Thursday, September 29, 2016

Close the Gap. Lead by Example (Day 148-146)

Image result for lead by example1. Do Now:

  • Binder Out-- open to reading log
  • Agenda Out- write down homework
  • Book Out
2. Separate into two groups
-Have NOT finished Trial 2 retake form: 
  • Stay in the class and work.

-HAVE finished Trial 2 retake form: 
  • Break into study group and compare answers. Then, you may watch the following documentary:
    • Inside 9/11: Zero Hour
      • Three things to keep in mind about this video:
        • This documentary has live footage of the events, some of it graphic and shocking.
        • This documentary includes personal interviews and survivor accounts which piece together anecdotal evidence of the events.
        • This documentary was written by Americans, for Americans. It is biased and sometimes stereotypes/generalizes Muslims and Middle Eastern people. It is also a fantastic window into the post-9/11 opinions/reactions of the American people.
        • This is video 1 of 4.

Homework:
  • Read Jedi, Read!
  • North America Map
  • Complete Trial 2 Retake Form--> Due Monday. If it is incomplete, you will receive an Academic detention aka Guardians of the F.O.R.C.E.
  • Above and Beyond: Watch Inside 9/11: Zero Hour


Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Globalization and the Events that lead to 9/11 (Day 149- Period 2 only)

Image result for negative effects of globalization comic


Standards
:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information. AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY III. Cultural Patterns and Processes: The Forces of Globalization challenge contemporary political territorial arrangements.

Objective:

Students will be able to cite evidence of the role globalization played in 9/11.



Image result for mcworld vs jihad
1. DO NOW:
  • Books/Planner/Notebook out on desk.
  • Write Homework in Planner
  • Turn in tab open to Reading Log
  • DO NOW: Take a look at the following image. What symbols can you find embedded in this image? What do you think this image is trying to convey? Who is the image directed at? Is it positive or negative? 
    • If you finish early, you may choose to own your education by doing one of the following:
      • Practice vocabulary
      • Practice geography on your whiteboards
      • Check out a new book on my laptop
      • Read your book
        • Talking is not an option.
2. Turn and Talk
3. Whole Group Share: 3 students using random #s.
4. Globalization and the Events that lead to 9/11-- annotate, analyze, cite evidence.
  • Whole Group
  • Then, you may choose to work independently or with a partner.
    • Raffle tickets to students who find opportunities to challenge the images, text, or question me analytically!
5. Exit Slip: What role did globalization play in 9/11? Cite evidence from your text. Does this change how you view the image from our DO NOW? Explain.

Homework

  • Read, Jedi! Read!
  • Complete Globalization and the Events that lead to 9/11 Packet



Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Trial 2 Retake Form (Day 150-149) P1 and 3-5

Do Now:

  • Get out reading log
  • Write down homework in planner.

1. Go over Trial Retake Form.
2. Class vote: 9/11 documentary vs Trial Retakes

Homework:
  • Read, Jedi. Read!
  • Finish Trial Retake Form. Due next period.

Monday, September 26, 2016

1-on-1 Check in (Day 151)

Do Now:
-Reading logs
-Write homework in Planner
-Stamps

1. Finish scoring Trial 2
2. Reading Log Check in
3. Grades Check in

Homework:

  • Read Jedi, Read!
  • Study for Trial 2 retake!


Thursday, September 22, 2016

Grade Trial 2 (Day 153-152 )

Do Now:

  • Books out
  • Flashcards out
  • 9/11 Report Annotations and Cornell notes Out
  • Reading Log Stamps
  • Write down homework in Planner
  • Planner Check (or 10$)

1. 30 min to work on Flashcards or the anotations/cornell notes for The 9/11 Commision Report: Executive Summary

2. Grade Trial 2 (P1 & P2)

Homework:

1. Read, Jedi, Read!
2. Study for Trial 2 Retake
3. Unit 2 Vocab 13-18-- include examples and pictures that you can associate with the word. See example-->


