Daily+Assignments+for+Geography

Daily Assignments for Geography
15 April, Monday (Day 1)
 * In-class: We read a NY Times article about North Korea and also saw two NY Times videos about the crisis in North Korea. Students discussed the geographic elements involved in the North Korean crisis.
 * HW: Complete Handout A by choosing ten items from the NY Times interactive timeline that best tells the story of the North Korean nuclear waepons program. Pretend that you are going to tell the President about North Korea---what events would you want to make sure that he knows about in order to make an informed decision about what to do? Click on the link for the Timeline of North Korea's Nuclear Program.

7 March, Thursday (Day 1)
 * In-class: We discussed what NHD is and viewed information on their website. We went to the NHD event and viewed a performance and examined projects.
 * HW: Complete the attached worksheet regarding your cultural artifact. This worksheet will help you to effectively convey information about your chosen artifact.[[file:World Geography Cultural Artifact.docx]]

27 Feb, Wednesday
 * In-class: We discussed the impact of Micronesian migration throughout the Pacific. Students shared information they collected from the internet, interviews, etc.
 * HW: Draft (completed) of essay discussing how migration, war, or trade have affected the people and cultures of the Pacific Islands. Use information you learned from the discussion and the research you conducted. Please cite your sources and be specific in your examples. Please look at the list of resources on the Tuesday entry and click on the site to view the article. You may use these articles as sources if you need more information.

26 Feb, Tuesday
 * In-class: We discussed the impact of Micronesian migration throughout the Pacific. Students shared information they collected from the internet, interviews, etc.
 * HW: Draft (completed) of essay discussing how migration, war, or trade have affected the people and cultures of the Pacific Islands. Use information you learned from the discussion and the research you conducted. Please cite your sources and be specific in your examples.
 * Resources you may want to look at:
 * ** Guam Bureau of Stats PDF report on Compact Impact **
 * ** Hawaii Medical Journal **
 * ** [|GUAM PDN Impact Aid] **
 * ** Study of the Impact of Micronesian Migration **
 * ** [|Island Business Article on Impact Aid 2013] **
 * ** Buying Laptops with Impact Aid **
 * ** Police Cars from Impact Aid **
 * ** Report to Congress **
 * ** PDF Powerpoint of Maori Pacific Migration **
 * ** Environmental Impact of WWII **
 * ** Racism **
 * ** White House Initiative on Pacific Islanders **
 * ** Problems with Diet Change **
 * Salem Health CenterHandout about Micronesians

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