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Week 31

Grade 9 History Students: What was the curriculum in the High Middle Ages? How did it differ from TCIS'? What was the point of academic refinement according to Saint Thomas Aquanis' Scholasticism? How does scholarship differ today at TCIS? How did Saint Thomas Aquinas’ writing differ from troubadour writing? How and why did two so very different writing forms develop at the same time? Cite the below examples in your answer. How does today's curriculum pay more respect to vernacularism? And how does this curriculum or school life operate as a factor that totals who you are (for example, also with church life, city life, farm life, and other lives?) http://www.newadvent.org/summa/201810.htm http://www.cam.org/~malcova/troubadours/arnaut_daniel/arnaut_daniel_14.php

And here's your chapter review sheet: Download Ch10review

After reading the below primary sources, please answer the following questions: how did the Black Death change societies’ belief systems? How did Pope Boniface VIII condemn King Philip IV? How did King Henry V rally his troops? How did the Church condemn Joan of Arc? In conclusion, how did the Late Middle Ages come to an end? Was it a loss of faith or a new faith? How did this rise of secularism even change your education today?

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/b8-unam.html

http://www.chronique.com/Library/Knights/crispen.htm

http://www.stjoan-center.com/Trials/sec21.html

Week 31

AP Psychology Students: Do a lot of your attitudes come from your parents? Or do you think your attitudes come more from the media: entertainment media (e.g. anti-Burmese attitude to prejudice formation in the Naresuan movies), news media (e.g. anti-Muslism attitude to prejudice formation in western news coverage of the Middle East), social media (e.g. anti-government attitude to prejudice formation on Facebook in the Middle East, etc.)? According to the text, where else might your attitudes come from, and what functions do they serve? Remember that overly positive attitudes about a kind of people can be unjust too. What prejudices did you have before or have seen others with? How did you change or how could you persuade others to change? ... Do these pictures offend you? What are the stereotypes of Asians in the USA? How were the stereotypes formed? What can they lead to? How can those attitudes be changed? http://www.manaa.org/asian_stereotypes.html

Week 26-30

AP Psychology Students: What attracts you to other people? How did you choose your friends? How did you perceive them the first time you met? What traits do you attribute to your friends incorrectly? Why? http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/socpsy.html http://www.socialpsychology.org/

Without naming names, who do you love? Is there a John or Jane Doe in your life? Or what will he are she be like? Who's theory best fits your love relationship (past, present, or future)? Did social perception change this relationship from the start; was it love at first sight (primacy effect)? Who's theory best explains why the two of you had interpersonal attraction in the first place? And how does the Internet change all this? For example? Do psychologists need to rethink social psychology?

And what is a group that you are in? Using voc. terms, what holds your group together, and how would you describe your interactions? Has the group ever made you lazier (see social loafing & the link below)? http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/winter84/piezon84.htm

Also, have you ever questioned the ethics of an authority figure (see Milgram’s experiment & the link below)? What happened? Did you follow orders? Why or Why not?http://www.psypress.co.uk/pip/resources/slp/topic.asp?chapter=ch20&topic=ch20-sc-01 

And here's an extra Challenge Assignment for extra credit: Download instruc.soc.pscyh.movie.crit.doc 

Week 26-30

Grade 9 History Students: What was the Schism of 1054? Who won, the Pope or the Patriarch? Which would you have agreed with, the RCC or the EOC? In what other ways did the institution of the RCC assert its influence over Europe in this periodization? What cloud of influence hangs over your education? What are these institutions' goals? How can the words that they use be powerful? What institutions do you think should most influence your education? What should their goals be? What words should they use? Also, use the information below to do further research. Please identify several motives for the Crusades. Were the Crusades righteous or corrupt? And what motivates you to learn? Are your motives righteous or corrupt? http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html#robert  http://www.pages.pomona.edu/~glg04747/genoa/genoa3.htm  http://www.templarhistory.com/who.html

Week 26

AP Psychology Students: Do you think Freud’s psychoanalysis or Roger’s humanistic client centered therapy is more useful? Which would you suggest to a friend or family member? Why?Please compare and contrast cognitive, behavioral, and biological therapy. What are the pros and cons of each. Which therapies are most used for which disorders? Have you ever seen any movies that illustrate life in a psychological institution? “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Girl Interrupted” are good examples. How has therapy reformed and improved since the Sixties? How can it still improve?

http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4007323&chk=kb4u%2BA

Please read the attached NYTimes articles. Do you think therapists are over doing it in the US? And on the flip side, do you think parents in Asia are too cautious about helping their children? What's best? Is there a best way or not really or does it just depend ...? Download Article ADD  Download Article Antidepressants

Week 26

Grade Nine History Students: What do you think more influenced Western Europe: Clovis' conversion, Charlemagne’s crowning, or the knights’ code of chivalry? How did the RCC repeatedly influence these histories?

http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/clovis.html http://historymedren.about.com/library/weekly/aa100198.htm http://members.tripod.com/aaron_neilson/code.html http://www.chronique.com/Library/Chivalry/code.htm

How did Pope Alexander III deal with Henry II and Archbishop Beckett’s quarrel? How did Alexander threaten Henry in the letter below (reference to Saul & Uzziah)? How did the English Magna Carta, the French Estates-General, the German Fredrick, and the Slavs further threaten the Roman Catholic Church’s power and prestige?

