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MONDAY: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY TEST TODAY! We'll discuss the Chapter 27 Review today which introduces the people, government, economy, arts and recreation of Japan. Students will begin to take CORNELL notes on the history of Japan. Homework: Label a map of Japan identifying the four islands, important cities, bodies of water. Students will be tested on this map on Friday.
TUESDAY: We'll continue exploring the history of Japan by creating a Cornell Note timeline from the Feudal period to post WWII Japan. Homework: Reading on Ancient Japan and Samurai/Shogun Venn diagram.
WEDNESDAY: Discuss the homework from last night. We'll also finish out discussion of the brief timeline of Japanese history. Students, put those NOTES in your notebook! You will need them for the Japanese final in several weeks.
DEAR-DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!! THIS IS EARLY RELEASE DAY! ENJOY!
THURSDAY: We'll explore the Japanese economy through a lesson entitled JAPANESE GIANT, reviewing economic concepts such as globalization, interdependence, trade surplus and GDP. Students will use the "yen" to make purchases and homework will be to research a Japanese product for purchase. This becomes detailed, so this homework will be due on Monday,
FRIDAY: Japan map test is POSTPONED until further notice. We have a number of students will be out of town, plus we may add a few physical features to that map.
The Japanese economy will be further examined today through discussion and notetaking about the current economic status of Japan. Students will complete an inductive learning activity where they group and label vocabulary learned as they read the Japan chapter. They will then generate sentence summaries using that vocabulary.
Today students will be assigned their first book report, which counts toward the 25 books they'll read in the 7th grade. Their assignment is involved and counts as a major project. Read the special section below on the book report information!
Click the link above to download your instructions for the Japan Book report. This is an exciting project with beautiful results! Please do not overspend buying scrapbook materials...as some students have done in the past! Students can draw or use color graphics. Interesting paper for the covers, or for the pages, is very effective. ALL scrapbooks must be word processed. We'll thoroughly review the assignment in class and look at some examples from last year's projects.
I have a few novels I will lend to students, the media center has a few, or you can order a copy of a novel of your student's choice at Chapter 11 in the Publix shopping center or other nearby bookstores. This is the first of five historical fiction/biographical novels students will read this year, and counts toward their total of 25 books.
DUE DATE: Thursday, November 2!!
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