Thursday, April 1, 2010

Week of April 5 - 9

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Discuss U.S. Government and Culture Packets. Introduce and Discuss In-Class
Research Projects.

Tuesday- In-Class Project: Persuasive U.S. State Brochure Project

Wednesday- In- Class Project Day 2

Thursday- In- Class Project Day 3

Friday- Project Completion and Review Sheets are distributed
U.S. Chapter Test on TUESDAY !! STUDY STUDY STUDY

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Africa Jeopardy REVIEW GAME. STUDY FOR TEST TOMORROW !!

Tuesday- AFRICA CHAPTER TEST

Wednesday- Intro to ASIA. Asia Take Home Quiz is due tomorrow.

Thursday- Asia Map Packet Completion.

Friday- Complete Asia Map Packets. CURRENT EVENT QUIZ.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Week of 3/29 - 4/2

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY
Monday- U.S. West Region Lesson./ U.S. Abbreviation Review #1

Tuesday- Good Citizen Quiz/U.S. Government and Culture Packets. REVIEW Abbreviations !

Wednesday- FINAL U.S. Abbreviation Review/ Complete Culture Packets/ STUDY

Thursday- U.S. Abbreviation Quiz ( Final Map Packet Quiz) / Current Events Quiz

Friday- No School

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY
Monday- Complete Hotel Rwanda and discuss the film. Section Review Quiz.

Tuesday- Students will receive Chapter Study Guides. CHAPTER TEST IN ONE WEEK !!
Begin South Africa reading assignment/notesheets.

Wednesday- South Africa lesson discussion. Africa Chapter Review sheets.
Begin Africa Capital city maps: In Class Project

Thursday- Complete Capital city maps and discuss Review Tests. Current Event Quiz.

Friday- No School

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Week of March 22- 26

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Lesson 4: Midwest United States. 3rd Marking Period Portfolios DUE TOMORROW!!
STUDY CAPITALS

Tuesday- Portfolios will be collected. Students will finish MW region and review Capitals.

Wednesday- FINAL U.S. Capital REVIEW BINGO GAME. STUDY STUDY STUDY !!!!

Thursday- 3rd Map Packet Quiz: U.S. Capital City Quiz. March Current Events are due Tom.

Friday- MARCH CURRENT EVENT SUMMARY DAY

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Students will Begin Lesson 5: Central Afica.
REVIEW LESSONS 1-4 for the first half QUIZ. STUDY FOR QUIZ.

Tuesday- AFRICA QUIZ: Lessons 1-4

Wednesday- Complete Central Africa and Introduce HOTEL RWANDA

Thursday- HOTEL RWANDA video presentation

Friday- MARCH CURRENT EVENTS ARE DUE !! HOTEL RWANDA video presentation

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Week of 3/15 -- 3/19

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Chapter Vocabulary and In-Class Projects are DUE !!!
We will begin Lesson 2: Northeast United States

Tuesday- Lesson 3: Southern U.S. / Review U.S. Physical Maps

Wednesday- Complete U.S. South lesson/ FINAL U.S. Phys. Map Review

Thursday- U.S. PHYSICAL MAP QUIZ/ Current event Quiz

Friday- 3rd Marking Period Portfolio day. Students should have their ten assignments organized
and we will work on getting the portfolios ready to hand in next week.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday-Complete Lesson 3: Central Africa (Nigeria) Begin Lesson 4: W. Africa Packets.

Tuesday- Complete W. Africa Packet/ Final Africa Physical Features Review
STUDY PHYSICAL MAPS FOR QUIZ

Wednesday- AFRICA PHYSICAL MAP QUIZ/ W. Africa discussion.

Thursday- Lesson 5: Intro to Genocide/ Darfur video presentation and questions.

Friday- 3rd Marking period Portfolio Day. Students should have their ten assignments organized
and we will work on getting the portfolios ready to hand in next week.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Week of 3/8 - 3/12

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- U.S. Map Packet Discussion. Students will receive Chapter Vocab Lists.

Tuesday- Lesson 1: Region Check In-Class Project. U.S. Political Map Review.

Wednesday- Students will continue with In-Class Project. STUDY MAPS !!!!!!

Thursday- FINAL U.S. Political Map Review. U.S. Map Bonus Sheets

Friday- U.S. Political Map QUIZ.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Lesson 2: North African Geography. Africa Pol. Map Review.

Tuesday- VOCAB IS DUE !! Finish Lesson 2: North Africa.
Africa Pol. Map Review #2

Wednesday- FINAL POLITICAL MAP REVIEW. STUDY STUDY STUDY

Thursday- Afica Political Map Quiz.

Friday- Lesson 3: Central Africa (Nigeria), Current Events.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Week of March 1 - 5

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- NO SCHOOL

Tuesday- CHAPTER TEST : Population and Culture

Wednesday- Pass back and discuss Test. Introduce Regional Geography. Students will receive
U.S. take Home Quizzes: DUE TOMORROW!!

Thursday- Collect Take Home Quizzes. Students will receive U.S. Map Packets

Friday- Packet discussion and check. Current Event Quiz.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Pass back and discuss Chapter quizzes. Students will receive Africa Take Home
quizzes.

Wednesday- Lesson One: Intro to African Geography. Students will receive Map Packets.
Map Packets are due tomorrow.

Thursday- Africa Map Packet Check and Discussion. Africa Vocab lists are distributed.

Friday- Africa Political Map Review #1, Current Event Quizzes.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Week of 2/22 - 2/26

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Complete and discuss "Globalization notesheets." We will also complete any presentations that have not been done yet.

Tuesday- Complete Review Sheets and Bonus sheets for the Chapter.

Wednesday- JEOPARDY REVIEW GAME. Study study study !!!!! Test tomorrow.

Thursday- Population and Culture Chapter Test

Friday- CURRENT EVENT ARTICLES FOR FEBRUARY ARE DUE TODAY !!!!
We Will begin Regional Geography Today: U.S. Take Home Quizzes are handed out today, and they will be due TUESDAY.

EIGHTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Monday- Complete any presentations. Review sheets and bonus sheets will be completed.

Tuesday- Jeopardy Review Game. STUDY STUDY STUDY !!! Test tomorrow.

Wednesday- Middle East Chapter Test

Thursday- Pass back and discuss Tests. Begin Africa Chapter: Take Home Quizzes due tomorrow

Friday- Collect Take Home Quizzes. Current Event Articles are due today !!!!
Students will receive Africa Map Packets that will be due Tuesday.