Week of 12/22- 12/26

SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

REMINDERS OVER THE HOLIDAY:

Midterm Exam for both grades is Thursday January 8th. Students have received their study guides. Students also should have instructions to their chapter Projects that could be started over the break. I hope everyone has a great holiday season and I hope to see everyone back for a great new year.

Happy Holidays,

Mr. Wartman

Week of December 15-19

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Begin Chapter 5 Population and Culture

Tuesday- Complete Elements of Culture Lists for class tomorrow

Wednesday- Chapter Vocab should be completed for Monday

Thursday- Cultural Analysis Sheets are due tomorrow

Friday- DECEMBER CURRENT EVENT IS DUE MONDAY !!!

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Ancient Middle East History

Tuesday- Thursday- Middle East History in class Project. If not completed by Thursday it will be taken home and it is due Friday.

Friday- Research Day in library. DECEMBER CURRENT EVENT DUE MONDAY !!!

Week of December 8 - December 12

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students will complete climate zones in their packets and begin Vegetation Zones.

Tuesday- Complete "World Climate and Vegetation Charts" if not completed in class.

Wednesday- Students receive study guides and bonus sheets for TEST.

Thursday- JEOPARDY REVIEW FOR CHAPTER TEST. STUDY !!!!!!!!!!

Friday- Chapter 4 TEST: EARTH's Water, Climate, and Vegetation.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- JEOPARDY REVIEW FOR CHAPTER TEST. STUDY !!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday- Chapter TEST: Russia and the Independent Republics.

Wednesday- Middle East Take Home Quiz is Due Tomorrow.

Thursday- Collect Take Home Quizzes. Complete Map Packets if not completed in class.

Friday- Discuss Middle East Map Packets. ***** Students will receive research project information. The project is not due until the end of the chapter.

Week of December 1- December 5

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Review Latitude Zones for a Quiz. Study your notesheet.

Wednesday- Latitude Zone Quiz. Complete your El Nino handouts for class tomorrow.

Thursday- Students will begin their Climate and Vegetation Packets.

Friday- Current Event Quiz. Review notes and handouts.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Review "Challenges of Russia"

Wednesday- Complete Independent Republics Packet if not completed in class for tomorrow.

Thursday- Complete Bonus Point sheets for test next week.

Friday- Students receive study guides. Review notes and handouts for Test next week.

Week of November 24-28

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Water Cycle Projects are due. Students should complete Latitude Zones notesheet in class.

Tuesday- Review notes and handouts.

Wednesday- All makeup assignments from the first half of the second marking period will be done today. HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!

Thursday- No school
Friday- No school

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Study for Russia and the Independent Republics Capital Quiz

Tuesday- Capital Quiz

Wednesday- All makeup assignments from the first half of the second marking period will be done today. HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!!

Thursday- No School
Friday- No School

Week of November 17-21

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- We will begin Chapter 4. Chapter Vocabulary is due tomorrow.

Tuesday- Water Cycle IN-CLASS PROJECT

Wednesday- IN-CLASS PROJECT DAY 2

Thursday- November Current Event Summary Day is TOMORROW.

Friday- November Current Event Articles are due TODAY.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Chapter Vocabulary is due tomorrow

Tuesday- Study your Physical Map from your Map Packet for a quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday- Russia and the Independent Republics Physical Map Quiz is TODAY.

Thursday- November Current Event Summary Article is due tomorrow.

Friday- November Current Event is due TODAY !!

Week of November 10 - November 14

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students received their study guides. Completed natural disasters video sheets.

Tuesday- Students will recieve chapter bonus point sheets, and make up any quizzes or assignments from the chapter.

Wednesday- CHAPTER REVIEW. JEOPARDY GAME !! STUDY FOR YOUR TEST !!!!!

Thursday- Chapter 3 TEST: THE PHYSICAL EARTH

Friday- Students will receive their tests. We will discuss the tests and they will have a current event quiz

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Reviewed the Political Maps from the Map Packets. Political Map Quiz TOMORROW!!

Tuesday- Russia Political Map Quiz. Students should complete their history packets if not completed in class. The East VS. West Homework assignments are due tomorrow.

Wednesday- Collect East vs. West Homework Assignments. Students received Chapter 3 Vocab lists which are due on Monday.

Thursday- Reviewed Lessons 1-3 for a Chapter Quiz tomorrow. Study Lessons 1-3

Friday- Russia Quiz: Lessons 1-3, VOCAB DUE MONDAY

Week of November 3 - November 7

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Landform Quiz

Tuesday- Weathering and Erosion Lesson. Complete Weather and Erosion graded Homework
assignment which is due tomorrow. VOTE !!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday- HW assignment is due.

