Monday, October 13, 2014

APHG - World's Regions Map assignment

Click here to access a regional map to help with your World Region assignment.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Welcome Back!

Please take a moment to check out our class page.  This will serve as a portal for resources on our class project.  I hope you all have a successful school year!
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Contact Mr. Elsen

If you have a specific question about the project, please send me an e-mail and I will respond as quickly as possible. If you need to reach me at home, please use e-mail... my kids are light sleepers.

Phone: 743-5407

school e-mail: aelsen@janesville.k12.wi.us


About This Course:

As technology makes the far reaches of the globe accessible to more and more people, there is an increased need to expand our knowledge and understanding of the world and, more importantly, its people. This course will expose the student to a variety of cultures, many quite different from our own, and hopefully give each student a greater appreciation, understanding, and acceptance of other peoples through the study of their geography, history, culture and traditions, government, and economy. This course is considered HONORS level; therefore students enrolled in this class are willing to take on the challenges that will not be given in the regular Global Studies offering. Students who are not interested in the increased workload (challenge) should consider a different course.

Unit Sequence - 1st Quarter

  • Introduction to Scrapbook Assessment Project
  • Map Reading and Types of Maps
  • Five Themes of Geography
  • Climate
  • Landforms
  • Culture
  • Quarter Project - Portfolio - Geography

Unit Sequence - 2nd Quarter

  • Southwest Asia (Middle East)
  • Southeast Asia? (time permitting)
  • Quarter Project - Portfolio - Travel Guide

Unit Sequence - 3rd Quarter

  • Africa
  • South Asia
  • Quarter Project - Portfolio - Creative Project

Unit Sequence - 4th Quarter

  • China/Taiwan
  • Korea / Japan
  • Quarter Project - I Search Biography/History - Portfolio Completion

About Mr. Elsen

This is my 16th year of teaching and my 9th at Craig. Prior to coming here, I taught at Parker H.S. for 5 years and Fort Atkinson H.S. for 2 years. Before I got into teaching, I was a digital cartographer (map maker) at Rand McNally. My undergraduate and graduate degrees are from UW-Whitewater and I graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School. I have two children; Anna (10) and Lauren (8). I enjoy unicorns, rainbows, ice cream, and long walks on the beach. Eventually, when I'm finished with teaching, I'd like to be a sorcerer or possibly join the circus.

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