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Journal Entry 9/7/16

Explore the concept of humanity and what sets humans apart from other living beings. Dive into discussions on culture, geography, religion, and government systems, and analyze the traits and characteristics that define us as humans.

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Journal Entry 9/7/16

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  1. Journal Entry 9/7/16 • You have 3 minutes to answer the following question… • What makes a human a human?

  2. Agenda/Goals 9/7/16 • Agenda: • Introduction to semester/unit • What makes a human a human? • Goals: • Content: • Begin discussing what the semester and unit will cover. • Start to ponder and discuss what makes a human being different from anything else that lives on earth. • Skills: • Discussion • Analysis • Critical thinking

  3. Semester 1: Civilizations, Conflict and Power Social Studies Units of Study: • Human Culture and Civilization • What is culture? What is Civilization? • How does geography affect human history? • The Middle East • How did humans form societies/cities? • What is a religion? • Latin America • Africa • What was life like in pre-colonial Latin America and Africa? • How were Europeans able to conquer huge parts of the world from the 1450s to the 1900s? • India • How do nations resist colonization? • What is the power of ideas?

  4. Semester 2: Global Civics Modern Problems • The USA! • Revolution • Constitution • American Ideals and Values in action • The Modern World • Contemporary world issues and global civics • Rise of China • Humanitarian crises/US responsibility • Foreign Policy

  5. Unit 1 - Human CultureAncient Civilizations

  6. UNIT I: Cultural Anthropology • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Culture • Cultural universals • 1. Social Organization, 2. Customs & Traditions, 3. Language, 4. Arts & Literature, 5. Religion, 6. Forms of Government, 7. Economic Systems, 8. Technology • Ethnocentrism Stereotype and Generalizations • 5 Themes of Geography Location, Place, Human-Environmental interactions, Movement, Regions • Socio-economic Systems • Communism • Socialism • Capitalism • Government/Political Systems • Direct Democracy, Democracy, Republic, Totalitarian Governments (Oligarchy, Constitutional Monarchy, Absolute Monarchy, Fascism, Dictatorship, Theocracy) • Religion • What is Religion? • Why do people practice religion? • Monotheism vs. Polytheism vs. Pantheism (Animism) • Major Religions of the world

  7. Unit 1: Guiding Questions • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Why do people/countries do what they do, according to Maslow? • Culture • How does my own ethnocentrism influence my interactions with other individuals and cultures? • In a shrinking world (more globalized world) how do we interact with people who are different from us? • What makes us who we are, both individually & as a society? • How is culture shared? • How do cultural differences affect interactions between cultures? • 5 Themes of Geography • How does geography affect culture and cultural interactions? • Is geography to blame for inequality/conflict in the world • Government & Economics • What are the positive and negative effects of different government and economic systems? • What makes an individual or community “buy into” a system? • Religion • How and why do religions spread?

  8. Humans – You are one • Please draw a person on your blank piece of paper. • Be detailed! • Include: • Clothes (please…), hair, accessories, etc. • Surroundings (house, car, property, etc.) • Name your person • 3 interesting facts about your person • Label: What makes this person human?

  9. Humans vs. Humanity

  10. Is humanity simply a group of people?

  11. What are humans? • With your table group, brainstorm adjectives you would use to complete the following sentence: • Humans are _________

  12. What are humans? • Please take out your cell phone (if you have it) • Individually select the adjective you think best completes “Humans are” • Submit your chose adjective to the following form (it’s on the website): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHiRXBXG_6tYjbMv3-lc3vaQG0Gs9vW4Qr3EMe5LpwAClnJA/viewform

  13. Daily Recap & Homework • Recap: • Discussed what the definition of human. • Homework: • None • Looking forward… • Tomorrow we will discuss the 8 Traits of culture. • You will have homework tomorrow night that is due on Friday

  14. Journal Entry 9/8/16 • Without using your phone (or any other device) define the term Culture. Don’t ask your table partners yet, we will talk about it. • Be detailed in your description • At least two full sentences

  15. Daily Agenda/Goals – 9/8/16 • Agenda: • Overview of history terms/vocab • Discuss the 8 traits of culture • Goals: • Content: • To begin understanding the 8 traits of culture. Furthermore, understanding how these traits help shape the societies that we live in. • Skills: • Discussion • Analysis

  16. But first a couple of definitions… • What is the definition of discuss? • Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments, factors or hypotheses. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence. • Discussbriefly what the definition of analysisis? • Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. To identify parts and relationships, and to interpret information to reach conclusions. • How can this be used in the classroom in small group or large group discussion?

  17. Quick table discussion • What factors make up someone’s or something’s culture?

  18. Culture Culture is complex. To understand it, it must be categorized and examined in parts. As historians, we have created “8 Traits of Culture”

  19. Religion/World View Definition - The service and worship of a god or the supernatural • How did the universe begin? Why do humans exist? What is the meaning of life? How should we live? What is right/wrong? What happens to us when we die?

  20. Arts and Literature Definition - The conscious use of skill and creative imagination. • What forms of art do people value?What role do the arts play in people’s lives?Aesthetics:An appreciation of the beautiful.

  21. Science and Technology Definition - Established systems of investigation, knowledge about, and manipulation and control of the natural world. This includes types of tools, weapons, shelter, agriculture, transportation, irrigation, and other methods of controlling and changing our environment. • How do people change their environment? What type of structures do people live in? What do people use technology for? What types of problems do people use technology to solve? What types of technology are considered important? How do people explain the workings of the natural world?

  22. Language and Communication Definition - The process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of spoken expression, symbols, signs, or behavior • What language do people speak? How do people communicate?How do you display your status?

