Unit 4 TEST!! Latin America

Test is on 11-11-2011!!

Four parts:

1. Political maps (label blank map of Latin America)
2. Physical Geography of Latin America
3. Culture of Latin America
4. Economy of Latin America

STUDY WHAT I TOLD YOU TO STUDY!!

We can ACE this test if we study!!!

Unit 4, Week 2

Day 1:
Map Quiz REDO Slides

Day 2 and 3:
Latin American Culture Slides

Day 4:
Latin American Economy/Review Slides

Unit 4 Bellwork and Notebook Check List

LATIN AMERICA STUDY RESOURCE!!

This website is a great interactive way to study your maps for your Unit 4 Test!

www.Sheppardsoftware.com

ENJOY!!

Apologies

Students and Parents:

I apologize for not having this blog updated in a timely fashion for the last unit. 

EVERYTHING we have done so far this semester is now on this webpage.

Right now we are in the middle of Unit 4! It is a short unit on Latin America so we are going to have to work hard and really study before we take the test THIS WEEK!!

Please encourage students to attend tutoring to make up missing assignments or get extra help this Monday November 7th, from 2:30-3:30. I will also be tutoring Thursday from 2:30-3:30!

PROGRESS REPORT GRADES are due to the school THIS WEEK so we need to get these zeros out of the grade book!!

WE ARE REDOING THE LATIN AMERICA MAP QUIZ ON MONDAY BECAUSE NO ONE DID WELL THE FIRST TIME!!! 

Unit 4: Latin America (Week 1)

Day 1 (11-2-2011)
The Countries of Latin America


Latin America Introduction Video

Caribbean map
Central America Map
Mexico Map
South America Map

Day 2 (11-3-2011)
Physical Geography Of Latin America Slides

Day 3 (11-4-2011)
Map Quiz Sildes

Unit 3 Final Week

Day 1 (HALLOWEEN!!)
Natural Disasters Viewing Guide

Natural Disasters Video

Unit 3 Bell Work and Notebook Check DUE!!

Unit Three Notebook Check List
Unit Three Bell Work Check
Day 2: 


Unit 3 TEST


Remember this test is 40% of your grade!!

Unit 3 Week Five

Day 1:
Factors that Affect Climate Notes

Climate Video

Earth's Wind Homework Worksheet

Day 2:
Testing Day/Review Video 5th, 6th, and 7th Periods


Review Video

Day 3:
Climate Zones Slides

Climate Zones Website

Day 4:
Climate Zones


Day 5:
Climate Zones 

Unit 3 Week Four

Day 1: 
Fall Break (10-17-2011)

Day 2:
Earth's Water Slides
SOAPS Article Practice
MLGW v Mississippi article:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/jun/05/appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-miss-water-suit-ag/
Pollution in India article:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16709008

Day 3:
Flash Floods Video
Slow Rising Floods Video

Day 4:
Jeopardy Review Game

Day 5:
Quiz 2

Unit 3 Week Three

Day 1:

Plate Tectonics Worksheet from Desk Atlas

Day 2:

Earth's Water Book Work (Page 40)

Day 3: 

Testing Day, 4th/5th/6th/7th Periods Review Landform Vocabulary

Day 4: 

Review Slides

Day 5:

Fall Break (10-14-2011)

Unit 3 Week Two

Day 1:
Weathering and Erosion Slides

Day 2:
Weathering and Erosion Slides Continued

Day 3:
Finished Weathering and Erosion Posters and Presentations

Day 4:
Landforms Slides

Landforms Jigsaw Guided Notes

Day 5: 
Quiz 1

Unit 3 Week One

Day 1: 
Earth's Core Slides


Day 2:
Plate Tectonics Slides


Day 3:
Plate Tectonic Hot Spot Slides

Plate Tectonics Hot Spots Guided Notes

Websites for Hot Spots Information

Day 4:
Haiti, Japan, U.S. Earthquake Slides

Haiti Article

Japan Article

Day 5:
Essay Writing Prompt (9-30-2011)

Climate Zones!

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm

Anything you could ever want to know can be found at the above website. 


All 10 zones discussed in class are included here!!

UNIT 2 TEST on 9/23!!!

