Welcome Back! September 5, 2017

• Find your new seat!• Need: Agenda Out and Open to Punch Card for Quarter 1

• Composition Notebook• Colored Pencils/Pens/Markers• Something to write with

• Agenda:• Good things• Creating UNIT 1 Title Page• Unit 1 Vocabulary• NC Brain Dump• NC Regions Geography Notes• Intro to NC Tourism Project

As you settle in, go ahead and title

the next page in your notebook:

UNIT 1: GEOGRAPHY

**Get the three pages off the book

shelf**

- Vocabulary

- Brain

- NC Map

Unit 1: Geography

How to create a Unit Page

5-5-5You can choose three of the following:

- 5 Pictures/Images/Symbols

- 5 Quotes or Historical Documents

- 5 Colors/Fonts

- 5 People, Places, or Events

- 5 Vocabulary Terms

Vocabulary:• Absolute location: the EXACT location of a place (Address, Latitude/Longitude coordinates)

• Relative location: a description of what a place is NEAR

• Regions: what locations have in common (geography, language, religion)

• Tidewater: the eastern most region of North Carolina; contains the barrier islands and beaches

• Coastal Plains: in Eastern North Carolina; contains low, flat, fertile plains

• Piedmont: foot of the mountain; middle region of North Carolina

• Mountains: in Western North Carolina; contains part of the Appalachian Mountain range

• Barrier Islands: the chain of islands off of North Carolina’s coast; also known as the Outer Banks

• Geographical Features: the physical features of the land

• Climate: the seasons and weather experienced in a region

Pre-Unit Activity: Brain Dump

Dump out ALL that you know about

North Carolina…

UNC

North Carolina Geography

Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Great Smoky Mountains

• Higher elevation/cooler climate

• Forest Covered

• Rivers and Lakes

• Rocky Soil

• Asheville, Boone

Piedmont

• Foot of the mountain

• 4 seasons

• Rolling hills

• Forests

• Rivers and Lakes

• Clay soil

• Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Charlotte

Coastal Plains

• Lowlands

• Farmland- loam (rich soil)

• 4 seasons

• Farms (North), Sandhills(South), plains, flat

• Rivers

• Fayetteville, Greenville, Southern Pines/Pinehurst

Tidewater

• Coastline

• Barrier Islands/Outer Banks

• Beaches/Sandy

• Inlets, Sounds, Rivers

• Wilmington and New Bern

Take Aways from Today

• Geography of North Carolina

• 4 distinct geographical regions

- NC TOURISM VIDEO: Presentations are due FRIDAY! You will have tomorrow and Thursday to research and create video

Launch

Be the change

you want to see

in the world.

Directions for SMART Lunch Current Events• Watch CNN Student News

• As the stories are going, take brief notes about it (Who, What, When, Where, Why)

• Bella- will you pause it at the end of each segment please?

• After the show, choose ONE story to focus on:• Complete the TOP SECTION for that story

• Title, Who, Where, and When

• Complete the BOTTOM SECTION• Give a summary of the story• Write a reflection about your connection or opinions about the story

• Turn in completed form to PERIOD 3 Tray (on the Book Shelf)

Tuesday September 6, 2017

• Need: Notebook, Device, and Pen/Pencil

• Agenda:• Good things

• Introduction to NC TOURISM PROJECT• What are we doing?

• Who’s doing what?

• Research

• Video

• Launch

NC TOURISM VIDEO

• Congratulations! You have been hired by North Carolina’s Travel and Tourism Department. Your job is to create a tourism video that encourages travelers to visit your North Carolina region. You and your group will work together to create an engaging and informative video about your region!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgeutMBNNZc

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJhGQMq0MwI&list=PLN-hqVuMmUAanICiytk2qTs_u7zEuHnKr

What needs to be included? • Geography- thoroughly describe the geographical features and the

climate experienced in your region

• Industries/Jobs- what are major industries found specifically in your region that might influence someone to move there

• Tourist Attractions- What can travelers do for fun? What places can they visit?

