Students answered questions from their textook. I helped them define and identify vocabulary for today's film. Rick Steves took us on a trip through the Netherlands. If you did not finish answering the textbook questions in class, please complete them at home.
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In our shortened class today (because of the special assembly) we went to Berlin with Rick Steves. Students defined terms, then answered questions while watching the film.
We reviewed the Chapter 15 quiz, then began our study of France. I led the students in a brief overview of Chapter 16, teaching a few terms and ideas along the way.
On a Paris handout, we defined terms and identified locations in Paris, then watched the first portion of a Rick Steves travel video about Paris. We will finish the film on Thursday. Some students retook the test over state and capital names, while the rest of the class studied chapter 15. We had a 10-point quiz over Chapter 15. I gave the students 90 seconds to use their textbooks to find answers they couldn't think of. We then took a trip to London with Rick Steves, stopping the video so the students could write a bit about what we were seeing, as I explained things.
We reviewed terms and ideas from Chapter 15.2 Scotland & Wales. We also learned the difference between England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Students then watched a Rick Steves travel video to Scotland, jotting down four things they learned. We will finish the video tomorrow.
After Everyday Edits and Where in the World (London) students worked on completing their maps of Western Europe or, if they had finished, used Seterra to practice naming countries and capitals. We then finished reading parts of Chapter 14 together, as I explained terms and other items. We watched a brief travel video to London. Students are going to choose a location in London to research and write a travel document.
Today we began our study of Western Europe. Students worked on a political map, then we began to read Chapter 14 together. Some students were able to start the reading assignment - Chapter 15 - near the beginning of class while some students finished the State Nicknames assignment.
Remember, the makeup test over states and capitals will be at the beginning of class on Thursday. The list will be different. Your tests are graded (Thursday 4:40pm. Good News: many people did very well! More Good News: you can retake the state and capital portion of the test to increase your score! See me for details in class next Monday.
Students did an activity in which they used photographs to identify seven capital cities and one non-capital city across the U.S. We then spent time learning nicknames of 21 states and how they acquired those names. Some students worked on their U.S. regions handouts, which are due no later than Friday.
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James WaltersMr. Walters has taught at RAA since 1985. He currently teaches Geography, World History, American History, Government, Economics and Handbell Ensembles. He is Music Director/Organist of Magnolia Presbyterian Church and is an adjunct professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, teaching Handbell Methods and Materials. Archives
August 2017
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