August 27

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will finish filling out our Five Themes of Geography graphic organizer and begin our Five Themes Fairy Tale Project (My Favorite!).  This project will be our main focus for the next week and is worth a significant number of points so please be sure to put your best effort forward!  Below you will find our agenda, resources, and homework for our project.

Agenda:

1. Warm-Up
2. Finish: 5 Themes of Geography
3. Intro:  Fairy Tale Project
1. Assign Teams
2. Assign Countries

Homework:

1. NONE!

Fairy Tale Project Resources:

Fairy Tale Assignment Sheet

• One partner open the document and create a copy
• File --> Make a Copy
• Share it with your partner
• Title --> "P(1, 3, or 5)_LastNameFirstInitial_Fairy Tale Project"
• Find it in your Google Drive --> Shared with me
• You will be working on this document simultaneously!
• While filling out the worksheet be sure to differentiate the work being done by each partner.
• Partner 1
• Partner 2  
• Each partner should complete a similar amount of work.

Fairy Tale Grading Rubric

Resources:

• CIA World Factbook
• My personal favorite
• Country Culture Grams 
• Excellent resource (but not all links work sometimes)
• Factmonster - Countries

Some Examples of Final Products

• Italian Fairy Tale 
• Argentina Fairy Tale 
• Italian Robin Hood 
• South Africa Fairy Tale 
• Greek Fairy Tale 

I'm looking to see how you all tackle this first major project!  Take care and I look forward to seeing you all again!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 25

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will begin our first major content unit, the Five Themes of Geography.  We will be starting with a quick conceptual mapping activity and then filling in a graphic organizer while discussing the Five Themes of Geography.  Below you will find our agenda, resources, and homework for the day.

Agenda:

1. Table Group Activity: Map of the World
2. Discuss: Five Themes of Geography
3. Closure

Homework:

1. NONE!

That's all for today ladies and gentlemen!  On Thursday we will be starting our first major project (Five Themes Fairy Tales!), come prepared to work and get creative!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 24

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be talking about growth mindset and grit, two factors that can greatly improve your academic and professional success.  Below you will find our agenda, resources, and homework for the day.  I hope you are all ready as we are beginning to move into the content realm of our course this semester after finishing our presentations and digital tutorials.

Agenda:

1. Warm-Up #4

1. View and discuss: growth vs. fixed mindset
2. Poster Creation: growth vs. fixed mindset
3. Closure

 Homework:

1. NONE!  Huzzah!

That's it for today ladies and gentlemen!  We will be introducing the five themes of geography tomorrow.  I look forward to seeing you all then!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 20

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be introducing our partners through a formal presentation.

Agenda

1. Presentation Prep Time
2. Partner Introductions

Homework:

1. Submit to Google Classroom by 11:59 tonight!
1. Partner Presentation
2. Paragraph About Me
3. "My Classmates" Notes

Enjoy your weekend ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 18

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today's class will have us examining the Google Presentation tools and creating a Google Presentation Introducing our partners to the class.  Below you will find our agenda and resources for class today!

Agenda

1. Warm-Up #3
2. Discuss: Google Presentation
3. Presentation: Partner Introduction Activity
1. Follow the Presentation Guideline Tool to help you create a Great Presentation
2. Create a 5 slide presentation about your partner
3. Make sure you get partner approval for ALL slides
4. Each slide should have at least 1 picture (Keep it classy)
5. When you finish your individual presentation, create one group presentation (hint: copy and paste slides into a new presentation)
6. SUBMIT individual presentation to Google Classroom

Homework:

1. Finish Presentation

Also if you are interested in traveling to Europe over Spring Break there will be a meeting in G-3 this Thursday evening at 6:30.  It's a great opportunity!  Check it out if you are interested.

We will be presenting on Thursday ladies and gentlemen so make sure that all of your work is ready to go!  You will have 10 minutes (probably) in class on Thursday to finalize details before your presentation.

Take care ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we will be continuing our practice with Google Drive and Google Production Tools.  We will be completing our About Me Paragraph and continuing on to the next portion of this activity.  The Agenda, Resources, and Homework can be found below.

Agenda:

1. Warm-Up #2
1.  


The Colbert Report
Get More: Comedy Central,Funny Videos,Funny TV Shows
2. Finish About Me Paragraph

Homework:

1. NONE!  Huzzah! 

Have a great day ladies and gentlemen!  I will see you all tomorrow!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 13

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

So today in class we will begin our Google Drive practice!  Woohoo!  We will be doing a lot today, BUT most of it is fairly straight forward and should be a simple review/practice for most of you.  Below you will find the agenda with the pertinent links that you need for the lesson today.

Agenda

1. Submit HW (If not already done)
2. Warm-Up
3. Discuss Google Drive and Chromebooks
4. Practice Google Docs
5. Start: About Me Paragraph

HW - NONE! (Enjoy!)

I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

August 12

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today was your first day of High School!  Yay!  This is an amazing class that is going to give you a ton of skills for your future academic career.  I can't wait to get to know you all more and walk you through the joys of history and geography!

Today in class we kept it simple.  We reviewed our Syllabus and discussed the Chromebook policies.  We use Chromebooks extensively in this course (daily) and throughout the year we will practice using digital tools.

Here's what you need to do tonight:

1. Follow the instructions below to sign up for Remind.com
2. Sign up for a Google Classroom account
1. You need to sign up using your SJUSD account (if yours does not work, let me know and I will get yours working)
1. username: s(student ID #)@sjusd.org
2. password: 6 digit birthday
2. Class Codes
1. 1st Period - 7ysu4oq
2. 3rd Period - yrjxmtt
3. 5th Period - smhau2
3. Submit the Sample Assignment
3. Review syllabus with parents, sign it, and bring it to class ready to return!

Our digital journey begins tomorrow!   I look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti