1. Title Layout Being an Pre AP Scholar Pre AP World Geography
Subtitle
Being an Pre AP Scholar
Pre AP World Geography
Studying Geography Unit

2. For today, 08/26
Pick up both handuots. Quietly begin working on “Pre AP World Geo: Fact or Fiction” -- the “Defining and Explaining” handout will be used later in class.
Remember, Syllabus & Continents and Oceans quiz is TOMORROW
Signed syllabus sheet is due TOMORROW

3. FACT
FICTION
Pre AP World Geo = Regular World Geo?
Prepares you for AP Stats?
Pre AP World Geo = AP Human Geo?
Pre AP in high school very different to Pre AP in middle school?
End of the year STAAR test?
Fact or Fiction?
Its’ fact. No, wait, it’s fiction. No, it’s fact. Shoot, it’s fiction. No, it’s….ahhhhh…

4. Gaining Some Perspective
29 of last year’s 34 highest-ranked seniors were former freshmen in my Pre AP or AP class.
For most of my students, this is the last Pre AP Social Studies class taken before moving up to the AP level. That means while in this class, I will be preparing you to be successful in a college-level class.

5. Organization = Success
In order to be successful in Pre AP World Geo, you must be organized.
2” or 3” Binder with 9 dividers
Divide each unit and organize papers (graded and ungraded)
Keep an ongoing Table of Contents for each unit
Makes studying so much EASIER

6. Remind (formerly Remind101)
(Get the app) --->
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period

7. Guided Tour Fill this out as we go along: Main Benefits of MC’s G to G
Absent work
Extra copies
Additional review
Upcoming dates

8. “Defining and Explaining”
The word: BASEBALL
Left Side:
Right Side:
Define the word
Explain the word

9. Baseball DEFINING: EXPLAINING
A ball game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases
Definition plus these components: uniforms, outs, strikes & balls, glove, bat, ball, outside, MLB, little league, how to score, how to make an out, umpire, where it’s played (US & C, LA, EA), pinch player, crowd, hot dog, peanuts, cracker jacks