9/6 This is Me!; Geography

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Reminders

• 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

• Create a product that shows us who you are and why you should be valued.
• Get to know your classmates better.

Why?

• To develop trust with one another and Mr.d'E so you can best learn.
• To recognize and appreciate one another's strengths and differences.

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.  Go to Google Classroom and complete the assignment posted from yesterday.          70 minutes

3.  Share.          20 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What are you/ did you create?
• What does it show about who you are?

Reminders

• 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

• Reflect on your work and your classmates' work.
• Get to know your classmates better.
• Demonstrate some understanding of geography.

Why?

• To recognize and appreciate one another's strengths and differences.
• To develop your understanding of geography and its importance.

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.  Go to Google Classroom and follow the directions on slide 8.          15 minutes

3.  Complete the last slide.          10 minutes

4. In your social studies Classroom folder, create a new document, name it SCRAP PAPER, put today's date, and brainstorm - for 5 minutes - a list of as many items as you can that are about geography. TIME YOURSELF          5 minutes

5. Search for and find at least five different definitions of geography.  On the scrap paper write you're own definition (your own words) using the sentence starter, "Geography is..."          10 minutes

6. Wait for a whole class discussion. (See purple highlighted direction above.)          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 geography is? Why?