1. Do Now Please complete the Do Now.
When completed turn in the Do Now and Homework into the Assignment Bin.

2. Louisiana’s Waterways
Grade 8 Louisiana History
Estelle School

3. Key Terms
Navigable
Bayou
River
Lake
Manmade Lake

4. Objectives
Locate major landforms and geographic features, places, and bodies of water/waterways on a map of Louisiana.
Construct a map based on given narrative information.
Construct a chart or diagram to display geographical information in an organized way.

5. Louisiana’s Rivers
In your small groups, complete the “Louisiana’s Rivers” worksheet
You will have 15 minutes to complete this activity
When done, place this in your folder

6. Louisiana’s Lakes
As a class, complete the “Louisiana’s Lakes” worksheet
Disregard the directions and use pages in the textbook
Your small groups will use the computer/smart board to locate the information about the lakes using the following link
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You will have 30 minutes to complete this activity
When you are done, place this in your folder

7. Louisiana’s Body of Water
Put your notes and books away!
On the blank map on the following slide, trace out the major bodies of water of Louisiana
You will be asked to locate the following
Mississippi River
Red River
Sabine River
Pearl River
Atchafalaya River
Calcasieu River
Ouachita River
Lake Pontchartrain
Toledo Bend
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Borgne
Lake Maurapuas