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To Do- Mr. Farrell Icebreaker CIA World Factbook 1st Day Powerpoint- send me 1st draft powerpoint Call Phillip Paul- Thursday 14th Continue Outline

To- Mr. Rush Revise Expectation sheet- 2 days after assigned for reading assignments- Help Sessions every day after school. OGT Question, Daily Reading Quiz, Weekly progress report, Weekly Communication home. Get African American history expectations- put on Wiki- make revisions to this. Here is the curriculum map or pacing guide for 9th grade world history. Each topic is highlighted in black. [|pacing guide] [|http://staffnet.cps-k12.org/Staffnet/socialstudies/PacingGuides10.html]

Hitler seizes power- at what point do you draw the line. Send Template for lesson plans. Holocaust 3 week unit. Get OGT questions for World War II Need notebooks for World History. Make Powerpoint for survey

Tuesday, January 4- World Problems Expectation/Overview- Student Feedback- Stereotypes about Africa- Need pictures of Africa Wednesday, January 5- Expectations- Routines- Feedback- Does Africa have 53 nations? Map of Africa- Google Earth- download on computers Thursday, January 6- Contrast your life in the United States with people around the world. Give 3 ways it would be different and 2 ways these differences would impact you. Expectations/ Routines- Feedback- Africa Map- Introduce CIA World Factbook/

Friday, January 7- Ranking the world Graphic Organizer

Africa Map- Know 20 of the 53 nations- any more is extra credit- Intro to Sierra Leone- Comparing Countries of the World- Are they all the same? [|CIA World Factbook] Videos Africa Project Idea

Monday, January 10- Intro to A Long Way Gone/ Ishmael Beah- Diamonds are Forever- What is the Conflict About Diamonds? Where is Sierra Leone? Sign Out Books- [|CBS Interview] Read 5-10 in class. Hw- Finish chapter 1- page 10-17 Get Book Sign Out List Tuesday, January 11- Quia Quiz Chapter 1. Read Chapter 2 and part of 3. Hw- Finish Ch 3 and read Ch 4- Graphic Organizer Wednesday, January 12- Chapter 5 in class- Homework- Chapter 6. Thursday, January 13th- Seminar Chapters 1-6 Friday, January 14th- Quiz- Up to Chapter 6

Tuesday, January 18th- Chapter 7 in class. Hw- Chapter 8 Wednesday, January 19th- Chapter 9 in class. Hw- Chapter 10 Thursday- January 20th- Chapter 11 in class- HW chapter 12 Friday- January 21st- Quiz Chapters 7-12

Monday, January 24th Tuesday, January 25th Wednesday, January 26th Thursday, January 27th Friday, January 28th-


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