Study for Quiz-- Ch. 9; 2

Study for your quiz tonight.

It will be 10 questions on Chapter 9, section 2.

Good Luck tomorrow!

Unique Proverb

Here are your options for the proverb assignment tonight:

Keep in mind that a unique proverb would be one that wouldn't normally be found in multiple cultures.

1. Find a unique American proverb. Why is it unique?

2. Find a unique proverb for your ethnic background. Why is it unique?

OR

3. Find a unique proverb for some culture you are interested in. Why is it unique?

HINT: There are many books devoted just to proverbs. Be careful though, most of them are collections of many countries-- not just English ones. Also, there are culture-specific collections as well (ie: Irish, etc)

You could try this link if you like: http://creativeproverbs.com/cp-index.htm

DUE: TOMORROW

Vocab sheet

1. Finish all class work.

2. The vocab sheet (put in spiral) is homework due tomorrow.

Bring all tomorrow.

Ch 2 (all sections)

Please read Chapter 2 (all sections) tonight.

When you find something new you didn't know before AND it was interesting to you , please write it in the L section of your KWL chart.

Then, complete the following activities in your spiral on a new page:

a) complete the task titled TAKING NOTES at the top of p. 36 (put it on a page of your spiral).
b) answer both questions in the MAP MASTER skill activity section on p. 37 (also in spiral).

Pillars/Poetry

1. Finish the pillars/poetry handout. Make sure you complete Part II #1 (poem) by tomorrow.

2. Define: mysticism and mystic

Due: Tomorrow...

Mosque HW

• Finish reading mosque handout.
• Try to complete the "Mosque Treasure Hunt" (first two columns, not the third) tonight.
• We will fill in third box tomorrow.

Ch. 1, Section 3

• Finish handouts.
• Quiz first thing tomorrow.

HW this week (12/18-12/22)

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1. Due Tuesday: Read handout "An Introduction to Islam". Answer these questions in your spiral:

• a. What new things did you learn? (minimum of 5 new things)
• b. What is interesting to you? (minimum of 3 interesting items)
• c. What questions do you have? (minimum of 3 questions)
• d. What did you learn that you previously thought was not true about Islam?

2. Due Wednesday: Re-read Chapter 1, section 2...be prepared to discuss in class.

3. For Thursday: Study for quiz. Quiz topics include: Arabian geography; Muhammad's life/call; Islamic beliefs; Five pillars of Islam.

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No HW over break! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Islam info

1. In spiral, please describe what things were surprising to you about the mapping activity you just completed (we just began talking about this in class) and why.

2. Go to the following link and explore just that one page (top to bottom). What did you learn in one page of the portal? What was interesting? Surprising? Why? [please do not go to other pages, stay on this one only-- for purposes of the assignment...of course you may look at other items on your own].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Islam

ok no weekend hw

Ok, I decided against the small weekend assignment.

So have fun! :)

Ch. 1; Section 2

1. Read Ch. 1 section 2 (Islam) in your text.

2. Read/answer questions from handout.

3. Prep for quiz on this assignment (quiz tomorrow).

PJ#7-- Silk Road Merchant

1. Go to your next stop on your map.

2. For that place, please find 3 pictures showing any major geographical features (landmarks, landforms, etc). Paste/Label them in your PJ.

3. Find a historical building from that place (church, mosque, government building, palace, etc) and paste a picture of it in your PJ (label please).

4. Write a journal entry about your new stop. Do you like it? What do you like about it? why?

5. Write another entry in which you are in the historical building (sightseeing) when you happen to run into a merchant from the Silk Road in China. This merchant thinks that it is still around 500 CE. What do you tell him? What does he tell you? Describe the meeting and discussion.

NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO START THIS TONIGHT-- WE WILL WORK ON IT IN CLASS TOMORROW.

Ancient China HW + Finish PJ

Please finish the PJ assignment due for tomorrow.

Please click on the link below. Explore and discover what's happening in Ancient China.

