We finished viewing Bizarre Foods (see yesterday's post). The World Religions Research was returned with scores and feedback via Google Classroom -- please take a thorough look there and let me know if you have any questions for me. We then began our unit on Urban Empires by taking a look at out Mental Map Timeline and brainstormed together via Smart Board what we know about empires (and a silly Minions poster on the wall helps spur a bit of thought, too). Whereas the last unit was different in the way of me giving more direct instruction than usual (the Basic Notes slideshows), this one is different in that we are putting your research skills to their final test of the year as you undertake a research project on a specific empire that will be shared with the rest of the class in a couple of weeks....Go to the sign-up doc in Google Classroom (Stream) to choose your topic. (Be sure to read the instructions on that page and see me if you have any questions.) Then, use the "Empires Case Study Research" doc to begin the work; again, read the instructions. You will have next Monday through Wednesday in class to continue and finish the research, as it will take more time for this work since you are required to find particular things. Feel free to work on this outside of class as needed.