  • 13. Islam: A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
  • 14. sect: A religious group that has distinctive teachings & doctrines; belong to a larger group. For example,  Within Islam, there are two main sects, Sunni and Shiite.
  • 15. Sharia Law: Islamic laws taken from the Qu'ran (the holy Book of Islam); often interpreted differently by different groups.
  • 16.  Shiite/Shia: (Minority) A branch of Islam whose members believe that "descendants of Ali should be true rulers of Islam." This group is the minority, but are the majority in Iran and areas of Iraq
  • 17. Sunni: (Majority) A branch of Islam whose members believe that because Muhammad did not appoint a leader to follow him, Muslims should be led by an elected/appointed religious leader who demonstrates that he is a knowledgeable and pious muslim.
  • 18.  Caliphate: An Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader


Intro to 911 (Day 155-154)

Do Now:

  • Books out
  • Flashcards out
  • Reading Log Stamps
  • Write down homework in Planner
  • Planner Check or 10$

1. 30 min more for Trial 2

2. Get out a piece of paper

  • Title: Do Now | Unit 2 Introduction
  • Write one paragraph explaining what you think the phrase "One man's terrorist, is another man's freedom fighter" means?

3. Read and Annotate 9/11 Commision Report: Executive Summary

4. Cornell Notes for the 9/11 Commision Report: Executive Summary

Homework:

1. Read, Jedi, Read!
2. Finish annotations/cornell notes for  9/11 Commision Report: Executive Summary
3. Unit 2 Vocab

  • 7. Post 9/11 U.S. Domestic Policy- US PATRIOT ACT:  Congressional approval of the US PATRIOT ACT gave FBI the power to tap phones, track internet usage, and secretly search a "suspect's" home or office.
  • 8. US PATRIOT Act Controversy: 
    • invasion of privacy
    • unconstitutional, took away rights
    • could be used to pursue people outside of terrorism
    • criteria for becoming a suspect was loose and open to interpretation
  • 9. Post 9/11 U.S. Domestic Policy- HOMELAND SECURITY: U.S. government department created by the Bush administration after the attacks of September 11, 2001, to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States and reduce the country's vulnerability to terrorism.
  • 10. Post 9/11 Foreign Policy -WAR ON TERROR: 
    • Shifted response to terrorism from a criminal act to a war crime.
    • Created the department of Homeland Security to take lead on all things related to US public security
    • Congress gave Bush permission to use force on whoever did it
    • Resulted in the military pursuit of Al-Qaeda cells all over the world, with/without permission of countries they were operating in
  • 11. Post 9/11 Foreign Policy- BUSH DOCTRINE: The U.S. foreign policy adopted by the Bush administration in 2001 that asserts America's right to attack any nation that has weapons of mass destruction that we believe might be used against U.S. at home or abroad.
  • 12. Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: A U.S. prison camp located in Cuba to "detain extraordinarily dangerous people", interrogate and prosecute detainees (both civilian and military) for war crimes. It has been called unjust because the military acts as interrogators, prosecutor, defense counsel, judge, and executioners. It does not follow US law, but it is not on U.S. soil--- so it does not have to. Violates a number of human rights laws.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Level UP: Trial 2 (Day 156)

1. Do Now:
  • Get out book/Turn in Week 6 Reading Logs
  • Write homework in Planner (copy vocab if you do not have internet at home)
  • Stamps
2. Finish Trial 2

Homework:

1. Read, Jedi, Read!
2. Unit 2 Vocab
  1. Sovereignty: The right of a country to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other countries. 
  2. Imperialism: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  3. Transnational: transnational operating in at least two countries.
  4. Islam: A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.
  5. Extremist Islam: Extremist beliefs that the Quran is the ultimate decider over political and social life. Uses violence in the name of Jihad and create rifts between Muslim and between countries. 
  6. 9/11: Terrorist attack on United States by Al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden. The terrorist group hijacked 4 passenger planes and crashed them into:
    • 1. World Trade Center tower; 
    • 2. World Trade Center tower; 
    • 3. Pentagon 
    • 4. Likely attempted the White House, but the plane was brought down by passengers in a Pennsylvania field