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Fall Semester Calendar 


 Week 1 
Monday: Welcome back & Syllabus
Tuesday: Getting to know you activity 
Block Day: Begin Unit 1 - 5 Themes notes 
Friday: Get textbooks & Unit 1 Vocab 

Week 2
Monday: Earth's dynamics notes & worksheet
Tuesday: Hemisphere notes & pinpointing major cities handout  
Block Day: Timezone Notes & timezone handout, World Map worksheet       [5 themes quiz]       -----Bring Textbook!!!--------

Friday:  Video clips on Twisters & Earthquakes 

Week 3 
Monday:-------------NO SCHOOL-----------LABOR DAY -------------
Tuesday: Climate & Wind notes, hydro-logic cycle activity 
Block Day: Land-forms & Biomes notes, Land-forms handout 

Friday: Remembering 9/11 video & USA / Canada Map 

Week 4
Monday:Notes on USA & American citizen test (done in pairs) 
Tuesday: Notes on Canada 
Block Day: Notes on Mexico & handout Latin America Map due Friday 

Friday:Notes on Brazil, handout Americas vocab due Tuesday  

Week 5 
Monday: Review Unit 1 handout &  turn in / complete notebook packet
Tuesday: go over review (review game if have time), finish vocab, etc. 
Block Day: Test Unit 1 

Friday:Begin Unit 2 (Europe) 

Week 6 
Monday:UK notes 
Tuesday: France notes 
Block Day: Germany notes & Europe Map Due 

Friday: Italy notes 

Week 7 
Monday:
Greece notes & postcard activity 
Tuesday: I
ntro to European Travel Project instructions & selection of country (use of Google Slides & Google Classroom)
Block Day: European Timeline Project Due TODAY & Review Unit 2 

Friday: Unit 2 Test 

Week 8 
Monday: Computer Lab for Slides Project 
Tuesday: Computer Lab for Slides Project 
Block Day: Computer Lab for Slides Project 

Friday: Computer Lab for Slides Project - DUE online on Monday by 9:00pm 

Week 9 
Monday : Movie: The Book Thief (complete movie questionnaire while watching movie) 
Tuesday: Finish movie and questionnaire 
Block Day: Begin Unit 3 - Russia Notes, Armenia Notes & you tube video on Armenia genocide  

Friday: Israel notes & Russia maps Due today  

Week 10 
Monday: Iran  notes   
Tuesday: Iraq notes  
Block Day: Israel notes & begin American Pastime video 

Friday: finish American Pastime video &  work on maps 

Week 11 
Monday:Staff Development Day ----------- NO SCHOOL --------------
Tuesday: Japan Notes 
Block Day: China Notes & Asia timeline project

Friday: finish Asia timeline project Due TODAY

Week 12 
Monday:Israel Notes
Tuesday: South Korea Notes 
Block Day: India Notes & Gandhi video clip

Friday: Veteran's Day -----------NO SCHOOL -------------

Week 13 
Monday:Review Unit 3 & South Asia Vocab Due Today 
Tuesday: Unit 3 Test & Africa Maps  
Block Day: South Africa Notes & Nelson Mandela video clip OR  Invictus video OR The First Grader video 
(complete movie questionnaire while watching movie) 
Friday: finish video OR Africa mask & Egyptian names handouts 

Week 14  --------THANKSGIVING BREAK--------- 
Monday:Thanksgiving Break ----------NO SCHOOL ---------------------
Tuesday: Thanksgiving Break ----------NO SCHOOL ---------------------
Block Day: Thanksgiving Break ----------NO SCHOOL ---------------------

Friday:Thanksgiving Break ----------NO SCHOOL ---------------------

Week 15 
Monday: Ethiopia notes, King Menelik II handout / Analyzing Biases handout 
Tuesday: Egypt notes & Africa Vocab 
Block Day: Scramble for Africa handout, & finish Africa maps Due Today 

Friday: Africa Vocab Due & Discuss final country project 

Week 16 
Monday:Go to computer lab to work on project 
Tuesday: Go to computer lab to work on project 
Block Day: Go to computer lab to work on project 

