ASSIGNMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE CHECK WITH MRS. PRICE AFTER EACH
AND EVERY ABSENCE. MAKE-UP WORK IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT.
Homework is accepted ONLY ON THE DAY IT IS DUE UNLESS THERE IS AN EXCUSED
ABSENCE.
**STUDY ISLAND ASSIGNMENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 20 PROBLEMS TO BE COUNTED FOR
A GRADE!!!!!
PRICE EMAIL pricer@btcs.org
IN POWERSCHOOL, I AM PLACING 1% WHERE STUDENTS SHOULD DO THE ASSIGNMENT AS
MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO AN ABSENCE. STUDENTS MUST MAKE UP THE GRADE BY THE
MIDTERM AND FINAL DEADLINE. 0% GRADES CANNOT BE MADE UP.
8/10/09
Homeroom/Class--Discuss school procedures and give out information. Give out
locks, handbooks, go over team procedures, and assign textbooks.
8/11/09
1. Practice map skills on North America. (7.3 #9)
2. Intro to the textbook/atlas (7.3 #1 mapping, 7.3 #9 Earth's locations, and
7.3 #14 political/physical maps)
3. Getting to know you activity
4. Create a physical features dictionary of terms on pages H10 and H11. You
must include a word definition as well as picture. There are 26 terms on
page H10 and H11. Please add to the following to the list: 27. MESA, 28.
BUTTE, 29. BADLANDS 30. WATERFALL 31. ICEBERG, AND 32. CATARACTS. This
visual dictionary is due 8/27 or 8/28. IT COUNTS AS A MAJOR GRADE/PROJECT.
8/12/09
1. Learn the process/procedure for taking a geo-quiz.
2. Take geo-quiz of world features using atlas.
3. Read section one of Ch. 1 pages 4-9. (7.3 #10) Create a bubble diagram in
class notes on section 1-1. Place essential vocabulary in your notebook.
STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A 5 SUBJECT NOTEBOOK FOR S.S. THE FIRST 2 SECTIONS ARE
FOR CLASS NOTES. THE LAST 3 SECTIONS ARE FOR ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY. STUDENTS
MUST BRING NOTEBOOKS TO CLASS EVERY DAY!!
4. Play "Where in the world am I?" Students will use the atlas. (7.3 #14
physical/political maps)
8/13/09
1. Take geo-quiz of world features (#2) using atlas.
2. Read section 1-2 about the Themes of Geography (7.3 #1) Place all
essential vocabulary in your notebook. Create a graphic organizer of the
five themes in notebook.
3. View the brainpop on geography themes. Take the quiz. BRAINPOPS ARE
VIEWED 2 TIMES DURING CLASS. IF STUDENTS DO NOT SCORE WELL THEY CAN RETAKE
THE QUIZ AT HOME, PRINT IT, AND HAVE IT SIGNED BY A PARENT TO REPLACE THE
SCORE. THE BRAINPOP PRINTOUT MUST BE TURNED IN TO THE MAKE-UP FOLDER BY THE
DEADLINE. THIS IS THE ONLY TYPE OF ASSIGNMENT THAT IS ALLOWED TO BE RETAKEN.
4. Continue to work on visual dictionaries at home.
5. Finish North American map for homework.
8/14/09
1. GQ 1-2 (the world) 7.3 #9
2. Read 1-3 Branches of Geography (7.3 #1)
3. Create a graphic organizer in notebook for 1-3
4. Record essential vocabulary for 1-3 in notebook
5. Hands-on activity. Use dry erase boards to draw major lines of latitude
and longitude. Review ch.1 vocabulary
6. Continue to work on picture dictionaries. They are due 8/27 or 8/28.
7. BP on Geography Themes (not done on 8/13)
8/17/09
1. Complete physical map of North America
2. Work on picture dictionary projects
3. Record essential vocabulary for 2-1 (5 terms)in notebook
8/18/09
1. GQ 6-2 Political map of Mexico
2. Read 2-1 Earth's Movement (7.3 #11)
3. Record essential vocabulary for 2-1
4. Hands-on activity "Flash" Boa
8/19/09
1. Notebook quiz on Ch. 1
Field Trip
8/20/09
1. Latitude/Longitude pretest (7.3 #6) (Counts 5 pts. on daily grade)
2. Read 2-2 Water on Earth (7.3 #11, 7.3 #18)(didn't complete/do Tues.)
3. Complete seasons diagram/place in folder (Counts 5 pts. on daily grade)
4. Brainpop Latitude/Longitude (7.3 #6)(quiz grade)
Have a safe and blessed weekend!!!
8/24/09
1. LAB--Do study island lesson on map skills. You must do 20 items to get
credit. It is due on 8/31. Study island lessons count as test grades. You
must do 20 problems to get credit. (7.3 #9, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #6, 7.3 #14, 7.3 #15)
2. Record 2-2 and 2-3 vocabulary in notebook.
3. Projects are due Thursday or Friday.
4. STUDY ISLAND LESSONS 1,2, AND 3 WILL BE CLOSED OUT NEXT MONDAY 8/31 AT
2:30. WORK ON YOUR SCORES.
8/25/09
1. Do Latitude/Longitude handout 1-10. (Check) 7.3 #6
2. Read 2-3 The Land orally in class and 2-2 (Water Cycle). Discuss
vocabulary.(7.3 #1, 7.3 #2, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #14, 7.3 #1)
3. Complete Section 1-3 handouts on vocabulary and check in class.
4. HW Complet Chapter Review on loose-leaf paper. Do 1-10, 19-24 on pages 45-
46. Write complete sentences on 8-10.
8/26/09
1. Complete 3 part handout on map skills (1-10, 1-5). Check.
2. Check ch. 2 review hw on pages. Turn in papers.
3. Do ch. 1 vocabulary review on page 21. Do standardized test practice on
page 23 1-7. Do standardized test practice on page 47 1-7. Check in class.
Turn in work.
4. Homework-- Record ch. 3 vocabulary in notebook.
8/27/09
1. GQ 3-1
2. 2. Review p. 29 The Midnight Sun/play Swedish song about June afternoons
in Sweden with 24 hrs. of sunlight
3. Read 3-1 (7.3 #2, 7.3 #11) Weather and Climate
4. Share projects. Projects can be turned in on Friday for full credit.
5. BP Time Zones
TWO GRADES WERE TAKEN TODAY!
8/28/09
1. GQ 7-1
2. Turn in projects.
3. Test grade on projects. You may use your projects to this only if they
are turned in Thursday/Friday.
4. Library
FOUR GRADES WERE TAKEN TODAY--GEOQUIZ, PROJECT (2 TESTS), AND PROJECT TEST!!!
8/31/09
1. LAB--Study Island (3 lessons due at the end of the day (1-3).
***3 MAJOR GRADES WILL COME FROM THESE 3 STUDY ISLAND LESSONS. LESSONS 4-7
ARE DUE AT THE END OF THE DAY ON 9/14. LESSON 6 IS FOR CREDIT ONLY.
STUDENTS MUST DO ALL 31 QUESTIONS IN THE PRE-TEST IN LESSON 6!!!!
2. TIME ZONE activity (3rd and 6th) (in notebooks)
4th and 5th had the lab the entire periods today.
3. 3rd period (time zone BP)
4. HW (crossword for ch. 1) Students must use the vocabulary words from ch. 1
as the word bank for the crossword.
5. Projects are accepted today at 80%. Projects will be accepted 9/1 for 60%.
9/1/09
1. Complete North America map and color to make it a political map. (7.3 #9)
2. Create graphic organizers for ch. 2.
3. Complete open-note assessments for ch. 1 and 2.
4. Crossword puzzle for North America is homework.
5. Projects are accepted at 60% today. After today, the grade is a zero.
6. A QUIZ grade was taken on the ch. 1 vocabulary crossword.
9/2/09
CHARACTER EDUCATION (Jeff Bellamy)
The outline is worth a QUIZ grade of 100. Absences on this lesson are
excused.
**A QUIZ GRADE WAS TAKEN ON CROSSWORD PUZZLE FOR NORTH AMERICA.
9/3/09
1. GQ 5-1 Physical map of Canada (7.3 #9)(QUIZ GRADE)
2. Open notebook QUIZ on seasons and vocabulary for ch. 2. (QUIZ GRADE)
3. Brainpop Map Skills (7.3 #9, 7.3 #6) (QUIZ GRADE)
4. Read 3-1 Weather and Climate (7.3 #2, 7.3 #11)
5. HW Record ch. 3-1 vocabulary in notebook
6. PRACTICE TIME ZONE QUESTIONS FROM STUDY ISLAND (in class activity)
7. Check open note assessments for ch. 1 and ch. 2.
9/4/09
LAB-- Work on ALL assigned study island lessons. Have a blessed weekend!
