If you have any problems with any of our assignments, your parents can email
me at gaces@trinityklein.org or sharongace@aol.com but, if you want a quick
response—have your parents call me on my cell phone 281-935-5041.
8/26/09--8/28/09
* Classroom Procedures, Rules and Expectations
* Your culture--discussion and binder collage
8/31/09--9/4/09
* Landforms p. 14-15
* Landform Project--bring colors
* Our Shrinking World, Chapter 1 Notes
* Chapter 1, section 1 vocabulary
9/7/09--9/11/09
*Monday--Labor Day--No School
*Tuesday--
*Chapter 1, Section 2 Guided Reading: Understanding Culture
*Finish vocabulary, Sect. 2-turn in by end of class
*Wednesday--
*Chapter 1, Section 3 Notes: Patterns in Today's World
*Vocabulary, Sect. 3
*Thursday--
*Feeding the world population activity
*Finish Notes, Sect. 3
*Friday--
*"Culture: What is it?" video w/ video guide
9/14/09--9/18/09
*Monday--
*Guided Reading 1-3
*Tuesday--
*Reteaching Activity1
*Vocabulary Activity worksheet & Workbook Activity 1-A
*Notebook Quiz tomorrow!!--We will have time in class to organize
our notebooks for this first notebook quiz. Students will be expected to
keep their notebooks organized on their own hereafter. :)
*Wednesday--
*Notebook Quiz
*Review for Test tomorrow!!
*Thursday--
*Test over Chapter 1
*Friday--No class (early dismissal)
9/21/09--9/25/09
*Monday--
*Test Corrections
*Vocabulary Chapter 2
*Tuesday--
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 1--using graphic organizer
*Finish Vocabulary in class
*Wednesday--
*Guided Reading 2-1
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 2 using Brain Pop
*Thursday--
*Guided Reading 2-3
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 3
*Friday--
*Finish any notes, if needed.
*Longitude & Latitude Video
9/28/09--10/02/09
*Monday--
*Longitude & Latitude Brain Pop
*Guided Reading 3-2 due--grade in class.
*"Endangered Space" p. 70-71--"What can you do?" discussion.
*Tuesday--
*Preview of North Africa and Southwest Asia
*Begin notes Ch. 3, Section 1 p. 82-86
*Wednesday--
*finish notes, if needed
*Vocabulary for Ch. 3, Section 1
*The Egyptian Pyramids p. 87
*Thursday--
*Begin notes Ch. 3, Section 1 p. 88-92
*Guided Reading 3-1/3-2
*Friday--
*Finish any notes, if needed.
*Workbook Activity 3-A/3-B
*Primary Source discussion p. 91
10/5/09--10/9/09
*Monday--
*Ancient Middle East clip
*Guided Reading 3-1 & 3-2 due
*Religions of the Middle East Notes
*Tuesday--
*Religions of the Middle East Notes
*Vocabulary Ch. 3, Section 2
*Questions p. 93 (2-7)
*Wednesday--
*Workbook Activity 3-A & 3-B
*Thursday--
*Class time will be shortened due to pep rally.
*Friday--
*Longitude & Latitude Mapping Activity p. 94
10/12/09--10/16/09
*Monday--
*Mapping Quiz--in class
*Tuesday--
*Ch. 3, Review
*Questions p. 96-97 1-21 + "Place Location Activity"
*Wednesday--
*Test Chapter 3
*Thursday--
*Chapter 4 Notes: Egypt & Libya p. 100-102
*Vocabulary p. 100 "Terms To Know"
*Friday--
*Vocabulary due
*Chapter 4 Notes: The Maghreb p.102-104
10/19/09--10/23/09
*Monday--
*The Nile-video clip
*go over maps
*Tuesday--
*Guided Reading 4-1
*Wednesday--
*Notes: Turkey & Israel p. 106-108 using reading chart
*Thursday--
*Finish Notes
*Brain Pop
*Friday--
*Mapping Skills
10/26/09--10/30/09
*Monday--
*Map Quiz--using mapping skills
*Tuesday--
*Map Quiz--using mapping skills
*Time Report--Conflict
*Wednesday--
*Notes: Chapter 4, Section 3
*Thursday--early dismissal--parent/teacher conferences
*Friday--no school--parent/teacher conferences
11/2/09--11/6/09
*Monday--
*Finish Notes--Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
*Guided Reading 4-3 & Workbook Activity 4B
*Tuesday--
*Notes: Chapter 4, Section 4
*Assessment questions p. 125 (1-6)
*Wednesday--
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Thursday--
*Review
*Friday--
*Test
11/30/09--12/4/09
*Monday--
*Introduce Ch. 6: China, Read Section 1
*vocabulary, section 1
*Tuesday--
*China's People and Culture, Read Section 2
*video--China Past and Present part 1
*Wednesday--
*China's people and FOOD
*finish reading section 2
*vocabulary section 2
*Thursday--
*Notes--Section 1 & 2
*Guided Reading 6-1 & 6-2
*Friday--
*Great Wall of China video (part 2)
*Read & take notes--section 3