California Maps

In all three of these artifacts, I have developed relevant, integrative, challenging, and exploratory units of study. The “Preserving the Past” unit incorporates all four core subjects as well as a service learning opportunity. My interdisciplinary unit on geography connects Language Arts with Social Studies with visual art mixed in, and the Greek mythology ELA unit was taught in conjunction with a Social Studies class (1). The Civil War unit and NC geography unit I have created incorporate Common Core standards as well as NC Essential standards. Lesson plans and assessments in all of these units were created using backwards design in which I started by looking at the standards and objectives students would be expected to reach and based my assessment based on those objectives (2,10).

3. What agricultural pattern was similar in both regions? Why do you think this occurred?

2. Describe what you can see within your community that shows physical diversity? Provide at least three different examples. [1.2]

The future of California is pretty good, for the state is projected to see growth in almost every sector of the economy as well as the population, but there are many concerns that must be addressed first in order to see California’s growth come to fruition. International trade and business is one of California’s largest industries and it’s expected to continue increasing, for many emerging economies are also located off of the Pacific Ocean. Growth in the economy is good, but requires resources that California has a limited supply of. The main resource California always needs is water, since most of the state’s population resides in the southern regions, which are arid and receive minimal precipitation annually. The state is planning on improving efficiency and the aqueduct system to increase the water supply while decrease the environmental effects California’s aqueduct’s have on regions like the San Joaquin River Delta. For many years California has been considered a very liberal and left state, which is due to the fact that the state has the toughest environmental legislation in the country. With such strong legislation ensuring the protection of the environment California has become a model state in the fight against climate change, and must remain vigilant for there are numerous species endemic to the state that are found nowhere else on the planet. Though there are numerous other factors’ affecting California’s future these are some of the most interesting areas to

The textbook includes a reference atlas and a geography handbook which encourages learning geographic lessons in our American History. Reading skills are the main goal of the textbook’s author, which is apparent with the sections Reading Skills Handbook and the section referred to as Be an Active Reader.

This unit was design with a main concept in mind, that concept is for students to understand what a region is so they can develop an understanding of California’s regions. The words I will emphasize throughout the unit are region, physical characteristics, natural features, natural resources, valley, desert, mountain, and coast. These words are important for students to understand and use in completing classroom tasks throughout the unit so they understand the content and make sense of what they are reading.

Explain how you plan to apply to your lesson planning on exploring water and gardens to each of the four (4) aspects of Learning Outcome 2?

The first chapter of the book is an introduction to the economy, politics and people of California. It encompasses the economy, politics and demography of the state for the past, present and the future. The edition features updated demographic information of the state from the census that took place in 2010. The chapter explains the state’s transition from colonization to rebellion and statehood. It discusses California’s past, including the great depression, political turmoil, infrastructure, workingmen’s party and World War II. The growth, reform and progressive change of the state to what it is today is also highlighted in the book. California previously faced budget deficits

ex. religious sites, mountains, Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday, desert is hot and sandy

Introduce a globe. Familiarize learners with the position of the North and South poles. Indicate the location of the Earth’s axis.

I chose prompt #5 in order to show the education practices that the Choctaw tribe has developed within the last ten years, such as online classes, in order to keep the Choctaw language alive. The Choctaw language is not an available language class that you can take at a non-Choctaw public school or non-Native American college. Therefore, the tribal leaders had to create and develop education practices, that could be available to all tribal members no matter their age or where they currently

The historical outline of the formation of California is commonly portrayed as a series of romantic accomplishments shadowing the cruel reality of its unearthing. Many people are unaware of the harsh truth that, specifically, Native Indians of the land faced as a result of migration and colonization by Spaniards and settlers. Such migration and colonization lead to the piñata effect, a concept developed by Dr. Daniel Cady, professor at CSU Fresno, meaning that “as people grow, resources shrink” which leads to arguments and conflict, commenced and became the basis of the formation of what California is today. California, a once fecund chunk of land where Indians resided, became an arena for a cultural,

The students have some instruction in prerequisite skills. They can identify the type of stimulus and read the information presented by the graphs, charts, and maps. They can list what they see in images. Students also have a broad recollection of historical events and key figures from their 8th grade US History class and 9th grade World History class.

* Describe specific ways to incorporate your student's abilities, interests, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds into the learning environments.

During the lesson, I did depart from my plan. Initially, I planned on having the students think of ways to remember what the states look like. For example, the students could remember,