At this point in the year my 6th period S.L.I. (social studies/language arts integrated class) will be doing different assignments than my 3rd and 4th period classes.
Dec. 10-14, periods 3 and 4: Students worked on their "Planet" journals all week in class. I collected them on Dec. 14. They are worth 150 points.
Dec. 10 and 11, period 6: Worked on the "Planet." I collected it on Dec. 11.
Dec. 12: We began a brief unit on West Africa. Students worked on a map of vegetation zones in Africa and did a reading guide based on the content from pp. 151-154.
Dec. 13: Students completed a map showing the empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
Dec. 14: Students began an animated map of African Empires using Photoshop.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Dec. 5 -10
For the last week we have been working on a project titled "The Planet." Students are creating an anthropological journal that describes a fictional culture that existed on a fictional planet of their own creation. I've posted the directions below.
Due Dates for the Planet:
Periods 3 and 4: Friday, Dec. 14
Period 6 (S.L.I. class): Tuesday, Dec. 11
Each of you will complete a diary project that is based on the elements of culture that we will study in class. Remember, for our purposes, culture is defined as the customs, the way of life, the art and the beliefs of a large group or society. A way to remember each aspect (or part) of culture is to remember the acronym C.L.A.B.
The Scenario. You’ve discovered a planet. On this planet there is EVIDENCE that a large group or society lived there long ago. They have long since vanished, but have left artifacts or evidence, of their culture on the planet. The project you complete will explain the things you find on the planet that provide clues about the culture of those beings.
Your project will consist of 13 things.
1. A title page that includes an illustration and a name for the past beings.
2. A prologue describing climate, landmasses, and location of evidence.
3. A map of the physical features of the planet (at least ten).
4. A map that shows the evidence of the past group of beings.
5. A page that describes the customs of the past beings.
6. A page that includes illustrations about the customs of the past beings.
7. A page that describes the way of life of the past beings.
8. A page that includes illustrations about the way of life of the past beings.
9. A page that describes the art of the past beings.
10. A page that includes illustrations of the art of the past beings.
11. A page that describes the beliefs of the past beings.
12. A page that includes illustrations about the beliefs of the past beings.
13. A summary page that describes your conclusion about the culture (C.L.A.B) of the lost beings.
You will complete each section on handouts that are provide for you and then you can glue them into your anthropological journal, or you may choose to re-copy them to customize them. The maps may be drawn in the book itself, or glued into the journal.
You will need to imagine, and then explain, TWO examples for each category. Consider the weather, climate, physical features and other elements of the planet that would dictate how a group of people would have lived there. For example, if the planet is warm it would be logical that the people there would dress for warm weather and not wear warm furs all the time.
BE CREATIVE! Remember, however, that you will have to draw and explain in writing the examples you find (the evidence) on the planet. Don’t create elements that will be impossible to draw, or difficult to explain in writing. You will have class time to complete this assignment, but some work might need to be done at home.
Due Dates for the Planet:
Periods 3 and 4: Friday, Dec. 14
Period 6 (S.L.I. class): Tuesday, Dec. 11
Each of you will complete a diary project that is based on the elements of culture that we will study in class. Remember, for our purposes, culture is defined as the customs, the way of life, the art and the beliefs of a large group or society. A way to remember each aspect (or part) of culture is to remember the acronym C.L.A.B.
The Scenario. You’ve discovered a planet. On this planet there is EVIDENCE that a large group or society lived there long ago. They have long since vanished, but have left artifacts or evidence, of their culture on the planet. The project you complete will explain the things you find on the planet that provide clues about the culture of those beings.
Your project will consist of 13 things.
1. A title page that includes an illustration and a name for the past beings.
2. A prologue describing climate, landmasses, and location of evidence.
3. A map of the physical features of the planet (at least ten).
4. A map that shows the evidence of the past group of beings.
5. A page that describes the customs of the past beings.
6. A page that includes illustrations about the customs of the past beings.
7. A page that describes the way of life of the past beings.
8. A page that includes illustrations about the way of life of the past beings.
9. A page that describes the art of the past beings.
10. A page that includes illustrations of the art of the past beings.
11. A page that describes the beliefs of the past beings.
12. A page that includes illustrations about the beliefs of the past beings.
13. A summary page that describes your conclusion about the culture (C.L.A.B) of the lost beings.
You will complete each section on handouts that are provide for you and then you can glue them into your anthropological journal, or you may choose to re-copy them to customize them. The maps may be drawn in the book itself, or glued into the journal.
You will need to imagine, and then explain, TWO examples for each category. Consider the weather, climate, physical features and other elements of the planet that would dictate how a group of people would have lived there. For example, if the planet is warm it would be logical that the people there would dress for warm weather and not wear warm furs all the time.
BE CREATIVE! Remember, however, that you will have to draw and explain in writing the examples you find (the evidence) on the planet. Don’t create elements that will be impossible to draw, or difficult to explain in writing. You will have class time to complete this assignment, but some work might need to be done at home.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Dec. 3 and 4
Monday: We began a discussion of Culture. I break culture into four areas; the customs, way of life, art and beliefs of a group of people. We watched a portion of the film Avatar and students identified the aspects of Na'vi culture from the film.
Tuesday: We continued studying culture. We finished the portion of Avatar that we'd begun on Monday. I also introduced a project that we will work on for the next few weeks which is called "The Planet."
Tuesday: We continued studying culture. We finished the portion of Avatar that we'd begun on Monday. I also introduced a project that we will work on for the next few weeks which is called "The Planet."
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