October 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Monday - Focus - Journal - Record the three favorite things you like about homecoming, check Map Skills and World Over View, Give Practice Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test,  Review Different Kinds of Maps
Tuesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Watch Powerpoint on Ecosystem - students should take notes,  Study in pairs for Eastern Hemisphere physical map test (Wednesday)
Wednesday - Focus Study for Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test, Take Test, Work on Maps Skills and World overview (16 questions)
Thursday - Focus Question What is an Ecosystem?, Work on Deadly Desert Handout 1-10, Watch Jeff Corwin Experiencing Morocco! Mysterious Ecosystems, assign each student a desert animal
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Start Research for Desert Animal (each student should have a page and 1/2 of notes by the end of the period, Homework - Sketch your Desert Animal (no color)

September 29, 30, Oct 1, 2, 3

Monday - Go over Earth's Changing Climates, Watch Video - Discovery Education - Fixing Carbon (12 sentence fact Sheet Due)
Tuesday - Focus - Study for Time Zone Quiz, Work on Time Zone Challenge, CNN.Student News
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Physical Region Map Work (Create a Study Map) 35 physical regions - Eastern Hemisphere
Thursday - Focus - Show class different kinds of maps, Map Skills and World Overview Activity Sheet (types of maps), Study for Types of Maps Quiz
Friday - Focus - Study for Types Map Quiz, Journal - Date - Favorite Things about Homecoming (five to six Sentences), Study Physical Map Regions

September 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

Monday - Focus - Read article about Time Zones - Discuss, Work on Five Themes Project
Tuesday - Focus - Time Zone Maps 1-4 Warmup (check answers), Work on Five Themes Project
Wednesday - Focus - CNN.Student News, Work on Five Themes Project, Homework -Time Zone Challenge (Refer to Mr. Hudson's Blog)
Thursday - Focus - Check Time Zone Challenge answers, Present Five Themes Project Posters, Study for Time Zone Quiz
Friday - Focus - Study and take Time Zone Quiz,  Present Five Themes Project Homework - Earth's Changing Climate 1-5

******** Students have needed more time to work on Five Themes Poster Project.  We will probably Move Time Zone Challenge, Time Zone Quiz, and Changing Climate to Thursday and Friday and may be next Monday.  Thanks for checking Blog!  Mr. Hudson

September 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Monday - Focus - YouTube - Latitude and Longitude, Work on Latitude and Longitude Activity Sheet 6, Finish Data Director Assessments, Group work - Latitude & Longitude worksheet 1-2
Tuesday - Focus - Latitude & Longitude 1-4 Warmup, What is a climograph?  Define it!  Look at Examples of Climograph, Homework - The Earth's Atmosphere and Climates, Youtube - Climograph
Wednesday - Focus - check climograph w.s. 1-5, Handout - simplified U.S. Constitution (Do 1-5 Questions as pairs) Discuss
ThursdayFocus - Quiz Climographs, Take Quiz, Go over 5 Themes Poster Project, Start Project
Friday - Focus - CNN.Student News, work on Five Themes Project

September 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Monday - Focus - Work on Geographer World Activity (ten questions), YouTube - Continents and Oceans 5:28, Map Skill Activity - 3,
Tuesday - Focus - Journal - List the Seven Continents and Five Major Oceans, Map Skill Activity 4 1-8, Go over Grid System with Class (Mr. Hudson's video)
Wednesday - Watch CNN.student news, Work on Tear-A-Continent Activity (due Thursday)
Thursday - Work on Data Director Assessment,  Go over Five Components of a good Summary
Friday - Journal - What is your impression of the Junior High? (5 to 6 sentences), Youtube - How to read Latitude and Longitude?, Latitude and Longitude - 1-4 Questions

September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Welcome Students and Parents to the 2014-2015 School Year
Monday - No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday - Introductions / Fill out Information Notecard, Go over Five Classroom Expectations and Syllabus, Explain Journal Activities
Wednesday - Focus Questions - What are the Five Themes of Geography?, Power Point - Five Themes of Geography, Geography Activity Sheet 1-17 (Homework), watch CNN.Student News
Thursday - Focus - Go over 1-17 Geography Sheet, watch CNN.Student News, Practice - Write Five Themes of Geography and Definition in your journal, *Five Themes Quiz - Friday (5 matching, 5 multiple choice)
Friday - Focus - Study for Five Themes of Geography Quiz, Take Quiz and Grade, Journal - Please write three separate sentences in your journal that reflect surprising things that you have learned about the Escanaba Junior High. (discuss), Geography Jeopardy - Power Point - with Mr. Hudson

June 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Monday - Review for Final - Work on Review Sheet
Tuesday - Awards Day - Assembly, Fun Day - field trip - Civici Center
Wednesday - Review for Final - Work on Review Sheet
Thursday - 1 and 2 Period Exams (1/2 day)
Friday - 3 and 4 Period Exams (1/2 day)
Monday - 5 and 6 Period Exams (1/2 day) School is Out of the Summer! Enjoy!  It was a fun year!
Tuesday - Teacher Work Day (Grades)