Unit 0 - Geography - History Classroom

official Agency business

DIGITAL AGENDA

Work Ethic & Expectations

Read/Understand
Silent reading and quiet questioning, apply all the reading strategies that you have been taught. If you do not understand what you have read, stop, reread, and define words until you understand.
If you need help,
"Ask 3 then me."

Write/Make
Do quality work, consistently be on task, use evidence to support your claim, explain your reasoning, and follow all the directions.
If you need help,
"Ask 3 then me."

Listen/Speak
During discussions, always use the language of history. If you are unsure how to do this, use the words on the word wall at the front of the classroom, the sentence starters provided, and/or your notes in your composition notebook.
If you need help,
"Ask 3 then me."

WELCOME TO THE TIME MACHINE, AGENTS.

Introduction: United States Geography (1/2 - 1 week)

Textbook Pgs 4 - 8

Trip Packet

road_trip_plan.pdf
File Size:	502 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

Study United States geography using the five (5) themes.

Location: Absolute (Latitude and Longitude)
Relative (cardinal direction).
Place: Physical and human characteristics that make it unique.
Region: Shared characteristics of an area.
Movement: The people, goods, and ideas that are moving in and out of a place or region, and how they are transported.
Human-Environment Interaction: How people and the environment affect each other.

Stations: These stations should be completed in order.

Lesson Description: Let's start the year by planning a cross country vacation! Welcome back to school, now lets plan a vacation! Use the 5 themes of geography to plan a trip around the United States. Your trip must go all the way across the country (from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific or the inverse). You will turn in a completed cross country vacation plan as evidence of your learning.

Station 1: Read/Understand

Use the reading materials and graphic organizers provided to learn about the states. (Text Pages A1 - 21)

Learning Goal: Learn about the geographic characteristics of at least 5 states in the United States, so that you can plan a cross country trip that you can take in the future!

Time: 1 hour

Station 2: Write/Make

Use your notes from the Reading/Understanding Station to design your cross country vacation.

Learning Goal: Apply what you learned about each State, by using the information to plan the sequence of your cross country vacation.
Include a Map!

Time: 1.5- hours

Station 3: Listen/Speak

Share, listen, and discuss your cross country vacation plans with others. Questioning + sharing ideas = Discussion.

Learning Goals: Participate in an academic discussion about the trip you have planned, and use your new knowledge to communicate.

Time: 15 - 30 minutes

EXIT TICKETS & Directions: Write your exit ticket in one paragraph using complete sentences and structured using one of these writing styles:
Description, Sequence, Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Argumentative/Persuasive.