Lesson Plans are subject to change and will be updated as time allows.
WEEK OF MAY 14
- Monday: Channel One; Spot the Genocide in class worksheet; HOMEWORK: Read pages 437-438 and write 10 facts
- Tuesday: Channel One; SIP work
- Wednesday Review for Unit TEST on MONDAY
- Thursday Mackinac
- Friday: Review for Unit TEST on MONDAY
WEEK OF MAY 7
- Monday: Sahel Simulation
- Tuesday: Sahel Bellwork; Notes on the Sahel;
- Wednesday Notes on Central and East Africa; Read pages 422-428 together; HOMEWORK: page 428, 1-6;
- Thursday Bellwork; Genocide Activities
- Friday: Bellwork; Genocide Activities; Unit Test on Africa South of the Sahara, including map test - know 30 - is NOW ON MONDAY, MAY 21
WEEK OF APRIL 9
- Monday: Pre-Test; How Much do You Know about Africa discussion, Finish map
- Tuesday: Regional Atlas work pages 358-371; Worksheets
- Wednesday Bellwork; Read pages 374-381; Physical Features worksheet
- Thursday Collect homework; Channel One; Read pages 384-388 and do worksheet; Notes on Chapter 13; Quiz Review website - quiz on Monday - students must know 21!
- Friday: Path Program
WEEK OF MARCH 26
- Monday: Unit Test on North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia
- Tuesday: Finish Unit Test on North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia
- Wednesday Africa South of the Sahara Map
- Thursday Half Day - Movie Reward whole school
- Friday: No School - Spring Break
WEEK OF MARCH 19
- Monday: Worksheet 12.2
- Tuesday: Read Chapter 12.3 and questions
- Wednesday Notes for Chapter 12
- Thursday Notes for Chapter 12
- Friday: Review for Test on Monday
WEEK OF MARCH 12
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Sub; Apology letter to Mrs. Heath; Channel One; Read Chapter 12.1 and do questions
- Wednesday Redo assignment from when I was gone (issues with Sub directions)
- Thursday Chapter 12.2 and questions
- Friday: Vietnam Vet Presentation
WEEK OF MARCH 5
- Monday: Map Quiz - Students must know 20
- Tuesday: Finish Quiz; Procedures for next trimester
- Wednesday Hammurabi simulation
- Thursday: Hammurabi simulation finish and write
- Friday: Read Chapter 11.2 and do questions
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 26
- Monday: Finish ancient civilization notes; Begin religion notes
- Tuesday: Guest Speaker - Momna Zafar Islam
- Wednesday Finish religion notes; Religion worksheet
- Thursday: Hammurabi simulation
- Friday: snow day
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19
- Monday: No School - President's Day
- Tuesday: Sub - Channel One, CNN10, Do questions 1-4 for 11.1
- Wednesday Mesopotamia sheet (bellwork); Channel One; Middle East Ancient Civilizations Chart
- Thursday: Channel One; Finish Middle East Ancient Civilizations Chart
- Friday: Channel One; Notes on ancient civilizations
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12
- Monday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations - finish and discuss
- Tuesday: SIP - Evaluation of Village Game
- Wednesday SIP - Evaluation of Village Game
- Thursday: Channel One; 11.1 worksheet
- Friday: Channel One; CNN1o
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 5
- Monday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
- Tuesday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
- Wednesday Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
- Thursday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
- Friday: No School - Snow
WEEK OF JANUARY 29
- Monday: Channel One; Study for Map quiz; Map quiz (15 of 50)
- Tuesday: Collect 10.2 worksheet; Channel One; Notes for Chapter 10;
- Wednesday Review worksheet for 10
- Thursday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
- Friday: Village Game Simulation - early civilizations
WEEK OF JANUARY 22
- Monday: Delay day - CNN10 and Channel One
- Tuesday: Read Chapter 10.1 and do worksheet
- Wednesday Channel One; Chapter 10.1 questions
- Thursday: Channel One; Chapter 10.2
- Friday: Channel One; Chapter 10.2 worksheet; review for Map quiz on Monday (must know 15 of 50)
WEEK OF JANUARY 15
- Monday: No School - PD day
- Tuesday: KWL chart and
- Wednesday Script
- Thursday: Regional atlas work for Unit 6
- Friday: Continue work with Regional Atlas; Reading script
WEEK OF JANUARY 8
- Monday: Welcome Back! Wordsearch on next unit; CNN10 and Channel 1
- Tuesday: Unit Pre-test
- Wednesday Map Work
- Thursday: Map work
- Friday: No School - SNOW Day
WEEK OF December 3
- Monday: Bellwork: (If you could live in Russia (or the Soviet Union) during any time in the history, which time period would that be and why? Who would be your ruler? (According to what we read in class last week). Would you like them or not?) CNN; Notes on Russian history
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- Thursday:
- Friday:
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27
- Monday: Channel One; Read Chapter 8, Section 1 pages 234-240; Do Guided Reading Activity Worksheet
- Tuesday: CNN10: Do questions 1-6 on page 240
- Wednesday Bellwork (If you could live in Russia (or the Soviet Union) during any time in the history, which time period would that be and why? Who would be your ruler? (According to what we read in class on Monday). Would you like them or not?
