October 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Work on Desert Ecosystem Project, handout sketch paper - start sketches - (animal and ecosystem)
Tuesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Work on Desert Ecosystem Project, Work on Map Skills and World Overview 11&12 - Check Wednesday, Make-Up Day - Missing Assignments - turn in!
Wednesday - Focus - Why do we have different season? lamp and orange - rotation/orbit, Watch Video - Reasons for the Seasons (discovery education.com) - Discuss 12 Sentence Fact Sheet due at end of period
Thursday - Focus - Warmup - Climate Vary, Present Desert Ecosystem Project
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press - Journal about an article 6-8 sentences, Lesson - Types of Maps - Show class different types of maps - Discuss, Watch CNN 10 *Quiz Monday - types of maps

October 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

Monday - Focus - CNN 10, Read Junior Scholastic Article - "There is no one Here But the Dead"  WW1 Article - Discuss,  Assignment Quiz Wizard - work in partners - 1-15
Tuesday - Focus - Map Skills Activity 9 & 10 (warmup), Work on The Desert Climate Zone  - Do 1-12, Watch CNN 10
Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10,  Go over Desert Animal Ecosystem Project, Start Research - 1 Page of Notes due at end of period Homework - work on report
Thursday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Sketch Desert Animal ( sketch paper will be provided), Work on Report (Chrome Books)
Friday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Work on Desert Animal Project, (sketch, presentation, paper)
                            Read Escanaba Daily Press - Journal - Summary of Article (Date, year)

October 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Monday - Focus - Study for Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test, Take Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map Test, Finish Climate Zone Maps - (Test Grade), Watch CNN 10
Tuesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Work on Deadly Deserts  W. S., Watch Video - Wildlife - Desert Sahara (youtube) - 12 Sentence Fact Sheet due, Study Climate Regions Handout
Wednesday - Focus - Warm-up - Climates Vary Do 1-6,  Work on Earth's Changing Climate in Pairs, Video  - Earth Under Water - Global Warming - (Youtube) 12 Sentence Fact Sheet due at end of period
Thursday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Open Note Test - Climate Zones (12 questions - 24 - points), Review - Map Skills and World Overview Activity 9 & 10
Friday - Focus - Reading Escanaba Daily Press  - Journal (date/year) about an article - 6-8 sentences, Read "There No One Here But the Dead" World War I - Discuss, Look at Political Cartoon  Pg 24 Discuss

October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Monday - Focus - Review about Climographs,  Review Eastern Hemisphere Political Maps with a Partner, Video - Weather Things - Climate and Climate Change - 12 sentence fact sheet due at the end of period *Study Climograph Quiz
Tuesday - Focus - Study for Climograph Quiz, Take Climograph Quiz, Go through the 11 different Climates, Watch CNN 10
Wednesday - Focus - Study in partners (Eastern Hemisphere Physical), Go over Climate Zone Map Activity (you can use colored pencils, Watch CNN 10
Thursday - Focus - How many climates can you name? List,  Work on Climate Maps (pairs)
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press, Work on finishing Climate Maps, Study for Eastern Hemisphere Political Map, Watch CNN 10
 Reminder Eastern Hemisphere Political Map Test - Monday

September 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN 10 - Discuss, Take Eastern Hemisphere Physical Pre-test, Time Zone Math
Tuesday - Focus - Maps Skills and World Overview - warm-up, work on  - Eastern Hemisphere Physical Study Map, Watch CNN 10 - Discuss
Wednesday - What is a climograph? Define Climograph, Look at different Climographs Discuss,  Do Earth's Atmosphere and Climates, Watch CNN 10
Thursday - Focus - Take Climograph Quiz, Watch CNN 10, Study Eastern Hemisphere Physical Map - Take a practice Test
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press 10 - 12 minutes, Work on Climate Map -

September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Monday - Focus - Where do governments get their instructions? Divide Class in to 7 Groups, Assign each group one of the 7 Articles of the Constitution - Report, Do Whose Job Is It? Hold up 1 of 3 branches, Do Anatomy of Constitution 1-12 - check in class, Watch CNN 10
Tuesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Finish Latitude and Longitude 1-10, 1-10, Read Article on Time Zones - Discuss, How did RailRoads bring about Time Zones (video - Youtube)
Wednesday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Do warm-up Time zone Maps - 1-4, Watch Video  on Understanding Time Zones, Assignment - Do Keeping Time Worksheet 1-8
Thursday - Focus - Check Do Keeping Time Worksheet 1-8, Watch CNN 10, Groups - Work on Time Zone Challenge - Watch Video - check and discuss
Friday - Focus - Read Escanaba Daily Press - Journal - Date/Year 6-8 sentence summary (share), Take Time Zone Quiz, Watch CNN 10

September 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Monday - Focus - Watch CNN 10 - Share, Work on Tear - A - Continent Project - complete - know seven continents and four major oceans - Due Tuesday
Tuesday - Focus - Warmup - Do Map Skills Activity 3 & 4, Read Junior Scholastic 15 Minutes - Discuss The ERA 14 and 15, Work on the Quiz Wizard in Pairs
Wednesday - Focus - What is the Grid System? Cover Grid System, Latitude and Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Hemispheres, Do Map Activity 5 together, Watch CNN 10
Thursday - Focus - Do Latitude and Longitude 1-4 Warm-Up, Watch CNN 10, Work on Latitude and Longitude Worksheet - Partners - 20 Questions (use atlas)
Friday - Focus - Watch CNN 10, Finish Latitude and Longitude assignment 1-20, Journal - Date, Year - Paragraph about the Junior High - complete sentences