Honors World Geography Assignments, Activities and Assessments
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Spring
2010
The following dates and activities are subject to adjustments due to unforeseen
events at Pope;
please check class assignment board and teacher announcements for the
most accurate information
Essential Materials: 8 1/2" x 11" spiral notebook - 5 section, gluestick & color pencils;
January 4 - Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday
January 5 - Review Spring Syllabus, Interactive Notebook, State Standards; Roots (VT)
January 6 - Introduce Sub-Saharan Africa; PowerPoint on Physical Features;
Physiographic Map (Atlas);
Political Map - Eastern & Southern Africa; Notes
January 7 - Complete PowerPoint on Physical Features; Issue textbooks
(Per. 4); Assign: Read Chapter 18;
Political Map - Western Africa; Notes
January 8 - Snow/Ice Day - Cobb County Schools closed
January 11 - Resources of region (p.417 - 418); Climate/Vegetation Transparencies;
Notes on resources, climate and vegetation;
Africa in Transition (VT); Political Map - Central Africa; *Quiz
(Chapter 18) rescheduled for Wednesday, January 13
January 12 - Graphs on population; analyze population growth; Study for
tomorrow's quiz: Physical Features, Resources,
Climate & Vegetation of SSA
January 13 - SSA Quiz; Power Point: Population Patterns:
trends, economic impact; Demographic Notes
January 14 - History Alive Activity on Population Diversity: map, slides and matrix
January 15 - History Alive Activity continued; Assign:
Acrostic Poem on Africa's Diversity using matrix -
due Wed., Jan. 20;
Pep Rally today - assembly schedule
January 18 - Martin Luther King Day - Cobb County Schools closed
January 19 - History Alive Timeline of SSA (Introduce); Assign: Research Topics -due Friday, January 22
January 20 - History Alive Timeline completed; Create color-coded
timeline; Q&A worksheet;
PowerPoint: History & Government (Notes); Africa Acrostic
Poem due today
January 21 - Complete History & Government; Africa in
Transition (Political issues); Colonization of region
Assign: Read Chapter 20; PTSA Open House
January 22 - Cause & Effect Chart on Colonization; Identifying
Bias (Congo); Culture and Lifestyles;
Research Discussion (research reports due)
January 25 - Culture and Lifestyles continued; Research discussion continued; Assign: Unit Title Page (due Wed., Jan. 27)
January 26 - SSA Earthweek (Current Events group project); PPT: SSA products (economic activites);
January 27 - Economics of Colonialism and Civil Wars; Research discussion; Title Page due today; Roots
January 28 - Environmental Issues (PPT); Desertification
and Crippling Droughts; Study for tomorrow's Unit Test and
Interactive Notebook evaluation
January 29 - Unit Test: Sub-Saharan Africa; Interactive Notebook Evaluation
February 1 - Introduce Middle East - Political and Physiographic
Map Study; Middle East in Transition;
*Period 4 only: Web Design on Culture (use as Cover Page for Interactive
Notebook)
February 2-3 - Physiographic Study Groups: seas, gulfs, mountains, deserts and rivers
February 4 - Climate, Vegetation and resources; Assign Reading: Chapter 22
February 5 - Reading: Aswan Dam; Political Map Study;
Assign: Terrorism Reports (due Wednesday, 2/10) ** Reports rescheduled
- due Friday, 2/12
February 8 - Impact oil and water resources; Water Shortage Activity; Study for Chapter 22 Quiz
February 9 - Quiz: Chapter 22 - Physical Features, Resources
and Climate/Vegetation;
Population categories (Graphic Organizer);
February 10 - Ancient Contributions Chart; Ancient Civilization Lab;
February 11 - Demographic Stations; King Tut PPT
February 12 - History Alive: Timeline - sequencing of historical events/periods
in region;
*Terrorism Reports due
