Full Curriculum~ High School- World Geography 1 (Part 1) Grades 9 And 10!

This class is taught in English.

- Students develop skills in:
 -critical thinking,
 -spatial recognition, 
-cartography, 
-understanding scientific and statistical data, 
-cultural education and sensitivity, 
-people skills, 
-APA formatting,
-and writing a college-level essay. 

      I have the credentials to teach social studies and science in any grade. I have a degree in math and one in science. I am furthering my education by obtaining a third specialty in education at MSU. I have taken World History 1, Western Civilization, World Geography, Psychology, and Human Growth and Development classes that have given me the skills to present sensitive topics respectfully and educationally. I have taught high school students globally in these subjects for many years and have led many class discussions about sensitive issues. I have lots of experience controlling a classroom environment in a way where every student feels heard but understands that they must maintain respect and an open mind. 
      I have taught History, Social Studies, Biology 1, 2, Earth Science, and Geography in high school. I have also assisted and overseen students during STEM competitions. 

Students will be assigned a paper to write at the end of every physical region we cover in class. They will be due five days after being posted. 

    Students will be assigned a paper to write at the end of every physical region we cover in class. They will be due five days after being posted. I will assess what the student has learned by reading these papers, give them feedback, and have them correct their grammar, spelling, and writing skills until they have reached their writing potential. I will do this to prepare students for an academic atmosphere requiring much writing. I will send out a physical map and worksheet for each student to complete as we go through each continent region. Every week, I will give a short quiz on the physical landmarks of the previously covered areas. 
   
   I include times to see my students individually to help them edit their essays. This has helped my students improve their writing at an impressive rate. I have seen a few jaws drop this semester due to students impressing themselves over their progress. 

   I will ask every student to present a geography assignment at the end of the semester. They can choose from the following:
- painting a picture and reading a report about its meaning while tying in all three sections of geography that we cover. 
- reading a report to the class and showing pictures on PowerPoint that go along with the information.
- showing the class a poster board of scientific research that the student did and reading a report explaining this research and how it ties back to all three parts of the geography we covered. 
-learning a dance that is famous among one of the many cultures we have learned about, performing it for the class, and reading a report about the origins of that dance and how it ties back to the three parts of geography that we have covered in this class. 

2 hours 45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

- "The Atlantic Slave Trade: What Too Few Textbooks Told You" - Anthony Hazard.
   I will share this video to educate my class about history's impacts on every aspect of physicality, politics, and culture. This video is from a very reputable source. Here's a little more about Dr. Anthoney Hazard. 

     ( Tony Hazard is currently an assistant professor in the Ethnic Studies department with a courtesy appointment in the History department at Santa Clara University. Dr. Hazard has been a postdoctoral fellow in Science in Human Culture at Northwestern University, a Library Resident Fellow at the American Philosophical Society, a Graduate Associate at the Center for the Humanities at Temple University, and a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Northwestern University. Dr. Hazard earned a Ph.D. in History at Temple University and a BA in African American Studies at Arizona State University.)

-"Plate Tectonics: The Scientist Behind the Theory." Video retrieved from pbslearningmedia.org.

- I will refer to a book entitled "World Regional Geography" written by Caitlin Findlayson, a Geographer at the University of Mary Washington. 

- I will also refer to the academic textbook "World Geography" retrieved from lumenlearning.com

-World Atlas.com

-Google Earth.com

-National Geographic.org articles: "Africa Physical Geography," "Africa: Human Geography," "The Great Green Wall," "Women Earning STEM Degrees in the Middle East and North Africa," "Africa: Resources." 

- "North Africa Musical Traditions."-retrieved from Encyclopedia.com

- "Sub-Sahara Africa | People and Society."- retrieved from world101.cfr.org

- "South Africa- Cultural Life."- britannica.com

- "South Africa | Culture, Facts, and Travel." - countryreports.org