The students started reaching a conquistador and will finish it up on Wednesday.  They will then share with their group of four and we will have a class discussion about their findings.  From there the students will write an essay discussing the significance of the conquistador's coming to Central and South America.  

 

Our next discovering will be looking a cultural interaction between Europeans and Indigenous people where the students will start by researching, then sharing, and finally taking all the information to create a role-playing scenario depicting a cultural interaction and present to the class. 

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This week we will be starting Unit 4, Conquest and Civilization.  We will study the impact of European colonization on the indigenous people of Central and South America over the next month.  The Essential Question we will be focusing on is: How were the Central and South American civilizations altered by colonization and cultural interactions with Europeans?

During the next three days, we will be finishing up our studies of the Ancient Americas by looking at communication tools, how geography affected each civilization, and look at primary sources supporting the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca. 

The students will present their Civilization skits to persuade the rest of the class to join their civilization. We will then follow up with a discussion sharing thoughts if views were change and give reasons to support changes if any. 

 

We will finish the week looking how the Ancient Civilizations were affect by the geographic location, and also a closer look at the writing systems for each civilization.  

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We will pick up with researching the Ancient America Civilizations, Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca. The students will finish researching the comparison chart and then choose 2 civilizations that they would prefer to be a part of by writing an explanation using their research to support their choice. 

 

The next step will be to put the students in their preferred civilization and then the groups will need to share their explanations with the group.  From there the groups will create a skit to persuade the rest of the class to join their civilization. 

This week we will finish learning about the Olmec, Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations.  The students investigate these four civilizations on their own a little deeper, and then choose a civilization that they could be a part of using text evidence to support their answers.  

  After the students have chosen a civilization, they will create a persuasive skit to encourage others to join their civilization. 

This week we will begin looking at Ancient Civilizations in North America with the focus on the Olmec, Maya, Inca and Aztecs. 

 

Students will be exploring these civilizations through text and small group discussions. 

 

The essential question is:

 

 

The focus for this week will be to look at the Inuit by learning about this indigenous group, how geography has affected the Inuit living and how geography has changed the economy of the Inuit People. 

 

By the end of the week, students will complete the First Peoples unit by completing an Assessment. 

We will be starting a new unit this week on the First People.  

 

 

Welcome back from Fall Break!

 

I was hoping to finish the Culture share before break, and we didn't get that far.  The students will finish sharing their research about their countries culture while the other students in the small group will take notes.  Once all students have shared the students will compare their project to the notes of the other country and write at least two paragraphs explaining their discoveries. 

 

For the rest of the week, we will finish up talking about Human Geography, religion, economics and government. The students will be using Depth and Complexity to share their understanding of these topics. 

This week we will dive into Human Geography starting with Culture.

We explore vocabulary and cultures around the world and compare and contrast cultures. 

The students have worked so hard on the 5 Themes of Geography Project. 

Those who would like to share will do so on Monday.   

 

For the rest of the week, we will focus on Human Geography. We will be  starting with what is Human Geography and then reading some primary sources to analyze the Human Geography characteristics. 

 

 

5 Themes of Geography Project will be the focus for this week. 

 

The students have picked a location to research.  After researching all the components of the 5 Themes of Geography, the students will plan how they would like to share their knowledge.  They could create a poster, PowerPoint, or write an essay.  If they have another idea of how to share their knowledge, I would be open for their ideas. 

We will continue to work with Geography elements by focusing on Latitude and Longitude, different types of maps, and then put into practice all of our learning by working on a Geography Escape room. 

 

Once we are finished learning about the geography elements, we will work on a Five Themes of Geography project so the students can show their understanding of the learning.