9/13 Ancient Australia - Main Ideas

       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

• determine topics, main ideas, and details from a reading

Why?

• to become better readers and writers
• to develop your ability to process information

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DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in the right-hand column of this page.

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

2.  Look at the maps and prepare responses to the prompts on the linked Ancient Australia Migration slides.                      5 minutes

3.   If you did NOT yesterday, go to the atlas linked here. In notebook or scrap paper doc:                      5 minutes

• Look at page 37. What is the topic of the top map?  What do you notice?
• Look at page 38. What is the topic of the top map?  What do you notice?
• Look at page 39. What is the topic of the top map?  What do you notice?
• How do you think the climate and physical features (not just elevation) influenced the population patterns you noticed on page 39?
• Why do you think Ancient Aborigines had migration patterns along the coast of Australia?

4.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       5 minutes

5.    Vocabulary scale                        10 minutes

6.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       5 minutes

7.  Reading and notetaking                       20 minutes

1. With your assigned partner read the first section aloud.
2. Individually highlight or underline important details as you read (the reader may pause - you don't need to agree).
3. After reading the first section, identify the overall topic of the reading and write it at the top of the page.  Discuss the main point the details are trying to make for that section. Write it underneath the section.
4. Continue reading aloud together.  Individually highlight or underline important details as you read (the reader may pause - you don't need to agree). Discuss the main point the details are trying to make for that section. Write it underneath the section.
5. Continue until done

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Tell me important ideas about the Aborigines. 

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