1.Place your schedule on your desk. Do you have your Id??? 1.Place your schedule on your desk. 2. Make sure you are in the correct class.

First Name Last Name Patti Villarreal Birth Month Favorite Music Fold the paper on your desk in half long ways and fill in this information. First Name Last Name Favorite Color Hobby December Country Patti Villarreal Purple Reading

I’m Ms Villarreal or Ms. V for short. Go Jacks I’m Ms Villarreal or Ms. V for short. Go Jacks!!! I graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies. I have been teaching for 21 years all in middle school. This is my 12th year at Medlin and I love teaching at Medlin. I am a mom of 2 children: Shelby, senior, Northwest High school and Jake, freshman, Northwest High. My hobby is spending time with my family.

I love my animals!! I have 2 dogs & 1 cat: Cocoa Trixie Smokey

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Restroom

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Question

As you enter: Sit down quietly Check the board for the warm-up Begin the Warm-up Wait for class to begin

2 Minute Countdown

Tuesday, 8/29 Warm-up: Get out your composition notebook Pick up a world map from the back table

Tuesday, 8/29 Warm-up: On your copy of the world map label three latitude lines in RED and three longitude lines in GREEN. Latitude lines run left to right on a map. Longitude lines run top to bottom on a map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0c1idtn3e8&list=RD- 0c1idtn3e8#t=36

Tuesday, 8/29 https://youtu.be/DYwA_8qMt9I Warm-up: In yellow draw the prime meridian and equator.  Write these names in black.

Tuesday, 8/29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M26Six10We0&index=13&list=RD-0c1idtn3e8 Warm-up: Label all 7 continents in purple on your world map. https://youtu.be/urr53arh--E

Tuesday,8/29 Warm-up: Label all 5 oceans in blue on your world map.

Tuesday, 8/29 Warm-up: Label the 4 quadrants using orange.

Tuesday, 8/29 Closing: On the back of your map write one thing you learned today and one thing you might have already known. Fold the map hamburger style and tape it to the back of your front cover of your journal.

Wednesday, 8/30 Warm-up:  What is a geographer?  Write down what you think it is. Geographer - a person who studies geography, the elements of a location and how they relate https://youtu.be/971VUfv9D2g

Wednesday, 8/30

Wednesday, 8/30 Describe at least 4 of these wonders of the world based on your research. 4 – 5 sentences Description ideas: Location Record breaking attributes Purpose Man-made vs. Natural

Thursday, 8/31 Geography Quiz

Thursday, 8/31 Go to back of room and pick up one of these and two pieces of tape.

Thursday, 8/31 1. What do I know about the United States and/or Canada? 2. What do I want to know about the United States or Canada? 3. List as many states in the United States as you can. 4. List as many territories/provinces in Canada you know.

Thursday, 8/31 https://youtu.be/_E2CNZIlVIg https://youtu.be/QBQ5ZhHlkkY

Thursday, 8/31 Closing: Write a complete sentence about something new you learned today about Canada or the USA.

Friday, 9/1 Warm-Up – What is geography? Please explain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIqC79WrpKg

Friday, 9/1 Movement Human-Environ Interaction Region Location Place

What are the 5 themes of geography? Friday, 9/1 What are the 5 themes of geography?

Movement How people, ideas, and goods are linked together around the Earth Movement is exchange of ideas to new locations to change that culture Migrations of People Goods moving into new areas change the way things are done

Human/Environment Interaction Study of people and their relationship with their environment Changes to environments Adapt to environments

Region Multiple areas with something in common Physical or human Physical has to do with commonalities of land Human has to do with commonalities of people Languages, Religions, Practice

Location Location Absolute or relative Absolute measured by longitude & latitude Relative is in relation to other places Exact location of a specific place

Place Description of a location Physical or human Land, climate, bodies of water, animals, plants are physical Languages, religions, populations, jobs are human characteristics

Draw a picture of each Theme and color it. Write the 5  Themes of Geography Draw a picture of each Theme and color it.