Daily Lesson GAME Plan

Lesson Title: Tourism of Georgia Related Lessons: Georgias Landforms, Georgias Project Rivers, The Regions of Georgia, and Georgia Has Regions? nd Grade Level: 2 Grade Unit: Georgias Regions GOALS Content Standards: SS2G1 The student will locate a!or to"o#ra"hical $eatures o$ Geor#ia and will descri%e how these $eatures de$ine Geor#ia&s sur$ace' a. Locate all the geographic regions of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, and ppalachian Plateau. (STE )ETS*S Creati!ity and "nno!ation Communication and Colla%oration Research and "nformation *luency (nstructional O%!ective+s,: Overarchin# -uestions:

Critical #hin$ing, Pro%lem&'ol!ing, and (ecision&Ma$ing (igital Citi)enship #echnology +perations and Concepts

To"ical -uestions:

,. -hy is the .orld around you ,. Can you locate each of the fi!e important in your life/ regions of Georgia on a map/ 2. -hy is the 0i.e. Piedmont, Blue 2. 3o. does li!ing in ;;;;;;;;; region Ridge Mountains, Coastal Plain, affect the .ay .e li!e/ ppalachian Plateau, and Valley 2. 3o. are the 7 regions 0Piedmont, and Ridge1 located there/ Coastal Plain, ppalachian Plateau, 2. 3o. does .here " li!e influence Valley and Ridge, and the Blue Ridge ho. " li!e/ Mountains1 ali$e and different 0or 4. -hat do you mean %y 5region/6 uni8ue1/ 7. -hat ma$es a region uni8ue and different/ 9. -hat can .e learn from the past/ :. 3o. can the places .e li!e, ma$e a difference in the .ay .e li!e/ ACT(O) .e$ore*Class Pre"aration Locate %oo$s 0print materials1 on the regions of Georgia6s 0at li%rary or school media center1 Ma$e sure each student has his<her -e%s for each region of Georgia. 'ign&up for Computer La% time Locate and utili)e a color printer .ith plenty of .hite paper =tili)e the assistance of the Media 'pecialist 0Li%rarian1 and<or the Computer La%

"nstructor Print copy of the study guide for each student Print a copy of the Georgia6s Regions #est for each student Durin# Class Ti e (nstructional Activities Materials / 0esources +Day 1, 2 Re!ie. and discuss .ith 2 -ee$s Completed Georgia Regions the students the performance tas$ 0(ays > ? ,:1 -e%s, %oo$s a%out Georgia, Touris Association o$ Geor#ia '' teEt%oo$, Computers, along .ith the corresponding ru%ric "nternet, presentation 0Grou" Pro!ect 0u%ric1. 0-1 program or tool Remind the students that they are going to %e tour guides for the state 0Voice#hread or Glogster1, of Georgia. @e!in Langston, (eputy student permission slips for Commissioner for #ourism, has "nternet use, photos as$ed them to research, plan, and 0maga)ines1 or online create a creati!e presentation using either Voice#hread or Glogster, to %e images, pencil, Performance used as Georgia6s ne. online tra!el #as$ ? #ourism ssociation A%rochure.B #he online tra!el of Georgia, Group ProDect presentation .ill %e presented to their Ru%ric, Georgia Regions %oss 0@e!in Langston1, the other tour y6 Ma" guides, and tourists. #he presentation Pathfinder, 45u o$ Geor#ia7 a reference must include the follo.ing 0the instructor .ill assist as needed1: map, a piece of .aE paper, a Georgia shape coo$ie, ,.1 #he names of all 7 geographic toothpic$s, flags for regions. la%eling, chocolate chips, 2.1 -hat does the land loo$ li$e/ MFM6s, green ca$e icing, 0description and picture1 2.1 Cames of maDor cities in the and %lue tu%e icing
regions. 4.1 Local attractions for !isitors. 7.1 Catural resources<manufactured products in each region. 9.1 #ypes of communities in each region 0eE. ur%an, rural, su%ur%an1 :.1 Create a creati!e online presentation.

