HW due Friday - Finish all station work and study for Asia Map quiz

Here is another blank East Asia Map

Timeline directions - due next Wednesday, 040412

Timeline directions and a sample rubric handout

Chinese symbols and designs website - use these to fill space or add design motifs to your timeline

Some websites to help you write your original event descriptions:

Timeline of Chinese History and Dynasties

Timeline

Wikipedia - Timeline of Chinese History

SS7 notes - Intro to traditional Chinese Beliefs

Here are the notes from today.

Stations this week starting 0326. Most work due 0330

Stations are as follows:
All due Friday, 0330
1. Isearch Presentation and Printout (save to Google) 20 points
1a. create a new document and cut and paste the following elements from your Isearch and Interview documents:
1.a.i. Introduction
1.a.ii. Best Argument and best piece of evidence to support that argument
1.a.iii. The argument against your position and why this argument does not work.
1.a.iv. Who did you interview and two things you learned from the interviewee.

2. Outsiders - Read through Chapter 5 and take notes

3. Timeline notes - 30 total - date and title of event - 3 min events in 9 categories, and 1 min in the last two categories. Use the text, classroom resources and the internet.

Handouts - Note Chart and China Unit Q/A (first part of study guide)

4. Read SS Ch 17 - Illustrated six panel pencil sketch with 15 - 25 word captions each of 6 details from the chapter.
5. China Political Map - Map and directions here

Also, last Friday with the substitute teacher - complete if you were absent:

Journal - How did the skills of brush painting relate to a sport, hobby or skill you are very good at? Explain how practice has helped you improve. Tell a real story about this.

You must post your typed assignments to Google

In order to earn credit for your typed assignments, you must post the work in your shared LASS7 collection.
These are the assignments that must be posted to earn credit:
Final Isearch
Final Story 1
Interview write up

See you Monday...

Today in class, due this week...

Today, we took the Chapter 16 pop quiz, worth 7 points. The curve was set at 6 after grading Core 2's quizzes. If you were absent on Monday, you will take this quiz upon your return.

We also took some introductory notes on China. We followed these up with some videos about some features of Chinese culture.

Due this week:
1. EQ 16 - originally due today, will be due Tuesday, 032012
2. Story Draft 3 - due 032012 -  typed, double spaced, copy in class and saved to Google docs - base your corrections on lower marks in any area given during peer editing last Thursday. Focus on your lower rubric scores and try to improve those areas the most. Read your paper out loud a couple of times and various errors will be more obvious.

3. Interview writeup due 032112. Refer to the previous blog entry for details.

Thurday Night HW and the Interview

Due Monday, 3/19 -
Read SS Ch16
Write 3 EQ - Question and 3 points min for draft answer
Study for Pop Quiz - 5 fill in the blank questions.

Due Wednesday, 3/21 -
Interview typed
You must complete your interview this weekend.

The typed interview follows the progression from personal questions to opinions about the issue. Almost all students have written specific questions for their intended interviewee. Students may need to shift their questions in the course of the interview to get their target information answered as much as possible.

The following questions are sample questions that show the preferred progression of questions:

1. Profession - title, education needed, where employed, how long. In what ways do they like their job.
2. Professional involvement with issue - how does the issue effect your job. Were you trained to handle this issue. Do you know people in your profession that have dealt with this issue? Can you relate a story about this issue professionally?
3. What is your personal opinion about this issue. What are the pros and cons of the issue for you? Is the state of affairs surrounding this issue the best way of dealing with this issue in your profession?

Therefore, you will type up the interview with the following format:
5 paragraphs 1 -1/2 to 2 - 1/2 pages long:

1. Introduction - who is being interviewed and the issue that will be covered.
2. Personal professional background.
3. How this issue affects their profession.
4. What they feel about this issue personally.
5. Conclusion.

Use quotes sparingly and only to illustrate decisive ideas and well worded twists on the issue.
This is NOT a Q/A list of questions and answers.

See you Monday,

Mr. R