World: http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bales_how_to_combat_modern_slavery#t-213363 Complete the viewing of Kevin Bales and Modern Slavery. Add material to your journal and be prepared to share when you arrive in class tomorrow. In addition, Google a brand of COFFEE and report out what astonished you. What made you think? Finally, read the Power Shifts reading and complete the questions that go along with the short reading...credit for this tomorrow.
In class today we tried to bring closure to the Modern Slavery topic. What did you learn about Black Gold?
Expect a quiz/test on Explorations-Colombian Exchange, Slavery (Atlantic & African), and Modern Slavery, as well as gun powder empires later this week. Probably Thursday or Friday.
Economics: Today was a fishbowl pre-work day. Be sure arrive to class with your argument map fully completed and that you are ready to fishbowl seminar on the topic of outsourcing. Please be certain that your thesis statements are viable and thorough.
13th Seminar: Capstone presentations today. There is one more presentation on the final day of class on Friday. Also, Friday is an early release. Meet at 11:40 in our J classroom. We will hear the presentation, take our class photo, finish the Happy video segment and celebrate your completion of HS and 13th Seminar with a Pizza lunch hosted by Mrs, Maddalena and I.
