VALKYRIE’S AWE INSPIRING
2009 WORLD GEOGRAPHY SYLLABUS
IN THIS CLASS WE WILL STUDY WORLD GEOGRAPHY, FOCUSING ON THE
HISTORIES AND CULTURES OF THE WORLD CIVILIZATIONS.
ALL QUESTIONS ON ALL TESTS WILL COME STRAIGHT FROM THE POWERPOINT
PRESTENTATIONS.
VALKYRIE’S GRADING POLICY:
50% OF YOUR GRADE WILL COME FROM OUR TESTS.
25% OF YOUR GRADE WILL COME FROM THE TWO 9 WEEKS PRESENTATIONS.
25% OF YOUR GRADE WILL COME FROM A DAILY GRADE BASED ON PARTICIPATION AND
YOUR ABILITY TO PAY ATTENTION.
SEMESTER GRADING POLICY:
40% OF YOUR SEMESTER GRADE WILL COME FROM THE 1ST 9 WEEKS.
40% OF YOUR SEMESTER GRADE WILL COME FROM THE 2ND 9 WEEKS.
20% OF YOUR SEMESTER GRADE WILL COME FROM THE FINAL EXAM.
1ST 9 WEEKS PRESENTATION (DUE THE WEEK OF 28 SEPTEMBER 2009):
WORKING BY YOURSELF, YOU WILL RESEARCH AND PRESENT A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
OVER ONE OF THE MAJOR RELIGIONS OR DENOMINATIONS IN THE WORLD. YOU MUST HAVE
A MINIMUM OF 16 SLIDES IN YOUR PRESENTATION (THE FIRST ONE BEING A TITLE
PAGE, THEN 15 SLIDES OF INFORMATION). PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON 28
SEPTEMBER 2009.
2ND 9 WEEKS PRESENTATION (DUE THE WEEK OF 14 DECEMBER 2009):
WORKING ALONE, EACH STUDENT WILL SELECT A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPEAKING
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND BECOME AN EXPERT ON THAT COUNTRY (ONLY ONE STUDENT
PER COUNTRY). YOU MUST KNOW THE BASICS OF SAID COUNTRY, FOR EXAMPLE; WHAT
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT, ECONOMY, RELIGION, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, FOODS THAT THEY EAT,
THE DAILY LIFE OF A NORMAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY, ETC., AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT
YOU FIND INTERESTING ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY OF CHOICE.
YOU MUST GIVE A 10-MINUTE PRESENTATION ON YOUR COUNTRY OF CHOICE. IT IS
ENTIRELY UP TO YOU TO DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF PRESENTATION YOU WILL DO. IT COULD
BE A SKIT, POWERPOINT, GAME SHOW, A NATIVE DANCE, ETC