don't bother people--you can observe without being obtrusive!
Looking Ahead:
Wednesday-test corrections due, also you should have chpt. 4 read by then
Folk culture-Who are the Amish?
Thursday-finish chpt. 4, begin chpt. 5 on Language
Friday-continue Language (probably lab time)
Enjoy your extra time!
Mrs. Carley

Unit II Test Tomorrow!!

Unit II Test includes chapters 2 and 3. Please keep your pacing guide handy and put the dates on a calendar. Remember you are responsible for keeping up with textbook reading and note taking according to the pacing guide. Do not wait for me to tell you to read!! This is a college level course--as if I haven't already mentioned that a million times.
Please use all the study helps you have been given.
Bring a pencil, pen, and paper for the test tomorrow. You may want to bring your parallel reading to book to read when you finish.
Get a good night's rest!
Mrs. Carley

Late Night Reminders

Here is the link to the video we watched today about the global village.

http://www.miniature-earth.com/

You might want to share it with your family.

Remember to bring your text tomorrow. We will be reviewing for the Unit test on Thursday.

AP contracts are due now!! Please bring them in tomorrow!

Also, I will check chpt. 3 notes and those of you who didn't pass the notebook check, I will check again on Thursday.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Carley

Study Suggestions

As you prepare for your test on Thursday, I want to remind you of a few resources you may want to use.

1)Textbook web sites: Rubenstein has a 20 question multiple choice quiz for each chapter as well as a true/false quiz. Also, you may want to do the Thinking spatially activity to help review. The Kuby web site also has quizzes and vocabulary flash cards. The chapters in Kuby on Population are 3,4,5.

2)Be sure to check the generic study guide I gave you at the beginning of the semester. It lists the things you should concentrate study time on.

Most of all, don't wait until Wednesday night!!

See you all tomorrow.

Mrs. Carley

Saturday, Saturday...

I hope you all take some time to get outside and enjoy this great weather! It will clear your head and charge up your batteries!
Looking ahead:
*Monday: everyone who 'failed' to have their notebook ready or was missing work that I checked is responsible for showing it to me
Our topic for Monday is migration patterns in the United States.
Be sure to be reading chpt. 3 and taking notes if you haven't already started.
*Tuesday: our topic will be international migration patterns and refugee situations
*Wednesday: wrap-up and review Unit II ( I have morning meetings at school which will take me out of 1st & 2nd block. I will have a review packet/activity for those classes. I will be back with 4th block that day and will review with them.)





Thursday: Unit II test, 50 multiple choice, and 2 or 3 FRQ's




Enjoy the rest of your week-end!
Mrs. Carley

Aids Investigation Activity

Here is the site you need for the Aids Investigation Activity:
Reading: "Demographic Impact of AIDS" from the World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (p. 24 - 28 in the file)
www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2002/WPP2002-HIGHLIGHTSrev1.PDF

We will have about 20 minutes to finish this tomorrow so you should work on some of it tonight.
Also, remember to re-write your FRQ's if you want to improve your grade.

Please bring in AP contracts and reading contracts NOW--TOMORROW!!!

TGIF!!
Mrs. Carley

I'm still at school!!

Before I finally go home, I thought I'd put a few reminders out for you.
Please remember to register to use the text book web site if you didn't do that in class yesterday. Check out this to do list:

• read & take notes on chpt 2 & 3--I'll spot check chpt 2 on Friday
• have your notebook set up for Friday/dividers by Unit/warm-ups/general info
• (no other class should share the notebook for AP!)
• make sure you are caught up with all the assignments we have done this week
• turn in reading contract
• turn in AP contract
• watch the news
• take a "chill" break even if it's only for a few minutes

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Carley

Parallel Reading Books

You have six books to choose from. Remember to include a reading schedule and an assessment activity in your contract. Contracts should be typed and signed by both student and parent.

The due date for completion of this project is Tuesday, May 6th. Contracts are due NOW!!

Red Scarf Girl, A Memoir o the Cultural Revolution by Ji-Ji Jiang

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

Skeletons on the Zahara : A True Story of Survival by Dean King

Wild Steps of Heaven by Victor Villaseno

Travels of a T-shirt by Pietra Rivoli

Fast Food Nation by Eric Scholosser

Happy reading!!

