Week of 011215

Due - Detail

0113 T - finish first station unless it was started in your notebook
0114 W - finish Three stations complete (+1 option on up to 2 assignments)
0115 Th - finish Four stations complete (no plus option)
0116 F - finish all stations complete.


5 STATIONS:
In class, start stations:

1. Controversial topic research - a controversial topic has two sides of the argument, both of which can be supported by competing amounts of evidence. Some topics are no longer considered controversial - they may have been resolved historically, or now have overwhelming evidence and support for one side of the argument.

• find three controversial topics that you are interested in
• for each topic, write a brief explanation of the issue and explain both sides of the argument
• write this assignment on a separate sheet of notebook paper by hand

2. Map Assignment - group specific map (template: A - Central Asia or B - Africa to India)

1. Expansion of the Islamic Caliphate to 750 source here
2. Islamic States in 1550 CE source here
3. Islamic States in 1900 CE source here
4. Islamic States in 1100 CE eastern half combine with Western half source
5. The decline of the Ottoman Empire  - use target map C

3. Write a poem - 12 lines, form is up to the writer - use 3 pairs of your beginning and end lines from last week's assignment.

4. Journal (200 word min, in notebook) - Compare your life to three people from the list below:

• a parent or older relative
• an inmate at San Quentin
• a teenager from a very rich or very poor family
• a person that lives in a big city, a farm, or a forest
• a person that has never lived in the same place for very long, or travels for a living

5. Thesis Worksheet

011315 - Work on any station work for up to 30 minutes for HW