Thursday- Layers of the Earth Lesson. Complete Chapter review sheets if not completed in class

Friday- Current Event Quiz #1. No written homework over the weekend. Review notes and handouts for chapter Test next week.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- European Jeopardy Review. Study notes, handouts, and the study guide for chapter
TEST tomorrow.

Tuesday- European Chapter Test

Wednesday- Russian Take Home Quiz is due tomorrow.

Thursday- Students should complete their Russian Packets if not completed in class.

Friday- Students should study their maps in the packet for their first map quizzes next week.

Week of October 27-October 31

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students will begin an In-Class Project involved with World Landforms. Students can
begin studying the information in their landform packets for the first quiz of the second
marking period.

Tuesday- Landform Project Day 2. Study Landform Packets.

Wednesday- Landform Review. Study Landform packets- notes and examples for Landform
Quiz tomorrow.

Thursday- Landform Quiz

Friday- No written homework over the weekend. Organize notes and handouts for the upcoming
week.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Final Day of Eastern Europe In-Class Project. If project is not completed in class then
it should be completed for class tomorrow. Projects are due tomorrow.

Tuesday- Students will receive bonus sheets and review sheets in class. Study the study guide
along with the notes and handouts for the TEST thursday.

Wednesday- JEOPARDY REVIEW GAME. Study notes and handouts for TEST tomorrow.

Thursday- EUROPEAN CHAPTER TEST

Friday- Russia Take Home Quiz is due Monday.

Week of October 20-24

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students should complete Earth's movement worksheet if not completed in class. Review notes for a quiz on lesson one and lesson two for thursday.

Tuesday- Lesson Three Landforms of the world. Student are working on Landform packets in class. Review notes on lesson one and lesson two for quiz thursday.

Wednesday- Reviewed for the "Earth in Space" Quiz. Review lesson one and lesson two notes for a quiz tomorrow.

Thursday- EARTH IN SPACE QUIZ !! **** Current Event Articles DUE TOMORROW****

Friday- October Current Event Articles are DUE TODAY.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- European Capital Review #2, Southern Europe Scavenger Hunt should be completed for homework if not completed in class.

Tuesday- European capital Bingo Review Game. Study capitals for Quiz TOMORROW.

Wednesday- EUROPEAN CAPITAL QUIZ. They will receive their European study guides today. They can begin studying for the chapter Test in one week.

Thursday- Any make up quizzes from Wednesday. Students will begin an in class project involving the countries of Eastern Europe.

Friday- October Current Event Articles DUE TODAY!!

Week of October 13th - October 17th

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- No School In-Service (Study Chapter 2 notes)

Tuesday- Chapter 2 TEST

Wednesday- Students will receive Chapter 3 Vocabulary lists that are due FRIDAY

Thursday- Complete Vocabulary for tomorrow

Friday- Chapter 3 Vocabulary is due. **** ONE WEEK UNTIL OCTOBER CURRENT EVENT ARTICLES ARE DUE *****


EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- No School In-Service Day

Tuesday- Study European Physical Maps in the Map Packet

Wednesday- EUROPEAN PHYSICAL MAP QUIZ

Thursday- Complete Scandinavia notesheet if not completed in class.

Friday- Northern Europe discussion. **** ONE WEEK UNTIL OCTOBER CURRENT EVENT ARTICLES ARE DUE******

Week of October 6th- October 10th

7TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Begin Chapter 2: Tools and uses of Geography. Students will complete Atlas packets in class and should bring them to class all week.

Tuesday- People who study the Earth. Students should complete the "King Tut" reading assignment if not completed in class.

Wednesday- Tools and Uses of Geography lesson. No written homework, review notes.

Thursday- Interactive adventures: national geographic.com laptop adventures. Review notes.

Friday- Chapter Review, Students will receive bonus sheets and should STUDY notes and handouts for a CHAPTER TEST TUESDAY !!!!!

8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- European Political map Review. Students will take a review quiz in preparation for their quiz tomorrow. STUDY YOUR EUROPEAN POLITICAL MAP FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW !!!

Tuesday- EUROPEAN POLITICAL MAP QUIZ

Wednesday- Students will get back their map quizzes. Lesson 3 Central Europe: France. Review notes.

Thursday- Germany guided reading worksheets should be completed in class. VOCABULARY IS DUE !!! Review and study notes and handouts regarding the United Kingdom and Northwestern Europe for a short quiz tomorrow.

Friday- Northwest Europe Quiz. Physical map review. STUDY YOUR PHYSICAL MAPS FOR THE NEXT PACKET QUIZ WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.

Week of 9/29 - 10/3

7th GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students will begin a major in class project entitled- "My world map Projection." Each student will create an accurate map projection of a world that they create. They will be working on the project most of the week in class.

Tuesday- Project Day 2
Wednesday- Project Day 3
Thursday- Project Day 4 ( Final Day in class) PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW

Friday- Projection projects are due. We will begin Chapter 2: Tools of Geography

8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Take Home Quizzes are due. Students will receive their European Map Packets today. They are due tomorrow.

