2025-2026 Class Syllabus: click the link below to view the syllabus for this course. The syllabus includes a course description, classroom procedures, supplies needed and other important information.
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8/6/25-Different Note Taking Methods Video: click the link below to view a video on YouTube that details different methods for effective note taking. Watch the video in it's entirety, you will be assessed on the video Due at the start of class Thursday, 8/7/25.
8/6/25-AP World Regions Outline Map: click the link below to access the AP World Regions Outline Map. You will receive a physcial copy of this map in class. Use the labelled map key as a reference when matching the world region to the correct numbered area on the outline map, and write the name of the correctly identified region on the blanks provided. You will be assessed on these locations later. Due Monday, 8/11/25.
8/6/25-Geography and World Regions Overview: click the link below to view a description of the Geography and World Regions Unit of the Pre-AP World History and Geography curriculum. The overview also provides the learning objectives for each topic contained within the unit.
8/6/25-G.1-A Vocabulary Terms: use a dictionary or the internet to find the definitions of the key terms, accessible by clicking the link below. Analyze each term by using the Frayer model: define the terminology, provide characteristics or give facts about the term, identify an example of the term, and then use the key term in a sentence. This can be completed in a graphic organizer you create if you choose. Due at the start of class on Wednesday, 8/12/25.
8/6/25 IMPORTANT-JOIN YOUR PRE-AP CLASS: You must have an account with the College Board in order to access important instructional materials on the AP Classroom website. Create an account with the College Board by following the instructions that can be accessed by clicking the link below. You will need a join code in order to "join" your Pre-AP class. The join code is: 9G4W37. If you experience technical difficulty, contact customer service at 877-348-5728. Due Friday, 8/15/25.
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08/07/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/08/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/11/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
Homework 08/11/25-G1 Intro Work Packet: click the link below to access the G1 Intro Work Packet. You will receive a physical copy of this assignment in class. Instructions will be provided at the top of the document. Responses can be written on the document or on your own paper. There are 10 questions total. Due Wednesday, 08/13/25 at the end of class.
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08/12/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/12/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G1-Intro: The 5 Themes of Geography): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
08/12/25-G1-Intro Closure-The 5 Themes of Geography: use the lecture notes from the G1-Intro presentation to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 08/12/25)
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08/13/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/14/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
8/14/25-Today's Lecture Notes (G1.A: How Maps Represent Space/The Purpose of Scale in Maps): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
08/14/25-G1.A-Closure-How Maps Represent Space/The Purpose of Scale in Maps: use the lecture notes from the G1.A presentation to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 08/14/25)
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08/15/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/15/25-2025 Classwork-Identity Chart: instructions will be provided at the top of the document.
08/15/25-Classwork-EdPuzzle Video-"Why All Maps Are Wrong": log in to Clever and scroll to and open Q. Martin’s page to access the "Why All Maps Are Wrong" video, it should be assigned to you. Watch the video and answer the questions that appear. Due Tuesday, 08/19/25, by 11:59 pm.
08/18/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/19/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/19/23-Today's Classwork-Mastering the Four Hemispheres: click the link below to access the Mastering the Four Hemispheres hand out (you will receive a copy of this during class). Examine the map images and answer the questions. Due Wednesday, 08/20/25 at the start of class.
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08/20/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/20/25-Today's Lecture Notes (G1.B: How Maps Represent Information): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
New Due Date-08/20/23-Today's Classwork-Classroom Map Assignment: using copy paper that will be provided to you in class, draw a map of the classroom. Add as much detail to your map as you'd like. Use whatever supplies you choose to (colored pencils, markers etc), however, adding color to your map is not a requirement. You must include cardinal directions on your map (north, south, east, west). You must also create symbols that represent objects in the classroom and provide a key/legend that identifies symbol meanings. Due Monday, 08/25/25.
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08/22/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
08/26/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/27/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/28/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
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08/29/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/03/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/03/25-G.1-B Vocabulary Terms: use your notes, lecture notes, a dictionary, or the internet to find the definitions to the key terms that are accessible by clicking the link below. Due at the start of class on Friday, 09/05/25.
Today's Classwork 09/03/25 -G.1-B How Maps Represent Information-Source Exploration Work Packet: click the link below to access the G.1-B Source Exploration. Instructions will be provided at the top of the document. Due Friday, 09/05/25 at the start of class.
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09/05/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/08/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/08/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G1.C: Synthesizing Data to See Patterns in Maps): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
09/08/25-G1.C: Synthesizing Data to See Patterns in Maps Lesson Closure Quiz: Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. THIS IS A TIMED ASSESSMENT, THE TESTING WINDOW WILL CLOSE TWELVE MINUTES AFTER BEING OPENED. SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE THE TIME DEADLINE ENDS IN ORDER FOR YOUR ANSWERS TO BE RECORDED CORRECTLY. (Due at the end of class on 09/08/25)
09/08/25-G.1-C Vocabulary Mad Libs: you will receive a physical copy of this assignment in class. Use your knowledge of the vocabulary terms from this topic and the context clues to correctly fill in the blanks in the story. Complete the three "Reflection Tasks" after completing the story. Due at the start of class on Friday, 09/12/25.
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09/10/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
Today's Classwork 09/10/25 -G.1-C- Synthesizing Data to See Patterns in Maps-Source Exploration: click the link below to access the G.1-C Source Exploration. Instructions will be provided at the top of the document. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Friday, 09/12/25 at the start of class.
