Geography Report Card Comments, Grades 7-8 (Ontario)
Geography, reported separately in Grades 7-8, covers physical patterns, natural resources, global settlement and global inequalities, studied through geographic inquiry, maps, graphs and satellite images, and concepts such as spatial significance, patterns and trends, and interrelationships.
Below are 13 sample sentences for Grades 7-8: two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Level 4 (A, 80-100%) / Level 3 (B, 70-79%) / Level 2 (C, 60-69%) / Level 1 (D, 50-59%)), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 233 geography sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
Jump to: Level 4 (A, 80-100%) · Level 3 (B, 70-79%) · Level 2 (C, 60-69%) · Level 1 (D, 50-59%) · Writing tips
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Level 4 (A, 80-100%) A
Strengths
- [Name] applies [his/her/their] geography learning to stewardship at school and in the community, suggesting specific ways people can reduce their impact on the environment.
- [Name] interprets trends in geography graphs and data tables thoroughly and predicts how a trend may continue, giving sound reasons.
Next steps:
- Tracking a local environmental change over several weeks, such as water depth or litter in a park, [Name] can graph the results and explain any pattern.
Level 3 (B, 70-79%) B
Strengths
- [Name] presents geographic information with considerable clarity, organizing [his/her/their] ideas so classmates can follow [his/her/their] reasoning.
- Writing about a human activity in geography, [Name] describes its effects on land, water or air in considerable detail.
Next steps:
- Explaining one global connection, such as where a favourite food comes from, [Name] can link [his/her/their] daily life to people and places elsewhere.
Level 2 (C, 60-69%) C
Strengths
- [Name] connects [his/her/their] geography learning to everyday choices with some effectiveness, such as reducing waste or saving water.
- When reading a line or bar graph in geography, [Name] can tell whether a trend is rising or falling and at times suggests a reason for it.
Next steps:
- With a before-and-after photo pair, [Name] can describe how a place has changed and suggest one human or natural cause.
Level 1 (D, 50-59%) D
Strengths
- [Name] communicates one main finding from a geography task through a labelled drawing or short sentences with teacher support.
- With direct support, [Name] is beginning to explain how a change in the environment, such as a flood or drought, can affect people in the places we studied in geography.
Next steps:
- Listening to a short story about a community in another part of the world, [Name] can record one land feature and one related daily activity on a two-column chart.
Support at home
- Look for small ways to reduce waste or save water and energy at home, and invite your child to explain why each one matters for the environment.
How to write geography comments for Grades 7-8
- Name the tool and what the student did with it: reading a climate graph, comparing two thematic maps or interpreting a satellite image. 'Uses population density maps to explain settlement patterns' is concrete for families.
- Describe interrelationships: can the student explain how a natural process or resource affects where and how people live, and how people in turn change the environment? Ask for one cause-and-effect link in the next step.
- For sustainability and responsible action, describe how the student weighs environmental, economic, social and political perspectives on an issue and proposes a reasoned action, rather than only stating an opinion.
Watch out: Avoid treating geography as memorizing countries, capitals or landforms. Describe how the student uses data or maps to explain a pattern, such as why settlements cluster near fresh water or along coasts.
Level 4 (A, 80-100%) language is thorough, independent and applied in new situations; Level 3 (B, 70-79%) is considerable, clear and usually accurate; Level 2 (C, 60-69%) shows some effectiveness, often with a model or support; Level 1 (D, 50-59%) names what the student does with direct support and what is emerging. The grade is already printed, so describe the learning rather than restating the mark.
What Geography covers
Report card strands and skills for geography:
- Understanding of physical patterns, natural resources, settlement and global inequalities, and their connections to human activity
- The geographic inquiry process: asking questions, gathering and analysing data and sources, drawing conclusions and communicating
- Geographic thinking: spatial significance, patterns and trends, interrelationships and geographic perspective
- Spatial skills: maps, atlases, satellite images, graphs and geographic information systems
- Sustainability, stewardship and responsible action
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