9/7/09
LABOR DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! ENJOY YOUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9/8/09
1. Mountains Map (7.3 #9) (Use R44-R45 map)(5pts. on daily grade)
2. Read 3-1 Weather and Climate (7.3 #2, 7.3 #11)
3. Use the North American map made on Tuesday to answer map QUIZ questions.
4. Landform game (boys vs. Girls)
5. Finish all vocabulary for ch. 3 in notebook by Friday
9/9/09
1. (7.3 #9) Deserts of the world (5 pts. on daily grade)
2. Read 3-2 (7.3 #2) World Climates
*Create graphic organizers for climates zones IN NOTEBOOK
3. QUIZ GRADE ON MOUNTAINS MAP (9/8)
4. Take notes in notebook on the Low, Middle, and High Latitudes with labels
of lines of latitude (equator, tropics, cirlces, and poles)
5. Create a lotus diagram of types of climates
SKILL LESSON-- Use pages 144-145 in text to do climate activity with
Tundra climates. (handout 44-45 discovering geography)
9/10/09
1. World Map activity (Rivers of the World) 5pts. on daily grade
**Use physical maps to locate the rivers!
2. Finish lotus diagram of climates from pages 56-57.
3. Begin Religions Video. Create a lotus diagram of the 5 major religions of
the world. (7.1 #3)
4. All Ch. 3 vocabulary is due in notebooks by Friday.
5. ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE BY FRIDAY/MONDAY!!!!
6. Keep working on study island assignments.
9/11/09
1. DSS #31 Latitude/Longitude lines (7.3 #6)
2. Open-notebook vocabulary TEST on ch. 3.
3. Read 3-3 Natural Environments (7.3 #11, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #18)
(Emphasis--DESERTIFICATION)
4. Continue Religions Video (7.1 #3)
5. Keep working on study island assignments. Check due dates.
6. Listen to "There She Stands" (a patriotic song in honor of 9/11 Patriot
Day)
ALL MAKE-UP WORK FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS SHOULD BE TURNED IN ON 9/11 OR 9/14!!!
Support THS tonight at the VT game!!!!!
9/14/09
LAB DAY-- Work on study island lessons. (map skills, religions, economics)
2nd half of class --Continue outline of 5 major world religions
TURN IN ALL MAKE-UP WORK BY TODAY TO ALL TEACHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HW--Time Zone handout
9/15/09
1. GQ 2-2 political map of South America 7.3 #9
2. Read 3-4 Natural Resources (7.2 #2, 7.3 #2, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #18)
3. Use text to do quiz questions on 3-1 through 3-4.
4. Finish Religions video/notes. (7.1 #3)
5. Study for skills test on Friday. (finding latitude/longitude,
interpreting time zones, all major lines of latitude (in notes from 3-2
section), and key vocabulary terms from maps. Also, be able to list all 7
continents, the 4 oceans, and the 5 themes of geography!
6. hw DO ch. 3 review in notebook p. 75 1-13
9/16/09
1. Time Zone activity using US time zones (daily check 5 points from Monday)
2. Climate quiz using lotus on climates
3. Continue religions video/notes on lotus (7.1 #3)
9/17/09
1. Latitude/Longitude activity (daily average check 5 pts.)
2. Open note grade on ch. 3
3. Review topics for skills test on FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**** Study for skills test on Friday. (finding latitude/longitude,
interpreting time zones, all major lines of latitude (in notes from 3-2
section), and key vocabulary terms from maps. Also, be able to list all 7
continents, the 4 oceans, and the 5 themes of geography!
4. Daily Check of ch. 3 review (5 points on daily average)
9/18/09
1. Hands-on activity using countries of North America (Simple Probability and
Odds using Smarties) MAKING MATH CONNECTIONS
A. Students will count the smarties to get the total possibilities.
Canada--white, USA--orange, Mexico--green, Bahamas--pink, Panama--yellow,
Jamaica--purple
B. Students will then determine the simple probability of drawing out each of
the countries. Then, they will simplify.
C. Students will determine the ODDS of drawing out each country vs. not
drawing out each country. ODDS will be simplified as well.
2. TEST ON MAP SKILLS AND KEY VOCABULARY OF MAPS
3. Those who did not finish the open-note assessment of ch. 3 must do so
today.
9/21/09 FALL IS HERE!!
1. LAB--WORK ON ALL STUDY ISLAND LESSONS 8-13. (Economics 7.2 #4, 7.2 #1 and
Religion 7.1 #3)
2. Place vocabulary for ch. 4 in notebook by Friday 9/25.
3. 2nd half of class-- (3rd and 6th) Review quiz game from ch. 1
9/22/09 FALL EQUINOX (THE SUN IS DIRECTLY OVER THE EQUATOR CREATING 12 HRS.
OF DAY AND 12 HRS. OF NIGHT.)
1. Map scale activity (5 pts. on daily average)
2. Read 4-1 Culture (7.1 #1, 7.1 #2, 7.3 #10)
Discuss the various cultures in the US, a melting pot.
3. Jeopardy review game from ch. 1-3.
4. For Wednesday, bring an item from home that shows part of your family's
cultural heritage/hobbies/interests. (5 pts. on daily grade)
5. Ch. 4 vocabulary is due Friday.
6. Study island lessons have been extended. (#8-#10 due 9/28)
9/23/09
1. GQ 25-2 SE Asia (political map) 7.3 #9
2. Share cultural items brought from home.
3. Finish Religions outline of Buddhism. (7.1 #3)
4. Complete all ch. 4 vocabulary by Friday in notebook.
9/24/09
1. Check religions outlines with neighbors.
2. Finish outline of religions with Hinduism.
3. There will be an open-notebook test on ch. 4 vocabulary on Friday.
4. Culture items from home will be accepted today for 3/5 daily pts.
9/25/09
1. Vocabulary open-note test on ch. 4.
2. Religions game. (Boys vs. Girls)
3. Go to the library for LA checkout.
9/28/09
1. LAB--complete study islands of Economics (7.2 #1 and #4)
2. 2nd half of class for 3rd and 6th (vocabulary review concentration game)
3. HW--map activity (Map Skills and World Overview #7/#8)
9/29/09
1. DSS #106 Matching physical features (5 pts. on daily grade)
2. Read 4-2 Populations (7.1 #, 7.2 #3, 7.3 #8, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #2)
**Discuss population pyrmids
3. BP Democracy (7.4 #1)
4. Check map homework from 9/28.
5. HW--study for religions test on Friday.
6. HW--label US states
9/30/09
1. Open-note quiz on religions (7.1 #3) There will be a closed note test on
Friday on religions.
2. Read 4-3 Government and Economy (7.1 #1, 7.1 #2, 7.2 #1, 7.4 #1)
Create a graphic organizer for types of gov'ts
3. BP Religions (7.1 #3) VIEWED ONLY/NO QUIZ GRADE TAKEN
4. Oral review of religions/closed note test on Friday
10/01/09
1. DSS #86 Categorizing elements of Political, Contour, Physical, and Special
Purpose Maps (5 pts. on daily grade)
2. Religions Game/Review for Test on Friday
3. Finish reading 4-3 (Economy 7.1 #1, #2, 7.2 #1, 7.4 #1)/Create a graphic
organizer for the types of economies in the world
4. Study for religions test on Friday
10/02/09
1. Religions Test (SUBSTITUTE)
2. S.S. review maps/skills (latitude/longitude handout) (Quiz grade)
3. Read 4-4 Global Connections (globalization) 7.1 #1, #2 7.2 @1, 7.2 #3,
7.3 #8, 7.3 #20, 7.4#1, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #3)
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY 10/08!
10/05/09
1. LAB (Study Island) (Lessons #11-#13 are due!)
2. 2nd half of class (3rd/6th)
Jeopardy groups play vocabulary review concentration from chapters 1-4
3. HW Political map of South America (daily 5pts.)
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY 10/08!
10/06/09
1. GQ Physical map of Europe (quiz grade)
2. Turn in political map of South America (HW from Monday) (5pts. daily)
3. Do page 103 (Standardized Test Practice for Ch. 4) 1-7, #14-#16 on page
102, and 1-5 on page 101 for ch. 4. (HW) (#3 postponed for today!)
4. BP Communism (socialism addressed also) (7.1 #1 and #2)
5. Discuss Religions test from Friday 10/02.
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY 10/08!
10/07/09 (Altered Schedule)
Ch. 4 Jeopardy (Review SPI concepts of Culture/Gov't/Economy)
NO homework
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY 10/08!
10/08/09
Create Fall Art using geometrical shapes!
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY 10/08!
