This week the class completed its focused study on geography, and with
that, the geography book we have used. The groups wrapped up with a
focus on Line Graphs and Timelines, completing In-Class #3 on these
two topics.
The group then transitioned to a study of individual countries, as
highlighted in the books that many had been eager to finally use. The
months of geography study will be useful in the focus on several
countries, to include Brazil, China, and Kenya.
Before leaping in the teacher introduced the book, reviewing the table
of contents and noting that the countries to be studies were
"representative" of others in their given region. Students defined in
their notebooks "representative," "climate" (learning the four main
types and how they impact how we live), and "culture" (essentially,
everything we do that goes beyond our shared necessities for
survival). Finally, the teacher promised students that they would be
doing a lot of writing, and tasked them to write a paragraph on "what
makes Costa Rica special" before they began learning about what makes
other countries the same.
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