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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24
- Monday: CNN10; Begin History Notes
- Tuesday: CNN10; Finish history notes; Do Exit ticket
- Wednesday: Drug Breakout Program
- Thursday: Drug Breakout Program
- Friday: Zero Heroes activities 1/2 day
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17
- Monday: NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENTS' DAY WEEKEND
- Tuesday: CNN10 catch-ups and discussion; soap carving pictures
- Wednesday: CNN10; Inuit video and 10 facts
- Thursday: Project debrief essay: How I might set up my paper:
1. Intro: Why do people live where they do and what are some of the challenges people face?
2.Who are the Inuit? Where do they live? What challenges do they face?
3. How do the Inuit meet their challenges and what is their culture like? Tie it in to soapstone carving.
4. Talk about your soap carving
5. Conclusion - Friday: Ellis Island Virtual tour and questions Quiz on history; Government notes
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 10
- Monday: Map quiz - know 20 on US side and 10 on Canadian side - up to 30 extra credit points; History and Governments worksheet
- Tuesday: Pass out sheet on Inuit; Show soapstone carving videos. You can watch them at these links: Inuit Lesson on Teacher Tube; Short Soapstone Carving demonstration; Larger soapstone carving demonstration (polar bear);
- Wednesday: Begin soap carving - Cultural activity
- Thursday: Finish soap carving - Cultural activity
- Friday: NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENTS' DAY WEEKEND
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3
- Monday: TEST; Cnn10; Great Lakes Worksheet
- Tuesday: Bell Work activity; Channel One; Read Chapter 5, Section 1 and do questions 1-5
- Wednesday: Channel One; Finish Chapter 5.1 questions and turn in; Do worksheet on History and Governments
- Thursday: NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY
- Friday: Bell work activity - Test Yourself; Channel one; Check and go over 5.1 worksheet 6th and 7th hour: Watch CNN10; Review for Map Quiz in lab. Two websites: US States and Canada Provinces and Territories
WEEK OF JANUARY 27
- Monday: Unit Pre-Test; Bell work activity; Read Chapter 4, Section 1 and do questions 1-6;
- Tuesday: Test Yourself; CNN10; One worksheet on Chapter 4, Section 1
- Wednesday: Bell work; Read Chapter 4.2 and do Climate Regions worksheet
- Thursday: Bell work activity; Check Climate Regions worksheet together; go over answers from worksheet from section 1;
- Friday: Notes; Review; Trivia
WEEK OF JANUARY 20
- Monday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - MLK DAY
- Tuesday: Sub: Thursday's CNN10; Today's CNN10; New Learning Target; Video on Canada
- Wednesday: SUB Cnn10; Lab to explore Canada
- Thursday: CNN10; Finish yesterday's project
- Friday: Bell work activity; CNN10; Map quiz (MUST KNOW 10 FROM US SIDE AND 6 FROM CANADIAN SIDE - ALL ELSE IS EXTRA CREDIT - UP TO 20 POINTS); If time - US and Canada trivia
WEEK OF JANUARY 13
- Monday: Bell work activity; CNN10; Discuss pages 102-111 in book; Begin worksheet packet -
- Tuesday:Finish worksheet packet for homework - FIRST AND LAST PAGE FRONT AND BACK IS A HOMEWORK GRADE; MIDDLE PAGE IS EXTRA CREDIT
- Wednesday: Bell Work activity; Channel One; Introduce Geofacts project
- Thursday: Working on Geofacts project
- Friday: FINISH Geofacts project
WEEK OF JANUARY 6
- Monday: Finish Snow Dogs
- Tuesday: By the end of the hour, share a one page (at least) document with me at
[email protected] that answers the following questions: 1. Tell me about your
break. 2. What are five goals you have for this year? (At least two must be school related).
