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Organizational tip for the week: Clean your locker out at the end of each day. Line your binders up in order so you will be ready for the following day.

“All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. -Thomas Carlyle

"It is with books as with men: a very small number play a very large part." - Voltaire [Francois Marie Arouet] (1694 - 1778)

1st Nine Weeks

Concepts Used in Global Studies 1 week
Europe 1914-Present 3 weeks
Environmental and Economic Forces in Europe
2 weeks
Development of European Culture 3 weeks

2nd Nine Weeks

European Panorama 1.5 weeks
Latin America in the 20th Century 3 weeks
Environmental and Economic Impacts on South America 2 weeks
Latin America Cultural Legacy 2.5 weeks

3rd Nine weeks

Canada in the 20th Century 3 weeks
Economic Development in Canada 1.5 weeks
Canada's Historical Background 2.5 weeks
Modern Australia and Oceania 2 weeks

4th Nine Weeks

Environmental and Economic Impacts on Australia/Oceania 2 weeks
Cultural Legacy of Australia/Oceania
3.5 weeks
Your Financial Future 3.5 weeks

SS6CG4 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government.

a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation,and federal.

b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic,and democratic.

c. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.

SS6CG5 The student will explain the structure of modern European governments.

a. Compare the parliamentary system of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), the federal system of the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), and the federation of the Russian Federation (Russia), distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.

b. Describe the purpose of the European Union and the relationship between member nations.

Monday August 29th- Students will continue their presentations of European cultural characteristics.

Tuesday August 30th- Students will interpret three different governments and determine which they feel is the best.

Wednesday August 31st- Students will discuss European governments and create a Venn Diagram for the Russian, Briitsh, and German governments.