Welcome to Canadian Geography CGC 1 P Mr

Welcome to Canadian Geography CGC 1 P Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Today: Course outline What will you learn? Grading Expectations Getting to know each other Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Course Description: This course will familiarize students with the geography of Canada from both a geologic and human perspective as well as describing how these two perspectives interact. Students will gain a solid foundation for understanding geologic, climatic and human systems. Students will also gain the knowledge necessary to make use of geographic tools necessary for understanding and describing the world in which we live. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Units of Study: • Unit 1: The Geographer’s Tool Kit. Students will learn the tools used in gathering, interpreting and describing geographic data. This will include basic skills in map reading, weather gauging and the use of GIS tools. • Unit 2: The Geographic History of Canada. In this unit students will examine the geologic and demographic history of Canada. This will include studies about how Canada was geologically formed as well as how it has been shaped by human population. • Unit 3: Canada’s Geographic Space and Systems. Students will learn the various forces that shape Canada. Climate, geologic formations, soils and vegetation all combine to create the eco-zones, which define Canada’s make-up. • Unit 4: The Demography of Canada. Students will learn about Canada’s demographic patterns and discuss issues such as immigration, migration and land use. • Unit 5: Managing Canada’s Resources. This unit will cover the rich abundance of natural resources in Canada and our use of them. Students will be encouraged to think forward into the future as current practices are examined in the context of sustainability. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Grading: Assignments = 35% About 2/month Quizzes = 0% Weekly Unit Projects/Tests = 35% 5 in total Final Exam = 30% Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Levels of Achievement: Level 1 (50 -59%): • Demonstrates limited thinking, application, communication or knowledge/understanding. xtra e r o ant arks w m u Level 2 (60 -69%): e o r r mo e grade y o f d eman y to get th d • Demonstrates some thinking, application, / k s nit d a u n t a r ent. o e m p communication or knowledge/understanding. n m p g o i h roac given an e an ass p p a T e av O NO s. You ar ime you h DLevel ent 3 (70 -79%): ch t a m e n g i ass • Demonstrates considerable thinking, application, communication or knowledge/understanding. Level 4 (80 -100%): • Demonstrates thorough thinking, application, communication or knowledge/understanding. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Late Assignments Policy: When an assignment is more than 2 days late, you must speak with me before I will accept it. Late assignments will be dealt with on a case by case basis. It is extremely important that students take responsibility for their actions and take the initiative for any late assignments or any foreseen lateness, by discussing the matter with me as soon as possible. The last day to hand in any outstanding assignments is the Friday, one week prior to exam week. Work can pile up during the semester, NEVER, EVER wait until the last minute to try to complete assignments. You will rush through them, make a lot of unnecessary mistakes, and ultimately do poorly. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Academic Honesty: Plagiarism is the practice of copying the work of others and submitting it as your own and will not be tolerated in this class. Plagiarism can include, copying homework/classwork/tests and essays of other students in the class, or copying other sources in your work without referencing them. An example of this would be copying a quote from an essay/video/website or any other source and not making proper notation of where this came from or who said it. Without references, you are taking credit for someone else’s work. Any student found to be plagiarizing will receive zero on their assignment and after a meeting with me, may be given an opportunity to write a make-up assignment. Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

My Class Rule: • Accountability • Integrity • Respect

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Staying Connected After School • • • Quick chat Help Questions Help Tell me important information Help I am often running a club or activity after school, but I will make time to see you if you make time to come in

Getting Started… You will need: Binder with note paper Calculator Ruler Pencil crayons Pen/paper A positive attitude Commitment to work Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P

Getting to Know Each Other You… Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com Mr. Barter CGC 1 P

Two Important Questions… What do you want from this course? What is your purpose in high school? To learn something What do you want to learn? To do something What do you want to do? Academic goals What goals are you trying to accomplish? Questions answered Try to be specific What are you trying to find out? Be honest (no judgment) Who do you want to be? Be honest/specific (again, no judgment)

You Can Ace This Course! Mr. Barter | www. mrbarter. wordpress. com CGC 1 P