Geography Test

Correlation to State Content Standards

Understanding Geography.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be able to:

1. Assessed on the 7 continents, latitude, longitude, and Pangea.

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 information texts to support analysis reflection, and research.

Anticipatory Set (3 min.)

Starter: 5 W's: Students will take a quiz based on their starters from last week. This is to help build students skill of studying and taking a test. Students will then vote for their student SSC representative.

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

SDAIE: Model: Test Procedures: Teacher will go over the test procedures and how to access their test through Edulastic. Teacher will discuss the importance of keeping their eyes on their own paper and any signs of cheating will lead to a zero on the test.

Guided Practice (x min.)

SDAIE: TPS: Test Monitor: Teacher will be monitoring the classroom and checking computer screens to assure students are not cheating.

Independent Practice (35 min.)

SDAIE: Metacognition: Geography Test: Students will be assessed on the unit dealing with Geography. Students will have to identify continents, apply latitude and longitude to locate cities on a map, describe Pangea, identify proper coordinates, and identify the equator and prime meridian. If students get done early and have headphones, they may work on their homework.

Homework.

EdPuzzle: Geography 5 Themes of Geography.

Closure (2 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.