Prayer flags in Kathmandu, Nepal - a region very similar to Leh and Ladakh! Photo taken in 2015.
We continued preparing for the semester final today in class! Plenty to go through. Here's what happened in class today:
Learning Targets:
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Critical Thinking LT 1: I can explain multiple perspectives and viewpoints.
Knowledge LT 10: I can demonstrate an understanding of the connection between the physical and human systems.
Knowledge LT 15: I can explain how culture both reflects and shapes society.
Knowledge LT 17: I can explain how and why world societies organize themselves and how power is established and maintained.
AGENDA 1/24/18:
News Brief – Sebastian/Jackson
Modern Ladakh
Reading Analysis
Work Time
Homework: Read the blog. Continue preparing for your finals! Next news brief: Jaden S.Work Time
News Brief: Jackson started us off today and selected an article about this story for the news brief: Standard.co.uk - UK weather forecast: Storm Georgina to batter UK with 90mph gales as heavy downpours sweep country. We found the United Kingdom in our world map packet and talked about this story for a bit.
Then, Sebastian selected an article about this story: BBC.com - Syria war: US strikes on IS headquarters 'kills 150 militants'. We found Syria in the world map and discussed the ongoing military campaign in the country, as well.
Jaden S. was selected to do the next news brief.
We also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Modern Ladakh: Next, we continues with the final unit of the semester. Here is the reading packet I passed out in class last week. Students were taking notes on the second (pages 4-6) section, about modern Ladakh:
We watched the second part of this famous documentary, looking at traditional Ladakh (starting at about 24:45 in and finishing the rest of the video). Students are analyzing how the region has changed, and how geography, culture, and structures of power play a role in the society since the modernization of Ladakh.
This is an old documentary, for sure (I remember watching it when I was in high school), and also so good at going over the themes we have been talking about all semester. We will pick back up next class with our final day of preparation before finals, when I will give students time to read through the rest of the handout and complete the note taking sections. Thanks for your hard work here! See you next class, for our last class before finals!
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