Week of Jan. 28 Geography Daily Oral Geography Study Skills
 

Monday

 

Students will compare and contrast the government of Canada to that of the U.S.

Notes and class discussion - Power Point Link for Government

Assignment:  Transcontinental Railroad Worksheet due Tuesday - World's Fair Place to Visit also due

Atlas Activity Packet:  Using the Glossary and Index

Part 1:  Glossary

Outlining - identifying main topic, subtopics, and details

Workbook pages 21-23

 

Tuesday

 

World's Fair - Work on completing the culture assignment - add pictures and save document.  Begin typing Place to Visit  - add pictures and save document Atlas Activity Packet:  Using the Glossary and Index

Part 2 and 3:  Index

Outlining - how to outline paragraphs - identifying main topic, subtopics, and details

Workbook pages 24-27

 

Wednesday

 

Review for Canada Test in class -

PowerPoint for Review

Atlas Activity Packet:  Using the Glossary and Index

Part 4: Abbreviations 

Outlining - outlining a two-paragraph story Workbook pages 28-29

Identifying cause/effect relationships - workbook pages 33-35

Thursday

No School - Too Cold and Windy   No School - Too Cold and Windy
 

Friday

 

Canada Test

 

Atlas Activity Packet:  Using the Glossary and Index

Part 5 and 6:  Thematic Index

 

Identifying signal words for cause-effect relationships

Workbook pages 36-37

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