12/11 Standard of living

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• begin to develop understanding of standard of living.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of basic economic concepts.
• To determine different countries' standard of living.
• To better relate to the world around us.

1.  4 minutes Review the video below.

2. 5 x 7 minutes

1. Referring to the directions and question on the board, review the video below and write a response.
2. Pairs share / discuss
3. Whole class discussion
4. Repeat

3.   5 minutes  Review information from Friday.

4.   5 minutes   Group share / class share

5.  5 minutes   Describe standard of living.

Parents
You could ask your child the following: 

• What is standard of living?
• Explain Hans Rosling's graph. 

12/10 Standard of Living

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• begin to develop understanding of standard of living.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of basic economic concepts.
• To determine different countries' standard of living.
• To better relate to the world around us.

1. 4 minutes

    Open and review your Google Drawing web on standard of living.  It should show a connection between each of the following:

1. wealth
2. health
3. education
4. infrastructure
5. leisure time

2.  8 minutes Whole class sharing & discussion

3.   5 minutes Watch the following video:

4.  30 minutes  (4 x 7min) 

1. Referring to the directions and question on the board, review the video and write a response.
2. Pairs share / discuss
3. Whole class discussion
4. Repeat

Parents
You could ask your child the following: 

• What is standard of living?
• How can you tell if a country has a high or low standard of living? 

12/9 Year of No Rain Introduction

Whenever you need help, please ask for it.

Please write your homework in your assignment book.
Please review the goal and agenda for the day which is posted in the classroom.

Today in class you will 

• engage in conversation about Sudan and South Sudan.
• get ready to read Year of No Rain.

Why?

• To develop your understanding of standard of living.
• To develop your understanding of economic systems.
• To begin seeing connections between yourself and other parts of the world.
• To better understand the world around you.

1.  For Year of No Rain, an overview, guiding questions, and vocabulary terms are found in Google Classroom.  We will preview these and expectations in class.

2. Answer question #1 in the Year of No Rain document.

3.  Start reading.

Parents
You could ask your child the following: 

• What was going on Sudan that is context for the historical fiction Year of No Rain?