World Geography
Lesson Plans for August 2013
Date/Day
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8/26-8/30
26
Inservice
29
First 40
Welcome
Second 40
Read pages 4-15 and complete
‘Practicing the Skill’ questions with
a partner-review
Assignment: Read Chapter 1
Section 2 pages 16-24 due 9/3
30
First 40
1.2 Reading Quiz
1.2 Discussion/Notes
Second 40
Continue ‘Practicing the Skill Questions from
1.1’
Chapter 1 Review
Organize Your Laptop
Assignment: Read 2.1 and 2.2 pages 30-40 and
complete the NTG due 9/4
27 Inservice 28
First 40
Welcome
Second 40
Read pages 4-15 and complete
‘Practicing the Skill’ questions
with a partner-review
Assignment: Read chapter 1
section 2 pages 16-24 due 8/30
Lesson Plans for September 2013
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9/2-9/6
3
First 40
1.2 Reading Quiz
1.2 Discussion/Notes
Second 40
Continue 1.1 Questions
Assignment: Read 2.1 and
2.2 pages 30-40 and
complete the NTG due 9/5
4
First 40
2.1 and 2.2 Quiz
Creating an Outline
Second 40
Wrap up 1.1
Assignment: Read 2.3 and
3.1 pages 41-53 due 9/6
5
First 40
2.1 and 2.2 Quiz
Creating an Outline
Second 40
Wrap up 1.1
Assignment: Read 2.3 and 3.1
pages 41-53 due 9/9
6
2.3 Quiz
SMART art
Chapter 2 Film
Assignment: Read 3.2 and 3.3
pages 54-64 due 9/10
9/9-9/13 9
2.3 Quiz
SMART art
Ch 2 Film
Assignment: Read 3.2
and 3.3 pages 54-64
due 9/10
10
Chapter 3 Quiz
Chapter 3 Discussion
Assignment: Read 4.1
and 4.2 pages 70-79
due 9/12
11
Chapter 3 Quiz
Chapter 3 Discussion
Assignment: Read 4.1
and 4.2 pages 70-79
due 9/13
12
4.1 and 4.2 Quiz
Homework catch up
Assignment: Read 4.3
and 4.4 pages 100-110
due 9/16, Unit 1 Study
Guide due 9/18
13
4.1 and 4.2 Quiz
Homework catch up
Assignment: Read 4.3
and 4.4 pages 100-110
due 9/17, Unit 1 Study
Guide due 9/19
9/169/20
16
4.3 and 4.4 Quiz
Unit 1 Notes
**You need the NTG’s
Assignment: Unit 1
Study Guide due 9/18
17
4.3 and 4.4 Quiz
Unit 1 Notes
**You need the NTG’s
Assignment: Unit 1
Study Guide due 9/19
18
Unit 1 Review and
Trivia
Unit 1 Study Guide
Due
19
20
Unit 1 Review and Trivia Unit 1 Exam
Unit 1 Study Guide Due Assignment: Read 5.1
and 5.2 pages 130-142
and complete the NTG
due 9/24
9/239/27
23
Unit 1 Exam
Assignment: Read 5.1
and 5.2 pages 130-142
and complete the NTG
due 9/25
24
Unit 1 Exam Review
Chapter 5 Quiz
Physical Geo of US
and Canada notes
Assignment: Read and
complete the NTG for
Chapter 6
25
Unit 1 Exam Review
Chapter 5 Quiz
Physical Geo of US
and Canada notes
Assignment: Read
and complete the
NTG for Chapter 6
26
27 Inservice -- No
Unit 2 Map Activity
School
Culture of the US Map
6.1 Discussion and Notes
Assignment: Culture of
the US Map, due next
class
9/30
30
Unit 2 Map Activity
Culture of the US Map
6.1 Discussion and
Notes
Assignment: Culture of
the US Map, due next
class
2 No School -- Labor Day
World Geography
Lesson Plans for October 2013
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2 US Culture Map
work time-due today
6.1 and 6.2 Notes
Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
3Chapter 6 Quiz
Ch 6 notes GR
Assignment: Read
chapter 7 and
complete the NTG
4 NO SCHOOL
10/1-10/4
1US Culture Map work
time-due today
6.1 and 6.2 Notes
7
NO SCHOOL
8
NO SCHOOL
9 Ch. 7 activities
due in class
Assignment: Unit 2
News Summary due
next class
P/T Conferences
10 Ch. 7 Activities
due in class
Assignment: Read
chapter 7 & do the
NTG, Unit 2 News
both due 10/14
11 Chapter 7 Quiz
Unit 2 Projects work
time
“Planet in Peril”
14 Chapter 7 Quiz
Unit 2 News due
Unit 2 Projects work
time
“Planet in Peril”
15 Finish Unit 2 Projects
in class, Chapter 7 notes
Assignment: Unit 2 study
guide due Thursday
16 Finish Unit 2
17 Unit 2 Review
Projects in class,
Chapter 7 notes
Bring your note
Assignment: Unit 2 taking guides
study guide due
Friday
21 Unit 2 Exam
Assignment: Read
Chapter 8 both
sections and complete
the NTG
22 Unit 2 Exam
Assignment: Read
Chapter 8 both sections
and complete the NTG
Advisor/Advisee Day
23 “SA Wild” film,
record the top 10, ch
8 NTG due, ch 8
