REVISED (9/2014) Curriculum Calendar Human Geography
Weeks 1-2-3 – Sept. 2 – Sept. 22, 2014. Chapter 1
Assignments: Thinking Geographically Basic Concepts
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Unit One: Rubenstein Text. Ch.1: Thinking Geographically
All curriculum calendars and Key Issue worksheets will be posted on Mrs. Tweed’s or Mr.
Long's Blog: http://staff.camas.wednet.edu/blogs/tweed or same with: /long
Prepare for Reading Quizzes (RQ) daily by reading the textbook
Vocabulary Test at the end of the chapter + Vocab not Found in Textbook
Multiple choice and CRQ (constructed response ques.) Exam (both in one day)
Power of Place DVD: One Earth, Many Scales
ESPeN News summary due after exam based on 1 summer article of MDC using 7 vocab words
from Chp. 1 vocabulary.
Date
9-2
9-3
9-4
9-5
Weekend
9-8
9-9
9-10
9-11
9-12
Weekend
9-15
Activity
Intro /Welcome PPt/ Icebreaker –Trivia activity
Happiest places on earth PPt – Check
notebook/dividers summer assign
Share Happiest Places – 1st Grade. Look at student
maps.PPt Macroscope, Cartographic PPt, definitions,
4 types of generalizations, 4 types of maps
Cartographic continued, Vanity Plates PPt
Intro to textbook – KBATS + Key Issues – Chp. 1
How Do Geographers Describe Where Things Are?
Key Issue #1, Chp. 1 Quiz on Mon.
Discuss KI #1 with PPt. Chp. 1 RQ KI#1. Intro
to Syllabus signed by parent due Fri.
Intro to ESPeN – Use your MDC country.
Work on KI #2 in class: Why is Each Point on
Earth Unique?
RQ KI #2. Discuss KI #2.
Work on KI #3: Why Are Different Places
Similar?
Work on KI #3 in class. Power of Place Video:
One Earth, Many Scales (Disc 1, Pro. #1).
RQ KI #3. Discuss KI #3. Check syllabi.
Review vocab as class for Mon. test.
Vocab Test on Mon., 9/15
Vocabulary Test
9-16
ENTIRE Period as REVIEW for Chp. 1 Test.
9-17
9-18
Chp. 1 Test Multiple Choice + CRQ
Correct M.C. Test. Read NYTimes Upfront
Magazine
Introduce Population Chp. 2 Collect ESPeNs
Power of Place DVD: “Dehli, Bursting at the
Seams”. Short clips “7 Billion Population”
Begin Chapter 2 on Population: KI #1 on
Monday, 9/22
9-19
Weekend
Assignment/Homework
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2.
Bring a printout of map
of one’s choice
Happiest Place.
HW: (KI #1) Chp. 1 pp. 2-12
Define vocab from KBAT
HW: (KI #2) for Wed.
Work on vocab words
HW: pp. 13-28 due Wed.
(K1#2 ws) RQ
Work on vocab words
HW: pp. 29-39
(KI #3 ws) due Fri., 9/12
Work on vocab words
HW: (K1 #3 RQ + vocab)
Signed syllabus due Fri.
HW: Vocab Test on Mon.
ESPeN Assn. due 9/19
HW: Study for Chp. 1 Test
Review KI + Quizzes
HW: Study Key Issues for
test ESPeN due 9/19
ESPeN assignment due 9/19
HW: ESPeN due on Fri.
HW: KI #1, Chp. 2
HW: KI#1, Chp. 2