Friday:Go to computer lab to work on project 

Week 17 
Monday: Prepare for presentation, work on project in computer lab,  & go over research paper in class 
Tuesday: Prepare for presentation, work on project in computer lab, & go over research paper in class 
Block Day: Prepare for presentation, work on project in computer lab, & go over research paper in class ----Research Paper Due Today Online!!!! ----

Friday: Turn in Textbooks to the Library & prepare for presentation on finals day 

Week 18 ----FINALS WEEK-----
Monday: Regular Schedule ------Prepare for presentation & then present on finals day! -----
Tuesday: 1st & 4th period finals   ---present project----
Wednesday: 2nd & 6th period finals   ---present project----

Thursday: 3rd & 7th period finals    ----present project----
Friday: Regular schedule -------END OF FALL SEMESTER--------


Week 19 
Monday:-------------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------
Tuesday: ----------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------
Block Day: -----------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------

Friday:-------------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------

Week 20 
Monday:---------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------
Tuesday: ----------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------
Block Day: ----------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------

Friday:---------WINTER BREAK -----NO SCHOOL-------

Week 21 
Monday:-----------STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY -----NO SCHOOL-------
Tuesday: SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS!!!! 
Block Day: SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS!!!! 

Friday:SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS!!!! ​



Spring Semester Calendar

Week 1 
Monday: -------------STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY -------NO SCHOOL------
Tuesday: NO BACKPACK DAY ----- PLAY GAMES -----
Block Day: go over syllabus, begin Unit 1 (5 themes) notes, 5 themes video clip, vocab Due next Block Day, get books from Library 

Friday: work on Vocab Due on Block Day & World Map Due next Friday 

Week 2
Monday: ------------NO SCHOOL -----HOLIDAY---------
Tuesday:  5 Themes poster, work on vocab / world map, 7 watch video clip on the 5 Themes of Geography 
Block Day: Earth's Dynamics notes, Inside the Earth handout, Hemisphere/Lat/Long handout, work on World Map, & turn in Vocab due today 
Friday: Hemisphere notes, pinpointing major cities handout, and World Map due today 

Week 3
Monday: Quiz on the 5 themes, Timezone notes, timezone handout, vocab on the America's  due Monday (with colored picts)  
Tuesday: Climate & wind notes, hydrologic cycle drawing / activity, climate vs weather venn-diagram
Block Day: Biomes & landforms notes, landforms handout, work on vocab, work on USA Maps due next Tuesday
Friday: work on vocab & work on USA map due next week 

Week 4
Monday:  Building vocabulary handout due Friday, video clip extreme weather (
volcanoes / Dante's Peak) & vocab due today 
Tuesday: Acid Rain handout due today [2-3 paragraph summary], video clip extreme weather (tornadoes / Twister) OR video clip on Biomes [if have time today] & USA map due today
Block Day: Quiz #2 on Unit 1 (hemispheres, climate, biomes, landforms, etc) & California Map handout Due next block day (video clip on CA?) 
Friday: work on CA map 

Week 5 
Monday:USA Notes & video clip 
Tuesday: Turn in CA Map, USA citizenship test (app OR paper test) & 
Interpreting Climatography handout due Friday
Block Day:Notes on Canada & video clip, notes on Mexico & video clip, & work on Climatography handout OR Review 
Friday: work on Review, get Notebooks ready, & turn in Climatography handout due today

Week 6 
Monday:------HOLIDAY -------NO SCHOOL -----
Tuesday: Unit 1 Test & turn in Notebook with Review 
 
Block Day: Begin Unit 2 (Europe) Project Intro & War Horse video 
Friday: Finish War Horse, go over Europe Slides Project in detail & have students added to Google Classroom Website

Week 7
Monday:-----HOLIDAY -------NO SCHOOL----
Tuesday:Begin project in computer lab 
Block Day: Work on project in computer lab (double assembly today) 
Friday: 
Work on project in computer lab 
 
Week 8 
Monday:
Work on project in computer lab 
Tuesday:Work on project in computer lab 
Block Day:Work on project in computer lab 
Friday: Work on project in computer lab & submit project online to Google Classroom Website by Midnight 

Week 9
Monday: Begin Project Presentations (4-5 minutes long) 
Tuesday: Continue with Presentations 
Block Day: Finish Presentations & work on Europe Maps due next block day 
Friday: Begin Unit 2 - work on Europe maps packet  


