Warm-up - Put your nametag on your desk.- Copy homework into your planner.- Use your prior knowledge to label the

world map on your desk.

Geography Notes • Today we are going to review some information

about geography. We are going to record this information in notes.

• You may need to draw pictures…that’s okay, you can draw them in your notes too.

• Now let’s learn how we take notes in this class.

First & Last NameClass Title

PeriodDate

Topic

Questions

Class Notes

2 1/2”

3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of each page of notes

Cornell Notes: Format Right side: The “information” side. It’s where you

write information given to you in a lecture, video, text, etc.

Don’t copy word for word. You are encouraged to use: Abbreviations Phrases Bullets Pictures

Cornell Notes: Format Left side: The “processing” side. This is where you

analyze the notes and write questions that are answered by the information on the right side.

You can also write new questions, leaving the right side blank to be filled in when you ask your questions in class.

Key to remember: The left and right sides are related to each other.

Cornell Notes: Summary Write a summary that:

Restates the main ideas covered in the notes in your own words or;

Describes your feelings about the notes for the day. (For example, at what point did the lesson make sense

to you? Is there anything you are still confused about?)

Written at the bottom of each page.

At the end of class or at home.

Geography Notes • Compass Rose - a picture that shows the four

cardinal directions, north, south, east and west on a map.

Geography

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

Geography: Definitions 1) Nation – a group of people with a

shared history, culture, and language.2) Kingdom – a state or government

ruled by a king or queen. 3) Empire – a group of nations or

people ruled over by a emperor or other government.

4) Continent - One of the seven main land masses of the earth. (How many can you name?)

Name that physical feature• You are going to see a picture of a natural

feature. • Say aloud what each feature is.• Write the definition in your notes.

River – a natural flow of water that

runs through the land.

Desert – an extremely dry area with little water and few plants. It

can be hot or cold there.

Peninsula – an area of land that is surrounded by water on three

sides.

Plains – a near flat portion of land which can include grasslands.

Ocean – one of the seven main bodies of salt water.

Gulf – a large part of ocean that extends into land.

Mountain Range- a group of mountains including rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet.

Delta – an area where a river(s) deposits soil or silt into the

ocean.

Oasis – a small fertile or green area in a desert region usually fed by a stream or well.

Wetlands – an area of land covered by shallow water.

1) World Map

2) DIY Continent

3) Gather supplies (Due Friday)

Warm-up - Put your nametag on your desk.- Copy homework into your planner.- Get our your notes…highlight or

underline the things you think are the most important. - Now, write one question to go with

each section of your notes.

Pair-Share

• Tell you partner what your notes were about. • Be sure to include the things you

highlighted/thought were the most important.

• Good job, you just did a verbal summary. • Summary is the next part of Cornell Notes

that we will practice.

Cornell Notes: Summary Remember a summary should:

Restates the main ideas in your own words It can also describes your feelings about

the lesson (i.e. at what point did the lesson make sense to you?

Is there anything you are still confused about?) It is written at the bottom of each page. At the end of class, at home, or sometimes

even the next day.

Cornell Notes Summary • Let’s watch this Brainpop about Meso-America.

• As you watch, think about what information you would include in a summary.

Cornell Notes Summary • Read and discuss: Which summary is better? Why? • Today I learned that Mesoamerica includes the land between

North and South America. Many important groups of people lived there. They were advanced in math and science. Incorrectly, they worshiped many gods. The even practiced human sacrifice. Even though they were advanced, I think they were very mean. The Spanish eventually conquered them.

• Mesoamerica was the home of advanced cultures including the Olmec, Maya, and Aztecs. The Mayans and Aztecs had a diet based on maize. Both had advanced understandings of math and astronomy, were polytheistic, and practiced human sacrifice. The Aztecs built huge cities like Tenochtitlan.

• Mesoamerica was the home of thee peoples who shared similar cultures. They were very advanced civilizations and were polytheistic. They lived in big cities and traded.

This summary is specific, giving details and

names. It includes all of the important

information. It is direct and concise. It includes

fact, not opinion.

Cornell Notes Summary • Now return to your geography Cornell Notes.

1) Skim through your notes again paying special attention to the things you highlighted or underlined.

2) Write a summary about this information in the bottom of your notes.

3) Share you summary with your partner. Tell them one thing they did well and one they could improve.

Cornell Notes: Summary It should be about five lines in Cornell Notes. Answers the essential question at the top of

your notes. Includes important information, is accurate,

and is specific. Paraphrase, never copy. Excludes outside knowledge or experiences. AVOID:

Asking questions Do not begin with “These notes are about…” or

“Today I learned that…”

Latin America Map

• Use page 385 of your textbook to label the following features; Yucatan Peninsula, Andes Mountains, Gulf of Mexico, Amazon Basin, Amazon River, Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

• What you don’t finish is homework.• DO NOT COLOR!

Textbook Scavenger Hunt

• Use your textbook to finish the scavenger hunt.

• Remember to read and follow the directions carefully!

1) Gather supplies (Due Friday)

2) Textbook Scavenger Hunt.

Warm-up

• Get out: – Name tag– Planner– Map

• Begin the quiz on your desk. – Be sure to only write on the answer sheet, not the

quiz itself. – When you finish, put it face down on your desk.

Notebook Set-upYour history notebook is 45% of you grade. You will

not pass the class unless you have it every day. Everything we do will be glued into your notebook. We will organize our notebook in sections by

unit/topic.At the end of each unit we will grade your

notebook in class.To get points you must:

Have all work complete, many assignments will need a stamp to get points.

Glue all work into the notebook. Have pages numbered. Have work on the correct page.

Costa’s Levels of QuestionsLevel 1:

KnowDefineDescribeIdentifyListNameObserveReciteScan

Level 2: ProcessCompareContrastGroupInferSequenc

esynthesi

ze Analyze

Level 3: Apply Apply Evaluate Hypothesize Imagine Judge Predict Speculate

Costa’s Levels of Questions

Level 1: Know

Who is your best friend?

Name the first permanent English Colony.

Level 2: process

What is the best thing about your friend?

Compare and contrast John Smith and John Rolfe’s leadership styles.

Level 3: apply

What do you think your best friend will be like in 10 years?

What would you have done differently if you were John Smith?

Question GameTry to guess what level each

question is.

Why was Tenochtitlan an important city?

Level 2 – asking for explanation

Imagine how Mesoamerica would be different if the Mayan empire had not fallen?

Level 3 – asking for application

What is maize?

Level 1- Asking for identification

How were the Aztecs and Mayan similar?

Level 2 – asking to compare.

Leveled Questions Go back to your Geography notes.

At the bottom of the question column write an upper level question (2 or 3) about anything in your notes.

Write the answer to your question next to it in the notes column of your page.

This is how we include upper level questions in our Cornell Notes.