Welcome to 7th Grade Social Studies!

During social studies this year we will be making historical connections about the decisions of past civilizations and their effect on the development of future societies. Building from ancient civilization knowledge from 6th grade, we will explore future civilizations throughout Europe and discuss how individuals' curiosity and quest for freedom; in addition to the monarchies desire to increase trade and their hunger for political power led to the age of exploration and the beginnings of new nations. This will lead us to studying the birth of our nation and the formation of our government. Throughout the year you will master historical thinking skills, analyze individuals’ roles in society, and study the impact of geography. You will be reading, writing and thinking like a historian by the end of this year! 

Students will use three important competencies to guide them through each unit of study this year. These are essential understandings and skills,  everything that we learn about this year will encompass these three competencies.

1. Students will understand, analyze, and communicate how historical events have shaped past and present civilizations. 

2. Students will understand and evaluate the role and expectations of citizens in various civilizations in order to compare and contrast how the role of citizenship has changed historically.

3. Students will understand and apply the principles of geography in order to interpret the impact of Geography on the development of civilizations

For each assignment and assessment, students will be given a rubric and graded based on how skilled they are at the competency being assessed for that assignment. Classwork and homework assignments are considered practice and should be revised until the student has hit the target and adequate competency is demonstrated.

For more detail of the competencies and the "I can" statements/learning targets that students will be working toward this year, click this link

Grades

• As stated above, students are graded based on the competencies that are covered in an assignment

• Students have the opportunity to make corrections on any practice assignment

• Any student that scores below a 70% on a summative assessment MUST make corrections during a FLEX period

Assignments

• Check google classroom frequently

  • Each week there is a WEEKLY AGENDA posted. This will have all assignments/links/resources for each day of the week.

• Check powerschool frequently. Grades are updated weekly at a minimum, and may assignments have comments attached to them with opportunities to make corrections. 

Absences

• Students are responsible for making up any work or information gained during class if they are absent. Please use the weekly agenda posted on google classroom as a guide for any work or information missed. Students can also see me during FLEX period to make up work or assessments.