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UNIT THREE: CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES  

 

 

 

 UNIT THREE VOCAB aligned with CED.pdf 

 

 Monday, October 30

UNIT FOCUS: INTRO TO CULTURE (3.1)
Objectives: Examine how concepts of culture

Bellringer:  How do folk and popular cultures differ in the ways they help form society’s overall culture?

 

CULTURE INTRO Activity (Candy Culture Simulation) (about 8 minutes)

 

Reflection:What was most difficult, what learned, and why it is important to study other cultures?


CULTURE INTRO notes and Culture Board Activity

 

 

 

HW: MODULE 18-20 due TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY

 

 Tuesday, 10/31 and Wednesday, 11/1

 

 

 

 

  FOLK/POP CULTURE REVIEW HANDOUT

 

Culture: Pop vs. Folk Ppt notes 

 

 

 CULTURE SORTING BOARD Activity

 

  

 

Turn and Talk:  Define globalization. How does the spread of global (pop) culture impact indigenous (folk) culture? Provide specific examples.

 

  

           

 Modules 18-19 due Thursday/Friday

 Extra Resources:

 

MY CULTURE IS NOT A COSTUME https://youtu.be/d6Y5cARFJw8

 

 

 

MR. SINN CULTURE, CULTURAL RELATIVISM and ETHNOCENTRISM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjdbBvalCIk

 

 

HW: Modules 18-19 due Thurs/Fri

Thursday, 11/2 and Friday, 11/3

UNIT FOCUS: CULTURAL LANDSCAPES (3.2)

 

 BELLRINGER-- FRQ PRACTICE

Modules 18-19 due today

Distribute UNIT THREE ONE PAGER/REVIEW expectation

 

 

ICEBERG CONCEPT OF CULTURE 

Finish up any notes from 3.1 and begin 3.2 (Cultural Landscape)

 

  View Video: WHAT DO LANDSCAPES REVEAL TO US ABOUT OUR CULTURE?

 

Turn and Talk: What can landscapes reveal to us at different scales of analysis? (international, local, community)

 

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS ACTIVITY Cultural Landscape Analysis Activity.pdf 

 

 

   HOMEWORK: 3.1 and 3.2 One Pager due TUES/WEDNESDAY, MODULE 20-21 due Thurs/Friday

 

 

 
Mr. Sinn "Analyzing Cultural Landscape <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8plS11eeOA> 

 

 

What do Landscapes Tell Us About Our Culture? (8:50) https://www.ted.com/talks/linnea_sando_what_do_landscapes_tell_us_about_our_culture

Monday, 11.6   

TEACHER WORKDAY- 
Virtual Assignment--3.1 and 3.2 One Pager

View Mr Sinn Videos to review Cultural Relativism v. Ethnocentrism, Analyzing Cultural Landscape

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 11/7

 

 

 

 

 

 



Wednesday, 11/8

 SUBSTITUTE ASSIGNMENT

 

Complete 3.1 and 3.2 One Pager Assignment

 

Modules 18-20 due THURSDAY

(If you finish early, keep working through packet...it will be due at the end of the unit)

(I will check to make sure you completed these assignments)

 

 

 

 

Check 3.1/3.2

 

 

 

AMSCO REVIEW (MCQs) for 3.1 and 3.2

Continue any notes on Cultural Landscape

Distribute Cultural Landscape Field Trip Permission Form

Unit TWO FRQ scoring and test corrections

Module 18-20 due

 

 

 

 
 WEDNESDAY, 11/8   

 Unit Focus:  CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

 

3.1 and 3.2 SMWYK

 

Submit 3.1 and 3.2 (One pager) 

Bellringer: *Language: Cultural Landscape

 

Complete notes: Culture Landscape

 

View: What Does Language Reveal About Culture? 

https://www.ted.com/talks/linnea_sando_what_do_landscapes_tell_us_about_our_culture

 

 

Cultural Landscape Analyis Activity

 

Modules 21-23 due 11/13

 

What Does Language Reveal About Culture? 

