1) How long is the Great Wall of China?
5,500.3 miles

2) Why was it built? And where does it run from and to?
to keep invaders out
hushan to jiayuguan

3) What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia?
mountains, deserts, and cold climates

4) How large is the Gobi Desert?
500,000 square miles

5) List two plains in Northern China.
north china plain
manchurian plain
 
6) Name three rivers in China.
yellow river
chang jiang
xi jiang

7) Where does the Huang begin and end?
kunlun mountains to the yellow sea

8) How long is the Chang Jiang?
3,900

9) What is the southernmost of the three great river systems of China?
xi jiang

10) What are the natural resources of China?
rice, trees, tungstesn

11) Which countries in East Asia would need to import coal or oil?
southwestern china

12) What effect might natural resources have had on the development of East Asia?
good ones

13) What is a typhoon and where does it occur?
a tropical storm in the indian and western oceans

14) What two words best describe the climates in the higher latitudes of East Asia?

15) Where are most deserts found in East Asia?
dry zones

16) Where are the tropical zones of East Asia found?
northeast coast of china


17) What does typhoon mean in Chinese?  What other type of storm is a typhoon most like?
taaifung, its like a cyclone

chapter 10 theme : in a wold of evil, mockingbirds are one of the few creatures that are wholly good.
literary device "...tate, grinning at jem, "diddnt you know your daddys...?"
            forshadow, jems just learning that atticus can shoot

chapter 10

Jem and Scout think attitcus is old and boring since he doesnt do anything other dads do.
when out shooting things with air rifles, they spy old tim Johnson, the town dog. tims foaming out the mouth, hes got this sickly walk and calpurnia calls the telephone operator to get the word out. when the maycomb sherrif comes down, he ahdns his rifle to atticus saying that he cant shoot and atticus is the deadest shot in maycomb. with that, atticus popped a cap right next to tim's left eye.  

I)Landforms : Mountains and Plateaus

A)Mountain ranges of the region
-the worlds highest mountains are located on the western edge of east asia
-Kunlun Mountains are the source of Huang He and Chang Jiang
-Qinling and Shandi Mountains divide the northern part of china

B)Plateaus and Plains
-landscape is pretty rough
-one plateau is Tibet
-Tarim Pendi
-the gobi desert is 500,000 miles

II)
A)The coast of China
-features several peninsula
 -Shandong
 -Leizhou
 -Macao

B)The Islands of East Asia
-Continental Shelf
-isolation of islands has allowed them to develop greater security
-chinas islands:
Hainan and hongkong
japan is an island nation

III)

A) The Huang He
-the yellow river starts in the Kunlun Mountains
-the sea and river are filled with yellow silt

B)The Chang Jiang
-its the longest river in all of asia
-its been a major trade route since ancient times

C)The XI Jiang
-it runs in the south of china
-it forms an esuary with three other rivers

-JC came her to elucidate the way that we should be

-Molly wrote a succinct letter describing her hatred of ms. lahrman

-underneath that face of ego, there lies a horrible heart

-my father received a subpoena; one attending a case in which Fielding had been using medieval torture devices on the children.

-lil'marco suffered from a fey of brain cells

-Micah has a strange acquiescence of cavity searches

-the putty facade engulfing the school is very un-cool

-the fancy man was rather uncouth

-kara was very confused when she purchased sundry fruit, assuming it was actually going to be sun dried.

-the venerable old man drank away his troubles, but he was immune so, like, he drank a lot of it.

Today we are going to finish the words of the day.  Look over your blogs - and discuss them to see if you are doing them correctly.  We will then read chapter 9, locate the inciting event and answer the following questions:


1) Outline the plot so far
scout, after refusing to disobey attics in his request of not letting what people are saying about him defending a black man get to her. her cousin, francis, was teasing scout, saying the her fathers a "nigger lover" and scout bashed his teeth in.
2) List one theme and write 2-3 scenes from the book that fit that theme
prejudice is a serious problem in maycomb county and scout is just starting to learn that.
*her friends called atticus a "Nigger lover"
*francis called atticus a "nigger lover"
*atticus said he wont win the case simply because tom is a black man

3) Make a list of people Scout fits
francis, dill, Cunningham 
4) Make a list of lessons Scout has learned so far
that you cant really get to know someone until you get inside of their skin, that you dont treat people who arent like you badly

Today we are going to read chapters 7 and  8.  You need to write a blog entry for both.

Chapter 7

When Jem tells Scout about getting his trousers back, he tells her of something strange. What is this? 

that they were stitched and folded

Can you find any evidence that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley?

yes

What do you think this is?

hes

Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree? Give reasons for your answer.

no, he had enough courage to ask mr radley about it.

When the children plan to send a letter to the person who leaves the gifts, they are prevented. How does this happen? Who does it, and why might he do so?

Mr. Avery filled the hole up with cement, possibly because he might think his son is a pedophile due to the fact he carved little soap dolls out of two young children through the shades of his windows. 

UNIT Test Review

UNIT Test Review

1) What are the five sub-regions of Africa?

East, South, West, North, and Central Africa are the five sub regions. 

2) Why is East Africa known as the cradle of humanity?