  23. Economics and Commerce Definition - Methods dealing with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. How the culture deals with the problem of scarcity. • Who gets what and why? What is used as currency? What is owned by individuals? What is owned by the community? How do individuals contribute to society? What types of jobs do people do? Large corporations or small businesses owned by individuals?

  24. Forms of Government Definition - The organization through which a group exercises authority. • Who makes the laws? Who enforces the laws? How is power distributed? How do we decide who gets power? What are the most important rules and laws? • Politics: The art or science concerned with gaining power and influencing or controlling government.

  25. Social Organizations Definition - An established system of hierarchical relationships or status. Informal groups, families, types of relationships, etc. • How is status assigned? What economic and political groups can people belong to? What is the status of women/men?

  26. Customs and Traditions Definition - A binding custom or practice of a community. Rituals, games, holidays, greetings, important values, etc • What are the important holidays? What values and traditions do these holidays celebrate? What rituals mark changing status (adolescentadult, or studentgraduate)

  27. Daily Recap & Homework • Recap: • Discussed the 8 cultural traits needed to create a society • Homework: • Cultural Elements of the Sammamish Plateau • Due Friday 9/9/16 (Tomorrow) • Looking forward… • Tomorrow we will do some skills work in the library (Thesis practice)

  28. Journal Entry 9/12/16 • Journal Entry • Explain what a thesis statement is. • Use your own words, and be detailed • Argue which of the 8 traits of culture is the most important? • This is your opinion, be sure to explain why you believe what you believe.

  29. Daily Agenda/Goals 9/12/16 • Agenda: • 5 themes of geography • Goals: • Content: • To recap the 8 traits of culture and understand their importance • To discuss the 5 themes of geography and understand their impact on the growth of civilizations • Skills: • Discussion • Notes • Analysis

  30. Geography5 Themes Journal Entry 9/13/16 • What, do you suppose, might the 5 theme (topics) of geography be?

  31. 5 themes of Geography – Location • Location Where is it? • Absolute location: degrees of latitude and longitude. • Relative location: point of reference, e.g., near, far, a short drive.

  32. 2 . Place What is it like? • Physical Characteristics: • landforms (mountains, plains, etc.) • bodies of water (oceans, lakes, bay, etc.) • ecosystems (soil, plants, animals, and climate) • Human Characteristics – • Bridges, dams, canals • roads • buildings • culture • language • All places have features that distinguish them from other places. 5 themes of Geography – Place

  33. 5 themes of Geography 3. Human/Environment Interaction • How do people interact with and change their environment? • Dams, canals, fields, tunnels, pollution, • How does the environment affect human life? (Activities, culture, food, disasters)

  34. 5 themes of Geography 4. Movement • How are people and places linked by communication and the flow of people, ideas and goods? • Transportation • Communication • Trade • Patterns of movement such as migration linkages and connections

  35. 5 themes of Geography 5. Regions What are their unifying features and how do they form and change over time? • Regions are a basic unit for geographic study. • Geographers divide the world into regions to help them interpret events. • Regions can be defined on the basis of: physical and human characteristics. • For example: The Pacific Northwest, The Midwest, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa

  36. Guiding Questions • Which of the 5 themes of geography is the most important? • Which of the 5 themes of geography do you believe has the greatest impact on the development of cultures? • How could the 5 themes of geography and the 8 traits of culture connect?

  37. Review Monday 9/13/16 • Today we…. • Recapped the 8 traits of culture • Learned about the 5 themes of geography • Homework: • Read and answer the questions on the HW section on my website for today’s date

  38. Anthropology • Using your phones look up the word anthropology • The study of human kind – the comparison of human societies to one another • How does this word apply to what we are studying?

  39. Humans Emerge - Background • Use your phones and do a quick search on Mary and Louis Leakey • Include a search for Olduvai Gorge as well

  40. Journal Entry 9/14/16 • Write a three part thesis statement that argues which of the pieces of technology the Neolithic peoples had (or created) has been the most impactful to humans.

  41. Daily Agenda/Goals 9/14/16 • Agenda: • Neolithic Revolution HW Debrief • Neolithic Revolution • Goals: • Content: • Discuss and understand any questions that go along with the homework from last night • Discuss the Neolithic Revolution • Skills: • Discussion • Analysis • Critical Thinking • Note Taking

  42. Homework Debrief • Take out your homework and go back through it • Discuss question 1 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discussion question 2 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discuss question 3 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discuss question 4 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discuss question 5 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discuss question 6 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • Discuss question 7 with your table • Do you align with your answers, why or why not? • What questions do you have about the Neolithic Revolution?

  43. Review Wednesday 9/14/16 • Today we…. • Discussed the Neolithic Revolution • Emergence of civilizations • Homework: • Finish the Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs assignment.

  44. Civilizations Emerge • First civilizations emerged near rivers • Provided regular water supply and a means for transportation • Provided fertile soil to grow crops, animals flocked to rivers for sustenance • The first river valley civilizations emerged in Sumer, between the Tigres and Euphrates, along the Nile, along the Indus (India), and the Yellow River • People who did not live in cities lived on less fertile, dry grasslands called steppes. • These were typically nomadic herders

  45. Maslow and his needs… • Read through the article that I provided you and complete the attached assignment. • If you need to research Maslow further to get a better understanding there are additional resources on the website

  46. Journal Entry 9/15/16 • Take 30 seconds and research Abraham Maslow and come up with some basic background information on who he was. • Where he's from? • What he studied? • Etc... • TAKE OUT YOUR HOMEWORK

  47. Daily Agenda/Goals 9/15/16 • Agenda: • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • Goals: • Content: • Understand Maslow’s hierarchy of needs • Skills: • Research • Analysis • Discussion

  48. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs • What was Maslow’s main idea? • What was Maslow’s belief on human happiness?

  49. Why is this a pyramid? • Is the order important? • Do you agree with Maslow?

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