9/3 - 1st Day of School for 7th Graders
1. Review: Seating Chart & Class Expectations
2. SFMS Slideshow
3. Assign Computers & Chromebook Contracts
4. Website Tour | Password Cheatsheet
9/4
Funny Video Introduction: SNL Washington's Dream
Read Topic 3.4 - Colonists Move Toward Freedom
*Assignment: 3.4 Questions
Funny Video Introduction: SNL Washington's Dream (Part II)
Topic 3 Lesson 4 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Review 3.4 Questions
9/8
Intro Video Clip: The Constitution for Kids
The Constitution for Kids Parts #1-5 EdPuzzle Assignment (links in Schoology)
*Part I - Preamble to the Constitution
*Part II - Who Makes the Rules
*Part III - Legislative Branch (Article 1)
*Part IV - Executive Branch (Article 2)
*Part V - Judicial Branch (Article 3)
9/9
Continue The Constitution for Kids Parts #6-10 EdPuzzle Assignment (links in Schoology)
*Part VI - Articles 4, 5, & 6
*Part VII - Bill of Rights
*Part VIII - Amendments 12-27
*Part IX - Constitution Summary
*Part X - Declaration of Independence
9/10
Class Activity: Our Constitution Questions & Note Summary
Intro Video: Schoolhouse Rock - "How a Bill Becomes a Bill"
EdPuzzle Assignment: How a Bill Becomes a Law (Link in Schoology)
9/11
Watch: The System was Blinking Red (on Netflix)
9/12
Class Activity: Understanding Different Types of Laws
9/15
Unit Test (Link in Schoology)
Makeup Work (if needed?)
The Industrial Revolution (Lesson 1) - The provided text explains the Industrial Revolution in America, describing it as a gradual but profound transformation from an agrarian, handcraft economy to one driven by factory production and machinery. It highlights key inventions like the spinning jenny, power loom, and interchangeable parts, detailing how these innovations, particularly in the textile industry, led to the establishment of the factory system and new ways of producing goods. The source also discusses the economic impacts, including the rise of a market economy, the growth of factory towns like Lowell, and the resulting social changes such as urbanization, evolving family roles, and the emergence of child labor. Finally, it touches upon other significant inventions like agricultural machinery, the cast-iron stove, and the telegraph, illustrating how technology continued to reshape American life and industries throughout the mid-1800s.
9/17
9/18 (90-Minute Late Start)
Analysis Skill Activity - “Detect Changing Patterns” (Link in Schoology)
Group Activity: Industrial Revolution Inventions Chart
9/19
Topic 7.1 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Complete: Inventions Chart
Industrialization & Immigration (Lesson 2) - This text examines the profound impact of the Industrial Revolution on American society, focusing on the transformative power of steam technology. It highlights the rapid expansion of railroads and their influence on urban growth and market development, despite initial challenges and public resistance. The source also details the changing nature of labor due to mass production, leading to new social class distinctions and the rise of worker organizations and strikes. Finally, it explores the significant waves of immigration from Ireland and Germany, driven by both economic opportunity and crises, and the subsequent nativist backlash and pervasive discrimination faced by African Americans in the North, even as some achieved notable success.
9/20
Review: Industrial Revolution Inventions Chart & Review Topic 7.1 Questions
Current Events Quiz
9/23
Correct: Current Events Quiz
EdPuzzle: How the Transcontinental Railroad Transformed America (Link in Schoology)
Complete: 7.2 Reading (p.422-430) & Questions
King Cotton & Life in the South (Lesson 3) - This source examines the profound influence of cotton on the antebellum South, highlighting how its profitability, intensified by Eli Whitney's cotton gin, solidified the region's dependence on plantation agriculture and, tragically, on enslaved labor. It details the economic disparities between the agrarian South and the industrial North, explaining how the demand for cotton indirectly supported slavery across the nation. The text also explores the social hierarchy within white Southern society and contrasts the experiences of free versus enslaved African Americans, emphasizing the brutal realities of slave codes, family separation, and various forms of resistance against enslavement. Ultimately, it illustrates how the pervasive institution of slavery shaped nearly every facet of Southern life and its connections to the wider American economy.
