Sept 28 -Lat, Long & Publish VCT

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all! Today in class we will be discussing and practicing with latitude and longitude. We will also have some time to work on the VCT. Are you excited for the week off? I know I am! I hope you have fun today! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Discuss the attributes of latitude and longitude through note taking and collaborative practice
• Locate and identify locations via their geographic coordinates by completing a longitude/latitude practice w/s

Agenda:

1. History Today
2. Prompt: Latitude & Longitude
1. What do you already know about Latitude and Longitude?
2. Create a T-styled chart to bullet lest your knowledge of each
3. Discuss Latitude and Longitude
1. Take notes on binder paper.
2. Information presented will appear on Mapping Unit Quiz
3. Questions we will answer:
1. Describe Latitude. 
2. Describe Longitude. 
3. What is the purpose of using Longitude and Latitude? 
4. How do lines of Longitude relate to time? 
5. What are the equator and prime meridian? 
6. What are the different hemispheres? 
7. What causes the seasons? 
4. Practice: Latitude and Longitude
1. You may work with a partner! 
2. Each partner is completing their own work but you are collaborating! 
3. DO NOT write on the class set –Please indicate page number and subtitle of the question set 
5. VCT Work Time
1. Google Classroom:
1. Prepare to publish your virtual campus map
2. Refer to the VCT Rubric to be sure you have all of the required components
1. All Items -include all 9 wings, including office
2. Accurate locations -each room is placed in its exact location
3. Office map accuracy -rooms within the office are accurately identified, including spelling
4. Publishing - the font size is uniform throughout, aesthetically pleasing, attention to precision, clean looking
5. Photos -18 selfies of specified location accurately placed throughout the map
6. Hyperlinks -5 hyperlinks on the map that accurately relate to your text (school website, teacher webpage/blog, athletic website, student club/organization, etc.)

Homework:

1. Submit VCT by 11:59PM tonight to be eligible for full credit
2. Have a great break!  Relax, eat lots of fruit & veg, and spend quality time with family and friends.

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you have a wonderful week off!  Take care and enjoy!

Sept 26 -VCT Data Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome and good morning to you all!  Today in class we have a dedicated work day to finish your Virtual Campus Tours, remember that if you wish to earn the highest level of credit and/or extra credit you must dedicate the time to make your map both visually pleasing as well as interactive.  Let's do this!  As always I am excited to see what you produce!  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.

Objectives:

• Transfer data from paper into a digital map of the campus with live hyperlinks and photos
• Format a Google Slides presentation to design a published campus tour book

Agenda:

1. History Today
• Prompt: Virtual Campus Tour (Stanford Video)
1. What elements of this Virtual Campus Tour did you like? 
2. What elements could you try to add to your project?
2. Day #3
   1. Complete data transfer necessary for individuals to be able to complete their assignment
   2. Complete Data Collection (NEED TO BE BACK 10 MIN BEFORE CLASS ENDS)
   3. Transfer photos and data to Google Slides
   4. Continue creating a virtual campus map
   5. All of your documents needed for this activity are in Google Classroom for you.
   1. VCT Directions
   2. VCT Template
   1. Make this look good!
   2. Submit to Google Classroom
   3. VCT Rubric
   6. Extra Credit Opportunity

Homework:

1. Complete any remaining data collection and transfer
1. You should have all of your text (textboxes) on your VCT maps before Friday, minimum
2. Submit to Google Classroom by Friday evening (Limited or no class time on Friday to work on this)

That's all for the day folks!  I hope that you are all having a great one and are excited that we have the week off next week!  Take care and have a great evening!

Sept 24 -Complete Early Mapmaking

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today in class we will continue examining the history of maps while practicing our digital reading and annotation skills.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Read and digitally annotate a reading about the history of map making

Agenda:

1. Critical Thinking: Reading -A History of Mapmaking (Google Classroom) 
1. Read and annotate (take notes) on the following document. The first section is annotated for you. 
2. Try to annotate using the margin provided and using the highlighter feature Use section titles to guide your reading! 
1. I suggest looking at the summary questions first and reading all section titles… use this to guide your reading!
3. You will have the class period complete the reading and annotations as well as answer the 8 questions
2. Critical Thinking: Responding -Early Mapmaking Questions
1. When you are done with the annotations you will need to respond to the Early Mapmaking Questions.
2. Please respond to each question in complete sentences and with specific references to the article. Please make your responses in BLUE colored text.
• For each questions response (minimum...) give 3 sentences. Each sentence structure is detailed below.
1. Answer the question; make your point
2. Give evidence from the text that supports your answer (from sentence #1)
3. Explain how your evidence supports your answer to the question.

