Classwork/hOMEWORK - A day - What is not completed in class becomes homework.
9/24 Module 1 test- Use your notes as a study guide.
9/19 - TEACHER WORK DAY - no school for students
9/20 Classwork
1. Map quiz
2. read lesson 4 and answer the following questions by restating the question within the answer.
- What role does government play in our everyday life?
- Make a Venn Diagram to compare & contrast a direct democracy and a republic.
3. tape and study the forms of government handout
4. Watch the video "Birth of Democracy"
- answer the following question by restating the question within the answer.
- Who could vote under ancient Athenian democracy?
5. Group work - each table will work on one government display. Label government - illustrate to represent the government. Write a caption to explain the illustration.
9/13 NO SCHOOL
9/11 classwork
1. warm up- each table group will brainstorm wants and needs. Class will discuss
2. students will complete handout on economy.
3. read pages 22-23 (Online Section - Economic Fundamentals) last paragraph on p28 (Online section- Importance of Economics).
4. answer the questions 1 a -c on page 29 by restating the question within the answer.
1a. What is scarcity?
1b. According to the law of supply, will a company make a greater or smaller amount of product when the price is low?
1c. What are some examples of economic incentive?
5. read lesson 4 and answer the following questions by restating the question within the answer.
- What role does government play in our everyday life?
- Make a Venn Diagram to compare & contrast a direct democracy and a republic.
homework: make a notecards using the following in the vocabulary tab lesson 3 & 4.
9/7 Classwork:
1) Students complete 'Guided Reading W/book-Unit 1 lesson 2'. Omit the Challenge Activity.
2) Whole class students view and study the 'Atlas Notes'.
3) Students view 'Geographic Terms'.
4) Using an atlas, students label on a 'blank outline map':
Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America,
South America, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Equator, Prime Meridian,
any line of Latitude, any line of Longitude, and the 4
Cardinal Directions.
Homework: Be prepared for a quiz on labeling everything listed in #4 above. 9/13
9/5
TOPIC: THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
I CAN: EXPLAIN, COMPARE, AND CONTRAST THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY. CLASSWORK:
1) WARM UP: STUDENTS READ 'STUDYING PLACES AND PEOPLE' ON PAGES 12-14 IN THE TEXTBOOK. WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
2) USING PROJECTOR, WHOLE CLASS DISCUSS 'THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY'. DISTRIBUTE THE '5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER', AND REVIEW.
3) WHOLE CLASS VIEW '5 THEMES POWERPOINT'.
4) STUDENTS COMPLETE PAGE 12 OF 'POWERPOINT' AS A CLASS USING THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC
5) Record vocabulary from lesson 2, pages 12-17. Write the word and the definitions in your notebook. Title the assignment Vocabulary Module 1 Lesson 2 (Words are also found when you click the vocabulary tab on the left side of the page.)
6.Read Module 1, Lesson 3, pages 22-29 in textbook. (In class)
7. Study for vocab quiz on Friday, 9/7.
8/31 - CLASSWORK:
1) STUDENTS READ 'WHY SHOULD WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS HISTORY?', AND MAKE ANNOTATIONS ON THE SHEET. WHOLE CLASS DISCUSS. THIS SHOULD BE TAPE INTO THEIR NOTEBOOK
2) DISTRIBUTE THE '5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES' NOTE SHEET. HAVE STUDENTS READ IT, AND THEN WHOLE CLASS REVIEW AND DISCUSS EACH OF THE STANDARDS. THE SHEET SHOULD BE TAPED INTO THEIR NOTEBOOK. THEN EXPLAIN THEIR HOMEWORK - 'APPLYING THE 5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES'. STUDENTS WILL CONSTRUCT A DISPLAY NO LARGER THAT 11X18 INCHES OF HOW THE 5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES APPLIES TO THEIR LIVES. STUDENTS NEED TO USE PICTURES AND/OR DRAWINGS TO PROVIDE A VISUAL OF EACH STANDARD. DUE 9/7 Don't forget to include the standard for each description and picture.
3) HAVE STUDENTS TURN IN THEIR CLASS TEXTBOOK TO PAGES 6 - 8, AND HAVE THEM READ THE 'THE STUDY OF THE PAST' SECTION. THEN TURN TO PAGE 11, AND STUDENTS ANSWER QUESTION # 1A,B,AND C ONLY. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED BY RESTATING THE QUESTIONS WITHIN THE ANSWER.