Week 10
Monday: notes on France & video clip 
Tuesday:Notes on Germany & video clip 

Block Day: Quiz, postcard activity, work & turn in Europe maps, and work on Vocab due next block day 
Friday: notes on England & video clip 

Week 11
Monday: notes on Greece & video clip 
Tuesday:  notes on Italy & video clip 
Block Day: begin European Poster / Timeline Project 
 & turn in vocab due today 
Friday: finish & present posters, handout Review for test 

Week 12
Monday: work on and go  over Review & create notebook packets 
Tuesday: Work on Unit 3 Map Asia (Russia) due next block day & finish packets / review (study for test)  
Block Day: Unit 2 Test on Europe & start The Book Thief Movie with questions 
Friday: finish movie with questions 

Week 13
Monday:notes on Russia & video clip 
Tuesday:notes on Japan & video clip 
Block Day:notes on China, China vs Japan compare / contrast poster project, Asia map due today (Russia), & East Asia Map (China) due next block day after Spring Break 
Friday: finish American Pastime video & work on map 

Week 14
Monday:
 -----NO SCHOOL ------SPRING BREAK -----------
Tuesday: -----NO SCHOOL ------SPRING BREAK -----------
Block Day: -----NO SCHOOL ------SPRING BREAK -----------
Friday:  -----NO SCHOOL ------SPRING BREAK -----------

Week 15
Monday:
 -----NO SCHOOL ------SPRING BREAK -----------
Tuesday:notes on Israel & video clip 
Block Day:Middle East Religions Readings / Venn-Diagram, East Asia map (China) due today, & work on South West Asia (Middle East) map due next block day  
Friday: notes on Iraq / Iran & video clip 

NOTE: we will be having a Double Block Day Schedule staring March 20th - June 2nd due to CA State Testing & AP Testing 
-Monday & Wednesday = Even Schedule 
-Tuesday & Thursday = Odd Schedule 
- Friday = Regular Schedule 


Week 16
Monday:Notes on Armenia & video clip (Forgotten Genocide - Armenian Genocide of WWI), work on SW Asia (Middle East) maps 
Tuesday: same 
Block Day:Quiz, South West Asia (Middle East) map due today, work on South East Asia (Pacific Islands) due next block day, & watch Gandhi movie with questions 
Friday: continue Gandhi movie with questions 

Week 17
Monday:Notes on South Korea & video clip, begin Asia Timeline Poster Project 
Tuesday:same 
Block Day: notes on the Philippines & video clip, South East Asia (Pacific Islands) map due today, & finish Asia Timeline Poster Project  
Friday:  work on Unit 3 Review, create notebook packets & turn in finished Asia Timeline Projects  

Week 18
Monday: Unit 3 Test, & work on Africa maps due next Wednesday 
Tuesday: same 
Block Day: Scramble for Africa handout, name plate in ancient hieroglyphics, message in hieroglyphics handout due today, & work on Africa map
Friday: notes on Egypt & video clip

Week 19
Monday: Invictus movie OR the First Grader movie with questions,  & Africa Masks handout due Friday 
Tuesday: same
Block Day: notes on South Africa with video, Africa maps due today, & begin final review
Friday: Quiz (Africa map), begin working on review board game project (assign groups) & turn in finished African Mask poster 

Week 20
Monday: work on board game review project 
Tuesday: same 
Block Day: finish board game review project 
Friday: play board game review project 

​Week 21
Monday:-----NO SCHOOL ------ HOLIDAY ------
Tuesday: play board game review project  
Block Day:  play board game review project  
Friday:  work on final review game & begin to work on the ABC's of Geography project (if have time) 

Week 22 --------FINALS WEEK---------
Monday:  TURN IN TEXTBOOKS & finish final review 
Tuesday: FINAL TEST  - work on & finish the ABC's of Geography project / play the Board Game Review Projects for fun 
Block Day: FINAL TEST - work on & finish the ABC's of Geography project  / play the Board Game Review Projects for fun 
Friday: ----LAST DAY OF SCHOOL--------

------NO MORE SCHOOL-------SUMMER BREAK------------HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE----------SEE YOU NEXT SCHOOL YEAR---------

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