Monday/Tuesday 8.31.15-9.1.15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-practice story telling 
-work on fairytale project
-reflection 

• Objective: : Continue to work on fairytale projects.
• Warm up: What is one interesting fact you have learned about your country? Who is the target audience for your fairytale? When making the storybook how  many words should be on a page? What needs to be submitted to Google Classroom?
• Homework: Work on fairy tale project.

Thursday/Friday 8.27-8.28

Agenda: 
-warm up
-review five themes
-fairytale project

¨Objective: SWBAT begin the five themes fairytale project:

¨Warm up: What are the five themes of geography?

¨Homework: Work on fairytale project.

Tuesday/Wednesday 8.25.15-8.26.15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-five themes
-take notes on graphic organizer 
-introduce five themes fairytale project
-project write up

¨Objective: Identify the five themes of geography.

¨Warm Up: Are the following questions about geography? Why or why not?

¤Why is Texas among the fastest-growing states?

¤How many professional sports teams does San Francisco have?

¤Is Michigan part of the Rust Belt?

¤How did the invention of the refrigerated train car affect farmers?

¨Homework: Projects are due Friday 9/4/15.

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Monday 8.24.15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-fixed growth
-poster with table groups
-grit
   -discussion 

¨Objective: SWBAT define growth mindset.

¨Warm up: Watch the following video and answer the question:

¤What is neuroplasticity?

¨Homework: None

Thursday/Friday 8/20/15-8/21/15

Agenda:
-warm up
-presentations (students select when they want to present) 
-1.1 in textbook 

Objective: SWBAT finish classmate presentations.

Warm Up: What did you learn about your classmate that you are paired with?

Homework: Read Chapter 1.1 (pages 35-42). Define the key terms and answer all questions.

Tuesday/Wednesday 8/18/15-8/19/15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-review instructions for presentations
   -rubric 


If we have time, check out this fruit survey - ( What type of fruit are you? ) After you have determined what food represents you, take the fruit survey and see what type of fruit this website thinks you are......how accurate is it?

Objective: Finish 3 paragraph about me. Begin Google Presentation practice.

Warm up:

List 3 new things you learned Monday from this class related to Chrome books./Presentations.

What was the most valuable thing learned from Monday’s lesson?

Homework: Finish any assigned classwork.

Monday 8.17.15

Agenda: 
-warm up
-get computers by table
-join google classroom
      access codes
-send document with your email address via google classroom 
-features of google a good presentation 
-CRAP Principle



Objective: Finish intro to Google Drive assignment. Turn in signature page of the syllabus. 

Warm up: Describe the procedure for checking out a chrome book as well as the login 
process. 

Homework: None.

Thursday/Friday 8.13.15-8.14.15

Agenda:
-warm up
-review chromebook expectations
-3 Paragraph About Me

—Objective: SWBAT access Google Drive and create Google docs.

—Warm up: Set one academic goal for yourself this semester. Set one social goal for yourself this semester. (A total of two goals).

—Homework: Parent/guardian signature due 8/17/15.

Wednesday 8.12.15

Welcome to Leland High School!

Agenda: 
-introduction to World Cultures
-review syllabus
-remind.com
-warm up procedures
-getting to know you

—Objective: Discuss classroom expectations.

—Warm up: What are you most excited about for your freshman year?

—Homework: Get parent or guardian to sign your green sheet (by Monday 8/17).