1. 8/23/16 Learning Goals: Due tomorrow for a stamp: US Map EQ:
Students will write a letter to themselves about how to be successful in high school.
Students will familiarize themselves with the United States map.
Due tomorrow for a stamp: US Map
EQ:
Why is United States geography important to studying history?

2. EQ: How do I my opinions mesh with my classmates
EQ: How do I my opinions mesh with my classmates?Why is United States geography important to studying history?
Jump Start
8/23
What has been your experience with social studies classes in middle school? Did you enjoy it or not? WHY?
If you could give me one piece of advice to keep you interested, what would it be?

3. EQ: How do I my opinions mesh with my classmates
EQ: How do I my opinions mesh with my classmates?Why is United States geography important to studying history?
Table of Contents
Due
8/23 A Letter to Me 4
U.S. Map Activity /24

4. EQ: What will keep me on the right track this school year
EQ: What will keep me on the right track this school year? How will I partner up this semester?
A Letter to Me (4)
Write a letter to yourself that you will read at the end of first semester.
Give yourself some advice of how you think you will be successful in high school (not only academically but socially as well!).
We will look at this again through the semester and decide if our advice was good for 1st semester.
Write 10 suggestions for how to be successful: write in complete sentences.

5. Use this map OR the inside cover of your agenda.
U.S. Map Activity (5)
All 50 states
Use 1 Color to outline five states you have visited/would like to visit
2 oceans & 2 neighbors: write in the names that border the U.S. (total of 4)
Color in Nebraska with the other color and identify with a DOT where Omaha is located
Use this map OR the inside cover of your agenda.
EQ: Why is it important to move quickly into groups? How does a map benefit me during the school year?