Wednesday, May 31, 2017

May 30- June 2, 2017

May 29- June 2
Monday- MEMORIAL DAY- NO SCHOOL
worksheet on Governments, List of  governments defined, relate government relationships and economics
A Teenage Girl Explains Governments video
Governments- vocab. sheet  and Economies
Wednesday-Cuba and government- trade embargo handout
Standard: 7- C1.1.1 Explain how the purposes served by government affect relationships between the individual, government, and society as a whole and the differences that occur in monarchies, theocracies, dictatorships, and representative governments.
7-E3.1.1 Explain how places are connected in different ways and how those connections demonstrate interdependence and accessibility.


Thursday-  FIELD TRIP
Friday-
Economic Vocabulary- notes from Slideshare
Notes on different economies and role play different systems (traditional, command, market)

June 5- June 9
Monday-
Video on traditional economy- World’s Apart - use exit ticket- response to traditional economy
Tuesday-  
Economic simulation on-line for students to use and learn from
Trade activity with brown paper bags and items inside- trade locally, nationally, and then internationally and how satisfaction increases- activity taken from Foundations of Teaching Economics
Wednesday-
Circular Flow model- video, chart, and writing response
Thursday-
Website that shows activities for teaching about trade deficits
Brainstorm on how communications and innovations have affected the world in small groups- what jobs have changed?

Friday- ½ day :)
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Week of May 1-19, 2017

*Note the religions unit may go in a different order depending on who your student's social studies teacher is.
*M-Step Testing has created less class time so we need one more week to complete the religion unit. Monday- Finish DBQ
Tuesday- Hand out religion chart for note taking- Religion video and activity- Judaism- Soccer article
Section 1- Intro to Religions
Matrix for reading guide
*A complete filled in quide (online resource) that  you or students can use http://www.religionfacts.com/big-religion-chart


Crash course about conflict in Israel
Israel Writing activity
Wednesday- Religion video and activity- Hinduism- caste system - “Saving the Ganges”
Thursday- Religion video and activity- Christianity- virtues activity
Friday- Religion video and activity- Buddhism- Eightfold Path
May 8-12
Monday- Religion video and activity- Islam- Suni vs. Shiite conflict


Tuesday- MSTEP- (4th and 5th) Why did Hinduism and Buddhism not spread- shipwrecked- trade routes










Wednesday- The Spread of Islam- map/presentation
Phil see lesson 2


Thursday- GeoHistoGram Activities- trade, religion, fighting in Afghanistan






BI6Cz Southwest Asia Religion activity set
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Week April 24-28, 2017

Monday April 24-28, 2017

Fall of Rome DBQ




Paper is Due Monday, May 1, 2017 
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Friday, April 21, 2017

April 17-21, 2017

Monday, April 17- Friday, April 21,  2017

Fall of Rome DBQ

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Week of April 10, 2017

Monday- Friday, April 10-14, 2017
1. Finish Commercials

2. Legacy Introduction




3. Silk Road



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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Week of March 27, 2017

Monday, March 27 - Thursday, March 30, 2017
2017
Claim to Fame Project Teacher Notes
3.1.5- As Seen on TV: Achievements
M-Step Practice
Friday, March 31, 2017
Half Day
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Week of March 20, 2017

Monday, March 20, 2017
CNN


Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Timeline of Rome (Republic to Empire- Analyze grade)


Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Julius Caesar Read Play
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Movie on Rome
Republic then VS. Republic today (Describe/ explain the difference -Grade)



Friday, March 24
Hand Back DBQ’s and Reflect- Data Folders
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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Week of March 13, 2017

Monday, March 13, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Geometry of Empires- answer key
(Famous Empires of the Past,” a GeoHistoGram 20 Empires, GeoHistogram 70 Empires,
and the presentation
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
CNN
Thursday  March 16, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017


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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Week of February 28, 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017
7 characteristics of each city-state
Double Check DBQ’s
Go over KWL- what have you learned so far?
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Note-taking Activity for game board
Standards:
7.W3.1.1, Describe the characteristics that classical civilizations share (institutions, cultural styles, systems of thought that influenced neighboring peoples and have endured for several centuries).
7.W3.1.2, Using historic and modern maps, locate three major empires of this era, describe their geographic characteristics including physical features and climates, and propose a generalization about the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early empires.
7.W3.1.3, Compare and contrast the defining characteristics of a city-state, civilization, and empire.
7.W3.1.10, Create a timeline that illustrates the rise and fall of classical empires during the classical period.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
2- hour delay/ band kids absent
Reading Month Starting
Play Board game using notes as guides
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Compare contrast Sparta
Athens
Athens and Sparta at war?
7– W3.1.3 Compare and contrast the defining characteristics of the city-states of Sparta and Athens.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Notes: Sparta wins war, But Greece becomes week and is taken over by King Philip of Macedonia (Alexander The Great’s father).  Alexander who was taught by Aristotle from Athens spreads the Greek culture.  Later Rome will take over.
Map of Empires -Empire map
7.W3.1.2, Using historic and modern maps, locate three major empires of this era, describe their geographic characteristics including physical features and climates, and propose a generalization about the relationship between geographic characteristics and the development of early empires.
  1. Put up Empire Map and color in the empires.
  2. After coloring have them fill in the following sheet to compare geography
  4. Exit note: What geographical characteristics helped/hindered Empires?
Monday, March 6, 2017
CNN
Finish work from last week
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
CNN
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
(Famous Empires of the Past,” a GeoHistoGram 20 Empires, GeoHistogram 70 Empires,
and the presentation
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Friday, March 10, 2017
No School

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