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DiFoggio Honors Geography Per 1:-Period 1 - 2024-2025 Assignments

Instructor
Frank DiFoggio
Term
2021 - 22 Semester 1
Department
Social Studies
Description
This course includes a rigorous study of specific geographic regions and identification of regional patterns and an analysis of the interaction between people and their physical surroundings. Students conduct advanced studies through research, writing assignments and supplemental readings.

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Country Portfolio Entry #3  in Google Classroom

Country Portfolio Entry #3

Here is where you will submit you link for your last entry of your Portfolio Site for 1st semester.  Good job everyone.  Take a breath now and we will pick this back up in January.

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Country Portfolio #3 Entry Data Collection Sheets in Google Classroom

Country Portfolio #3 Entry Data Collection Sheets

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Shepard Culture Collage in Google Classroom

Shepard Culture Collage

L.I. – Create a visual of teen culture.
 
1.     Reflect on your lesson from yesterday.  Brainstorm characteristics of your culture here at Shepard High School.2. Create a Google Slide placing images/words that explain your teen     culture.

3.   On a second slide, explain the images/words and how they connect or represent the culture of Shepard.

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Edpuzzle - Culture, Ethnocentrism, & Cultural Relativism in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - Culture, Ethnocentrism, & Cultural Relativism

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Edpuzzle - To Be a Refugee (To Be A Refugee (UNHCR)) in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - To Be a Refugee (To Be A Refugee (UNHCR))

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CONSTRUCTION AND UPLOAD OF COUNTRY PORTFOLIO POPULATION ENTRY in Google Classroom

CONSTRUCTION AND UPLOAD OF COUNTRY PORTFOLIO POPULATION ENTRY

L.I. – Create a subpage on our Google site to show Population Pyramids of your assigned countries and explanation of the Critical Thinking Questions.


RUBRIC IS ATTACHED BELOW

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Country Portfolio Project Entry #2 - Population in Google Classroom

Country Portfolio Project Entry #2 - Population

Overarching Purpose: Identify and evaluate the factors that contribute to a country’s status as developed or developing.
 
Each student will be assigned two countries representing different levels of development around the world. You will gather and evaluate information from different sources to construct an argument on a country’s level of development.  The place you will present your information and argument is in Google Sites.


Here you will upload all of your research (graphic organizer)

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Demographic Multiple Choice Quiz in Google Classroom

Demographic Multiple Choice Quiz

Click on the link and take the Demography Quiz

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Country Portfolio Project Entry #1 in Google Classroom

Country Portfolio Project Entry #1

Here is where you will upload your Google Site link. 

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Country Portfolio Project - Intro to Geography in Google Classroom

Country Portfolio Project - Intro to Geography

Overarching Purpose: Identify and evaluate the factors that contribute to a country’s status as developed or developing.
 
Each student will be assigned two countries representing different levels of development around the world. You will gather and evaluate information from different sources to construct an argument on a country’s level of development.  The place you will present your information and argument is in Google Sites.


Here you will upload all of your research (graphic organizer)

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Edpuzzle - World Systems Theory in Google Classroom

Edpuzzle - World Systems Theory

Here is the video for our Developed and Developing lesson!!!!!!

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Intro to Literacy! in Google Classroom

Intro to Literacy!

L.I. - Students will be introduced to the three types of writing they will produce for class. Students will also create a sample of each piece of writing.


Directions:
1. Watch the Abbott and Costello video.
2. Ask yourself "What is the problem with these two guys? Why don't they understand each other?"
3. Open the Intro to Literacy document.
4. Read the directions and write on the paper provided.

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Honors Geography Syllabus to submit back to Mr. DiFoggio in Google Classroom

Honors Geography Syllabus to submit back to Mr. DiFoggio

If you have trouble with the doc file, use the PDF version to upload.

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Day 1 Intro activity in Google Classroom

Day 1 Intro activity

Please fill out the 2nd page on this get to know you activity. You will submit this back to me by Wednesday. If you haven't completed by Monday 8pm use the PDF version.