February 15 - Teacher Furlough Day - Cobb County Schools Closed
February 16 - The Hajj; Religions of the Middle East reading packet
February 17 - EARTHWEEK: Middle East; Venn Diagram: Christianity, Judaism & Islam
February 18 - Venn Diagrams completed
February 19 - Rough Draft for Free Response Essay (timed essay)
February 22 - Due: Comparative Essay (FRE) on Religions of the Middle
East
Economics of region- imact of Oil; Dubai; Study for Political Map Quiz
on Tuesday, 2/23
February 23 - Political Map Quiz; Environmental Failures; (Optional) Notebook Evaluation
February 24 - Middle East Articles; complete Demographic Stations; (Optional)
Notebook Evaluation
Assign: Political Map on Latin America
February 25 - Introduce Latin America (PowerPoint); Physiographic maps; Read Chapter 9
February 26 - Physiographic map study; Assign: Diversity Poster - due Tuesday, March 2
March 1 - Climate, vegetation and rsesources of region; Highland Climate
chart;
March 2 - Urbanization; Primate Cities - bar graph; Diversity
Poster due (use as Unit Title Page); Study for tomorrow's quiz;
NOTE: EARLY RELEASE DUE TO SNOW/ICE - class times shortened; no
7th period today
March 3 - NOTE: TWO HOUR DELAY OPENING DUE TO WEATHER
- *35 minute classes; Population of region;
Quiz on Physical Features, Climate & Vegetation and Resources
(7th period Quiz re-scheduled for Friday, 3/5/10)
March 4 - Population Distribution; One-Way Migration; Push/Pull Factors; Social Hierarchy by Ethnicities
March 5 - Olmec Civilization; Quinoa; Languages of Region; Conquistadors;
7th period Quiz (rescheduled)
Assign: Two Perspectives on same Conquistador
-- Wanted/Hero Posters (due Friday, March 12)
March 8 - History of region; Native Indian Chart; Read Chapter 10
March 9 - NOTE: Model UN KSU Conference (Sub); Mayan Excavation; Cuban Missile Crisis
March 10 - NOTE: Model UN KSU Conference (Sub); Latin America in Transition; Democracy in Central and South America
March 11 - EARTHWEEK - Latin America; Vertical Timeline; Machu Picchu;
March 12 - Culture of region: Diego Rivera (Mural Study); Assign
research: Illegal Drug Trafficking
and Drug Cartels (one page report) -- DUE TUESDAY, March
16
March 15 - Economic Issues; VT: Latin America in Transition (politics of region); Read Chapter 11
March 16 - Environmental Issues; Rainforest Destruction Critical-Thinking Worksheet; Drug Report Due
March 17 - Rainforest Essay; Notebook Evaluation; Illegal Drug Trafficking discussion
March 18 - Rainforest Essay (complete); Notebook Evaluation; Illegal Drug Trafficking discussion
March 19 - Unit Test: Latin America; Political Map South Asia
NOTE: March 22 - 25 - GHSGT Schedule adjustment Monday - Thursday;
No AO on Monday or Wednesday;
Homeroom will be 8:25 - 8:35 Monday - Thursday; NO X-Block on Thursday
(3/24); Friday, 3/26 Regular Schedule
March 22 - Introduce South Asia; History Alive Physiographic Map with
matrix; Assign: Read Chapter 24;
NOTE: 1st period lasts two hours today; no 2nd period
March 23 - Complete Physiographic Map of S. Asia; Mohenjo-Daro excavation;
NOTE: 1st period lasts two hours today; no 2nd period
March 24 - Climate - Monsoon Map; Resources; ;
NOTE: 2nd period lasts two hours today; no 1st period
March 25 - Hindu Activity - History Alive, slides, description of beliefs
& symbols used to illustrate;
Study for Chapter 24 Quiz (physical features, climate, vegetation &
resources)
NOTE: 2nd period lasts two hours today; no 1st period
March 26 - Complete Hindu Activity; Assign: Create a Mandala
(due Tuesday, March 30);
Quiz: Chapter 24
No current assignments
beyond this point
Sept. 3 - History Alive Response Groups: Nigeria
Geo Basics: Farming and Population;
Sept. 4 - Complete Response Groups on Nigeria; Roots
Geo Basics: Culture hearths; Cultural diffusion; Demographics
