Geography Test

August 23, 2023

Correlation to State Content Standards

4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that define places and regions in the world.

4.1.1: Explain the use of coordinate grid system of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute locations of places in the Earth.

ELD Standard:

P1: A1, A2, A3, C10, C12

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

         Today I am learning about geography by being: 

1. Assessed on identifying the continents, using latitude and longitude, and the 5 Themes of Geography.

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.

            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 8: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources.

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

Anticipatory Set (5 min.)

       SDAIE: Chunked Reading/5 W's: Starter:  Students will complete their starter by reading their daily passage of “This Day in History” and identifying the Who, What, When, Where, and Why from the passage.  Daily short task to improve reading and comprehension skills. 

Direct Instruction (10 min.)

     SDAIE: Direct Teach: Testing Procedure: Teacher will go over the test taking procedures and explain how to log in to Edulastic and complete their test online.

Guided Practice (10 min.)

 SDAIE: Progress Monitoring: Test:  Teacher will walk around and check students and make sure they are staying on task and not opening up any tabs to try to look up answers.

Independent Practice (20 min.)

 SDAIE: Metacognition: Geography Test: Students will complete their Geography Test.  Students will have to identify continents, understand lines of latitude and longitude, and the Five Themes of Geography.  Once students get done with their test they are to work on their missing assignments since they are all due on Sunday, August 23, 2024 by noon.

Homework.

            EdPuzzle: Maya Architecture due by Saturday by 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.

Correlation to State Content Standards

4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that define places and regions in the world.

4.1.1: Explain the use of coordinate grid system of latitude and longitude to determine the absolute locations of places in the Earth.

Expected Student Outcomes (Objective)

Students will be (able to):

1. Assessed on identifying the continents, latitude, longitude, and factors of the Five Themes of Geography.

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.)

           Stater Quiz: Students will complete their Starter Quiz based on last weeks stater.

Direct Instruction (5 min.)

           SDAIE: Direct Teach: Testing Procedure: Teacher will go over the test taking procedures and explain how to log in to Edulastic and complete their test online.

Guided Practice (X min.)

          SDAIE: Progress Monitoring: Test:  Teacher will walk around and check students and make sure they are staying on task and not opening up any tabs to try to look up answers.

Independent Practice (20 min.)

           SDAIE: Metacognition: Geography Test: Students will complete their Geography Test.  Students will have to identify continents, understand lines of latitude and longitude, and the Five Themes of Geography.

Homework.

         EdPuzzle: Maya Corn, Due Friday August 26, 2022.

Closure (5 min.)

1. Clean up.

2. Exit Question

3. Dismiss Class.