Lesson Plans
Course/Level: 7th Social Studies
Teacher: Rhonda Williams
Week of:
August 17, 2014
Monday
08/17
Tuesday
08/18
Wednesday
08/19
Focused
Standard/
Element(s)
SS7G1 The student will locate selected
features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map: the Sahara,
Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest,
Congo River, Niger River, Nile
River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake
Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and
Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map the countries
of Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya,
Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and
South Sudan
SS7G1 The student will locate selected
features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map: the Sahara,
Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest,
Congo River, Niger River, Nile
River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake
Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and
Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map the countries
of Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya,
Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and
South Sudan
SS7G1 The student will locate selected
features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel,
savanna, tropical rainforest, Congo
River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake
Tanganyika, Lake
Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and
Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional
political-physical map the countries
of Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya,
Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and
South Sudan
Essential
Question
Locate selected physical features of
Africa on a map.
Locate selected countries of Africa
on a map.
Locate selected physical features and
countries of Africa on a map
Bellringer:
Watch CNN Student News and answer
questions on Blog
Bellringer:
Bellringer:
Watch CNN Student News and answer Watch CNN Student News and answer
questions on Blog
questions on Blog
-complete Study Guide for SS6G8
-use teacher website to check Study
Guide for accuracy
-Question and Answer Session
-Review for SS7G1 Test
-Play Kahoot
Opening
(10-15 min)
Work –Time
Activities
(20-30 min)
Closing Activity
(10-15 min)
-Answer questions on physical features. -Quiz a neighbor
-SS6G8 Map Test
-Discuss test results
-Begin to search for a book on myON for
an African country report
-Ticket out the Door activity
Lesson Plans (pg 2)
Week of:
August 17, 2014
Teacher: Rhonda Williams
Course/Level: 7th Social Studies
Thursday
08/20
Friday
08/21
SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of
Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest,
Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake
Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and
Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map the countries of Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South
Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan
SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of
Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest,
Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake
Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and
Kalahari Desert.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map the countries of Democratic Republic of the
Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South
Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan
Essential Question
Locate selected physical features and countries of
Europe on a map
Locate selected physical features and countries of
Europe on a map
Opening (10-15 min)
Bellringer:
Watch CNN Student News and answer questions on
Blog
Bellringer:
Watch CNN Student News and answer questions on
Blog
-work on country report
-finish country report
-Pair/Share facts about your country
-TOD “What are some examples of environmental issues you think Africa would have?”
Focused Standard/
Element(s)
Work –Time Activities
(20-30 min)
Closing Activity
(10-15 min)