Cooper
Monday 9/3
Tuesday 9/4
Texas History Week Two 9/3/12 – 9/7/12
No School
Objective: We will discover the Five Themes of Geography and be able to identify
each theme as well as provide real world examples for each.
Product/Task: I will write a reflection of the story from a different point of view.
Activity:
 Open – Journal: How would you describe where you live to someone who has
never been to Texas?
 PowerPoint: “Five Themes of Geography” Notes
 Close –Reflection: In order to find an absolute location on the Earth’s surface,
which “imaginary lines” must be used?
Assessment: Be able to name each of the five themes
High Level Questions: How can humans both negatively and positively impact our
environment through the human-environment relationships you learned about today?
Homework: None
Wednesday 9/5
Objective: We will be able to identify the Five Themes of Geography and provide real
world examples for each.
I will / Product/Task: I will compare places and regions of Texas in terms of physical
and human characteristics. I will know the major eras of Texas history and be able to
describe their defining characteristics.
Activity:
 Open – Journal: Why do you think areas are divided into regions? What point is
there to doing this?
 Complete “Five Themes of Geography” Notes
 Begin video – “Texas, The Big Picture”
 Close –Reflection: What are the four natural regions of Texas?
Assessment: Completed notes and reflections
High Level Questions: Why do historians divide the past into eras?
Homework: Pages 3-4 in your workbook (handout)
Thursday 9/6
Objective: We will locate the Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains,
and Coastal Plains regions along with major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks,
and local points of interest.
Product/Task: I will
Activity:
 Open – Journal: Create a circle map that describes one of the four regions of Texas
and gives examples of Texas cities located in this region.
 Complete the video –“Texas, the Big Picture”
 Close –Reflection: What is the one thing from the video that surprised you the
most about Texas’ natural regions?
Assessment: Quiz over video content
High Level Questions: What are two of the characteristics that define the Great
Plains and Mountains and Basins regions?
Homework: None
Friday 9/7
Objective: We will locate the Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains,
and Coastal Plains regions along with major cities, rivers, natural and historic landmarks,
and local points of interest.
Product/Task: I will reflect on the differences as well as the similarities between the
four regions of Texas. I will be familiar with the major cities, natural vegetation, climate,
natural resources, and major industries of each region.
Activity:
 Open – Journal: Texas Rivers Activity in Skillbuilder Workbook (Questions 1-8)
 Four Regions Notes
 Closing – Which region do we live in? How can you tell by the natural landscapes
we see around us?
Assessment: Regions Chart of Texas
High Level Questions: What are two of the characteristics from the Coastal Plains
and North Central Plains regions?
Key Understandings/
Vocabulary:
Upcoming Due Dates
Notes:
Homework: None
Geography, Landforms, Relative and absolute location, Physical environment, Migrate, Five
Themes of Geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Relationships, Movement, &
Region, Natural resource, precipitation, region, Mountains & Basins, North Central Plains,
Great Plains, Coastal Plains,