WEEK ten: may 13th - 17th
“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”
- Walter Cronkite
Monday -
1) Return ALL Completed Work/Check Portal Grades
2) Clean Out Student File Folders
3) Mark UP ALL Personal Maps w/ World Map Study Guides
**Geo students will be FINE TUNING their personal World Map Final Study Guides to work WITH their personal set of World Region Maps they have created throughout the year!
Tuesday -
1) Final Test Prep - Slide Deck #4 (PreTest - World Map, Geoterms & Greatest Places)
2) The USA & WORLD Atlas Scavenger Hunt (Activity Sheet)
3) Due at end of Period or Tomorrow in Class
Wednesday - Shackelton’s Antarctic Adventure (Imax Film)
1) The USA & WORLD Atlas Scavenger Hunt DUE in Class
2) Last Geo Movie of the Year…”Fun Movie” (No Video Worksheet)
Thursday - 8th Grade Canoe Trip (No Geo classes)
Friday -
1) Final Test Prep - Slide Deck #5 (PreTest - World Map, Geoterms & Greatest Places)
3) Mark UP ALL Personal Maps w/ World Map Study Guides
2) Mapping Dice Game (if time)
WEEK Eleven: may 20th - 24th
"Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead." - Nora Ephron
Monday -
1) Beyond the Walls Trimester #3 Due in Class
2) Final Study Day/Test Prep
Tuesday - Greatest Places Final Test
Wednesday - GeoTerm Final Test
Thursday - World Map Final Test
Friday -
1) Final Test Make-Up Day #1 (Did you miss a test?)
2) Correct Finals & Update Portal
WEEK Twelve: may 27th - 31st
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” - Nelson Mandela
Monday - NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Correct Finals Continued (if Needed)
3) ALL Late & Missing work DUE IN CLASS
4) Final Test Make-Up Day #2 (Did you miss a test?)
Wednesday -
1) Final Test Make-Up Day #1 (Did you miss a test?)
2) Classroom Activity TBD
Thursday - NO Geo Classes Valley Fair Day!! #SUMMER
A LOOK BACK…
WEEK ONE: March 11th - 15th
"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.” - Confucius
Monday -
1) Africa Thematic Mapping Classroom Activity
2) Thematic Mapping Activity Sheets Due by end of Class
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Intro Africa Culture Exhibit
3) Study Country Lottery
4) Research Day - Begin “Building my African Culture Exhibit” (Schoology Assignment)
Wednesday -
1) African Culture Exhibit Research Day
2) Complete “Building my African Culture Exhibit” Worksheet (Schoology Online Assignment)
3) Building African Culture Exhibit due my MIDNIGHT
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Create Culture Exhibit Placard (Completed Placard Due Tomorrow)
**Culture Exhibit Created on backside of African Mask Placard
Friday -
1) Culture Exhibit Placards Due
2) Complete “African Culture Exhibit Report” (Schoology Assignment)
3) Report Due by Midnight
WEEK Two: March 18th - 22nd
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss
Monday -
1) Myseteries of Egypt Imax Film w/ Video Worksheet (in Africa Activity Packet)
2) Africa Activity Packets Due Tomorrow
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Africa Activity Packets Due
3) Apartheid & South Africa Pre-Quiz
4) Apartheid & South Africa Word Search & Vocabulary (Due Friday)
Wednesday -
1) Imperialism/Colonialism Intro Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes Sheet)
2) See South Africa/Apartheid Button Link Above for FULL Day Plan
Thursday
1) South Africa/Apartheid Intro Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes Sheet)
2) See South Africa/Apartheid Button Link Above for FULL Day Plan
Friday -
1) Africa Physical Maps Due
2) Africa Physical Map Quiz
3) ALL South Africa Materials Due & Quiz
4) See South Africa/Apartheid Button Link Above for FULL Day Plan
WEEK THREE: March 25th - 29th
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
- Malcolm X
Monday -
1) NEW UNIT - ASIA (Last Unit of the Year)
2) Asia Activity Packets Handed Out
3) Asia Intro Notes & Discussion
4) Define Asia Ocean/Water Terms (Quiz Next Wednesday, April 3rd)
Tuesday - SNOW DAY (No School)
Wednesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Africa Greatest Places Test
3) Correct Greatest Places Test
4) Complete Ocean/Water Terms and Sketches in Activity Packet
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Political Map Handed Out
3) Asia Political Mapping Work Day
4) Asia Political Maps Due & Test Tuesday, April 9th
CLICK HERE for Asia Online Atlas Link
Friday -
1) Arabia Imax Film
2) Arabia Imax Video Worksheet in Activity Packet
3) Activity Packet Work Time…“People of Power”
WEEK Four: April 1st - 5th
“It is in your hands, to make a better world for all who live in it.” - Nelson Mandela
Monday - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Regions Mapping (in Activity Packet) Regions Slideshow
