12/12 Shrinking Lake Chad

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

•  share information about climate and economic activity OR
• ask and answer questions about climate and economic activity

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.

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DIRECTIONS

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

2.  Make sure you have a Geo Alive book at your seat.        

3.  In Google Classroom, under Human and Physical Geography, open Shrinking Lake Chad.  Complete the prereading activities.        5 minutes

4.  Borrow the article from the teacher. Read it and make note of important points.        12 minutes

5.  Complete the questions after the prereading activities.        10 minutes

6.  Look through the your previous summary on the Amazon and the rubric along with the summary writing resources in Google Classroom.         5 minutes

7.  Write a summary of the article.         15 minutes

8.  Complete a sidequest you have not yet completed.       

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What has been happening to Lake Chad?

12/11 Steal the Bacon; Clothespin Bumper Cars

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

•  share information about climate and economic activity OR
• ask and answer questions about climate and economic activity

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.

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DIRECTIONS

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

2.  C PERIOD:  Use Geography Alive and complete the tasks on the back board.        10 minutes

3.  C PERIOD: Steal the bacon.        40 minutes

4.  Question generation        10 minutes

5.  Clothespin Bumper Cars        10 minutes

6.  Repeat #4 and #5. 


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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What did you learn about physical geography?

Argument Writing Revisions & Edits; Physical Geography

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

•  present claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice writing skills.

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DIRECTIONS

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

2.  Review the work from yesterday's battle.  Based on the work you see, 

• feedback you've received, 
• and the resources in Google Classroom, 
• what can you do to make the different parts of your writing better?  
• Make appropriate revisions to your own argument writing piece (not in the Battle Royale). Make appropriate edits.        45 minutes

3.  Speak with Mr.d'E.  Then, complete the reflection at this link.

4.  Use Geography Alive and complete the tasks on the back board.

5.  Work on a sidequest.


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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What did you do to improve your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
• What did you learn about physical geography?

12/6 Argument Writing Revisions and Edits; Physical Geography

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

•  present claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice writing skills.

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DIRECTIONS

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

2.  A PERIOD:Wait for Mr.d'E for the Battle Royale.            25 minutes

3.  Review the work from yesterday's battle.  Based on the work you see, 

• feedback you've received, 
• and the resources in Google Classroom, 
• what can you do to make the different parts of your writing better?  
• Make appropriate revisions to your own argument writing piece (not in the Battle Royale). Make appropriate edits.        45 minutes

4.  Use Geography Alive and complete the tasks on the back board.


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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What did you do to improve your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
• What did you learn about physical geography?

12/5 Argument Writing Team Challenge

STUDENTS, FIRST COMPLETE THE FORM LINKED HERE.

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

•  present claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice writing skills.

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DIRECTIONS

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

2. C PERIOD: Take 10 minutes to finish with your teams or review your work with your teams to revise your writing.            10 minutes

3.  C PERIOD:Wait for Mr.d'E for the Battle Royale.            25 minutes

4.  Review the work from yesterday's battle.  Based on the work you see, feedback you've received, and the resources in Google Classroom, what can you do to make the different parts of your writing better?  Make appropriate revisions to your own argument writing piece (not in the Battle Royale). Make appropriate edits.        35 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• What did you do to improve your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?

Argument Writing Team Challenge

STUDENTS, FIRST COMPLETE THE FORM LINKED HERE.
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

 present claims, evidence, and explanations.
Why?

To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
To help you become better at supporting arguments.
To practice writing skills.
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DIRECTIONS



If you are ever waiting for a direction, please work on a sidequest or use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (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. You should have the beginnings of an argument writing piece from last class. 5 paragraphs. A claim at the end of the first, a main idea at the start of each of body paragraph, and the claim restated at the end of the last paragraph.  Review last class' directions and the Argument Writing Structure in Google Classroom.        5 minutes



3. A & C PERIODS: Finish following the directions for the team challenge linked here.            35 minutes






4. B & D PERIODS: Take 10 minutes to finish with your teams or review your work with your teams to revise your writing.            10 minutes






5.  Wait for Mr.d'E for the Battle Royale.            25 minutes





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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......



What did you do to improve your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?

12/2 Argument Writing Team Challenge

STUDENTS, FIRST COMPLETE THE FORM LINKED HERE.

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

•  present claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice writing skills.

________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please work on a sidequest or use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (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

Do #2 through #9 if you did NOT do it last Tuesday.

2. Go to SDG Argument Writing in Google Classroom. Create a new doc WITHIN the assignment.        5 minutes

3. From your scrap paper, copy your response that you already have on what the SDG are. Paste it into the Assignment Doc.        5 minutes

  

4. From your evidence explanation doc, copy, for 3 goals, your evidence and explanations that you already have on what the SDG are. Do NOT copy the table. Each goal should be separated like a paragraph.  Paste it into the Assignment Doc after the first pasting.       5 minutes

5. From your scrap paper, copy your response that you already have on why it is important for people to know about the SDG.  Paste it into the Assignment Doc. This part should be last.        5 minutes.       

  

6.  In Google Classroom under resources, look at Argument Writing Structure under Argument Writing Support Materials.             5 minutes 

7.  Add a claim at the end of the first thing you pasted in your doc.             5 minutes

8.  Add a main idea before each of the goal paragraphs in your doc.             5 minutes

9.  At the start of the last thing you pasted in your doc, rewrite your claim in a different manner.            5 minutes

10.  Read the directions for the team challenge linked here.            5 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What did you do to improve your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?

11/26 UN SDG Supporting Arguments

STUDENTS, FIRST COMPLETE THE FORM LINKED HERE.

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

• collaborate with others in presenting claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice speaking and listening skills.

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DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please work on a sidequest or use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (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. Socratic Seminar        15 minutes

3. Feedback.        5 minutes

  

4. Socratic Seminar.       15 minutes

5. Feedback.        5 minutes

  

6.  Writing        5 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What did you do well in the Socratic Seminar?

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A Period has a Mystery Skype today.

Today in class you will

•  present claims, evidence, and explanations.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To help you become better at supporting arguments.
• To practice writing skills.

________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS

If you are ever waiting for a direction, please work on a sidequest or use PlaceSpotting by students, PlaceSpotting , Google A Day, or this Google Maps Scavenger Hunt or create a meme for one of our social studies topics from the year. (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 SDG Argument WRiting in Google Classroom. Create a new doc WITHIN the assignment.        5 minutes

3. From your scrap paper, copy your response that you already have on what the SDG are. Paste it into the Assignment Doc.        5 minutes

  

4. From your evidence explanation doc, copy, for 3 goals, your evidence and explanations that you already have on what the SDG are. Do NOT copy the table. Each goal should be separated like a paragraph.  Paste it into the Assignment Doc after the first pasting.       5 minutes

5. From your scrap paper, copy your response that you already have on why it is important for people to know about the SDG.  Paste it into the Assignment Doc. This part should be last.        5 minutes.       

  

6.  Wait for Mr.d'E's directions.             5 minutes

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

Ask them.......

• What did you do well in the Socratic Seminar?