Write about 5 things you didn't already know about China. Also write about 5 things that you find very interesting about China. These should be different than the things you didn't know.

Ancient China Link

DUE: Tomorrow...there will be NO hw over the holiday. Happy Turkey Day!

Weekend HW

Now that you are familiar with Hinduism and Buddhism, please explore the following link (a timeline of Indian history):

http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/timeline/timeline.htm

Answer these questions in your spiral:

1. Click on a few hyperlinked items between the years 0-1500 CE/AD. What were some of the things going on in India at this time?

3. What do you find interesting or surprising? Why?

Buddhism HW

1. Please finish answering the question you began in class: What would you give everything up (family, material possessions, pets, etc) for? Why? Or conversely, why could you not do this?

2. Please read the handout you were given in class (begin on p. 205-- Buddhism).

3. In your spirals, complete the following tasks:

A) Critical Thinking question # 3 on page 208 of handout (Compare/contrast)
B) What do YOU think makes a person both free AND happy? Why?
C) How is Buddhism DIFFERENT from Hinduism?

B & C SHOULD BE PARAGRAPH ANSWERS IN YOUR SPIRALS.

Hinduism HW

I gave you the wrong number of how many Hindus there are in the world today-- there are closer to 1 billion Hindus today! (Tomorrow I will update your list of numbers-- as population grows so does the number of people in the various religions)

Please visit the link below to see where Hindus live in the world today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_by_country

1. What part/s of the world have the most Hindus?

2. Are there Hindus in our country? How many?

3. What are the top ten places in the world where Hindus live?

4. Is anything surprising to you about this? Why?

Weekend HW

1. Read the handout from The Upanishads very closely.

2. Paraphrase each paragraph (in your own words) in the blank space next to the paragraph.

3. So what similarities to things you have seen/heard/believe do you notice? (You may make a list on the page or your spiral).

4. What is your overall impression of the readings? (like/dislike/cool/etc) Full paragraph answer or more please.

DUE: MONDAY

Due Friday

1. Please visit the following links on Mohenjodaro and Harappa.

2. Explore the links. Look at photos with explanations.

3. Print/copy 5 photos that you found very interesting/intriguing or surprising.

4. Paste/tape them into your spirals and please explain in a paragraph beneath each photo what it is and why you found it interesting/intriguing, etc.

Links: http://www.mohenjodaro.net

http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

Handouts on India, PJ

1. Finish the handouts on India

2. Finish covering your PJ.

DUE: TOMORROW

P.S. I may not be there tomorrow...if that is the case, I will check all HW in our shortened class Friday.

Weekend HW & PJ#2

Please follow the order of this homework posting:

1. Go to http://members.aol.com/donnclass/Indialife.html
2. Explore the site and write about FIVE things you found INTERESTING about Ancient India. Please explain why you think they are interesting as well. (2 paragraphs in your spiral)
3. Then, you may PREVIEW you textbook for CHAPTER 4; Lesson 3. It is an overview of Medieval India.
4. What is interesting to you from this section? Why? (2 paragraphs/spiral)

Pilgrimage Journal #2--

You will need to choose a FINAL DESTINATION for your pilgrimage, but not everyone will be able to get their first choice. So look up some of the places that interest you from the list below and look them up on wikipedia or another encyclopedia to get some idea of the place. Then write your top 5 destinations in your pilgrimage journal. Title it: PJ#2/Final Destination Top Choices.

• Rome (Italy)
• Istanbul (Turkey)
• Jerusalem (Israel)
• Santiago de Campostela (Spain)
• Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
• Tangier (Morocco)
• Djenne (Mali)
• Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
• Varanasi (India)
• Amristar (India)
• Miyajima (Japan)
• Lhasa (Tibet)
• Chang'an (China)
• Shandong (China)
• Uluru (Australia)
• Teotihuacan (Mexico)
• Uxmal (Mexico)
• Tikal (Guatemala)
• Cusco (Peru)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page