August 10 - Review syllabus and have parent sign form; Review Student
Handbook information; Explain Interactive Notebook; Review State Standards
and Essential Question; Continent Activity; Issue Textbook
August 11 - Pre-Test on Geography Basics; Organize Interactive Notebook;
Themes of Geography - Location; Read: Chapter 1
August 12 - Maps Skills: Latitude and Longitude; Geography Skills review
on map skills ; Geo Theme: Place
August 13 - Geo Themes: HEI (Human Environmental Interaction); Movement;
August 14 - Geo. Theme: Region; Geography Themes Worksheet on Critical Thinking; Read: Chapter 2; Assign: Super Hero Project (due August 18)
August 17 - Notes: Geographer's Tools, Types of Maps; Assign: Landform Research (due August 19)
August 18 - Nature & Structure of Earth; Create diagram of earth's internal structure; *Super Hero Project due
August 19 - Landforms and waterways; *Landform Research due;
August 20 -Complete landforms and waterways; Illustrate water cycle in notebook; Assign: Create a Continent - due August 31
August 21 - Earth's Resources; Climate groups (research)
August 24 - Notes: Earth's Rotation & Revolution; Wireless Lab Research: Climate
August 25 - Latitude and Longitude; Wireless Lab Research: Climate
August 26 - Latitude, Elevation, Wind & Ocean Currents and Landforms affect on Climate; Create diagram of Rain Shadow
August 27 - Climate Presentaions; Climate & Vegetation Graph
August 28 - Climate Presentaions (complete); Climate & Vegetation Graph (complete)
August 31 - Organize Notebook for evaluation; Study for Unit Test, September 1; **Open link for Essential Vocabulary for Unit 1
Explanation of group project Earthweek;
Sept. 1 - **Unit 1 Test, Chapters 1 - 3; Notebook Evaluations;
Read Chapter 4; Trace language family
Sept. 2 - Chapter 4: The Human Imprint; Peds and Pings
Sept. 3 - Farming and Population; US Population activity
Sept. 4 - Population continued; returned Unit 1 tests
Sept. 7 - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
Sept. 8 - Cultural hearths; Cultural diffusion; Demographics; Lab: Web Design on Culture (use as Cover Page for Interactive Notebook)
Sept. 9 - Cultural and Economic regions; Environmental Hazards;
**Study for Quiz on Chapter 4, Sept. 11
Sept 10 - Map Study on U.S./Canada; ; Introduce Unit 2: U.S./Canada; Venn Diagrams of Physical Features - Landforms
Sept. 11 - **Quiz: Chapter 4; Assign: US Physiographic Map/Political Map; Read: Chapter 5;
Sept. 14 - Venn Diagrams: Physical Features: Waterways;
Sept. 15 - Climates & Vegetation of U.S./Canada; State Study; Province Study
Sept. 16 - State Study/Province Study (continued);
Sept. 17 - Population of Region; **Study for Physiographic Quiz, Sept. 18
Sept. 18 - **Quiz: Physical Features of U.S/Canada; Population Lab: Sports Teams in the U.S.
Sept. 21 - States and Province Review; Read Chapter 6
Sept. 22 - 23 - School closed due to flooding; Quiz rescheduled for Friday, Sept. 25
Sept. 24 - Canadian Province & Territory review; Native American HEI
Sept. 25 - Quiz: Political map of States, Provinces
and Territories; Port Cities, Great Lakes Cities, River Cities
and Primary Cities;
Assign: Native American Mosaic - due Sept 29
(*may use as Unit 2: US/Canada Title Page)
REMINDER ** Heritage Cover Page (Project) due next Friday, October 2 (Unit 2 Test and Notebook Evaluation Day)
Sept. 28 - Culture of Region; British/French Influence; Read Chapter 7
Sept. 29 - US/Canada comparative timeline; Expansion Worksheet;
Sept. 30 - GHSWT schedule; Economic Development; NAFTA; Create Icons for Economic Vocabulary
October 1 - EARTHWEEK: US/Canada; Environmental Issues - debates; US/Canada; Link to Essential Vocabulary for Unit 2
October 2 - Unit 2 Test/Notebook Evaluation; Map study: Europe
