Week of August 19-23

Week's Goals:  Introductions; Procedures; Summer Assignment; Ch. 1 Barron's
8/19/13
Day's Objectives:

• Introductions
• Seating Chart
• Syllabus

Homework:  Finish syllabus and construct two confusing elements

8/20/13
Freshmen Assembly

8/21/13
Day's Objectives:

• Address syllabus questions
• Classroom procedures
• Syllabus
• Book distribution
• Bathroom passes

Homework:  read half of Ch. 1 in Barron's

8/22/13
Day's Objectives:

• Hostility Letter
• Syllabus quiz practice quiz

Homework: pp. Finish Ch. 1 in Barron's.  Be ready to discuss
What is human geography?
Why is human geography important to study?

8/23/13
Day's Objectives: 

• Classroom tasks
• Discussion:  What is HG?  Why is it important?  
• syllabus quiz

Homework:   Study all vocab. words in Barron's.

8/26/13
Day's Objectives:

• List countries and students
• Promethean Flipchart:  HG Introduction 
• 15-minute skim of textbook.  Write two topics that you find interesting and explain why.
• Essential Question:  5-minute think; 5-minute write: What is human geography and why is it important? 

Homework:  Review vocab. of Ch. 1 Barron's; be ready for quiz tomorrow.

Coming Up:

How to pass the AP HG exam.
Ch. 1 discussion & test
Dambisa Moy Flipchart

How to pass the AP exam:

• study groups
• test prep books
• vocabulary
• class focus
• wean yourselves from Facebook, IPODS, etc.
• start watching the news (local, national, international) and learning anything that you can about your country/hearth.  Recommended:  NPR (FM 91.7 at 3 p.m. weekdays); Fareed Zakaria on CNN every Sunday at 10 a.m.