We started research on our Culture Quilt project today.  You will continue research on Monday.  This is NOT homework.

Study Guides were received today.  You may start answering what you already know on them whenever you like.

Culture Quilt Project – Due Thursday, 8/23

First Summative Assessment (5 Themes of Geography, Push/Pull Factors, Culture, Historical Thinking, Primary and Secondary Sources) – Friday, 8/24

Homework – 5th PERIOD ONLY – Complete your Suitcase and turn it in on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Quiz corrections were due today unless you were absent yesterday.

We watched a video about the different aspects of culture.

Culture Quilt Project begins tomorrow – due Thursday, 8/23

Unit 1 Summative Assessment – Friday, 8/24

Homework – if you have NOT finished and turned in your Suitcase or Rectanguland, you need to finish these for homework and turn them in tomorrow. 5th period may have more time for the Suitcase.

Today we talked about our expectations and hopes for Social Studies class this year, and continued work on Rectanguland.

Students who need to do corrections to the quiz:

• Do NOT change any answers on the front of your quiz
• On the back, copy the information from the questions you missed (so for the 5 Themes portion, you would write something like:
  • ___ 1. Tribes cut down trees to build shelters   – or for the Push and Pull Factors portion:
  • **give a correct example of a Push or a Pull factor***  ***Tell whether it is Push or Pull***
• For the 5 Themes portion, write the letter of the CORRECT answer on the line.
• For either section – below each corrected answer, write WHY that answer is correct.
• For each question you correct correctly (sorry for the redundancy), you will receive half-credit – so, since this was a 10 question test, you will receive 5 points for each correct correction.  If you already received partial credit on something, you can still get half credit on the missed part.

Quiz corrections are due tomorrow

Homework – Only those who need to do quiz corrections have homework

If you (or your family) are not happy with your grade on the 5 Themes of Geography quiz (the scores have been entered into Synergy – but I have not yet been able to return the quizzes as some students still need to take it), there WILL be an opportunity to make corrections and receive partial credit.  This does not typically happen for formative assessments (which is what a quiz is considered), but this one time, we will do it.

Today we watched a video – Weslandia – and began work on the Rectanguland mapping challenge.  We will complete this tomorrow.

No Homework

TGIM!

5 Themes of Geography Quiz was today.  We have some work to do in some classes to increase understanding of the 5 Themes and Push and Pull Factors.

We also worked on finishing our suitcases, and then we made sure that our notebooks/binders are organized.

No Homework

Monday – 5 Themes of Geography/Push and Pull Factors Quiz

Tuesday – Rectanguland Mapping Challenge

Wednesday – Rectanguland Mapping Challenge

Thursday – What is Culture?

Friday – Culture Quilt Square intro and research

The Culture Quilt square is a project we will work on for several days.  It is important that you follow directions well, as this is a summative assessment.

You made it through your first full week!  Keep going strong.  Remember to Begin With the End in Mind!

Today we reviewed your Warm-Up answers, watched CNN10, and worked together to complete a Geographer’s Tools crossword puzzle.

QUIZ – 5 Themes of Geography – MONDAY, August 13.

You have the following resources to help you prepare for this quiz:

5 Themes of Geography Cloze Notes

Geographer’s Tools Crossword completed

5 Themes of Geography Quizlet

5 Themes of Geography Practice

Homework – Use these resources to study and prepare for your quiz!  Have a great weekend!

Today 4th and 5th periods wrote about which of the regions of Lovinggood we visited they would choose to settle their people in if they were leader of a people group.

All classes completed notes on the 5 Themes of Geography (completed notes here), and discussed Push and Pull Factors.

We reviewed examples of the 5 Themes as practice for the 5 Themes of Geography Quiz which will be on Monday, 8/13.

Homework: Go to the “Join My Quizlet Class” page for your class (AC or OL) and join my class and access this Quizlet to help you prepare for the quiz.

Today we explored 5 regions of Lovinggood.  Classes 1-3 completed a short writing assignment regarding these regions. (If you are in periods 1, 2, or 3, and you did NOT finish the assignment, you should finish it at home and turn it in tomorrow.  Remember that you are imagining that you are a leader of a people group and you are searching for a new place to settle.  Using complete sentences, tell me which (number) region you think would be best for your people, and explain why, using as many reasons as you can think of).  4th and 5th periods will write tomorrow.

Lovinggood Regions 2018-29xzbc2

We will finish our Cloze notes tomorrow as well.

No Homework

We will have a quiz on the 5 Themes of Geography and Push and Pull factors on Monday, 8/13.  You will have the needed materials to prepare for this quiz.

We began discussing the 5 Themes of Geography today.  We will finish up our Cloze notes on that tomorrow if time allows, and we will be looking deeper at Regions.  Be prepared to go outside tomorrow.

No Homework