October 5 - Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political; Read Chapter 12
October 6 - Physical Feature study; Climate; Vegetation
and Resources of region; Factors affecting climate
October 7 - Political Map Study; Population, *Quiz: Physical Features
Europe, Climate and Resources
October 8 - Population Pyramids; Reading from Geography Alive; Read Chapter 13
October 9 - Historical Groups: Classical; Middle Ages; Renaissance; Modern; VT: Europe in Transition
October 12 - Continue Historical Groups; create Culture
Map of Europe; VT: Europe in Transition (pt.5);
Assign: 1. Model UN countries - research that country's position
on Immigration and Unemployment; 2. Research list of
active
European Union Members (reate list); ** Research must be completed
for Thursday, Oct. 15 writing of Model UN Position Paper
October 13 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit 3 incorporating European art
October 14 - SHUT DOWN Morning: Freshmen
- ADAP; Sophomores & Juniors - PSAT; Seniors - Informational Meetings;
Afternoon classes will resume afer morning shut down (**1 & 2 periods
will not meet today); complete Art History of Europe
October 15 - European Union; Benelux Play; Position Paper Research
Immigration and Unemployment due;
**Study Art Periods and Styles of European Art for tomorrow's
essay test
October 16 - *Essay Test on European Art History;
Notebook due; European Art
PowerPoint
October 19 - Economic/Environmental Issues of region; Web designs;
Read Chapter 14
October 20 - *Europe EARTHWEEK; Model UN vocabulary; Essential Vocabulary for Unit 3
October 21 - Day 1: Model UN Conference of European Nations
October 22 - Day 2: Model UN Conference of European Nations; Assign: Political Map of Russia
October 23 - Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics (PowerPoint): Physical Features; Read Chapter 15
October 26 - Continue Physical Features of Russia; Physiograhic Map; Russia in Transition (Pt. 1)
October 27 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of the region; Study for Wednesday Quiz: Chapter 15
October 28 - *Quiz: Physical Features, climate,
vegetation & resources of Russia; Population; Ethnic Groups
of region;
Read Chapter 16
October 29 - Web designs of Russian ethnic groups (*may create
on Inspiration)
October 30 - History of Russia (PowerPoint); Cyrillic Alphabet study
November 2 - The Last Tsar; assignment; Create Video Jacket (due
Thursday, November 5); Read Chapter 17
November 3 - SCHOOL CLOSED - Professional Learning Day
November 4 - Economic issues of region; Create a Before and After
cartoon on Market Economy vs. Command Economy
November 5 - SPAWN activity - Writing Activity on Russian History; *Video
Jacket due
November 6 - Continue SPAWN activity; Culture Notes; SPAWN Essay due Monday, November 9
November 9 - Environmental Issues; Effects of Chernobyl;
USSR policies - Aral Sea; Study for tomorrow's test on
Russia;
Essential Vocabulary for Unit 4
November 10 - *Unit 4 Test - Russia and the Eurasian
Republics; notebook due
November 11 - Russia EARTHWEEK; Aral Sea
November 12 - Aral Sea dialogue and skits;
November 13 - Introduce Australia, Oceania and Antarctica - Political Maps
November 16 - Political Maps; PPT on Australia, Oceania and Antarctica
November 17 - Physical Features Map on Australia, Oceania and Antarctica
November 18 - Who's Who Assembly schedule; Climate and Vegetation of region
November 19 - Analyzing placards: stations; Immigrants to Australia
November 20 - Colonizing the region: The British Settle Australia and New Zealand
November 23 - 27 - Thanksgiving Break
November 30 - Australian Essay using Aussie slang: visit a famous landmark
or city, write a one-page story telling what you
saw there and what you did; **may be a creative story or retold story
of a familiar story or fairytale.
