WEEK ONE: December 1st - 5th
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain
Monday- I can show my prior knowledge of Latin America and build upon it with new knowledge.
1) Welcome to Tri #2 and your NEW CLASS (Create Seating Charts Tomorrow)
2) Latin America Unit Pretest (Google Form link in Schoology) *NOT Graded
3) Latin America Intro Notes & Discussion (Guided Notes in Activity Packet)
4) Latin America Political Map Work time - Test next Monday!
Note: REMINDER of HOMEWORK CHECK TUESDAY for River Terms
-Quiz Wednesday (Terms in Activity Packet)
Tuesday- I can locate the Greatest Places of Latin America and understand their impact.
1) Homework Check River Geo Terms- Quiz TOMORROW!
-Water Geoterms Quizlet Link
2) What’s Up in the World Current Events
3) Latin America Greatest Places Slideshow & Mapping (in Act Packet)
4) IF TIME…switch out Student File Folders to NEW Periods
Wednesday- I can demonstrate my knowledge of River Geoterms.
1) Latin America GeoTerms - River Terms Quiz
2) My Greatest Place LA Edition Lottery and Work Time (Rough Draft/Small Copy)
Note: My Greatest Place LA Rough Draft Due Monday 12/8
Thursday- I can learn more about Latin America through different thematic maps, interpret the information provided to aid my understanding about the culture of specific countries.
1) LA Thematic Mapping Lab (LA Packet Supplement #1)
Note: Mapping Lab Completed with a Partner IN class
2) Extra Time? - My Greatest Place LA Rough Draft Work Time or Political Map work time
Friday- I can continue to learn more about my chosen Greatest Place and continue to learn more about the location of countries in Latin America.
1) My Greatest Place LA Edition Rough Draft work time
2) Latin America Political Map work time -Test next MONDAY!
WEEK TWO: DECEMBER 8th - 12th
A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers. - Helen Keller
Monday- I can demonstrate my knowledge of location of various countries in Latin America.
1) Latin America Political Map Test
2) My Greatest Place: LA Edition Final Draft work time
3) Latin America Physical Mapping
4) Online LA Atlas Link
Note: LA Physical Maps Due & Test Fri Dec 19th
Tuesday- I can create a poster that explains my Greatest Place through the 5 themes of Geography. I will begin to learn more about tropical rainforests
1) My Greatest Place: LA Edition FINAL DRAFT DUE!
2) My Greatest Place: LA Edition Gallery Walk & “Best of” Vote
3) Intro Tropical Rainforest Notes & Discussion (Rainforest Packet)
Wednesday- I can learn more about the Amazon Rainforest and it’s importance to different South American regions.
1) Amazon Film Journey (Short Film Festival LINK)
2) Latin America Regions Mapping (in Activity Packet)
Thursday- I can understand the perspective of different stakeholders involved with the Amazon Rainforest and how their impacts affect each group.
1) What’s Up in the World Current Events Activity
2) Amazon Rainforest Stakeholders Activity w/ textbook
3) Complete Stakeholders and Conflict Resolution Sheet in Rainforest Packet
Friday- I can
1) Amazon Imax Film w/ Video Worksheet
2) Next Week…Latin America Physical Maps Due & Test Friday 19th
WEEK Three: DECEMBER 15th - 19th
Monday- I can learn more about the cultural aspects of various Latin America countries from the point of view of a tourist.
1) Latin America Field Trip (Google Form)
2) LA Physical Maps Due Friday
Tuesday- I can learn more about Latin America through interrepting different maps and graphs.
1) What’s Up in the World Current Events Activity
2) Interpreting Maps & Graphs Mapping Lab w/ Partner
Note: Map Lab is LA Activity Packet Supplement #2
Wednesday- I can demonstrate my knowledge in trivia.
1) Band Kids at MOA (No Make-UP…Have Fun!)
2) Trivia Crack Classroom Game “Holiday Edition”
Thursday- I can begin my journey learning more about the Galapagos Islands.
1) Galapagos Islands Mini-Unit (in LA Act Packet)
2) Galapagos Mapping
3) Galapagos Islands Video (Part One) w/ Video Worksheet
Friday- I can demonstrate my knowledge of physical features of Latin America.
1) Latin America Physical Maps Due
2) LA Physical Map Quiz
3) Galapagos Islands Video (Part Two)
4) Color Galapagos Island Animals (6 in Act Packet)
Note: Animals must be fully colored in their natural colors
Holiday Break December 20th to January 5th, 2025
WEEK FOUR: JANUARY 5th - 9th
“If you don't do it this year, you will be one year older when you do.” - Warren Miller
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WEEK FIVE: JANUARY 12th - 16th
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. - Barack Obama
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WEEK SIX: JANUARY 19th - 23rd
The goal is not to be better than the other man/woman, but your previous self. - Dalai Lama
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WEEK SEVEN: JANUARY 26th - 30th
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. - George Washington
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WEEK Eight: February 2nd - 6th
“Education must not simply teach work, it must teach Life.” - W.E.B. Du Bois
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WEEK NINE: February 9th - 13th
I don’t wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. - Gene Simmons
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WEEK TEN: February 16th - 20th
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - FDR
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WEEK Eleven: February 23rd - 27th
“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”- George Herman Ruth
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WEEK Twelve: March 2nd - 6th
“A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” - Ghandi
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Waconia Schools Spring Break - March 6th to March 15th
Sand dunes of the Sahara Desert, Morocco
“The Whole Universe depends on everything fitting together just right...if one piece busts, even the smallest piece...the whole universe gets busted.
— Hushpuppy (Beasts of the Southern Wild)