Week of Jan. 21

Learning Goals:

To understand South Africa apartheid

To differentiate between economic systems

To compare and contrast systems of government

To understand how a state’s shape affects state’s status

To understand the role of international organizations

To understand the political tensions inherent in states

1/21/14
collect homework
Review substitute directions.
Whole group: List the characteristics of communism, capitalism, and socialism.
Ticket out: List the system you would prefer to live under with evidence to support that choice.
Homework:
a. Research another stateless nation and be ready to explain some disadvantages of being a stateless nation.
b.  Do Political Papers (Due Friday)
c.  Review all of Political Geography.  Political Geography vocabulary test Monday.  Unit test on Friday.

1/22/14  Substitute
Essential Question:  What are the different kinds of states in terms of shape, size, and location and how do these factors affect it?
Activity 1:  Construct a 6-column or 6-box graphic organizer and lists different kinds of states mentioned in Barron's under "Territory, Borders, and the Geography of Nations". Entitle each box with the name of a kind of state.  Give an example and sketch its shape. You cannot use the ones already drawn in Barron's.  At the bottom of the box, state how its shape, size, or location affected its status.
Activity 2: Make a 6-box chart with the following titles:  EU; UN; NAFTA: OPEC; NATO; & CIS

Under each title:

a. spell out acronym

b. identify the kind of organization

c.  write purpose of organization

d.  list three examples

Homework:
a. Review meaning of centrifugal and centripetal forces.  What are the forces that hold the US together?  What are the forces that have the potential to separate it?  Be ready to discuss this in class.
b. Finish any classwork not completed.

1/23/14
1.  Review capitalism & communism
2.  Move to part of room that you most believe quote.  Be ready to support your move.
3.  Ticket out:  Choose one system and defend your choice.
4.  6-box organization papers will be collected tomorrow.
5.  Homework:  work on papers

1/24/14
Peer edit political papers.  Final drafts due Monday.
Handout review of Capitalism/Communism
Capitalism/Communism quiz.
Homework:  Correct Political Conflict papers. Review Political Geo Vocab.