January 27/ 30 Journal Entry

What land forms are created through accretion and subduction? What is the absolute and relative location of your Island (from your Island Project)? What is the difference between weather and climate?

January 25/26

Journal: What is the difference between latitude and longitude? Complete the globe on page 7 of your Olympic packet with important lines of latitude and longitude.

Objective: Students will be able to identify, define, and draw the landforms and means of landform production in their Olympic packet

Classwork: Landform and landform production worksheet in Olympic packet, start Design-A-Mini-Island project, Olympic game #2

Homework: Finish landform worksheet, work on island project (if necessary), correct room maps (if necessary).

January 23/24

Journal: Choose one of the 5 themes of Geography. Define it and give an example.

Objective: Students will be able to differentiate between latitude and longitude in order to find locations using latitude and longitude on a map or globe.

Classwork: Finished location and place notes (on your 5 themes worksheet) as well as the longitude and latitude notes (Olympic packet page 7). Latitude and longitude game in Olympic teams.

Homework: read pages 30-44 in your textbook.

January 19/20

Journal: Write a mnemonic device to remember the states in the Northeast that we learned the first day of class.

Objective: Learn basic map skills.

Classwork: Map Skills note guide on page 6 of the Olympic packet, drew a map of the room, played a map game, got textbooks, Research on Olympic countries. (Not all classes got through everything because of the shortened assembly day).

Homework: Read pages 16-24 in your textbook, finish country research if not finished in class using the instructions on page 3 of your Olympic packet

January 17/18

Journal: What is geography? What do I already know?

Objective: Introduce the class and the 5 themes of geography.

Classwork: Read through disclosure document, filled out blank US map, started 5 themes of geography guided notes in Olympic packet.

Homework: Finish filling out the blank US map so you can study for your test on January 31/Feb. 1. Bring back your signed disclosure document. Get a binder and bring it to class everyday.

January 12/13, 2012

Thanks for a wonderful semester! Today we took the final exam and so far, the scores look great! Make sure you've turned everything in...I should have received your ASIA packet last time. It should include:

1. Asia map and notes

2. Inside North Korea worksheet

3. Human Trafficking worksheet

4. Asian religions worksheet

5. THEME project

6. Journals

Have a wonderful rest of the year and come back to visit!

January 4/5, 2012

Journal: What is modern-day slavery? Why does this occur?

Objective: Describe causes and evidences of human trafficking

Classwork: Answer questions and watch videos about human trafficking, then make a video to submit to the CNN Freedom Project about putting an end to modern day slavery.

Homework: Complete ALL late work by next time!!!

Also, begin working on your theme project. Username: pioneer. Password: friend.