Parents and Students,
Welcome back to school and happy new year! I hope your break was restful and enjoyable. During the month of January we will hit the ground running in both the World History and World Geography and Religions classes. As a reminder, the first semester ends on Friday, January 13th. In World History, students continue studying the Industrial Revolution with a focus on new technology impacted labor, economic theories, social organization, political systems, and daily life. Students will conduct a wide variety of activities to explore these topics including a collective bargaining simulation, a "museum tour" of working conditions during the 1800s, and analysis of primary and secondary sources related to capitalism and socialism. Towards the end of the unit each class will conduct a structured academic controversy activity in which students will work in groups to determine and argue if the Industrial Revolution was a positive or negative development in human history. The unit assessment takes place on January 26 (A Day) and January 27 (B Day). The World Geography and Religions students begin a unit focuses on the physical and human geography of Northern Eurasia, as well as, the beliefs, rituals, practices, and history of Judaism. During the first half of the unit, students will execute the research process on a topic of their choice related to Northern Eurasia. I am excited by the students' initial project ideas which include the political history of Russia, the role of censorship in the modern Russian political system, economic difficulties in former Soviet republics, the efficacy of Russian democracy, ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and many others! Students will then conduct a second inquiry-based project concerning specific economic and environmental challenges to the region. The second half of the unit will focus on Judaism and includes a two seminars concerning the course text, analysis of primary sources, and (hopefully) a guest speaker. The unit test takes place on February 6th. Finally, I have updated my class policy concerning late work. I now accept late work from each unit prior to unit assessment. Students who are turning in late work must continue to submit it through Google Classroom and email it to me [email protected]. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns!
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