Saturday, November 30, 2013

Week of Dec. 2-6

Learning Goal
To understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on the Earth's surface.

12/2/13
Migration Outline quiz
Homework discussion and collection
View The Dust Bowl 
Homework:  Study for Migration Test

12/3/13
Culture research questions:


DUE FRIDAY!!
Homework:  Study for Migration Test

12/4/13
Homework:  Review Culture
NOTE:  TUTORING

12/5/13 Early Release
Promethean Board culture discussion
Homework: Migration Test Tomorrow!!

12/6/13
Migration Test
Collect Culture Research questions
Homework:  Study culture vocab.  Test on Monday



Friday, November 22, 2013

Week of Nov. 25-26

11/25/13
Learning Activities:
Collect homework
Finish viewing Migration video
Distribute Outlines
Homework:   Study outlines; anything that you don't understand try to find the answer from the Internet.  If you still don't understand, write a question to be addressed in class.

11/26/13
Learning Activities:
Address confusions from outline.
Review 5-previewing questions
Migration video quiz
Homework:  Go to my web page link on the Dust Bowl.  Read the essay and write a one-page commentary to share with the class on Monday.  Commentary should include the following:

1.  Summarize the article in a few sentences including the author's purpose for writing this essay.
2.  Write a paragraph connecting this article with a human geography topic.
3.  Describe a particular point that you liked or found interesting.

Read at least half of Barron's chapter on Culture.

NOTE:  There will be a migration test as soon as we are finished with The Dust Bowl.



Sunday, November 17, 2013

Week of Nov. 18-22

Learning Goal:
To understand how population affects human populations.
To understand how a catastrophic weather/environmental event affects the developing world.
To understand global migration patterns.

11/18/13
Learning Activities:
Review Population research reports
Population Geography MC Test
Homework:  Visit my web page link entitled "Population Video Project".  Go to "Student Video" and decide if you want to participate in this project.  It can be used as extra credit or as a substitute for another project.

11/19/13
Learning Activities:
Obtain feedback on population project
Review essay test responses
Homework:  Watch a news report on Typhoon Haiyan.  Relate event to a Human Geography topic.  Explain in a paragraph to share with class.
REMEMBER TUTORING TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL!

11/20/13
Learning Activities:
Finish reviewing responses; provides models of excellent papers.
Review physiologic density and Malthus geometric growth
Homework:  Complete any missing assignments.

11/21/13
Review physiologic density 
Share Typhoon Haiyan connections
Promethean Board on Typhoon Haiyan
Homework:  Review Barron's Migration section; look in Rubenstein and choose one migration visual.  On a sheet of paper identify the page number and graphic you are describing.  Then in a detailed paragraph with a clear topic sentence, write at least 5 details you can glean from the visual.

11/22/13
Learning Activities:
Share homework samples.
Introduce students to Pearson's migration video.
     Discussion questions
     Applicable vocabulary
Begin viewing film.
Homework: In Rubenstein, read the following:  "Environmental Push and Pull Factors" (82); "Distance of Migration" (84-85).  Make sure you know Ravenstein's theory.

"Population Project"

http://worldof7billion.org/

Dust Bowl Essay

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-031212-DustBowl.pdf

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Week of Nov. 12-15

Learning Goals
  • to understand Thomas Malthus theory and its connection to today
  • to understand the Demographic Transition Model and Population Pyramid
  • to understand population issues for specific countries or cultural hearth
  • to write a coherent essay on a population issue
11/12/13
Learning Activities:
Thomas Malthus debates
Homework:  Bring Hearth folder for research work tomorrow. Revisit pp. 65, 71-74.  Quiz on Thurs.

11/13/13
Learning Activities:
Hearth/area of study Media Ct. work.  Have Hearth folder.
Homework:  Finish Hearth work.  Due on Friday.

11/14/13
Learning Activities:
Promethean Board Review of DTM. 
Finding the connection between the DT & the PP.
http://blackpoolsixthasgeography.pbworks.com/w/page/23074673/The%20demographic%20transition%20model%20and%20it’s%205%20stages
pp. 65, 71-75 quiz

Homework:  Make sure you understand the DTM and its criticisms.  Review population chapter for essay test tomorrow.

11/15/13
Learning Activities:
Collect Hearth work
Essay Population Test
Homework:  Study Barron's for Population MC test on Monday.