December 1 - Map Quiz: Physical and Political ; Geoterms
December 2 - Global Sneaker activity
December 3 - Australia Earthweek; continue Global Sneaker
December 4 - Desert Activity; Assign groups - write questions
December 7 - Review Groups: Geo Games
December 8- Review Groups: Geo Games
December 9- 7th period: Group #1 presents;
December 10 - 7th period: Group #2 presents; 2nd & 6th period: Group #1 presents
December 11 - Essential Vocabulary Review - all classes
December 14 - 7th period: Group #3 presents; 2nd & 6th periods: Group #2
December 15 - 7th period Honors World Geography Midterm Exam; 2nd & 6th period: Group #3 presents
December 16 - 6th period Honors World Geography Midterm Exam
December 18 - 2nd period Honors World Geography Midterm Exam
December 21 - January 4 - Winter Holidays
Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political;
Read Chapter 12
January 29 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of region;
Factors affecting climate
January 30 - Population Pyramids; Population notes; Reading from Geography
Alive; Read Chapter 13
Sept. 5 - Wireless Lab: research on historical periods;
Sept. 8 - European Culture; Culture Map; Cultures and Conflicts; Cover
Page on heritage due
Sept. 9 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit
2 incorporating European art; Research European Union member nations
(create list)
Sept. 10 - European Union; EU Play; Position Papers "Immigration"
(due Friday, Sept. 12)
Sept. 11 - Economic/Environmental Issues of region; Web designs; Read
Chapter 14
Sept. 12 - Essay Test (European Art History - Styles
of Art)/Notebook due; Group activity on the Balkans
Sep. 15 - Model UN vocabulary; Day 1: Model UN Conference of European
Nations
Sept. 16 - Europe EARTHWEEK; Day 2: Model UN Conference
of European Nations; Physiographic Map on Russia;
Early Release Day
Sept. 17 - Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics: Physical Features; Read Chapter 15
Sept. 18 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of the region
Sept. 19 - Population; Ethnic Groups of region; Web designs;
Quiz: Physical Features, Vegetation and Resources
(Chapter 15)
Sept. 22 - History of Russia (PowerPoint);
Sept. 23 - SPAWN activity - Historical Briefing assignment;
Culture notes
Sept. 24 - The Last Tsar; assignment: Video Jacket (due Sept. 25)
Sept. 25 - Economic & environmental issues of region; EARTHWEEK
Sept. 26 - Unit 5 Test - Russia and the Eurasian Republics; notebook due;
Physiographic Map on Middle East
Sept, 29 - Physical Features of the Middle East (color code);
Reading: History of Israel;
Assignment: research and write report on terrorism in the Middle East
(al' Qaeda and
another terrorist group); report due Wed., Oct. 1
Sept. 30 - Climate, vegetation and resources of the region; Reading: Answan Dam; read Chapter 21
October 1 - Population; Political Map study; Impact of oil and water resources;
October 2 - The Hajj; Venn Diagram of the three
major religions; Quiz: Physical Features,
Vegetation and Resources
October 3 - Ethnic groups of region; Customs and traditions; Assign groups
for Stolen Lives play
October 6 - History Alive Middle East Timeline; Create stick
puppets, scenery, narration and dialogue for play
October 7 - Earthweek: Middle East; Article Critiques
October 8 - Essay Test; groupwork on Stolen Lives scenery and script
October 9 - Economic and Environmental issues; groupwork on play
October 10 - Culminating Activity: class play on Stolen Lives; Political maps on Subsaharan Africa
October 13 - Introduce Sub-Saharan Africa; Physiographic Map
October 14 - Tour of Africa; Climate & Vegetation; Resources
October 15 - PSAT (10th & 11th graders); Note: Special Schedule for all students due to testing - 9th graders will be taking their ADEP class
October 16 - History Alive activity (human imprint); Acrostic Poem (due October 20)
October 17 - Quiz: Chapter 18; Scavenger Hunt on African History (laptops); Africa in Transition
October 20 - History Alive Timeline; Research on African topics (assigned in class)
October 21 - Economic & Environmental Issues
October 22 - SPAWN writing activity; Roots
October 23 - Sub-Saharan Africa Earthweek; Discussion on African research
October 24 - History Alive Response Groups
October 27 - Unit 5 Test: Sub-Saharan Africa; notebook evaluation; Latin America maps
October 28 - Introduction to Latin America; Physiographic maps; Assign: Diversity Poster (due Friday)
October 29 - Climate, vegetation and resources of region; Highland Climate chart; Study for tomorrow's quiz
October 30 - Quiz on Physical Features,
Climate & Vegetation and Resources; Urbanization; Primate Cities;
Map study of countries and capitals in region; Assign:
research Conquistadors
October 31 - One-way migration; Ethnic Diversity; Population Distribution; Desert Activity; Diversity Poster due
Nov. 3 - History of region; Native Indian Chart; Vertical
Timeline; Excavation of Inca Mummy;
Assign: Conquistador Hero/Wanted Poster - two perspectives
(due Nov. 5)
Nov. 4 - Election Day; Student Holidy/Teacher Professional Learning Day
Nov. 5 - Culture notes; Murals - Diego Rivera; Hero/Wanted Poster due
Nov. 6 - Latin America Earthweek; Economic & Environmental issues
Nov. 7 - Unit 6 Test on Latin America; Interactive Notebook evaluation; Assign: Political Map for South Asia
Field Trip Notice **
Wednesday, December 3, 2008: Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great
Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta
Army at the High Museum; all checks ($50.00 payable
to Pope High School) and permission
forms are due by Thursday, November 13. Students
must be passing all subjects to be eligible to attend.
