Transcript Welcome to Global Studies Mr. John Greiner

Welcome to
Global Studies
Mr. John Greiner
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
Introduction of Myself
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This is my fifth year
teaching at Pennsbury
I coach two sports and
build the play scenery
You can contact me at
phone number (215) 949-8000
email [email protected]
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
Unit of Studies
 Simplified
Anthropology
 The Middle East
 Latin American Development
 Asian Studies
 The African Continent
What Students will be
Graded On
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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
Global Studies
Standards
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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
Pennsbury School District
Standards
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To learn more about standards and
how they influence not just the
content in this course but other
course visit the district web site @
http://www.pennsbury.k12.pa.us
Helpful Parental Web
Sites
 GeoParent
 Parent
Soup
 Parent Teen
 WeBehave.com
Visit my Website
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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/
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION
I will do the best
possible job I can to
educate your child
in and out of this
classroom.
GOOD - BYE
THE
END
YOU MAY
GO HOME
NOW !!