AP Human Geography--Fall Semester 2008-2009--Lesson Plans--Jody Smothers Marcello
Monday
Tuesday
Weds
Office Hours 8-8:50
8/25
 Course Outline
 4 Reasons for Taking Course
8/26
 Why Study Geo?
 Pretest
 Pretest Answers and News Analysis
LAB
9/2
 True Maps, False Impressions (Ch. 1
Human Geo In Action): Reading Guide
(Must be complete by Thursday)
 Vocabulary
LAB
Labor Day
9/9
LAB
9/15
 Why Geo. Matters
 HW: Practice Free Response ?
LAB
9/29
 Discussion: Development of
Geographic Thought
 Vocabulary Review
 HW: Presentations Tomorrow (Answer
Questions)
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 True Maps Activity 1 Due (See 9/4)
 Geo Tools & Concepts (Lecture &
Notes)
 HW: Practice Writing Free Response ?
and True Maps Activity 2 (if not done)
9/16
 Interdependence & Globalization Notes
(PP Presentation)
 Project Introduction
 HW: Project (Ask Geo ?)
9/23
 Geographic Perspectives Project Prep
(Organize Information)
 HW: Project (Organize Info)
9/30
 Geographic Perspectives Project
Presentations
 HW: Study for Test
Thursday
Office Hours 8-8:50
LAB
LAB
LAB
LAB
8/28
 Geo Skills and Standards
 Where Am I?
 Map Inquiry
 HW: Map Analysis (Due 9/4)
9/4
 Map Analysis Due (See 8/28)
 True Maps, False Impressions (Ch. 1
Human Geo In Action): Lab (Reading
Guide Due)
 Power of Place: One Earth, Many
Scales (Video)
 Scales of My Life (Exercise)
9/11
 True Maps Activity 2 Due
 Why Places Matter
 Local Geographical Analysis
 HW: Practice Writing Free Response ?
9/18
 Geographers at Work
 Remote Sensing Lab
 HW: Project (Acquire Info)
9/25
 Regions Upon Regions
 HW: Development of Geo Thought
 HW: Analyze Info
10/2
 Geographic Perspectives Test
 HW: Goode’s Orientation to the Atlas
(Due 10/7)
Human Geography in Action Website: http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&bcsId=3206&itemId=0471701211
Class Blog: http://aphumangeo.wordpress.com/
Fri