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Unit: Latin America
Unit: Latin America
Wednesday, 2/7: Introduce Latin American unit with preview.
- Go over directions for the Latin American Mapping Lab that will begin tomorrow.
Thursday. 2/8: Complete Mapping Lab Challenge 1 on Physical Geography of Latin America.
- Continue reading and filling out guided note sheet if you finish early.
Friday. 2/9: Snow day, no school.
Monday, 2/12: Begin extra credit "one-pager" using any of the previous units covered. This will be collected at the start of class on Thursday.
Tuesday. 2/13: Complete Mapping Lab Challenges 1 and 2. Begin Challenge 3 - "Where?"
Wednesday. 2/14: Complete Mapping Challenge 3. Begin Challenge 4 - "Why there?"
Thursday, 2/15: Collect "one-pager" extra credit assignment if completed. Complete Mapping Lab Challenge 5 - "Field Photograph"
Friday, 2/16: 6th grade Black History Month film - Selma, Lord, Selma
- Have a good mid-winter break!
Challenge 1 & 2 directions.pdfChallenge 3 questions - "Where?".pdfChallenge 4 questions - "Why there?".pdfLatin America Mapping Lab packet.pdfAnswer Key - Latin America Mapping LabLatin America maps and Challenge 5 field photograph.pdfMonday, 2 /26: Return mapping labs that were turned in before break to prepare for Wednesday's Mapping Lab Quiz. Go over guided reading notes for introducing Latin America.
Tuesday, 2/27: Introduce unit on The Maya - role-playing preview
- Bring mapping lab to class tomorrow - it can be used on the quiz
Wednesday, 2/28: Mapping Lab Quiz.
Thursday, 3/1: The Maya - preview and introduction.
Friday, 3/2: The Maya -finish section 1 and cover section 2
Maya - Activity Packet.pdfMaya Reading.pdfMonday, 3/5: Finish section 2 on The Maya and complete section 3.
Tuesday, 3/6: Complete section 4 and begin section 5.
Wednesday, 3/7:
- Half day. Parent teacher conferences.
- No class due to Health Education
Thursday, 3/8: Complete section 5. Assign mini-project - creating your own glyphs.
- Rough draft is last page of Maya note packet
Friday, 3/9: work on creating your own Maya glyphs. This will be due on Monday!
Maya Note Packet Answer Key.pdf
Maya Glyph rubricMonday, 3/12: Turn in final draft of Maya glyph mini-project. Share with the class. Begin discussing the Aztecs - preview
Tuesday, 3/13: Aztecs - preview and introduction: begin Cornell Notes practice
- Collect note packet on The Maya that we finished last Thursday
Wednesday. 3/14: Aztecs - section 1 - "The Aztecs in the Valley of Mexico" - "Tenochtitlan: A City of Wonders"
- Mr. Edwards was out this day
Thursday, 3/15: Review section 1 and Cornell Notes process, Costa's Leveled Questions. Begin section 2.
Friday, 3/16: Finish section 2.
- Half day - 28-minute class period
The Aztecs - Student Packet.pdfReading - The Aztec.pdfMonday, 3/19: Read and take Cornell notes on section 3. Use your own Cornell Notes to complete student packet.
Tuesday, 3/20: Review answers for the Aztec packet. Begin making an Aztec flag.
Wednesday, 3/21: Complete individual Aztec flags.
Thursday, 3/22: Begin learning about the Inca - creating Cornell notes
- Intro and section 1
Friday, 3/23: The Inca.
- Sections 2 and 3 - read and take notes
Inca Reading.pdfCopy of GP Cornell Notes Template - Lined Double-Sided.pdfMonday, 3/26: Reflect on notes. Continue the Inca - section 4.
Tuesday, 3/27: Reflect on notes. Continue the Inca - sections 5
Wednesday, 3/28: Create a one-pager based on your notes on The Inca.
Thursday, 3/29: Review Aztec and Inca.
- Have a good Spring Break!
Note: the week of 4/9-4/13 can be found under Peak Week
Monday, 4/16: Wrap up Peak week by presenting our answers to questions about different sections of the climb up Everest.
- Transition back into Latin America by introducing our South America country research project - assign partners and countries.
Tuesday. 4/17: Research our individual country using atlases and the internet.
Wednesday, 4/18: Continue researching our individual country using atlases and the internet.
Thursday, 4/19: Finish South America project and put it together into book format. Begin presenting findings to class if time allows.
Friday, 4/20: Present South America country information to class.
Copy of South America Project RubricMonday, 4/23: Finish South America project presentations
- If time allows, we will begin discussing the topic of immigration from Mexico and Latin America with vocabulary.
Tuesday, 4/24: Finish country presentations. Vocabulary discussion
Wednesday, 4/25: Finish vocabulary and view a short documentary on immigration from Central America.
Thursday, 4/26: Read and discuss article - "The Great Immigration Debate" by Patricia Smith. Respond with in-class writing using vocabulary words answering the question "How is the current immigration debate similar to and different from those of the past?"
- Two paragraphs - one describing similarities and one describing differences
Friday, 4/27: End of unit - finish writing response and begin transition to Europe by beginning a mapping lab on Europe and Russia.
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