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Remember four things:

1) "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." JFK 1961,

2)... Govt of the people, by the people, for the people..." Lincoln 1863, 

3) "What I hear I forget, what I see I remember, what I do I understand.” Confucius 451 BCE,

and 4) "Voting intelligently is the most important citizen responsibility- it is also the most important right (freedom) you have." Mr. Achs 2003.

Geography

General Information:

GeographySyllabus

SyllabusPart2 (Students are required to read & review this supplimental syllabus. It contains additional information, requirements, and references. Contents of this syllabus will be presented verbally the first two days of class. This syllabus contains no due dates, students must refer to the main syllabus, and is common to all the classes I teach at West.)

WelcomeLtr

PortfolioScheduleGeo

HandoutFlu

GradingSheetOP

GradingSheetProject

GradingSheetEssay

StudentSelfEval

MovieCEAnalysis

GeoTHIEVES

EssayOutline

TestEssayExample

Essay Help (A good place to start to write your essay)

HowToGetGoodGrades

FalconKestralAwardNomination

HowToMakePowerPointPresentation

Assignments & Handouts:

Note: Some of these files are very large, "right click" and download to your PC, then open them!

AssetSurvey

StudentAnalysisLP (to analyze student learning profile)

StudentSurveyIntro/Student Survey Part3

StudentSurveyPart1

StudentSurveyPart2

HandoutIowaFacts

WebQuest1

CitizenshipPart1 (extra credit)

CitizenshipPart2 (extra credit)

WebQuest1

USGSInfoUTM

HowToReadUTM

QuickGuideUseUTMCoord

UsingUTMgridOverlayTool

MapRulerInstructionSheet

PracticeUSAMapTest

HelpForStateMapTest (Use this to learn the two letters for each state and non-states)

Fundamentalism Extra Credit assignment (25pts)

OurNew44thPresident Extra Credit assignment (25pts)

CivilRightsHandout Extra Credit assignment (30pts) (1.9mb)

Projects:

OralPresentation

ServiceLearning

PositionPaper (Extra Credit Project)

VisitHistoricalSite (Extra Credit Project)

OralHistory/InterviewVeteran (Extra Credit Project)

PublicMeeting (Extra Credit)

FiveThemesOfGeography

CountryProject (this is your final)

GPSProject End of Term Project

Test Prep/Citizenship/Iowa&QC Test:

Iowa & Quad Cities Test

Citizenship Test 

CitTestStudyGuide (pdf, 1.5mb)

GeoUSATest

     Website for USA Test Part 1: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

"Test1GeoStudyGuide"

"Test2GeoStudyGuide"

"Test3GeoStudyGuide"

Lecture Notes:

Note: Some of files are very large, "right click" and download to your PC, then open them!  Additionally, if you only view these files directly from your browser you will not see the complete slide (all the information)! You must download these lecture notes, then open and view/print.

Introduction (2.6mb)

IntroToGeo

IntroToMaps (2.2mb)

HowTo

CommLearn

WhyWeNeedEd (1.5mb)

StudentLearnerProfiles (2.7mb)

ProbSolve

CitizenshipLecturePart1 (1.9mb)

CitizenshipLecturePart2 (3.8mb)

BuildingCharacter

GeoCh1 (3.7mb)

GeoCh2 (2mb)

GeoCh3

GeoCh4 (1.8mb)

GeoUnit2Ch5Ch8 (2.4mb)

GeoUnit3Ch9Ch10 (2.3mb)

GeoUnit6Ch21Ch23 (1.9mb)

"MiddleEastLeaders"

Chapter Summaries & PreTests:

GeoPreTests 1-4

GeoCh1Summary

GeoCh2Summary

GeoCh3Summary

GeoCh3Summary

GeoCh4Summary

GeoUnit2Ch5Ch8PreTest

GeoUnit2Ch5Ch8Summary

GeoUnit3Ch9Ch10PreTest

GeoUnit3Ch9Ch10Summary

GeoUnit6Ch21Ch23PreTest

GeoUnit6Ch21Ch23Summary

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