Course Description
Welcome to your World Geography class. World Geography is a survey course placing emphasis on map studies and skills, interactions of people and their environments, and a survey of the great variety of world cultures in relationship to ours in the United States.
Needed Supplies
For this class you will need the following supplies:
Pencil
Pen
Notebook (3 ring binder preferably)
12 Colored pencils (not crayons or markers!)
Textbook (will be distributed in class)
Expectations
As your instructor, I have very lofty expectations for each of you. I will respect your right to learn, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that your rights as students are upheld. I expect the same in return. I expect to witness in the classroom the same measure of respect that I give to all.
Class Rules
My classroom rules can be summarized in four words:
Respect – Show respect to all.
Prompt – Be on time for class/school.
Responsibility – Your actions, Your responsibility
Prepared – Have what you need when you need it.
Grading Scale
You will be graded on a 7-point scale.
A-93-100
B-85-92
C-77-84
D-70-76
F-below 70
Every grade will carry the same weight with the exception of research papers. These papers will be worth twice as much as the other assignments.
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