10/13/09
1. USA GQ 1-20 #1
2. Open-note grade on ch. 4 (Culture/Gov't/Economy)
3. HW 3. Do page 103 (Standardized Test Practice for Ch. 4) 1-7, #14-#16 on
page 102
4. Ch. 5 vocabulary due Tuesday
10/14/09
Character Education--
connections to history of holidays, Roman Empire, potato famine in Ireland,
Irish traditions
(Turn in HW from Tuesday)
10/15/09
1. GQ US map #2
2. BP Democracy
3. Discuss open-note grade from ch.4
4. Read 5-1 The United States (7.1 #2, 7.3 #1, #10, #11, #14, #18, #19,
7.4 #4, 7. 5 #1, #2, 7.6 #2)
5. Study for US map test on Friday 10/23/09
6. Ch. 5 Vocabulary due by Tuesday 10/20/09
10/16/09
1. Read 5-2 History/Culture (7.1 #2, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #2)
2. BP Revolutionary War
3. Ch. 5 vocabulary due by 10/20/09/Study US States
4. GQ US map #3
10/19/09
1. LAB--Study Island Lesson (Economics, Government, Populations, Culture)
2. HW Continent Webs--Create a graphic organizer for each of the 7
continents. Place the 89 items (see handout) into the proper continent.
This is due Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STUDY FOR STATE TEST ON FRIDAY!!!
Study island grades are closed out on lessons 11, 12, and 13. These are 3
grades on the 2nds six weeks.
10/20/09
1. DSS #94/95 (5 pts. on daily grade)
2. Read 5-3 USA Today (7.1 #2, 7.3 #10 and #18, 7.4 #4, 7.5 #1 and #2)/Discuss
3. Ch. 5 vocabulary is due today!
4. Ch. 5 vocabulary grade--Students use their notebooks to answer vocabulary
crossword.
5. Continue to work on graphic organizers for the 7 continents.
6. BP The Gold Rush
7. State test on Friday
10/21/09
1. GQ USA regions 1-18-- Use page 135 to answer questions 1-18 (overhead).
2. Review the geography of the US with a partner (5 minute review)
3. Return grades on ch. 5 open notebook quiz crossword.
4. State test on Friday
5. Continue working on the continent hunt due Tuesday
**ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 8:10
10/22/09
1. Order US time line (quiz grade)
2. Students create a living timeline of US history. Classes will compete for
the best time.
3. Review US states for test on Friday
4. Video Quiz of North America
**ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 8:10
10/23/09 **ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 8:10
1. US test on 50 states
2. Place ch. 6 vocabulary in notebook. (Due by Thursday)
10/26/09
1. LAB (Study Island lessons) Due today #14-#16! These will be 3 grades!
(spi skills--government, human geography, movement)
2. Work on Ch. 6 vocabulary (Canada)
3. 7 Continents Hunt project due on Tuesday. You will use your answers to
complete test questions. Be correct!
10/27/09
1. Use your continent hunt to answer Test questions.
2. Read 6-1 Canada (Physcial geography) 7.3 #9
Ch. 6 spis (7.3 #1, #4, #10, 7.5 #1)
3. Continue Video quiz of North America
4. Map activity for Canada (7.3 #9) (GQ)
5. Video Quiz of North America
10/28/09 (Mrs. Price is out sick today.)
1.Read 6-1 Canada (Physcial geography) 7.3 #9
Ch. 6 spis (7.3 #1, #4, #10, 7.5 #1)
2. Read 6-2 History and Culture of Canada (7.3 #4, 7.5 #1)
3. Read 6-3 Canada Today ((7.3 #1, #10, 7.5 #1)
Finish all ch. 6 vocabulary
10/29/09 (Mrs. Price is out sick today.)
1. Read ch. 7 on Mexico. (7.3 #10, #13, #18, 7.4 #1, #4, 7.6 #1)
2. Record all ch. 7 vocabulary in your notebook.
10/30/09
There will be team activities today as well as story telling. Our team won
the PTA membership drive; we will have a celebration in the afternoon.
11/2/09
1. Computer lab (Study Island Lessons--human geography/TN lessons)
2. HW North American puzzle
11/3/09
1. GQ on Canada using p. 153 (Understanding graphs)
2. Check North American puzzle
3. HW Key ideas from Ch. 6 Canada (due Wednesday)
4. Finish North American video quiz/check
11/4/09
1. Check key questions from ch. 6 Canada. Ch. 6 spis (7.3 #1, #4, #10, 7.5 #1)
2. BP Westward Expansion
3. Begin video quiz on North America part 2
11/5/09
1. Continent Hunt Grade #2 (Test) Use your continent hunt to answer
questions in regards to which continent an item is found.
2. Outline of Mexico Ch. 7 (7.3 #10, #13, #18, 7.4 #1, #4, 7.6 #1) 1-18 due
Friday
3. Continue video quiz of North America
4. Four Corners with Continents game
11/6/09
1. STATE TEST (given once more to those who made below 70% on 1st test)
2. Finish North America Video Quiz (Covers the geography, history, and
cultures of the countries of North America)
3. Finish Mexico outline 19-36 (7.3 #10, #13, #18, 7.4 #1, #4, 7.6 #1)
11/09/09
Character Education (Depression)
11/10/09
1. LAB--Study Island
2. Continent Hunt #2 Locate the continent on which items are located
(handout). Complete a list or graphic organizer for each of the 7 continents.
The hunts are due next Tuesday.
11/11/09
1. GQ Circle Graph (Use p. 153.)
2. Benchmark test (for 1st 2 six weeks) This is given to every 7th grade
student.
3. Video Quiz for North America.
4. Check ch.7 Mexico.
HW Continent Hunt/Study Island
11/12/09
1. World in Review crossword puzzle. (quiz grade)
2. Oral review game with US, Canada, and Mexico
3. Finish Video Quiz of North America.
4. Remember to have all ch. 6 and 7 vocabulary in notebook for crossword on
Friday. (TEST)
HW--Work on Graphic organizer due 12/17. Work on Study Island.
11/13/09
1. GQ Canada page 164 #12 and Mexico page 184 #17.
2. Crossword for Ch. 6/7 Vocabulary is to be completed. (TEST GRADE)
3. Discuss benchmark grades. Grade video quizzes. Discuss.
HW--Work on Graphic organizer due 12/17. Work on Study Island.
HAVE A SAFE AND BLESSED WEEKEND!!!!
11/16/09
1. LAB--STUDY ISLAND GRADES (SEE DUE DATES) AND CONTINENT HUNT #2
SPI (HUMAN GEOGRAPHY, TN GEOGRAPHY, AND POLITICAL LEADERS)
11/17/09
1. GQ Canada page 165 1-7 and Mexico page 185 1-6. Use context clues in the
chapters to answer each.
2. STUDY FOR MAP TEST OF CANADA ON THURSDAY OF THE PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES.
3. Turn in continent hunt. Take a test using your continent hunt.
4. Begin recording vocabulary for ch. 8. Vocabulary due by Friday.
5. Hands-on geography--Outline Central America and the Greater Antilles with
chalk outside
11/18/09
1. GQ 7-1 Caribbean Islands and Central America (overhead quiz)
2. Overview 8-1 Physical Geography of Central America and the Caribbean. (7.3
#9)
3. Complete outline of ch. 8 using the text. (handout)
4. Continue recording all vocabulary for ch. 8.
5. Study map of Canada for test on Thursday or have your map to use for the
geo-quiz on Canada.
**Reminder (Students who have not passed the US state map test the 1st 2
attempts will have to take it AGAIN this Friday!!) Please study!
11/19/09
1. GQ on Canada (Your notes allowed only, no books or atlases)
3. Overview 8-2 Central America (7.3 #15)/Discuss concepts of subsistence
farming and civil war.
4. Vocabulary for ch. 8 is due this Friday.
5. Play bingo to check answers on ch. 8 outline.
6. Overview the Caribbean Islands section 8-3. (Discuss communism and
refugees.) (spi 7.1 #2, 7.4 #4)
11/20/09
1. Vocabulary crossword grade on ch. 7/8. You may use your notebook only.
All ch. 8 vocabulary is due today.
2. Locate major cities of North America and South America.
3. LIBRARY
11/23/09
1. LAB--STUDY ISLAND LESSONS
2. Fun Thanksgiving crosswords (if finished with all SI)
11/24/09 (shortened schedule)
1. USE YOUR outlines of chapters 6, 7, and 8 to do test on chapters.
2. Discuss Continent Hunt grades.
11/30/09
1. LAB--Study Island Lessons
2. Place all ch. 9 words in notebook by Thursday
12/01/09
1. GQ
2. Begin Video quiz of South America
3. Read/Discuss 9-1 South America
8/18/08
1. Geo-quiz 2-2 (7.3 #9 world locations)
2. Read 1-2 What is geography?
3. Brainpop of the 5 themes of geography
4. Finish map from Friday
8/19/08
1. DSS #4 (7.3 #1 mapping/definitions)
2. Read secion 1-3 (geography basics) and record essential vocabulary in
notebook.
