Jasper County Middle School

Course Description:

Sixth grade is the first year of a two-year World Area Studies course. Sixth grade students study Latin America, Canada, Europe, and Australia. The goal of this two-year course is to acquaint middle school students with the world in which they live. The geography domain includes both physical and human geography. The intent of the geography domain is for students to begin to grasp the importance geography plays in their everyday lives. The government/civics domain focuses on selected types of government found in the various areas so that students begin to understand the variety of governments in the world. The economics domain builds on the K-5 economics standards; however, the focus shifts from the United States to how other countries answer the basic questions of economics. The history domain focuses on major events in each region during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Instructional Goals:

Class Schedule/Procedures:

70 minutes total class time

10 minutes – RIT

10 minutes – Teacher Expectation for Learning Targets

30-40 minutes – Student Work session

10 minutes – Closing

Texts and Resources:

Websites: GA Standards of Excellence

Class Expectations:

Supplies: Pencils, Pens, Composition Notebooks (2 compositions for the year),Binder with Notebook paper, colored pencils, scissors

Students at Jasper County Middle School are expected to follow all procedures and policies of the classroom and of the school.  Cell phones are not to be used unless specific permission has been given by the teacher. Consequences will be applied according to the school policies and handbook.  Students are expected to put forth their best effort, bring all supplies daily, and remember that their education is the purpose for being at school.

Academic Honesty: In all work submitted for academic credit, students are expected to represent themselves honestly.  No form of student work is exempt from this policy.  Cheating (getting or giving unauthorized help on an assignment, quiz, or test) and plagiarism (submitting work as your own that is someone else’s) are forms of academic misconduct with expected disciplinary consequences depending on the severity of the incident.

Grading:

Formative  (classwork, homework, quizzes) 70%

Summative (Tests, papers, projects) 30%

All students will be allowed up to three days, regardless of reason for absence, if necessary, to complete make-up work . It is the responsibility of the student to request makeup work from the teacher. Grades will be posted every Tuesday to help you keep track of your students’ progress.

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