Nov. 10 - Introduce South Asia; Physiographic Map with Matrix; Critical-Thinking Questions; Read Chapter 24
Nov. 11 - Climate - Monsoon Map; Resources; Study for Chapter 24 Quiz (physical features, climate, vegetation & resources)
Nov. 12 - Quiz, Chapter 24; Hindu Activity; Assign: Mandala (due Thursday, Nov. 13)
Nov. 13 - Population Pyramids; History Alive: Buddhist's Path; Hindu Mandala due today;
Nov. 14 - History notes and timeline; British Colonialism and Gandhi
Nov. 17 - South Asia Earthweek; Play on South Asian culture - Ramayana; Economy notes
Nov. 18 - Environmental Issues; South Asia Bingo
Nov. 19 - Unit 6 Test; Notebook due; Physiographic map & mapping questions on China
Nov. 20 - East Asia Earthweek; Intro to East Asia; PowerPoint on Physical Features of region
Nov. 21 - Climate, Vegetation & Resources of region;
East Asia in Transition; Assign: Report on
King Tutankhamun and Terracotta Statues (due Dec. 2)
Nov. 24 - 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday
* Email and Pinnacle are unavailable during the Thanksgiving break while the county works on the system
Dec. 1 - Chart: Comparing US and China; Population Distribution
and Density; Population Dilemmas;
One-Child Policy discussion;
Dec. 2 - Quiz: Physical Features, Climate, Vegetation and Resources; Japanese map and handout
Dec. 3 - **Field trip to Tutankhamun The Golden
King and The Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta
Army at the High Museum
Dec. 4 - Group Project: Chinese History Timeline on wall; History notes;
Assign: Maps on SE Asia
Dec. 5 - Human Rights Discussion; Korean Education; Cultural Differences; Confucius
Dec. 8 - Chinese Ideograms; Asian Tigers; Assign: Australian Essay
Dec. 9 - Donkey Activity; Hiroshima
Dec. 10 - Maps: Pacific Theater; Australia and Oceania; Antarctica; Assign: US Physiographic Map
Dec. 11 - Earthweek: US/Canada; State Study;
Climate/Vegetation; Assign: Canadian Map
Dec. 12 - Province Review; Population; Native American Chart
Dec. 15 - History of region; French/British influences
Dec. 16 - Review Games
Dec. 17 - Review Games
Dec. 18 - Final Exam - 1st and 2nd period classes
Dec. 19 - Final Exam - 3rd and 4th period classes
Dec. 22 - Jan. 6 - Winter Break
Jan. 7 - First day of classes for 2nd semester
Reminder - required reading quiz will
be on Friday, January 16 over Stolen Lives by Malika
Oufkir.
January 7- Explain Interactive Notebook; Review State Standards and Essential
Question; Continent Activity; Geography Theme: Place
January 8 - Organize Interactive Notebook; Themes of Geography - Human
Environmental Interaction, Movement and Region;
Assign: Super Hero project (due January 12)
January 9 - Notes: Geographer's Tools, Map Skills; Geography Themes Worksheet
on Critical Thinking;
Geography Skills review on map skills and geographer's tools
January 12 - Notes: Nature & Structure of Earth; Super Hero Project due; Assign: Landform research (due Tuesday, January 13)
January 13 - Notes: Landforms and waterways; Illustrate water cycle in notebook; Assign: Create a Continent Project (due January 20)
January 14 - Notes: Resources; Climate project research - wireless lab
January 15 - Notes: Earth's Rotation & Revolution; Climate project research - wireless lab
January 16 - Quiz: Stolen Lives; Notes:
Latitude, Elevation, Wind & Ocean Currents and Landforms affect on
Climate;
Climate project presentations;
January 19 - Martin Luther King Holiday
January 20 - Climate Project presentations (complete); Explanation of group project Earthweek; Create a Continent due
January 21 -Study for Unit I test; organize notebook for
evaluation; States review
January 22 - Unit 1 Test, Chapters 1 - 3; notebook evaluations;
Trace language family
January 23 - Chapter 4: Peds and Pings; Farming and Population;
US Population activity
January 26 - Culture hearths; Cultural diffusion; Demographics
