9/16 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 the most important ideas about Ancient Aborginies

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.  Review the maps on the linked Ancient Australia Migration slides and think, "What's the most important point these maps make along with the physical features and climate maps?"                      5 minutes

3.   Take out the reading we have been working with, and think,  "What's the most important point about this information?"                       5 minutes

4.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       10 minutes

5.    Main ideas list - self                        5 minutes

6.    Main ideas list - pairs                       5 minutes

7.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       20 minutes

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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. 

_______________________________________________

Today in class you will

• determine the most important ideas about Ancient Aborginies

Why?

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

_______________________________________________

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.  Take 5 minutes to finish your avatar                      5 minutes

3.   Think (you can write if it helps):  Why did the first people migrate along the coast of Australia?                      2 minutes

4.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       5 minutes

5.    Team Dash                        20 minutes

6.   main ideas.                       15 minutes

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Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Tell me the most important ideas about the Aborigines. 

_______________________________________________

9/15 Ancient Australia and Aborigines

        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

• determine the most important ideas about Ancient Aborginies

Why?

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

_______________________________________________

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

___________________________________

Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Tell me important ideas about the Aborigines. 

_______________________________________________

Today in class you will

• determine the most important ideas about Ancient Aborginies

Why?

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

_______________________________________________

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.  Take 5 minutes to finish your avatar                      5 minutes

3.   Think (you can write if it helps:  Why did the first people migrate along the coast of Australia?                      2 minutes

4.   Wait for whole class discussion.                       5 minutes

5.    Team Dash                        20 minutes

6.   main ideas.                       15 minutes

___________________________________

Parents: Instead of Asking Your Child,

"What Did You Do in School Today?"

You can ask them.......

• Tell me the most important ideas about the Aborigines. 

_______________________________________________