3. Ch. 1 geography crossword
4. Picture Dictionaries due Wednesday 8/27
8/20/08
1. Geo-quiz 5-1 (Canada-physical) (7.3 #9 world locations)
2. Powerpoint review of ch. 1 (Section notes and Pictures)/Bubble chart
3. Create a 10 Q/A test for ch. 1. (exchange/check)
4. Work on picture dictionaries
8/21/08
1. DSS #7 (7.3 #9 world locations and 7.3 #1 maps)
2. Where in the world am I? (7.3 #9 locations and 7.3 #14 political/physical
maps
3. Ch. 1 test review/jeopardy
4. Ch. 1 test will be on Tuesday!!!!!
HAVE A SAFE WEEKEND!
8/25/08
1. Geo-quiz 3-2 (7.3 #9 world locations)
2. Work on visual dictionaries (due Wednesday 8/27)
3. Review for ch. 1 test/do page 23 (1-8)
4. Do time zone activity (7.3 #17)
5. Review continents/oceans (7.3 #2)
8/26/08
1. DSS #10/quiz
2. Ch. 1 test
3. Finish visual dictionaries /due Wednesday
4. Brainpop latitude/longitude
8/27/08
1. Geo-quiz 7-1 Physical map of Central America (7.3 #9 world locations)
2. Turn in visual dictionaries
3. Notes on 4 seasons (7.3 #11)
4. BP latitude/longitude
www.brainpop.com vmsstudent vikings
****ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 9:20!!
8/28/08
1. DSS #11 (continent/oceans) (7.3 #2)
2. Read section 2-1 and record vocabulary (7.3 #11)
3. Read section 2-2 Water cycle (7.3 #11, 7.3 #18)/Record vocabulary
4. Record vocabulary for section 3
5. World crossword
8/29/08
1. Geo-quiz 7-2 Political map of Central America (7.3 #9 world locations)
2. Read section 2-3 Land (7.3 #1, 7.3 #2, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #14, 7.3 #15)
3. Map activity (North America) quiz on Thursday 9/4
4. Discuss tests and dictionaries
5. Fact, Fact, Fib (Write 2 facts and 1 fib from vocabulary. Trade and
determine Fact or Fib.)
VISUAL DICTIONARIES WILL BE TAKEN TODAY AT A 10 POINT PENALTY
****MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE TODAY at 9:20!!!
9/2/08
****Visual dictionaries will be taken today at a 20 point penalty.
1. DSS #14-16 (government branches and climates on maps) spi 7.3 #1
2. Finish discussing/reading section 2-3
3. Practice map hands-on activity "MAP FLASH"
4. Do Ch. 2 review 1-10
9/3/08
1. GQ 7-2 Central America (7.3 #9)
2. Check ch. review #2
3. View ch. 2 powerpoint
4. crossword for ch. 2 vocabulary
9/4/08
1. DSS #17-19 (cultures, democracy, and economics)
2. Check crossword for ch. 2 (7.3 #11)
3. review for ch. 2 test Friday (Earth's processes) 7.3 #11 (JEOPARDY)
4. North American map quiz (7.3 #2, 7.3 #9)
5. Study for ch. 2 test
9/5/08
1. Finish Jeopardy review of ch. 2
2. CH. 2 TEST (7.3 #11)
9/8/08
1. Computer LAB--Identify world leaders
2. Map skill activities 1-4 (7.3 #2, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #6, 7.3 #15)
(2nd period 1-2 only)
9/9/08
1. DSS 17-19 Cultures and economics (7.1 #1, 7.3 #16, 7.4 #1)
2. Map skill activities (check 1-4)/ Do 5-6 (see spis listed on 9/8)
3. Read 3-1 (weather and climate)/Record essential vocabulary (7.3 #14, 7.3
#2, 7.3 #11)
4. Go over ch.2 test/make-ups
9/10/08
1. GQ 3-1 Lat/Long (7.3 #9 and 7.3 #6)
2. Map skill activity (Pass the ball around the world!)
3. Read 3-2 World Climates/Read vocabulary (7.3 #14, 7.3 #2, 7.3 #11)
4. Create a graphic organizer diagram for 3-2
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE 9/12 AT 9:20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9/11/08
1. DSS #20 and quiz #2 (government)
2. MAP SKILLS 7-8 (7.3 #2, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #6, 7.4 #1)
3. Create a climate map of North America using page 56 in text (7.3 #14)
9/12/08
1. GQ 4-1 US physical map (7.3 #9)
2. Finish/Turn in climate maps of North America
3. Read 3-3 Natural Environments (7.3 #11, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #18)/Record
vocabulary
4. Extra Notebook grade of 100 if all 12 activities from the six weeks are
in there!
5. Latitude/Longitude activities 34, 35, and 36 (7.3 #9 and 7.3 #6)
9/15/08
1. GQ 1-1 Physical map of earth (7.3 #9)
2. View online quizzes for ch. 3 (go.hrw.com keyword SG7 HP3)/take notes
(7.3 #2, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #18)
3. Finish Latitude/Longitude activities from Friday (7.3 #9, 7.3 #6)
4. Finish notebook grades
5. HW Map activities 11-12 Climates (7.3 #2, #11, #14)
9/16/08
1. DSS #21-#23 (gov't and economics) 7.4 #1
2. Read 3-4 natural resources
3. Vocabulary crossword of ch. 3
4. Check 11-12 map activity (climates 7.3 #2, #11, #14)
5. Study for Ch. 3 test for next Tuesday!!!!!
***View video to honor Constitution Day on 9/17 during 1st period!
9/17/08
Guest--Jeff Bellamy CHARACTER EDUCATION (lesson #1 social structures)
Class outline 100 quiz points
9/18/08
1. DSS #24-#26 (timelines, s.s. vocabulary, and S.A. geography)7.3 #9
2. Review for ch. 3 test (7.3 #2, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #18)
3. Begin North American video quiz (7.3 #9, 7.3 #8, 7.3 #16, 7.3 #10, 7.3
#19, 7.3 #13, 7.3 #4)
9/19/08
1. GQ 1-2 Political map of world (7.3 #9)
2. Read study guide pages 16-23 aloud/Fill in Q/A as you read/Discuss
3. Ch. 3 test review Handout sections 1-4 (use book)(7.3 #2, #11, #13, #18)
9/22/08
1. Do ch.3 study guide/review it during jeopardy
2. Jeopardy quiz game show review for ch.3 test (7.3 #2, #11, #13, #18)
3. Study for ch. 3 test on Tuesday
9/23/08
1. DSS #27-#29 (world locations 7.3 #9 and religions 7.1 #3)
2. Ch. 3 test
3. Record essential vocabulary for ch. 4-1 and 4-2
4. Grade taken on study guide from Monday
9/24/08
1. GQ 12-1 Physical map of Southern Europe (7.3 #9)
2. Hands-on FLASH THE LOCATION
3. BP Time Zones (7.3 #17)
9/25/08
1. DSS #30 World History time line
2. DSS quiz #3 (government 7.4 #1 and world locations 7.3 #9)
3. Test Corrections from Ch. 3
4. Read section 4-1 THE WORLD'S PEOPLE (7.3 #10, 7.1 #1, #2)
5. Do pages TN 9-TN 11 (week 1-3) in your notebook.
9/26/08
1. GQ 12-2 Political map of Southern Europe (7.3 #9)
2. Check TN 9-TN 11 hw (skill review ch. 1-3)
3. Go over ch.3 test corrections
4. North American video quiz
(2nd period--finished test corrections/didn't view video)
9/29/08
1. LAB--finish locating world political leaders (7.4 #4)
and begin STUDY ISLAND LESSONS (DUE OCTOBER 10)
#1 Pre-test (CREDIT GRADE ONLY)
#2 Physical Geography (SCORE IS DOCUMENTED.)
STUDENTS MUST DO AT LEAST 15 PROBLEMS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR EACH STUDY
ISLAND LESSON. EXCEPT ON THE PRE-TEST, I ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO LOOK UP
ANSWERS ON INTERNET AND IN TEXT! WE LEARN BY RESEARCHING!!!!!
