Mrs. Steele's and Mr. Lay's

Geography Class

 Welcome to 2011!

January 4th:  Finish East Asia Quiz and Work on Posters

January 5th and 6th:  South Asia Physical Geography

HOMEWORK:  Workbook pages 16-18

January 7th and 10th:  South Asia Cultures and History

January 11th and 12th:  South Asia: India and Pakistan

HOMEWORK:  Complete Review Sheet for South Asia Quiz

January 13th and 14th:

Quiz South Asia

January 18th and 19th:

SW Asia Physical Geography

Homework:  WB pages 19-21

January 20th and 21st:

SW Asia Cultures and History

January 25th and 26th:

Saudi Arabia and Israel

Homework:  Worksheet on Israel and Saudi Arabia  Use pages 331-341 in the textbook to complete.

January 27th and 28th: Review

January 31st and February 1st:  SW Asia Quiz

February 2nd and February 3rd:  Central Asia Physical Geography  and Finish SW Asia Quiz

Homework:  WB pages 23-24

February 4th and 7th:  Finish Central Asia Physical Geography; Cultures and History of Central Asia

February 8th and 9th:  Students will work on country posters and complete.

February 10th and 11th:  Southeast Asia Physical Geography

February 14th and 15th:  SE Asia Cultures and History

Homework:  WB pages 53-55

February 16th and 17th:  Vietnam

February 18th and 22nd:  Review for Asia Final

Homework:  Study Review sheet to be prepared for Test

February 23rd and 24th:  Asia Final Exam

February 25th and 28th:  Australia/New Zealand Physical Geography

March 1st and 2nd: Pacific Island Physical Geography

Homework: Workbook pages 90-91

March 3rd and 4th: Pacific Region Cultures and History

March 7th and 8th: Australia

Homework: Workbook pages 57-58

March 9th and 10th: Australia and the Pacific Region Quiz

March 11th: Sliver Day Students - Intro to Africa

Spring Break March 12-20

March 21: Gold Day Students - Into to Africa

March 22-23: Physical Geography of Africa - Land and Water

Homework: New Workbook - Africa - Pages 7-8 (students must underline answers)

March 24-25: Africa Climate and Vegetation

March 28-29: Cultures of North Africa

Homework: Workbook Pages 33-34 (students must underline answers)

 April 1-4: Cultures of North Africa and Geography of Africa Quiz

April 5-6: Cultures of West Africa

Homework: Complete any make up work students may have. They all have been informed of their make up work several times throughout the semester.

April 7-8: Ghana and Nigeria

Homework: (Silver Day Students) Review of West Africa and Mali Worksheet

April 11-13: FCAT READING 2 DAYS FCAT MATH 1 DAY

April 14: (Gold Day Students) Mali and West Africa Review

April 15-18: Review and Quiz on West Africa

Dates for assignments during this week are subject to change due to FCAT

April 19-20: Cultures of East Africa

Homework: Workbook Pages 39-40 (students must underline answers in the reading)

April 21 and 25: Tanzania and Ethiopia

April 26-27: Kenya and Review

Homework: Finish Review Sheet From Class! (Students will use Review Sheet on Quiz)

April 28-29: East Africa Quiz

May 2-3: Cultures of South/Central Africa

Homework: Workbook Pages 42-43 (students must underline answers in the reading)

May 4-5: Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 6-9: South Africa

May 10-11: Revew of Africa

Homework: Finish Review of Africa Worksheet (worth 60 points!)

May 12-13: Cultures of Africa Test

May 16-17: Research for Travel Brochure on a country in Africa

May 18-19: Students will make the Travel Brochure

May 20-23: Students will do touch ups on Brochure and sell vacation to the class and Mr. Lay

May 24-25: Holocaust

Homework: Study Vocab Worksheet

May 26-27: Holocaust

Homework: Study Vocab Worksheet

May 31-June 1: Holocaust

Homework: Study Vocab Worksheet

June 2-3: Vocab Review/Continents and Oceans Review/Smart Board Games

Homework: Study Vocab Worksheets and/or Finish Flash Cards!

June 6-7: Post Test of Geography!

June 8-9: Movie/Makeup Work for some students/Finish Post Test of Geography