January 27 - Environmental Hazards; Cultural and Economic
regions; Wireless Lab - Web design on culture
(use as notebook cover page, due Monday, February 2)
January 28 - Chapter 4 Quiz; Assign Earthweek regions;
Introduce Europe; Data Tables; Map study - physical & political;
Read Chapter 12
January 29 - Climate, Vegetation and Resources of region;
Factors affecting climate
January 30 - Population Pyramids; Population notes; Reading from Geography
Alive; Read Chapter 13
Feb. 2 -Lab on Population Pyramids - Immigration problems in Europe; Free
Response Essay on Push & Pull factors;
Inspiration cover page due
Feb. 3 - Quiz: Chapter 12; European Culture; Culture
Map; Cultures and Conflicts; historical time periods
Feb. 4 - Art History of Europe; Create Title Page for Unit
2 incorporating European art; Research: European Union member nations
(create list); Early Release Day
Feb. 5 - Complete Art History of Europe; European Union; EU Play;
Feb. 6 - Economic issues of region; Read Chapter 14
Feb. 9 - Essay Test (European Art History - Styles
of Art)/Notebook due;
Feb. 10 - Environmental Issues of the region; Europe in Transition
Feb. 11 - Europe EARTHWEEK; ***Just Announced: Class Meetings
in theater explaining new schedule
(note: 1st period class will need to present Earthweek
on Thursday due to this conflict);
Political Map on Russia; Introduce Russia and the Eurasian Republics:
Physical Features;
Feb. 12 - Read Chapter 15; Complete: Physical Features of region; Climate,
Vegetation and Resources of the region
Feb. 13 - Quiz: Physical Features, Vegetation and
Resources
(Chapter 15); Population; Ethnic Groups of region and diversity; Web
designs (Inspiration)
Feb. 16 - Teacher In-Service/Student Holiday
Feb. 17 - History of Russia (PowerPoint); Cyrillic Alphabet;
Create Unit 3 Title Page using photos of Russian history:
include title and name using Cyrillic alphabet
Feb. 18 - Culture (notes and slides) of region; The
Last Tsar (Czar); Document 10 quotes that characterize the historical
context of the era;
Assign: Create a cover using quotes and analysis from historical documentation;
Read Chapter 17; PTSA Spring Open House
Feb. 19 - SPAWN Essay activity - historical analysis (five
essays on problem solving and POV); The Last Tsar cover due
Feb. 20 - Economic & environmental issues of region; Create a Before
and After cartoon comparing Russia's past
Command Economy to its present Market Economy
Feb. 23 - Russia EARTHWEEK; Geography Alive: "The
Shrinking Aral Sea" documentary (skits) presenting POV of
fishermen, farmers and government agents; Study for Unit 3 Test; Organize
for notebook evaluation (Tuesday)
Feb. 24 - Unit 3 Test - Russia and the Eurasian Republics; notebook
due;
Assign: Political and Physiographic Maps on Middle East
Feb. 25- Physical Features of the Middle East (color code
map);
Assignment: research and write report on terrorism in the Middle East
(al Qaeda and
another terrorist group); report due Friday, Feb. 27
Feb. 26 - Climate, vegetation and resources of the region; Reading: Answan Dam; read Chapter 21
Feb. 27 - Quiz: Physical features, climate, vegetation and resources of Middle East; Population; Political Map study; Impact of oil and water resources;
March 2 - Ethnic groups of region; Customs and traditions;
water resources activity
March 3- History Alive: Middle East Timeline; The Hajj;
Early Release Day
March 4 - Earthweek: Middle East; Venn Diagram of the
three major religions;
March 5 - Venn Diagram of the three major religions;
Article Critiques and demographic study
March 6 - Essay Test; Notebook due
March 9 - Economic and Environmental issues; Political maps on Subsaharan Africa
March 10 - Introduce Sub-Saharan Africa; Physiographic Map
March 11 - Tour of Africa; Climate & Vegetation; Resources
March 12 - History Alive activity (human imprint); Acrostic Poem (March 16)
March 13- Quiz: Chapter 18; Scavenger Hunt on African History (laptops); Africa in Transition
