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Unit 1: Basic Concepts and Development 2019 – 2020

| |Topic |In-Class Activity/Discussion |Homework |

|9/02 |NO SCHOOL |Labor Day Holiday | |

|9/03 |Admin. |(Long Division Schedule) Introduction (syllabus), seating chart, unit|Complete “Contact Info Form” link found on website |

| | |calendar/hw schedule, website, EXPECTATIONS, and guided readings |Unit 1 Guided Reading #1 – 6 |

| | | |see Unit 1 Guided Reading #13, print “Longitude and Latitude |

| | | |Exercises” from website and work on them in your free time, for |

| | | |example during advisory periods this week, etc. Note that the due |

| | | |date is 9/11 for this packet. |

|9/04 |Basic Concepts |Teacher-led map activity “regionalizing” the world. |Unit 1 Guided Reading #7 – 12, 22 – 24 |

| | |Distribute Map Test #1 (World Regions) Study Guide | |

|9/05 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (these will NOT normally be listed on the schedule|Unit 1 Guided Reading #14 – 21 |

| | |so it is important that you stay current with the assignments under the| |

| | |“homework” column to the right) | |

| | |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on history of geography, | |

| | |scale/aggregation, models, and projections. | |

|9/06 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on the thematic maps, the five themes of |Unit 1 Guided Reading #25, 29 – 30 |

| | |geography (location). |Work on Longitude and Latitude Exercises |

| | |Due: Contact Info Form should have been submitted electronically by | |

| | |the end of the day | |

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|9/09 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (see warning above on 9/05) |Unit 1 Guided Reading #26 – 28, 31 – 35 |

| | |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on the five themes of geography (place | |

| | |and region and the properties of spatial distribution) | |

|9/10 |Basic Concepts |Lecture/discussion on the five themes of geography (interaction) |Unit Guided Reading #13: Complete Longitude/Latitude Exercises. |

| | |Intro to cultural ecology (env. determinism vs. possibilism) |Due date is tomorrow, 9/11) |

| | |“Guns, Germs and Steel” and cultural ecology | |

|9/11 |Basic Concepts |Complete “Guns, Germs and Steel” |Unit 1 Guided Reading #36 – 38 |

| | |Due: Longitude and Latitude Exercises | |

|9/12 |Basic Concepts |Guided Reading check (last notification of check) |Begin Unit 1 Guided Reading (Development Indicators Graphic |

| | |Review “Guns, Germs and Steel” by using the argumentation flowchart |Organizer on the last page) |

|9/13 |Basic Concepts |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on the five themes of geography (movement|How does Chicago fit into the Five Themes of Geography? Students |

| | |and “Site and Situation”) |prepare ideas for Monday’s discussion. |

| | | |Chicago readings/ Carl Sandburg, “Chicago” |

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|9/16 |Basic Concepts |Small group activity. Students share ideas on describing Chicago using|Unit 1 Guided Reading #39 – 44 |

| | |the five themes of geography. | |

|9/17 |Basic Concepts |Students share ideas on the site and situation of Chicago. |Complete Unit 1 Guided Reading (Development Indicators Graphic |

| | | |Organizer on the last page) |

|9/18 |Development |Hans Rosling “200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes” |Study for World Regions Map Exam |

| | |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on development indices, distribution and | |

| | |their relation to gender issues. (30 minutes) | |

|9/19 |Development |Powerpoint lecture/discussion on development indices, distribution and |Study for World Regions Map Exam |

| | |their relation to gender issues. (40 minutes) | |

| | |Wallerstein’s World System Theory Discussion | |

|9/20 |Map Exam |World Regions Map Exam (20 minutes) |Review powerpoint(s) and guided reading for unit exam |

| | |AP Classroom set up | |

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|9/23 |Development |HDI Mapping Activity (small groups) |Work on HDI Mapping Activity |

|9/24 |Review |AP Classroom |Review powerpoints and guided reading for unit exam |

|9/25 |Development/Review |Stimulus-based questioning |Review powerpoints and guided reading for unit exam |

| | |Application of knowledge practice exercise | |

|9/26 |Review |Review Crossword Puzzle (small group/no notes) |Review powerpoints and guided reading for unit exam |

|9/27 |Assessment |Basic Concepts and Development Multiple Choice |Use study guide to review for FRQ |

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|9/30 |Assessment |Basic Concepts and Development FRQ |Unit 2a Guided Reading (#1 – 13) |

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