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09/12/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/15/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/15/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G2.A: The Purpose of Regions-Human and Physical Regions): click the link below to access the lecture notes and content summary for today.
09/15/25-G.2-A: The Purpose of Regions-Human and Physical Regions Lesson Closure: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G2.A to answer the questions on the closure assignment. THIS WILL NOT BE COUNTED AS AN ASSESSMENT. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 09/15/25)
09/15/25-Today's Classwork-Groupwork-G2.A:Human and Physical Regions: your group will regionalize areas of Memphis based on physical or human characteristics you determine cooperatively. More detailed instructions are found at the top of the document. Due Wednesday, 09/24/25
09/22/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/22/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G2.B: Formal, Functional, and Perceptional Regions): click the link below to access the lecture notes and content summary for today.
Today's Classwork 09/22/25 -G.2-B-Source Exploration: click the link below to access the G.2-A Source Exploration. Instructions will be provided at the top of the document. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Friday, 09/26/25 at the conclusion of class.
09/22/25-G.2-B Lesson Closure: Formal, Functional, and Perceptional Regions-: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G.2-B to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 09/22/25)
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09/26/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/29/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
09/29/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G3: Spatial Reorganization): click the link below to access the lecture notes and content summary for today.
09/29/25-G.3 Lesson Closure: Spatial Organization: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G.3 to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 09/29/25)
Today's Classwork 09/29/25 -G.3 Source Exploration (Parts 1 and 2)-Population/Birth and Mortality Rates and the Push and Pull Factors of Migration: click the link below to access the G.3- Source Exploration. There are two parts to this assignment, and 8 questions total. Instructions will be provided at the top of the document. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Friday, 10/03/25 at the conclusion of class.
09/29/25 Important Announcement! The G.1-G.3 Learning Checkpoint will be administered and Notes for Topics G2.A, G2.B and G3 will be checked Wednesday, 10/01. Learning Checkpoint are assessments created by the College Board that are designed to assess the application of concepts taught throughout the curriculum. The assessment will be open note, you may use any presentations that I have provided here on the website as a reference. Additionally, there are links to content summaries for Topics G.1-G.3 below. For the note check, have notes written for topics G2.A, G2.B, and G3 for full credit. Notes for those topics are below.
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10/01/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
10/01/25-G1-G3 Learning Checkpoint 1 (Assessment): click the link below to access the G1-G3 Learning Checkpoint. This is an assessment with 14 questions. The assessment is open note, you may use the notes you have taken and/or the content summaries that were posted on the website last class period. Finish the assessment during the class period, submissions will not be accepted after 3rd period ends on 10/01/25.
10/01/25-G.3 Vocabulary Mad Libs: you will receive a physical copy of this assignment in class. Use your knowledge of the vocabulary terms from this topic and the context clues to correctly fill in the blanks in the story. Complete the three "Reflection Tasks" after completing the story. Due at the start of class on Monday, 10/06/25.
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10/03/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
10/10/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
10/10/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G.4-A: Scarcity, Surplus, Trade, and Transportation): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
10/10/25-G.4-A Lesson Closure: Scarcity, Surplus, Trade, and Transportation-: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G.4-A to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 10/10/25)
Today's Classwork 10/10/25 -G.4-A Work Packet: click the link below to access the G.4-A Work Packet. This assignment has more tasks to complete when compared to source explorations. The work packet has 12 questions to complete. Examine the sources to answer the questions. You do not have to write the questions. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Monday, 10/20/25 at the start of class.
10/20/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
10/20/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G.4-B: Human Adaptation and Innovation): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
10/20/25-G.4-B Lesson Closure-Human Adaptation and Innovation: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G.4-B to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 10/20/25)
Today's Classwork 10/20/25 -G.4-B Work Packet: click the link below to access the G.4-B Work Packet. The work packet has 13 questions to complete. Examine the sources to answer the questions. You do not have to write the questions. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Wednesday, 10/22/25 at the start of class.
10/22/25-Today's Bellwork: click the link below to access the bellwork for the day.
10/22/25 -Today's Lecture Notes (G.4-C-D: Environmental Modification and the Diffusion of Plants, Animals, Pathogens and Intended and Unintended Consequences of Human Environmental Interaction ): click the link below to access the lecture notes for today.
10/22/25-G.4-C & D Lesson Closure: Environmental Modification and the Diffusion of Plants, Animals, Pathogens and Intended and Unintended Consequences of Human Environmental Interaction: use the lecture notes and readings from topic G.4-C and G.4-D to answer the questions on the closure assignment. Click the Microsoft Forms link below to open the closure assignment. (Due at the end of class on 10/22/25)
Today's Classwork 10/22/25 -G.4-C Work Packet: click the link below to access the G.4-c Work Packet. The work packet has 12 questions to complete. Examine the sources to answer the questions. You do not have to write the questions. Responses should be written on your own paper. Due Monday, 10/27/25 at the start of class.
10/22/25 Important Announcement! The Geography and World Regions Learning Checkpoint 2 will be administered and Notes for Topics G.4-A, G.4-B and G.4-C-D will be checked Monday, 10/27. Learning Checkpoint are assessments created by the College Board that are designed to assess the application of concepts taught throughout the curriculum. The assessment will be open note, you may use any presentations that I have provided here on the website as a reference. Additionally, there are links to content summaries for Topics G.4-A-G.4-D below. For the note check, have notes written for topics G.4-A-G.4-D for full credit. Notes for those topics are below.