If you have any problems with any of our assignments, your parents can email
me at gaces@trinityklein.org or sharongace@aol.com but, if you want a quick
response—have your parents call me on my cell phone 281-935-5041.
8/26/09--8/28/09
* Classroom Procedures, Rules and Expectations
* Your culture--discussion and binder collage
8/31/09--9/4/09
* Landforms p. 14-15
* Landform Project--bring colors
* Our Shrinking World, Chapter 1 Notes
* Chapter 1, section 1 vocabulary
9/7/09--9/11/09
*Monday--Labor Day--No School
*Tuesday--
*Chapter 1, Section 2 Guided Reading: Understanding Culture
*Finish vocabulary, Sect. 2-turn in by end of class
*Wednesday--
*Chapter 1, Section 3 Notes: Patterns in Today's World
*Vocabulary, Sect. 3
*Thursday--
*Feeding the world population activity
*Finish Notes, Sect. 3
*Friday--
*"Culture: What is it?" video w/ video guide
9/14/09--9/18/09
*Monday--
*Guided Reading 1-3
*Tuesday--
*Reteaching Activity1
*Vocabulary Activity worksheet & Workbook Activity 1-A
*Notebook Quiz tomorrow!!--We will have time in class to organize
our notebooks for this first notebook quiz. Students will be expected to
keep their notebooks organized on their own hereafter. :)
*Wednesday--
*Notebook Quiz
*Review for Test tomorrow!!
*Thursday--
*Test over Chapter 1
*Friday--No class (early dismissal)
9/21/09--9/25/09
*Monday--
*Test Corrections
*Vocabulary Chapter 2
*Tuesday--
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 1--using graphic organizer
*Finish Vocabulary in class
*Wednesday--
*Guided Reading 2-1
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 2 using Brain Pop
*Thursday--
*Guided Reading 2-3
*Notes Ch. 2, Section 3
*Friday--
*Finish any notes, if needed.
*Longitude & Latitude Video
9/28/09--10/02/09
*Monday--
*Longitude & Latitude Brain Pop
*Guided Reading 3-2 due--grade in class.
*"Endangered Space" p. 70-71--"What can you do?" discussion.
*Tuesday--
*Preview of North Africa and Southwest Asia
*Begin notes Ch. 3, Section 1 p. 82-86
*Wednesday--
*finish notes, if needed
*Vocabulary for Ch. 3, Section 1
*The Egyptian Pyramids p. 87
*Thursday--
*Begin notes Ch. 3, Section 1 p. 88-92
*Guided Reading 3-1/3-2
*Friday--
*Finish any notes, if needed.
*Workbook Activity 3-A/3-B
*Primary Source discussion p. 91
10/5/09--10/9/09
*Monday--
*Ancient Middle East clip
*Guided Reading 3-1 & 3-2 due
*Religions of the Middle East Notes
*Tuesday--
*Religions of the Middle East Notes
*Vocabulary Ch. 3, Section 2
*Questions p. 93 (2-7)
*Wednesday--
*Workbook Activity 3-A & 3-B
*Thursday--
*Class time will be shortened due to pep rally.
*Friday--
*Longitude & Latitude Mapping Activity p. 94
10/12/09--10/16/09
*Monday--
*Mapping Quiz--in class
*Tuesday--
*Ch. 3, Review
*Questions p. 96-97 1-21 + "Place Location Activity"
*Wednesday--
*Test Chapter 3
*Thursday--
*Chapter 4 Notes: Egypt & Libya p. 100-102
*Vocabulary p. 100 "Terms To Know"
*Friday--
*Vocabulary due
*Chapter 4 Notes: The Maghreb p.102-104
10/19/09--10/23/09
*Monday--
*The Nile-video clip
*go over maps
*Tuesday--
*Guided Reading 4-1
*Wednesday--
*Notes: Turkey & Israel p. 106-108 using reading chart
*Thursday--
*Finish Notes
*Brain Pop
*Friday--
*Mapping Skills
10/26/09--10/30/09
*Monday--
*Map Quiz--using mapping skills
*Tuesday--
*Map Quiz--using mapping skills
*Time Report--Conflict
*Wednesday--
*Notes: Chapter 4, Section 3
*Thursday--early dismissal--parent/teacher conferences
*Friday--no school--parent/teacher conferences
11/2/09--11/6/09
*Monday--
*Finish Notes--Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
*Guided Reading 4-3 & Workbook Activity 4B
*Tuesday--
*Notes: Chapter 4, Section 4
*Assessment questions p. 125 (1-6)
*Wednesday--
*Vocabulary Quiz
*Thursday--
*Review
*Friday--
*Test
11/30/09--12/4/09
*Monday--
*Introduce Ch. 6: China, Read Section 1
*vocabulary, section 1
*Tuesday--
*China's People and Culture, Read Section 2
*video--China Past and Present part 1
*Wednesday--
*China's people and FOOD
*finish reading section 2
*vocabulary section 2
*Thursday--
*Notes--Section 1 & 2
*Guided Reading 6-1 & 6-2
*Friday--
*Great Wall of China video (part 2)
*Read & take notes--section 3
1/11/10-1/15/10
*Monday--
*Ch. 6 Assessments pgs. 166, 172, 183
*Tuesday--
*Review chapter 6 for test tomorrow.