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/hoveden-becket.html#1166a http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet.htm

And here is your review sheet. Download Ch9review 

Week 24

AP Psychology students: Can you define psychological abnormality or disorder? Be very specific and caring with your definition. Why is it so difficult to define? How does the APA define psychological abnormalities or disorders? What’s good about their system? Dangerous? Why do all of you not have one (even though in times of stress, sometimes it might feel like one)?http://www.psych.org/research/dor/dsm/index.cfm Also search for famous people, from historic figures to current pop stars, with psychological disorders. What types did/do they have? What were/are their symptoms? Did/do their disorders help or hinder their careers? Did/Does this change the pejorative value of being labeled abnormal? http://www.geocities.com/coverbridge2k/artsci/famous_people_depression.html http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/resources/psychdis.html http://www.rdc.ab.ca/scottpsych/website/frames/disorder.htm Also your AP Exam Prep. Binder is always due.

Week 22

Grade Nine History Students: How did Daoism, Confucianism, and Legalism fit the needs of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties? Read the passages in the document below, who did these passages benefit? How so? http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CHPHIL/LEGALISM.HTM 

How and why did feng shui's popularity increase in the Han Dynasty? What is it and how can you use it today even if you don’t believe in it? http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/fengshui/fengshui.html http://circle-of-light.com/fengshui/fs-tips.html

How did Imperial Confucianism fit the needs of the Han Dynasty? What was it and how was it like a cult? Who did it benefit? http://academics.hamilton.edu/asian_studies/home/TempleCulture.html http://www.friesian.com/confuci.htm

And history students also please download and prepare for your Civil Service Entrance Exam: Download rubric.The Five Classics.doc

The Han Dynasty’s Mandate of Heaven is shining on you. You get a full extra week before your first quarter exam. We test on Monday. Here’s a revised review sheet to help you prepare. Download Grade9Qtr1Rev.Sheet

How were Tang poetry, Song paintings, and Yuan neoconfuciansim expressions and reflections of the times? What needs did they address?

http://www.hornbill.cdc.net.my/e-class/oldchina/qt_inte.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4ptgnsla.htm

Please download and print Sec. 3 & 4 extra notes and the review sheet for the Chapter 8 Test: Download Ch8review Download Ch8 Sec3 NotesDownload Ch8 Sec4 Notes

 Using historical fiction, dramatize one of the following scenarios in one paragraph. Use the class vocabulary and independent research. Design a cover sheet and staple a historical fiction rubric to the back.

1)You are a Japanese courtesan in feudal Japan. You find yourself tangled in a drama similar to one in the Tale of Genji. What's the problem? How will you survive?

2) You are a Japanese Samurai. A shogun is asking you to rebel against your corrupt lord, but the Bushido teaches you loyalty. You feel confused. What will you do?

3) You are a Korean Landlord. You have gained an audience with Sejong the Great. You respect and admire him, but his agricultural reforms will decrease your profits. Do you dare negotiate? What will you do?

 http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/court.html

Also: Both originating in India, why did Theravada Buddhism thrive in Thailand and Mahayana Buddhism in China? Was one sect better than the other? Did the sects match the cultures? Or was it just historical luck? http://www.acay.com.au/~silkroad/buddha/c_image.htm

For the sake of discussion, in your opinion, who was more influential, King Asoka or Xuan Zang? The Monsoon Trade Winds or the Silk Road? http://www.buddhistcouncil.org/Asoka.htm http://www.wku.edu/~yuanh/China/monkey.html

Week 22

AP Psychology Students: What are the biggest stressors in your life? Do you have a type A or B personality? How does this effect your stress reactions or responses? When stressed, what defensive and active coping strategies do you sometimes use? And your teacher? From Chapter 12, what theory of emotions best describes stress?

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html

http://www.9types.com/newtest/homepage.actual.html

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/chud/1997/00000028/00000001/00424477

http://www.scre.ac.uk/resreport/rr109/6.html

Week 21

AP Psychology students: How intelligent are you? According to Spearman, Thurstone, Garnder, Strenberg, and Goleman what are your strengths? What are the dangers of limiting intelligence to IQ? While we all agree that your educators should teach to your multiple intelligences, should they assess them equally? Should your essay score equal someone else’s drawing score? Should universities use the SAT or portfolios for admissions? What is the best way to measure and use aptitude and achievement in high school assessments and university admissions? And what about your teachers, should they be tested? When? How? Any data proves that existing practices work? What is the best way to teach to all the students' intelligences>