1. Welcome 3 rd and 4 th Period SS Today Is: Monday, October 11th, 2010 Journal Topic: What do I need to do in the computer lab to be successful with my project?

2. Test/Quiz Date Notice: Next Social Studies Test Date: Tuesday, October 19th t Study Guide Given Out: Thursday, 10/14 Test/Quiz Will Be On South America

3. EQ: In what ways have environmental challenges influenced human migration? SCOS 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 3.01

4. Activation Review with your neighbor what our Computer Project is all about? Give suggestions to your neighbor to help them remember how to be successful with this project. Be ready to share. ~2 minutes~

5. Review Expectations: 1) You and your partner are working together. 2) Everyone earns their own grade. 3) You are searching for what it would be like to live as as Gaucho in South America. 4) You need to focus on Climate, Food, People & Land. 5) Remember: BOTH Partners will turn in the a) Diary Entry b) Bubble Map

6. Vocabulary Log: pampas: Cooler, grassy area of the south section of South America. Found in Uruguay and Argentina. gauchos South American “Cowboys.” Not common anymore. Patagonia South of Argentina and area that is windy and has poor soil. Not a good place to grow crops. Plata River System 4 rivers that connect Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. Allows these countries to trade.

7. Monday's Plans Computer Lab Project “ A Day In The Life of A Gaucho in Patagonia.”

8. Rubric (How I Make A Good Grade) “A Day In The Life of a Gaucho In Patagonia” Item/TaskPoints Diary Entry ~ 1 Day Include Information On: Climate, Food, People, Land and Daily Activity 25 Points Bubble Map of Diary Entry~ 5 Bubbles w/colored symbols 25 Points Presentation~ Share Information About Your Project 25 Points Working Together With Partner & Sharing Computer Research Responsibility 25 Points

9. Homework: Monday, 10/11~ None.