Semester 2 Day 2 (2-3-10)

Classroom Warm-up- Would the USA be a "better" nation if they became a country that eliminated all foreign trade and put a halt to all immigration?

This is to inspire a debate about isolationism vs. open markets and immigration contols.

After the warm-up will receive a 10-12 minute lecture focusing on the Mongol invasion of China, including the influence of Gehngis Khan. Next an understanding of Mongol led Yuan dynasty will lead into today's lesson.

The Ming and Qing Dynasty: Students will follow "White-Board Overview" as a guided reading for the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.

The Ming Guidelines involve: A) The Qing foreign policy outlook
B)Attitudes toward trade
C) Their fear of the Norther Frontier
The Qing Guidelines involve: X) The Economy
Y) Qing Culture
Z) The Decline of their empire

For homework students must complete the ASIA in TRANSITION worksheet which is going to be used as an overview for Section 2 (225-229.


Ch 8 Homework

Semester 2 Day:1 (2-2-10)

All students who had Mr. Laughlin for an instructor last semester will take an 18 question Social Studies Department assessment convering material from the second 10 weeks. Those students who did not have Mr. Laughlin 1st semester will receive their textbook and course outline.

The assessment will be valued at 11.5 points and is the first mark of the 3rd 10 weeks.