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Monday, September 30th 2013

9/30/2013

 
Daily Question (5 minutes)
Review George Washington Reading / vocab - go over list of words (5-10 min)
Continue Human Beginnings PowerPoint (10 minutes)
Watch: Division of Labor - Foundations of Wealth Video (10 minutes)
Homework: The First Civilization Worksheet

Friday, September 27th 2013

9/27/2013

 
Daily Question (5 Minutes)
Finish Crash Course Video/Discuss (5 minutes)
Continue Powerpoint 10-15 minutes
"First Civilization" Worksheet - work on individually
Check & Turn in (5 minutes)
Reading - George Washington's Trash.  t4 activity (remaining time) - on reading, complete Who, What, When, Where, Why, How in margins

Thursday, September 26th 2013

9/26/2013

 
Daily Question (5 min)
Review Human Migration, look at Bering Strait with globes (10 min)
Discuss page 39 - Human migration map (5 min)
Crossing the Bering Strait video (4 min)
Begin Ag Rev Powerpoint - Students take notes (20 minutes)
Crash Course: Agricultural Revolution (12 min)

Tuesday, September 24th 2013

9/24/2013

 
Today we are taking a test over the Five Themes of Geography.
Daily Questions, Study Guide and Notes are all due.

When finished with the test, student must complete reading practice for homework. 

Monday, September 23rd 2013

9/23/2013

 
Daily Question (5 Minutes)
Students Review Silently (15-20 minutes)
Review as a class (remaining time)
Test Tomorrow

Friday, September 20th 2013

9/23/2013

 
Daily Question (5 Minutes)
Pass out Papers, grades, missing work etc (5-10 minutes)
Review Essays over 5 Themes & Discuss introductions & Conclusions (5-10 min)
Pass out Study Guide & Work with partner (remaining time)

TEST TUESDAY

Thursday, September 19th 2013

9/19/2013

 
Daily Question (5 Minutes)
Finish Population Density (5 minutes)
Discuss Reading Strategies (10 minutes)
Student Preview of Reading (2-3 Minutes)
Discuss what reading might be about (2-3 minutes)
Students will read pages 35-40 silently (10 minutes)
Work on Worksheet individually or in Partners (Due tomorrow) (10-15 minutes)

Wednesday, September 18th 2013

9/18/2013

 
Review Types of Maps (Lesson 1 pictures) and decide what purpose maps are used for (10-15 minutes)
Discuss proximity to water in relation to Michigan, USA population density
Calculation of Population Density (5 minutes)

Discuss GIS and Uses (5-10 minutes  - Crime Data Example)

Video: http://youtu.be/6AlH5TvFoLw GIS: Mapping Your World

Constitution Day

9/17/2013

 
Today is Constitution Day - Learn more belowhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/09/17/the-constitution-day-quiz-test-yourself/


Daily Lesson Plans:
Daily Question (5 minutes)
State Required Constitution Day Activity
Watch School House Rock "Preamble" 5 Minutes
Define goals of the Constitution (5-10 Minutes)
Review Bill Of Rights (Read Rights and Explain ( 20 Minutes)
Class Discussion - What right is the most important (10 Minutes)
Homework: Writing- What is the most important right to you, and why?

Monday, September 16th 2013

9/16/2013

 
Turn in & Discuss Writing on the Five Themes (5 minutes)
Grades/Missing Assignments (5 Minutes)

Discuss Human Environment Interaction by looking at PPT pictures and trying to figure out what happened in each before/after (10 min)

Discuss examples of Humans Modifying the Environment vs Humans affected by the Environment (10 Minutes)

Cause & Effect Worksheet (10 minutes)

Review the 5 Themes (5-10 minutes)

Preview Constitution Day (Time Remaining)
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  • Home
  • GLCE's
    • History >
      • History in Temporal Terms
      • Era 1 Beginnings to 4000 BC
      • Era 2 Early Civilizations and Pastoral Societies
      • Era 3 Classical Traditions and Major Empires
    • Geography >
      • Spatial Terms
      • Places and Regions
      • Physical Systems
      • Human Systems
      • Environment and Society
      • Global Issues Past and Present
    • Civics and Government >
      • Purpose of Government
      • Structure and Functions of Government
      • Relationship of US to other Nations
    • Economics >
      • Market Economy
      • National Economy
      • International Economy
    • PD, DM & CI
  • Class Calendar
  • 20th Cen Wars
  • Units
    • 7th Grade Curriculum >
      • U1: Intro to World Hist
      • U2: Beginnings of Human Societies
      • U3: Early Civilizations
      • U:4 The Rise of Empires
      • U5: The Fall of Empires
      • U:6 Patterns of Adaption and Reorganizing
  • Student Work Samples
  • Multimedia
  • About Mr. G