March 16 - History Alive Timeline; Research on African topics (assigned in class); Acrostic Poem due
March 17 - Economic & Environmental Issues; Roots
March 18 - Sub-Saharan Africa Earthweek; SPAWN writing activity; Roots
March 19 - Discussion on African research; History Alive Response Groups
March 20 - Unit 5 Test: Sub-Saharan Africa; notebook evaluation; Latin America maps
March 23 - Introduction to Latin America; Physiographic maps; Assign: Diversity Poster (due Thursday)
March 24 - Climate, vegetation and resources of region; Highland Climate chart; Study for tomorrow's quiz
March 25 - Quiz on Physical Features, Climate
& Vegetation and Resources; Urbanization; Primate Cities;
Map study of countries and capitals in region; Assign:
research Conquistadors
March 26 - One-way migration; Ethnic Diversity; Population Distribution; Desert Activity; Diversity Poster due
March 27 - History of region; Native Indian Chart; Vertical
Timeline; Excavation of Inca Mummy;
Assign: Conquistador Hero/Wanted Poster - two perspectives
(due March 30)
March 30 - Culture notes; Murals - Diego Rivera; Hero/Wanted Poster due
March 31 - Latin America Earthweek; Economic & Environmental issues
April 1 -Pre-AP Field Trip to: Tutankhamun The
Golden King and The Great Pharaohs at the Atlanta
Civic Center and China's Terracotta
Army at the High Museum; all checks ($50.00 payable
to Pope High School) and permission
forms are due by March 6. **Students must be
passing all subjects in order to attend
April 2 - Unit 6 Test on Latin America; Interactive Notebook evaluation; Assign: Political Map for South Asia
April 3- Introduce South Asia; Physiographic Map with Matrix; Critical-Thinking Questions; Read Chapter 24
April 6 - 10 - SPRING BREAK
April 13 - Climate - Monsoon Map; Resources; (* * NOTE: April 3 and April 13 activities reversed)
April 14 - Hindu Activity; Assign: Mandala (due April 16); Study for Chapter 24 Quiz
April 15 - Quiz, Chapter 24; Population Pyramids; History Alive: Buddhist's Path;
April 16 - History notes and timeline; British Colonialism and Gandhi; Hindu Mandala due today;
April. 17 - Play on South Asian culture - Ramayana; Economy notes; S. Asia DBQ
April 20- South Asia Earthweek; Environmental Issues; S. Asia DBQ
April 21 - South Asia Bingo; S. Asia DBQ
April 22 - S. Asia DBQ
April 23 - Unit 6 Test; Notebook
due; Physiographic map & mapping questions on China
April 24 - Intro to East Asia; PowerPoint on Physical Features of region
April 27 - Climate, Vegetation & Resources of region; East Asia in Transition
April 28 - Chart: Comparing US and China; Population Distribution
and Density; Population Dilemmas;
One-Child Policy discussion;
April 29 - Quiz: Physical Features, Climate, Vegetation and Resources; Japanese map and handout
April 30 - East Asia Earthweek; History
notes; Human Rights Discussion;
May 1 - Group Project: Chinese History Timeline on wall; Assign:
Maps on SE Asia;;
May 4 - Korean/Japanese Education; Cultural Differences; Confucius
May 5 - Chinese Ideograms; Asian Tigers;
May 6 - Donkey Activity; Hiroshima
May 7 - Unit Test: E. Asia; Maps: Pacific Theater; Australia and Oceania; Antarctica;
May 8 - Australian Essay - write and share; Assign: US Physiographic Map/Political Map
May 11 - Physiographic study US/Canada; Venn Diagrams
May 12 - State Study; Climate/Vegetation; Assign:
Canadian Province Map
May 13 - Earthweek: US/Canada; State Study;
Province Review; Population;
May 14 - Quiz: States, Provinces and Territories; Native American Chart; History of region
May 15 - French/British and Cultural influences; Assign
Review Groups
May 18 - Units 1 - 9 Review
May 19 - Review Games: Groups 1 & 2
May 20 - Review Game: Group 3
May 21 - Final Exam - 1st and 2nd period classes
May 22 - Final Exam - 3rd and 4th period classes
SUMMER VACATION - May 25 - August 7
No current assignments beyond this point