Thursday - Dec. 1, 2016

 5 Children - 5 Religions

Make  Venn Diagram at your table to compare 2 of the children in the video. Make sure you include 2 things in each section of your circles.

 

 

 

POWERPOINT TIME  

 

220 × 220 - amazon.com

Write down one thing you learned today about religion.

 

 

Nov. 29, 2016 - Tuesday
Religions

According to the video, what is the oldest world religion?  The oldest world religion is ___________.

Which religion spread the fastest?  

Why did Christianity spread to the "New World" and Southern Africa?

What is the second religion that is found in a small part of South America?

The Geography of Religions: The Basics of the Big 6

What is the biggest religion in the world by members?

Which religion has been followed the longest?

In your opinion which of the major religions is the most different than the others?

What are two things that all the religions share in common?  

Nov. 28, 2016 - Monday

Political Cartoons

RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

What are your religious persuasions?  Click here to find out!



Answer the questions and write a paragraph or two overview of one of your top 5 religions and what are the major tenets/beliefs of said religion.  Submit it as a Google Doc.

Tuesday - Nov. 15, 2016




KAHOOT TIME!

Monday - Nov. 14, 2016




What is this chart showing us?  This chart is showing us ___________________.

What are two similarities you see in the chart?

What are two differences you see in the chart?  



Group Projects Work Time.  How is your project progressing?  What do you have left to do?  Do you have all your pictures?  Where could you add more images?  How are your graphs coming along?  What questions do you have for your teachers?

What is one question you have about the quiz on Wednesday?

Tuesday - Nov. 8



"Canadian Bacon"

What does bilingual mean to you?  Bilingual means ________________.

How does speaking two languages impact the concept of "lingua franca"?

We will read the article, "English as the Global Lingua Franca of the Future", and work through its meaning together.  

Questions to think about:

• Who is the Author?
• Who is he writing this article for?
• What is the primary argument in the text?
• What do you think the future holds for the English Language?

Do you think English is the current lingua franca?  Why or why not?  I think __________ because ________.

Do you believe this might change over the next 100 years?  

Monday - Nov. 7, 2016

CNN News - Elections



Who do you think will win tomorrow?


Will this affect your future? Why or why not?


APHG LANGAUGE EXERCISE

Dialect:  A form of language peculiar to a specific region
Pidgin:  A simplified version of a language
Creole:  A mother tongue formed from the contact of two different languages



Show of hands:  Who speaks only one language?  Who speaks more than 2 languages?  What language do your grandparents speak?  

Thursday - Nov. 3

Get out your computers and let's do a map exploration!!!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/59646/25-maps-describe-america

What two maps surprised you the most?  Why?  The two maps that surprised me the most were _______ and ___________ because _________________.

Do you agree with the most iconic soft drink and restaurant chain for Colorado?  Why or why not?  I _________ because _____________.

Which map do you think shows the culture of America best?  Why?



Working with a partner explore the chapter resources and answer the questions about Food and Culture.



What does food tell us about our culture?

What do you think are the primary factors that influence food intake and alcohol consumption?

Wed. - Nov. 2



Does this photo depict Pop or Folk Culture? How so? This photo depicts ___________ because _____________.

Is this photo less than or more than a year old? What evidence supports this? This photo is ______________ due to __________.

Where is this place? What evidence do you see that might tell you where this is? This place is _______________ . The evidence I see is __________.

Could this be one or many places? Why do you think that? I think it __________________.



Fill in the Cultural Aspects Chart from the Board in your Journals.

What is assimilation?  Assimilation is _____________________.

  

"Windshield Geographers"  project.  Do you understand the project and what is expected of you and your group?

Tuesday - Nov. 1, 2016

Graveyards to Favorite Toys.  Culture is Everywhere!

Visit the above website to look at how toys are part of our cultural background.

1.  What similarities between toys did you notice?  I noticed that ____________________ were similar.

2.  What differences do you observe?  The differences I see are ____________________.

3.  What can toys show us about the culture of a region or the world?  Toys show us that culture ________________________.

Oh My God, Another PowerPoint.  It's okay, I'll try and make it less painful.  Turn and talk time!

What is the difference between pop and folk culture?  The difference between pop and folk culture is ___________________.

How do you identify cultural traits?  I identify cultural traits by ____________________.