Students began learning about the physical geography of Europe. If you were absent please see the resources below:

Europe Physical & Political Features PPT

Europe Political Identification Map with Portugal

Europe Physical Features Identification

Europe Map AC class

UPDATES and REMINDERS

• Period 1: Snapshot  Autobiography is due no later than Friday
• All classes: Welcome to Europe reading comprehension due no later than Friday
• There will be a map quiz Friday! Please use your maps and the resources below to prepare.
• Geography of Europe Quizlet
• European Countries (online practice)

This week we will begin learning about the physical geography of Europe. Please be sure to visit this blog frequently for updates. As of today, I only have 40 parents signed up to receive text messages from via Remind (formerly Remind 101). I would love to have 100% of you to receive these text messages from me. If you would like to be included, please do the following:

Period 1- Text @46hb93 to 81010.

Periods 2, 3 and 4- Text @cdeg38 to 81010.

Tentative Schedule

Monday– 1. Geography of Europe Pre-Test     2. Using Maps: The Basics

Homework (Period 1 only): Snap shot Autobiography- due Thursday

Tuesday– Different Maps for Different Things Reading/Gallery Walk Activity

Wednesday– 1. Unpacking Standards   2. Europe Map labeling

Homework: Welcome To Europe due Friday (all classes)

Thursday– Europe physical features

Friday- Review, quiz and update Interactive Notebooks

1. You will have 8 minutes to prepare for today’s quiz. Please click here → Quizlet (Connecting Themes)
2. Use this link → Connecting Themes Quiz to take today’s quiz! Username: firstname.lastname@students.cobbk12.org
3. After the quiz click click→ Social Studies Skills Tutor. Click Go. Begin by working on the Geographic Literacy activities. Click Level 1 or Level 2. Then go in the following order: 1. LEARN 2. PRACTICE 3. APPLY

Period 1: Today students learned about the Social Studies Connecting Themes. If you were absent, please use resources below.

Connecting Themes Part 1 PPT

Connecting Themes Part 2 PPT

Connecting Themes Pt. 1 (Notes)

Connecting Themes Pt. 2 (Notes)

Periods 2-4: Today students began learning about the Social Studies Connecting Themes. If you were absent, please use the resources below.

Connecting Themes Part 1 PPT

Connecting Themes Pt. 1 (Notes)

All Classes: We will take our first quiz Friday. It will be a short quiz covering the Social Studies Connecting Themes.

Use your notes and this website → Quizlet (Connecting Themes) to prepare.

Welcome to the first full week of the 2018-19 school year. I hope everyone is having a smooth transition into middle school. Students should bring their completed Student Survey to class no later than Tuesday. Please bring 2 -2 pocket folders and a composition book to class with you on Tuesday, we will be setting up our interactive notebooks on this day. If you have not already done so, please sign up to receive text messages from via Remind (formerly Remind 101) by doing the following:

Period 1- Text @46hb93 to 81010.

Periods 2, 3 and 4- Text @cdeg38 to 81010.

Tentative Schedule 

Monday– Pre-Student Growth Measure (SGM) assessment

Tuesday-Set up Interactive Social Studies Notebook (ISN)

Wednesday– On level: Social Studies Connecting Themes Lesson Part 1

Advanced Content: Social Studies Connecting Themes Lesson Parts 1 & 2

Thursday– On level: Social Studies Connecting Themes Lesson Part 2

Advanced Content: Why Study History

Friday- 1. Learning to sign on to computer and computer safety.

2. Online quiz covering Social Studies Connecting Themes.

Mr. Brown