Monday/Tuesday 2/29/16-3/30/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-Europe Map Quiz
-GGS Episode 1 

›Objective: SWBAT complete Europe test and watch GGS Episode 1.

›Warm up: No warm up, get ready to take the map test. Clear your desks. Take out your Europe map to turn in.

›Homework: Infographics due 3/7/16. Don’t forget to print them out.

Thursday/Friday 2/25/16-2/26/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-turn in notebooks
-GGS annotations for part II 
-Kahoot of Europe

•Objective: SWBAT read GGS and practice mapping Europe.

•Warm up: What is the main idea for section one? What did you title your heading for section one?

•After you write the warm up please get your computer and open the GGS annotations.

•Homework: Map quiz on 2/29!

Tuesday/Wednesday 2/23/16-2/24/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-Skimming/Scanning Article
-infographics
-create your own infographic about your population country 

sites to create infographics (pick whichever one you want) 
Easel.ly
Piktochart
Infogr.am
Vengage

**Please make a free account on any of these sites and make a Venn Diagram that includes this information. Check list.

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-Skimming/Scanning Article
-Guns Germs Steel Reading

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•Objective: SWBAT create infographics about population trends and begin to read Guns, Germs, and Steel.

•Warm up: Grab your computer, use the article to answer the following questions. 

-Skimming/Scanning Article

–1.What is skimming?

–2.What do you think are the most important steps when skimming?

–3.What is Scanning, how is it different that skimming?

–4.What are the most important/meaningful aspects of scanning?

–5.What is a way to digitally scan a document?

–6.Which of the techniques is faster, why?

•Homework: Map quiz on 2/29!

Monday 2/22/16

Welcome back! 

Agenda: 
-warm up
-Mapping Monday 
   -Finish Europe Map
   -Current Events! 

•Objective: SWBAT finish Europe maps.

•Warm up:  How was your break? What did you do?

•Homework: Map quiz on 2/29!

Thursday/Friday 2/11/16-2/12/16

Agenda: 
-assemble population packet
-finish video
-turn in packet
-take population test
-work on map

Objective: SWBAT show understanding of population trends and problems.

Warm up: Assemble packet:

1.Country Info Sheet

2.World Data Sheet

3.Population trends

4.Video Guide

Homework: Enjoy your break.

Tuesday/Wednesday 2/9/16-2/10/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-review World Data Sheet
-population pyramid
-website for population pyramid data
-video on how to build population pyramids
   -you should continue using your assigned country. Please submit population pyramid to Google Classroom when you are finished. It is due before Saturday 2/13/16 at midnight. 
-World In the Balance Video 
  -questions for World In the Balance

STUDY GUIDE FOR TEST ON BLOCK TWO

Objective: SWBAT create population pyramids and continue to analyze trends.

Warm up: What is the formula for rate of natural increase? What does that number tell us about a country/area?

Homework: Study for population test on block two. Be prepared to turn in packets.

Monday 2/8/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-World Population Data
-Population Trends 
-finish work from block two last week. 

Objective: SWBAT analyze population trends.

Warm up: Define zero population growth. Define: Infant mortality rate. How do each of these terms/concepts impact population studies? What can they teach us?

Homework: Bring headphones for block one. Population worksheets due for block one.

Need Community Service Hours?

Thursday/Friday 2/4/16-2/5/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-peer edit argumentative paragraph 
-final draft of paragraph 
-reflect and turn into Google Classroom 
-World Population Data Sheet at a Glance
   use population packet and Google Spreadsheets to complete this activity.

•Objective: SWBAT peer edit their paragraphs, and engage in self reflection. 

•Warm up: What topic did you pick for your argumentative paragraph? What is your strongest argument?

•Homework: Work on maps.

Tuesday/Wednesday 2/2/16-2/3/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-Survey
-Argumentative writing assignment prompts
     -Template to submit to Google Classroom 
     Toulmin Method
     Malthus v Boserup

** Make sure you get the Country Information Sheet stamped 

•Objective: SWBAT form opinions on population and environmental issues

•Warm up: What is birth rate? What about fertility rate? How are they different?

•Homework: Finish rough draft of opinion paragraph for block two.

Monday 2/1/16

Agenda: 
-warm up
-UK Video
-review USA map test
-Mapping Monday 
   -work on Europe maps (due 2/29)
  - work on Current Events (you should have four for Europe by 2/29) 

•Objective: SWBAT map Europe’s physical and political features.

•Warm up: What have you written current events about so far? Do you know an event that has happened recently? Write down at least one fact to share out.

•Homework: Country information sheet due for block one. Maps due/map test 2/29/16.