Welcome to Mr. DiMarino’s Social Studies Class Voic

Experience 13 years as a student in the district 23 years teaching in the district 24 years coaching in the district 3 years Student Council Advisor 7 years as a parent in the district

Units of study  Five themes of geography  Map skills  Russia  Southwest and Central Asia  Sub-Saharan Africa  East Asia  South Asia  US and Canada

Units are studied using the five themes of geography  Location  Movement  Place  Region  human-environment interaction

Covered per region  Geography  History  Culture  Modern Issues

Assessment  Maps  Tests/Quizzes  Projects  Homework

Daily Geography  2 questions per day  Quiz each set of 20  Bonus opportunity from  previous question sets

Culture Grams by Country  Background  The People  Lifestyle  Society  Customs and courtesies

Textbook  One at home  Class set

National Geography Bee  All students  Further opportunity

Supplies Notebook and Folder Textbook (already in class) Pencils Completed homework

Pinnacle We remind students to check it regularly, but not to become obsessed with it. “z” represents a zero, but can still be made up for full or partial credit. “x” represents an excused assignment that does not need to be made up.

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