1. Make it a Great Day! Wednesday, October 3rd 2018
*Good Things*
Opening Warm-up: Please take out your Lesson 18 from yesterday. I will pass out the Data Pack. Begin the text mining reading strategy with your partner on pg. 268 to help you complete the analysis of Kazakhstan as a potential Olympic Games host. Remember, text mining includes reading, re-reading, and pulling out valuable details working together as a team.
Work Session:
Finish Lesson 18 – New Nation-States from the Old Soviet Empire: Will They Succeed?
Finish 18.3 – Kazakhstan: A Central Asian Giant – pg. 268 – with partner using text mining strategy and data pack
18.4 – Azerbaijan: Where Europe Meets Asia – pg with partner using text mining strategy and data pack
18.5 – Belarus: Between Europe & Russia – pg with partner using text mining strategy and data pack
18.6 – Lithuania: One of Three Baltic States – pg with partner using text mining strategy and data pack
18.7 – Russia: The Largest Nation on Earth – pg with partner using text mining strategy and data pack
Essential Question(s): What factors contribute to the success or failure of new nation-states? SSWG 3a
Closing Cool-down: Which former Soviet nation-state would make the best host for the Olympics? 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? & Lesson 18 Data Pack