Grade 8 Geography Strand B Modified Ontario Curriculum

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Total Pages: 186 pages
Answer Key: Included with Rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 Semester
File Type: Zip

In this Modified Grade 8 Geography Strand B Unit, teachers are equipped with 20 engaging lessons. These modified lessons will enable teachers to immerse their modified Grade 8 students in the study of geography. 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 about Global Inequalities: Economic Development and Quality of Life 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 B.

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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 B. 

Lesson Overview & Modifications

1. Examining Quality of Life (Reading & Cut and Match)
2. Geographic Inequalities Vocabulary (QR Codes & Cut and Match)
3. Quality of Life Indicators (Fill in the Blanks)
4. Millennium Development Goals (Cut and Match & Journal Entry)
5. Sustainable Development Goals (Cut and Match & Journal Entry)
6. Quality of Life Research Presentation (Scaffolded Inquiry)
7. Population Pyramids (Fill in the Blanks and Questions)
8. Interrelationships (Cut and Match)
9. Mid-Unit Test (Multiple Choice & Short Answer)
10. Media and Quality of Life (Reading & Scaffolded Assignment)
11. Quality of Life Assignment (Slideshow Creation)
12. Quality of Life Inquiry (Scaffolded Inquiry)
13. Economic Systems (Cut and Match)
14. Economic Sectors (Cut and Match) 
15. Developed Versus Developing (Cut and Match)
16. Economics Systems and Sectors Quiz (Match Columns)
17. Global Distribution of Wealth (Word Bank Questions & Cut and Match)
18. Clothing Waste (Videos and Fill-in-the-Blanks)
19. Unit Test (Scaffolded Assessment)
20. Sub Plans: Charitable Celebrities (True or False & Thinking Question)

The modified Grade 8 Geography Strand B unit comprises 20 engaging lessons, empowering teachers to immerse their students in the study of geography. This inclusive resource aims to create an immersive and supportive learning environment, ensuring that students can actively engage with the subject matter and thrive in their exploration of geography.