2. Read 4-2 Population (7.1 #2, 7.2 #3, 7.3 #8, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #2)
4. HW Finish recording essential vocabulary for all of ch. 4 in notebook
9/30/08
1. DSS #31-33 (patriotism and holidays)
2. Read 4-2 Populatation (7.1 #2, 7.2 #3, 7.3 #8, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #2)/
3. BP Communism
4. HW Ch. 4 vocabulary crossword
****IN POWERSCHOOL, I AM PLACING A 1% BY A GRADE THAT SHOULD BE MADE UP DUE
TO AN ABSENCE BY THE DEADLINE. GRADES WITH A 0% CANNOT BE MADE UP.
10/01/08
GUEST SPEAKER--Character education/history lesson (WWII)
10/02/08
1. DSS #34-#36 (US history and sociology)
2. Discuss ch. 4 vocabulary/check crossword
3. Read 4-3 Government (note-taking)
4. Read 4-4 Global connections (7.1 #1 & #2, 7.2 #1 & #3, 7.3 #8 & #20, 7.4
#1, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #3)
5. HW Do ch. 4 review 1-9 and 14-16 on pages 101-102 in notebook
10/03/08
1. GQ 8-2 South America (political) 7.3 #9 and #14
2. Check ch. 4 review 1-9 and 14-16 on pages 101-102
3. Do 1-7 standardized test practice on page 103/check
4. Read wb study guide pages 24-32 aloud/fill in answers as you read
10/06/08
1. LAB--Study Island lessons (map skills) (7.3 #9)
2. Study ch. 4 for test Wednesday
HW-- Practice test for ch. 4
10/07/08
1. DSS 37-39
2. Check ch. 4 practice test (7.1 #1, #2, 7.2 #1, #3, 7.3 #8, #10,
#19, , 7.4 #1, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #3)
3. Jeopardy competition on ch. 4 (see skills above)
4. TEST WEDNESDAY/STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10/08/08
1. Open-note quiz on gov't/economy 1-10
2. Ch. 4 test (same spi skills as 10/07)
3. Record chapter 5 vocabulary in notebooks
NO HOMEWORK
10/09/08
1. Overhead quiz on climates 1-6
2. Ch. 4 test review
3. North American video quiz
HW-- 5-1 and 5-2 vocabulary (12)
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 9:20!! Remember that zero grades CAN'T BE
MADE UP. A student receives a zero when he/she does not have work in class
or if cheating has taken place. Students must have work in class. Talking
during quizzes and tests is forbidden. 1% indicates that the student was
absent and must be made up by the deadline in order to be changed.
10/10/08
1. GQ South America
2. WORLD map relay (jeopardy groups) (7.3 #1, #9,#11, #14)
*Students get into jeopardy groups on the field.
*Groups locate specific locations on the world map using sticky notes.
*Groups race to put completed maps on the finish line to be checked. If a
location is incorrect, maps must go back to working area until correct.
LOCATIONS
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River, Cascade Range,
Sierra Nevada, Rio Grande River, Great Lakes, Andes Mountains, Amazon River,
Volga River, Ural Mountains, Alps Mountains, Pyrenees Mountains, Zagros
Mountains, Nile River, Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert, Gobi Desert, and
Himalayas
10/13/08
1. LAB--Study Island lessons (Demographics, Economics) 7..2 #1, 7.3 #8
2. Vocabulary concentration review
3. HW--Finish Ch. 5 vocabulary 5-3 and 5-4
10/14/08
ESSENTIAL QUESTION--HOW DIVERSE IS THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE USA?
1. DSS #40 Political Parties
2. DSS quiz #4 (Patriotic Themes)
3. BP Political Parties/Making connections with the election
4. Read 5-1/ Discuss the physical geography of the US (7.3 #1, #11, #14)
5. HW-- Do section one assessment on page 122 1-5
10/15/08
1. Label states on US map
2. concentration games
(BAND STUDENTS GONE)
10/16/08
ESSENTIAL QUESTION--WHAT 2 FACTORS HAVE SHAPED THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF
THE USA?
1. DSS 41-43 (gov't, economics, voting)
2. Read 5-2 History and Culture of the USA (7.1 #2, 7.3 #19,7.5 #2, 7.6 #2)
3. Check p. 122
4. Class concentration (ch. 5 vocabulary)
HW--Finish US map from Wednesday
10/17/08
ESSENTIAL QUESTION--WHAT 2 FACTORS HAVE SHAPED THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF
THE USA?
1. GQ Use your state map only to answer state questions 1-20.
2. Do the Living TIME LINE activity on US history. Students must line up in
sequence of events without talking. All of the events are from US history.
3. Finish reading 5-2 (culture of the US) (7.1 #2, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #2)
4. View BP on voting
5. Take notes from online quizzes 5-1 5-2 and place them in notebooks. (Use
go.hrw.com, keyword SG7 HP5)
10/20/08
LAB--study island (Lessons 3-6)
HW Do Study Guide WB pages 33-37 (will need for quiz)
5th/6h Geo-Flash (hands-on geography review) 7.3 #9
**TEST ON STATES FRIDAY!
10/21/08
1. DSS 44-46 (currency, Canada's geography, Constitution)
2. Time Zone Review activity 7.3 #17 (in notebook)
3. Read 5-3 The US Today/Discuss (7.1 #2, 7.3 #1, #10, 7.3 #18, 7.4 #4, 7.5
#1, 7.5 #2)
ESSENTIAL QUESTION 5-3 What are the 4 major regions of the USA?
4. Do ch. review on page 141-142 1-15, 17-18, 21
5. Overhead quiz on wb 33-37 (1-10)
**TEST ON STATES FRIDAY!
10/22/08
1. GQ on USA (7.3 #9)
2. Finish North America video quiz part 1
3. Begin outlining 5 major religions
NO HOMEWORK
**TEST ON STATES FRIDAY!
ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY AT 9:20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10/23/08
1. DSS 47-49 (economics, President Roosevelt, geo definitions)
2. Speed test from tcap review
Students will create a line graph to record data.
Students will complete 1-10 in TCAP wb.
3. 2nd period (North America video quiz)
all classes (outline 5 major world religions)
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism
4. Study for State test 1-50. I recommend ilike2learn.com as a practice
site for the state map test.
10/24
1. Review states
2. Test on US states
3. View video of world religions/take notes (7.1 #3)
10/27/08
1. LAB Study Island lessons Demographics 7.2 #3, Economics 7.2 #4,
Political
Leaders 7.4 #4, Religions 7.3 #1, Government 7.4 #1
2. Record essential vocabulary for ch. 6-1, 6-2 Canada
CHAPTER 6 SPI SKILLS
7.3 #1 MAPPING, 7.3 #4 RURAL/URBAN, 7.3 #10 GEOGRAPHY OF A REGION, 7.5 #1
URBANIZATION
10/28/08
1. DSS 50 (maps)/DSS quiz #5
2. Read 6-1 Geography of Canada
3. Religions video/notes (7.1 #3)
4. HW Finish 6-3 vocabulary on Canada
10/29/08
1. Geoquiz on Canada (7.3 #9)
2. Read 6-2 Canadian History (7.3 #4, 7.5 #1)
3. Quiz on chapter 6 vocabulary
4. Notes on religions (7.1 #3)
10/30/08
1. Plot Latitude/Longitude (7.3 #6)
2. Read 6-3 Canada Today/Discuss (7.3 #1, #10, 7.5 #1)
3. Continue Religions video/Notes (7.1 #3)
**STUDY ISLAND human geography due (Friday)
**BRING GOODIES FOR FRIDAY!!!!!
10/31/08
1. bp RELIGIONS
2. Canada grade (1-10)
11/03/08
1. Study Island lessons (government, economies, and religions)
2. 5th and 6th (Begin recording ch. 7 vocabulary on Mexico in notebooks)
11/04/08
ENCOURAGE YOUR PARENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE!
11/05/08
1. GQ Central America 7-2 7.3 #9
2. Read 7-1 Mexico/Record Vocabulary (7.3 #9)
3. Review Religions
4. Test Thursday
11/06/08
1. DSS 51-53 latitude/longitude and relative location (7.3 #6)
2. Read 7-2 History and Culture of Mexico (7.6 #1)/Discuss
3. Test on Religions (7.1 #3)
4. Place graphic organizer of Mexico in notebook
5. HW-- Interactive study guide pages 48-51
11/07
1. GQ Mexico 6-1 (7.3 #9)
2. Read Mexico Today (7.3 #10, 13, 18, 7.4 #1, #4)
3. Students will outline the chapter with a lotus diagram.
4. Geography review game (7.3 #9)
4th
1. Ch. 7 crossword
2. Read Mexico Today (same skills as above)
3. Map game with Mexico (outside) boys vs. girls (Mr. Parks)
11/10/08
1. Study Island lessons--gov't, religion, map skills
HW Finish ch. 7 wb pages 47-53. Be prepared for quiz on Tuesday.
