GEOGRAPHY

FIRST TRIMESTER SYLLABUS

The first trimester will be focusing on the geography component of the course. The following pages give you a day by day schedule of reading, homework assignments, tests, quizzes and research reports. These will include due dates, etc.

The class grade will be broken down on a point system. There will be a total number of points that you can earn by the end of the trimester. Homework will generally be worth between 5 and 15 points, quizzes worth between 10 and 20 points and tests/research reports will be worth between 40 and 100 pints. Then there is class participation which will count for 100 pts. At the end of the trimester.

Quizzes can and will be given at any time. You can generally count on one quiz per week minimum. Tests will be given at the end of each unit. There will be review days for the tests, but not for quizzes. You should also plan on having one research based report per unit.

Homework is to be completed by the assigned date in order to earn full credit. You lose 25% of the possible credit for each day an assignment is late. You have up to three days to turn in late work. After three days the assignment will be marked as earning no credit. Homework is to be done in complete sentences and in pen.

SCHEDULE:

TUES., Sept. 2: Introduction to the class. Discuss syllabus. Hand out books. General ideas of geography. HW: Read p. 2-8; Do q. 2 and 3 in recalling and review, p. 9. 6 pts.

WED., Sept. 3: Review HW. Complete Critical Thinking wksht. In class (p.3-4)

RESEARCH REPORT: One City and 5 Themes report.

NO HW.

THURS., Sept. 4: Discussion of the Earth in space. Discussion of climates and the atmosphere. HW: Read p. 19-32; Do q. 1 in Building Vocab, q. 1 and 3 in Recalling and Reviewing, q. 1 in Thinking Critically, all on p. 33. 10 pts.

FRI., Sept. 5: Review HW. Complete wksht. In class (p. 7, 20). Use for review.

HW: study for quiz on Monday on climate and five themes.

MON., Sept. 8: Quiz on five themes and climate. 20 points. Begin discussion of water and landforms. HW: Read p. 35-40.

TUES., Sept. 9: Discuss last night’s readings. Complete wksht. In class (p. 29-30) Discuss city research reports. HW: City research reports due tomorrow.

WED., Sept. 10: City research reports due. Read in class. Answer questions. 40 pts.

HW: Read p. 43-50. Jeopardy tomorrow (vocab based)

THURS., Sept. 11: Jeopardy based on water and landforms. Discuss patterns of plant life (focus on p. 57). HW: Read p. 53-60. Complete wksht. (p. 48). 6 pts.

FRI., Sept. 12: Discuss HW. Review for Unit test.

HW: Unit test Monday.

MON., Sept. 15: Unit test (50 pts.) (p.53-54)

TUES., Sept. 16: review test. Discuss beginnings of human civilization.

HW: Read p. 67-73. Do q. 1-3, p. 73. 6 pts.

WED., Sept. 17: review HW: Read p. 74-76 in class.

HW: write a paragraph on three major issues of the coming election. 10 pts.

THURS., Sept. 18: Discuss last night’s HW.

HW: Quiz tomorrow on p. 67-76

FRI., Sept. 19: Quiz. (10 pts.). Discuss basic economics and population.

HW: Read p. 78-84. Complete wksht. (p. 13-14). 10 pts.

MON., Sept. 22: THIS IS HOMECOMING WEEK SO SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Review HW. Discuss resources and the environment.

HW: read p. 86-96. Do all vocab words in table on p. 86. 15 pts.

TUES., Sept. 23: review HW. Review for unit test.

HW: unit test tomorrow.

WED., Sept. 24: Unit test. (50 pts.) (p. 33-34)

THURS., Sept. 25: review test. Jeopardy on the United States and Canada

HW: (Due Monday), read p. 111-118. Complete wksht. (p. 3). 8 pts.

FRI., Sept. 26: Quiz

MON., Sept. 29: review HW. RESEARCH REPORT on individual states.

HW: Read p. 120-130. Do q. 1-3 in Recalling and reviewing p. 131. (6 pts.)

TUES., Sept. 30: Review HW. Read p. 132-138 in class and discuss.

