Jan+9th

__**Begin with drawing of South America**__- -given the outline, you must draw and label all geographical features.

__** Learn about the four regions: **__ (Class discussion) Mexico (What are the borders? How big is it? Describe it. What's the capital? How many states?) Central America (How big is it? What are the borders? Describe the cultures there) South America (Who colonized it? When? What are the five general geographical regions) Islands (What are the major island chains? What are the major cultural differences? Who colonized which, and when?)

__**Introduce the website and the five major themes and skills that we will study**__

**__Introduce research paragraph rubric with some topics,__** first paragraph due Tuesday posted on your Wiki, ready to grade according to the rubric.

**__Introduce question 1:__ "Which ten places (in South, Central, or Caribbean) would you like to visit on a vacation if you had the money and the time? (only three can be beaches). Put them in order and include at least one paragraph about each one that describes it and explains why it deserves to be on the list" Your answer must be well-organized and presented on your GD3 wikipage. Due Thursday.**