https://www.ted.com/talks/linnea_sando_what_do_landscapes_tell_us_about_our_culture

 

Mr. Sinn: Analyzing Cultural Landscape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8plS11eeOA

Thursday, 11/9 

 

1st hour

 

 

UNIT FOCUS: CULTURAL LANDSCAPE and CULTURAL PATTERNS


3.1 and 3.2 SMWYK

Submit 3.1 and 3.2 

(check module 20--3.3)

 

Distribute PERMISSSION SLIPS-must be submitted by Wednesday, 11/15

 

Bellringer: *Language in Cultural Landscape

Finish any notes on Culture Landscape

Mr Sinn Cultural Landscape 

 

Turn/Talk: What does landscape reveal to us at different scales of analysis

 

 

CULTURAL PATTERNS NOTES 

 

 

Autobiography of St Francisville Sketch Activity 

 

Module: 21-23 due Monday, 11/13

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD TRIP 11/16 and 11/17

 

 FRIDAY, 11/10

 

(2nd hour)

2nd hour: FRIDAY

 

Bellringer: What does landscape reveal to us at different scales of analysis?


Distribute PERMISSION SLIPS 

Cultural Patterns Notes

 

Autobiography of St. Francisville Sketch Activity 

 

Complete Autobiography of SF

 

Module 21-23 due Monday

 Module 21 due Monday

Monday, 11/13

 

 

 

UNIT FOCUS: HISTORICAL and CONTEMPORARY CAUSES OF DIFFUSION (3.4 and 3.5)Describe how characteristics can spread across space over time through diffusion. 

 

 

Bellringer:Analyze picture to respond to question.

 

 

 

 

 Module 21-23 due today

 CULTURAL DIFFUSION NOTES

 

 

Types of Diffusion (7min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zjBmpBUdYQ

Learning Log: As a geographer, which type of diffusion is the most significant diffusion and why?

 

 

TYPES OF DIFFUSION ACTIVITY (MR. Sinn Handout)

 

NAME THAT DIFFUSION ACTIVITY

 

McDonalds Menu Items Activity (Scan QR codes)

 

HW: One Pager (3.1-3.4) due FRIDAY

Cultural Landscape Field Study Permission Slip Due WEDNESDAY (no EXCEPTIONS). I must have the hard copy--not a picture

 


Just for Fun: "Field Guide to Bad Restaurant Conversions" http://notfoolinganybody.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HW: UNIT THREE ONE PAGER


 

 

WHY IS K-POP SO POPULAR? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tw1TfZd3hc

(example of stimulus, hierarchial, or contagious? Connect Time-Space convergence to diffusion of K-Pop)

Tuesday, 11/14

 

 

 I WILL NOT BE AT SCHOOL TODAY:

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING:

 

1. Permission slips--please either give these to the substitute or place them in the bin on my office door. These must be submitted by Wednesday, so I can let the office know. No one will be permitted to leave campus without a signed permission slip.

 

In order to attend the field trip, I must  have a HARD copy of the permission form, NOT A PICTURE

Complete the following:


2. 3. 3.1-3.4 One Pager due THURSDAY, 11/27. (50 points)

3. If you have not completed or are missing responses in Modules 18-23, you need to complete these today. Otherwise, continue working on packets: MODULES 24-25 will be due on 11/28 and 11/29

 

 

 

ONE PAGER 3.1-3.4 due THURSDAY/FRIDAY

Wednesday, 11/15

 

  

HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION (3.5)

 

Bellringer: Define SEQUENT OCCUPANCE and identify an example seen on St. Francisville’s landscap

 

HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION NOTES 

 

 

3.5 HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION MAP ACTIVITY (access maps and chart to explain how imperialism/colonialism created and detroyed patterns of religion and language around the world. 