+Days 1*13, 2 'tudents .ill .or$ to.ards the completion of their online presentation using either Voice#hread or Glogster. 'tudents .ill identify the fi!e regions of Georgia and any important facts and<or information a%out each region that they gathered during their research to include in their tra!el presentation for the state of Georgia. #he students .ill use the "nternet and %oo$s from the media center to research any additional information for their group6s presentation. ll students .ill %e monitored, closely,

as they surf the "nternet. #he teacher .ill o%ser!e each learning community as they .or$ to.ards the completion of their presentations and assist .hen help is needed. 0Re!isit, Rethin$, GEplore GEperience, #ailor, G!aluation1 +Day 18, 2 3a!e the students complete the Sel$*Evaluation o$ Presentation 0G!aluation and Reflection1. Gach student .ill self? assess his<her in!ol!ement in the group6s tra!el presentation for the state of Georgia. 0Reflect, #ailor, and G!aluation1

+Day 18, 2 llo. students to present their #ourism ssociation of Georgia Presentations for AMr. @e!in LangstonB 0a teacher that has dressed up pretending to %e Mr. @e!in Langston1, other tour guides 0their classmates1, and tourists 0other teachers and students at the school1. +Day 19, 2 Re!ie. for the test. 3a!e students use .hat they $no. and the resources they .ere pro!ided .ith to complete the study guide. 0Re!isit, Rethin$, GEplore GEperience, #ailor1 +Day 1:, 2 Gi!e the students the Geor#ia 0e#ions ;nit Test 0G!aluation1

Cotes: Co modifications needed at this time. MO)(TO0 On#oin# Assess ent+s,: Teacher O%servation<Con$erencin# 2 #he students .ill participate in class discussions and teacher conferencing. =acet 2 (nter"retation<A""lication<E "athy<E>"lanation ?ritin#: Li$e as an ani al in Geor#ia&s 0e#ions 2 'tudents .ill .rite a%out the follo.ing gi!en topic: -rite a%out a day in your life as if you .ere an animal from one of the fi!e Georgia regions. If you could be one of the many animals that live in one of our five regions in Georgia, Which would you be? Why? What region would you come from? What types of things would you see? What would you do for the day? =acet 2 (nter"retation<A""lication<Sel$*

@nowled#e<Pers"ective<E "athy<E>"lanation Acco odations and E>tensions: ccommodations .ill %e gi!en to those students in need of them, %y indication of an "GP and<or ''#. ccommodations and eEtensions may include, %ut are not limited to, eEtended time on proDects, .or$ing .ith more than one other person 0.or$ in a small group1, presentation information only needs to include t.o of the fi!e regions 0.hereas others .ill include all fi!e1. .acAu" Plan: "f "nternet access is una!aila%le, proDects .ill %e completed using paper, pencils, and the '' teEt%oo$ and<or %oo$s 0gathered from the li%rary1 a%out Georgia. EBAL;ATE A)D ECTE)D Lesson Reflections and Cotes:
)ote 1: @ey !oca%ulary is introduced as they are mentioned in the learning acti!ities, teEt%oo$, other reading material, and performance tas$. 'tudents .ill read and discuss, .ith the teacher, rele!ant sections of the '' teEt%oo$ 0pages :4&HH1 in order to support the learning acti!ities and performance tas$. 0GEplore and G8uip1 )ote 2: s an ongoing acti!ity, the students .ill .rite a paper a%out a day in the life of an animal fromone of the fi!e Georgia regions, as if you .ere the animal. ns.er the follo.ing 8uestions: "f you could %e one of the many animals that li!e in one of our fi!e regions in Georgia, .hich .ould you %e/ -hy/ -hat region .ould you come from/ -hat types of things .ould you see/ -hat .ould you do for the day/ 0Rethin$, Re!isit, Reflect, and Refine1

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