TITLE THIS ASSIGNMENT "LESSON 1 ASSESSMENT" ON THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK,
9/19 - TEACHER WORK DAY - no school for students
9/20 Classwork
1. Map quiz
2. read lesson 4 and answer the following questions by restating the question within the answer.
- What role does government play in our everyday life?
- Make a Venn Diagram to compare & contrast a direct democracy and a republic.
3. tape and study the forms of government handout
4. Watch the video "Birth of Democracy"
- answer the following question by restating the question within the answer.
- Who could vote under ancient Athenian democracy?
5. Group work - each table will work on one government display. Label government - illustrate to represent the government. Write a caption to explain the illustration.
9/13 NO SCHOOL
9/11 classwork
1. warm up- each table group will brainstorm wants and needs. Class will discuss
2. students will complete handout on economy.
3. read pages 22-23 (Online Section - Economic Fundamentals) last paragraph on p28 (Online section- Importance of Economics).
4. answer the questions 1 a -c on page 29 by restating the question within the answer.
1a. What is scarcity?
1b. According to the law of supply, will a company make a greater or smaller amount of product when the price is low?
1c. What are some examples of economic incentive?
5. read lesson 4 and answer the following questions by restating the question within the answer.
- What role does government play in our everyday life?
- Make a Venn Diagram to compare & contrast a direct democracy and a republic.
homework: make a notecards using the following in the vocabulary tab lesson 3 & 4.
9/7 Classwork:
1) Students complete 'Guided Reading W/book-Unit 1 lesson 2'. Omit the Challenge Activity.
2) Whole class students view and study the 'Atlas Notes'.
3) Students view 'Geographic Terms'.
4) Using an atlas, students label on a 'blank outline map':
Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America,
South America, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean,
Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Equator, Prime Meridian,
any line of Latitude, any line of Longitude, and the 4
Cardinal Directions.
Homework: Be prepared for a quiz on labeling everything listed in #4 above. 9/13
9/5
TOPIC: THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
I CAN: EXPLAIN, COMPARE, AND CONTRAST THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY. CLASSWORK:
1) WARM UP: STUDENTS READ 'STUDYING PLACES AND PEOPLE' ON PAGES 12-14 IN THE TEXTBOOK. WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
2) USING PROJECTOR, WHOLE CLASS DISCUSS 'THE 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY'. DISTRIBUTE THE '5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER', AND REVIEW.
3) WHOLE CLASS VIEW '5 THEMES POWERPOINT'.
4) STUDENTS COMPLETE PAGE 12 OF 'POWERPOINT' AS A CLASS USING THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC
5) Record vocabulary from lesson 2, pages 12-17. Write the word and the definitions in your notebook. Title the assignment Vocabulary Module 1 Lesson 2 (Words are also found when you click the vocabulary tab on the left side of the page.)
6.Read Module 1, Lesson 3, pages 22-29 in textbook. (In class)
7. Study for vocab quiz on Friday, 9/7.
8/31 - CLASSWORK:
1) STUDENTS READ 'WHY SHOULD WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS HISTORY?', AND MAKE ANNOTATIONS ON THE SHEET. WHOLE CLASS DISCUSS. THIS SHOULD BE TAPE INTO THEIR NOTEBOOK
2) DISTRIBUTE THE '5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES' NOTE SHEET. HAVE STUDENTS READ IT, AND THEN WHOLE CLASS REVIEW AND DISCUSS EACH OF THE STANDARDS. THE SHEET SHOULD BE TAPED INTO THEIR NOTEBOOK. THEN EXPLAIN THEIR HOMEWORK - 'APPLYING THE 5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES'. STUDENTS WILL CONSTRUCT A DISPLAY NO LARGER THAT 11X18 INCHES OF HOW THE 5 STANDARDS OF SOCIAL STUDIES APPLIES TO THEIR LIVES. STUDENTS NEED TO USE PICTURES AND/OR DRAWINGS TO PROVIDE A VISUAL OF EACH STANDARD. DUE 9/7 Don't forget to include the standard for each description and picture.
3) HAVE STUDENTS TURN IN THEIR CLASS TEXTBOOK TO PAGES 6 - 8, AND HAVE THEM READ THE 'THE STUDY OF THE PAST' SECTION. THEN TURN TO PAGE 11, AND STUDENTS ANSWER QUESTION # 1A,B,AND C ONLY. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED BY RESTATING THE QUESTIONS WITHIN THE ANSWER.
TITLE THIS ASSIGNMENT "LESSON 1 ASSESSMENT" ON THE NEXT PAGE OF YOUR NOTEBOOK,