Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
Ms. Araceli Casasola (she/her/hers)
Email: [email protected]
Class Phone Number: (281)329-2368
Period 5 (11:15 am - 12:55 pm)
Thursday afternoons (2:50 pm - 3:50 pm); Mornings by appointment only.
Hello everyone! I hope that over the course of this semester, you feel at home in our classroom and enjoy learning about World Geo to its fullest.
We will have many opportunities to get to know each other in the coming months, but in the meantime, here are a few things about myself: I graduated from the University of Houston in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in History. I have a passion for social studies and working with students.
I am a graduate of Dulles High myself and have lived in Houston for most of my life. I have had the pleasure of working and learning alongside incredible people of all walks of life at one of FBISD’s highest achieving schools.
The diversity of Houston, Dulles, and in my life experiences in Guatemala City means that I believe fundamentally in the richness of sharing across languages, cultures, and borders. You will find that my classroom aims to be inclusive and challenges myself and my students to think critically and globally.
Familiarize yourself with the syllabus below, and please feel free to reach me at my email or classroom phone with any questions or concerns.
Best wishes,
Ms. Casasola
(she/her)
| Period | Class | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | World History | |
| 2 | World History | |
| 3 | World History | |
| 4 | World Geography | |
| 5 | Conference | |
| 6 | World Geography | |
| 7 | Debate |
The course is built around three enduring ideas to create an engaging and relevant social studies course:
Geography is an interrelated exploration of the world.
The course explores the invisible structures and forces that shape and reflect the regions, communities, governments, economies, and cultures of humanity.
Geography is inherently dynamic.
This course teaches students how to examine evolving sources and data, establish inferences, and ultimately build and critique arguments that challenge previous arguments.
Geographers are investigators.
Students will play the role of geographers by practicing the detective skills and using the tools of each field of study.
If you would like to explore course content in more detail, click on the arrows below:
You will need a folder with prongs or a half-inch three-ring binder for this class. Please make sure that you have notebook paper and a pencil or pen.
These supplies are only recommended for map activities and projects: Colored pencils, red and blue pens, colored highlighters, and rulers.