Friday, January 25, 2019

Jan 25 -Road Trip Presentations

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome and great to see you all again! Today in class we will be presenting our California's Gold Ultimate Road Trip! I can't wait to hear about all the fabulous places that you decide to check out. Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:
  • Present all of your research and hard work to show a mastery of California’s diverse geographic regions
Agenda:
  1. There is no History Today Warmup
  2. Google Classroom -California's Gold Road Trip Presentations
    1. Road Trip presentations prep time
      1. Your table group will need to print out a copy of your road trip and be prepared to discuss it with class. (Hint:: not all group members need to print it out, but since EACH of you will be speaking, its a good idea you all have a copy.)
      2. For each location of your road trip, you should be prepared to speak about the following:
        1. How many miles is the location, from the previous location?
        2. How does the location represent the characteristics of the region?
        3. Why did you choose this location over other possibilities?
      3. Each group member should be prepared to share out about at least one location on your road trip
  3. Expectations for Road Trip presentations
    1. Gallery Walk style presentations
      1. Even groups present
      2. Odd groups present
    2. Presenting groups:
      1. Everyone must contribute to the presentation
      2. 4 minutes to present
      3. Name/describe ALL locations from Road Trip
      4. Explain your budget and mileage needs
      5. DO NOT SHARE REGIONS
    3. Observing Groups: 
      1. 4 minutes to gather data
      2. Map all eight locations from the presentation on your handout
      3. It is up to YOU to figure out which region all of the locations reside in
      4. After all presentations have been heard, your group must select a favorite road trip
Homework:
  1. Current Event #3 due uploaded to Classroom by Sunday January 27 @ 11:59 PM
  2. North America Map Test January 28
  3. North America political and physical maps due Monday 1/28

That's all for the day folks! Take care and have a great evening!
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