Why are these goals important to you, and what steps will you take to reach them? 3. What do
you hope to get out of this class this semester (or for MS, the rest of year) - Wednesday: New policies and procedures (classroom as a learning environment; Learning Target checks); CNN10;
- Thursday: Bellwork; CNN10;
- Friday: Bell work activity; Continue Mapping of US and Canada - due TODAY
WEEK OF DECEMBER 16
- Monday: Chapter 3 TEST
- Tuesday: Review for Post-Test
- Wednesday: Unit 1 Post Test; Snowdogs
- Thursday: Snowdogs
- Friday: Snowdogs
WEEK OF DECEMBER 9
- Monday: Test Yourself; Religion and Government Notes
- Tuesday: Read 3.3 and do worksheet
- Wednesday: Test Yourself; Economic Notes
- Thursday: Economic Simulation
- Friday: Kahoot review for Chapter 3 TEST on Monday
WEEK OF DECEMBER 2
- Monday: Collect any homework from last week; New Learning Target sheet; Comparing US culture to another country. The following are some great resources: Culture Crossing Guide; Country Culture Guides; Global Trek; It's International; A website that provides a list of other sites that may be of assistance; Kwintessential guides
- Tuesday: Collect any homework from last week; New Learning Target sheet; Comparing US culture to another country. The following are some great resources: Culture Crossing Guide; Country Culture Guides; Global Trek; It's International; A website that provides a list of other sites that may be of assistance; Kwintessential guides
- Wednesday: Collect any homework from last week; New Learning Target sheet; Comparing US culture to another country. The following are some great resources: Culture Crossing Guide; Country Culture Guides; Global Trek; It's International; A website that provides a list of other sites that may be of assistance; Kwintessential guides
- Thursday: New Learning Target; Share a fact about your country; write about other countries; Cnn10 and makeups
- Friday: Notes on Section 2; Culture Activity; Study Guide for quiz
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 25
- Monday: Finish working on If the World Were a 100 people: Here are a couple of the websites we were looking at in class: If it Were My Home and the Population Clock
- Tuesday: Bellwork on Thanksgiving; CNN10; Anticipation guide and reading through Chapter 3, Section 2 on page 83.
- Wednesday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
- Thursday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
- Friday: THANKSGIVING BREAK
- Monday: Notes on migration; SIP writing (– can be typed or handwritten)
- Tuesday: Practice population density; CNN10;Population Density assignment (do the first one in class and discuss, use the PEAS graph to answer the next three questions and discuss. Create your own town
- Wednesday: CNN10; Continue to work on and finish the remaining ten questions for HOMEWORK using the Pre-Activity Population Density Handout B graph paper)
- Thursday: Bell work; CNN10; Create your own town work
- Friday: Bell work: Test Yourself for Section 1 of Chapter 3; If the World Were a 100 people pre-teach questions; Watch video and give answers;
- WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11
- Monday: Kahoot Review and Grudgeball; CNN10
- Tuesday: Test over Chapter 2; Cnn10
- Wednesday: CNN10; New Learning Target; Do bar graph worksheet in class; Read Chapter 3.1 and do World Population worksheet
- Thursday: Population lesson: Population simulation; Population simulation discussion in class; Notes on migration CNN10
- Friday: End of Trimester; Population lesson: Population simulation; Population simulation discussion in class; Notes on migration CNN10
- WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4
- Monday: New Learning Target; Bellwork: Do Test Yourself questions - check to see how much you know from section 1; Pass out worksheet on section 2 - students do first part; Read section 2 and complete worksheet; - turn in; Read pages 55-61 and do guided reading worksheet for homework; CNN10 if Time
- Tuesday: New Learning Target; Bellwork: Test Yourself from Section 2; Notes from Section 2; Test Yourself from Section 3; Notes from Section 3; Homework:
- Wednesday: Test Yourself from Section 3; Notes from Section 3; CNN10;
- Thursday: Read Chapter 2.4 and discuss; do definitions; Homework: Review crossword over vocabulary from Chapter 2. NOTE: 1 across should be prevailing winds and 2 down should be greenhouse effect - they don't quite fit properly inboxes; 36 across is climate - just add an s to the end of the word to make it fit ; CNN10
- Friday: Half Day: Review worksheet
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 28
- Monday: Today we are going to explore landforms using Google Earth. Click here to get to the placemarks sheet.
- Tuesday: Geoguessr
- Wednesday: Dinosaur Landforms bellwork; CNN10; Read and do worksheet for Chapter 2, Section 1 Homework - finish reading and worksheet
- Thursday: Halloween Fun
- Friday: PowerPoint on Plate Tectonics; Tectonics simulation
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 21
- Monday: No School
- Tuesday: movement notes; CNN10; Where are we from? How much movement do our parents do for work travel? Check it out!; show where places are on map; Region notes; Worksheet on reviewing 5 themes Check and discuss;
- Wednesday: Notes on Chapter 1, Section 2; Go over page 1 and 2 of study guide together; Read and do worksheet on Chapter 1, Section 2 for Homework
- Thursday: Kahoot review for test tomorrow
- Friday: 5 themes of Geography and Chapter 1 test
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 14
- Monday: Bell work - describe an example of Human-Environment Interaction in your own life; Read the Lorax; finish the Lorax worksheet in class;
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Cnn10; Human-Environment Interaction Lesson
- Wednesday: Cnn10; Pass out study guides for Test next Friday; Continue work on posters
- Thursday: 15 minutes to finish posters; CNN10; Where are we from as intro to movement
- Friday: Movie Day reward!
