Thursday, October 15, 2009

Oct. 14 and 15

I returned the tests that I had graded (periods 1,4 and 6). We discussed the tests and began the second unit of the year - Islam in the Middle Ages. I'm beginning a new geography approach that focuses on specific points on each continent. I'm calling the points "anchors." It's my hope that this approach will help students on map assignments and tests.

They did maps of 3 continents using this approach; Europe, Asia and Africa. I gave them a new table of contents for their notebooks and so far the new notebook should have the title page/table of contents and assignments:
1. Continent 1 Map: Europe
2. Continent 2 Map: Asia
3. Continent 3 Map: Africa

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