Lesson Plans for Jarred Seamans, Blue Ridge High School

Week of Monday, November 11, 2013 Monday, November 11, 2013 Day 54 Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Day 55 Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Day 56 Thursday, November 14, 2013 Day 57 Friday, November 15, 2013 Day 58

Monday, November 11, 2013 Day 54 World Geography Studies

The student is expected to... plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicating results. [23A] design and draw appropriate graphics such as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to communicate geographic features, distributions, and relationships. [22A] analyze and evaluate the validity and utility of multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial photographs, and maps.[21A] describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion.[16A] compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political, economic, social, and environmental changes.[16D] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends.[7A] explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration.[7B] locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements.[6A] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.[6B] Political, social, and environmental factors impact push and pull factors, which determine human migration and influence the patterns of settlement and location and distribution of cities. How have cities changed with the movement of population from 19002010? What factors allow some cities to maintain or grow in size while others become smaller? What human and physical features influence the size and distribution of settlements? What are the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Day 55 World Geography Studies

The student is expected to... locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements.[6A] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.[6B] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends.[7A] explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration.[7B] describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion.[16A] compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political, economic, social, and environmental changes.[16D] analyze and evaluate the validity and utility of multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial photographs, and maps.[21A] design and draw appropriate graphics such as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to communicate geographic features, distributions, and relationships. [22A] plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicating results. [23A] Political, social, and environmental factors impact push and pull factors, which determine human migration and influence the patterns of settlement and location and distribution of cities. How have cities changed with the movement of population from 19002010? What factors allow some cities to maintain or grow in size while others become smaller? What human and physical features influence the size and distribution of settlements? What are the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Day 56 World Geography Studies

The student is expected to... plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicating results. [23A] design and draw appropriate graphics such as maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to communicate geographic features, distributions, and relationships. [22A] analyze and evaluate the validity and utility of multiple sources of geographic information such as primary and secondary sources, aerial photographs, and maps.[21A] describe distinctive cultural patterns and landscapes associated with different places in Texas, the United States, and other regions of the world and how these patterns influenced the processes of innovation and diffusion.[16A] compare life in a variety of urban and rural areas in the world to evaluate political, economic, social, and environmental changes.[16D] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends.[7A] explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration.[7B] locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements.[6A] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.[6B] Political, social, and environmental factors impact push and pull factors, which determine human migration and influence the patterns of settlement and location and distribution of cities. How have cities changed with the movement of population from 19002010? What factors allow some cities to maintain or grow in size while others become smaller? What human and physical features influence the size and distribution of settlements? What are the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes

Thursday, November 14, 2013 Day 57 World Geography Studies

The student is expected to... locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements.[6A] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.[6B] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends.[7A] explain how political, economic, social, and environmental push and pull factors and physical geography affect the routes and flows of human migration.[7B] classify where specific countries fall along the economic spectrum between free enterprise and communism.[10B] compare global trade patterns over time and examine the implications of globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones.[10D] interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man-made and natural borders, into separate political units such as cities, states, or countries.[13A] analyze ways technological innovations such as air conditioning and desalinization have allowed humans to adapt to places. [19B] examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources.[19C] describe the impact of new information technologies such as the Internet, Global Positioning System (GPS), or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).[20A] create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions, infer relationships, and analyze change. [21C] plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicating results. [23A] A countrys economic situation impacts its political relationship with other countries. What are the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities? How has the United States economy

