Download Karen Moran Grade 6 World Geography

Atlantic Middle School
86 Hollis Avenue
Quincy, MA 02170
617 984 8727
[email protected]
SYLLABUS
TEACHER K. Moran
COURSE/GRADE LEVEL
Grade 6 World Geography
TEXT MATERIALS
Nystrom World Atlas
Geography: The World and its People textbook
MAJOR TOPICS
I. Five themes of geography (location, place, human-environment interaction,
movement, region)
II. Identify topographic, landform, political, population, and climate maps.
III. Correctly use geographic terms and apply them to different parts of the world.
IV. Use the above information to interpret geographic information from a graph or
chart correctly.
V. Identify major cities, waterways, landforms, absolute and relative location,
climate, physical characteristics and natural resources in the following world
regions
1. Middle East/ North Africa
7. China and its neighbors
2. Western Europe
8. Japan and the Koreas
3. Northern and Southern Europe
9. Southeast Asia
4. Russia
10. Australia
5. Eastern Europe
11. Africa
6. India and its Neighbors
12. South America
VI. Learn a brief history of the regions above and begin to understand cultural,
economic and social differences throughout the world.
*ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Teacher observation
Homework
Class work
Class participation
Tests/quizzes
Essays
Open response questions
Multimedia presentations
Projects
Simulations
Notebooks
Research reports
Attendance
Oral presentations
*See Individual Student Education Plans or 504 Plans for modification where
applicable.
HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS
Homework is issued regularly and must be completed conscientiously and turned in on
time. All assignments should be recorded in the AGENDA book. The AGENDA is an
integral tool in developing the organizational skills that will foster success in middle
school.
Homework will be posted in Agenda Books and on Schoolnotes.com
GRADING POLICY
Each assignment, project, quiz and test will be worth a certain number of points. Each
student’s grade will be the numerator over what the assignment is worth. At the end of a
term each student’s total points earned will be divided by the number of points assigned
in the term, giving the student’s average.
* Please note that poor attendance could negatively affect all of the above grades, while
class participation and effort can help.
MAKEUP PROCEDURE
Students are expected to meet with the teacher to collect missed assignment and to
schedule a due date for the work. Tests and quizzes should be made up within a week of
the missed class.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Students must have access to the following supplies both in school and at home:
 Pencils
 Colored pencils
 Highlighter
 Blue/black pens
3-ring binder
Inserts for 3-ring binder
Index Cards
2” Binder
Colored markers
Adjustments may be made in this syllabus to meet student needs. If adjustments are
made to this syllabus during the school year, parents/guardians will be notified and
a new syllabus will be distributed.