3) SW Asia Thematic Mapping Group Activity
4) Thematic Mapping Activity Sheet Due at end of period
5) Ocean Terms Quizlet LINK HERE
Wednesday -
1) Asia Ocean Terms Quiz
2) Asia Greatest Places Discussion & Slideshow
3) Complete Asia Greatest Places Map in Activity Packet
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Correct Ocean Terms GeoTerm Quiz
3) Finish Greatest Places
4) Afghanistan Country Focus
5) Task #1 - Afghanistan/Breadwinner Terms & Topics (Vocab)
*Note Task #1 is a Schoology Assignment Due at Midnight
Friday -
1) Afghanistan Country Focus
2) Task #2 Afghanistan Intro Notes/Discussion
3) CLICK HERE for Discussion Notes Afghanistan
*FYI - NO “assignment for Task #2
WEEK FIVE: April 8th - 12th
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi
Monday -
1) Asia Political Maps Due Tomorrow/Group Review (Quizlet Live)
2) Afghanistan Country Focus Task #3 - Webquest
3) Afghanistan Webquest Classroom Activity (anything NOT Finished = Homework)
*Note: Webquest Sheets Due tomorrow as you walk into class
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Political Maps Due
3) Asia Political Map Test
Wednesday -
1) Asia Physical Maps Handed Out
2) Asia Physical Mapping Work Day
3) Asia Physical Maps Due & Test Friday April 19th
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Afghanistan Country Focus Task #4
3) Breadwinner Film Day #1 (w/ Film Activity Sheet)
4) CLICK HERE to Download a Breadwinner Film Activity Sheet
Note: all students will receive a hard copy in class
Friday -
1) Afghanistan Country Focus Task #4 Continued
2) Breadwinner Film Day #2
3) Video Activity Sheet Due Monday the 15th
Note: students can hand in Film sheet on Fri
WEEK SIX: April 15th - 19th
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one." - Malcolm S. Forbes
Monday -
1) Breadwinner Film Sheets Due
2) Asia Activity Packets Due
3) Intro Asia Stations Unit & Pick Asia Groups
4) Asia Stations Work Time - Goal = Complete 1 Station
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Stations Work Time - Goal = Complete 2 Stations
Wednesday - Guest Speaker from India (No Geo Classes)
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Stations Work Time - Goal = Complete 2 Stations
Friday -
1) Asia Physical Maps Due
2) Asia Physical Map Test
3) Correct Physical Map Test
WEEK Seven: April 22nd - 26th
"The more you learn, the more you earn." - Warren Buffett
Monday - Kubo & the 2 Strings Movie (Origami) - Part One
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Stations
Wednesday - Origami Creation Day in World Geo (Large Group Space)
Thursday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Stations
Friday - Kubo & the 2 Strings Movie (Origami) - Part Two
WEEK Eight: April 29th - May 3rd
“A child without education is like a bird without wings.” - Tibetan Proverb
Monday - Asia Stations Work Time (Due Wednesday)
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Everest Imax Film (Fun Movie…no Video Wrkst!!!)
Wednesday -
1) Asia Stations Work Time (Last Day)
2) ALL Stations Materials Due at end of Class
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Intro Asia Demography & Chloropleth Mapping
3) Asia Demography Activty Packet Handed Out
4) Activity work time! (if Gilbert does not talk too much)
Friday -
1) Asia Demography Continued
2) Mapping/Work Time in Packet
3) Asia Demography/Choropleth Mapping Packet Due TUESDAY
WEEK Nine: may 6th - 10th
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress in every society, in every family.” - Kofi Annan
Monday -
1) Continue/Complete Asia Demography/Choropleth Mapping Discussion Activity
2) Due Tomorrow or Hand it in TODAY in class if completed
3) Asia Greatest Places Study Time (ALL WORLD Regions Included on Test!
4) Greatest Places Web Page Study Link HERE
Tuesday -
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Asia Demography/Choropleth Mapping Activty Packet due
3) Asia Greatest Places Test
4) Correct Asia Greatest Places Test
5) FINAL TEST Fun Time (Class Prep for Finals Week)
Wednesday -
1) First Emperor of China Video w/ Video Worksheet
2) Video worksheet due at end of class
Thursday - 8th Grade Career Fair in Morning
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Canoe Trip “Nuts & Bolts” (Help Gilbert Organize Trip as a Class)
3) Final Test Prep - Slide Deck #2 (PreTest - World Map, Geoterms & Greatest Places)
Friday -
1) Final Test Prep - Slide Deck #3 (PreTest - World Map, Geoterms & Greatest Places)
2) World Map Final Test STUDY GUIDE Preparation!
**All Geo students will be creating a personal study guide to help them prepare for World Map Final Test…we are going to put some personal energy into creating a helpful document!!