Regions Debate-Day 2

You did exceptionally well in the cross-examination phase of the debate, students. I watched you grow intellectually during the debate and found it thrilling. I was particularly pleased by your use of the evidence you had gathered and your use of logic in defending your region. Outstanding!

Regions Quiz - Regions Deb Prep, cont'd

Today students:

• Did last-minute studying for Regions Quiz
• Took the Regions Quiz . . . and did quite well!
• Continued Regions Debate Preparation by taking Strong Points/Weak Points notes from the textbook on each Sub-Region

Assignment

• No specific assignment due Thursday
• But continue taking Deb Prep notes for Monday's Regions Debate

Students' "My Maps" of Texas - Study & Drill for Regions/Sub-Regions Quiz - Debate Prep

Today our wonderful 7th Graders:

• Shared their Google "My Maps" of their Personal Texas by
• Linking us to their maps here, here, & here
• Hooking their computers to the projector and walking us through their maps; network dysfunction prevented the whole class from sharing, but we look forward to seeing the other presentation manana
• Studied for tomorrow's Map Quiz over the Regions & Sub-Regions of Texas & quizzed themselves using the various study aids previously provided
• Began preparing for the Regions Debate, now scheduled for this coming Monday, by
• Reading over the Chart: 4 Main Regions of Texas
• Color coding the strong points & weaknesses of their own region and that of each of their debate opponents

Assignment for Wednesday - Map Quiz over Regions & Sub-Regions of Texas- See yesterday's class blog post for details of what you need to learn.

Vocab Quiz - Texas My Texas, cont'd - Inquiry Exercise on Regions of Texas

On this day, students:

• Did 5 minutes of last-minute study for the Vocab Quiz over "The Most Dangerous Game"
• Took the Vocab Quiz - Good job, students!
• Finalized their Texas My Texas table/map from yesterday
• Did the first two steps of an Inquiry Exercise on the Regions & Sub-Regions of Texas
• Dragged names of the 4 Main Regions to what might be their correct locations on a map
• Wrote possible names of the 11 Sub-Regions based on their location and pictures of them
• Drew for and chose one of the 4 Main Regions to defend in next week's Regions Debate: "Which of the four main regions of Texas is the best?"

Assignment - Due Monday: Have your final, revised copy of the History of a Classmate completed. Turn in, stapled together or fastened into a folder:

• Title Page
• Final Copy
• Rough-Draft Copy (the one turned in last Monday)
• Research Notes
• Instructions for Essay