Tuesday- Map packet check. Students should bring their map packets everyday to class. Political map quiz in one week!!

Wednesday- Lesson one NW Europe. Notes and discussion.

Thursday- Students will receive their Chapter 2 Vocabulary lists. They are due next wednesday.

Friday- Study Political map quiz over the weekend. Quiz next week.

Week of September 22-26

7TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students will work on reading charts and graphs. They will receive their bonus sheets for the test.

Tuesday- JEOPARDY Review Game. Study your study guide for the test tomorrow.

Wednesday- Chapter One Test

Thursday- Pass back tests. Students will receive their instructions to the "My World" map projection in class project. CURRENT EVENT SUMMARIES ARE DUE TOMORROW.

Friday- September Current Event Summary Day.

8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Jeopardy Review game. Study your study guides for the test tomorrow.

Tuesday- CHAPTER ONE TEST

Wednesday- Pass back tests. Introduction to Regional geography Chapter 2: EUROPE. Students will receive their European Take Home Quizzes which are due tomorrow.

Thursday- Lesson One: Intro to Europe. CURRENT EVENT SUMMARIES ARE DUE TOMORROW.

Friday- SEPTEMBER CURRENT EVENT SUMMARY DAY

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15-19

8TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students were given instructions to their In-Class Projects. Students should pick a culture to use for their comparative projects that will begin tomorrow.

Tuesday through Friday- Students will be working on their "Comparative Culture" Projects which is a 100 point in class project. Study Guides will be given out during the week to prepare for Chapter 1 Test which is next Tuesday. The students can begin studying the notes, handouts, and vocabulary.

7TH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Latitude and Longitude Quiz

Tuesday- Today's lesson is "Map Projections" Students should complete the diagram worksheet regarding Mercator Projections for tomorrow's class.

Wednesday- Map Tools Practice: Students will work on a Map scale contest of the United States. Review notes and Vocabulary.

Thursday- Today's lesson is "Types of Maps." Students will begin an In-Class Project regarding Special Purpose Maps. The students will receive their Chapter One Study Guides and can begin studying those study guides for their test next week.

Friday- If the Special Purpose Map Project is not completed it will be due Monday.

Week of September 8 through September 12

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY
Monday- Students will be discussing Hemispheres and Grid Lines. 5 Themes of Geography Quizzes were handed back today.

Tuesday- The lesson today is "Working with a Grid System". We will practice using and applying latitude and longitude. HOMEWORK: Latitude and Longitude practice worksheet.

Wednesday- The lesson today is "Maps vs. Globes". We will also be practicing our Latitude and Longitude.

Thursday- The lesson today is "5 parts of a map." The students will identify the major parts of a map and how they are used in everyday life. We will also practice our latitude and Longitude during a review. HOMEWORK: STUDY AND PRACTICE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FOR A QUIZ.

FRIDAY- LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE QUIZ

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EIGHT GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- The lesson today is practicing and reviewing map tools. Students were given a scavenger hunt for compass and scale. Worksheet should be completed for tomorrow.

Tuesday- The lesson today is "World Population." We will also be practicing our map tools by reviewing the practice problems. HOMEWORK: STUDY GRID SYSTEM, COMPASS, and SCALE

Wednesday- The lesson today is Major Cultural Traits. We will also have a formal review of the map tools. HOMEWORK: Study and practice using the grid system, compass, and scale for a quiz.

Thursday- MAP TOOLS QUIZ

Friday- We will finish the discussion of Cultural Traits. Also a Current Event Quiz.


******REMINDER***** CURRENT EVENT FOR SEPTEMBER IS DUE SEPTEMBER 26th !!!!!

Week of September 1 - September 5

7th GRADE GEOGRAPHY ( Periods 5b, 6, 7)

Monday- No school
Tuesday- Pick a location to use for the writing assignment regarding the 5 Themes of Geography
Wednesday- First Marking Period Writing Prompt- "5 Themes Analysis" Due Monday (9/8)
Thursday- Study 5 Themes of Geography Notes and Handouts for a Quiz
Friday- 5 Themes of Geography Quiz ( If writing assignment is not handed in by Friday, Remember Monday is the final Day

8th GRADE GEOGRAPHY ( Periods 1, 2, 4b)

Monday- No School
Tuesday- Pick a location to use for the in class assignment regarding the 5 Themes of Geography
Wednesday- In Class Assignment- "5 Themes Analysis Form" Due Friday (9/5)
Thursday- Study 5 Themes of Geography Notes and Handouts for a Quiz
Friday- 5 Themes of Geography Quiz ( 5 Themes Analysis Forms are also due today)

Week of August 25- August 29

Monday August 25
7th Grade- No homework. Students were given course outlines.
8th Grade- No homework. Students were given course outlines.