Johnston Middle School Lesson Plan 2015-2016
Teacher: Braxton
Subject: World Cultures
Unit: Unit 9: The SHAPE of North America and the Caribbean
TEKS
Student Objective (The students will)
Teaching, Reteaching, Enrichment,
Assessment Activities
C.1c,
C.2c,
C.2d,
C.3d,
C.3e,
C.4d
6.3A,
6.3B,
6.4B,
6.4F,
6.22A
Pose and answer geographic questions,
including: Where is it located? Why is it
there? What is significant about its location?
How is its location related to the location of
other people, places, and environments?;
C.1c,
C.2c,
C.2d,
C.3d,
C.3e,
C.4d
6.3A,
6.3B,
6.4B,
6.4F,
6.22A
C.1c,
C.2c,
C.2d,
C.3d,
C.3e,
C.4d
C.1c,
C.2c,
C.2d,
C.3d,
C.3e,
C.4d
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Resources/Materials
Homework
S/w do a KWL Chart about the US, Canada,
Mexico, and the Caribbean; S/w create political,
physical, and thematic maps of North America and
the Caribbean; S/w create a sketch map of a
thematic map of Mexico's economy, showing
farming, mining, and manufacturing
"World Cultures and Geography"
textbook, pp 77 - 87 and A8 A15; blank maps of North
America - political, physical and
thematic; black pens; blue pens;
colored pencils; pencils
Frayer Models of
geographic
features:
peninsula, island,
isthmus, gulf, river
valley, mouth,
region, and delta
Pose and answer questions about geographic
distributions and patterns for various world
regions and countries shown on maps, graphs,
charts, models, and databases; Identify and
explain the geographic factors responsible for
patterns of population in places and regions;
S/w Think-Pair-Share the Guiding Questions - How
does the physical geography of North America
unify the continent... divide the continent? How
have humans created ESP - Economic, Social, and
Political - divisions on the continent of North
America?
"World Cultures and Geography"
textbook, pp 77 - 87 and A8 A15; blank maps of North
America - political, physical and
thematic; black pens; blue pens;
colored pencils; pencils
Frayer Models of
geographic
features:
peninsula, island,
isthmus, gulf, river
valley, mouth,
region, and delta
6.3A,
6.3B,
6.4B,
6.4F,
6.22A
Identify and locate major physical and
human geographic features such as
landforms, water bodies, and urban
centers of various places and regions;
How have humans unified the continent? [hint: country
borders are political divisions]; S/w review and identify
a variety of types of maps; Using a modeling strategy,
students will label and shade manor physical features
of North America; S/w review and create maps of
physical and human geographic features/factors;
"World Cultures and Geography"
textbook, pp 77 - 87 and A8 A15; blank maps of North
America - political, physical and
thematic; black pens; blue pens;
colored pencils; pencils
Frayer Models of
geographic
features:
peninsula, island,
isthmus, gulf, river
valley, mouth,
region, and delta
6.3A,
6.3B,
6.4B,
6.4F,
6.22A
Identify the location of major world
countries such as Canada, U.S.,
Mexico, Cuba, and El Salvador; Use
social studies terminology correctly
A/w review latitude and longitude, and absolute
location; S/w review Human features (factors)
interacting with one another or with the physical
factors, including population distributions, countries,
states cities, transportation and communication
systems, urban environments, housing, etc.
"World Cultures and Geography"
textbook, pp 77 - 87 and A8 A15; blank maps of North
America - political, physical and
thematic; black pens; blue pens;
colored pencils; pencils
Frayer Models of
geographic
features:
peninsula, island,
isthmus, gulf, river
valley, mouth,
region, and delta
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March 21st - 25th, 2016
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