- WEEK OF OCTOBER 7
- Monday: Bellwork; Collect Learning Target sheets; Relative Location: Notes, PowerPoint, and assignment ;
- Tuesday: Cnn10; Relative Location game: grade sheets; Extra Credit - 3 sheets on Latitude and Longitude
- Wednesday: Collect progress reports; Read two Place descriptions and discuss; Place notes and discussion;Assignment: Describe a place you know well in half a page using place characteristics (human and physical). If not done finish for homework;
- Thursday: Bell work (using yesterday's assignment, switch papers with the person across from you. Have that person circle human characteristics and underline physical characteristics); Place activity and explanation;
- Friday: Pre-teach questions from the Lorax done in class; discuss pre-teaching questions; Human-Environment Interaction Notes; HOMEWORK: Find out how many miles your parents/guardians travel to/from work in a day; find out what your ethnic heritage is (I'm Polish, German, French, and Irish)
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30
- Monday: Test Yourself Bellwork; Work on individual practice of Latitude and Longitude on the Chrome Books by playing games located here
- Tuesday: Bellwork; CNN10; Review of Latitude and Longitude using the following worksheet Latitude/Longitude Review; Spy Tracking worksheet - if not done, finish for Homework.
- Wednesday: Bellwork on Respect; Learning Target; CNN10; Reteach Latitude and Longitude and practice together Bellwork; CNN10;
- Thursday: Bellwork on Latitude and Longitude; same Learning Target; CNN10; Individual Latitude and Longitude Work; Homework
- Friday: Latitude and Longitude Table Competition Game. Want to Play Again? Check this site out!;
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23
- Monday: Bellwork and classwork on graphs, charts, and diagrams; Hemisphere notes; Hunting for Hemispheres worksheet - if not done, finish for homework;
- Tuesday: Bellwork; Practice and discussion on hemispheres; CNN10; Pass back and go over quiz
- Wednesday: Bellwork (Compass Rose Pool); Cnn10 Hunting for Hemispheres wordsearch;
- Thursday: Bellwork (Rule of Law); CNN10; Notes on Absolute Location; Practice in class on Latitude and Location
- Friday: Bellwork (two sheets on Latitude and Longitude) Latitude and Longitude Practice in class Bellwork - Homework: worksheet for practice on Latitude and Longitude
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16
- Monday: Emergency sub plans - click here for assignment
- Tuesday: Bellwork - what makes you proud to be an American?; Watch Schoolhouse Rock, Constitution webquest. Click here for the assignment. Follow along with the sheet. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper and turn in at end of hour.
- Wednesday: Bellwork (Mapmaker, Mapmaker),map notes; Review page 26; Cnn10; Reading maps worksheet for Homework
- Thursday: Bellwork; Finish map notes; Review pages 2-8 and pages 27-31 in book (all about maps); Do map seatwork questions - if not done, finish for Homework; QUIZ FRIDAY!
- Friday: Review for quiz; 10 point quiz on Section 1 and Maps; CNN News; Map fun - Play Geoguessr!
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9
- Monday: Bell work - What's the Difference sheet; Discuss bellwork and reading strategies; Continue review of textbook; Read first part of Chapter 1, Section 1; Take notes - Guided notes; HOMEWORK: 1. Geography is
- Tuesday: Bellwork - Test yourself - student review; Finish reading Chapter 1, Section 1 and finish Guided notes; CNN10 and discussion
- Wednesday: Bellwork; Review; Learning Target; Google Earth
- Thursday: Discussion of Patriots Day; CNN10 and Sept.11 discussion
- Friday: Do Dr. G. Ographer - read through and underline important facts with your table; Line up from shortest to tallest and then use to break into groups of six; in groups, read through Mapmaker, Mapmaker play; choose a group representative from play to read for the whole class; Assignment: Underline important facts in the play; CNN10
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2
- Monday: NO SCHOOL - Labor Day weekend
- Tuesday: CNN10 and discussion; Pass out books; Textbook form; Pre-test on Unit 1
- Wednesday: Channel One and discussion; ; Book scavenger hunt
- Thursday: Bell work; Finish Book scavenger hunt and go over scavenger hunt; CNN10
- Friday: Bellwork; Student Search; Textbook competition
* WEEK OF AUGUST 26
- Monday: Collect parent letter if a student has them; Finish discussion on Kuhrt Keys to the Game; Get to know your teacher quiz;
- Tuesday: Bellwork on procedures and discussion; CNN10; Assign student numbers;
- Wednesday: Mrs. Davis-Green, counselor, talks to class
- Thursday: Parent Letter Due; Bellwork - Thank you letter telling Mrs. Davis-Green something you enjoyed and something you learned; CNN10; Pre-Test on Maps; Get to know you activity;
- Friday: NO SCHOOL - Labor Day weekend
* WEEK OF AUGUST 19
- 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 29;
- Friday: Collect parent letter if a student has them; Course description (on main class page) and discussion; Kuhrt's Keys to the game handout (found on main page)