October 31, November 1, 2, 3, 4

Monday - Focus - Finish Desert Animal Ecosystem Projects, Go over Different Types of Maps
Tuesday - Focus Question - What is an Ecosystem? Define (Final Grade 9 weeks), Work on Political Study Map for Eastern Hemisphere (use Atlases) (work in pairs) * test will be following week
Wednesday - Focus Question - Does Religion affect our lives? Discuss, View Powerpoint - Christianity, Buddhism - Take Notes
Thursday - Focus - What are the Five Major Religions? Work on Religion Grid in pairs. (Use Chrome books)
Friday - Focus - Study Eastern Hemisphere Questions 5 - 10 minutes, Notes on Islam - Powerpoint, Watch Video - on Islam - 13 Sentence Fact Sheet due at the end of the period,

October 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Monday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Go over Desert Animal Project (Draw for Animals), Research Your Desert Animal ( Chrome books)
Tuesday - Focus - Quiz - Define Ecosystem(10 points), Work on Desert Animal Project - Research, Paper, Sketch
Wednesday - Focus - Finish Desert Animal Projects, Work on Map Skills and World Overview - Activity 7 & 8 * Be ready to present Desert Animal Projects - Thursday
Thursday - Focus - Go over Types of Maps (first 10 minutes) Present Desert Animal Projects
Friday - Focus - Finish Presenting Desert Animal Projects, Watch CNN.Student News, Read Escanaba Daily Press - Choose Article - 5-7 sentence summary  (Date, Year)

October 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Monday - Focus - What is an ecosystem?  Discuss, What are the characteristics of a desert ecosystem?, Work on Desert Climate Zone 1-12 (check), CNN.Student News
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Check Desert  Climate Zone Questions 1-12, Homework Map Skills and World Overview in Class (check)
Wednesday - Focus - How many different types of maps are there?, work on map skills and world overview 9 & 10 (Check), CNN.Student News, African Country Word Search - for fun
Thursday - Focus - Work on Deadly Deserts - Handout - 1-12, Watch Video - Planet Earth: Deserts
Friday - Focus - Watch CNN.Student News, Work on Junior Scholastic Do  1-10 Know the News: Desperate for a New Life and Anthem Uproar - 1-5 Check and hand in 15 points

October 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Monday - Focus - How many different climates can you name?, Go over 11 Climates
Start on Climate Map Activity (Test Grade)
Tuesday - Focus - Name three climates of the United States., Work on Climate Map Activity (use atlases), Watch Video Climates and the Seasons 14 Minutes (Discovery Education.com)
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News,  Work on Earth's Changing Climate - Answer 1-5, Video - Weather Things: Climate and Climate Changes (Discovery Education.com)
Thursday - Focus - Review Climates, Take a Practice on Climates (Check together and discuss answers), CNN.Student News
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily News - Write Journal about an article - (thesis, two factual sentences, data sentence, position sentence, conclusion statement), Read Junior Scholastic - Know the News: Desperate for a New Life 1-10, Anthem Uproar - 1-5 - Fill in - Discuss and Grade