Thursday August 18 2011
Welcome to Mr. Whitten's Georgia Studies class. I'm looking forward to the school year and getting to know all of you. Please check this blog if you are absent or if you wish to obtain materials. Let's have a great year! Here is a copy of the syllabus in case you need it.
Download Georgia Studies Syllabus 2011-2012
We will use Costa's Questions in our note-taking and on other occasions as well. Here is a copy of those questions which students will receive in class.
Download Costas Questions Student Handout
Thursday and Friday we will complete the mapwork of Georgia. Maps must be obtained from me but the items to be labeled on the map are below:
Students should start learning map items this week as the map will be on the first unit test.
Friday August 19
Friday and Monday students will take notes in class on the geography and resources of our state. There is no written homework assignment for the weekend.
Download Cornell Note Guide Unit 1
Unit 1 Vocabulary: AC students should make sure they are familiar with these terms. On level students will review these terms in class with me.
Monday August 22
We are scheduled to have our first quiz on Thursday Aug. 25. (Both AC and on-level). The quiz will cover all materials we have reviewed or covered thus far-but there will not be any mapwork on this quiz (unlike the unit test we will take next week). Students should have completed their Unit 1 notes on the geography of Georgia before coming to class on Tuesday.
Tuesday August 23
We are still scheduled to take our first quiz this Thursday. All students should have completed defining the vocabulary terms before class Wednesday. A copy of the completed Unit 1 notes which were reviewed in class by me are included below.
Download Cornell Notes Unit 1 2010-11
Friday August 26
I enjoyed meeting all of the parents who attended open house! It was a great start to the year. Our Unit test on Geography of Georgia is scheduled for Wednesday August 31. Be sure to know the map component. AC classes also have a short essay on Georgia's transportion infrastructure due the same day (Wednesday). There was no written homework assignment due for Monday. Pinnacle is supposed to go live today-I may get quiz grades and word wall posters in today but it may be this weekend. Finally, I am allowing for "grade adjustment" (raising the grade) on this quiz if the result was below 80. I don't do this very often but the instructions are posted below. The essay instructions and the graphic organizer we worked on in class are also posted. I will provide a rubric on Monday. Be sure to bring the organizer back to class Monday. Have a great weekend.
Download Grade Adjustment Procedures
Download Transportation graphic organizer
Download Short Essay Transportation
Monday August 26th.
Textbook contract was filled out, transportation graphic proganizer was completed by most students, AC students worked on rough draft of short essay (due WEd.), All classes saw two short videos on transportation.
I was glad to see several students taking advantage of the grade adjustment opportunity in both the AC and on level classes. Remember that we have a unit test this Wednesday in all classes. The Advanced content classes have the transportation essay which is also due on Wednesday. All classes have the tranportation graphic organizer also due Wednesday.
Tuesday August 30
AC Classes Answered review questions, and worked on their transportation essays which are due tomorrow. We also have a unit test tomorrow (Wednesday) on the geography of Georgia. Make sure you know your maps. There will not be a word bank on the maps for AC classes.
On level classes answered different unit review questions and worked on their transportation graphic organizers. 2nd period turned in their organizers today. 3rd period students need to finish it if they didn't do so in class and turn in Wednesday. On level classes also have a unit test Wednesday. Make sure you know the map work. FYI: Their will be word bank for the 35 items on the map.
Wednesday, August 31
All classes took the Unit 1 test today. AC classes turned in the transportation essay. 3rd period turned in the transportation graphic organizer. All students should read p.68-83 for homework.
