Week 25 – Growing Division (Sectionalism) 1820-1850 

   
8th Grade  Asynchronous/Synchronous Learning Plan 
[Reference your Unit Overview in ECISD’s Google Classrooms for an expanded understanding of this unit.] 
Monday    Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday 
Dates 
2/15  2/16    2/17  2/18  2/19 
E  Greet students   Greet students   Greet students   Greet students   Greet students  
physically present.  physically present.  physically present.  physically present.  physically present. 
Enter and 
         
Welcome  Create Google Meet and  Create Google Meet and  Create Google Meet  Create Google Meet  Create Google Meet 
Students   greet students virtually.  greet students virtually.  and greet students  and greet students  and greet students 
virtually.  virtually.  virtually. 
Do Now/Hook:  Do Now/Hook:  Do Now/Hook:  Do Now/Hook:  Do Now/Hook: 
C  Morning Message –Map  Morning Message –  Morning Message –  Morning Message  Morning Message – 
Connect/  Skills Monday   Timeline Tuesday  Would You Rather  –Think About It  Fantastic Figures 
Framing the      Wednesday?  Thursday  Fri-yay!  
         
Learning 
         
Objective   Weekly Peardeck  Weekly Peardeck  Weekly Peardeck  Weekly Peardeck  Weekly Peardeck 
           
  Addressed TEKS:    Addressed TEKS:  Addressed TEKS:  Addressed TEKS: 
  8.1A, 8.7C, 8.7D, 8.10B,  Addressed TEKS:  8.1A, 8.7C, 8.7D, 8.10B,  8.1A, 8.7C, 8.7D,  8.1A, 8.7C, 8.7D, 
  8.11A, 8.12A, 8.12C  8.1A, 8.7C, 8.7D, 8.10B,  8.11A, 8.12A, 8.12C  8.10B, 8.11A, 8.12A,  8.10B, 8.11A, 8.12A, 
    8.11A, 8.12A, 8.12C    8.12C  8.12C 
See​ ​TEKS RS​ for a      Essential Question:     
complete YAG and  Essential Question:  Essential Question:  What were the  Essential Question:  Essential Question: 
TEKS Pacing  What were the  What were the  geographic, political,  What were the  What were the 
Guide  geographic, political,  geographic, political,  economic, and social  geographic, political,  geographic, political, 
economic, and social  economic, and social  factors that led to the  economic, and social  economic, and social 
factors that led to the  factors that led to the  growth of  factors that led to the  factors that led to the 
growth of sectionalism?   growth of sectionalism?   sectionalism?   growth of  growth of 
  sectionalism?   sectionalism?  
 
Worlds of the North,     
I  Justified List: 
South and West virtual 
9 Squares (North, 
Continue 9 Squares  EdPuzzle: 
Sectionalism  South, West)  
Instruction &  card sort.   Sectionalism & the 
   
Modeling  Teacher will call out 
 
Students will complete 
Growing Divide  
Students will drag &   
Choices  justified statements and  a 9 squares 
drop key geographical,  Students will be 
  students will move their 
economic, and social 
Lead4Ward strategy. 
listening/watching an 
Pixton avatars to the  They will analyze 
terms into the regions  EdPuzzle video and 
region they believe it  pictures and come up 
they belong to.   answering questions 
belongs to.   with key details, draw 
to summarize the 
  inferences, and 
  PEGS of the regions.  
conclusions about 
each picture.  
     
S  * Whole Class 
* Small Groups 
* Whole group, then 
* Individual work 
  Small group (Breakout 
Student  (Breakout Rooms)    
* Google Form   Rooms) 
Collaboration/   
 
* Completed EdPuzzle  
* Google Slides 
Creation  * Completed 9 Squares 
 
         
Skill Practice/  Reviewing the regional  Identifying geographical  Inferring, Drawing    Analyzing, Listening, 
Spiral Review   differences of the N, S,  and economic features,  Conclusions,     identifying clues 
  and W.   analyzing social features       
         
Early Finishers: GimKit  Early Finishers: GimKit  Early Finishers: GimKit  Early Finishers: GimKit  Early Finishers: GimKit 
 
     
D  Google Form to be saved 
Completed card sort & 
Completed 9 Squares  
* EdPuzzle Grade 
to review at the end of 
Data  chart.    
the unit.  
Collection/  * Short Cycle 
Assessment 
Formative 
Assessment 

 
 7th Grade  Week 2 – Unit 1: Natural Texas & Its People​ ​Asynchronous/Synchronous Learning Plan 
[Reference your Unit Overview in ECISD’s Google Classrooms for an expanded understanding of this unit.] 
Monday -B  Tuesday -A  Wednesday -B  Thursday-A  Friday-B 
Dates 
8/17  8/18  8/19  8/20  8/14 
Greet students       
E   
physically present. 
Enter and   
Welcome  Create Google Meet 
and greet students 
Students  
virtually. 
Do Now/Hook​:         
C  Morning Message – 
Connect/  “Would You Rather?” 
Framing the  Wednesday 
Learning 
Objective   ​Tuesday Link 
   
Teacher  Addressed TEKS: 
Resources -  7.8A, 7.8B, 7.20A, 7.21A 
 
● Morning 
Essential Question: 
Messages  Why should locations 
Instructions  be important to me? 
● Wk.2 Slides  What geographic 
  regions is Texas 
See​ ​TEKS RS​ for a  divided into? 
complete YAG and  What are the regions’ 
TEKS Pacing  differences or 
Guide  similarities? 

     
I  Regions of Texas   
Instruction &  Mini-Lesson & Activity 
Modeling   
Choices 
 

 
 
S 
  
Student 
Texas Regions Digital 
Collaboration/  Notebook Link for 
Creation  Teachers 

         
Skill Practice/ 
Spiral Review  
 

Demonstrate       
D  Knowledge 
 
Data 
Collection/   
Completion of Texas 
Formative  Regions Activity from 
Assessment  above link 
 
 Week 2 – Unit 1: Thinking Like a Geographer ​ ​Asynchronous/Synchronous Learning Plan 
6th Grade  [Reference your Unit Overview in ECISD’s Google Classrooms for an expanded understanding of this unit.] 
Monday -B  Tuesday -A  Wednesday -B  Thursday-A  Friday-B 
Dates 
8/17  8/18  8/19  8/20  8/21 
Greet students       
E   
physically present. 
Enter and   
Welcome  Create Google 
Meet and greet 
Students  
students virtually. 
Do Now/Hook​:         
C  Morning Message – 
Connect/  “Would You Rather?” 
Framing the  Wednesday 
Learning 
Objective   ​Monday Link 
   
Teacher  Addressed TEKS: 
Resources -  6.3A, 6.4A, 6.21C, 
6.21B 
● Morning   
Messages  Essential 
Instructions  Question: 
● Wk.2 Slides  What is geography? 
  How does geography 
See​ ​TEKS RS​ for a  affect my life? 
complete YAG and 
TEKS Pacing 
Guide 

What is     
I  geography? 
 
Instruction &  National 
Modeling  Geographic 
Choices  Presentation 
    
 
 
What is 
Geography?​ Video 
  Segment 
 
 
 
   
 
S 
Student   
Collaboration/  What is 
Geography? 
Creation  Activity 
 
         
Skill Practice/ 
Spiral Review  
Students have 
several options to 
accelerate 
geographical map 
skills this year – 

Demonstrate       
D  Knowledge 
 
Data 
Collection/   
Formative  What is Geography?
Assessment