Friday, May 22, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Before you trust a source, what is the first question you should ask?
    2. What is the difference between Check It and Reject It?
    3. What is one clue that a source may need more checking?

  2. Finish Lesson 5: Practicing Quality Journalism
    Answer questions based on the slides

  3. Unit 10 Test

Thursday, May 21, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. When finding an answer to a question is it better to be first or to be right?
    2. Explain your answer in one sentence.

  2. Finish Lesson 4: Introduction to Algorithms
    Answer questions based on the slides

  3. Lesson 5: Practicing Quality Journalism
    Answer questions based on the slides

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Do all people get the same search results online?
    2. Why might two people see different posts or search results?

  2. Finish Lesson 3: Democracy's Watchdog
    Answer questions based on the slides

  3. Lesson 4: Introduction to Algorithms
    Answer questions based on the slides

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Why might powerful people dislike investigative reporters?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the term “watchdog”?

  2. Finish Lesson 2: What Is News?
    Answer questions based on the slides

  3. Lesson 3: Democracy's Watchdog
    Answer questions based on the slides

Monday, May 18, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. Which belongs on a newspaper front page: a celebrity breakup, a local wildfire, or a school lunch menu change?
    2. Why did you choose that one?

  2. Finish Lesson 1: InfoZones
    Answer questions based on the slides

  3. Lesson 2: What Is News?
    Answer questions based on the slides

Friday, May 15, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    You have a meme, a news headline, and an ad.
    1. Which one is trying to inform?
    2. Which one is trying to sell?
    3. Which one is trying to entertain?

  2. Finish China's Vanishing Muslims Video
    Answer questions

  3. Lesson 1: InfoZones
    Answer questions based on the slides

Thursday, May 14, 2026

  1. Finish Jojo Rabbit Movie
    Answer the questions from part 3

  2. China's Vanishing Muslims Video
    Answer questions

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

  1. Continue Jojo Rabbit Movie
    Answer the questions from part 2

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

  1. Jojo Rabbit Movie
    Answer the questions from part 1

Monday, May 11, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What was your favorite historical event/concept to learn about this year? Why?
    2. Who was your favorite historical figure? Why?
    3. Who/what would you like to learn more about? Why?

  2. Unit 9 DBQ Essay Test

Friday, May 8, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is one positive effect of globalization?
    2. What is a second positive effect of globalization?

  2. Finish Unit 9 DBQ Preparation: Part 2

  3. Bring All DBQ Materials Monday (Homework)

Thursday, May 7, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is one negative effect of globalization?
    2. What is a second negative effect of globalization?

  2. Clip from Modern Family Episode
    Globalization and cultural identity

  3. Unit 9 Test

  4. Unit 9 DBQ Preparation: Part 2
    Use the documents to fill out the chart

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. To what country were millions of call center jobs outsourced in the 21st century?
    2. In what region of Mexico did the Zapatista Uprising take place?
    3. The people who live there are descended from what ancient people?

  2. Review Unit 9: Essential Question #1

  3. Unit 9 DBQ Preparation: Part 1
    Use the documents to fill out the chart

  4. Study for Tomorrow's Test (Homework)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What agreement lowered trade barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada?
    2. In what city was there violence at the 1999 WTO meeting?
    3. What does the IMF want in return for its loans?

  2. Review Unit 9: Essential Questions #3 and #4

  3. Zapatista Uprising Document Analysis
    Use the documents (Unit 9 Reader) to answer the questions

Monday, May 4, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is the most watched single-day sporting event in the world?
    2. What has Major League Baseball created to be the “World Cup” of baseball?
    3. Which basketball star became one of the biggest names in women's sports in 2024?

  2. Finish The Trouble With Globalization
    Use the reading (Unit 9 Reader) to answer the questions

  3. What McDonald’s Menu Items Look Like Around The World Video

  4. Modern Global Economics: Outsourcing, Automation and AI
    Use the reading (Unit 9 Reader) to answer the questions

Friday, May 1, 2026

  1. Warm Up Questions
    1. What is the term which means the “primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public”?
    2. By rejecting Barbie in Iran, what dolls were created?
    3. What is the largest e-retail store in the world?

  2. Finish Discussing Globalized Culture
    Take Notes

  3. The Trouble With Globalization
    Use the reading (Unit 9 Reader) to answer the questions