*Wednesday--
*Test over chapter 6.
*Define 8 vocabulary words on p.192 Thursday.
*Thursday--
*Begin chapter 7. Read and take notes in class p.190-195.
*Friday--
*Bring colored pencils for maps of Japan and Koreas.
This is a quiz grade due on Monday.
1/25/10-1/29/10
*Monday--
*Finish reading and taking notes about North and South Korea
Answer worksheet 7-2.
*Tuesday--
*Reteach 7, 7-B, and Vocabulary 7 worksheets
*Wednesday--
*Japan & the Koreas video
*Review and highlight for test chapter 7 Friday.
*Thursday
*Finish reviewing and studying for test chapter 7.
*Friday--
*Take test over chapter 7.
2/1/10-2/5/10
*Monday--Ch. 8 Vocabulary, section 1
*Tuesday--Ch. 8 Vocabulary, section 2
*Wednesday--Ch. 8 Vocabulary, section 3
*Thursday--Guided Reading & Notes
*Friday--Open notes quiz for Ch. 8
2/8/10-2/13/10
*Monday--Ch. 9 Europe overview
*Tuesday--Ch. 9 Vocabulary, section 1-3
*Wednesday--Ch.9 Vocabulary Activity worksheet & Guided Reading 9-1
*Thursday--Europe Notes--section 1
*Friday--complete notes; BrainPop--Athens
2/15/10-2/19/10
*Monday--Holiday
*Tuesday--Notes Ch. 9, Section 2
*Wednesday--Notes Ch. 9, Section 3
*Thursday--Map Skills
*Friday--Brain Pops--Democracy, Olympics
******Country projects are due the week of March 8*******
2/22/10-2/26/10
*Monday--Complete Ch. 9 Notes, section 3; Pax Romana Brain Pop
*Tuesday--Worksheet on Important Figures from Middle Ages
*Wednesday--Finish worksheet; Physical & Political Maps
*Thursday--Timeline worksheet; finish maps
*Friday--maps due--Notebook Quiz
3/1/10-3/5/10
*Chapter 9 quiz
*Chapter 10 Vocabulary & Notes
3/8/10-3/12/10
*Country Projects
3/29/10-4/2/10
*Monday--Chapter 10 Test Corrections
*Tuesday--Chapter 11-1 Notes & Vocabulary
*Wednesday--Chapter 11-1 Notes & Guided Reading
*Thursday--BrainPop
*Friday--Good Friday
4/5/10-4/8/10
*Monday--Holiday!
*Tuesday--Notes--Ch. 11 Germany, Switzerland, & Austria
*Wednesday--Ch.11-3 Vocabulary--Vocabulary Quiz over 11-1, 11-2, & 11-3
tomorrow!
*Thursday--Vocabulary Quiz; Scandanvia video w/ worksheet
*Friday--European Capitals Crossword puzzle; video worksheet due
4/19/10-4/23/01
Monday-Group overview of North Eastern Europe
Tuesday-Ch. 11 Review
Wednesday-Ch. 11 Test
Thursday-South American Countries overview
Friday--Ch. 22 Notes/Guided Reading
4/26/10-4/30/10
Monday--Begin Ch. 22-1; vocabulary & 22-1 Guided Reading
Tuesday--Read about Venezuela
Wednesday--Guest Speaker--Venezuela
Thursday--Ch. 22-2 notes & vocabulary
Friday--Think, Pair, Share activity
