Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

Teacher Information

Ms. Araceli Casasola (she/her/hers)

Email: [email protected]

Class Phone Number: (281)329-2368

Conference Hours

Period 5 (11:15 am - 12:55 pm)

Tutorial Hours

Thursday afternoons (2:50 pm - 3:50 pm); Mornings by appointment only.

Welcome

Hello everyone! I hope that over the course of this semester, you feel at home in our classroom and enjoy learning about World History 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)

Class Schedule

Course Information

Content Goals

The course is built around three enduring ideas to create an engaging and relevant social studies course:

1. The student understands how historians use historiography to interpret the past and applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including technology.
2. The student uses geographic skills and tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
3. Students communicate historiographical ideas and interpretations in written, oral, and visual forms.

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Areas of Focus

Course Outline

Required Supplies

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.

Recommended Supplies

These supplies are only recommended for map activities and projects: Colored pencils, red and blue pens, colored highlighters, and rulers.

Classroom Procedures

1. Weekly Grades consist of warmups, class participation, and weekly activities.
2. You are responsible for affixing all work – warm-ups, assignments, notes, and maps - into your notebook.