What We Did in Class Today Monday November 29, 2010 and Terms to Look Up

Today in class we watched the movie Slum Dog Millionaire. It is about a boy named Jamal Malik who is a contestant on an Indian game show similar to the American game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Jamal does extremely well on the show and is accused of cheating.  No one believes that he is smart enough to know all the information that he used to answer the questions correctly, so he is tortured in an attempt to force him to admit to cheating.  He keeps saying that he just knew all of the answers and that he did not cheat.  This is all we have seen so far of the movie.  We will continue to watch the movie on Wednesday because we don't have class on Tuesdays.

Five essential facts about Mumbai are:

Bombay was renamed Mumbai in 1996.

The total area of the city is 440 sq. km or 170 sq. miles.

The population is 18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020.

Mumbai is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.

Marathi, Hindi and English are the main languages.

Dharavi is a slum and administrative ward over parts of Sion, Bandra, Kurla, and Kalina suburbs of Mumbai, India. It is sandwiched between Mahim in the west and Sion in the east

About one billion many people live in shanty towns world wide.

A Shanty town is a slum settlement (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of poor people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap materials: often plywood, corrugated metal and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which are usually built on the outskirts of cities, often do not have proper sanitation, electricity, or telephone services.

One Indian rupee is worth about 0.0255 U.S. dollars.

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor and producer.

Bollywood is the film industry of India.

Today in class

Today in class, we finished watching the movie God Grew Tired of Us. We saw one of the men get reunited with his mother and sister. The women were flown in and met him at the airport. The man's mother was so  excited and happy to see him that she fell to the floor.  As they left the airport, she started jumping up and down, skipping, and singing a song  because she was so happy to see her son.  She had not seen him for over 17 years. Mr. Schick liked that part so much that he played it twice. We also learned how the man started charities and organizations to help the people who are still suffering in Sudan.  He helped raise money to send them and gathered supplies like clothing that the people in Sudan need to live.

What We Did In Class Today Wednesday November 24, 2010

Today in class, we worked on answering questions that Mr. Schick put on his blog. We worked in groups, and we split up the questions. Here are the questions and answers:

1. What is the current population of  India?

The current population of India is 1,173,108,018. (www.cia.gov)

2. What is the total fertility rate in India?

2.65 children born/woman. (www.cia.gov)

3. What percent of India is below the poverty line?

12% percent of India’s population lives below the poverty line. (topics.nytimes.com)

4. Briefly describe two terrorist attacks in India.

On February 13, India was attacked by Islamic terrorists.  They bombed a restaurant in the

northern city of Pune, killing 17 people.  On the same day, New Delhi was attacked.  Terrorists

bombed a small bakery, 9 people were killed and 57 were wounded. (www.nytimes.com)

5. The Human Development Report of the United Nations ranks the counties of the

world by poverty.  Where does India rank on this list?

India ranks 119th of 169 countries on the list. (www.nytimes.com)

6. Briefly describe the effects of monsoons on India.

In India, monsoons have flooded villages, cities, and farmlands, causing many deaths among

people and animals. Fallen buildings and lost homes are also the negative results caused by these monsoons. (http://www.nytimes.com/)

7. What are some of the problems India has getting clean water to its people?

India lacks basic water systems and sewage disposals, which is the reason why pollution and

Methane Gas are contaminating rivers that used to provide clean water. (video.nytimes.com)

8. What is the literacy rate in India? The literacy rate in the total population is 61%. Age 15 and

over can read and write. For males the rate is 73.4% & women its 47.8% (2001 census).

(www.cia.gov)

9. What are the major religions in India? The major religion is Hindu at 80.5%. Muslim is the

next highest at 13.4%. Following those are Christian at 2.3%, Sikh at 1.9%, other at 1.8%, and

unspecified at 0.1%. (www.cia.gov)

10. When did India achieve independence, and from what country?

India achieved their independence on August 15th, 1947 from the UK. (www.cia.gov)

What We Did In Class Today Monday November 22, 2010

Today in class we started a new unit about India. We read an article that compared India and China and gave a lot of interesting facts.  Here are some notes that I took: 

Population billionaire…….India…..  1.21 billion people in India

40% of the world's people live in either China and India

Life expectancy in China is 73 - 64

Life expectancy in India is 34 - 25

There are a lot more boys/men in China than girls

Men are treated better in China than girls

In China abortions are prohibited, but they still happen

By the year 2020, it is estimated that China's boy population will be significantly higher than the girl population

By the year 2028, India will probably become the most populated country in the world

China and India are both very populated countries

What We Did In Class Today Friday, November 19, 2010 and Our Coffee Project Links

Today in class we got into our coffee project groups, and each group presented their project to another group.  The groups graded each other on how good the project was and how well it was presented.   Christy and I didn't finish, so we will continue presenting our project on Monday.

Mr. Schick asked us to put the links to our coffee project Google Documents on our blog.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E4431eVCUXmmQS_FvEYL087srDO9wWcICS9pmfir2Uw/edit?hl=en
https://docs0.google.com/document/d/1EY0kjd5P4ZNLDFGu_y5ZocMdcin2OhZ-oCgDkm71aNI/edit?hl=en

What We Did In Class Today Monday November 15, 2010

Today in class, we continued to work on our coffee projects with our partners. Mr. Schick moved the due date back from Wednesday to Thursday because of the funeral for Mrs. Moeser.   Christy and I are making great progress on the project, and we are almost finished.

