What are the five themes of geography? How does geography influence and affect the way people live?
END OF FEUDALISM • What factors caused the decline of feudalism?
RENAISSANCE, REFORMATION, SCIENTIFIC
Interpreting map keys and symbols, as needed through the year
Assessment • Examinations on 5 Themes
2-column note-taking skills from text and lecture
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Discussion skills
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Writing skills
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Visual presentation preparation (Cultural bag)
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Notebook organization
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Listening skills
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Active reading
• Quizzes and exams
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Note taking
• Notebook checks
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Discussion skills
• Class participation
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Oral presentation skills
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Writing skills
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Mapping skills
Active reading
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World History: Ancient Through Early Modern Times
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Outline maps
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Handouts and photocopies
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Atlas: Rand McNally Student Atlas
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Internet sites
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World History: Ancient Through Early Modern Times
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Outline maps
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Handouts and photocopies
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Atlas: Rand McNally Student Atlas
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Internet sites
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World History: Ancient Through Early Modern
• Cultural Bag
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Resources & Links
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Exams and quizzes
GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Month
Topic & Overarching ?’s REVOLUTION •
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January
EARLY PEOPLES •
February
How did attitudes towards learning change during the Renaissance? What are the qualities of a Renaissance man/woman?
How did people first reach the Americas?
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How do archeologists learn about the past?
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How did early peoples adapt to their environments?
NATIVE AMERICANS •
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How have Native Americans adapted to different environments?
Skills & Strategies
Assessment
Resources & Links Times
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Note-taking
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Notebook checks
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Discussion skills
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Creative writing
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Outline maps
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Oral presentation skills
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Skits and reenactments
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Writing skills
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Mapping skills
Research project on a Renaissance figure
Handouts and photocopies
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Atlas: Rand McNally Student Atlas
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Library research skills
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Internet sites
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Accessing appropriate Internet sites
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Note-taking
• Quizzes and exams
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World History
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Speaking skills
• Notebook checks
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Land bridge articles
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Expository and creative writing
• Class participation
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NY Times article on new movement theories
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Active reading skills
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Discussion skills
• Quizzes and exams
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American Nation
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Oral presentation skills
• Notebook checks
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Videos: Inca; Aztec;
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Writing skills
• Class participation
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Note-taking skills
• (Columbus Hero / Mascot debates)
Ghost Dance; creation stories
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Articles on debate topics
How have religious • beliefs affected people’s daily lives?
Creative writing, historical fiction, poetry
GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Month
Topic & Overarching ?’s •
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March
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Why did Europeans look beyond their borders for new lands? What nations searched for the Northwest Passage?
COLONIZATION •
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Resources & Links
Lincoln-Douglas debate skills
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Library research
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Accessing appropriate internet sites
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Note-taking
• Exams and quizzes
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Map outlines
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Discussion skills
• Notebook checks
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Atlas
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Oral presentation skills
• Creative writing
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The American Nation
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Writing skills
• Skits and reenactments
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Handouts
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Mapping of North American physical features
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Internet sites
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Note-taking
• Writing assignments
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The American Nation
Oral presentation skills
• Questions on readings
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Writing skills
• Exams and quizzes
Primary sources: Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta
Using graphic organizers for content
• Map creation
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Handouts
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Salem Witch Trials internet site
• How did selfgovernment begin in the • colonies? • How did the Native Americans help the New World colonists? Who were the founders of the colonies and why were they founded?
Assessment
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How did the arrival of Europeans affect the lifestyle of Native Americans?
EXPLORATION •
April / May
What were the major achievements of the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations?
Skills & Strategies
• Build matrix of colonies
GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES Month
May
Topic & Overarching ?’s •
How did the colonists adapt to and alter their environments?
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How did religion influence lifestyle in the colonies?
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How did slavery contribute to colonial economic development?
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Why did the colonists resent the Navig. Acts?
ROAD TO REVOLUTION •
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What European nations rivaled each other for control of North America? What role did Native Americans assume in the struggle between England and France?
Skills & Strategies
• Note-taking
Assessment
• Exams and quizzes
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Discussion skills
• Essay writing
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Oral presentation skills
• Map creation
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Writing skills
• Final Examination
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Interpreting maps
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Preparing for a final exam
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Organizing previous class materials
What were the causes of the French and Indian • War?