HW: None

WED., Oct. 1: Library day

THURS., Oct 2: Library day

HW: study for quiz on Northeastern and Southern United States

FRI., Oct 3: Quiz on Northeastern and Southern U.S. (16 pts.)

HW: None

MON., Oct. 6: Discuss the Midwestern states. HW: read p. 140-148. Complete wksht. P. 33-34.

TUES., Oct. 7: Review HW. Midwestern state Jeopardy. HW: Read p. 150-156. Do q. 1,2, Thinking Critically, p. 157.

WED., Oct. 8: Review HW. Discuss the election. HW: study for quiz on Midwestern states and Interior Western states.

THUR., Oct. 9: Research papers due. Read in class and answer questions. 80 pts.

Discuss the Pacific states. Read p. 159-170 in class.

FRI., Oct. 10: Marathon Day

MON., Oct. 13: Discuss similarities and differences of Canada and the U.S. Complete wksht. In class. (p. 67-68). HW: Finish wksht.

TUES., Oct. 14: Review wksht. Review for unit test.

HW: study for unit test.

WED., Oct. 15: Unit test. (50 pts.)

NO HW OVER BREAK

THURS., Oct. 16: No school

FRI., Oct. 17: No school

MON., Oct. 20: Introduce S. America and Central America. Define the differences.

HW: Read p. 188-200. Complete vocab words on list, p. 188. 12 pts.

TUES., Oct 21: review vocab. Discuss Mexico. (What do you know? What do you want to know?). HW: read p. 202-212. Do q. 1,2, Thinking Critically, p. 213. 8 pts.

WED., Oct. 22: review HW. In class essay. “What are the reasons for the economic differences between Mexico and the United States” 20 pts. HW: None

THURS., Oct 23: Discuss the essays. Discuss the history of the slave trade and the Caribbean population. HW: read p. 214-225.

FRI., Oct. 24: Jeopardy! (What we’ve read so far…). Discuss the different regions of S. America. MAKE A MAP project. HW: read p. 226-232.

MON., Oct. 27: Discuss the reading. Read p. 235-242. Complete wksht. In class. P. 39

HW: Complete wksht. 5 pts. (Have test typed up)

TUES., Oct. 28: Review HW. Work on maps.

HW: read p. 245-250.

WED., Oct. 29: Discuss HW. Review for unit test. Work on map.

HW: Unit test tomorrow.

THURS., Oct. 30: Unit test on Central and South America. 40 pts. Work on map.

HW: None

FRI., Oct. 31: Work on map. HW: Maps due on Monday.

MON., Nov. 3: Maps due and in class presentations. HW: None

TUES., Nov. 4: In class presentations. HW: Read p. 374-384. Complete vocab. P. 374.

12 pts.

WED., Nov. 5: Discuss vocab and readings. Discuss Thinking critically questions 1 and 2 in class. HW: read p. 386-396. Answer q. 2 in Recalling and Reviewing and q. 1,2 in Thinking Critically, p. 397. 9 pts.

THURS., Nov. 6 Discuss HW. Debate the Arab/Israeli conflict. HW: read p. 398-406

Study for quiz on 3 Asian regions we’ve discussed so far.

FRI., Nov. 7: Discuss the readings. Quiz on Asian regions. 12 pts.

HW: read p. 494-504.

MON., Nov. 10: Discuss differences and similarities to SW and East Asia.

HW: read p. 506-516. Complete wksht. P. 14. 20 pts.

TUES., Nov. 11: Review HW. Discuss Japan and Korea. HW: read p. 518-528. Jeopardy tomorrow.

WED., Nov. 12: Jeopardy! Discuss SE Asia. Read 530-538 in class. Discuss tomorrow.

HW: None (read)

THURS., Nov. 13: Discuss previous day’s readings and finish unit with island nations. Read p. 540-550 in class. HW: Unit test review tomorrow.

FRI., Nov. 14: Finish unit and review for unit test next week.

HW: study for final exam.

MON., Nov. 17 or TUES., Nov. 18: FINAL EXAM. 50 pts.

END OF THE TRIMESTER