1st Period Football
2nd Period PLC
3rd Period World Geography
4th Period World Geography
5th Period Lunch
6th Period Conference
7th Period World Geography
8th Period Baseball
World Geography Syllabus
Coach McCollum
[email protected]
512.732.9280 x34518
Course Description:
World Geography is a broad survey course designed to acquaint students with the world physically, politically, culturally and economically. It is presented by studying eight geographic regions of the world. Cooperative learning, spatial mapping, graphing and computer aided lessons are all utilized. Students also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. use and think about maps and spatial data;
2. understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places;
3. recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes;
4. define regions and evaluate the regionalization process;
5. characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.
Textbook:
Arreola, D., Deal, M., Petersen, J., & Sanders, R. (2016) World Geography. Orlando, FL. Houghton Mifflin
Materials
· An organization strategy for your materials
· Pencil, pen, paper
Class Rules
Respect Others
· Don't inhibit teacher's ability teach or others' ability to learn.
· No multitasking
· No electronic equipment without permission
· No food or drink (water is allowed)
Grading Procedures:
60% Major
20% Daily Grades
20% Homework Assignments and Reading Checks
Exams Re-Takes: A student that makes below a 70 on an exam may re-take the exam for a grade up to a 70.
Homework Assignments and Reading Checks: Grades in this category will be replaced by the Unit Exam grade if the exam grade is higher than the homework grade or reading check.
Make Up Work: The student is in charge of obtaining make up work. The student needs to complete the make up work in a timely manner.
Late Work: Late work from the Homework category will be given a ‘1’ and the grade will be replaced with the Unit Exam Grade. Late work in the Daily Grade category will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis as most Daily Grades are done in class and not completed at home. If you see a ‘1’ in the grade book it means you have a missing assignment and you need to turn it in or make it up for full credit..
Test Access Policy:
Students can make an appointment to come review the test with their teacher.
Expectations:
--Please create a good organizational system for your documents. Keep all of your Learning Targets, reading guides, handouts, and notes in chronological order. This will be very important as you review for each test and when we begin to prepare for the finals.
--Keep up with the reading. Meaningful classroom discussion can only take place when you come to class prepared. Regular reading checks are to be expected.
--Participate actively in classroom discussions
--Keep up with current events. Geography is a “real world” topic.
Tutoring
By appointment
WHAT TO DO IF
· THERE ARE PAPERS ON THE TABLE NEXT TO THE DOOR: Take one copy of each
· YOU ARE ABSENT AND NEED MAKE-UP WORK: This is YOUR responsibility. I will not come to you and ask if you got your make-up work. Check with me or the website to see what assignments you missed.
· YOU MISS A TEST: Make arrangements to make up the test in the testing center in a timely manner.
2nd Period PLC
3rd Period World Geography
4th Period World Geography
5th Period Lunch
6th Period Conference
7th Period World Geography
8th Period Baseball
World Geography Syllabus
Coach McCollum
[email protected]
512.732.9280 x34518
Course Description:
World Geography is a broad survey course designed to acquaint students with the world physically, politically, culturally and economically. It is presented by studying eight geographic regions of the world. Cooperative learning, spatial mapping, graphing and computer aided lessons are all utilized. Students also learn about the methods and tools geographers use in their science and practice.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. use and think about maps and spatial data;
2. understand and interpret the implications of associations among phenomena in places;
3. recognize and interpret at different scales the relationships among patterns and processes;
4. define regions and evaluate the regionalization process;
5. characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places.
Textbook:
Arreola, D., Deal, M., Petersen, J., & Sanders, R. (2016) World Geography. Orlando, FL. Houghton Mifflin
Materials
· An organization strategy for your materials
· Pencil, pen, paper
Class Rules
Respect Others
· Don't inhibit teacher's ability teach or others' ability to learn.
· No multitasking
· No electronic equipment without permission
· No food or drink (water is allowed)
Grading Procedures:
60% Major
20% Daily Grades
20% Homework Assignments and Reading Checks
Exams Re-Takes: A student that makes below a 70 on an exam may re-take the exam for a grade up to a 70.
Homework Assignments and Reading Checks: Grades in this category will be replaced by the Unit Exam grade if the exam grade is higher than the homework grade or reading check.
Make Up Work: The student is in charge of obtaining make up work. The student needs to complete the make up work in a timely manner.
Late Work: Late work from the Homework category will be given a ‘1’ and the grade will be replaced with the Unit Exam Grade. Late work in the Daily Grade category will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis as most Daily Grades are done in class and not completed at home. If you see a ‘1’ in the grade book it means you have a missing assignment and you need to turn it in or make it up for full credit..
Test Access Policy:
Students can make an appointment to come review the test with their teacher.
Expectations:
--Please create a good organizational system for your documents. Keep all of your Learning Targets, reading guides, handouts, and notes in chronological order. This will be very important as you review for each test and when we begin to prepare for the finals.
--Keep up with the reading. Meaningful classroom discussion can only take place when you come to class prepared. Regular reading checks are to be expected.
--Participate actively in classroom discussions
--Keep up with current events. Geography is a “real world” topic.
Tutoring
By appointment
WHAT TO DO IF
· THERE ARE PAPERS ON THE TABLE NEXT TO THE DOOR: Take one copy of each
· YOU ARE ABSENT AND NEED MAKE-UP WORK: This is YOUR responsibility. I will not come to you and ask if you got your make-up work. Check with me or the website to see what assignments you missed.
· YOU MISS A TEST: Make arrangements to make up the test in the testing center in a timely manner.