WORLD STUDIES SYLLABUS:  SEMESTER ONE  |  SEMESTER TWO

Five Themes of Geography (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.3, A12.7)

Day 1: Expectations for the Course; No reading assignment.
Day 2: Five Themes of Geography Introduction; Read Text 5-10.
Day 3-4: Latitude and Longitude; Latitude and Longitude Assignment.
Day 5: Place; Wisconsin Quarter Assignment.
Day 6: Movement, Region, and Human/Environment Interaction; Spring Green Area Map Assignment.
Day 7: Five Themes Identification and Review; Read Text 11-17.
Day 8: Map Projections; Skills Assignment.
Day 9: FIVE THEMES ASSESSMENT

Understanding the Earth's Features (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.5, Science E12.4)

Day 10: Our Solar System; Read Text 27-32.
Day 11: The Four 'Spheres' of Earth; 'Sphere' Id Assignment.
Day 12: Internal and External Forces- Mt. St. Helens in Focus.
Day 13: Landforms; Vocab & Id Assignment, Read Text 33-36.
Day 14: Landforms; Atlas Assignment.
Day 15: Water Cycle; Skills Assignment.
Day 16: Resources; Graph Exercises.
Day 17: Review.
Day 18: EARTH'S FEATURES ASSESSMENT

Earth Climates (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, Science E12.2, Science E12.3)

Day 19: Rotation, Revolution, and Tilt; Skills Assignment, Read Text 48-51.
Day 20-21: Five Factors of Climate- Latitude & Elevation; Elevation Assignment.
Day 22: Five Factors of Climate- Wind, Water, and Landforms; Read Text 52-57.
Day 23-25: Climate; Climate Grid and Skills Assignments.
Day 26: Vegetation Zones; Vegetation Zones Grid Assignment.
Day 27: Review
Day 28: CLIMATE ASSESSMENT

Environment, People, and Culture (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.4, A12.6, A12.11, A12.13)

Day 29: GRAPESM Overview; GRAPESM Assignment.
Day 30-31: Population; Demography Assignment, Read Text 63-68.
Day 32: Natural Disasters; U.S. Natural Disasters Map.
Day 33: Cultural Hearths; Hearths Grid, Read Text 69-71.
Day 34-35: World Religion; Christianity Flow Chart and Quiz, Read Text 74-77.
Day 36-37: World Government; Government Flow Chart and Quiz.
Day 38-39: World Economy; Economy Flow Chart and Quiz.
Day 40-41: OBT and REVIEW.
Day 42: PEOPLE AND CULTURE ASSESSMENT

United States and Canada (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.2, A12.4, A12.8, A12.11, A12.12, A12.13)

Day 43-45: US and Canada Maps; Read Text 93-97.
Day 44-46: Physical Features & Climate; Physical Features Grid and Quiz, Read 98-102.
Day 47: Flora and Fauna; Louis and Clark Assignment.
Day 48-49: Cities and Lifestyles; Cities Quiz, Read Text 107-110, 120-123.
Day 50-51: Agriculture, Technology, and Conservation; Ag Grid and Quiz, Read Text 129-136.
Day 51-52: Map Quizzes.
Day 53: Review.
Day 54: UNITED STATES AND CANADA ASSESSMENT
Day 55-61: Sell a State or Province Assessment and Presentations.

Latin America (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.4, A12.5, A12.6, A12.8, A12.11, A12.12, A12.13)

Day 62-64: Latin America Maps; Read Text 161-169.
Day 65-66: Physical Features & Climate; Physical Features Grids, Read 175-179.
Day 67: Latin American Religious Tradition; Mayan Gods Assignment, Read 181-184.
Day 68-69: Latin American Culture; Do Studyguide, Read 186-189.
Day 70: Latin American Economy; Do Studyguide, Read 195-199.
Day 71: The Amazon; Read 202-205.
Day 72-73: Map Quizzes
Day 74: Review.
Day 75: LATIN AMERICA ASSESSMENT

Europe (WI Standards Addressed: A12.1, A12.8, A12.11, A12.13)

Day 76-78: Europe Maps; Read Text, 223-233.
Day 79-80: Physical Features & Climate; Physical Features Grids, Read 239-242.
Day 81: European Governmental Tradition- Alliances and War, Read 244-249.
Day 82-83: European Culture; Do Studyguide, Read 251-255.
Day 84-85: European Economy; Do Studyguide, Read 261-267.
Day 86-87: Map Quizzes.
Day 88-89: Review Europe and for Semester Exam.
Day 90: EUROPE ASSESSMENT / SEMESTER EXAM