Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Aug 29 -5 Themes & Fairytales

Ladies and Gentlemen

Today in class we will be starting our Fairy Tale Projects! This is one of my favorite projects for the year. You will be working with others to research another country and then rewrite a fairy tale as if it took place there. This is supposed to be creative and fun so enjoy it! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:
  • Define the 5 Themes of Geography and provide an example of each theme
  • Create a fairytale book set in the geographic setting of a foreign country and aligned to the 5 Themes of Geography
Agenda:
  1. Connect: History Today.
    • This HT is based on a video. The file of too large to post so we will watch it whole class
    1. Prompt: Bad Geography
    2. What does this video make you think of?
  2. Notetaking: Complete Discuss: 5 Themes of Geography 
    1. Location 
      1. Absolute 
      2. Relative 
    2. Place 
      1. Physical 
      2. Human 
    3. Human Environment Interaction (HEI) 
      1. Depend 
      2. Adapt 
      3. Modify 
    4. Movement 
      1. people 
      2. land 
    5. Region 
      1. Formal 
      2. Functional 
      3. Perceptional
  3. Intro: Fairy Tale Project
    1. One person in your group will need to open the Google Doc for the Fairy Tale Project instructions.
      1. This person will need to select File > Make a copy and save it into your World Cultures folder in your Google Drive.
      2. Share the file with all the members of your group
    2. We will begin by walking through the directions, linked just above. Key details will be clarified and expectations will be reviewed, The idea for this project is for you to research a country based on the 5 Themes of Geography. Using your research you will rewrite a Fairy Tale as if it takes place, present day, in this modern country, incorporating your research into the story.
    3. Assign Teams & Countries
    4. CFU on Directions
    5. Collaborate: Start Work on project
      1. NOTE: Although we are beginning this project today, we will be taking a pause on Friday.
      2. The plan for Friday is for you to take a look at Metacognition and the Growth Mindset.
  4. HT Close
    1. Prompt: What's next?
    2. What task with the activity did you accomplish today? 
    3. What will be your first 2 next steps at the next class meeting?
Homework:
  1. None

That's all for today folks. You and your partner need to stay on top of this project so that you can complete it on time! Don't worry, this is a lot of work but it is totally worth it! Take care everyone and have a great evening!
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