Students will use their workbooks to answer questions on Mexico. The quiz
will be timed.
**Test on Ch. 7 vocabulary will be Wednesday.
11/11/08
1. GQ Mexico (political) (7.3 #9)
2. Finish reading/discussing Mexico today (7.3 #10, 13, 18, 7.4 #1, #4)
3. BP Armed Services (In honor of Veterans Day)
4. Review for vocabulary test on ch. 7 Wednesday.
11/12/08
1. GQ World Map (7.3 #9)
2. Vocabulary test on ch. 7 Mexico
3. Write letters of appreciation to veterans in Johnson City hospital.
11/13/08
1. Chapter 8 vocabulary
2. Overview with Mr. Parks (student teacher)
4th period
1. Mexican map activity
2. Vocabulary for ch. 8 should be placed in notebooks
11/14/08 (Mr. Parks)
1. Vocabulary ch. 8 activity
2. Overview of geography of Central America and the Caribbean (7.3 #9)
3. View quiz on Central America, Guatemala, Panama, and Caribbean
(focuses--Panama Canal, deforestation, farming)
spi 7.5 #1 urbanization, 7.5 #2 settlement, 7.3 #10 regional geography, 7.3
#13 deforestation, 7.3 #16 diverse global culture, 7.3 #18 effects of
deforestation, 7.3 #19 migration
11/17/08 (Mr. Parks)
All classes will go to the lab to work on study island lessons. Due dates
are posted.
FOOD CULTURE DAY WILL BE FRIDAY! LOOK FOR A RECIPE OF A FOOD THAT WOULD BE
EATEN IN CENTRAL AMERICA OR THE CARIBBEAN. YOU MAY FIND RECIPES ON THE
INTERNET.
11/18/08 (Mr. Parks)
1. Read 8-1 Physical Geography of Central America and the Caribbean
(7.3 #9)
2. GQ Central America/Caribbean 1-20 (7.3 #9)
3. Traingle Trade/Study trade routes using maps
4. Create a graphic organizer of products/resources of this region
**REMEMBER TO LOOK FOR CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICAN RECIPES FOR FRIDAY'S
FOOD CULTURE DAY!!!
6th period
Do Ch. 8 section 1 Q and A to turn in to Mr. Parks
11/19/08 (Mr. Parks)
1. Read Ch. 8-2 History and Culture of Central America
2. Volcano activity (turn in)
3. Discuss Panama Canal/view video clip of construction
4. Record timeline of Panama Canal construction as started by the French
and completed by the US.
**ALL MAKE-UP WORK IS DUE FRIDAY!
**LOOK FOR LATIN OR CARIBBEAN RECIPES FOR FRIDAY!!!!
***STUDY ISLAND LESSON DUE FRIDAY
11/20/08(Mr. Parks)
1. Read Ch.8-3 History and Culture of the Caribbean
2. DSS 54-56 Relgions (7.1 #3)
3. Ch. 8 vocabulary review game/Test on ch. 8/geography Friday
4. Timeline game to review construction of the Panama Canal
11/21 (Mr. Parks)
1. Ch. 8 geography test of Central America and the Caribbean
2. CULTURE FOOD DAY--Bring in a food that you would find in the Caribbean or
Central America.
11/24
LAB--Do Study Island lessons
hw Do vocabulary for ch. 9 in your notebook
11/25
1. CH. 9 vocabulary quiz (South America)
2. Being thankful activity
12/01/08
LAB--all day Complete study island assignments.
12/02/08
1. DSS 57-59 Categorize geographic locations 7.3 #9
2. Read 10-1/Discuss the geography of the Caribbean South
America (7.3 #10)
3. Begin video quiz on South America (7.3 #9, 7.3 #2, 7.3 #10 7.3 #13, 7.6
#1, 7.6 #3
4. Make sure you have all of ch. 9 vocabulary in notebook. You will have a
quiz Wednesday!
12/03/08
1. GQ Map of North America and South America 1-28 (7.3 #9)
2. Read 9-2 Colombia (7.3 #9)/Discuss civil war in Colombia
3. Continue Video quiz on South America (see skills above)
12/04/08
1. Puzzle on the exports of South America/hw
2. Read 9-3 Venezuela and the Guianas (7.2 #4, 7.4 #4)/Discuss Venezuela's
role in the oil industry
3. Continue Video quiz on South America
12/05/08 (Altered schedule)
1. Geo-quiz 8-2 Brazil and Its Neighbors (7.3 #9)
2. Students will compare/contrast North America and South America using a
Venn diagram.
**No Homework
Ch. 10 skills (7.3 #9, 7.3 #10, 7.2 #4, 7.4 #4)
12/08/08
1. Do Study Island in the lab. Lesson 8 was recorded today. Lessons 9 and
10 will be deactivated today and recorded Tuesday. Practice for the
geography bee that will take place Thursday in class. Go to my last link to
practice!!!!
2. Do ch. 10 vocabulary in your notebook by Wednesday.
12/09/08
1. Read 10-1 Geography of Atlantic South America
2. Physical geography hunt of South America 1-21
3. Vocabulary due for ch. 10 on Wednesday
12/10/08
Guest Speaker--The History of Christmas (Review of history of fall holidays)
12/11/08
1. Students will be placed in groups based on the science rotation for
Giants of Science. We will begin our geography bee class rounds today.
2. During the bee, students will complete a political map of South America.
Label capital cities.
3. Categorize physical features of S.A. with a graphic organizer.
NO homework
12/12/08
1. Read 10-2 Brazil
2. Read 10-3 Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay
3. Ch. 10 vocabulary quiz (open note)
4. Finish Geo-Bee
12/15/08
1. LAB--Work on study island lessons 11-17
2. Test on South America reiview (Test Tuesday)
12/16/08
1. Test on South America (see skills above for ch. 9-11)
2. Essential Question Hunt (chapters 1-11)
12/17/08
1.Finish Essential Question Hunt
12/18/08
Activities in preparation of caroling trip in the afternoon
12/19/08
Team activities/Breakfast Party (Bring items)
Have a most blessed Christmas! Mrs. Price
01/06/09
1. Use clean paper to draw/label/color TN and its 8 surrounding states.
2. Discuss 1st semester EQ Hunt (all 1st semester spis)(will check Wed.)
3. Begin TN workbook pages 5-10. We will discuss the physical geography of
TN and answer questions 1-11 in the workbook.
4. Play TN bingo to introduce TN geography.
HW--work on TN study islands
HW--quiz on TN map with 8 surrounding states on Wednesday
1/6--1/9 State Skills (7.3 #3, 7.3 #5, 7.3 #12)
01/07/09
1. GQ TN quiz (Name 8 surrounding states, name the capital, and name the
river forming TN's western border.)
2. Finish reading/discussing section 1 of TN's geography
3. Outline the 6 regions in the 3 divisions
4. Make a map of TN's 6 regions. (Use page 6 in TN booklet.)
HW--study for quiz on 6 regions for Friday
HW--study island
01/08/09
1. Create a map of TN's major rivers. (Use page 11 in brown TN book.)
2. Play TN concentration
3. Record all essential vocabulary from section one in TN booklet and
identify/describe the 6 regions of TN
HW--study for quiz on 6 regions
1/09/09
1. Do review questions 1-40 on section one of TN. (Check)
2. Quiz on 6 regions of TN.
3. Check EQ hunt from semester one.
STATE skill for 1/12-1/16 7.4 #3 (section 2 of TN)
EQ What events influenced settlement and development of TN?
EQ How have social, political,and culture changes shaped modern TN?
1/12/09
1. LAB--TN study island assignments
HW: Study for a quiz on TN rivers to be given on Wednesday.
3. Begin TN bingo.
1/13/09
1. Make a map of TN's Cities. Use page 23 in the booklet.
2. Begin reading section 2 of TN history and fill in discussion questions.
3. Finish TN Bingo.
HW: Study for a quiz on TN rivers on Wednesday.
1/14/09
1. Map a map of TN's Land Use and Resources. Use page 24 in the booklet.
2. Read pages 15-16 of section 2 of TN history/discuss questions in margin.
3. Quiz on TN Rivers.
4. Add all essential vocabulary to your notebook from section 2.
HW: Study Island
1/15/08
1. Copy overhead notes on TN's Indians and People to Know.
2. Finish reading section 2 of TN (pages 17 and 18).
3. TN vocabulary concentration for section 2.
4. Discuss Game Project (due 2/18/09).
HW: Study Island and Game Project
1/16/08
1. Do section 2 review. (Short Classes)
HW: Study Island and Game Project
Essential Questions for the week of 1/20-1/23
1. How are the state and local governments organized in TN?
2. What industries are central to TN's economy?
3. What are some key characteristics of TN's population and culture?
State Skills (1/20-1/23)
SPI 7.2 #1 Economics, 7.2 #2 Resources, 7.2 #4 Economic Issues, 7.2 #5 TN's
Resources, 7.3 #5 TN Resources in 3 Divisions, 7.3 #7 TN's 5 Largest Cities
1/20/09 (SUB)
1. Record section 3 vocabulary in TN booklet.
2. Begin reading and discussing section 3.
3. Discuss the inauguration.
1/21/09
Guest Speaker Jeff Bellamy (Character Education)
1/22/09
1. Review the 8 vocabulary words in your social studies notebook from
section 3 of TN booklet--TN TODAY.
