Parent/Student General InformationWorld Geography Syllabus 2016-2017
World Geography Guidelines and Classroom Expectations **Note to parents** Please refrain from texting your child during classroom time, cell phones are not permitted in the classroom unless the teacher allows it. It is a rare instance that students can use their personal smart phones and technology and there are negative consequences for this non-permitted behavior during class time, regardless of who is trying to contact them via their device. For emergency calls and contact, please notify the front office at 405-789-4350. Homework with due dates and Research LinksHomework
During the semester there will be a 10 research assignments that will the basis of work for the semester project due in December. These elements of research will combine to meet the requirements in completing the semester project which is approximately 15% of the students final grade. Proper MLA citation will be used to account for information acquired from resources on the web or print. Click below for more on MLA citations. MLA Citations Purdue Owl Creating a Bibliography *** Wikipedia is not a viable resource for conducting research in any academic environment.*** Homework assignments missing a citation will have an automatic 20% reduction for a maximum score of 80% on that assignment. Homework Assignments All homework assignments come due on a Friday, I will accept the homework in class or they can be emailed to [email protected] before midnight of the due date. A 20% reduction in grade will be given to late homework for the first week and a 10% for each week thereafter. Useful websites for research assignments |
Lesson Power Points and Study Guides Geography Power Points
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Study Guides Geography Basics: Chapter 1 & 2 Geography Basics: Chapter 3 (Climate and Weather) Geography Basics: Chapter 4 (Culture, Population and Government) Unit 2 North America (United States & Canada) Unit 3 Latin America (Brazil & Mexico) Unit 4 Europe Unit 5 Russia Unit 7 Middle East Final Exam |
Classroom Assignments and Additional Links
Classroom Assignments
Chapter 1 1.1 Themes of Geography 1.2 Absolute Location Chapter 2 2.1 Building Vocabulary 2.2 Shaping Forces Chapter 3 3.1 Building Vocabulary 3.2 Chapter Review Chapter 4 4.1 Cultural and Population Geography 4,2 Cultural Diffusion
4.4 Building Vocabulary 4.5 Chapter Review |