Chapter 24 Oil in Southwest Asia: How Black Gold Has shaped a Region

Southwest/Central Asia

7th Grade Geography

Essential Question: How might having a valuable natural resource affect a region?
60 min

Academic Expectation: Each class will have a test average of 80 percent.

Classroom activities/Resources
Map Challenge 1-2
Map Challenge 3-4
Geoterms
Reading Notes
Student Handout A,B, and C
Preview assignment
Learning scale
Processing
Computer
Projector
Youtube

Accommodations
Students that struggled with working in a group were allowed to work individually on
specific assignments. If Specified in the Student's IEP, I set up the Chapter 24 test to be
read aloud to them. If they chose to not have the test read aloud to them I noted that in
Powerschool grades.

modifications
If needed I could assign to the student a separate pack of reading notes with less
questions from each section of chapter 24.

Pre Assessment
Students will work on the Geography Alive! Chapter 24 Learning Scale to assess what
they know and what they are going to learn. The scale ranges from 0-4. Each students
goal is to be at a level 3. A level 4 is considered above and beyond and requires
additional work to be done on the students own time.
Post Assessment
Chapter 24 Test

Reflection:
For the most part I think the unit went really well. This specific unit has some really good
group activities that allow the students to get out of their seats and move around. Although the
test results were not quite what I would have liked to see they were not far from the 80 percent
I was shooting for. I attribute the test scores to two things: I could have done a better job of
teaching the material, and a potentially poor question or the students lack of ability to find and
evaluate information. I take it very personal when it comes to test scores and it is my job to do
the best I can so that the class average can reach 80 percent. I can use this data to go back and
improve the unit and how I teach it. I believe the other reason for the low test scores is a
combination of a potentially poor question as well the students ability to seek out and find
information without someone there to walk them through it. When we went over the test,
after that specific question I thought was poor, I asked the class how many of them got the
question wrong. I then asked how many of you feel like you made a silly mistake? In each class
about half raised their hand. What this short formative assessment tells me is that the question
is either poorly written or many of the students lack the skills to answer the question? The
number of students that got the question right, makes me lean more towards the students
ability to find information and evaluate it. Whatever the reason may be, I think that the test
could be improved slightly.

Standards

6-E2.3.1 Describe the impact of governmental policy (sanctions, tariffs, treaties) on that
country and on other countries that use its resources.
6-H1.4.1 Describe and use cultural institutions to study an era and region (political,
economic religion/belief, science/technology, written language, education, family).
6-H1.4.1 Describe and use cultural institutions to study an era and a region (political
economic, religion/belief, science/technology, written language, education, family).
6-H2.3.1 Explain why and how historians use eras and periods as constructs, to organize
and explain human activities over time.
7-C4.3.3 Explain why governments belong to different types of international and
regional organization (e.g., United Nations, NATO, OPEC, EU, AU)
7-G1.1.1 Explain and use a variety of maps, globes, and web based geography
technology to study the world, including global, interregional, regional, and local scales.
 7-G1.2.1 Locate the major landforms, rivers and climate regions of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
7-G1.2.3 Use observations from air photos photographs (pring and CD), films (VCR and
DVD) as the basis for answering geographic questions about the human and physical
characteristics of places and regions.
7-G1.2.6 Apply the skills of geographic inquiry (asking geographic questions, acquiring
geographic information, organizing geographic information, analyzing geographic
information, and answering geographic questions) to analyze a problem or issue of
importance to a region or the Eastern Hemisphere.
7-G1.3.1 Use the fundamental themes of geography (location, place, human
environment interaction, movement, region) to describe regions or places on earth.
7-G1.3.2 Explain the locations and distributions of physical and human characteristics of
Earth by using knowledge of spatial patterns.
7-G1.3.3 Explain the different ways in which places are connected and how those
connections demonstrate interdependence and accessibility.
7-G2.1.1 Describe the landform features and the climate of the region (within the
Western or Eastern Hemispheres) under study.
7-G2.2.2 Explain that communities are affected positively or negatively by changes in
technology (e.g., increased manufacturing resulting in rural to urban migration in China,
increased farming of fish, hydroelectric power generation at Three Gorges, pollution
resulting from increased manufacturing and automobiles).

Friday 11/3/2017
Take chapter 2 test
Hand out map Challenge 1-2 for Southwest/Central Asia as an introduction to the new
unit (chapter 24 SouthWest/Central Asia). Due Monday.

Monday 11/6/2017
Discuss chapter 2 test. Correct Map challenges 1-2 for SW/Central Asia.
Dog
Discuss summative assessment 2
Correct map challenges 1-2 for SW/Central Asia
No Homework.
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
 20min, Teacher will discuss assessment 2 for Chapter 2 from Geography Alive! to
reveal to students what they learned from Chapter 2 about thematic maps.
25min, Students and teacher will correct Map Challenges 1-2 for SW/Central Asia
to learn about the physical features and location of the countries in this world
region.
10min, Students will watch a video about the geography of Asia to learn about
the physical features Asia has to offer.
Tuesday 11/7/2017
Begin Map Challenge 3 for SW/Central Asia.
DOG.
Begin Map Challenges 3 for SW/Central Asia.
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, Students will begin Map Challenge 3 for SW/Central Asia to learn about
how thematic maps can better help with the study of countries including
physical features, climate zones, vegetations zones, etc.