Oldest fossils of people were found there

3) What were some early civilizations of East Africa? What was their economy based on?

Kliwaa, Askum, and they were trade centers between traditional east and the west. 

4) What was the Berlin Conference? Why - particularly - did it happen?

It was the gathering of European leaders to divide Africa without causing a war. 

5) How did colonization cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?

They didn't know how to govern themselves, ethnic boundaries were broken, and disrupted traditional African government.

6) Why are Liberia and Ethiopia important?

They were the only countries who didn't get colonized and kept their independence. 

7) What are some cash crops of East Africa?

coffee, sugar, and tea

8) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem?

HIV/AIDS

9) Name two ancient empires of North Africa? 

Egypt and Carthage

10) What practices did the world acquire from Ancient Egypt?

geometry and medicine like splints, and bandages.

11) What North Africa countries have had the economies transformed by oil?

Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. 

12) What is Rai?

A music started by urban children in North Africa and turned into a form of rebellion against the Islamic rule.

13) Discuss the changing roles of women in North Africa?

They no longer just stay home and raise the kids, there's no more arranged marriage, there can be divorces, women have equal pay and rights, and men can only have one wife. 

14) Why is Goree Island important?

It was the island where all the slave exports happened. Busiest slave trade port. Open for more than 300 years. 

15) List three trading empires of West Africa? What did the trade?

Mali, Ghana, and Songhai. They traded salt and gold.

16) What is a stateless society? How has West Africa's traditional stateless societies caused problems after colonization?

People there rely on family lineage to govern themselves and they faced problems after colonization because the Europeans wanted them to have one ruler to govern them which took power away from the families. 

17) What are some roadblocks to economic development in West Africa?

The infrastructure of colonialism because it was designed to take resources out of the colony but didn't bring anything back in return.

18) Discuss West African music.

A mix of Jazz, blues, and reggae which influenced western music

19) What is Bantu important?

they moved throughout Africa spreading their language and Culture also linked various areas of the continent. 

20) What was Sao Tome established for?

It was a slave trade post where traders waited for the europeans on the coast. 

21) Who was King Leopold II? Why was he important?

He organized the Berlin Conference and was interested in congo and wanted to open the interior of the congo river for trade. 

22) What are the lasting effects of colonialism in Central Africa?

Borders imposed brought enemy groups together and the Europeans didn't think about ethnic boundaries and disrupted old systems of government. 

23) What major problems does Central Africa have in education?

There is a lack of trained teachers, lack of secondary schools, language barriers, and high dropout rates. 

24) Who ended the apartheid in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela

25) How does modern Johannesburg reflect the problems created by the apartheid?

To Kill A Mockingbird vocabulary

1)    Subpoena; Noun - a write ordering someone to attend court

2)    Fey; adjective, a small number of

3)    Venerable; adjective, according to great deal of respect, especially because of wisdom or character 

4)    Uncouth; adjective, lacking good manors

5)    Sundry;adjective, of various kinds

6)    Begrudge; verb, envy the possession or enjoyment of something 

7)    Elucidate; verb, make something, clear or explained

8)    Acquiescence; noun, the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

9)    Succinct; adjective, briefly and clearly expressed

10) Façade; noun, the face of a building

1) A brief description of what happens in the chapter
jem went running through boo's garden and boo started shooting, thinking jem was a black person

2) One literary element - and what larger meaning it might include

3) List of characters
jem, boo, scout, dill, atticus, miss maudie

4) Part of plot
exposition 

Who is Calpurnia? black woman who works for the finches also she educates the children on life in the black community

 What is her place in the Finch household? cook
What is Walter Cunningham like? hes very poor

 What does his behaviour during lunch suggest about his home life? he never gets to eat syrup
What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter? he sees him as older than he really is, since he knows so much about farming
Does Scout learn anything from Walter's visit? What do you think this is? yes, she learns not to treats others differently when theyre her guest
Atticus says that you never really understand a person “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. What does this mean? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn? (In the last chapter of the novel, Scout repeats this, but she changes “skin” to “shoes” - this is probably not a mistake: Harper Lee suggests that Scout cannot clearly recall exactly what Atticus said and when, but the reader can check this!) 

he's talking about how situations can mean many different things epending on the point of view

its not easy for scout to lear, shes not old enough to really understand the concept.
What do you learn in this chapter about the Ewells? theyre very poor as well and pretty mean.

HOMEWORK: Read chapter 4 and keep a reading journal.

Starting with chapter 4, students will keep a reading that will include the following:

1) A brief description of what happens in the chapter

scout finds chewing gum and indian pennies wraped up in tinfoil by a tree.

scout and jem were playing in the street and ended up in the radleys yard.

they began acting out boo-radley's life

2) One literary element - and what larger meaning it might include

boo radley laughing is a forshadow

3) List of characters -jem, scout, atticus, calpurnia

4) Part of plot

exposition

What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?
-may comb is a small town thats heavily influenced by the south, atticus and his family are poor men

What do you learn about Dill's character?
-hes smart and can read surprisingly well for his age

What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley.
-he went kind of crazy due to lots of isolation and stabbed his dad

Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
-because its full of mystique and the gifts of man/lady-hood

What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel?
-its in the point of view of scout as an older lady