1. Make it a Great Day! Thursday, March 7th, 2019
*Good Things*
Opening Warm-up: List economic and political factors that determine the success or failure of nation-states that you learned about yesterday.
Work Session:
Finish Partner Lesson 18 – New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed?
18.3 – Kazakhstan: A Central Asian Giant – pg. 268 – whole class example
18.4 – Azerbaijan: Where Europe Meets Asia – pg. 269 – with partner using paired reading strategy
18.5 – Belarus: Between Europe & Russia – pg with partner using paired reading strategy
18.6 – Lithuania: One of Three Baltic States – pg with partner using paired reading strategy
18.7 – Russia: The Largest Nation on Earth – pg with partner using paired reading strategy
18.8 – Beginning to Think Globally – pg. 273 & Global Connections – pg – whole class
Essential Question(s): What factors contribute to the success or failure of new nation-states? SSWG 3a
Closing Cool-down: Which country do you think is best to host the next Olympic Games? Why?
Materials you will need:
Writing Utensil & Geography Notebook
Textbook – pgs
Partner Lesson 18 – New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed?
Partner Lesson 18 Data Pack