September 2010

9/1/10
Class activities: review Ch. 1-1; review Ch. 1-1 LT; take Ch. 1-1 practice quiz; work on homework
Handouts: Ch. 1-1 practice quiz
Homework: pg. 14 #5&6

9/2/10
Class activities: review Ch. 1-1 practice quiz; review Ch. 1-1 concepts; Latitude/Longitude packet; homework help
Handouts: Lat/Long packet
Homework: correct pg. 14 #5&6

9/3/10
Class activities: lat/long; current events; review class expectations quiz; checked homework pg. 14 # 5 & 6
Handouts: none
Homework: none

9/6/10: No School

9/7/10
Class activities: review Ch. 1-1; Ch. 1-2 practice quiz; latitude & longitude practice
Handouts: Unit 1 Learning Targets; Ch. 1-1 wkst.; lat/long practice wkst.
Homework: lat/long practice wkst. (front only)

9/8/10
Class activities: check lat/long wkst; read Ch. 1-3 & do wkst.; meet individually to practice lat/long
Handouts: Ch. 1-3 Guided Reading wkst.
Homework: Ch. 1-3 Guided Reading wkst. (this side only)

9/9/10
Class activities: current events; review Geo vocab; check hmwk
Handouts: Geo vocab words & practice sheets
Homework: none

9/10/10
Class activities: Sept. 11, 2001 discussion, current events videostream
Handouts: none
Homework: Sept. 11 questions

9/13/10
Class activities: collect hmwk, geo vocab, map scale
Handouts: map scale wkst, Unit 1 study guide
Homework: Unit 1 study guide #1-5

9/14/10
Class activities: finish map scale activity; geo vocab; Ch. 2-3 Climate & Vegetation
Handouts: Ch. 2-3 powerpoint; Ch. 2-3 practice quiz & GR wkst.
Homework: Read Ch. 2-3 & do GR wkst. #1-6



9/15/2010

Class activities: Ch. 2-3 lesson; Review Unit 1 study guide & learning targets

Handouts: none

Homework: finish Unit 1 study guide

9/16/10
Class activities: Review Unit 1 study guide & learning targets; check homework; practice test questions; discuss study strategies
Handouts: none
Homework: review Unit 1 Learning targets & study guide

9/17/10
Class activities: Unit 1 Test
Handouts: none
Homework: none

9/20/10
Class activities: organize folders; current events; voting in Afghanistan vs. US; Ch. 2-2
Handouts: Ch. 2-2 notes
Homework: voting interview

9/21/10
Class activities: levels of development; Euro; Life of a Pencil (resources & factors of production)
Handouts: Euro; pencil resources wkst.
Homework: voting interview

9/22/10
Class activities: resources, specialization, interdependence (pencil activity); Xtec activity
Handouts: Xtec- comparative advantage, specialization
Homework: voting interview reflection paragraph and ven diagram/table

9/23/10
Class activities: Life of a Pencil activity; Xtec activity; Silk Road trade introduction
Handouts: Silk Road activity
Homework: voting interview reflection paragraph & venn diagram/table

9/24/10
Class activities: Xtec activity; Silk Road trade simulation
Handouts: Silk Road activity
Homework: voting interview reflections paragraph & venn diagram/table

9/27/10
Class activities: Unit 1 test corrections; Economic Types
Handouts: Unit 1 test corrections; economic types
Homework: Unit 1 test corrections

9/28/10
Class activities: Unit 1 test corrections; Economic Types
Handouts: Economic Types practice quiz
Homework: Unit 1 test corrections

9/29/10
Class activities: Economic Types scenario; current events; collect Unit 1 test corrections
Handouts: none
Homework: Economic paragraph

9/30/10
Class activities: Government Types, Read text pg. 54-56
Handouts: Government Types
Homework: text pg. 56 #4-5

August 2010

8/25/10
Class activities: review rules, expections; take student survey
Handouts: rules & expectations packet; parent signature packet; student survey
Homework: bring in supplies tomorrow (5 red folders & 1 notebook)

8/26/10
Class activities: review learning target for quiz; organize supplies; look at class web sites
Handouts: none
Homework: review learning target for class expectations & procedures quiz; turn in parent signature sheet

8/27/10
Class activities: Mrs. Skinner & Mr. Koehne meet w/ students
Handouts: none
Homework: review learning target for class expectations & procedures quiz; turn in parent signature sheet

8/30/10
Class activities: Class Expectations & Procedures Quiz; parent signature sheet due; current events- Katrina, DC rally, world events
Handouts: none
Homework: Answer learning target- I can explain the effects of the Katrina natural disaster and the present status of recovery.

8/31/10
Class activities: Answer learning target- define geography and how it impacts your life
Explore themes of geography activity; log on to online textbook; read Ch. 1-1
Handouts: Mrs. Parr's web site sheet
Homework: Read Ch. 1-1 (pg. 11-14) & do REading focus Qs pg. 11 #1-2