December
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December
15
No tutoring this week!
December
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Benchmark #2 Tomorrow
We will take our 2nd Common Formative Assessment tomorrow. This assessment will cover the history, governments and economics of Europe. Please use your study guide and notes along with resources with in the blog to prepare.
HISTORY
Rise of Nazism (On Level Version)
Treaty of V and World Wide Depression
GOVERNMENT
Understanding Government with Pop Culture
How Governments Determine Citizen Participation
Who Rules- Interactive Government Review
government—citizen-participation-chart-answers-1
european_government_comparison_reading_and_chart
ECONOMICS
December
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Thursday-December 10, 2015
Today we learned about Trade Barriers and voluntary trade. If you were absent please see the resources below.
Periods 1, 4 and 5
Trade Barriers (Europe) PowerPoint
Trade Barriers Graphic Organizer
Period 2
December
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Wednesday- December 10, 2015
Today we continued to learn about economic systems. Students took the Economic Systems Check for Understanding to determine their strengths. Based upon their performance they are required to complete a tiered task. Please see Mr. Brown the assignment.
Task 1 – 53% and below
Task 2- 60-75%
Task 3- 80%-100%
December
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Tutoring
December
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Tuesday- December 8, 2015
Today we began learning about economic systems.
Essential Question: How do market, command and traditional economies answer the questions of: (1) What to produce? (2) How to produce and (3) For whom to produce.
Please use the resources below to help learn about economics:
Economics Systems (Short Version)
December
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Tuesday- December 1, 2015
Essential Questions:
How do government distribute power? How do citizens participate in their government.
Today, students learned how unitary, federal and confederate types of governments distribute power. Additionally, students learned how citizens participate in autocratic, oligarchic and democratic forms of government. If you were absent please use the resources below.
Homework: Complete a Frayer model, flash cards or any type of word map using the following words: (Due Wednesday for Periods 1, 2 and 4 and Thursday for period 5)
1. autocracy 2. oligarchy 3. democracy 4. republic 5. dictatorship 6. theocracy 7. communism 8. constitutional monarchy 9. absolute monarchy
You must include word, definition, picture and sentence.
Due: Government Math Wednesday for Period 5 and Thursday for Periods 1, 2 and 4
Use the following resources to help learn more about governments!
Government- Citizen Participation Examples
December
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