Homework:

1. Upload/Turn in the annotated reading and the question responses to Classroom before 11:59PM tonight.

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you are enjoying the class so far! We have so much going on! Have a lovely evening and take care!

Sept 21 -Map Making

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today in class we will begin discussing and examining the history of maps and then apply some of our understanding of cartography to the creation of a campus map.  Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Read and digitally annotate a reading about the history of map making
• Preview the criteria for a project through discussion and questioning 
• Practice Google Apps functionality that will be used for the Virtual Campus Tour

Agenda:

1. Critical Thinking: Reading -A History of Mapmaking (Google Classroom) 
1. Read and annotate (take notes) on the following document. The first section is annotated for you. 
2. Try to annotate using the margin provided and using the highlighter feature Use section titles to guide your reading! 
2. Skill Building: Continue Virtual Campus Tour
1. Get to know our campus! You will be researching where Rooms, Services, and People can be found around Leland. To do this you will continue using Google Apps and utilize Google Slides 
2. Instructions/directions Use hard copy (paper copy) of the blank map and fill in the following locations on campus
3. Take a selfie in front of these locations (you will use this later on your digital map)
4. Get the school map template off the blog and use it as a template to start building the school map
5. Create your digital map for the Virtual Campus tour with 3 slides (School Maps, Office Map)
3. History Today Close
• Prompt: Progress Check
1. What work do you have left to do on your map? What is your plan for completing the project?

Homework:

1. You need to be sure you have completed annotating the History of Mapmaking reading through the Navigators section (section begins page 5, ends at top of page 6)

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you are enjoying the class so far! We have so much going on! Have a lovely evening and take care!

Sept 19 -5 Themes Quiz & Start VCT

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today in class we will begin by taking our Five Themes of Geography Quiz! If you brought your notes (and took good ones, to begin with) then you should be all good on this quiz! I have faith in you! After the Quiz, we are starting a new unit! We will also be starting an activity where we map our campus! This should be pretty fun and interesting, especially if you are not yet too familiar with the heart of the 33acres that make up our lovely Leland campus. I hope that all of you are doing well and having a great day so far today! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Define the 5 Themes of Geography and provide accurate examples for each theme
• Preview the criteria for a project through discussion and questioning 
• Practice Google Apps functionality that will be used for the Virtual Campus Tour

Agenda:

1. History Today 
• Prompt: Review 5 Themes - Intense Edition! 
1. Think about the definition and examples for each of the 5 Themes of Geography (Be prepared to share out…) 
2. Five Themes Geography Quiz 
1. Provide a definition and 3 examples for each of the 5 Themes. 
3. Skill Building: Start Virtual Campus Tour 
1. Get to know our campus! You will be researching where Rooms, Services, and People can be found around Leland. To do this you will continue using Google Apps and utilize Google Slides 
2. Instructions/directions Use hard copy (paper copy) of the blank map and fill in the following locations on campus
1. Take a selfie in front of these locations (you will use this later on your digital map)
2. Get the school map template off the blog and use it as a template to start building the school map
3. Create your digital map for the Virtual Campus tour with 3 slides (School Maps, Office Map) 

Homework:

1. None

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen! I hope that you are enjoying the class so far! We have so much going on! Have a lovely evening and take care!

Sept 17 -Constitution

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Welcome and great to see you all! I hope that you beautiful people had a fantastic weekend! Today in class we are celebrating Constitution Day! We will be taking a small break from our regular schedule to spend some time simulating and talking about the U.S. Constitution. I am a HUGE Constitution nerd so I hope that you are able to have some fun and learn something new! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Simulate and analyze the creation of a set of governing rules similar to the process to create the U.S. Constitution

Agenda:

1. Create Rules
2. Discuss Rules
3. Compare to the Constitution
1. U.S. Constitution

Homework:

1. 5 Themes Geography Test on Wednesday

That's all for the day folks! I hope that you enjoyed our day together! Remember the importance of our constitution! Take care and have a great day!

