Subject: 7th Grade World Cultures & Geography--Unit/ Lesson: Economics and Geography
Dates: 09-07 to 09-11, 2009 Week # Irving
GPS Standards… Objective… / Activities…Performance Task…Procedures & Resources/materials / Essential Questions…
Enduring Understanding..
Bloom’s/Costa’s QuestionsAssessment
Formative – teacher observation
Summative- Unit Test / SIP Goals/
Reading & Writing
Across the Curriculum
Monday
Sept 7
SS7E5 a, b
SS7E6 a, b / LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
CoGat/ITBS Testing begins Wednesday
Tuesday
Sept 8
SS7E5 a, b
SS7E6 a, b / Warm Up: Latitude/Longitude
Essential Question: Why are people attracted to certain regions to live?
1. Mapping Comparison Activity
Review Answers to Data Collection Page…students to share answers, make prediction related to answer…think Costa’s
Did they get the point of the activity? …many elements make up a nation and a region. Themes of geography…place, location, region…climate, vegetation, population density, and resources.
2. Written narrative about countries (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Israel) and what the data tells about that country. / Formative … / Written Response…summarizing
Wednesday
Sept 9
SS7E5 a, b
SS7E6 a, b
SS7G5 a, b
SS7G7 b
SS7G8 a,b / Warm Up: Latitude/Longitude
Essential Question: Why are people attracted to certain regions to live?
1. Read from “Georgia CRCT Coach Book” Ethnic Groups and take Cornell Notes/mark in text. (Need overhead projector) – model notes to class.
2. Mini-Ethnic Group Performance Task. Create a ‘puppet’ representation of member of ethnic group, a written journal related to ethnic group, and oral presentation to class. Tell us something new and different you learned about these people. / Formative…. Class notes
Summative assessment; performance task / Research…Written response, oral presentation
Thursday
Sept 10
SS7G5 a, b
SS7G7 b
SS7G8 a,b / Warm Up: Latitude/Longitude
Essential Question: Why are people attracted to certain regions to live?
Research ethnic groups and begin on ‘puppet’ or written journaling. / Formative…. Class notes
Summative assessment; performance task / Research…Written response, oral presentation
Friday
Sept 11
SS7G5 a, b
SS7G7 b
SS7G8 a,b / Warm Up: Themes of Geography
Essential Question: Why are people attracted to certain regions to live?
Research ethnic groups and begin on ‘puppet’ or written journaling. / Formative…. Class notes
Summative assessment; performance task / Research…Written response, oral presentation
SS7G5 The student will locate selected features in Southwestern Asia (Middle East). a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Euphrates River, Jordan River, TigrisRiver, Suez Canal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Gaza Strip.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the nations of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
SS7G7 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, Distribution of natural resources and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East). b. Describe how the deserts and rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) have affected the population in terms of where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
SS7G8 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia (Middle East). a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
b. Explain the diversity of religions within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds.
Redo Current events following week during testing
All classes Tuesday
Wed - 3-5-6-7
Thur 3-5-6-7
Fri 3-4-6-7
Mon 3-4-5
Tue 3- 4-5
Wed 3-4-5
Thur 3-6-7
Fri 3-6-7
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