7 th Grade

Geography and Washington State History

Instructor: Ms. Doumit

Texts : World Geography: Building a Global Perspective ;

Washington : A State of Contrasts

Content:

  All classes include

•  Text as guide

•  One project per trimester

•  Group activities

•  Films

•  Testing; Pop quizzes (when/if reading is required as homework)

•  Discussions/lectures

•  Current Events

•  You need to find an article on news that is happening in the world. No sports articles are allowed. For extra credit, find an article that deals with the country in which we are studying. If we are studying North America , extra credit will be given for news that happens in either Canada or Mexico .

•  Jeopardy

•  Map work—overhead pens needed for extensive map work on each continent followed by a test.

Focus: Washington State history. World Geography with emphasis on geology and cultures.

Grading:

  Tests/quizzes: 30%

  Participation/Behavior: 15%

  Homework: 20%

  Class work: 20%

  In The News: 15%

Projects:   

First Trimester- Begin Change the World

     Second Trimester- Presentation on a studied country.

Third Trimester- Research on a Washington Native American tribe; final Change the World presentation