Geography & Culture of Africa

Characterize the geography and culture of Africa based upon part A of the regional study.  Be sure to include a thesis statement AND specific details to demonstrate completion and understanding of the activity.

G&D #4 - Issues of Globalization & Development

After watching, taking notes on, and reflecting on one of the videos, post a reflection as a comment to this post.  In your comment, identify the video you chose and a BRIEF statement of WHY you chose this video.  Then, identify any biases/problems with the arguments presented and explain why this issue is something that should be of concern and interest to the global community.

G&D #2 - Ayiti Reflection

Describe your experience in the Ayiti game.  What have you learned from this activity?  What does it tell us about the state of globalization and development?

F.I. - Question 53

To complete question #53 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from a PRINT issue of Current History.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary that includes a clear thesis statement

F.I. - Question 52

To complete question #52 on the "Foundations Investigation," select an article from the PRINT issue of History Today.  Your comment should include the following:

• Cultural Region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, or Latin America)
• MLA Citation
• Concise (no more than 5 sentences) summary that includes a clear thesis statement

Summer Current Events - Highlights (and Lowlights)

It seems that we had an exceptionally busy news cycle this summer.  I thought it might be helpful to provide reminders of some major news stories from the past couple of months.  Although the list below is NOT all inclusive, consider the following as you prepare for the current events quiz on Monday:

• Major US Supreme Court decisions in June
• Leaker reveals NSA surveillance of US citizens and foreigners and international response
• Trial of Bradley Manning 
• Protests in Turkey, Brazil, and France
• North Korea weapons and relations with South Korea
• Evolving situations in Syria and Egypt
• G-8 conference
• US diplomacy with Taliban
• Train and airplane disasters 
• Malala Yousef promotes education for girls
• School children die from free lunches
• Prison breaks
• Prince George
• Travels of Pope Francis
• Terror warning prompts significant US response
• Russia passes restrictive law that draws international response
• NASDAQ offline
• Trials for Nidal Hassan & Robert Bales

If you feel that I've forgotten any major news stories, please feel free to add a comment to this post. Don't forget, if you bring a current events "journal" to class on the first day, you may use this on the quiz! 

July Current Events

On the first day of class, you will be taking a quiz on the major news developments of the summer.   If you choose, you may post comments to this post about the news stories that may be on the quiz.  These comments will be most useful if you provide a summary of the issue & a link/links to relevant news articles.