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Sorry, my schedule got a little topsy-turvy because I was in a bad car wreck last weekend.

10/27-28 UNIT 2 NORTH AMERICA TEST

• ALL: Unit 2 Test

Maps of Central & South America (DUE B=10/29, A=10/30)

PreAP: When Rivers Run Dry: Ch 2 Crossing the Rio Grande (Due Tu 11/3)

11/2-3 DIA de los MUERTOS (TRADITIONAL CULTURES)

OBJECTIVES (1) Students will be introduced to the concept of the Columbian Exchange, (2) Students will see a detailed example of how traditional cultures are maintained in modernity, (combining pre-Columbian traditional w/ European influences, especially old & new world foods & religion)

TEKS 2B, 4C, 9A, 12A, 16B, 17A, 18C & 18D

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE- the movement of plants, animals, & diseases between the Eastern & Western Hemispheres during the time of Columbus.

MESTIZO – a person of mixed European (Spanish) and other indigenous ancestry

DIFFUSION – the spread of ideas, innovations, or patterns of behavior to different societies.

VIDEO: PBS: Food for the Ancestors: Dia de los Muertos

Foods of the New World

Holiday Comparison Graphic Organizers

PreAP: Turn-In When Rivers Run Dry: Ch 2 Crossing the Rio Grande Questions

11/4-5 CLIMATE ZONES

Central & South America Maps DUE

Tile Maps

In-Depth Climate Zones

-Grid

11/6 & 9 ANDES

WARM-UP: RX for Survival : Tuberculosis Stalks Peru

Geog Alive: Ch 13 Adapting to Life in the Andes

• PreAP HW: Struggle for Survival DUE W 11/11

11/10-11 AMAZON RAINFOREST

• PreAP TURN-IN: HW Struggle for Survival Questions

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• WARM-UP: Planet in Peril: Rainforest

• PowerPoint: Amazon Facts

• Rainforest Solutions Ad

11/13 & 16 NAFTA/ ECONOMIC SYSTEMS/FTAA

• WARM-UP: Fair Trade Chocolate Video Clip

• Compare Economies: Up Front Magazine

– Market

– Mixed

– Command

• FTAA Fiesta!

• PreAP: DBQ Preview

– PreAP: Brief History of Chocolate Due 11/17

• CORE: Planet in Peril: Battle Lines – Peru vs. Missouri Factory Pollution

11/12 & 19 MEXICO CITY

• WARM-UP: Migration Push & Pull Factors

• Geography Alive: Spatial Inequality of Mexico City

• WRAP-UP: Pollution & Solutions in Mexico City

11/17-18 CORE:COMPUTER LAB CLIMATEGRAPH

PreAP: COMPUTER LAB - LATIN AMERICA DBQ

CORE

Climate Graphs of Latin America Using Excel

PreAP

HW DUE: Brief History of Chocolate

Latin America DBQ (TEST GRADE)

11/ 20 & 23 UNIT 3 LATIN AMERICA TEST /

LATIN AMERICAN FEAST

11/ 24 REVISIT UNIT 1 / INTRODUCTION to EURASIA

-Revisit some of the key elements of Unit 1 as an early review for semester finals

-Eurasia maps & overiview

SUPPLY LIST These supplies are REQUIRED from the first day of class to the last – if you/we run out of something you will need to replenish it.. EVERYDAY CLASS: #2 Pencils w/Eraser, Composition Book (no spirals), Map Pencils (min. 12 colors), Highlighter, Binder (3 ring), 3 Dividers (1. Vocabulary, 2. Maps, 3. Classwork & Handouts), 1 Pack Dry Erase Markers (1^st/2^nd Period Students Only), 1 SQUARE Box of Tissue (3^rd/7^th Periods Only), 1 Ream Colored Paper (5^th/8^th Period Students Only). OCCASIONAL CLASS: Poster Board (you will have at least 1 week notice), Assigned Book (PreAP Only – announced by 12/1) HOME: Textbook (keep at home as a resource) RECOMMENDED / OPTIONAL: Agenda/Assignment Book, Pencil Bag

CLASS RULES 1) Be Prepared, 2) Be On-Time, 3) Be In Your Seat, 4) Be Polite & Mature, 5 Be Respectful & Tolerant. (people, policies, period, & property). Breaking rules will result in consequences corresponding with the infraction.

GRADING 75% Tests/Projects + 25% Daily Grades = nine week average. Each nine week grade average is weighted 40% of the semester grade, semester exams are worth 20% of the semester grade (40% nine week average + 40% nine week average + 20% semester final = semester grade). Semester grades are averaged to determine the yearly average.

TUTORING I will be available to tutor students from M-Th 8:10-8:55 & 3:45-4:10 unless I have hall duty or a meeting. This is the best time to contact me for make-up/late work/ questions

LATE POLICY If an assignment is not turned in at the time it is collected, it will be considered late (even if it is turned in later that day during that same class period). It may be turned in later that day or the very next day of school (note: NOT the following CLASS), for -25% late penalty. If the assignment is not turned in by the end of that first late day, the assignment will receive a zero. This policy does not apply to students who were absent (see make-up policy) unless their make-up work is turned in late without prior permission.

MAKE-UP CLASSWORK If absent for any reason it is your responsibility to see the instructor on the day of your return to get missing assignments. You will be given until our next class to turn in make-up work, after that it will be considered late.

Projects which are due on a day you are absent are still expected on the originally assigned due date –make arrangements to send it to school to avoid late penalties. Absences on project presentation days need to be made up before/after school on the day of your return.

For prolonged and/or prescheduled absences, please make arrangements to pick up work from campus and/or check my website so you don’t get too far behind.

MAKE UP TESTS You will be required to make up any missed test on the DAY you return to school. Arrangements must be made with the teacher to make the test up before / after school – no make-up tests will be administered during class time.

TEST RETAKES Test Retakes will be offered to the Academic Classes ONLY (not PreAP). The maximum score possible on a retake is 75%. Students must make arrangements to come during before/after school tutorials the DAY following the return of their test – after that none will be allowed.

EXTRA CREDIT I am unable to offer extra credit this year to PreAP students due to the Geography Dept. policy, I apologize for any misunderstandings. The rationale behind extra credit is to help a hard working student with a low average raise their grade - not to replace regular assignments/ tests/ projects. Extra credit will involved greater effort from the student than completing regularly assigned work/ tests/ projects, and may include visits to exhibits in the greater Austin area, cultural performances, etc.

Extra credit opportunities will be offered at various points throughout a quarter on a “take it or leave it basis”. The cut off to turn in extra credit will be 2-3 weeks prior to the end of that quarter (see class calendar in green binder for dates).