notes, complete U3
Map,
Wild top ten maps
24 “SA Wild” film, 25 No School
record the top 10, ch
8 NTG due, ch 8
notes, complete U3
Map,
Wild top ten maps
28Wild top ten maps
work time; due next
class, chapter 8 notes
and discussion, study
plans, Assignment:
Read chapter 9
section1 and complete
the NTG due next
class
29 Wild top ten maps
work time; due next
class, chapter 8 notes and
discussion, study plans,
Assignment: Read
chapter 9 section1 and
complete the NTG due
next class
30 Chapter 8 Quiz,
Mexico Film-Royal
Tour of Mexico,
study plan review,
Assignment: Read
Chapter 9 section 2
and complete the
NTG due next class
31 Chapter 8 Quiz,
Mexico Film-Royal
Tour of Mexico,
study plan review,
Assignment: Read
Chapter 9 section 2
and complete the
NTG due next class
1 States and
Provinces Map
Quiz-25 points, Unit
3 Map Packet, Ch
9.1/9.2 notes and
discussion,
Assignment: Read
Chapter 9 section 3
and complete the
NTG due next class
End of 1st Quarter
Thursday
Friday
10/710/11
10/1410/18
10/2110/25
10/2810/31
1st Qtr Mid-term
18 Unit 2 Review
Bring your note
taking guides
Lesson Plans for November 2013
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
11/1
1 End of 1st Quarter
11/4-11/8 4 States and Provinces 5
Map Quiz-25 points,
Unit 3 Map Packet, Ch
9.1/9.2 notes and
discussion,
Assignment: Read
Chapter 9 section 3
and complete the NTG
due next class
6 Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
7
8
11/1111/15
11 No School-Inservice -- Veteran's
Day
12
13
14
15
1/18-
18
19
20
21
22
World Geography
11/22
11/2511/29
25 Advisor/Advisee
Day
26
27 Thanksgiving
Vacation
28 Thanksgiving
Vacation
29 Thanksgiving
Vacation
Lesson Plans for December 2013
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
12/2-12/6 2
3
4 Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
5
6 2nd Qtr MidTerm
12/912/13
9
10
11
12
13
12/1612/20
16
17
18 Advisor/Advisee
Day
19
20
12/2312/27
23 Holiday Vacation
24 Holiday Vacation
25 Holiday Vacation 26 Holiday
Vacation
12/3012/31
30 Holiday Vacation
31 Holiday Vacation
27 Holiday
Vacation
Lesson Plans for January 2014
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
1/1-1/3
1/6-1/10
1/131/17
1/201/24
1/271/31
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1 Holiday Vacation
2 Holiday Vacation 3 Holiday Vacation
6
7
8 Early Release -2:00 p.m. Inservice
9
10
13
14
15 Semester Tests
16 Semester Tests
17 Semester Tests
End of 1st Semester
20 Inservice -- No
21
School -- Martin Luther
King Day
22
23
24
27
29 Advisor/Advisee
Day
30
31
28
Lesson Plans for February 2014
Date/Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
2/3-2/7
3
4
5 Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
6
7
2/10-2/14
10
11
12
13
14 Early Release
1:00 -- Inservice
2/17-2/21
17 No School -President's Day
18
19
20
21 3rd Qtr MidTerm
2/24-2/28
24
25 Advisor/Advisee
Day
26 P/T Conferences
27
28
World Geography
Lesson Plans for March 2014
Date/Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3/3-3/7
3
4
5 Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
6
7
3/10-3/14
10
11
12 Early Release -1:00 Spring Break
13 No School -Spring Break
14 No School -Spring Break
3/17-3/21
17
18
19
20
21
3/24-3/28
24
25
26 End of 3rd Quarter 27
28
3/31
31Advisor/Advisee
Day
Lesson Plans for April 2014
Date/Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
2 Early Release -1:00 p.m. Inservice
3
4
7 Advisor/Advisee
8
Day -8th Grade Transition
Day
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
18 Easter Holiday
Vacation
4/21-4/25
21 Easter Holiday
Vacation
22
23
24
25
4/28-4/30
28 Advisor/Advisee
Day
29
30
Thursday
Friday
1
2
4/1-4/4
4/7-4/11
4/14-4/18
Lesson Plans for May 2014
Date/Day Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
5/1-5/2
5/5-5/9
5
6
7
8
9
12
13
14 Advisor/Advisee
Day--8th Grade
Transition Day
15
16
5/19-5/23 19
20
21
22
23
28 Semester Tests
29 Semester Tests
30
5/12-5/16
26 Memorial Day-- 27 Semester Tests
No School
5/26-5/30
Student Laptop
Check-in
Last Day of School
World Geography