2. Check TN section 2 review from Friday on TN history
3. Read and discuss pages 21-23 on TN government.
4. Answer questions 1-13.
5. Use page 23 to answer map skills quiz on TN cities.
HW: Study Island lessons and begin Game Project
1/23/09 (Sub)
1. Complete TN revew for section 3 of TN.
2. Work on game projects.
3. Create a timeline for TN.
HW: Study Island and Game Project
1/26/09
LAB--Study Island LESSONS 14-18 are due
HW: Work on game projects and study island.
1/27/09
1. Skills quiz on TN Land Use and Resources on page 24.
2. Do Analyzing Secondary Sources on page 29.
3. Check TN review #3.
4. Finish the timeline for TN.
5. TN TEST is on FRIDAY!! TAKE booklets home with all 3 study guides to
review.
HW: study Island, game project, and study for test on TN
1/28/09
1. Timeline quiz
2. Use bendaroos to review TN geography
1/29/09
1. TN Jeopardy Groups (Final championship round)
2. Work on game projects
1/30/09
1. TN TEST
2. Work on game projects
2/2/09
1. LAB--Study Island
2. HW-- Europe map questions 1-20
Ch. 12 state skills 7.1 #2, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #10, 7.3 #14, 7.4 #1, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #1
2/3/09
(Snow schedule/short classes)
1. Read 12-1 Physical Geography of Southern Europe/Create a graphic
organizer in notebook.
2. Work on games
2/4/09
Snow day
2/5/09
Snow day
2/6/09
1. Geo-quiz 10-1 physical map of West Europe
2. Read 12-2 Greece (Discuss history of Greek culture)(7.5 #2, 7.6 #1)
3. Check homework from Monday/Tuesday (map of Europe)
4. Record vocabulary for 12-1 and 12-2 in notebook
5. Begin video quiz of Europe
2/9/09
1. LAB--study island
2. HW European Puzzle
2/10/09
1. GQ Europe Map 1-48 (7.3 #9)
2. Check European Puzzle (7.3 #9)
3. Read 12-3 and 12-4 (Italy, Spain, and Portugal) (7.5 #2) (7.1 #1, 7.3 #1,
7.3 #14, 7.4 #1)
4. Record 12-3 and 12-4 vocabulary
5. Review geography notes of Europe
RULES FOR GAMES ARE DUE 2/11.
2/11/09
1. Finish reading 12-4 (Spain and Portugal)
2. Check map of Europe 1-48 (7.3 #9
3. Do 1-10 in Holt TCAP review
4. Begin Lotus diagram of categories of Europe
5. Show rules to Mrs. Price for a homework check.
2/12/09
(shortened schedule)
1. Finish European video quiz (7.3 #9, 7.5 #2, 7.1 #1, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #14)
2/17/09
1. Holt Tcap review 11-20
2. Finish Lotus diagram of Europe (chapters 12-16) 7.3 #9
3. Read 13-1 physical geography of West Europe (7.3 #10)
4. Discuss the European Union on pages 320-321
5. Discuss the population pyramid on page 325 (7.3 #21)
6. Work on questions for games.
7. 50 Q and A are due 2/18 for the games.
2/18/09
1. Vocabulary crossword for chapters 12-16. (European vocabulary)
2. Read 14-1 Northern Europe (7.3 #10)
3. Do page 305 1-8, page 306 #23 A-H, page 328 practice 1-3, page 330 #20 A-G
(use atlas)
4. Show Q and A for games (homework credit 5pts.)
5. Check work from #3.
2/19/09
1. GQ Do #19 A-H on page 350. (7.3 #9)
2. Read/Discuss The British Isles 14-2 (7.4 #1)
3. Review Lotus diagram/quiz Friday on the UK, Scandinavia, and Benelux
countries
4. Overview 14-3 Scandinavia (7.5 #2, 7.6 #1)
Key terms: Vikings, geysers
5. HW: Do page 329 vocab 1-10 and page 349 1-9 vocab
2/20/09
1. Holt TCAP review 21-30/check
2. Notebook quiz (Yes/No) Europe (4th-6th)
Vocabulary quiz ch. 12 (notebook) 2nd period
3. Read 15-1/Discuss ( 7.3 #10, 7.3 #18) Eastern Europe(Record vocab)
4. Quiz on the categories of the UK, Scandinavia, and Benelux
5. Picture Hunt (pages 359 the Pope, 360 Baltic Embroidery)
Disucss the culture of the Baltic.
6. Read "The Region Today" and discuss.
7. Review categories of Europe "Where in Europe Am I?"
2/23/09
1. LAB Study Island
2. HW Study Guide for Europe test (Friday)/guide due Thursday
2/24/09
1. TCAP Holt 31-40 (check/graph)
2. Read 15-3 (Czech Republic and Slovakia), page 364 gov't and economy,
discuss bar graph on page 367, read page 368 (Balkans Today), read pages
370-371 (Break Up of Yugoslavia), and read 16-1 all (Russia and the
Caucasus)
3. Do maps of Europe (p. 374 #17 A-F and p. 398 #20 A-I) (GRADE)
4. GAMES are now DUE MARCH 6th due to sickness!!!!!
2/25/09
1. Seas of Europe (GRADE)
2. Read pages 388-389 (The Russian Federation)
3. Discuss the Red Square (page 385)
4. Map review (seas of Europe)
5. Draw practice maps of Europe with chalk on the sidewalk outside.
6. Open-note vocabulary quiz (GRADE)
2/26/09
1. Lotus diagram quiz (open note)(GRADE)
2. Watch Sting's video "The Russians." Discuss the Cold War.
3.. Play jeopardy to review for TEST on FRIDAY. You must have your study
guide filled out!
4. STUDY FOR EUROPE TEST
2/27/09
1. TCAP Holt 41-50 (check/graph)
2. Catch up on 1-40 if missing assignments from the TCAP coach.
3. Europe TEST (GRADE)
4. Do map of Asia
3/2/09
1. LAB--study island
2. Record vocabulary for ch. 17 in notebook (Asia) (19 terms)
3/3/09
1. Asia geography (1-20)
2. Read 17-1 and 17-2 (Mediterranean Asia)
3. 17-1 section 1 review and 17-2 section 2 review
4. Work on games
3/4/09
Character Education with Jeff Bellamy (US history connections)
3/5/09
1. GQ P. 432 #21 (A-E) and p. 433 #6 only (Turn in as GQ)
2. Read 17-3 (Israel) and 17-4 (Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan)
skills (7.3 #4, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #1) (7.4 #4)
3. Discuss the cartogram on page 425. Answer 1-3 orally in class.
4. Do 1-19 on Asia Physical Features page. Turn in before leaving. If you
do not finish it is homework.
5. All of chapter 17 vocabulary should be in your notebook.
6. ALL GAMES ARE DUE FRIDAY
3/6/09
1. Open-notebook quiz on ch. 17 vocabulary. (Asia)
2. Fill out game rubric score sheet.
3. Test games in the cafeteria.
3/9/09
1. LAB--study island
2. Do ch. 18 vocabulary in notebook. (The Arabian Peninsula)
3/10/09
1. Holt TCAP review 51-60/Graph
2. Read 18-1 Physical Geography of of the Arabian Peninsula.
3. Overview section 18-2 (The Arabian Peninsula). Discuss key terms--Shia
Muslims, Sunni Muslims, OPEC)
