1/19 (Red)

We just returned from a three day weekend after celebrating MLK day on Monday. This is a RED week and it is also the first week that I will be teaching one of the Geography Blocks on my own. From this point on I will be adding an abbreviated lesson plan to all blogs where I am teaching that day. Although I have been comfortable with the students from the very beginning, I am just reaching a comfort level in regards to names . . . something really important!

Daily Lesson Plan

Objectives
- Identify numbered countries on a map (Europe).
- Describe the primary reasons people emigrate from their country of birth and immigrate to the United States.
- Identify key ways in which migration impacts the United States, immigrants, and the countries left behind.

Procedures
1) Students will be allowed five minutes to study for a pop quiz over the European Map they have completed.
2) Students will take a map quiz. They will have to identify six different countries. The countries they identify are numbered 1 thru 6.
3) Students will work on answers and artifacts for their Immigrant Interview (Geography Alive). These questions revolve around push/pull factors and the affect their immigration/emigration has on the U.S. and their home countries.

Assessment
Map Quiz – (Formative) Students will be assessed on the quiz with a grade ranging from 0 to 100. They will have a summative test over the twenty countries at a later date.
Immigrant Interview – (Formative) During this activity I walked around the room answering questions and making sure students were on task. Students will have one more block to complete this assignment.

Resources: Geography Alive Text, Map of Europe