BELL WORKWrite a short journal entry:Many cities are located along rivers. For example, Memphis is located on the Mississippi River. How can a river be helpful to a city?

Extra Challenge: What is an estuary?

THE SEINE RIVERI can examine and

evaluate the importance of the Seine

River in Paris.

SPI 7.3.10 Identify the

characteristics that define a region geographically.

SEINERIVER

ON THEMAP What are some

questions we could ask about the Seine River?

CAUSE & EFFECT

CAUSE=RIVER EFFECT=CITY

Academic Vocabulary

=Urbanization

What can we predict about the Seine River?based on this photo…

THE SEINE RIVER

• Read the article closely

• Highlight or underline important evidence about the Seine River.

• Complete the graphic organizer with the evidence that you find

Close Reading???

10 minutes

End

SEINE RIVER

1. Open back to the Bell Work tab.

2. Now that you have read about the importance of the Seine River, write a short explanation of why the river is important to Paris.

*You must use evidence from your Seine river graphic organizer.

ASSESSMENT