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Thursday, October 25, 2018

10/25 Sharing Your Understanding; Developing Questions

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).
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Today in class you will
  • Generate closed questions.
  • Prioritize those questions.
Why?
  • To develop your critical thinking as a geographer.
  • To hone your geography skills.
  • To enable you to better understand the world.
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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.  Model questions and prioritizing.            8 minutes         

3. Generating general questions.           5 minutes

4.  Generate and ask questions.           5 minutes

5.  Develop new questions based on answers to your questions.           15 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
Ask them.......
  • What map skill do you most struggle with? Why do you think this is?
  • What features' locations are easiest for you to remember? Which are hardest? Why do you think this is so?

                   







Today in class you will
  • Reinforce your map skills.
  • Demonstrate your understanding of where major world features are.
Why?
  • To practice communicating your understanding.
  • To hone your geography skills.
  • To enable you to better understand the world.
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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.  Modeling w/Mr.d'E            12 minutes         

3. 1st student practices          8 minutes

4.  2nd student practices.           8 minutes

5.  Questions/Concerns.           5 minutes


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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child, 
"What Did You Do in School Today?"
Ask them.......
  • What learning are you most proud of this year?
  • What is your greatest area of weakness at school this year?



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