Wednesday:
Forms
Syllabus
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
Student Expectations:
The students will review how geography is important and has a direct impact in their daily lives. Additionally, they will review class syllabus, procedures, and consequences.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why is a Geography class important to take?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains why geography is important and it has a direct impact in our daily lives. Additionally, they will review class syllabus, procedures, and consequences.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. Can studying geography help me make better decisions?
2. How is geography connected to Science, Math, and English?
3. Describe the influence of geography on events of the past and present.
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
The students will participate in an ice-breaker activity and complete a student information sheet. (name, schedule, parent’s phone #)
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Students will sign class syllabus and turn in their student information sheet.
Thursday:
Review continents and oceans
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
Student Expectations:
The students will review how the earth is divided into continents and oceans.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why is labeling the continents and oceans important?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains why knowing the continents and oceans are important when studying geography.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. Which continent is greater in landmass?
2. Which ocean is the largest?
3. What ocean is expanding?
4. Will the continents and oceans remain the same?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
The students will label and color a map on the continents and oceans.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Complete a quiz on the continents and oceans.
Friday:
Chapter # 1
Sec. 1 “ The Five Themes of Geography”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will explain how geographers organize information about geography into five categories, or themes: location, place, region, movement, and human-environment.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why are the five themes of geography useful?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers organize information into five themes: location, place, region, movement and human-environment interaction.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. How are the five themes of geography useful?
2. What tools and methods are used by geographers?
3. What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Students will give directions from their homes to school by creating a map that includes both absolute and relative location.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Discuss which type of map (absolute or relative) is more useful when giving directions to someone unfamiliar to the area and someone who doesn’t have something to write with.
Monday:
Chapter # 1
Sec. 1 “ The Five Themes of Geography”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will explain how geographers organize information about geography into five categories, or themes: location, place, region, movement, and human-environment.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why are the five themes of geography useful?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers organize information into five themes: location, place, region, movement and human-environment interaction.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. What does the theme human-environment interaction refer to?
2. What are some examples of the positive and negative effect of people altering their environments?
3. How do geographers analyze movement?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Students will answer chapter 1 Section 1 reteaching worksheet with a partner.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
How do linear, time and psychological distance differ?
Tuesday:
Chapter #1
Sec. 2 “The Geographer’s Tools”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes and describe how geographers use satellites and other tools.
_______________________________
CPQ: What tools and methods are used by geographers?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers use two-and three-dimensional tools such as a map and a globe. The teacher will compare the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
2. Which show more distortion?
3. Which is more practical on a road trip?
4. What are the advantage and a disadvantaged of a globe? 3 dimensional and shows the earth as it is; not portable as maps
3. What is an advantage and a disadvantage of maps? are portable, distortion when flattened
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Given the opportunity to work with a partner, the students will list all the advantages and disadvantage of using maps and globes.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Who would use a globe?
Forms
Syllabus
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
Student Expectations:
The students will review how geography is important and has a direct impact in their daily lives. Additionally, they will review class syllabus, procedures, and consequences.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why is a Geography class important to take?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
- rules
- syllabus
- procedures
- expectations
- consequences
- : Journal Prompt:
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains why geography is important and it has a direct impact in our daily lives. Additionally, they will review class syllabus, procedures, and consequences.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. Can studying geography help me make better decisions?
2. How is geography connected to Science, Math, and English?
3. Describe the influence of geography on events of the past and present.
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
The students will participate in an ice-breaker activity and complete a student information sheet. (name, schedule, parent’s phone #)
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Students will sign class syllabus and turn in their student information sheet.
Thursday:
Review continents and oceans
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
Student Expectations:
The students will review how the earth is divided into continents and oceans.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why is labeling the continents and oceans important?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
- Continents
- Oceans
- North America
- South America
- Europe
- Asia
- Australia
- Antarctica
- Africa
- Pacific Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- : Journal Prompt:
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains why knowing the continents and oceans are important when studying geography.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. Which continent is greater in landmass?
2. Which ocean is the largest?
3. What ocean is expanding?
4. Will the continents and oceans remain the same?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
The students will label and color a map on the continents and oceans.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Complete a quiz on the continents and oceans.
Friday:
Chapter # 1
Sec. 1 “ The Five Themes of Geography”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will explain how geographers organize information about geography into five categories, or themes: location, place, region, movement, and human-environment.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why are the five themes of geography useful?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
- geography
- absolute location
- relative location
- hemisphere
- equator
- prime meridian
- latitude
- longitude
- : Journal Prompt:
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers organize information into five themes: location, place, region, movement and human-environment interaction.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. How are the five themes of geography useful?
2. What tools and methods are used by geographers?
3. What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Students will give directions from their homes to school by creating a map that includes both absolute and relative location.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Discuss which type of map (absolute or relative) is more useful when giving directions to someone unfamiliar to the area and someone who doesn’t have something to write with.
Monday:
Chapter # 1
Sec. 1 “ The Five Themes of Geography”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will explain how geographers organize information about geography into five categories, or themes: location, place, region, movement, and human-environment.
_______________________________
CPQ: Why are the five themes of geography useful?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
- geography
- absolute location
- relative location
- hemisphere
- equator
- prime meridian
- latitude
- longitude
- : Journal Prompt:
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers organize information into five themes: location, place, region, movement and human-environment interaction.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
1. What does the theme human-environment interaction refer to?
2. What are some examples of the positive and negative effect of people altering their environments?
3. How do geographers analyze movement?
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Students will answer chapter 1 Section 1 reteaching worksheet with a partner.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
How do linear, time and psychological distance differ?
Tuesday:
Chapter #1
Sec. 2 “The Geographer’s Tools”
5 minutes: Reading Fluency
9A, 9B, 22A, 22C
Student Expectations:
The students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes and describe how geographers use satellites and other tools.
_______________________________
CPQ: What tools and methods are used by geographers?
Academic language/Vocabulary development :
- globe
- map
- cartographer
- map projection
- : Journal Prompt:
15 minutes
Explore/Explain: Direct instruction/Lab
The teacher explains how geographers use two-and three-dimensional tools such as a map and a globe. The teacher will compare the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes.
TLI Strategy:
DOK Questions 3/4:
2. Which show more distortion?
3. Which is more practical on a road trip?
4. What are the advantage and a disadvantaged of a globe? 3 dimensional and shows the earth as it is; not portable as maps
3. What is an advantage and a disadvantage of maps? are portable, distortion when flattened
15 minutes
Elaborate: Group Work/Cooperative Learning Assignment
Given the opportunity to work with a partner, the students will list all the advantages and disadvantage of using maps and globes.
5 minutes
Evaluate: EXIT Ticket
Who would use a globe?