Day 3

You should spend today getting most of your research done. Remember to answer the research questions in complete sentences. You should use almost all the lines for each question! Also, make sure that you WRITE DOWN THE WEBSITE IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY SECTION!!!!

Your research is due by the end of class tomorrow!!!!

Have fun! Work hard!

Day 2

Yesterday we started looking at ways to make this world awesome! Today we are going to finish our discussion and start working on our last project!

DO NOW: Answer the following questions individually
1. Why do we act differently when we see a student who needs help and someone on the street who needs help?
2. List 2 people that you learned about on Wednesday and what they did to change the world
3. What do these people have in common?

CLASSWORK: Finish up Intro to Project and then go through Change the World Project Logistics in eBackpack

HOMEWORK: none

Day 1

Yeseterday we had a great time at our museum night. We have a few weeks left and one last project to work on. Today we are going to begin looking at why we are doing this project.

DO NOW: Look at the picture on the board and answer the question.

CLASSWORK: Intro to Project in "Change the World Project" in eBackpack.

HOMEWORK: none

Culture Project Workday #1

Mari mari! (Hello from the biobio region of Chile where they speak Mapudungun)

Today is your first workday for the Create Your Own Culture Project. These first few days are extremely important because this is where you create the history of your culture and the basis for what type of culture you are going to create.

DO NOW: No DO NOW. Get right to work!

CLASSWORK: work on your Culture Project Packet. Part 1 is due at the end of class on Tuesday!

HOMEWORK: none

Create Your Own Culture Project

mbaé’chepa! (Hello! From Paraguay where many people speak the indigineous language of Guarani!)

Today we start working on our large 3^rd Trimester project. This project is going to take a long amount of time and energy (about 3 weeks!).

DO NOW: Make a list of your three favorite countries/cultures that you learned about this year. For each culture, list 1 reason why they are your favorite.

CLASSWORK: We will learn about our upcoming Create Your Own Culture Project.

HOMEWORK: none

Review Day 2

Today is our last day of review before we take out Final Americas Test.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions:
1. List one way that each group influenced the Latin American culture today
- Europeans
- Africans
- Native Americans(Maya, Inca, Aztec)

CLASSWORK: Jeopardy

HOMEWORK: Study for Test TOMORROW

Review Day 1

Fa waka? (What’s Up? From the country of Suriname where they speak Sranantongo)

We are going to have our final test of the year on Wednesday. But before we do that, we need to study!

DO NOW: Answer the following questions:
1. Give 2 reasons why Maya, Aztec, and Inca priests are different than European priests
2. What are 2 ways the Maya and Aztec are different?
3. What are 2 ways the Maya and Aztec are the same?

CLASSWORK: Word Wrangle

HOMEWORK: STUDY! TEST ON WEDNESDAY

FOOD DAY!!!!!!

mbaé’chepa! (Hello! From Paraguay where many people speak the indigineous language of Guarani!)

Today is your last workday with your partner to create the cookbook for your assigned country. But before we start we need to get our FOOD!!!!!!

DO NOW: With your partner, get ready to discuss how you will tell us about your dish. You must say: What it is? What it is made of?

CLASSWORK: Partners will present their food to the class. What is it? What is it made of?

Then, Work Time. Project is due at the end of class!

HOMEWORK: Start to study. Test on Wednesday

Latin America Cookbook Project Work Day #1

Waah gwan? ("What’s Up?" From Jamaican Creole, or Patois.)

Today is your first workday with your partner to create the cookbook for your assigned country. After you complete your DO NOW, get right to work

CLASSWORK: Work Time

HOMEWORK: Work on Project

Latin America Cookbook Project

Ola'! (Hello! from the Portuguese speakers of Brazil. Brazil was colonized by the Portuguese, so it is their main language.)

We have spent the past couple days learning about what the Americas current culture is and why. Today we are going to start a project that will give you a chance to look more closely at 1 country and its culture.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions independently
1. List 2 reasons the Europeans came to the Americas
2. How are the priests of the Maya different than the priests of the Europeans?
3. Why did many civil wars start in the Americas after they gained independence?

CLASSWORK: Open the Latin American Cookbook Project sheet in eBackpack. We will go through how the project will work.

HOMEWORK: Begin to work on research for your project.