Monday: 1st & 3rd block: read page 9 and 10 of "Rabbit Proof Fence" before-you-watch information (click there). Compare Australia colonization to Latin American colonization & do true/false.
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Monday: Students played "Ayiti" online twice and recorded their game observations on the "ayiti reflection" (#4). If they had time, they studied for their map quiz playing the following games: Latin America Physical Features and Latin America Countries.
Tuesday: Students created Mnemonic devices to help them memorize the countries in central america & south america. Then they read 1 of 3 readings about Latin America's cultures and worked together in a group to fill in a Venn Diagram about Latin America. (#5, 6, &7) Wednesday: Students took notes on Latin America Today and watched "Brazil:Revealed" to learn more about this diverse country. If you need to watch the video, there is a shorter version on youtube: "Brazil Revealed Short Stories" Thursday & Friday: Students worked on their Latin America project for the full 2 periods. Students who didn't finish may turn it in late on Monday for 20 points off. Latin America Disney Project Instructions Latin America Alphabet Book Instructions & ABC book Template Notebook 1 Latin America Countries & Physical Feature Map and Map 2 Comparing Countries Worksheet 3 "2 facts" from textbook p. 201-205 about Amazon River, Amazon Basin, Andes Mountains, Pampas, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, & Chile. Students also need to write a "travel journal" about their trip to these places. 4 Ayiti Reflection 5 Country Mnemonics 6 Latin America Culture Reading Venn Diagram (reading 1, reading 2, reading 3) 7 Annotated Readings (see #6) 8 Brazil Revealed Movie Notes 9 Latin America Independence & Today Notes (do the questions) REMINDERS: 11/10 -- TEST over Latin America 11/12 -- Student Learning Objective TEST (10% of final grade!!!) |
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