What We Did In Class Today Friday November 12, 2010

Today in class,  we worked on our coffee projects with our partners.   I am in the play Peter Pan, so I had to leave class early.  Since I was only in class for five minutes,  I don't know what we did in the rest of class.  I am planning to work on my group's coffee project over the weekend to get caught up.

What We Did In Class Today Thursday November 11, 2010

Today in class we all were given a new seat assignment. We talked a little more about coffee, and then we were assigned a project about coffee that is due on Wednesday. There are two parts to the project. For the first part we have to work alone, but for the second part we are able to work with someone else in the class. Christy and I  are working together on the second part. We chose our topics for the project by picking numbers out of a hat.  Whatever number was on the piece of paper was our assigned topic. Christy and I got topic number six which is called From Crop to Cup.  We have to research the physical and technological processes of growing, harvesting, “washing,” roasting, grinding, and brewing coffee. We have to be able to describe the key steps involved in processing coffee and how the processing affects the flavor of coffee. We also need to know what accounts for the flavor in different varieties of beans and how flavor can be enhanced or altered. I hope that it will not be too difficult to find information on this topic.

What We Did In Class Today Wednesday November 10, 2010

Terms to look up:

Sustainability

Small companies that produce coffee cannot compete with the large companies

Brazil is the country that exports the most coffee in the world

Organic coffee is grown as naturally as it can be without growth hormones, chemicals, and other things that aren't natural

Today in class we continued talking about coffee.  Mr. Schick threw coffee beans at me. We talked about different types of coffee. We also talked about the how coffee beans are made into liquid coffee that people can drink.

Helpful websites:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-is-the-Coffee-Made-71945.shtml

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Coffee.html

http://www.coffeebar.com/How_Coffee_is_Made.htm

http://www.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/flavored-coffee-bean

http://www.hollandbymail.com/coffee/coffee_bean_to_cup.html

What We Did In Class Today November 8, 2010

Dark Roast

A general term describing any roast of coffee darker than American Roast.

Aroma

An important category used by professional tasters in judging coffee; a fine coffee should have a pleasant fragrance when hot and freshly brewed.

Flavored Coffee

Coffees that have been mixed with flavoring agents while in their roasted whole bean state.

Froth

Also known as foam, froth describes milk that has been rendered thick and foamy by aeration with hot steam.

Organic Coffee

Coffee that has been certified by a third-party agency as having been grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides or similar chemicals. Buying organic supports a safe environment for the farmers and their families as well as for the ecology of the earth.

Source of terms: http://www.coffeeserviceplus.com/gl-o.html

Questions:

What is the process to turn a coffee bean into a drink?  The beans have to get ground up, and then you put the ground up coffee in the coffee pot, in a filter, and than the water runs through the ground up beans, and than it makes coffee.

How much caffeine is in an average size cup of coffee? 40-150 mg

How much profit did Starbucks earn last year?

Which countries export the most coffee  beans? Brazil

How are coffee beans harvested?    When a coffee fruit changes from a greenish to a reddish color, this means the seeds – a.k.a. beans – are ready to be harvested. The pulpy heap is then separated from the beans through a special procedure (either wet or dry). Nasty beans are disposed of throughout this stage.

After the beans are finished processing, they are roasted and marked according to their color: light, medium, dark, etc. Finally, they are stored and shipped to their various destinations to be brewed into coffee.

Sources of deffenitions: http://www.suite101.com/content/how-coffee-is-made-a214629

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee

 

Today in class we talked about  coffee.  We talked about the different kinds of coffee drinks that people enjoy.  We also discussed how expensive a cup of coffee can be, especially a special coffee drink.  Mr. Schick told us what kind of coffee he likes to drink and how ridiculous he thinks coffee prices are.  Then we watched a video about coffee production.  It showed how coffee beans are processed from a plant to a drink.

Notes from the movie:

Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world

Coffee grows in hot tropical places

Place were coffee grows in the united states: Hawaii

Big difference between regular coffee and specially coffee

Lots of African countries that produce coffee

What We Did In Class Today Friday November 5, 2010

     Today in class we finished working on our magazine articles which were due by the end of class. When we finished writing and editing our articles, we had to email them to Mr. Schick.  He will grade them and put all the articles together to make a class magazine. I am really looking forward to seeing the finished magazine.  I hope it turns out nicely.

What We Did In Class Today Thursday November 4, 2010

Today we had class in the tv production studio. We continued to work with our partners on our magazine articles because they are due tommorow. Since Christy and I were finished our articles, Mr. Schick asked us to create a cover page for the class magazine.  We had a lot of good ideas for the cover.  We were able to get most of the work done in class, but we have a few things to finish up for homework.  I think the magazine is going to be great, and I can't wait to see what the final product looks like!

What We Did in Class Today Wednesday November 3, 2010

Today we had class in the tv production studio. We continued to work with our partners on our magazine articles that are due this Friday, November 5th. Christy and I are working together on this project, and our topic is the incredible journey of the Lost Boys. We feel like our articles are in pretty good shape and we are happy with how our project looks.  We finished up our articles in class today, and for homework tonight we will make our final revisions.