/ Teachers / Blogs
Greetings students and parents,
Welcome to 2016! It's a new year y'all and we have to hit the ground running. In just four short months, students will be taking the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) test. This is a very rigorous test that requires students to think critically while reading, reasoning and responding to the questions. I take pride in my students doing very well on standardized tests but I need them to put in 100% effort and I always appreciate support from my wonderful parents. I will be providing more information on GMAS and how to succeed on the social studies portion throughout the year.
In 6th grade social studies classes this week we are going to review rules and procedures and then move into history of Latin America and the Caribbean.
6th Grade:
**Homework: Academic goal setting for the New Year (due Friday)**
Monday- Teacher planning day/ No school for students
Tuesday- Review rules and procedures/ Visit the social studies fair
Wednesday- Slavery T-Chart notes
Thursday- Independence movement foldable
Friday- Join the independence movement flyer (2016 academic goals due)
In 7th grade social studies classes this week we will review rules and procedures and then move into economics in Southern and Eastern Asia.
7th Grade:
**Homework: Academic goal setting for the New Year (due Friday)**
Monday- Teacher planning day/ No school for students
Tuesday- Review rules and procedures/ visit social studies fair
Wednesday- Government rap/ "Where was it made?" scavenger hunt and economics vocabulary review
Thursday- Government rap/ Economics of SE Asia foldable
Friday- Government rap/ Literacy rate bar graph (2016 academic goals due)
Greetings students and parents,
In 6th grade social studies this week are setting up for the social studies fair. Parents, please free free to come in Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and/or Friday to view student projects. Only those who followed guidelines will be featured in this year's social studies' fair.
We will focus on Spanish conquest for two days this week with some notes and a comic strip activity. We will finish the week with an animated movie entitled "El Dorado."
6th Grade:
**Homework: Accepting make-up work**
Monday- Write abstract for social studies fair project
Tuesday- Conquistadors chart/ Begin comic strip
Wednesday- Finish comic strip
Thursday- QBA Party/ Begin "El Dorado" movie
Friday- Visit social studies fair/ Finish "El Dorado"
In 7th grade social studies this week we are returning to government because that is a week area for us. We will focus on the government rap as well as how to apply the lyrics to answering multiple choice and short-answer questions.
7th Grade:
**Homework: Accepting make-up work**
Monday- Government rap/ concept map graphic organizer
Tuesday- Government rap/ geography and government review worksheet
Wednesday- Government rap/ iCivics reading and "magic square" activity
Thursday- QBA party/ begin "Life of Pi" movie
Friday- Visit social studies fair/ finish "Life of Pi" movie
Greetings students and parents,
In 6th grade social studies this week students are preparing for the second Quarterly Benchmark Assessment or QBA for short. It is a district-mandated test so parents PLEASE encourage your children to do their very best! A study guide will be sent home Tuesday for students to study and have parents sign verifying their child did indeed review for the QBA. We have set class goals and students have set their own personal goal for what score they want to receive on the test.
6th Grade:
**Homework: Social studies fair project (tri-board, paper and mode) due December 14**
Monday- Check final papers for social studies fair/ Begin QBA study guide
Tuesday- Complete study guide/ HW: Study for QBA and have parent sign study guide
Wednesday- Quarterly Benchmark Assessment (QBA) II over Latin America and the Caribbean
Thursday- Constructed response writing portion of QBA
Friday- CIPA Internet safety lesson
In 7th grade social studies this week students are preparing for the second Quarterly Benchmark Assessment or QBA for short. It is a district-mandated test so parents PLEASE encourage your children to do their very best! A study guide will be sent home Tuesday for students to study and have parents sign verifying their child did indeed review for the QBA. We have set class goals and students have set their own personal goal for what score they want to receive on the test.
7th Grade:
**Homework: Accepting LATE DBQ packets**
Monday- Begin QBA study guide
Tuesday- Complete study guide/ HW: Study for QBA and have parent sign study guide
Wednesday- Quarterly Benchmark Assessment (QBA) II over Southern and Eastern Asia
Thursday- Constructed response writing portion of QBA
Friday- CIPA Internet safety lesson
Greetings students and parents,
In 6th grade social studies this week students will learn about the history of Latin America: European contact, the Columbian Exchange, the slave trade and Spanish conquistadors.
6th Grade:
**Homework: Accepting late rough drafts this week; FINAL draft due Monday, December 7**
Monday- Columbian exchange notes + item exchange simulation
Tuesday- Columbian exchange menu activity
Wednesday- Finish menu (or becomes homework)
Thursday- Slavery T-chart notes
Friday- Conquistadors chart + choice activity: comic strip or perspective writing
In 7th grade, students will learn about the history of Southern and Eastern Asia, specifically independence movements in India and Vietnam. The majority of the week will be spent completing a document-based question packet (or DBQ) on Mohandas Gandhi, the non-violent independence leader of India. The process of completing this packet is very important because it teaches students how to analyze documents, think critically and write citing textual evidence.
7th Grade:
**Homework: Complete DBQ writing assignment**
Monday- Imperialism Cornell notes
Tuesday- Independence movements flip book
Wednesday- Gandhi DBQ
Thursday- Gandhi DBQ
Friday- Gandhi DBQ (finish writing portion for homework)
Greetings students and parents,
In 6th grade social studies our focus is geography (countries and physical features), environmental issues, and culture. In 7th grade, we are FINALLY wrapping up culture/ religion and moving on to government. Government tends to be a struggle so the students will learn a government rap this week to reinforce the vocabulary.
6th Grade:
**Homework: Thesis Statement and Outline, due 11/20**
Monday-Finish environmental issues tri-fold
Tuesday- Environmental issues cell phone app
Wednesday- Culture of Latin America Cornell notes
Thursday- "Blender" activity
Friday- Map review games/ Thesis Statement and Outline DUE!
7th Grade:
*Culture collage due Monday 11/16/15*
Monday- Musical chairs review + religions quiz
Tuesday- Government rap
Wednesday- Government rap
Thursday- Government rap/ India, China, Japan foldable notes
Friday- Government rap/ review games
Quick and easy to set up
