| Week of Aug. 20 | Geography | Daily Oral Geography | Study Skills |
| Monday
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Introduction to Geography Share with partner: Where in the world have you been? What is a special place that you have visited?
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No Daily Oral Geography this week | Introduction to Study Skills What is study skills? Describe the skills needed to be successful in 7th grade - list and share with a partner. |
| Tuesday
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Students will identify the
meaning of being a Top 20 Teen Students will distinguish between Above the Line characteristics and Below the Line characteristics |
Students will identify what it
means to be a student who is working Above the Line and one who is
working Below the Line Organize binders using the colored folder system |
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| Wednesday
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Students will complete a survey
to determine their learning style Watch video "Geography - Why it Matters" - in a small group write the definition of geography |
Students will set goals for
second quarter - identify S.M.A.R.T goals
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Thursday |
Discuss learning
styles - get in group with like-learning styles and discuss your
learning strengths and weaknesses Students will identify the Theme of Location: Define absolute location and relative location and latitude and longitude Create a grid on a map and label the following: equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole
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Students will
complete a multiple intelligence survey to identify their best learning
environment.
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| Friday
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Continue working with grid - identify equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of
Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North
Pole, South Pole Locate places in an atlas using latitude and longitude |
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Discuss the multiple intelligence survey Have students discuss in groups of like intelligences their strengths and weaknesses Read about a famous person who shares their intelligence |