4. Discuss the oil wealth on the Arabian Peninsula on pages 444-445.
5. Play vocabulary concentration for ch. 17 vocabulary.
6. HW--Picture Hunt for chapters 17, 18, and 25
3/11/09
1. Open notebook vocabulary grade
2. Read and Discuss 25-1 (The Indian Subcontinent)(7.3 #10, 7.3 #11)
3. Begin Asian video quiz
4. Check scavenger hunt
5. Game assessment
3/12/09
Bell-ringer GQ 24-2 Japan and the Koreas
1. Read/Overview ch. 25 (India)(7.3 #10, 7.3 11)
2. Read/overview 19-1 Central Asia (7.3 #10, 7.3 #15)
3. Overview vocabulary for ch. 19 ((7.1 #2, 7.2 #4, 7.3 #10, 7.3 #13, #15,
and #18, 7.5 #2, 7.6 #1 and #2)
4. Record vocabulary for ch. 19 (landlocked, Aral Sea, nomads, Taliban,
Kabul, dryland farming, arable)
5. Record vocabulary for ch. 25 (subcontinent, Mt. Everest, Ganges River,
delta, Indus River, monsoons, Delhi, colony, partition, Hinduism, Buddhism,
caste system)(7.1 #2, 7.3 #4, #10, #11, #13, and #18, 7.5 #1, 7.3 #2, 7.5 #1
and #2, 7.6 #1)
6. Video quiz
3/13/09
1. Read 26-1 (China, Mongolia, and Taiwan)(7.3 #10 and #15)
2. Overview ch. 26
3. Read 27-1 Japan and Koreas (7.3 #1, 7.3 #11, 7.3 #14, 7.3 #15)
4. Overview ch. 27
5. Record ch. 26 vocabulary (Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, Gobi, Huang He,
loess, Chang Jiang River, dynasty, dialect, Daoism, confusionism, Pagodas,
command economy, Beijing, Tibet, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ulaabaatar, Taipei) by
Tuesday
6. Record ch. 27 vocabulary by Tuesday (Fuji, Korean Peninsula, tsunamis,
shoguns, samurai, kimono, tariff, demilitarized zone)
7. Video Quiz
3/16/09
1. LAB--SI lessons
2. Computer Continent Hunt
*Find the continent associated with each term. (7.3 #9)
3/17/09
1. Record vocabulary from 28-1 and wats, human rights, and Bangkok, Hanoi,
and sultan
2. Read 28-1 SE Asia (7.3 #10)
3. Discuss Angkor Wat on page 699 and Buddhist Monks on page 701.
4. Finish video quiz on Asia. Grade it. Save it to use as a study guide
for
test on Thursday.
5. Work on study guide that is due Wednesday.
6. Study for Test on Asia Thursday.
3/18/09
1. GQ Asia (7.3 #9)
2. Play jeopardy to review for test on Thursday.
3/19/09
1. TEST on Asia
2. Antarctica activity (1-19)
3/23/09
(ALL CLASSES)
1. LAB --SI
2. Record vocabulary from Ch. 20 in your notebook.
North Africa--7.3#10, 7.3 #18, 7.4 #4, 7.5 #2
5th/6th (Ms. Justus)
Africa pre-test
3/24/09
2nd and 4th
1. GQ 17-1 North Africa (physical) 7.3 #9
2. Read 20-1 Physical Geography of North Africa
3. Draw a graphic organizer for North Africa's physical features.
4. Draw a graphic organizer for the countries of North Africa.
5. Discuss the Egyptians, Berbers, and the culture of Islam in North Africa.
6. Political map of Africa (7.3 #9)
7. Record essential vocabulary for Ch. 21 in notebook for homework.
5th and 6th (Ms. Justus)
1. Map activity (label locations of Africa)
2. View powerpoint of North Africa
3. Fill in outline of North Africa
4. Do ch. 21 vocabulary in notebook.
3/25/09
1. TCAP booklet 61-70
2. Read 21-1 West Africa (7.1 #2, 7.3 #1, 7.3 #10, 7.3 #14, 7.3 #19, 7.5 #1,
7.5 #2, 7.6 #1) (Emphasis--desertification)
3. Discuss the slave trade and former kingdoms, and famines.
4. Create a graphic organizer for West Africa.
5. Create a graphic organizer for the countries of West Africa.
6. Record vocabulary for ch. 22 in your notebook.
3/26/09
1. GQ 20-2 East Africa
2. Read 22-1 East Africa (7.3 #10, #1, 7.6 #1)/create a graphic organizer
3. Discuss the history and culture of East Africa (emphasis--imperialism and
genocide)
4. African map activity (use page 484 and 485)
5th/6th
1. African map activity
2. powerpoint notes on Africa
3. Vocabulary quiz
4. Record ch. 22 vocabulary
3/27/09
1. TCAP booklet 71-80
2. Read 23-1 Central Africa (7.3 #9)/create a graphic organizer
3. Record ch. 23 vocabulary
4. Begin Africa video quiz
3/30/09
1. LAB--study island
2. Continue video quiz for Africa
3. HW--record ch. 24 vocabulary in notebook
4. LAB--extra credit for online textbook quizzes (20-23)
3/31/09
1. TCAP booklet 81-90
2. Read 24-1 Southern Africa 7.3 #9
3. Discuss Aparteid in South Africa and the importance of Nelson Mandela
4. Continue video quiz of Africa
5. HW Test practice pages 513 1-7, 535 1-6, 555 1-7,
(577 1-6, and 599 1-7) Finish these on Wednesday
4/01/09
1. TCAP booklet 91-100
2. Map activity on Africa using Children's atlas (7.3 #9)
3. Continue Africa video
4. Study for test on Friday on Africa
4/02/09
1. TCAP 101-110
2. Jeopardy review for Africa test
3. STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4/03/09
1. TCAP 111-120
2. TEST on Africa
3. Record vocabulary for ch. 28 (The Pacific World)
4. Do review maps of the world. 7.3 #9
4/06/09
1. TCAP 121-140
2. Read 29-1 Australia and New Zealand (7.3 #9)
3. Read 29-2 the Pacific Islands (7.3 #9)
4. Map activity for Australia
4/07/09
1. LAB--Study ISLAND (ALL STUDY ISLANDS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY 4/08/09!)
2. EXTRA CREDIT--online quiz for ch. 1-3
4/08/09
1. TCAP 141-192
2. Read 29-2 Oceania and Antarctica 29-3. (7.3 #9)
REST WELL FOR S.S. TCAP tomorrow
4/09/09
Review games
SS TCAP
4/13/09
**LAB
FINISH ALL LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH WEB ASSIGNMENTS!!!!
4/14/09
TCAPS
4/15/09
TCAPS
4/16/09
1. GQ Australia
2. Read 29-2 and 29-3 (The Pacific and Antarctica)
3. Do online quizzes for ch.29
4. HW DO ch. 29 review
4/17/09
1. GQ Pacific
2. Check ch. 29 review
3. Latitude/Longitude battleship
4/27/09
1. Do practice quizzes for ch. 29 on Australia.
(substitute)
4/28/09
1. LAB--Reseach a famous person to impersonate on Tuesday May 12th. You may
use notecards, but it cannot be scripted. The time needed is 2 minutes.
Presentations will be stopped after 5 minutes.
4/29/09
1. GQ 27-2 Oceania (political map) (7.3 #9)
2. Do open-note assessment on Ch. 29 Australia and Oceania
3. Land Down Under Activity
4/30/09
1. GQ World Review (7.3 #9)
2. Oral review with response boards of world geography, culture, and history
3. Continent hunt (active activity)
4. Hemisphere hunt (outside on grid)
5. World review quiz
5/1/09
1. GQ North America
2. Share ideas for TN impersonation day
3. Geography Football (Boys vs. Girls)
5/4/09
SCIENCE FIELD TRIP
5/5/09
1. Map of Europe
2. Work on notecards for TN presentations due next Tuesday.
3. Geography Football
5/6/09
1. GQ Russia
2. Work on notecards for TN presentations due next Tuesday.
3. Computer Lab (Work on TN presentations)
5/7/09
1. Begin Alvin York movie. Alvin York was a WWI hero from TN. He was
honored for capturing 132 German soldiers. He was born and raised in the
Cumberland region of TN near the KY border. The film shows his simple life
as a hard working farmer and then his transformation as a humble soldier who
becomes a decorated WWI hero. It also shows how hard it was to be a farmer
in the mountain region and the mountain culture of the early 1900s.
5/8/09
1. Finish Alvin York movie.
5/11/09
1. Computer LAB (Finish research for TN impersonations.)
2. Work on extra credit for online quizzes.
5/12/09
1. TN impersonation day!!!
5/13/09
GUEST SPEAKER Jeff Bellamy-- Character Education
5/14/09
FIELD TRIP to Anderson Park
5/15/09
1. GQ
2. Finish Alvin York (WWI)(TN Hero)
3. Alvin York test
5/18/09
1. 2nd period "Rosa Parks Story"
(Discuss Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr.)
4th, 5th, 6th View "The Hiding Place" (WWII, Nazi gov't)
5/19/09
Continue viewing historical movies
*The topics will be tested!
5/20/09
Continue Historical Movies/Discussions
5/21/09
Complete Historical Movies/Tests
5/22/09
Annual Signing Day/Honors Day
