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Thursday, October 5, 2017

10/5 Map Skills; 5 Themes of Geography


C& D Period
A & B Period
  • Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
  • Please write your homework in your assignment book.
  • Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).

Today in class you will
  • Understand the structure of the textbook
  • Build your vocabulary.
  • Practice basic map skills.
Why?
  • To become a better reader.
  • To further develop geographic skills.

DIRECTIONS  
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1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Take out your top-down organizer for chapter 2.      1 minute

3.  Take out your vocab/Frayers       1 minute

4.  Whole class discussion: textbook structure       5 minutes

5.  Whole class discussion: vocabulary       5 minutes

6.  Map skills practice using Chapter 2 in the text book.       30 minutes

7.  Whole class discussion: map skills       10 minutes



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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
Ask them.......
  • What do you think human geography is? What do you think physical geography is?
  • How are human and physical geography different?
  • Whenever you need help, please ask for it.
  • Please write your homework in your assignment book.
  • Please review the goal and agenda for the day (posted in the classroom).


Today in class you will
  • think like a geographer.
  • begin to understand the five themes of geography.
Why?
  • To become better geographic thinkers.
  • To develop your geographic lenses.
DIRECTIONS
  If you are ever waiting for a direction, please use PlaceSpotting or Google A Day. (Don't search for the question or use a Google A Day answer site.)

1.  Discuss with someone near you what you will be doing in class today and why (see above).       1 minute

2.  Take out your map skills practice for Chapter 2 in the text book.       1 minutes

3.  Whole class discussion: map skills       5 minutes

4.  Make a copy of the document linked here, and then use the folder icon next to the name to move it to your social studies folder.       2 minutes

5.  The five themes of geography give you lenses through which you can examine the world. Work through each section on the document you copied. Check in with Mr.d’E when needed.       45 minutes



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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
Ask them.......
  • Can you tell me what the five themes of geography are? Or can you name some of them?
  • What is one thing that sticks out about the five themes for you? Why does it stick out?

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