This week in Social Studies

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES

10/29-11/1

Can you believe it is already November?!  

The last couple weeks we started our Mini Unit on Religion.  During this week long unit, we compared and contrasted the beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.  This was a quick preview into the beliefs and practices of each religion, that will be explored further through the various units during the year.  We also have officially started Unit 3: The Spread of Islam and West African Kingdoms.  The summative for this unit will be on November 15th.

Along with the start of a new unit, is the start of a new Map from Memory.  This time--Africa!  Use the resources from class and the resources on our website to help you study.  Shout out to Ally Quinn who has already memorized the map of Africa!  The Map from Memory: Africa test will be on Wednesday, November 13th.

Big news to keep in mind:

This Friday, November 1st, is the Fall Social! The Student Council has worked incredibly hard to make it fun for everyone, so come enjoy!


All homework that is turned in needs to be in complete sentences and should demonstrate a high amount of effort!  Shout out to Oluchi Ohaya, Grant Pullen, and Lauren Johnson who constantly do their best on every homework and classwork assignment.

Homework this week includes the Close Reading 10.29 Worksheet  and Geography Stations 1 and 2 from 10.30.

This week in Social Studies...

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES

10/16 to 10/18

Welcome back from Fall Break!  

This short week was still packed with information.  We started our Mini Unit on Religion.  This will be about a week and a half long unit on the five major world religions and the influence that their interactions have had throughout history and today.

Big news to keep in mind:

There is no school next Friday, the 25th.  This day will be a work day for teachers, so students you can relax! 

Students, if you did not pass the Map from Memory: Europe yet, the next test will be on Wednesday, the 23rd.  Please make sure you are studying at home--that is the only way to be successful with the geography:) 

Continue to turn work in on time to maintain high grades!

Homework this week includes Religion WebQuest and the Hinduism and Buddhism 10.17 worksheet.

The week in Social Studies...

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES

10/7 to 10/11

Hello!  

Students are finishing up their first large unit this week!  We are wrapping up in Medieval Europe and are ready to move on and explore other areas of the world during the Medieval Age.  Students completed a Map from Memory this week where they had to label all of the European countries!  I am so proud of all the students that really demonstrated that they studied hard!  The students even challenged the teachers to see who knew more about the geography of Europe, and our studious students won!  I am a very proud teacher:)

Big news to keep in mind:

There is no school next Monday, the 14th, and Tuesday, the 15th!  Enjoy your Fall Break, you deserve a few days off!

Our Unit 1/2 Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe Summative Assessment will be on October 11th.  We pushed it back a few days so that there was time to review in class.  Use the digital ISN to study and review your notes.  Remember, if you study BEFORE the test--you will be prepared!

All missing work needs to be turned in by Friday for 70% credit.  All other work will be 30% credit after the current unit ends.  Keep in mind that turning homework in on time is the best way to maintain high grades!

Homework this week includes Magna Carta 10.7 and the Unit 1/2 Study Guide packet.

This week in Social Studies...

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES

9/30-10/4

Greetings!  

This is a big week for all students at school!  It is IA Week #1.  The Social Studies IA is on Thursday, 10/3.  All week we have adjusted schedules with testing in the morning and classes in the afternoon.  We will be working on a group project in class to get the creativity juices flowing!

Big news to keep in mind:

There is no school on Friday!  I need the day to grade all your fabulous short answers from the IA.

Our Unit 1/2 Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe Summative Assessment will be on October 9th.  Use the digital ISN to study and review your notes.

There is no homework this week because your job is to get some rest and be ready for tests!

This week in Social Studies...

THIS WEEK IN SOCIAL STUDIES

9/ 23-9/27 

Hi all!  

It has been a big week for us in Social Studies.  We have learned about the decline of Rome, how that lead to feudalism, what feudalism is, the social classes in feudalism, how the church influences Medieval Europe, and how the plague affected all of this! Phew...

Big news to keep in mind:

Our Unit 1/2 Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe Summative Assessment has been moved from September 26th to October 9th.  We wanted to have more time to explore the daily life in Medieval Europe and time to review everything we have learned!

Our IA is next week, on Thursday, October 3rd!  We are ready to work hard:)  Make sure you computer is working well for next week!

Homework from this week includes The Black Plague 9.24 and Frayer Models from 9.26!

DSSDSSWhat?

Hi Super Social Studies Students!

We often ask you the important question, by yelling loudly,"DSS DSS WHAT?!" And you respond by yelling back, "DSS DSS T!"  I love it.  Keep yelling proudly.

But what I hear when I hear today you learn a new response to that age ol' question.  What they are really yelling is "D(iscover) S(ocial) S(tudies), D(iscover) S(ocial) S(tudies) WHAT?!" And the correct response can be, "THEN!" or "TODAY!" or "TOMORROW!"

In Social Studies this year you will be exploring how people interacted back then, in Medieval times, by comparing it to what you experience today.  We are constantly learning from the past to help us influence tomorrow.  Please use this website as a way to enhance your learning.

We have seven months to make you geography masters, medieval history interpreters, economic analysts, religion researchers, and fluent non fiction readers and writers.  We start now.

*Please do not actually yell what I tell you to do when we are in a school group--do not want to ruin the fun:)