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Here is where you will look through the material. You will learn about Tennessee and the Southeastern United States. We will focus on Middle Tennessee. This is where we live, and this is why will focus on this area.

Begin by reviewing the pages on the right side of this page. Watch the videos on Tennessee, the Southeast United States. Then look at the maps noting the cities, counties, and waterways in the Middle Tennessee (MT) area. Pick a town or area of MT you would like to know more about. Go to the research your topic area. Your teacher will put you in groups. Meet with your groups. Plan, brainstorm, and come up with ideas. Use your graphic organizers to help keep your ideas in focus and clear. Organize your thoughts and make a plan for research.

As you research, take notes like we learned how to do earlier in the semester. Then you will make a small mini paper, at least five paragraphs. You will also make a presentation with Power Point, so look back at the notes we took last week on PP. Use lots of pictures, graphs, and other ways to make your presentation great. You will be graded individually as well as a group. Look at the How Did I Do? page. This is where you will evaluate yourself and those in your groups.

This is only an OUTLINE of what we will do. There will be handouts for you to use as well as we go through the process.