Chapter 23 (The Maya) . . .**
Content Objectives: classify the three periods of Mayan civilization.
Language Objectives: SWBT explain the sudden fall of the Mayan Empire.
*This is the 4th week of the 4th Quarter . . . stay alert & stop whining and making excuses—I don’t want to hear them!
** SBAC continues . . .
Monday, April 25, 2016
Today’s Agenda: Class work . . . Day 150
TFT (4 of 8): “High expectations are the key to everything.”—Sam Walton . . . 5 minutes.
TWPS (4 of 8): Ancient Mayans practiced recycling 1500 years ago! How effective is your recycling efforts today? Are you pleased with the ‘littered’ grounds that have become a major eyesore and an embarrassment to Korematsu and surrounding community? How about the mindless ‘trashing’ and unsanitary conditions that persists in our rest rooms? What are you doing to contribute to the health of our planet in general and our school, Korematsu in particular? Finally, do you honor Earth Day’s annual celebration as a symbolic gesture only or rather as a committed citizen of the world who is concerned about the earth’s future? How do you see it young social scientists? … 5 minutes.
QFT (4 of 8): Ceremony is important in all cultures. What are some occasions in the United States where ceremony is important? What formal gestures are used in these ceremonies? . . . 6 minutes.
Brain Pop (Mesoamerica) . . . 10 minutes.
ICA # 22 (Open-door policy vs. Close-door policy) . . . 8 minutes.
Mr. Fulumirani