10/18 South Asia 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

•  practice notetaking skills 

Why?

• to become better readers and writers
• to become more efficient in gathering information

_______________________________________________

DIRECTIONS    If you are waiting at any point, work with the Waiting Activities listed in Google Classroom, posted in the class, or 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.  Review the 2 column notes expectations in Google Classroom.                            5 minutes

3.  Review your independent 2 column note taking practice                              5 minutes

• Are your details in notes, not sentences?
• Do you have 5 main idea sentences (1 for each chunk)?
• check for titles/headings that seem like sentences, using HOW, WHY, WHAT
• Do your main ideas line up with their details on the page?

4.  Wait for small group share.                             20 minutes

5.   Wait for whole group share.                             15 minutes

___________________________________

Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• What are important points about South Asia's physical geography?

_______________________________________________