Geography

Mrs. Parker

6/3-7/2019

6/3: Turn in permission form, Write letters to John/Martha

6/4: finish letters, start Hotel Rwanda

6/5: Hotel Rwanda

6/6: Kick Ball @ 1:30-2:15

5/27-31/2019

5/27: No School

5/28: Lost Boy, Lost Girl and questions, Answer the questions for Part Five: Refuge

5/29: Article of the Week: Orange due, Hotel Rwanda video form, Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Read Part Six: Peace, answer the questions for Part Six: Peace

5/30: Lost Boy, Lost Girl letter

5/31: Lost Boy, Lost girl letter

5/20-24/2016

5//20: Lost Boy, Lost Girl and questions

5/21: Article of the Week: Orange, due Wednesday (summative)

Directions for Article of the Week ORANGE ARTICLES ONLY

5/22: Lost Boy, Lost Girl and questions

5/23: Lost Boy, Lost Girl and questions

5/24: Lost Boy, Lost Girl and questions

5/13-17/2019

5/13: Chocolate DBQ essay writing

5/14: READMORE, Chocolate DBQ writing, due Wed.

5/15: Lost Boy, Lost Girl

5/16: Lost Boy, Lost Girl

5/17: Lost Boy, Lost Girl

5/6-10/2019

5/6: Chocolate DBQ

5/7: Chocolate DBQ

5/8: READMORE, ORANGE Article: Giraffe

5/9: Chocolate DBQ: outline

5/10: Paragraph writing

4/29-5/1/2019

4/29: MAPS testing: MATH

4/30: READMORE, Africa Mas, due Friday

5/1: ORANGE Article: Emperor, Map time

5/2: Intro John Dau novel and packets, read Ch 1

5/3: John Dau Ch 2/3

4/22-26/2019

4/22: Europe Presentation and notes

4/23: ORANGE Article: Peeps, Article of the Week due, Government

4/24: Europe Presentation and notes

4/25: Europe Presentation and notes

4/26: Europe Assessment (possibly Monday)

4/15-19/2019

4/15: Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Crime and Punishment, Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Religion

4/16: ORANGE Article: Hiroshima Survivor, Work on article of the week due Tuesday (April 23rd)

Directions for Article of the Week BLUE ARTICLES ONLY

3/12: Article Blue: Teen’s Vaccine

3/5: Article Blue: Languages

3/1: Article Blue: Languages,

2/26: Article Blue: Credible

2/21: Article Blue: Pain

2/19: Article Blue: Chicago Zoo,

4/17: Europe Presentation and notes

4/18: Europe Presentation and notes

4/19: NO SCHOOL

4/8-12/2019

4/8: Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: The Feudal System notes, ORANGE Article: Happy Countries

4/9: Medieval Times video, Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Daily Life, Great Big Story:Building a castle

4/10: Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Daily Life

4/11: Wizard of Oz at West Field Trip

4/12: Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Crime and Punishment, Early Europe Government: Medieval Times: Religion

4/1-5/2019

4/1: Early Europe Government: Ancient Greece

4/2: Early Europe Government: Ancient Rome

4/3: Article of the Week assigned, Early Europe Government

4/4: Forward Practice Testing

4/5: Early Europe Government: Medieval Times

3/18-22/2019

3/18: Europe Map

3/19: Choir Trip to Lawrence

3/20: Russia Map, Finish Unit 4 Assessment

3/21: STAFF VS STUDENT

3/11-15/2019

3/11: Finish Promises

3/12: READMORE, Article Blue: Teen’s Vaccine

3/13: World Map Assessment (formative)

3/14: Europe/Russia Map

3/15: Europe/Russia Map

3/4-8/2019

3/4: Middle East DBQ writing, Start Promises

3/5: READMORE, Article Blue: Languages, Promises Notes

3/6: Finish Promises

3/7: Article Blue: Teen’s Vaccine, Europe/Russia Map

3/8: World Map Assessment (formative), Map time….

2/25-3/1/2019

2/25: Middle East DBQ: focus on Source 4-5-6

2/26: READMORE, Article Blue: Credible

2/27: Middle East DBQ: focus on Source 4-5-6

2/28: Middle East DBQ: summative writing assessment

3/1: Article Blue: Languages, Middle East DBQ: summative writing assessment

2/18-22/2-19

2/18: No School

2/19: READMORE, Article Blue: Chicago Zoo, Promises Intro & NOTES

2/20: Background on Middle East Conflict: History Channel explains history of conflict, Finish Promises intro and NOTES

2/21: Article Blue: Pain, More background on M.E. Conflict: A brief, simple history… (10:19), Prager University-The Middle East Problem (5:39)

