Grade 8 Geography Strand A Modified Ontario Curriculum

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Total Pages: 177 pages
Answer Key: Included with Rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 semester
File Type: Zip

In this Modified Grade 8 Geography Strand A Unit, teachers are equipped with 20 engaging lessons. These lessons will enable teachers to immerse their modified Grade 8 students in the Global Settlement Patterns and Sustainability Grade 8 Geography Unit. Each of the 20 lessons aligns with a critical concept in the Ontario Grade 8 Geography Curriculum, but has significantly reduced reading and writing expectations within the lesson. 

This modified geography unit is for classroom teachers who are required to teach the Grade 8 Geography Ontario Curriculum, but have students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. An MP3 audio file of each student reading has been provided. This resource was designed to meet the needs of ELL students and/or students on a modified IEP.

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Geography Curriculum 2023 Grade 8 Strand A.

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Unit Includes:

✅20 Engaging Lessons: Immerse your students in learning experiences that will fully engage them throughout the unit.

✅ Teacher Slideshow: A structured slideshow to guide instruction and keep students on track.

✅ MP3 Audio Files: Elevate accessibility by incorporating audio recordings of the student readings.

✅ Easy-to-Use Lesson Plans: Streamline your teaching experience with daily lesson plans.

✅ Self-Marking Google Forms: Simplify your assessment process by automating grading and gaining rapid insights into your students' progress with self-marking Google Forms.

✅ Answer Keys: Optimize your grading process with readily available answer keys.

✅ Graphic Organizers: Provide your students with graphic organizers that make complex concepts more accessible.

✅ Assignment Exemplar, Assessment Rubric & Answer Keys: Tie-saving resources for quick and effective grading.

✅ Sub Plans: Ready-to-use lessons to ensure continuity when you're away.

✅ Individual PDFs of Student Pages: Easily upload to Google Classroom™ for digital learning.

✅ Print and Digital Formats: Access materials in both print and digital formats for flexibility during instruction.

Do you have students working at grade level? Check out this unit - Grade 8 Geography Strand A. 

Lesson Overview & Modifications

1. What Is Geography? (Cut & Match)
2. Vocabulary (Reading, Cut & Match)
3. Mapping Skills Review (Cut & Match, Numbered Map)
4. Quiz (Fill in the Blanks)
5. Spatial Patterns in Human Settlement Part 1 (Multiple Choice)
6. Spatial Patterns in Human Settlement Part 2 (Reading, Cut & Match)
7. Population Density (Reading, Cut & Match)
8. Settlement Factors (Interactive Folding Notes)
9. Global Settlement Patterns (Multiple Choice)
10. Settlement Trends: Land Reclamation, Remediation, and Redevelopment (Cut & Match)
11. Land Use (Reading & Scaffolded Exit Card)
12. Mid-Unit Test (Circle, Fill in the Blanks, Matching)
13. Trends in Human Settlement (Reading, Cut & Match, Multiple Choice)
14. Environmental Impacts of Human Settlement (Reading & Scaffolded Poster Assignment)
15. Settlement Issues: Rising Sea Levels (Reading, Multiple Choice)
16. Sustainable Settlements (Scaffolded Home & School Audits)
17. Personal Plan of Action (Scaffolded Challenge)
18. Guided Inquiry (Videos and True/False)
19. Geographic Data Analysis (Cut & Match)
20. Sub Plans: Cost of Living – Small Town Living & Micro Condos (Multiple Choice & Graphic Organizer)

Teacher Feedback:

1. “This was an amazing resource for my student! I used it in a one-on-one setting and it was easy to use and easy to understand for my student.”

The modified Grade 8 Geography Strand A unit offers 20 engaging lessons that empower teachers to immerse their students in learning the Grade 8 Geography Curriculum. This inclusive resource aims to create a dynamic and supportive learning environment, ensuring all students can actively engage with the subject matter and thrive in their geographical exploration.

Notes: The internet is required to access videos in this unit.