Class Description Culver City High School Global Issues Dr. Chapman Rm

Course Description  This course is designed to provide students with the necessary fundamentals in interpreting global events and understanding their root causes and the influence that geography plays in impacting societies.

Standards  All subject matter taught in this Global Issues course coincides with the National Geographic Standards ( ces/ngo/education/standardslist.html ) ces/ngo/education/standardslist.html  and with the California History-Social Science Analysis Skills for Grades 9-12:

Textbook  World Geography (McDougal Littel).

Expectations 1. Be here. 2. Be prepared. 3. Be Nice!  No… –Food, candy, gum, drinks –Grooming in class –Strong fragrances –Prohibited items Hats Electronics Prohibited Dress –Skateboards

Materials  Pencils, pens and paper should be brought to class every day, as should the textbook (protected with a book cover).  A three-ring binder with a plastic pouch is invaluable to student organization and success.  Because we will be producing many colored maps, an inexpensive set of colored pencils will help the student to complete these in a timely fashion.

Weekly Current Event Assignment Study: Geography Greek to young Americans WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After more than three years of combat and nearly 2,400 U.S. military deaths in Iraq, nearly two-thirds of Americans aged 18 to 24 still cannot find Iraq on a map, a study released Tuesday showed.  In addition to completing regular class assignments, students will be required to turn in weekly current event interpretations.  These media interpretations will come from newspaper, magazine, or online articles  In addition, a copy of the article must be attached to the back of an interpretation, which will be due every Thursday.

Bookwork  Often students work on “Guided Reading” Packets keyed to textbook readings.  Much of this is assigned as homework

Folder Map Project  On Wednesdays, we work on this assignment, designed to help students build a good “Mental Map” of the Earth’s features.

Make-up Procedures  Make-up work: It is YOUR responsibility to find out the missing work from the High School’s website at pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID =73639&type=u&rn= or from a classmate. pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID =73639&type=u&rn=  Any late work will be assigned half-credit. Homework Due: Global Issues SpringGlobal Issues Spring Jonathan Chapman Due: Today  Agenda.  1.Video "Russian Around Europe": Another video from the Standard Deviants. The kids have a study guide with questions to answer during the video. I will attach the questions and answers below.  2. Classwork/Homework: Read Chapter 12, Section 1 ( ) and complete page 3 in the packet for Chapter 12.  Russian Around EuropeSDAIE (35 KB) Russian Around EuropeSDAIE

Special Help  Teachers are available for extra help most days before school, at nutrition, or after school.  To be on the safe side, make an appointment. (In some cases, the teacher may require extra help sessions.)

Grade book  The grade book is accessible at REC_ID=58105&type=d&rn= REC_ID=58105&type=d&rn=