Wednesday 11/8/2017
Current Events
DOG
CNN Student News
Current Event Magazine
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
45min, Students will do work from the Current Events Magazine using the five
themes of Geography to answer questions from articles contained within the
magazine.
10min, the students will watch CNN Student News to view world news and other
interesting topics.
Thursday 11/9/2017
Complete/Correct SW/Central Asia Map Challenge 3 Begin Map Challenge 4
DOG
Complete Correct Map Challenge 3 for SW/Central Asia
Begin map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia
 No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
40min, The students and teacher will complete/correct Map challenge 3 for
SW/Central Asia to learn about how thematic maps can better help with the
study of countries including physical features, climate zones, vegetation zones,
etc.
15min, Students will begin Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia to learn about
how thematic maps can better help with the study of countries including
physical features, climate zones, etc.
Friday 11/10/2017
Continue Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia
DOG
Continue Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia.
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, The teacher and students will continue Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central
Asia to learn about how thematic maps can better help with the study of
countries including physical features, climate zones, etc.
Monday 11/13/2017
Complete Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia
DOG
Complete Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia.
Homework
Geoterms 24 due on Tuesday November 14th.
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, Teacher and students will complete Map Challenge 4 for SW/Central Asia
to learn about how thematic maps can better help with the study of countries
including physical features, climate zones, etc.
Tuesday 11/14/2017
Begin Reading Notes 24/Student Handout A
DOG
Introduce Chapter 24
 Begin Student Handout/Reading Notes 24
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
25min, Students and teacher will read the introduction to chapter 24 and
complete the preview assignment.
30min, Students will begin work on Reading Notes 24 to learn about the effect
that oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia.
Wednesday 11/15/2017
Shooting a Monster Buck
Thursday 11/16/2017
Continue Reading Notes 24
DOG
Continue Reading Notes 24
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
15min, Students and teacher will read The Geology and Geography of Oil
10min, Students will fill out what they can from Geography Alive! Chapter 24
Learning Scale.
30min, Students will continue reading notes 24.
Friday 11/17/2017
DOG/Five Themes of Geography Quiz
DOG
DOG/Five themes of Geography Common Assessment Quiz 1
CNN Student News
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
45min, Students will take DOG/Five Themes of Geography Common Assessment
1 to assess what students are learning about Geography skills and concepts.
10min, Students watch CNN Student News to learn about what is happening in
the US and around the world.
Monday 11/20/2017
Discuss DOG/Five Themes Quiz 1
DOG
Discuss DOG/Common Assessment Quiz taken Friday
Continue Reading Notes 24
No Homework
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
15min, Students and teacher will discuss quiz taken Friday November 11th.
40min, Students will continue work on Reading Notes 24 to learn the effect that
oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia.
Tuesday 11/21/2017
Continue Reading Notes 24
DOG
Continue Reading Notes 24
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, Students will continue work on Reading Notes 24 to learn about the
effect that oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia.
Wednesday 11/22/2017
Current Events
DOG
Current Event worksheet
CNN Student News.
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
45min, the students will locate an article related to Geography that is no older
than 7 days and fill out the Current Event worksheet.
10min, Students will watch CNN Student News to learn what is happening in the
US and the world.

Thanksgiving Break

Monday 11/27/2017
Continue Reading Notes 24
DOG
Learning Scale
Continue Reading Notes 24
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
5min, Students will continue work on Geography Alive! Chapter 24 Learning
Scale.
50min, Students will continue work on Reading Notes 24 to learn about the
effect that oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia.
Tuesday 11/28/2017
Continue Reading Notes 24
DOG
Continue Reading Notes 24
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, Students will continue work on Reading Notes 24 to learn about the
effect that oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia.

Wednesday 11/29/2017
Current Events
DOG
Current Events
CNN Student News
No homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
45min, Students will locate an article related to Geography that is no older than
7 days and fill out the Current Events worksheet.
10min, Students will watch CNN Student News to learn what is happening in the
US and the world.
Thursday 11/30/2017
Continue reading Notes 24
 DOG
Continue Reading Notes 24
No Homework
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
55min, Students will continue work on Reading Notes 24 to learn about the
effect that il has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia
Friday 12/1/2017
Processing 24/Review for Chapter 24 Test
DOG
Learning scale
Complete Reading Notes 24 PRocessing
Review for the Chapter 24 Test
Homework
Study for the Chapter 24 Test on December 4th and complete Processing 24
Notes
5min, Students work on DOG to learn and review Geography concepts. Teacher
takes attendance.
5,min, Students will finish work on Learning Scale.
10min, Students will finish work on Reading Notes 24 by showing what they
learned about the effect that oil has had on the countries of SW/Central Asia in
the form of the processing assignment.
40min, the students will review for the Chapter 24 test with the use of a study
guide to assess what theyve learned going into the test.
Friday 12/4/2017
Chapter 24 Test

Test averages per class