Friday, November 15, 2013 Day 58 World Geography Studies

The student is expected to... plan, organize, and complete a research project that involves asking geographic questions; acquiring, organizing, and analyzing information; answering questions; and communicating results. [23A] create and interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions, infer relationships, and analyze change. [21C] describe the impact of new information technologies such as the Internet, Global Positioning System (GPS), or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).[20A] analyze ways technological innovations such as air conditioning and desalinization have allowed humans to adapt to places. [19B] examine the environmental, economic, and social impacts of advances in technology on agriculture and natural resources.[19C] interpret maps to explain the division of land, including man-made and natural borders, into separate political units such as cities, states, or countries.[13A] classify where specific countries fall along the economic spectrum between free enterprise and communism.[10B] compare global trade patterns over time and examine the implications of globalization, including outsourcing and free trade zones.[10D] construct and analyze population pyramids and use other data, graphics, and maps to describe the population characteristics of different societies and to predict future population trends.[7A] examine benefits and challenges of globalization, including connectivity, standard of living, pandemics, and loss of local culture.[7D] locate and describe human and physical features that influence the size and distribution of settlements.[6A] explain the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities.[6B] A countrys economic situation impacts its political relationship with other countries. What are the processes that have caused changes in settlement patterns, including urbanization, transportation, access to and availability of resources, and economic activities? How has the United States economy

Monday, November 11, 2013 Day 54

caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes and flows of human migration?

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Day 55

caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes and flows of human migration?

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Day 56

caused changes in settlement patterns? How do the following affect the routes and flows of human migration?

Thursday, November 14, 2013 Day 57

economic activities? How has the United States economy impacted its relationship/s with other countries? Where is the United States categorized on the economic spectrum? How has technological innovation impacted agriculture and natural resources?

Friday, November 15, 2013 Day 58

economic activities? How has the United States economy impacted its relationship/s with other countries? Where is the United States categorized on the economic spectrum? How has technological innovation impacted agriculture and natural resources?

Monday, November 11, 2013 Day 54 Social Studies, Grade 8

The student is expected to... transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate.[30C] identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras.[26B] analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life.[25C] describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic.[21B] summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.[19B] identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[15C] explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C] Limited governments guarantee specific rights to their citizens. What are the significant dates in U.S. History through 1877? What were the colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence, and how were those grievances addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights? What rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? What is the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic? How have First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom impacted the American way of life? What are examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras?

Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Day 55 Social Studies, Grade 8

The student is expected to... explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C] identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[15C] summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.[19B] describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic.[21B] analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life.[25C] identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras.[26B] transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate.[30C] Limited governments guarantee specific rights to their citizens. What are the significant dates in U.S. History through 1877? What were the colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence, and how were those grievances addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights? What rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? What is the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic? How have First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom impacted the American way of life? What are examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras?

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Day 56 Social Studies, Grade 8

The student is expected to... transfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate.[30C] identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras.[26B] analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life.[25C] describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic.[21B] summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.[19B] identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[15C] explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C] Limited governments guarantee specific rights to their citizens. What are the significant dates in U.S. History through 1877? What were the colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence, and how were those grievances addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights? What rights are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? What is the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic? How have First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom impacted the American way of life? What are examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras?

Thursday, November 14, 2013 Day 57 Social Studies, Grade 8

The student is expected to... identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A] apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods.[1B] explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C] analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason.[17A] summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.[15B] analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights.[15D] define and give examples of unalienable rights.[19A] summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.[19B] summarize a historical event in which compromise resulted in a peaceful resolution.[21C] Unit 4 Test Review

Friday, November 15, 2013 Day 58 Social Studies, Grade 8

The student is expected to... identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A] explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C] analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.[4D] analyze the arguments for and against ratification.[4E] identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist Papers, and selected Anti-Federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government.[15A] identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.[15C] analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights.[15D] define and give examples of unalienable rights.[19A] summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.[19B] describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic.[21B] summarize a historical event in which compromise resulted in a peaceful resolution.[21C] trace the development of religious freedom in the United States.[25A] analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life.[25C] identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 Day 55

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Day 56

Thursday, November 14, 2013 Day 57

Friday, November 15, 2013 Day 58

identify examples of American art, music, and literature that reflect society in different eras.[26B] identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants.[29D] organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps.[29C] analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions. [29B] differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States.[29A] pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases.[29J] use social studies terminology correctly. [30A] Unit 4 Exam