2/22: Start Promises Dvd/start DBQ

2/11-5/2019

2/11: Fill in the blank for religion story: Christ., Judaism, Islam

2/12: READMORE, Work on AoW

2/13: Matching card game: Christ., Judaism, Islam

2/14: Turn in AoW, Religion Assessment

2/15: Promises Video

2/4-8/2019

2/4: Monotheism Overview with Notes, 15 minutes for map

2/5: READMORE, AoW GREEN: Monotheism , Middle East Maps, due

2/6: Finish notes/maps, Venn Diagram of Religion

2/7: AoW: Cold n’ Flu, Fill in the blank for religion story: Christ., Judaism, Islam

2/8: Matching card game: Christ., Judaism, Islam

AoW (due Thursday 2/14/2019)

Directions for Article of the Week GREEN ARTICLES ONLY

2/7: AoW GREEN: Cold n’ Flu

2/5: AoW GREEN: Monotheism

1/29: AoW GREEN: Cold Outside

1/24: AoW GREEN: Gandhi

1/18: AoW GREEN: Texting Tax

1/15: AoW GREEN: Working Teens

1/10: AoW GREEN: Phy Ed

1/8: AoW GREEN: Scooters

1/28-2/1/2019

1/28: No School

1/29: READMORE, AoW GREEN: Cold Outside

1/30: Middle East Maps, due FRIDAY

1/31: AoW GREEN: Monotheism , Monotheism Overview with Notes

2/1: Finish notes/maps

1/21-25/2019

1/21: No School

1/22: READMORE, India CultureGram Notes

1/23: India: Urban Vs Rural Living

1/24: AoW GREEN: Gandhi, Finish Urban Vs Rural

1/25: India: Religion (Koli), Religion (Vishnu/Hinduism) Religion (Brahma/Hinduism), History, Art, TV

1/14-18/2019

1/14: Finish China Blue-discuss questions

1/15: READMORE, AoW GREEN:Working Teens

1/16: Economics Google Pres. and notes

1/17: Economic assessment

1/18: AoW GREEN: Texting Tax, India

1/7-11/2019

1/7: Career and Life Skills, Economics Unit: China Google Pres. Part Two, using the notes

1/8: READMORE, Finish Economics Unit: China Google Pres. Part Two, using the notes, AoW GREEN: Scooters

1/9: China Blue

1/10: AoW: Purple Due, AoW GREEN: Phy Ed, China Blue

1/11: China Blue

12/31-1/4/2019

12/31: No School

1/1: No School

1/2: Economics Unit: China Google Pres. Part One

1/3: Assign PINK AoW due Thurs (1/10), work time in class will be provided to work on AoW.

Directions for Article of the Week PINK ARTICLES ONLY

(modified AoW, see Mrs. Parker for permission to complete this)

1/4: Economics Unit: China Google Pres. Part Two

12/17-21/2018

12/17: Tangled Threads Ch 14-18 with questions

12/18: Readmore, AoW PINK: Christmas with Autism, Geography Bee

12/19: Tangled Threads Ch 14-18 with questions

12/20: AoW PINK: 5 Myths of Hanukkah, Tangled Threads Ch 14-18 with questions

12/21: Tangled Threads Ch 14-18 with questions

12/10-14/2018

12/10: Finish Pa’ndau

12/11: Readmore, AoW PINK: Curry Girl, Read Tangled Threads Chapter 9 & 10

12/12: Finish reading Chapt. 10

12/13: Chapter 11 and complete questions, AoW PINK: Interfaith

12/14: Read Ch 12 and complete questions

12/3-7/2018

12/3: Finish Tangled Thread Ch 4 & 5, complete activity sheet, Finish Ch 6 & 7 questions

12/4: AOW Due today, Readmore, AoW: Asian Immigrants

12/5: Chapter 6 & 7, map Mai’s journey

12/6: Read and discuss Ch 8 and create own pa’ndau (art), AoW: I’m an American

12/7: Read Ch 9 & 10, questions

11/26-30/2018:

11/26: Start Tangled Threads (two week lesson): K-W-L chart on chart paper; Color the map for Tangled Threads; Read Tangled Thread Ch 1 and complete activity sheet.

11/27: Assign AoW, due next Tuesday, work time on AoW

Directions for Article of the Week PURPLE ARTICLES ONLY (modified AoW)

11/28: Read Tangled Thread Ch 2 & 3, complete activity sheet. Ch 2 read to self and complete activity sheet; Ch 3 read with a table partner, complete activity sheet and vocabulary.

11/29: Readmore; AoW: Asian Immigrants

11/30: Tangled Thread Ch 4 & 5, complete activity sheet

11/19-23/2018:

11/19: Finish Asia: Understanding the geography of Asia, share out in groups.

