1. Day 5
Mr Harris

2. 8th Grade Discuss Last Class 9 Weeks Pre Test Geography of Us
Do You Know Blank Map Quiz

3. Last Session Review What did we do? What was the purpose?
What did we learn?

4. Pre Test Work on Pre Test
Spend time wisely, use basic test taking strategies, educated guess
When finished pull out a book or work quietly until most are finished

5. Historical Geography of Us
American history is the story of migration
Native Americans, European explorers, and settlers, worldwide immigration, migration between states…
We are going to visualize a bit of this story by using illustrating a bulletin board with your birth places
Even though we all live in Seminole County now, that has not always been the case

6. Directions
You will cut a small paper into the shape of your birth state
Use books/planners and find a map
Label your state sign with
Your birth city’s name
A dot identifying the city’s location (or star if the city is the capital)
Your name
Turn in to Mr. Harris

8. Finish Tools of Geography
Spend time finishing/reviewing some of the tools of geography

9. 6th Grade Finish Geographer Tools’
Anchor Lesson (Special Purpose Maps)
Maps PPT
Document Questions
Building Academic Vocabulary (BAV)
Half Sheet per word
Six Elements PPT

10. Anchor Lesson Display Document 1 Ask questions from Document 2
Students work in pairs to discuss what the map might be
What purpose? For all 3
What does the map show?
Ask questions from Document 2
For Each Display
Document 3 for Higher Order

11. Anchor Lesson Display Maps PPT Discuss the different types of maps
What do they show
Who uses them
Why are they important?

12. Building Academic Vocabulary (BAV)
Using Half sheet for each vocabulary word
2 per page
Write down the following 5 items per vocab word
The Vocab word (in the middle)
Definition in your own words (Top Left)
Give one example of either synonym, antonym, example of, or word related (Top Right)
Use vocab word in a sentence (Bottom Left)
Illustration (Bottom Right)
Words appear on pg 28 and 29

13. Six Essential Elements
Show Elements PPT
ssential_Elements_of_Geography.pdf
Discuss the 6 Elements
Which do you think is the most useful?
Which is the least useful?
Enrichment: Act it Out!