Coming Up
Migration review
Migration film
Migration Test
Philippines lesson

Great web site on DT & PP

http://blackpoolsixthasgeography.pbworks.com/w/page/23074673/The%20demographic%20transition%20model%20and%20it’s%205%20stages

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

PP/DT papers

In the first paragraph define your terms and state the general relationship.  In the second paragraph give a specific example by identifying a country and explaining the connection. (Here, you could use your area's [hearth or interest] DT and PP if available.) In the third paragraph, list the advantages and disadvantages of the country's demographic status.

Rubric 
___general relationship
___defined terms
___appropriate examples and explanations
___advantages/disadvantages
___well organized with clear topic sentences
___writing conventions (grammar, complete sentences,

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Hearth Assignment

Research the following for your hearth.  Only use reputable sources and cite them properly.  Avoid most .com sites.  Cite source for each topic by providing URL in parentheses.  For example: 

Hearth:  West Virginia

Population Data
     current population:  1,855,364 (quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html)
     predicted growth
     life expectancy
     total fertility rate
     infant mortality rate
     maternal mortality rate
     natural increase rate
     population density
     physiologic density
     dependency ratio
     model of population pyramid
     demographic transition model

Migratory Patterns
     immigration
     emigration
     internal migration
     involuntary migration
     push and pull factors
     refugees
     intervening obstacles
     guest workers

Directions:
1.  Research above information using Rubenstein and online sources.
2.  Record information on Word Document
3.  Use any available visuals (photographs, maps, graphs, diagrams, etc.) but make sure you explain and cite.
4.  Begin presentation with political map of your hearth.
5.  Most topics can be formatted as demonstrated above.  Topics that require a graphic should have the topic at the top left, the picture in the main part of the page, and the citation at the bottom.
6.  Some topics will require an expository paragraph.  Follow the same procedure as the graphics.
7.  Not all information will be available; however 90% of the information should be available.  If you cannot find the information, state "NA" (not applicable).  However, if I find the information, then that section will be marked "incomplete".
8.  You will need a "Works Cited" page at the end of the presentation.

GRADING Rubric

(30) _____research ability

(20) _____writing conventions (spelling, grammar, page numbers, etc.)

(20) _____visuals quality

(10)_____citation quality

(10)_____followed directions

(10)_____promptness
    

Friday, November 1, 2013

Week of Nov. 4-8

Learning Goals
  • To understand the implications of population
  • To understand population distribution
  • To understand how to interpret the Thomas Malthus' Theory
Common Core:  Determining topic sentence; using subject vocabulary; conducting Internet research; critical problem solving; reading graphs; drawing conclusions

11/4/13
Learning Activities:
Population crossword and quiz 
Homework:
1.  Read p. 65 in Rubenstein
a. Summarize articles in two or three sentences.
b. List any vocab. words you do not understand and write their definitions.
c. Ask two question or questions about confusing topics. If you are clear, skip c.
d. Raise a critical question about implications for the future. (Due tomorrow.)

2. Write a one-sentence description of each population pyramid on p. 65 on a separate sheet of paper.

What is the relationship between the PP and the DT? 

In the first paragraph define your terms and state the general relationship.  In the second paragraph give a specific example by identifying a country and explaining the connection. (Here, you could use your area's [hearth or interest] DT and PP if available.) In the third paragraph, list the advantages and disadvantages of the country's demographic status (stage status).
Due Thursday, Nov. 7)

Rubric:
____general relationship (10)
____defined terms (10)
____examples (20)
____advantages & disadvantages (20)
____well organized with clear topic sentences (20) ____conventions (spelling, grammar, complete sentences, punctuation, coherence, capitalization, neatness, etc.) (10)
____submitted on time (10)
 
11/5/13
Learning Activities:
Discuss and collect homework
Warm-up--Essential Question:
How is Japan dealing with their growing elderly population? (2-minute think/plan, 5-minute write)

Silent reading:  71-75 in Rubenstein.
a. Define epidemiological transition
b. In one sentence, summarize each stage of the ET. (List as Stage 1, 2, etc.)
c.  Address a question of your choice in "Thinking Geographically". You must number the question and your topic sentence must clearly reflect which question you are addressing. Be ready to present to the class.

Homework: finish above; review Barron's and Rubenstein on Thomas Malthus

11/6/13
Learning Activities: 
Call on volunteers to present.
Collect homework
Structure anti-Malthus and neo-Malthusians debate
Debates will be on Nov. 12
Homework: work on PP/DT papers

11/7/13
Learning Activities: 
Mario presentation of cool sites.
peer edit  PP/DT essays
Homework:  correct essays.

11/8/13
Learning Activities: 
Collect essays.
Debate group practice
Homework: Study for population tests sometime next week and prepare for debates.  Review pp. 65 & 71-75