11/20: Mr. Tyvol’s Turkey Day Kahoot

11/12-16/2018:

11/12: Finish Inquiry Unit on Reef

11/13: Readmore, Article: Mexican Holiday

11/14: Asia Map, due Monday

11/15: Article: Llama Antibodies, Asia: Understanding the geography

11/16: Finish Asia: Understanding the geography of Asia, Map time


11/5-9/2018

11/5: Career and Life Skills, Aussie Assessment/5 Themes/Map

11/6: Article: Caravan, Finish Aussie Assessment/5 Themes/Map

11/7: Start Inquiry Unit on Reef

11/8: Article: Childhood Depression, Inquiry Unit on Reef

11/9: Inquiry Unit on Reef

10/30-11/2/2018

10/29: Career and Life Skills, Aussie Assessment/5 Themes, Aussie Assessment/Culture

10/30: READMORE, Article: Oscar the Grouch, Work on AoW and corrections, due Friday

10/31: Vet-A-Thon

11/1: Article: Lotto Losses, Work on AoW and corrections, due Friday

11/2: Aussie Assessment/5 Themes, Aussie Assessment/Culture

10/22-26/2018

10/22: Intro infographic with Ms. S., get started on infographic

10/23: Article: Rabbit-Proof Fence, READMORE

10/24: Infographic work time, assign BLUE AoW

Directions for BLUE Article of the Week, (modified AoW)

10/15-19/2018

10/15: Career and Life Skills, Finish Australia kick off: Australia: Early Colonization, Native Populations, use the notesheet with questions

10/16: READMORE, Article: Cap’n Cook , Australia/NZ Research using graphic organizer

10/17: Australia/NZ Research using graphic organizer

  • The username for CultureGrams: Appleton
  • The password for CultureGrams:: library

10/18: Article: Rare Teeth, Australia/NZ Research using graphic organizer

10/19: Finish research, start infographic poster

10/8-12/2018

10/8: Career and Life Skills, Antarctica and notesheet, Map Time/AoW Worktime

10/9: READMORE, Collect notebooks, Article: Antarctica and Humans (blue), Map Time, due tomorrow

10/10: MAP DUE, Antarctica and notesheet

10/11: AoW: Antarctica’s Ice (blue), Finish Antarctica and notesheet

10/12: Australia kick off: Australia: Early Colonization, Native Populations, use the notesheet with questions

10/1-5/2018

10/1: Career and Life Skills, Culture Presentation, History, Religion, Arts, Culture Presentation, Government

10/2: READMORE, Article: Football, Finish all Culture stuff, Hang up NFL posters

Directions for YELLOW Article of the Week

10/3: Article: Dress Code, Assign article of the week (modified AoW)

10/4:MAP testing

10/5: Intro Oceania, Map for Aus/NZ due Wed.

9/24-28/2018

9/24: Work on NFL poster, due Wed., Mapping activity (assessment Wed.)

9/25: Article: Fortnite, Culture Presentation, What is Culture and Social Groups

9/26: NFL poster due, CANVAS Map Assessment, Culture Presentation, What is Culture and Social Groups

9/27: Culture Presentation, Language and Daily Life, Article: Hurricane Animals

9/28: Culture Presentation, History, Religion, Arts

9/17-21/2018

9/17: Intro Career and Life Skills, Landform activity-complete in the BACK of the notebook (see example notebook), Intro 5 Themes NFL

9/18: Intro AoW, practice annotating and summarizing using article: Cursive

9/19: AoW work, NFL research

9/20: World Map Labeling, NFL research

9/21: Lat & Long, NFL poster

9/10-14/2018

9/10: Landform activity: using the chromebook and classroom textbook draw a picture of the landform, cut it out, define the landform, glue it in the back of your notebook.....this activity is on-going (it does not have a due date)

9/11: 9/11 activity: research 3 heroes from 9/11, complete the activity sheet and share with table partner. In class activity.

9/12: Finish MR HELP

9/13: Landform activity: work on the landform activity

9/3- 7/2018: Beginning of the year procedures

2018-2019 Geography Syllabus, please read over the syllabus and email with any questions or concerns

Label Notebook and Folder:

  • Notebook should have student's full name and hour
  • Inside folder please write: DO NOT THROW ANYTHING AWAY

Index Card to Self: complete an index card addressed to yourself. Answer the following questions: One thing I am proud of; One academic goal; One nonacademic goal; One thing I miss about elementary school; One thing I like about middle school. Close with an appropriate closing, examples: sincerely, yours truly, love. Sign your name. Due Monday (9-10-18)

Label a blank map as best you can, use the key to help you (this is an in-class activity), no grade will be given.

MR HELP notesheet: complete this notesheet while watching the brief National Geographic film. This will stay in the folder ALL YEAR

Everyday we attempt to watch a CNN 10; an on-demand digital news show ideal for explanation seekers on the go or in the classroom. We use a map to follow their world-wide travels.