Sept 14 -Where in the World

Ladies and Gentlemen

Ms. Pershe will be with you in class today while I am at Yale University for the weekend. Today in class you will be doing an activity to practice the 5 Themes of Geography. This practice activity should be a fun way to use the skills of the 5 Themes in a practical manner. Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Research an area of the globe and define it by its 5 Themes of Geography
• Identify an area of the globe by analyzing the 5 Themes of Geography

Agenda:

1. History Today
• Prompt: Review 5 Themes
1. Define the Themes of Location, Place, Region, HEI (Human Environment Interaction) and Movement
1. You may choose to use the textbook to refresh your memory if needed before writing the definition in your own words. (pgs 38-42).
2. Textbooks are located in the desk with the blue table number or you can view a digital copy of the specific pages through this textbook CH1, Sect. 1 link.
2. Quick Read & Share 
1. Read one of the two 5 Themes Readings 
2. Answer the questions at the bottom 
3. Find someone with the other worksheet and compare your countries 
4. Stay with that partner and be prepared to describe the OTHER person’s country using the 5 Themes. 
3. Guess Where 
1. The teacher will read details for the 5 Themes relating to a specific location.
2. Based on the information presented, guess the location
4. Where in the World 
1. You and a partner will be assigned a secret location (either a city, state, province or country) 
1. The teacher has the locations for you.  You will choose your location by selecting it from the class period specific ziplock bag. Remember -Keep your location secret from your peers.  
2. With your partner, spend approximately 40 minutes researching your location and completing the 5 themes for that location by filling in the information on the worksheet Where in the World -5 Themes Student Copy.
1. One of the partnership will need to make a copy of the worksheet and share it with your partner.
2. Each group member needs to specify a color for their text to identify which parts they contributed to the worksheet.
3. Please share the completed worksheet with Mrs. Paulazzo
3. Make a small poster of the five themes of your location (10-15 minutes). (Avoid the use of common images that are easily identified with your location)
1. Use the provided paper and markers or colored pencils for your poster
2. The teacher will provide you with the paper; markers are in the box in the desk with the green desk number.
4. Where in the World Gallary Walk
1. Place posters around the room and complete a gallery walk
2. "Visit" each of the posters, trying to identify the location by its 5 themes. 
3. Record your guess on the answer slip 
5. HT Close
• Prompt: Galley Walk Debrief
1. What was difficult about the gallery walk? What were the clues that allowed you to identify the secret area? What questions do you still have about the 5 Themes of Geography?

Homework:

1. Study for Five Themes Quiz on Monday
1. “Study” for this quiz means to review the definitions of each of the 5 themes including the sub-themes). You should be able to clearly communicate these definitions. 
1. Note: review the definitions we covered in class from the PPT and your notes.  
2. Also, be prepared with a specific example(s) for each theme, once again consider the examples we covered in class.
3. The quiz will be Fill-in like this...
1. Definition of the term:
2. Specific example:

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen! Have a great weekend.

Sept 12 -Fairy Tale Presentations

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today is the moment of truth! We will be telling our fairytales to the class starting today! I am pretty excited to see what you and your groups were able to produce in the time that you had on this project. This was your first major effort in this class and I am very proud of you. We will review my expectations for these presentations and then jump right in! This should be good! Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Read a fairytale book set in the geographic setting of a foreign country and aligned to the 5 Themes of Geography

Agenda:

1. History Today
• Prompt: Review 5 Themes 
1. Define the Themes of HEI (Human Environment Interaction) and Movement
2. Story Time Day 1 
1. Readers! (When it is time of your group to present...) 
1. Introduce with group names and the country chosen
2. Take ~4 min
3. Read loudly and clearly
4. Use the voice of a storyteller
5. Point out your pictures and read with a methodical pace 
3. Audience! 
1. Pay close attention to the 5 Themes of Geography (can you find all 5???)
2. List: 1 thing you learned, 1 thing you noticed, and 1 question you had!
4. HT Close
• Prompt: Group Presentations
1. Which group had the best presentation of their fairy tale? What made it “the best” for you? –cite at least 2 specific characteristics that made the presentation stand out.

Homework:

1. None

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen! If you didn't present today then you better be ready on Thursday! Even if you struggled with this, it is a great accomplishment to start the year. Be prepared to work hard throughout and you should be more that ready for whatever comes to you this year!