Welcome to Global Studies

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Welcome to Global Studies

• Mr. John Greiner

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Back to School Night Game Plan

• Introduce myself to the parents / guardians
• Units of study for the course
• Grading Breakdown of the assignments that will be
  given to the students
• Standards of the course
• Hints to help

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Introduction of Myself

• This is my fifth year teaching at Pennsbury
• I coach two sports and build the play scenery
• You can contact me at phone number [phone]
  email johngreiner_at_lycos.com fax number (215)
  949-8001
• The students get my best effort everyday I
  believe in dedication, hard work, team work and
  effort
• And I always look great

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Unit of Studies

• Simplified Anthropology
• The Middle East
• Latin American Development
• Asian Studies
• The African Continent

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What Students will be Graded On

• Unit Tests - worth 350 to 400 points
• Weekly Quizzes - worth 125 to 175 points
• Project Assignments - worth 300 points
• Class Assignments - worth 75 to 100 points
• Homework Assignments - worth 100 points
• Weekly Current Events due every Friday worth 75
  points
• Class Trip Reports worth 300 points

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Global Studies Standards

• Understand and examine the role of ethics and the
  nature of prejudice on relation to world history
  and society
• Understand how economic situations help to
  operate the world around us
• Explore various histories, their geography, and
  their culture
• Develop the student in critical thinkers of how
  all nations are dependent upon all people of the
  world
• To make sure learning is fun

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Pennsbury School District Standards

• To learn more about standards and how they
  influence not just the content in this course but
  other course visit the district web site _at_
  http//www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us

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Helpful Parental Web Sites

• GeoParent
• Parent Soup
• Parent Teen
• WeBehave.com

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Visit my Website

• To learn more information about myself and to
  gain additional knowledge about this course and
  the other course I teach you can visit my website
  located below here
• http//www.angelfire.com/falcon/greiner/

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION

• I will do the best possible job I can to educate
  your child in and out of this classroom.

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GOOD - BYE
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THE END

• YOU MAY
• GO HOME
• NOW !!