GeoChallenge: Arabian Peninsula

November 6, 2024

Correlation to State Content Standard:

  7.2: Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

    7.2.1: Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life.

ELD Standard:

P1: A1, A2, A3, C10, C12

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

 I will learn about the Arabian peninsula by:

1. Identifying its geographical location location and cities.

2. Understanding the social economical diversity of its location.

Common Core Literacy Standard         

  RH 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from   prior knowledge or opinions.

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

            RH7: Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts 

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 6: Use technology, including the internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas clearly and efficiency.

WHST 8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources (primary and secondary sources).

WHST 9: Draw evidence from information texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

       SDAIE: TPS/EQ/Chunked Reading: Starter:  Students will read a chunked passage from the History Channel "This Day in History" and answer the essential question by annotating the evidence in the passage.  If no evidence is there to answer the passage, students will answer "Not enough information."

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

            SDAIE: Close Read/Annotate/Talk to Text/Claim: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula: Teacher will introduce the geographical term PENINSULA to the students and ask them to discuss the term with their group to figure out the definition.  After 2 minutes teacher will show a picture of Florida and ask for thumbs up or down if it is a peninsula.  Teacher will ask students for the definition of Peninsula verify and check for understanding on the picture again.

After that teacher will lead students in a close paragraph introduction of the Arabian Peninsula.  Students will annotate the evidence that supports each Claim from the three paragraphs.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

          SDAIE: TPS: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula:  Teacher will go over the annotations and provide further explanations and clarifications after each paragraph that is completed by the students.  Teacher will go over the map as well.

Independent Practice (20 min.)

    SDAIE: Text to Speech/Annotations/EQ/Chunked Reading/Sentence Stem: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula:  Students will read and annotate chunked passages from the textbook to be able to explain the geographical impact of the Arabian Peninsula.  Students will answer the essential question provided with the reading.  Students can use their headphones to have the chunk passages read to them.

SDAIE: Visual/Map: Map Skills Arabian Peninsula:  Students will use their textbook to label a map on the Arabian Peninsula with the three continents it is surrounded with, major cities that will play an important role in the unit, seas, and identify the Islamic territory of the area as well.

Homework.

            EdPuzzle due by Saturday at 5 p.m.

Closure (3 min.)

1.     Clean up.

2.     Dismiss Class.

Lesson Modifications for GATE, RSP, and EL Students

EL: Projector (visuals), questioning, chunking, cognitive words, repetition, translation in Spanish.

RSP: Projector (visuals), questioning, modified assignments, check for understandings.

GATE:  Require answers that will demonstrate depth and complexity of fertilization.

October 24 2022

Correlation to State Content Standards

7.2: Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

7.2.1: Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

           1.   Identify the Arabian Peninsula.

            2.   Explain the social, economical, and geographical impact of the Arabian Peninsula.

Common Core Literacy Standard

RH 2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. 

RH 4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.

WHST 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.

WHST 9. Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research. 

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

          Daily Quiz: Students will be tested with DOK 1 questions based on their last weeks starters.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

     SDAIE: Close Read/Annotate/Talk to Text: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula: Teacher will introduce the geographical term PENINSULA to the students and ask them to discuss the term with their group to figure out the definition.  After 2 minutes teacher will show a picture of Florida and ask for thumbs up or down if it is a peninsula.  Teacher will ask students for the definition of Peninsula verify and check for understanding on the picture again.

After that teacher will lead students in a close paragraph introduction of the Arabian Peninsula.  Students will annotate new information dealing with the geography of the Arabian Peninsula.  Teacher will use talk to to text to guide students.

Guided Practice (5 min.)

     SDAIE: TPS: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula:  Teacher will go over the annotations and provide further explanations and clarifications.

Independent Practice (10 min.)

     SDAIE: Text to Speech/Annotations/EQ/Chunked Reading/Sentence Stem: GeoChallenge Arabian Peninsula:  Students will read and annotate chunked passages from the textbook to be able to explain the geographical impact of the Arabian Peninsula.  Students will answer the essential question provided with the reading.

 Homework.

            EdPuzzle due by Friday at 5:00 p.m. 

                        7th Grade: EdPuzzle: The Last Inca Bridge.

Closure (5 min.)

1.     Clean up.

2.     Exit Question

3.     Dismiss Class.