Edging into East Asia...

   Today we took a content quiz over our material on South Asia.
   Then we used the outlines we started to take notes on some key physical features of China and their affect on the region. We used a digital note-taking tool to analyze the pros and cons of the Three Gorges Dam built to control the flooding of the Yangtze River.
   Tomorrow we will continue with our notes to discover the climates and vegetation zones of East Asia.

*Please remember to bring in an item or two for our Asian Culture Day on Friday. I really want all of my classes to be able to participate - and we can't if we don't supply the materials! Thanks!!

Upcoming Events!

FYI!!

Attention Parents & Students:

On Friday, April 27th the geography classes will jointly participate in an Asian Culture Day. We will be making 2 different kinds of sushi and creating various types of art. With almost 400 students participating, we are asking for your help in providing supplies for the event. If you are able to contribute for the event, we ask that you have your student bring it by Wednesday, April 25. Thank you in advance for your support!!

~Mrs. Blagg
and fellow Geography teachers

• box of rice krispie cereal
• bag of marshmallows
• 2 bags of gummy worms
• 2 boxes of square fruit rollups
• 2 rolls of paper towels
• package of small paper plates
• package of wet wipes
• box of disposable gloves

welcome back!

  As we return from Spring Break we will dive into another sub-region of Asia - South Asia. This week, we will be looking at the physical and human geography of India and its surrounding countries.
  In class today, we did our mapping activity for Asia. We will briefly go over this tomorrow in class & you will be quizzed over Asia on Friday, April 20th.
  Then we did a partner timeline activity for the name changes that Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka went though.
  Lastly, we finished with notes on the physical geography of South Asia.

spring break!

I hope you each have a fun and relaxing break!

When we come back on the 16th we will continue with our unit on Asia by looking at the South & Southeast Asian sub-regions. We will have HSAP testing that week so be prepared for some weird schedules.

I will be grading Arab Spring essays - so if its not in my inbox - its late (and remember it counts for 30% of your quiz on the Middle East).

See ya Monday!

Middle East & Major Religions

Today we prepared for our essay assignment on the Arab Spring. We will be using a CSE format which was explained and modeled in class. All essays should address 1 of the 2 claims provided. Factual evidence must be provided to support your claim. Be sure to cite your sources at the bottom of your essay in proper formatting.

After starting our essays, we finished our unit on the Middle East by taking notes on the 2 major monotheistic religions from that region. We also examined an excerpt from the Qur'an and completed our day with a Venn diagram to compare/contrast Islam & Judaism.

Remember to complete the review sheet that was handed out in class. We will take our quiz over the Middle East tomorrow and finish our essays.