1/16 Physical Geography Impacts Human Geography; Argument Writing

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

• analyze information about climate, physical features, and natural resources.
• determine how physical geography impacts human geography.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To develop your critical thinking 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.  Choose a place from the table in your scrap paper doc.  Under the table, write an explanation paragraph that addresses the following about that location:  How does physical geography (climate, natural resources, physical features) impact human geography (population, economic activity)?           15 minutes

3.  Wait for the teacher to direct you to share.  You will share your writing out loud with another person.  You will do this twice.        5 minutes

4.  Use Geography Alive maps to find a place with the following characteristics and add it to your table:       10 minutes

• low population density
• tropical climate
• forestry
• river
• identify the river by name
• add other physical features and natural resources based on the map

5.  Use Geography Alive maps to find another place with the following characteristics and add it to your table:       10 minutes

• high population density
• tropical climate
• fertile soil = commercial farming
• trade corridors/arteries
• identify the trade corridors/arteries by name
• add other physical features and natural resources based on the map

6.  Share with people at your table.           5 minutes
      
7.  Draw/trace a map of one of the new locations you added to the table. (Do not trace on the computer screen.)  Meet the following requirements:

• Your country/place should fill most of the paper.
• Indicate where bordering countries are by having them partially on the map.
• include physical features by name
• map a key to indicate natural resources. Draw symbols for natural resources on the map.
• color the map
• be as neat as you can, but it won't be perfect      

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• Show me your map and explain it to me.

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 B PERIOD HAS A MYSTERY SKYPE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

Today in class you will

• revise parts of argument writing.
• explain how physical geography impacts human geography.

Why?

• To deepen your understanding of human and physical geography.
• To develop your 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 your work from yesterday (table).           5 minutes

3.  Wait for whole class discussion.           10 minutes

4.By yourself and without any resources, complete the form linked here.           10 minutes

5.  Open your resources about argument writing (rubric, examples, practice revisions, feedback, etc.).  Review them, and reflect on them along with what you have been doing in ELA.  Ask me questions.        10 minutes

6.  Revise your weakest area of writing: introduction, 1 body paragraph, OR conclusion       20 minutes   

7. See Mr. d'E

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

Ask them.......

• How did you improve your writing?