Mrs. Carley

Information

Here are the instructions to register for the textbook web site in case you didn't complete it from school today. Also included is the web site to finish # 7 & 8 on the classroom activity. Please complete both these by Wednesday.
Instructions for Accessing the textbook web site:
register at:
http://www.phschool.com/access/index.html
1. choose our text from the covered title list (click on covered titles) Rubenstein, 9thedition
2. choose student registration
3. a registration window will open—enter the code below
SSNAST-GIGLI-LAPEL-TENON-ANETO-DENSE (1st 50 students – Carley)
Or
SSNAST-CLVII-LAPEL-TENON-LENTO-HEARD (2nd 50 students – Lancee)
4. provide your school zip code - 30066 – and country
5. next page, complete your personal information and school information
2525 Sandy Plains Rd. , Marietta, GA , Cobb county
6. create your user name, password and security question
Once you have completed the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to the website where you can log in using the username and password you created. Check out all of the study helps and review activities!

Link for completing question # ‘s 7 & 8 on the Population Growth Rate—The Basics Activity:
www.worldbank.org/depweb/index.html

Tomorrow is early release day. Use the extra time to catch up on textbook reading, adopted country project, or anything else you need to work on.
Mrs. Carley

Monday Memo

Tomorrow you will need to turn in your parallel reading contract. It should be typed and include a plan for proving to me that you read the book--sort of a "show and tell" on your book. Finish the Kuby reading. Remember you can access the book on-line using the link at the botton of
this page.Be ready to "WOW" me with your knowledge on population issues around the world!
Mrs. Carley

Web sites for the Population Activity

Here are the sites to finish the population investigation activity. Remember that EVERYONE must have this done by tomorrow--NO EXCUSES!!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/

http://www.prb.org/DataFind/datafinder7.htm

Here is the site to find population pyramids for your adopted country:

http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbpyr.html

Follow all directions carefully and be ready to discuss the questions in Step Four.

Mrs. Carley

Choose Your Adopted Country!

Check out the following web site for information on your adopted country.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
Remember to choose a country with .7 or below HDI.

Attention parents! Tomorrow night is Open House for spring semester. You will have about 10 minutes in each class. Also, you can register for I-Parent in the Media Center if you haven't already. It is a convenient way to keep up with your student's grades and to access other information and resources.
I hope to see you tomorrow!
Mrs. Carley

Unit I Test Tomorrow!!

Tomorrow is our first Unit Test. Please refer to your generic study guide, the vocab list, the basic concept review activity, and your Cornell notes to help you focus your study time. If you weren't in class today, we reviewed. We didn't receive any new information. You will be expected to take the test tomorrow.
Please turn in your AP contract! The money and registration for the AP Test is due by March 13th, but I will take it any time.
Parents: please ask to see the letter sent home today about the recent tragic accident resulting in the death of one of our senior students at Sprayberry.
Also, remember that Thursday night is open house. I hope to see many of you here!
Mrs. Carley

Looking Ahead

Some of you didn't hand in your maps with the lab. If you didn't have them printed out, please make sure you hand them in on Monday. I will "spot" check your Cornell notes on Monday so please bring them to class. We will review on Monday for the Unit 1 test on Tuesday. I hope you have begun to study for the test by reviewing your notes and working on the vocabulary. I suggest that you go through the vocabulary list that I gave you and make sure you know all the words. Look up the ones you don't know and write out the definition or make flash cards or draw pictures if that helps you to remember what the word means. Also, the basic concept review sheet is a study guide of important concepts. I suggest you look each of those up and write down an example of each. You have several study helps so USE THEM!!

Enjoy the rest of your week-end. Try watching the news. Who won the South Carolina Democratic Primary?

See you Monday!

Mrs. Carley

Reminders!

Tomorrow is spirit day so wear your black and gold. We have a pep rally at the end of the day, and basketball against Pope at night.

For class tomorrow: have the rest of the Cornell notes for chapter 1 ready for me to check, finish the Kuby lab, and be ready to discuss it. Start reviewing for the unit test on Tuesday. Check the generic study guide to help you know how to study. We'll do some review in class, but don't count on that to be your study time!

Many of you haven't turned in your AP contracts. Please do that ASAP. The registration and $20 test fee is due in March, but I will take it any time.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Carley

Tuesday Updates

Just a few reminders for those of you who are checking the blog! Finish editing/grading your globalization paragraph. Bring it tomorrow and we will peer edit. I will check CORNELL notes again on Friday. Be sure you have all of chapter 1 finished by then.
Watch the news tonight and "wow" me with a great story tomorrow.
It's black and white dress-up day tomorrow. I'm not sure what that means, but go for it!

ATTENTION PARENTS! Ask to see the information sheet on the 9th,10th grade parent evening this Thursday, January 24th at Sprayberry.

See you all tomorrow.
Mrs. Carley

Check out this video from the "Today Show"

Cool stuff--watch it!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/22766896#22766896

Mrs. Carley