- begin to develop understanding of standard of living.
- To develop your understanding of basic economic concepts.
- To determine different countries' standard of living.
- Read all of the following directions.
- Alternate reading each section/chunk aloud.
- After reading the first chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then define HDI in your own words.
- After reading the second chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then answer the question from the heading in your own words.
- After reading the third chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then answer the question from the heading in your own words.
- After reading the fourth chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then answer the question from the heading in your own words.
- Read the map. Discuss patterns you see with your partner and then write them down.
2. 25 minutesPaired reading (similar to what you've done in English), using Geography Alive p 362 - 363
- Read all of the following directions.
- With your partner determine how the text will be broken into six sections.
- Alternate reading each section/chunk aloud.
- After reading the first chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then write the four most important terms from the chunk.
- After reading the second chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then write the main idea of the chunk.
- After reading the third chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then draw a symbol for the chunk, writing a brief explanation.
- After reading the fourth chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then write one question the chunk does NOT answer but does make you wonder about.
- After reading the fifth chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then write something else it reminds you about (an experience, book, movie, etc), explaining why.
- After reading the sixth chunk aloud, speak with your partner and then write a newspaper headline that would fit for this chunk.
- Discuss the main points of the whole reading with your partner.
- By yourself, write a haiku (3 lines, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) that gets across main points of the reading.
3. By yourself, look through Geography Alive chapters 7 & 9.
- What are important points the chapters make about countries that have a high standard of living?
- What are important points the chapters make about countries that have a low standard of living?
- What are other important points the chapters make about standard of living?
Parents
You could ask your child the following:
You could ask your child the following:
- What is standard of living?
- What are important things to know about countries with a high standard of living or a low standard of living?
