Transcript File - Ms. Culp`s World

Ms. Culp – World Geography
October 25, 2012
WARM-UP:
What does E•S•P•N stand for in
our ESPN Charts?
Name on thing about Latin
America for each category.
Coming Up…
 Today is a Pep Rally
 The day will be a normal Thursday except you get out of
Intervention early.
 Remember that if you leave the pep rally you may not return
and you must leave campus!
 Tuesday is Early Release
 You go to every class and you leave at 1:30
 Tuesday is also the World Geography CBQ
Grades
 These include all make-up work and for some of you,
the re-test.
 If you have not taken the test at all, that sucks – you
have a zero!
 The last day to re-test is MONDAY.
Ms. Culp – World History
October 24, 2012
WARM-UP:
WHAT SHAPE HAVE MOST OF THE SOCIAL
STRUCTURES WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT
BEEN? HINT: THE SHAPE IS ALSO
SOMETHING WE STUDIED ABOUT EGYPT.
Today in History:
1901: a 63-year-old schoolteacher named
Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to
take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
Coming Up…
 Thursday is a Pep Rally
 The day will be a normal Thursday except you get out of
Intervention early.
 Remember that if you leave the pep rally you may not return
and you must leave campus!
 Tuesday is Early Release
 You go to every class and you leave at 1:30
 Wednesday/Thursday is the Unit III TEST!
Grades
 These include your test corrections and for some of
you, the re-test.
 If you have not taken the test at all, the last day to do
so is FRIDAY!!
 And remember that the last day to re-test is
MONDAY.
Stand Up!
 Everyone needs to stand up and
move to the back of the room
 You must have the sheet from the
back, your spiral/blank paper and
a pencil/pen AND A NETBOOK
 Pick up 10 pieces of money from
the pink crate!!
Ms. Culp – World History
October 25, 2012
WARM-UP:
WHAT SHAPE HAVE
MOST OF THE SOCIAL
STRUCTURES WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT
BEEN?
HINT: THE SHAPE IS
ALSO SOMETHING WE
STUDIED ABOUT
EGYPT.
Today in History:
1881: Pablo Picasso, one of the
greatest and most influential
artists of the 20th century, is
born in Malaga, Spain.
Coming Up…
 Today is a Pep Rally
 The day will be a normal Thursday except you get out of
Intervention early.
 Remember that if you leave the pep rally you may not return
and you must leave campus!
 Tuesday is Early Release
 You go to every class and you leave at 1:30
 Wednesday/Thursday is the Unit III TEST!
 Friday is the World History CBQ
Grades
 These include your test corrections and for some of
you, the re-test.
 If you have not taken the test at all, the last day to do
so is FRIDAY!!
 And remember that the last day to re-test is
MONDAY.
Stand Up!
 Everyone needs to stand up and
move to the back of the room
 You must have the sheet from the
back, your spiral/blank paper and
a pencil/pen AND A NETBOOK
 Pick up 10 pieces of money from
the pink crate!!
Feudal System
 Each kingdom was divided into Manors, which were
self-sufficient and included a social structure of their
own…
 The feudal system was designed, like many social
structures, on a pyramid
The King
 The Nobles/Lords
 The Knights
 The Peasants/Serfs
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Feudal System
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SVHuTfiDTs
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LtbFQEXRBU
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCPp7XWZfHo
Our Class Feudal System
 As you work on your in-class writing assignment, you
will also be acting within a feudal system at each
desk group.
 Each desk is a manor. Each manor is run by a lord,
has one knight and three peasants.
 Each one of you will play a role as we go through
class.
Roles
 King: makes the rules, collects taxes
 Lord/Noble: follow King’s rules, keep manor
noise to a minimum, keep manor clean, serve
as a tutor, collect papers at the end of the
period, do anything asked by King, pay taxes
 Knight: follow King’s rules, follow Lord’s rules,
enforce the rules, do anything asked by King or
Lord, pay taxes
 Peasant/Serf: follow King’s rules, follow Lord’s
rules, do whatever is asked by Lord or King, get
supplies, pay taxes
Rules
 1. The noise volume must never be above a whisper
 2. There should be no trash in any of the desks or on
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the floor around the desks
3. Everyone should have a pencil/pen at all times
4. Everyone should be working on the writing
assignment
5. There is no headphone use!
6. Any inappropriate technology use results in a 0
7. Everyone needs to complete the assignment by the
end of the period
Taxes!
 Now that you are all settled in your manors, you
must pay your taxes!
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I want your money! 
 Peasants owe Knights 6 pieces for the protection they
provide
 Knights owe Lords 5 of each of the 6 pieces from
Peasants for their land and status
 Lords owe King 3 of each of the 5 pieces from
Knights for their land, status and power
Goods and Services
 You have paid your taxes and you now have some
money pieces left over, right??
 Now you can buy items from King!
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Pencil – 3 money pieces
Pen – 3 money pieces
Paper – 3 money pieces
Candy – 5 money pieces
A Free Daily Grade – 15 money pieces
 You can pool your resources, if you need to, and
share the goods.