Today's discussion will be on defining what a state is and the various types of boundaries that define the territory within a state.
Link to today's presentation on Boundaries & the Shape of Political States Students will participate in a Socratic Discussion about regions seeking autonomy-- this is based on last week's webquest.
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Today we will go over the Summative MCQ results; then you spend the rest of class working on a webquest that introduces you to some of the topics and concepts of Unit 4: Political Organization of Space. The document with instructions for the webquest is in your APHG Drop Folder. Please submit a link to this via the Google Form link provided on the document. There are a couple of questions you need to answer on the Google Form as well.
This webquest will help you prepare for a Socratic Discussion next class on the topics of discrepancies on the number of states (countries), territorial disputes, and political movements to push for political autonomy and form new states. Neighborhood Geographer - link to student presentations:
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Today we will be looking briefly at religion.
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Today you will complete a formative FRQ on CH. 4 (Pop and folk/local culture). Afterwards we will begin to look at Chapter 6: Languages. Helpful resources for today's lecture on Languages: Unit 3, CH. 6 Languages - Overview & Lecture Slides The second languages of every part of the world (Business insider) Quizlet Vocab - Language (66 terms) Quizlet Vocab - Rubenstein CH. 5 - Languages Quizlet Vocab - Fouberg/Woods CH. 6 - Languages (short list)
After today's formative MCQ on Folk & Pop Culture, you will participate in a simulation called "Candy Culture" in which you will be expected to follow your cultural norms while trying to interact with diverse cultures. Afterwards, we will discuss the experience and then watch the TEDTalk "Danger of a Single Story". We will wrap up today's class with a quick look at cultural appropriation, especially with regards to Halloween costumes. HALLOWEEN PSA ON CULTURAL APPROPRIATION Cultural Appropriation at Halloween: Teen Vogue "My Culture is Not a Costume" (video & article) HW: Read Fouberg CH. 5 (also look at Rubenstein CH. 7)-- both topics relate to gender, sexuality & identityToday, we will start with a Gallery Walk of students' Cultural Identity presentations (developed last class). Afterwards, we will continue with CH. 4 overview (presentation) in looking at why the distribution of folk and pop culture is uneven and the sustainability of folk culture--is it in danger of disappearing due to factors such as urbanization, globalization, and modernization? Helpful Resources for Today's Class: CH. 4 Folk & Pop Culture Overview (Google Slides) Culture Foods - Korean Octopus video (watch if you can handle seeing people eat live octopus) 18 More Bizarre Foods (best video) 11 Strangest Foods From Around the World (need a strong stomach for this) HW: Study vocab for formative mcq; |
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