- Thursday: Channel One; Time Line Activity
- Friday: Channel One; Map Quiz - students will need to identify 20 of 27 locations on their map. Extra credit for any extra location they can identify: CNN
* WEEK OF NOVEMBER 20
- Monday: Channel One; CNN10; Finish notes
- Tuesday: Video
- Wednesday: Thanksgiving Fun
- Thursday: No School - Thanksgiving
- Friday: No School - Thanksgiving
WEEK OF NOVEMBER13
- Monday: Channel One; CNN; Name that Landform worksheet
- Tuesday: Bellwork - Standardized Test Practice at the end of Chapter 7; Channel One; Russian physical geography notes
- Wednesday Russian physical geography notes; video
- Thursday: Russian physical geography notes; video
- Friday: Russian physical geography notes; video
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6
- Monday: Channel One; Russia unit pre-test
- Tuesday: Channel One; Pass out Anticipation/Interaction Guide for Chapter 7, section 1. Have students complete the “BEFORE reading” part; Let students read together in groups of 2 or 3 pages 216-221. While reading, they should complete the “DURING reading” section of the guide. When done, they should complete the “AFTER reading” section of the guide.
- Wednesday Sub (Challenge Day) Russia wordsearch for those left
- Thursday: Wordsearch; CNN; Channel One
- Friday: CNN; Climate and Environments worksheet and reading
WEEK OF OCTOBER 30
- Monday: Channel One; Do regional Atlas worksheets
- Tuesday: Halloween fun
- Wednesday: Channel One; Read and discuss pages 214-215 in class and do the activity together.
Discuss various sources of information: primary sources, secondary sources, historical literature - Thursday: Channel One; Map Quiz; Primary source Reading worksheet and World Literature worksheet
- Friday: Channel One; Finish Primary Source and World Lit worksheets
WEEK OF OCTOBER 23
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: Channel One; The Russian Language; Cyrillic Alphabet
- Wednesday: Channel One; Map of Russia
- Thursday: Channel One; Finish Map of Russia; Do KWL Chart on Russia
- Friday: Channel One; Check Russia Map; Go over Pages 208-213 in book
WEEK OF OCTOBER 16
- Monday: Bellwork; Channel One; Culture Activity
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Culture - Nacirema
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Government Activity
- Thursday: Bellwork; Channel One; Review for Post Test; Government Activity - Homework if not done; Unit 1 Post-Test Tomorrow!
- Friday: Bellwork; Channel One; Unit 1 Post Test and begin Russia unit
WEEK OF OCTOBER 9
- Monday: Bellwork; Channel One; Finish and turn in Place Activity
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Landforms Activity
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Landforms Activity
- Thursday: Bellwork; Channel One; Landforms Activity
- Friday: Bellwork; Channel One; Culture Activity
WEEK OF OCTOBER 2
- Monday: Bellwork; Channel One; Place notes and lead in discussion
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Place activity
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Place activity
- Thursday: Mr. Jone's talks to students; Channel One
- Friday: No Class - Field Trip to Lomar
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25
- Monday: Bellwork; Collect homework; Channel One; Create a Geography Puzzle
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Collect homework; Channel One; Create a Geography Puzzle -
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Collect homework; Channel One; Create a Geography Puzzle - exchange and solve
- Thursday: Channel One; Latitude and Longitude Battleship
- Friday: Channel One; Latitude and Longitude Battleship
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18
- Monday: Channel One; Read through section 1 and do themes;
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Channel One; paper plate globe; Latitude and Longitude scavenger hunt 1-9
- Wednesday: Bellwork: Channel One; Go over 1-9; finish rest of worksheet
- Thursday: Bellwork; Channel One; Pinpointing City Location worksheet
- Friday: 1/2 Day - heat
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11
- Monday: Channel One; Unit 1 pretest
- Tuesday: Finish Unit 1 Pretest
- Wednesday: Bellwork (What areas of Unit 1 are difficult for you); Channel One; Go over pre-test - discuss and analyze
- Thursday: Bellwork; Channel One; Finish pre-test discussion and analysis
- Friday: Channel One; Constitution Day Activities: Pre-questions and then computer lab to play Do you have a right? Click on the link and follow through; if finished, do the Argument Wars game
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4
- Monday: No School - Labor Day Weekend
- Tuesday: Channel One; Baseball partners sheet;
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Channel One; Map Pre-Tests and discussion
- Thursday: Bellwork; Channel One; Identify places on the map
- Friday: Bellwork: Channel One; Finish map identification; map game
* WEEK OF AUGUST 28
- Monday: Channel One and Discussion; Scavenger Hunt discussion; Get to know your teacher quiz
- Tuesday: Bellwork (What do you want to achieve in social studies this year? What is your goal for the year? Out of the areas we are studying, what area do you know the most about and why? What area do you want to learn more about and why?); Channel One and Discussion; ; Student search and discussion
- Wednesday: Channel One Bellwork; Channel One and Discussion; pass out books;
- Thursday: Channel One and discussion; book scavenger hunt Parent Letter Due
- Friday: No School - Labor Day Weekend
* WEEK OF AUGUST 21
- Monday:
- Tuesday:
- Wednesday: First day of school! Half Day Welcome Back and General Discipline Form
- Thursday: Seating chart activity; Parent Letter (found on main class page) Due August 31; Course Description and discussion (all found on main page)
- Friday: Sub (going to get my exchange student); Book scavenger hunt