 3.5 HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION MAP ANALYSIS ACTIVITY.ppt

 

 Exit Ticket: How can  toponyms value or devalue a group of people living in a region? Be Specific.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ONE PAGER 3.1-3.4 due THURSDAY/FRIDAY

 

 

 

TOPIC 3.5 HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION 3.5 HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DIFFUSION MAP ANALYSIS ACTIVITY.pptx 

 Thursday, 11/16   and Friday, 11/17

 

 3.1-3.4 One Pager Due today

 



Cultural Landscape Field Trip

 

Modules 24-26 due 11/28 and 11/29

 

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

 

What Does Thanksgiving Meme to You? | Upstart Group

 

 

Monday, 11/27 (1st hour)

 

 Catch up:


Historical/Contemporary Causes of Diffusion (3.5 and 3.6)

 

 

The Rise of K POP (ESPN of K-pop)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTdclMaYyM

 

 

 

Distribute BIG RELIGONS CHART (Due Monday, 12/4

 

  

 


Rise of the Korean Wave (3min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTdclMaYyM

 

 

UNIT THREE PROGRESS CHECK DUE Sunday, 11:59 and Progress Tracker

 Tuesday, 11/28 and Wednesday, 11/29

  Contemporary Causes of Diffusion/Diffusion of Language (3.6 and 3.7)

 

 Bellringer: Migrants may speak a different native language from the dominant language used in the location to which they emigrate. Explain the degree to which language may reflect acculturation and assimilation.

 

Finish any Language Diffusion Notes

 

 

English as Lingua Franca FRQ  and peer-grading activity

 

Check Point: FRQ: English is the most widely spoken language in the world. Explain how isolation and interaction influence the pronunciation, spelling, and usage of English. Give specific examples.

 

 

 MARIA’s DICTIONARY: RECORDING A DYING LANGUAGE (10 min) https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/films/maries-dictionary

 

As students watch video, they will reflect on questions (Recording  a Dying Language Handout)

 

AMSCO REVIEW BOOK--FRQ page 118 (Common traits of endangered languages, two reasons languages die, and losses/gains when languages become extinct 

 

 

Resources:

How Language Changes and Evolves https://youtu.be/iWDKsHm6gT

 

 

Homework: English as Lingua Franca FRQ (due Tues/Wed)

 

 

 

Extra Resources:

 

What Languages Tell us About Our Cultural Landscape (8:58) What Do Landscapes Tell Us About Our Culture? |  

 

 (Welsh feared loss of language and despised role of English in diminishing Welsh language—so changed name to encourage tourism)

 

 

“How To Say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch”

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BXKsQ2nbno&feature=youtu.be 

Thurs. 11/30 and Friday, 12/1

 

3.8 EFFECTS OF DIFFUSION

 

 

 

SMWYK: Modules 21-24

Bellringer  How do religions and ethnic groups both reflect and influence the geography of places at different scales?

 

AMSCO-FRQ (continue)

 

UNIT THREE: 3.7/3.8

 

RELIGION VARIANT FRQ practice (and self-evaluation)

 

PROGRESS CHECK and TRACKER DUE SUNDAY at 11:59pm 

 

 

 

 

 Mr. Sinn UNIVERSALIZING AND ETHNIC RELIGIONS/LANGUAGES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMi4ffwoQFA

 

 

 

Extra Activity: (Time Permitting)

BIG RELIGIONS CHART AND MAPPING ACTIVITY

Students will need to access http://www.religionfacts.com/big-religion-chart to complete chart. Once they have completed chart, they will ANNOTATE WORLD RELIGIONS MAP 

Big Religions FRQ 

 

RELIGION: DESIGN YOUR OWN FRQ: : Groups will work together to create an FRQ on the diffusion of ethnic and Universalizing religions. Part A has been completed for the students. Students must come up with part B and C that require students to explain different diffusion patterns of ethnic and universalizing religions.

Must include term UNIVERSALIZING RELIGION, Ethnic religions, and diffusion in question. Choose and at least three skills to include in question (compare/contrast, analyze, give examples, identify)

Students will also design a RUBRIC with grading criteria.

 

 

12/4 Monday

 

 

Progress Check Tracker

 

 

 

Turn and Talk: The U.S. Census has the following racial categories form which people must select their race: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Evaluate the validity of these categories: are these titles valid representations of race?

