BHS Social Studies

● human system ● pollution ● habitat loss

RESOURCES

Map Mystery National Geographic Human Footprint- DVD

Upfront Magazine Annenberg Learner GIS/Technology GPS geocache using longitude and latitude ESRI GIS Google Earth Degree Con fl uence Project Google Maps Topozone Cia.gov (world factbook) ASSESSMENTS

KEY LANGUAGE USE AND ML SUPPORTS

Use PLC CFAs (Common Formative Assessments.)

Sample End of Unit Competency: WG Standard 1.1 : Students will describe the signi fi cant forces that in fl uence the physical

environment, such as plate tectonics, erosion, climate, and natural disasters, and explain how the effects of physical processes vary across regions of the world.

Key Language Use: Inform

● Language function: Describe ○ Identify ○ Compare ○ Summarize ● Language features:

○ Using dependent clauses ■ Because… ■ As a result… ■ Consequently… ○ Compound sentences ○ Active voice ○ Content Vocabulary

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