9/24
9/25
Review: 7.2 Questions
Topic 7.3 Part 1 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Start Movie: Future Brother
9/26 - Picture Day
Continue Movie: Future Brother
9/27 - Team Building in Park - Watch Sandlot in the morning
9/30
Movie: Future Brother → Future Brother Movie Quiz
10/1
Review 7.3 Part I Questions
Topic 7.3 Part II Reading (p.437-442) & Questions
Abolitionism (Lesson 4)
10/2
Topic 7.3 Part II Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Review: Topic 7.3 Part II Questions
Topic 7.4 Reading (p.443-449) & Questions
10/3
Reform & Women's Rights (Lesson 5)
10/4
Topic 7.4 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Movie: Harriet (streamed from Netflix)
10/7
Work on Social Studies Slide for Conferences
Continue Movie: Harriet (Streamed from Netflix)
10/8
Continue Movie: Harriet (Streamed from Netflix)
10/9
Continue Movie: Harriet (Streamed from Netflix)
Analysis Skill Activity “Update an Interpretation” (p.450)
10/10
Review: Topic 7.4 Questions
Topic 7.5 Textbook Reading (p.452-463) & Questions
10/11
Topic 7.5 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
10/14 - Indigenous Peoples' Day
10/15
Unit Test
Start EdPuzzle Assignment: Division (Link in Schoology)
Conflicts & Compromises (Lesson 1)
10/16
Finish EdPuzzle Assignment: Division (Link in Schoology)
10/21
Video Clip: Legislation that Divided a Nation (6 Min)
Class Compromise Activity
10/22
10/23
Topic 8.1 Part 1 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Primary Source Activity (p.488)
10/24
Start Movie: Uncle Tom's Cabin
10/25
Topic 8.1 Part 2 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Continue Movie: Uncle Tom's Cabin
10/28
Finish Movie: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin Movie Quiz (link in Schoology)
Growing Tensions (Lesson 2)
10/29
Analysis Skill Activity “Distinguish Relevant from Irrelevant Information” (p.500)
Topic 8.2 Reading (p.489-499) & Questions
Division & the Outbreak of War (Lesson 3)
10/30
Topic 8.2 Quiz
Discuss: Causes of the Civil War Chart
Topic 8.3 Reading (p.501-511) & Questions
10/31
Review: 8.2 Questions
Crash Course Video: Causes of the Civil War (I of II)
Topic 8.3 Quiz (link in Schoology)
Assignment: Strength & Weaknesses Worksheet
11/1 - SFMS Color Run
Review: 8.3 Questions
Analysis Skill Activity “Assess Credibility of a Source” (p.512)
Finish Assignment: Strength & Weaknesses Worksheet
11/4
Civil War TODALSS Mapping Activity (Complete Parts #1-2) → *Blank Civil War Map
11/5
Civil War TODALSS Mapping Activity (Complete Parts #3-4) → *Blank Civil War Map
11/6
Battlefield Map Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Watch: Story of US; Civil War
11/7
Finish Watching: Story of US; Civil War
11/8 - NO SCHOOL
The Course of the War (Lesson 4)
11/11
Review: Story of Us; Civil War Video Worksheet
Topic 8.4 "The Course of the War" Reading (p.513-519) & Questions
11/12
Crash Course Video Clip: Battles of the Civil War
Primary Source Analysis Activity (p.512)
Finish: Topic 8.4 "The Course of the War" Reading (p.513-519) & Questions
Emancipation & Life in Wartime (Lesson 5)
11/13
Topic 8.4 Reading Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Review: Topic 8.4 "The Course of the War" Reading (p.513-519) & Questions
Topic 8.5 "Emancipation & Life in Wartime" Reading (p.520-530) & Questions
11/14
“The Emancipation Proclamation” Primary Source Activity (p.531)
Finish: Topic 8.5 "Emancipation & Life in Wartime" Reading (p.520-530) & Questions
The War’s End (Lesson 6)
11/15
Video Clip: Battle of Gettysburg
Topic 8.5 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Topic 8.6 "The War's End" Reading (p.533-543) & Questions
11/18
Finish: Topic 8.6 "The War's End" Reading (p.533-543) & Questions
11/19
Topic 8.6 Quiz (Link in Schoology)
Class Notes: Effects of the Civil War Notes
11/20 - Late Start Day
Topic 8 Civil War Test (Link in Schoology)
Start Movie: Booker
11/21
Intervention Time
Finish Movie: Booker
11/22, 11/25, & 11/26
Intervention Time (as needed)
Movie: Lincoln (Prime Video)
END OF TRI I