 

RACE AND ETHNICITY Ppt (all of the following activities are in the ppt—there are only a few notes slides to review today) 

 

 

HAKA: MORE ABOUT INTIMIDATION http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-31/new-zealand-rugby-team-s-haka-dance-isn-t-just-about-intimidation

 

(start at 6:40)

 

What does the HAKA mean in today’s society?

 

According to the podcast, how does the HAKA help Maori deal with social issues?

 

Many Maori view the popularization of the Haka in a positive light because it promotes Maori culture. Explain at least two downsides to the popularization of the haka.

 

  

View ALL BLACKS Rendition of Haka https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/09/21/new-zealands-haka-is-the-worlds-most-perfect-act-of-nationalism/[NM1] 

   

REFLECTION:  How does the haka connect both Maori and non-Maori descendants? How can this connection help solidify future relationships?

 

 

 

Tuesday, 12/5 and Wednesday, 12/6

 Bellringer-SMWYK

 

One Pager due today ((add Thesis Statement)

Review-Partner A--1 minute to describe all know from Unit 3,Partner B---listens--when swtich Partner B cannot repeat but continues.. (groups of 3-4) 

Redistribute One Pager-- create ONE PAGER with group and criteria for correctness

 

Success Criteria-- Bookmarks

 

Progress Check Tracker--review for exam 

 

 

 

 

12/7 & 12/8

 

 

 

Unit 3 Exam

 

 Early Finishers: Midterm Exam Review

 

 

 

 

 12/11, Monday

 

 

 

UNIT FOCUS: INTRO TO POL. GEO (4.1) 

Learning Intentions: Determine what criteria is necessary to become a state. Successs Criteria: I can...

Identify key terms related to political geography.

Identify states using the BPRS test.

Examine evidence and apply the BPRS criteria to Sealand

 

Bellringer: Explain the degree to which the United Kingdom can be considered a multinational state?  

WHA DO YOU NEED TO START A NATION? Video (5min)

https://youtu.be/y_Kz3pqSWu0

As view, record four items necessary to form a nation.

UNIT FOUR, PART I

 

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sealand-royal-family-history-60-minutes/

 

 

 

 

 

PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND NATIONAL ANTHEM (about 1 minute)

Access SEALAND Article  http://www.sealandgov.org/about)

 

Does SEALAND meet the BPRS criteria--

 

HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE THERE? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AivEQmfPpk

 

12/12, Tuesday and 12/13 Wednesday 

UNIT FOCUS: Political Process (4.2) 

Learning Intentions:  Examine how the contemporary political map has been shaped by events of the past.

Success Criteria: I can....

 

  • Identify modern examples and make connections among the following geograpic concepts: nation-state, nation, stateless nation, mulitnational state.
  • Explain how nationalism can be both a centripetal and centrifugal force. 

 

 

 

Bellringer; As of 2017, approximately 25-30 million Kurds, who are mostly Sunni Muslim, do not have an official homeland. 1. Identify the world region depicted on the map. 2. Describe spatial patterns on the map related to where Kurds live. 3. Explain why the Kurds are considered a stateless nation.

 

Finish 4.1 notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDTERM EXAM MULTIPLE CHOICE REVIEW

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topic 4.1 Introduction to Political Geography Mr Sinn Handout.pdf 

 

 

 

HOW TO CREATE A STATE (7:03) https://youtu.be/bg2VZIPfX0U

 

Extra Videos:

MR SINN INTRO TO POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkBN92ED_h0

 

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE STATELESS (3min) https://youtu.be/RNWQYSSQpPg

HOW INDEPENDENT ARE NATIVE AMERICANS? (3min) https://youtu.be/hcivYX3IUGA

 12/14 and 12/15    

 

 

 

12/15 (6,8th exams)

     

 

FRQ practice and MCQ practice

Hexagonal Thinking 

 

 

 

12/18 Monday

(5th,7th exam 

 

REVIEW EXAM

 

12/19 Tuesday

1st hour exam

 

 

 

12/20   Wednesday       

2nd hour exam