Study Tips:

• Remember to Memorize your maps!
• Study the Physical Geography worksheets for the CONCEPTS, NOT THE ANSWERS
• Short essay topic was given today: GO AHEAD AND WRITE OUT WANT TO SAY
• You will be responsible for the information covered about economy!!!

Believe in yourself!! You guys are capable of great things!! Show up PREPARED and STUDY and you will have no trouble!!

• BELL WORK AND NOTEBOOK CHECK TOMORROW ALSO!!!(bring your checklist)

UNIT 2: United States and Canada

Day1:
9-12 Bellwork
Topic: 9/11
Activities: Wrote letter

Day 2:
9-13 Powerpoint
Topic: Physical Geography of U.S. and Canada
Activities: Physical Geography Worksheet

Day 3:
9-14 Powerpoint
Topic: Physical Geography of U.S. and Canada
Activities: Finish Worksheet, Foldable

Day 4:
9-15 Powerpoint
Topic: Culture of America and Canada
Activities: Analyze the role of Media on the culture of America by viewing "pop culture" videos

Day 5:
Activities: British Columbia Word Search Quiz

Day 6:
9-19 Powerpoint
Topic: Political Boundaries of U.S. and Canda
Activities: Correct and grade physical geopgraphy worksheet, Labal maps of U.S. and Canada
Canada Outline Map
U.S. Outline Map

Day 7:
9-20 Powerpoint
Guided Notes
Topic: Economies of U.S. and Canada
Activities: Use book and Lecutre to fill in guided notes

Day 8:
9-21 Powerpoint
Topic: Economies of U.S. and Canada
Activities: Finish Economy Guided notes

Day 9:
REVIEW DAY
Bell Work/Notebook Check list

Day 10:
UNIT 2 TEST!!

Final week of Unit 1

Earth-Sun Relationship

slides

Bell work 9-6-2011

Guided Notes

Homework for 9-6-11: "draw seasons for memphis if"... (SEE END OF SLIDES)


How do Geographic Elements define a region?

Slides

Homework

Bell work 9-7-2011

THIS WEEK IN GEOGRAPHY!!

Students and Parents:

THIS FRIDAY is our Unit 1 test!!!

This test will cover all the material we have covered so far.

There will be a binder check and a bell work journal check along with the test!!!

The students will receive a handout of what they need to have in their binder and bell work journal in order to get the full credit they need.

Please come prepared with questions about any of this for me early on in the week.

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT TO START ORGANIZING OR STUDYING!!!!

Week 4!

SCALE, SCALE, SCALE!!!

Scale Slides

worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

Worksheet 3

Data Analysis!!

DATA slides!

Worksheet

Types of Regions

Region Slides

Region Guided Notes

Week 3!!!!

5 Themes

Discussion.

http://www.cityofmemphis.org/framework.aspx?page=296

(this is the website article we used to discuss the 5 themes of geography!)

Types of Maps

http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Aug201134/game1314241513.php

(above is a link for the jeopardy game we played to review. I cannot promise it would work)

Important Lines!!

8-18-2011

Important Lines of latitude and Longitude slides!


Lines!!!!

Latitude and Longitude

Longitude and Latitude.

Remember LAT is FLAT!

Slides

Worksheets

Map Projections!

8-16-2011

In this lesson we learned about the map projections and made a foldable.


Map Projections

Mental Maps

8-15-2011

Mental Maps

Important Documents!!!

World Map

Multiple Intelligence Test

Up Down Activity

Week 1 Quiz

Class Rules Activity

1st Period

3rd Period

4th Period

5th Period

6th Period

7th Period

First Week of Class slides!

These are the slides for the first day of class!

Introductions: Included are class rules and some procedures as well as the prompt for your geography paragraph

Day 2: included is some procedures and your first map labeling assignment

Day 3: included are the guidelines for the rules activity

Day 4: Included is your beel work prompt.

(Two days during this week we spent taking our Diagnostic test)


Introductions

day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Student Commitment

This link is to the copy of the student contract that all of my students will sign starting Monday August 29th.

Student Contract

Syllabus

This is the syllabus for all of my classes!

Syllabus

Supply List!!

2 inch three ring binder
Dividers
Composition notebook or spiral notbook (ONLY FOR BELL WORK!!)
Colored Pencils
Black or blue ink pens ONLY
#2 pencils for tests

Extra Credit:
Copy Paper***
Hand Sanitizer
Tissues