WELCOME TO AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHYMelody Smithsmithm3@Issaquah.wednet.edu

WHAT IS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?

• Learn about:• Spatial Thinking

• Population

• Migration

• Culture

• Political

• Development

• Agriculture

• Industrialization

• Urbanization

WHAT SHOULD MY STUDENT BE DOING?

• 20-30 average minutes a night• Reading assignments• Vocabulary study• Reviewing

• They know all the reading assignments, vocabulary, quizzes and test dates at the start of the Unit

HOW CAN I HELP MY STUDENT?• Talk about world news

• Encourage your student to seek help when needed

• Help them figure out how to manage their time

• Offer to help them review

• Keep in mind, they will have lower grades on average at the start of the year – it takes time to figure out how to manage this course and the amount of effort needed

GRADES……

• Assignments 40% -classwork, homework, reading quizzes, vocabulary quizzes

• Assessments – 50% - Unit Tests, map quizzes, Projects, FRQs

• Final = 10%

• I do not give test retakes

• I do not give extra credit

Grades

Assignments Assessment Final

LATE WORK/ ABSENCES

• If it is late – 3 day grace period before penalty

• Excused absence – same # of days to make up work

• Since tests & quizzes are known in advanced –students are expected to take those assessments as scheduled, even if they missed the day before. They may speak with me if they feel they cannot take the quiz as expected after an absence.

AP TEST

•Registration is different this year than in the past.

•See our AP test website on the school website –•Under Academics• Then assessment

CONTACTING ME

•Easiest & with fastest response time is email• Smithm3@Issaquah.wednet.edu• No 3 after the m – I won’t get it

• I room share so if you need to leave a phone message, do so with the receptionist.

WEBSITE

•http://msmithihs.weebly.com/