UNIT 3: Culture
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 Test: Population (Multiple Choice & Essay Outline)		 9
Begin Unit 3 Discussion

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Language & It's Distribution (149-167); Power of Place #25B
 

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A Geography of Languages (168-175)

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PSATs

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Map Quiz: Sub-Saharan Africa; Modern Language Mosaics
 Bring laptops

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Half-Day - Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Religious Origins and Distributions (177-189)

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Religion: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (189-196)

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Religion: Impact on the Cultural Landscape (196-206); Religious Icons and Images

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Power of Place #17A; discussion on religion

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Religion: Its Role in Political Conflicts (206-216)

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Final discussion on religion; review for test

 

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Test: Culture
(Chapters 6 & 7); Objective only

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Go over objective questions; essay writing workshop

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Test: Culture (Chapters 6 & 7); Essay

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 No School: Faculty Professional Development

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Movie: The Gods Must Be Crazy (selected scenes)

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Identity, Race & Scale (125-135); Movie: The Gods Must Be Crazy (selected scenes)

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Ethnicity, Place, Space & Power (135-146); finish discussion on culture

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"Unannounced quiz" (pp. 135-146); optional assignment for The Gods Must Be Crazy due; begin Trimester I Exam Review

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Trimester I Exam Review
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Trimester I Exam Review		 10
Trimester I Exams		 11
 Trimester I Exams		 12
Trimester I Exams		 13
Trimester I Exams
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Go over Trimester I Exams; Local and Popular Cultures (98-109)		 17
Begin watching movie (TBA)		 18
Read the Amish and the Mennonites; Movie		 19
Movie		 20
Diffusion of Popular Culture (109-117)
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The Cultural Landscape (117-124); review for quest		 24
 Quest: Culture (Chapter 4); Objective and Vocabulary		 25
 No School: Thanksgiving Break		 26
 No School: Thanksgiving Break		 27
 No School: Thanksgiving Break

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