• Interesting Facts- Find 3 fun facts about your region (something that was invented there, a natural phenomenon, a cool historical fact, someone famous from that region, etc.) One of your facts MUST be historical (relating to settlement of NC, development of NC, wars, or political movements).

Group Member Roles

• Narrator(s): Student(s) will use their best “Morgan Freeman/Tim Allen” narration voice to tell tourists about your region. Student(s) should be enthusiastic and really “sell” their region!

• Film Creator(s): Student is in charge of creating the video on the device using iMovie, camera, or Adobe Spark (other apps are okay, just be sure you know how to use it). They will be in charge of adding images, transitions, subtitles, and/or music.

• Rubric Checker: As your group researches and creates their video, the rubric checker ensures that the group has included all the information needed.

• Facilitator: Student will aide in all aspects of the creation of the group’s video. He/she will make sure all members are on task and will help where needed. Facilitator will also create a storyboard/script/guide for the video to make sure it flows.

GROUP OF 3? The Narrator will also be the Rubric Checker

Today: Research

• Use the textbook OR your device to research your region• Geography/Climate• Industries/Jobs (Includes agriculture)• Tourist Attractions• 3 Interesting Facts (1 must be about the history- settlement, involvement in a major

US war)

• Write your research on PAGE 9/10 of your notebook• Remember to PARAPHRASE as you research

• Website links available on wkman.weebly.com

Wrap Up:

• Jobs have been assigned

• Research has begun

• Planning on video (script/storyboard) started

• Tomorrow: start putting video together

Launch

Be the change

you want to see

in the world.

Thursday September 7, 2017

• Need: Notebooks with Research, Device, or Textbook

• Agenda:• Good things

• Review requirements for project• What’s a storyboard?

• What should our video include?

• Continue working- check in if we will need tomorrow to work

• 9/11 Assignment

• Launch

What needs to be included? • Geography- thoroughly describe the geographical features and the

climate experienced in your region

• Industries/Jobs- what are major industries found specifically in your region that might influence someone to move there

• Tourist Attractions- What can travelers do for fun? What places can they visit?

• Interesting Facts- Find 3 fun facts about your region (something that was invented there, a natural phenomenon, a cool historical fact, someone famous from that region, etc.) One of your facts MUST be historical (relating to settlement of NC, development of NC, wars, or political movements).

What should be in your video?

• Images of your region

• Narration

• Subtitles

• Transitions

• Optional:• Slogans

• Music

• Video Clips

Storyboard/Script: Have a plan before you film!

September 11 Interviews

• Next Monday is the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

• Your job is to interview someone about their experience and write it down

• Monday, we will have Circle Discussions so it is important that you complete your interview!

• You can interview a teacher if you don’t have anyone else

Friday September 8, 2017

•Need: Project Rubric and Notes, Device, and Agenda

•Agenda:• Creating your NC Tourism Videos

• Rubric checker- make sure you have all you need

• Only 2 groups can leave to film (have to see your storyboard)

• Title your video ________________(Region Name) and Your Name

• September 11th Assignment! Due Monday

Group Member Roles

• Narrator(s): Student(s) will use their best “Morgan Freeman/Tim Allen” narration voice to tell tourists about your region. Student(s) should be enthusiastic and really “sell” their region!

• Film Creator(s): Student is in charge of creating the video on the device using iMovie, camera, or Adobe Spark (other apps are okay, just be sure you know how to use it). They will be in charge of adding images, transitions, subtitles, and/or music.

• Rubric Checker: As your group researches and creates their video, the rubric checker ensures that the group has included all the information needed.

• Facilitator: Student will aide in all aspects of the creation of the group’s video. He/she will make sure all members are on task and will help where needed. Facilitator will also create a storyboard/script/guide for the video to make sure it flows.